Student Without a Sleeping Pattern

Hello. I'm 19, female and in my second year at Leeds University, studying English Language. I'm also a bar tender (more like a bar bitch really- i'm sure 'tender's' have less mess to clean up). This leaves me with a rather disjointed sleeping pattern, and when awake at odd times my mind likes to wander. So enjoy the outcome, and don't judge too harshly, it's very late!

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So you're about to go to university...

So you’re about to go to university…

I have just graduated from university, and my little sister is due to begin in September. I say ‘little’, she is taller than me, looks older, and lets me steal her clothes. As the protective and interfering big sister that I am, I wanted to write a post about all of the things that she can expect as a student-to-be, based on my own time, and then force the article down her throat for her to…

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Politics hurts my brain, and my soul- Thoughts on the UK election

Cameron has pulled this one out of the bag. Or the magic hat, like a magician. He’s pulled a fast one, pulled the wool over people’s eyes, pulled the other one. He’s more slimy than the lads I know that go ‘out on the pull’. Now we need to pull ourselves up and deal with the consequences.

Austerity- What does that word actually mean? It’s one of those clever terms that politicians use to suit…

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Casual sex should make us feel good, not guilty!

I have come to a life changing conclusion recently, which has fundamentally improved the way that I see my sex life and relationships. It is the following: Casual sex is not the thing that makes you feel shit, but it is the shit heads that you sleep with that make you feel shit.

From my rather limited experience, I’ve noticed a correlation in the way that I respond to new sex partners. If a guy…

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Why Porn is Better than 50 Shades of Grey

I know there are a lot of grey areas in the porn industry, but I found the film version of 50 shades incredibly problematic.

Reason 1: Porn is more believable.

I should start off by mentioning that I haven’t read the books, but considering their success and global anticipation, coupled with backing from Universal Studios, one could only expect a dazzling on-screen depiction of the raw emotions…

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3rd Year of University Thoughts

My brain right now is a jumbled cacophony of different thoughts, feelings, ideas, fears and ridiculous pondering.  I cover the spectrum in the space of 10 seconds: “the fundamental flaws of this linguistic methodology are…”. “Will I ever truly ‘find myself’? And what does that even mean?”. “They should invent a tea dunking timing device for optimum biscuit soaking” (must get that patented).  So…

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Update on the Student Engagement Showcase- From a Rambling Nicola.

Update on the Student Engagement Showcase- From a Rambling Nicola.

Originally posted on leedsstudentengagement:

I’m a bit of a blogging addict so can’t seem to keep my hands off this page! Here’s a bit of an ‘interim report’ of what we’ve been up to, but I’ll keep it brief, and less boring than the words ‘interim report’ make it sound.

Being an intern and making decisions is hard- it’s for grown-ups! We’ve not even graduated, which technically means that we…

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This English Student Will not be Unemployed!

This English Student Will not be Unemployed!

Originally posted on leedsstudentengagement:

I’m currently doing this internship, setting up an event called a ‘Student Engagement Showcase’ at the University of Leeds. It’s so corporate sounding that you wouldn’t believe me if I told you how much fun it’s been. This year I’ve been blessed with some great opportunities. Though I feel the word ‘blessed’ puts it down to luck, and I don’t want to…

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What's this all about?

What’s this all about?

Originally posted on leedsstudentengagement:

Dear Students of Leeds University.

May I present to you this blog, as a way to share your experiences and engage with other students.

I was lying in bed restlessly one night thinking, why, oh why, are there not more opportunities to write about my experience of university life on a public forum and get feedback from other students in the same…

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Gone Girl- Film Review

I find I have a tendency to come out of films with mixed opinions. It’s rare that I wholly and thoroughly enjoy it all. Though I can’t help but think that those films, brilliant as they may be, aren’t all that interesting to write about. As soon as Gone Girl had finished all I could think was ‘get me to a computer, I need to get these thoughts out!’

My first thought was that the film had such…

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Bestival

Bestival. The ‘Best Festival’. Or ‘Best-of-all’. Whatever word play you take from the name, there is without a doubt a sense of superiority with this event. Not in a knob head way. Bestival isn’t that prick you meet that went on a gap year, ate a few cultural delicacies and suddenly thinks he’s the answer to world conflict. It’s got a confident name but the goods to back it up. Bestival is…

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BoomTown Fair Secret Garden Party, the festival I went to previously (see last post), was like walking through a magical forest of euphoria, uncovering acts as I went.

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Secret Garden Party 2014   I write this review almost immediately after returning from the festival so that it is fresh in my mind- I’m not so keen that I haven’t bathed beforehand though, don’t worry.

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Thank football it's over

Thank football it’s over

I read today that domestic violence increases by 28 % during the world cup, making me shudder in disgust. A friend of mine claimed that ‘wives are beating their husbands for not paying them enough attention’, though I propose that the culture of football fuels an aggressive and exaggerated reaction, and it is time that we stopped excusing it. The sport and the institutions that support it…

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Orange is the New Black Review

Orange is the New Black Review

Students are stereotyped as being the binge generation- binge drinking, binge eating, and binge-watching Netflix until real life becomes a surreal blur. Stereotypes can sometimes be stereotypes for a reason, and whilst my diet around exam time (and drinking post-exam time) is rather questionable, I’d not quite adopted the third one. I’m usually very busy, and the idea of spending precious hours…

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Subway to follow the ‘British’ way? Recently there has been a bit of a trend in my posts about racism nationalism. This reflects the fact that my social media feeds have been swamped with comments that ‘aren’t racist, but just believe that England is England’.

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Political PR When reading the news (which is more like scrolling twitter feeds, I must admit), I find myself wondering how politicians can be so naive.

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My Attempt at Photoshop So i've been trying to think of a kind of logo for myself- to use for my twitter and blogs to create almost a brand identity for myself.