23.07.15

I lay in bed and watched Orange is the New Black ALL DAY. 

At about 7 I decided I wanted to go for a walk. I asked if Courtney or Amy wanted to join me and Amy came with me. It was a very nice walk and I really enjoyed her company. When we got home we watched TV together (which seems to be standard now). 

I could have gone out with Courtney but I am so poor I couldn't justify it. 

22.07.15

Today was one of those wonderful summer days where you don't do much but its really satisfying and liberating. I finally sat down to watch the new series of Orange is the new Black and made art. I made a cute A6 size book and I have decided to make it a arty journal full of random doodles and paintings and any shit I want. 

I booked my train ticket home on Saturday and talked to mum on the phone. In the evening I chilled out downstairs with Amy and Courtney and watched game shows. 

21.07.15

I had an appointment at the uni with dyslexia support and I now finally feel ok about all the arrangements I need to make. I get really bad anxiety about wired things like telephone calls and emails and the idea of sorting out anything important or official but its so important that I get all the support available for my final year of uni.

After the meeting I walked into the city to pick up some gig tickets for me and Rory and get some food in.

When I came home I chilled out and decided to make a book. Me and Courtney sat downstairs and watched some TV. We played movie bingo, where you write down some things you think are going to happen in the film and cross them off if they do. We did a small 6x6 grid for a shit film called 'Zombie Sharks' and a film called something along the lines of 'I Still Forever Will Always Know What You Did Last Summer'. Amy joined us when she got home from work. We all ate popcorn and it was lovely.

20.07.15

Mum's birthday has been really fun, but for some reason we were all really tiered. Jim came round to the house and we all went out for a pub lunch in Rothberry before heading to Cragside. We first drove around the gardens which was lovely. The weather wasn't amazing but we made the best of it. We sat in the cafe and had some coffee to wake us up a bit and I went into the gift shop and sneakily got mum a card, a pretty pen and a cute mouse figurine for the caravan. Still tired, we drove to the walled garden and walked around for a while, enjoying the flowers and the slight improvement in the weather. 

On the way home we went into Sainsbry's where we each bought individual mini cakes (instead of a big birthday cake) and I somehow managed to sneak a massive bunch of flowers in the boot of the car. 

We all just took some time out when we got home. Mum helped me sort out my finances and Jim watched Holyoaks. After about an hour it was time for cake and presents. I gave mum the things I had picked up throughout the day as well as Harper Lee's new book. 

My train back to Leeds was at around 10 so mum gave me a lift and Jim came along for the ride. The train was delayed but it was OK because after I left mum and Jim to stand on the right platform I called Rory and we had a really nice conversation. We kept talking while I was on the train until I lost signal and we settled for a text conversation. He kept me company until midnight when he went to sleep. 

I finally got home at 1am where I could finally sleep. 

19.07.15

Today was so much fun! Ruby collected me at about 11 to take me (and David, Ben and Ben) to Newcastle racecourse for the Colour Run! The run was SO MUCH FUN! 

The warm up was a dance party which was surprisingly fun and the run went through fields and wooded areas. Every so often there was a obstical such as foam and bubbles to run through, hurdles, netting to crawl under, etc. At each obstical there were people throwing powder paint as you completed the task meaning that by the end everyone looked like a rainbow! 

It was actually a good decent distance too - It might not sound like much but I am so proud I ran 5K! I use the term ran very loosely as I walked and jogged most of the way, but that's why I liked it so much - there was no pressure to race and it was ok to go at your own pace. 

When I got home it was about 3 in the afternoon. I had to have two baths because the first one went brown almost immediately from all the paint. 

Mum came home and I played Lollypop Chainsaw while mum knitted and then we sat down together and watched Six Feet Under. 

18.07.15

I am going home for the weekend and so booked a train for 9.45am. I got up early and walked to the station and everything was going well, until  I realised I didn't have my student rail card with me (making my tickets invalid). After a huge panic I ended up buying a new rail card for 30 quid and only catching my train by the skin of my teeth! 

The journey was alight and I got a fair bit of dissertation reading done. I planned on meeting Emily in town but she was late or something so I decided to have a wander around the city alone for a bit. I popped into the Tyneside Cinema and picked up a program and discovered that they are screening live streaming of Shakespeare plays. There will be a RCS production of Othello in August and I thought Rory might want to go. I gave him a ring and its a date! 

I was sad to miss the gay pride events happening in the city, but Emily said she would like to meet by the coast so I got on the metro. I got off at Monkseaton and we walked to Whitley Bay. A new Vegetarian/Vegan cafe called Pulp Fiction has just opened so we thought we would check it out. The a sun was out so we sat in the little garden area while we ate. The juices were amazing and the food was really delicious! I got quiche with a bean salad and cherry tomatoes and Emily got a curry. I will defiantly be going back to try more of the menu. 

Emily is moving back in with Kyle and wanted my opinion on a house. We went back to her house, Kyle met us there, and her mum gave us a lift to the house. After the viewing her mum kindly gave me a lift to the coast where I could meet Rory. I went for a walk along the beach while I waited for him to cycle from Tynemouth. It was nice to be by the sea and the sand. 

As usual Rory was late and so instead of hanging out by the coast I planned I just asked him to walk me home. I was hangry and needed the curry mum left in the fridge for me while she went to the caravan. When we got in we ate, drank tea and set up the Xbox. He was only planing on staying for a couple of hours but (as always) he called home and pushed back his leaving time so he could stay for longer. It was really lovely to see him, especially because I didn't expect to see him at all! 

He left at around 10 and I showered and went straight to bed. I was incredibly sleepy and needed to get some rest for the colour run tomorrow. 

17.07.15

I did nothing today and that was ok.