Out of my comfort zone

I just hit the send button for my scholarship application. Wohooooo! Now the waiting game begins. No biggie though, just a bit over 10000 pounds are on the line here :D

The application consisted of different parts, motivational and academic etc, the usual stuff. And then…a video. Excuse me? Who knows me knows that I don’t even like being photographed (Jazz knows how I panic and hide :D ) but as it was compulsory one had to do whatever was needed. So obviously I am no guru and don’t cut and edit a great thing together like the pro youtubers, so the only option was to have the perfect take in one sitting. If I messed up I had to start again. Did it countless times, but practice truly makes perfect and on the third day I kinda mastered it. To be honest, I never thought it would be so hard though, because you talk to the camera, how hard can it be, right? Very! Especially as my scholarship might be dependant on that. And every little detail starts bugging you when you watch it, like the noises you do between sentences or words you use or when you look away for even a split second or the pace of talking, literally everything.

Anyway, I did my best, so fingers crossed now!

Ems

Supernatural

Could this possibly be the best thing on tv???
I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to discover this but omg I wish it would never end!

I think I started watching it early this year from season one and am finally starting to catch up. I think I have one full season left to watch :'(

So what is it? Why is it so amazing? I think it could be the 2 hotties...

The first seasons were just two brothers working a different supernatural case (a.k.a. killing killing and killing) in different episodes, there was a slight storyline of finding their father in the background to tie the episodes together but it wasn't that important. Until it all changed and angels were introduced to the show and basically just screwed everything up for Sam and Dean. Meaning the episodes weren't that random anymore (but there were still lots of killing).

I love the ridiculousness of this show, the special episodes where they poke fun at themselves like when they had to act through different tv shows (Grey's Anatomy, sitcom, CSI Miami and a Herpes commercial) to get out of the tricksters trick, or the "Supernatural" books and dealing with the author and fandom. Not to mention when they were brought to the "real" world and everyone kept calling them Jared and Jensen, actors of the tv show "Supernatural".

During the whole show hey have died a combined 117 times between themselves

At least one of them has been 

• In hell
• In heaven
• In purgatory
• Soulless
• Knight of Hell
• Vampire
• Ghost
• Jefferson Starship
• Demon
• Psychic
• Old Man

They've met and mostly killed

• Lucifer and most of the other Arch Angels but not God
• Death, War, Famine and Pestilence (in person)
• Tooth Fairy
• Fairies
• Imaginary Friends
• Krampus
• Snooki!!!!!
• and obviously a LOT more of supernatural characters like ghosts and ghouls etc.

Ok obviously the awesomeness of this show can not be put into words so I found my two favourite videos to put up instead...

Last but not least I need to mention the 2 "new" outstanding and awesome characters

Crowley: The King of Hell

Castiel: the Angel who played god

Ok I need to stop now... :D

Ttyl ;)

Jazzz...

Be careful what you wish for...

Whoever said it, was right. I think I have wanted to live in London since I was 15 and visited it the first time. 10 years forward and I’m moving to London. Exciting, stressful, nervous and about 70 other emotions going through me daily. 

I’m extremely sad to leave my job because of the people I work with and the memories it has created and the exciting situations that it would continue to bring to my life. I really thought I would stay home for longer, but life had other plans. The countdown has begun and the new chapter shall start at the end of the year. 

At the moment the main focus is on finding a home. If only people bothered to reply to potential tenants…like seriously, do people loose their manners in London? I get that you can’t reply to everyone as I can’t be bothered to reply to all the automated offers or whatever they are which offer me a place on the other side of the London, well, clearly you did not read my advert and you send the same text to everyone. But when the tenants ask you to “send through a little something about yourself” and I have taken the time to do it, then come on, if it didn’t rock your boat then at least send me the automatic reply created by the site, but no, they just leave you hanging there -.-

And how many potential tenants are willing to fly in from a different country to sign the contract? Their loss, my perfect place is waiting for me…somewhere. Right?

Oh yes, and then I ordered myself a new sim, so that I can agree on viewings beforehand and have things lined up when arriving. Jazz was kind enough to post it to me and snail mail, is literally snail mail as it’s almost 3 weeks since she posted it…Should I even hope that it will arrive?

At least I’m working on my social calendar, bought first concert tickets. And now I’m eying Bruno Mars’s tickets, someone I have wanted to see live for years. 

Emma

Playlist

Initially I was planning to give you the leftovers from last time because they're still good but new songs came and took their spots :D

I was so happy to find out that Emeli Sandé sings this :)

I am loving Sia's creations more and more

Mixed feelings about this but it's growing on me :D

The Weekend feat Daft Punk - Starboy

Not sure if this is a leftover from last time or found it straight after

but it's so good!

MK & Becky Hill - Piece of Me

Kideko & George Kwali - Crank It

Not for constant replay but if I happen to catch a glimpse of it I freaking stop everything I do :D

Ttyl ;)

Jazzz...

Insurance "#€#"!"

I passed my practical test the first time! Yay! I was so nervous though but had a good feeling - did a couple of minor mistakes (misjudged the direction of a car on a huge roundabout and nearly got in his way but luckily I'm still too slow in starting moving so timed it perfectly :D and then near the very end stalled, twice...) I also think I was extremely lucky: the show me tell me questions where how do use the horn and how do you know if the brakes are ok before driving... Then the special manouver  was bay parking. First thing before driving away :) And we were already in the space so just drive out and back in :) Easy peasy. For some reason I was expecting a 3point turn or parallel parking too whenever we stopped anywhere but the rest of the test was just driving around :) And then getting the results was exilirating :)

And we have a car. Perfect right? Well not in the UK. Here you also have to get insured on everything and everyone and just blaaaah. Oh did I mention it is hella expensive especially if it is your first time...

So found the cheapest quote, sounded good, they even said it would be a bit cheaper if I waited a month after getting my license. Ok no problem, I'm in no hurry anyway. Then 2! days before the policy was supposed to start they called asking for further documents... (it'd been a couple of weeks since they took the money upfront...), ok sent them straight away. Then they came back saying I need a black box to get the insurance!!! Are you kidding me? You didn't say anything about it the first time we spoke or even when you accepted my money for it! WTF?!?!? 

Then luckily (fingers crossed) we found a smaller firm that offered my insurance even cheaper and wheeey no black box needed!! :) It should start Monday, if nothing goes wrong...

Ttyl ;)

Jazzz...

Simultaneous

Ever since I've graduated uni I've been looking at various job ads and urged Mr. Special to do the same bc I want to gooooo far far away from this place... I'm truly done now! But neither of us has applied to anything until now... all of a sudden two great opportunities in different parts of the country... Great...

Worst or best? I don't even know :D case scenario we both get the job. Defo worst case scenario neither of us gets the job... If only I'd get the job we would be moving near Birmingham, not to a nice place... But the job actually gives me a clear path out of the shop... Otherwise I feel I would be stuck in a shop for the rest of my life which I don't really want...

If only he gets the job we would be moving to Chester!!!! Better option definitiely! I love Chester and wanted to move there for a long time... but that means I have to quit... after only a year at my current role... And some time off from work could be great (I can afford beng off work for a couple of months quite comfortably) but the timing again is not the best... Who wants to lounge around doing nothing during the winter and then find a job as soon as nicer weather comes back... Stupid really... And if I take too much time off work, find another job during next autumn it would also look weird? Like what did you do for the 8? months???? Just sat on your ass... cool you must be a really motivated person... 

I have also looked at masters courses but again there isn't anything really that is close to my heart near Chester/Manchester/Liverpool.

Then if we both get the job I thought the ideal place to move is Shrewsbury which about an hour away for both of us and commuting to work for an hour isn't that bad...

Argh I don't know...

Then this summer finally my sister was planning to visit and I would love to show her Aber (Hey it's cool for a day or two)... If we do move this would be an added expense...

But in a cruel twist of fate probs neither of us get the job and I will be stuck here forever MWHHAHAHAHA!!!!

Ttyl ;)

Jazzz...

New fiver

The new fiver is out now for a couple of weeks and it's so nice. I don't know what I expected but it's much prettier than in my imaginations :D And yes you can't rip it. Tried, grudgingly :D

On the first day we got one from the bank, about two days after they were officially released Budgens wouldn't accept it :D They looked at it very suspiciously and asked for something else as payment... LOL you serious? God we have been getting emails after emails saying these are coming out and notifying us about all the ways to check for genuine ones etc. They thought it was play money... Lord help people

At first we thought we'd keep a couple but after a few weeks I've realised that we need to keep an old fiver instead... duh... So I'm on the lookout for pretty ones, if there's still any left... bc for some reason most people here crumple their money terrible...

Ttyl ;)

Jazzz...