Christmas

So with 26 days till Christmas I often wonder if I am turning into scrooge?! For the past 2 years I have worked for 5 hours on Christmas day for pocket change simply because I had to if I wanted to keep my job! Last Christmas I vowed to never, ever work another Christmas day however after realising I am completely poor guess what...I'm working it again! :(

I no longer look forward to Christmas as I know I'm going to see families having Christmas dinner, relaxing and enjoying their day and I'm slaving away serving them their food to make sure they have a happy experience...when really I couldn't care less as I don't get to be with my family for most of the day!

This is why I feel like I am turning into scrooge because whilst everyone else is looking forward to the day I really am not all I want is to be able to wake up on Christmas morning and spend the day with my family not my work colleagues!

Farnham nightlife the SU

So after the past two friday and saturday nights have been completely dead I can't wait to go back to london for a night out! I sat in and watched films for the past two weeks, although I have been ill and on antibiotics so I haven't been that bothered about going out however now I am back to my normal self I have realised that I go out less at uni than I ever did at home?! Surely that's not right...every one of my friends that are at different uni's are out near enough every night ESPECIALLY friday and saturday! Therefore I have decided that our student union definitely needs to change! Or I shall just come home every weekend to london where there is always something happening.

Christmas Package

Reality TV are you really in control?

Everyone complains about how the X-Factor is a fix and it is all a big set up...but then they still vote?! I just don't understand what people are thinking.

I personally wouldn't say the X-Factor is a fix however people do get mislead by it and they are made to feel in control. For example the public votes for who they want to leave...therefore this make them think that they are in control of who wins the X-Factor and who has to go home.

What they don't realise that all along the show are the ones who chose which acts get put on telly in the first place, then the judges pick who gets to go through to the final 12 so all along the public hardly have any say.

The shows makes the audience think that they are the ones who are choosing the winner when all along it was the producers and people working behind the scenes that chose the people in the first place. They know what they are doing they know who to choose to improve the shows ratings and get people voting.

It's the same for shows like Big Brother the audience think they get to pick who they want to see on TV when all along the people that the audience can choose to vote for have already been carefully picked by the shows producers so who is really in control.

Although you may think you are in control of who you want to see on your television don't be fooled!

FINALLY...got my loan!

After two and half months of having no money student finance have FINALLY given me my loan however I don't get much of it because most of it just paid off my overdraft! I am very disappointed that the people working for student finance have been given a bonus for all their 'hard work'...how ridiculous the whole company is an absolute mess and they don't even deserve to be paid for the hours they were supposed to have worked. How about they take the money they are giving as bonuses and give to students in grants to pay off our student loans or better yet to help pay for the extreme phone bills I know I have after being put on hold for half an hour everytime I rang them!

JLS

As you probably know JLS have been in the news lately after over 60 people were injured when they went to watch them perform in Birmingham. Due to so many people pushing forward the barriers fell down and everyone rushed towards the stage...this shows how many young girls love them. I personally am a huge fan of JLS and really wanted to see them perform in concert but the tickets have all sold out how ever I have met them :). This was in a West End club but it's weird because you have to act like they are just like you 'normal' because you can't scream and run at them in a West End club or you will be thrown out. I want to meet them again though because they are fit...ASTON! :) :)

I have just bought their first autobiography and I am hoping I can find tickets to their concert as long as I am in the golden circle with a backstage pass!

Dancing

Since the age of 3 I have been dancing. From ballet to street jazz I loved and done it all. I had always secretly wished my mum would have sent to me Sylvia Young so I could go to a school where nearly all of your lessons are dancing! I have competed in many dance competitions and performed in many shows...the thrill of being on stage is amazing. I had always wanted to be a professional ballet dancer but as time went on and I got older my dream seemed to be getting taken further and further away from me. I danced through my GCSE's and A-Levels and now I am at university and I have not found dance classes anywhere!

My idol is Ekaterina Maximova she is an incredible ballet dancer and I have aspired to be just like her all my life!

So if after 3 years here my career as a television presenter or journalist does not work out I would like to become a dance teacher!

Thomas Sabo

I was recently staying with a friend and some of her friends had these bracelets on that were really nice. They are called Thomas Sabo and they are sold in many jewellery shops such as Swag and they have their own shops in places such as Bluewater.

The bracelet I bought was a string like bracelet which comes with a silver disc on it where you can put 3 charms.

They sell all sorts of things such as watches, bracelets, necklaces and phone charms. You can put at least 3 charms on most bracelets and put even more on some of the others. There are loads of different charms ranging from animals to hearts to disney characters.

I would advise people to buy these as I imagine they will be something everyone will be wanting soon. Thomas Sabo jewellery would be the ideal gift for christmas. Say goodbye to Links of London and Tiffany because Thomas Sabo is gonna be big!!

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