One night couldn't be so wrong, I'm gonna make you lose control

Last night: OMG! On a school night.....

I love losing control now and then, it makes life more interesting. Last night was one of those nights when I let myself go to a place where I love to be. It was Milli's 21st Bday and we were gonna celebrate it in style. We got started in a place called Twisted Pepper on Abbey st. We meaning: Milli,Oboi, Jboi, Baby, some french, russian, brazilian, german and swiss people. And me, KayKay of course. The bar was almost empty so the bartender could give us VIP treatment. I'm telling you, those Mojitos and Nina Simones were delicious! The conversation was great and the company even better as the hours passed.

When the bar closed we decided to move on to Club M in Temple Bar. Not very original, but since we all were very intoxicated it did not really matter. We danced, danced and danced and then we danced some more. The night went on and when the club closed we went for some food and then got a taxi back to campus.

The funniest thing happened in the taxi. Jboi asked the driver what he thought about my ass. The taxi driver being objective and all. He answered that he couldn't see, as I was sitting on it. So Jboi told him to honk the horn 1-5 times as we got out of the taxi, rating my ass. On a scale from 1-5 it got an 8. I must admit, it felt kinda good....

Getting out of bed today was not easy. My head hurt. My feet hurt. My entire body felt as if it was screaming at me: NO MORE PARTYING! But it was worth it, sooo worth it! Going out on a school night with som e of the best people in Dublin was definitely a big fat DO!

xxx

KayKay

The Killers - Girls just wanna have fun

Wanted to post the original music video, but can't get the embedding code... So this will have to do. I love the Killers, and this version is kinda good :D

x

KayKay

Girls just wanna have fun!

(I don't know why, but blogger refused to publish this yesterday, it's all about saturday night anyways)

Last night was supposed to be a quiet night, going to the cinema to see the long awaited Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Well, we did go to the cinema. Afterwards however, the girls (there were 5 of us) decided to go cruising around the tiny centre of Mullingar. Our driver Annie was without a doubt a very skilled driver, but sometimes it seemed she had a deathwish. We skidded around on a parking lot to impress the cool people hanging around their cars, and were nearly smashed into a brick wall.

The stereo played some exellent girlie music, and we played the Yes or No game for ages. For those who never played the Yes or No game, the rules are very simple. When you see someone outside the car you simply decide on wether you would do that person and say Yes or No.

Occasionally when we drove by a group of people on the sidewalk we shouted out of the open windows. Sometimes being really immature is the best feeling in the world. Screaming out the windows of a car would be about as immature as I could ever be. It was great fun!

After that we drove out into the night on small countryside roads going nowhere. Literally nowhere... Annie kept on driving like a maniac on the one lane roads and at one point I thought we would never get back in one piece. But we did and I must say we had a great night. Cruising, singing and screaming at randomers is deffo a Do :D 

xxx

KayKay

I might get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight...

You know when you go to a house party and end up making out with a stranger on a sofa, kiss your female friend during a game of spin the bottle and get half naked during another game of spin the bottle? That's the kind of night I had Tuesday night.

I am 19 years old, but sometimes I forget that I am supposed to be a grown up and just get dragged back in time, to the years when I was too young to get in to clubs. When all responsibility was thrown out the window and house parties got wild to the point where people lost all their clothes.

I think that house parties are the best nights, simply because you're in someone's home and can get comfortable and crazy any way you want. In a club you can't really talk to anyone, because the music is too loud, in a house there is always some room available for serious discussions. And of course for activities where you don't really need to talk at all... Everyone has walked in on someone doing something mischievous, or perhaps been walked in on...

Anyways, house parties are definitely a DO. A big one.   

xxx

KayKay

I'm the beast that you fear in the shadows of night...

Some pretty cool scarifications. It's really like tattooing without ink, I'd say. Of course you might need to damage the skin more than what you do with a tattoo, but I think they're kinda cool....

These ones are a bit too much though... I'm sure it's all fun when you're young and people expect you to do stupid things. But imagine these guys when they're 80 years old....

x

KayKay

I'm so excited!

Sooooo, I have the results of the poll! I was relieved to see that most of you voted for the belly button piercing. I'm gonna try and get it done soon, and I'll ask my friend Mimi to get it on film so I can post it here. Disgusting and lovely! I am a little bit nervous, but since I survived tattooing my hip/tummy I think I'll survive one single sting.

Getting my tattoo was painful, but it was not as bad as I would have thought. The thing about tattoos is that they are addictive. I've got one, and I'm dying to cover the rest of me in beautiful tattoos! I really wanna get a huge dove, covering my back. I don't know why, but I think it would look amazing. Cash is a major issue though....

Tell me about your tattoo/piercing/body modification dreams? I don't regret getting my tattoo, so I'd say it's a Do. I'm a bit hesitant when it comes to scarifications and implants though... What do you think? Do or Don't?

xxx

KayKay

I'm back again, I know u all missed me!

Sorry for the lack of new posts ppl! I've spent a week in the beautiful Sweden hanging out with my friends and family, so I haven't had time to blog...

Now I'm back in Dublin, must say the weather here is horrible. Back home we got snow (loads of snow) during the week. I'll try to find some photos of that later....

It's assignment week, don't we just love it? I have absolutely no discipline whatsoever, but I have managed to do some studying, even if I haven't done all I planned to do.

What have you guys done this week? And what's up this weekend? I'm kinda bored in the apartment with my girls gone. Looking for mischief, any suggestions? It's about time you guys got involved in my adventures!

xxx

KayKay

You gotta fight for your right!

Today was all about the Student March against the registration fees. I have never walked in such a huge protest march before, but it was awesome! We marched from Parnell square to the parliament. The crowd was enormous, the noise was deafening and the feeling of blocking a vital part of Dublin was great. No matter if I'll be affected by the new registration fees or not, I loved the fact that young people here let the government know what they think. And stopping the traffic always makes me feel good ;)

Protesting, having opinions that might be a bit naive is all part of being young and stupid. So I'll definitely protest a lot more in the future! It's a DO !

xxx

KayKay

I give you BLOOD

Yeah, I don't like Halloween. Don't like dressing up. So what I did for the ball was some fake blood on a white dress. At first it looked kinda scary. Then it dried and came off in flakes. When I came home I tried to get it off my neck. Didn't work, so for the entire weekend I've had marks from that disgusting blood all over my neck and chest. Yuck. I won't be doing that again. A big Don't!

xxx

KayKay

Little angel I've been too good, ditch the halo for a while...

You know how I said I'd NEVER stay in an entire weekend again. I did it again. It was baaaaaad.

I went to the Halloween Ball at Tramco wednesday, and it was okay, not great, but okay. After that I've been studying all weekend, cuz I really needed to start on my assignments. So I've done alot of research. Really boring, but I've got my tricks to make it more efficient. Figured I'll share them with you!

¤ Study for 40 minutes, take a 20 minute break. Study another 40 minutes, take another 20 minutes break. During those breaks: DON'T sleep! You'll never get back to studying....

¤ Reward urself. For me, food is the best reward. So before u get started with the studying, go shopping for food, cookies and candy.

¤ Shut the music off while studying, play it loud during the breaks.

¤ Log off Facebook, that is the hardest one for me... I'm such an addict!

¤ Keep the room bright, sit up straight in front of a desk and when you get tired, stare into a lamp.

¤ Plan how much work ur gonna do, when ur done, ur done.

¤ Take a walk before you get started, and when ur finished. It'll help u focus and relax. I usually head out for a real workout when I'm done studying. Makes me calm and burns off some of that food.

¤ Last but not least, remember: what u don't wanna do today, u could always do tomorrow....

During my breaks I usually watch some stupid tv show. Right now I'm watching Heroes and I always make sure to watch the last episodes of Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl. There are some exellent webpages for streaming these:

¤   http://www.cucirca.com/
¤   http://tv.blinkx.com/
¤   http://ch131.com/

College isn't all about partying and wild nights, that's something I learned this week..... The hardest lesson yet. So the question is, should u study or not? I'd say studying is a do.... even though it kinda kills the party spirit.

The upside is, I'm totally up for anything crazy this week! I'm going home on thursday but until then I'm available for new adventures. Any ideas?

xxx

KayKay

Yeah, the bad boys are always catching my eye...

Yesterday in class we discussed who is the hottest lecturer. We did not reach a conclusion, but had a few different suggestions. I wouldn't say that they're hot, but still, talking about them is... well, entertaining. So we have the mysterious man vs the slightly eccentric nerd. Though call, and why decide? We (the girls) are slightly attracted by the experience these men should have after a life shared with women. Still, would it be worth it? I doubt it. But during lectures, the idea could at least keep you awake through the 90 minutes of boredom.

If, however, a really hot lecturer happen catch your eye, would it be okay to date him/her? I admit it seems kind of exciting dating a lecturer and keeping the whole thing a secret.... Do or Don't?

xxx

KayKay

How to dance at a rave....

If you ever thought that Swedish people were sane, normal people, watch this and think again. This guy, Leroy, is famous for these videos that teach you how to dance at a rave. Dance moves like 'milk the cow', 'lost in the woods', 'milk the bull'and 'the Tjernobyl kid'..... I have no idea how he became a legend, but back home everyone knows 'Stampa med Leroy' (stomp with Leroy) and we love it. But, I guess it's up to you to decide whether these moves are dos or don'ts. Just watch and tell me what you think :D

x

KayKay

Don't call your mother, 'cause now we're partners in crime...

Being a foreigner, going off to college meant leaving the safe haven of home and living on my own in a strange country. Since I came here alone, I knew no one and I'll willingly admit; it was scary as hell! When deciding where to live I had several options. I could rent an apartment on my own, I could choose to live on campus on my own or (here comes the best alternative): share an apartment on campus. It sounds lovely doesn't it? An apartment with four girls, going to college, partying whenever given the opportunity, chit chatting 24/7....

So I figured, let's just do it! Let's live with three complete strangers for a year. Turned out, they didn't stay strangers for long. It was like being thrown into a new family, consisting of four young women. I'm not saying it wasn't weird at first, but as soon as you start making fun of each other, arguing over whose turn it is to clean up or get rid of the mountain of rubbish, you start feeling like a family. In our case; four sisters.

Mimi, Trish, Jay and a tiny bit of me

Jay is my roomie, we get along surprisingly well ;) Before I moved here my mum used to say that no one could ever stand living with me, since I have a tendency to cover the floor with clothes, leave piles of books everywhere, forget empty waterglasses on every flat surface..... But a few weeks after moving in with Jay I realised, she's just like me!


We both embrace the chaos. Isn't it lovely? Sure, we clean up a few times a week, but somehow the room always goes back to looking like this after a few hours. Jay and myself don't really mind, messy is the way to live!

Of course it's not always awesome living with a bunch of people. It's never quiet, the kitchen area is usually disastrous, the bathroom is always occupied and there never seems to be enough mirrors... but on the other hand you learn how to deal with all of that, and may I say, we have the BEST girlie nights ever! We watch stupid tv-shows, eat junkfood and laugh alot.

You get friends for life, it is kind of impossible to not like each other when you learn so much about the others, get to know who they really are. And the memories are irreplaceble, one of my favourites so far is when all of us sat down in the kitchen at 4 in the morning after a night out, eating everything edible available in the kitchen. We basically ate, talked and laughed for hours. The kitchen looked like a bomb had detonated in there when we woke up the next morning, and we all needed to go shopping for more food.

You never get to be alone, you never need to be alone. It's the best and sometimes the worst part of it. Personally, I enjoy every moment of living with strangers (that aren't strangers anymore).

So if you get the chance to live with a bunch of weirdos, don't hesitate! It's a DO!

xxx

KayKay

Barbra Streisand

Epic, and it was even more epic last night!

x

KayKay

I'm not your babe, Fernando.

Ever questioned your sexuality? Ever wondered what it would be like to... u know...?

No? Then it's about time to let yourself imagine what it would be like. No one will ever know. Well, now u know that I have entertained the thought.Yes, I've kissed girls (who hasn't??) but never felt the urge to take it any further. It wasn't horrible, but not exactly exciting either. I guess I'm just straight. But, who knows, maybe I just haven't met the right girl yet.

Anyhow, the reason for me discussing this subject is the adventure I had last night! Griffith SU and LGBT arranged a karaoke night at the local pub. I sang (or tried to sing) Lily Allen - Not fair and did a duet with Jboi performing My way. It was epic. I was a bit hesitant at first, should I really sing? I can't sing at all, and after a few Druids and a Guinness my ability to sing in tune disappears completely. But hey, it's entertainment, and I did have alot of fun!



Milli, Oboi and the karaoke guy

After the karaoke we (Milli, Oboi and I) went to Base Bar on Wicklow street. Thursday nights are Prhomo nights, and the place turns into a gay club. Imagine this: reddish lights and a sexy interior, DJ's playing hitsongs and the bar serving sweet booze. We danced, danced and kept on dancing for hours. Oboi got several offers, but didn't seem very tempted by the men. But, being Oboi he managed to find one of the other few straight girls in the club, well done Oboi! Milli an I focused on the music and danced til our feet bled. It was truly one of those nights you will savour as a crazy, funfilled memory.



Me and Milli

I had never been to a gay club before, but it was definitely something I wanna do again. It was like beeing totally free of all expectations, all predjudices ppl have when you enter a club. It was dancing, it was singing, it was love in the air, it was beeing young, free and open to new things.

So, to sum this up. Don't be scared of the things you haven't tried before, you don't know what to expect until you've tried. Let go of your image, let yourself be free. Make a fool of yourself, it won't kill you. And if you happen to be around Wicklow street on a thursday night, check out the gay club! It's a DO!!

xxx

KayKay

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!

So, I'm a fresher. The way I see it, freshers are supposed to be irresponsible, trying everything like toddlers. How else are you gonna learn what you like and what you want out of life? So this first year in college will be the craziest year of my existence, I'll do my best to make it even more awesome than high school.

Since I came to Dublin I've been out partying hard every week. Just to get you introduced to who I am I'll put some pictures up from this weekend and possibly some from a foam party at Purty kitchen a few weeks ago, if my roomie Jay let me have them, that is.

Going to clubs in Dublin is definitely the best way of spending a saturday night, I've tried staying in once. I'm telling you, it was horrible! Not likely to happen again. The only problem when going out is deciding where to go, so many options! If you guys feel like promoting ur favourite clubs, just comment and I'll try to go there some night and review them here!

So, going out clubbing in Dublin is my first DO! See U on some dark dancefloor this weekend!

X

KayKay

The party don't start til I walk in

Your years in college are supposed to be the best years of your life. Right? It’s the time to do all the things you would never ever do later in life. Drink too much, party too hard, wear the strangest clothes, meet the weirdest people and have the time of your life.

Yeah, you have heard all that before, I know. We are challenged by each other and all the expectations we get from stupid college movies, but have you ever considered trying some of the weird things you are challenged to do? During one of the first days at Griffith College we were given a brochure from the Student Union and on the last page you could read a list of “30 things to do before you leave Griffith”. I read the list and started thinking; there are lots of things I should do during my years in college. The kind of things that no sensible person would do later in life. That was what inspired me to write my blog on this theme and use myself as an example.

I’m simply going to do some of the things on that list, some things I’ve picked up from those stupid college movies and so on. Finally I’ll do some things that you, my readers want me to do. Afterwards I’ll review it and come to a conclusion; was it a Do or a Don’t?