So University....

I'm officially a university student and so far it's been crazy, let's start of with freshers week. There was so much going on, every night there was a different event to go to and during the day it was packed with activities. One of the biggest activities was the freshers fair where societies set up stalls to promote their society. Most importantly however, were the freebies. From water bottles and pens to free domino's pizza and ice cream. I might have joined some societies just for the free food. It was at night that things really got interesting. The on campus night club had a whole host of themed nights the best being the freshers ball, which was Las Vagus themed. I have to admit that I didn't remember most of the night.

What's In My Uni Bag

It's Been A While....I'm at Uni !

I know, I've been a terrible blogger but hey I'm going to try to start this blog back up. Since my last post quite a bit has changed. For one thing I got into university, and I'm study something I didn't think I would ever study and I moved out of home into student accommodation.

So what am I studying? Well, I've chosen philosophy and politics and it's something very different from what I expect. For anyone that has done philosophy at A-Level just know that at university it is very different. At A-Level you are expected to know different arguments from different philosophical points of view and philosophers opinions on these areas. At uni, or at least at my uni, you are expected to become a philosopher and philosophise in a sense while knowing all the other stuff. Politics is also something very different from what I was expecting. So far I've only just started my political science course and it reminds of the researching topics in sociology at A-Level.. You're learning about researching politics and how different data can be used and collected for different topics.

I've only been here two weeks and so far it's been amazing. I've meet some really interesting people and made so many amazing friends. I'm going to do a couple posts over the next few weeks about my freshers week, moving in, getting settled and just general things that have been going on at uni.

I hope you guys will enjoy this blog and find it helpful.

Until Next Time,
Dee.

Grades override ?

Today, the 3rd September I walked to my school to enrol into year 13. What this means is that I must choose the subject I want  to drop so my subjects go from 4 last year to 3 this year. The subjects I'm taking are: History, Sociology, English LIT and Philosophy. Right from the start I never liked or cared for Sociology I find it boring and repetitive. Unfortunately I got an A in AS for sociology, this went along with my A in philosophy, C in English and D in History. I was devastated. Considering in my mocks I got 3 A's and a B. I felt robbed.

The obvious choice wouldn't be to drop sociology however, I hate it and couldn't think of anything worse than taking in into A2. I decided to drop Sociology, retake one paper from History and continue with Philosophy and English.

My head of year however was not happy with this decision and told me to come back tomorrow so I could sleep on it and go in hopefully with different choices. This got me thinking how much of myself can I put into my education if my lest favourite subject might override my favourites because of a grade. Could I really take Sociology next year if I felt so strongly against it because I would have more security. 

I decided no. I would rather work harder in subjects I honestly loved than spend 5 hours a week in a subject which I detested. Sorry by the way if you like Sociology but my option stays the same.  

Any thoughts on my choice? If you're going into sixth form or A2 what subjects are you takng? Tell me down below. 

RED QUEEN

By Victoria Aveyard

This story follows Mare, a red, in a world of silvers with powers and abilities not seen in the red society. Except she now has these powers which is impossible for a red to have. She must now be front a centre in a world she knows nothing about while terrorist acts go on around her. Her choices could change the world she lives in.
I wasn't overly impressed by this book. I flew through it and it was enjoyable but it wasn't different. Maybe if I hadn't already read Hunger games, Matched, Divergent I would have enjoyed it more. However, that's not to say I didn't enjoy the read.

I'll tell you what I did enjoy and that was the one twist I didn't see coming. Shade is alive. Maybe it should be a given if you don't read the death then you should be suspicious but I was shocked. I thought Mare and her brother would have the same powers but I liked they were different from the silvers and that the powers in family trees could change. I found the writing style comfortable to read and flowed very well. I really liked Mare and thought her character has so much potential in books to come and it's pretty obvious she will end up with Cal and that the next book will start another love triangle. The word building was interesting with Aveyard's world of red and silvers using the idea of hierarchy and inequality as the backbone of this story.

I'm kinda sad Mare didn't end up with Maven just so the book could be different from the rest. I knew as soon as the line "anyone can betray anyone" that Maven was going to be that anyone. Wouldn't it have been a shock though if Maven freed his brother and Mare in the last chapter and turned on his own mother. Like most dystopian books it's usually the first boy outside of the protagonists world that she will end up with and that seems to be where these books are heading. I will probably read the books to come just because it was quite interesting but I wont be in a rush to get the next book 

TV Shows I'm Loving At The Moment

Like most "teens" at the moment I have no reason to leave my house as school is over. So have been binge watching a tone of TV shows, and loving every moment. So, today I thought I'd share some of my favourites and my thoughts on them.

Masters of Sex: Just the name lures you in, but this show is not what you expect. It's emotional, enthralling and striking. The series follow pioneers Bill Masters and Virginia Johnson  as they explore the scientific nature of sex in the reluctant and conserved era of the 50s through to the 60s. But it's also much more. The cast gives extraordinary performances and the character growth with each episode is impressive to say the least. Virginia and Bill begin to get involved in the study and the emotion turmoil which it evokes is what pulls the story along. Just finished season 2 and I can't wait for season 3 to start in the UK. To see Bill and Virginia, and of course all the supporting characters, back on my screen. I love Bill and Virginia and can't get enough of them it's the small emotional leaps that Bill makes and the ways Virginia has brought him out of his shell that draws me to the series. If you like series such as Mad Men I think this would be perfect.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: OH MY GOD. So different from the start of this post but I absolutely recommend this series to anyone who loves bad ass women pushing gender roles and supernatural intensity that will leave you wanting more. I'm sure you've all heard of Buffy but in a nut shell she is a vampire slayer, yup the name pretty much. As soon as I finished I went and brought the comic and flew through it. I needed more of the scobby gang, and spike and Angle and just everyone. This show is funny and unexpected and moving and just everything you want from a good supernatural programme which have strong actors and character development which tug at your heart strings and pull the whole thing together. (P.s I've just started watching ANGLE I needed more).

Hannibal: I know, I know it's just been cancelled but there's hope for it to move over to netfix which wouldn't be so bad considering the content they have been dishing out. Anyway back to the show, and what a show. Hannibal is just beautiful. The visual aesthetic has no end and while some say it overshadows the main plot I believe it is what makes it unique and elevates it from the previous films that have come before. Moreover the bromance between Hannibal and Will makes my heart ache. The creepy, dark themes of this show is why I love it so much, and also Red Dragon has just been added played by Richard Armitage (Thorin from Hobbit) which draws me to the next series even more.

So these are just 3 of the TV shows I've recently watched but by summers end I'm sure I'll easily make my way through more. In the process destroy my emotions while I some what live vicariously through these characters.
From Dee

First Job.

So tomorrow I have a part time job, part time might be a stretch, it's two days. Nothing fancy just in a retail store that needed some staff for sales and my name seemed to be picked for a reason that I have yet to fathom.

I thought I'd write a bit about the nerves and worries that have taken root in my brain and just won't shift.

First of I'm concerned about consumers asking questions that are simple (where's toilets, what time do you close etc...) but because I'm only there for two days I won't need to know this stuff. Therefore, I'll look like an idiot and have to ask another member of staff.

Next, I seem to have a habit of being clumsy and sale prep will involve me lifting, sticking and tagging.  What if I mess up. Or simply get confused. Actually this could happen throughout the day suddenly it's like a boulder has hit me with a wave of clumsiness and I'll go fall over and make a scene.

I have more but I have to get sleep so I can actually get to work tomorrow oh god I forgot and my bad time keeping...Well hopefully I'll get through the day.