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?