pokemon hunting with my mum (aka the nicest day ever)

Today has been SUCH a good day! Me and my mum decided we'd go on a little drive and stop at some places to do some Pokemon hunting on Pokemon Go. She was so excited for it and even woke me up by coming into my room singing the original Pokemon theme song!

I caught a fair amount in the car but when we stopped at our first place I used some incense and caught so many cool Pokemon (dragonite, nidoran, growlithe). I also managed to drop my phone and thought it would be fine because I've dropped it plenty of times before and it's a windows phone which are quite hard to break, but when I picked it up I discovered that there was a small crack in the top corner - whoops! But it's still working fine so I don't mind. I just say it gives my phone "character"!

At our next stop I didn't catch a lot but it was right down by the sea and it looked so gorgeous! It was such a nice day out today and the sun was glistening on the water on a way that didn't even look real!

We then stopped at McDonalds (as you do) and I got my favourite drink which is also the most "typical white girl" thing I have ever heard of in my life: an iced mocha frappe (yes, really) which I've only had once before but they are SO GOOD!

We then tried to go somewhere else but there was nowhere to park. But I was fine as I still caught loads of Pokemon (including a psyduck which I am way too excited about) and managed to get loads of Pokestops on the way (so many that I ended up filling my bag, a thing I didn't even know you could do).

It was at this point the servers went a bit funny but we were on our way home so I wasn't really bothered. But they did manage to fix themselves in time for me to stop and take a gym! My mum literally paid to park so she could get a pasty and I could take a gym. It ended up being taken back by two young boys just as we left. I'm still very excited that I managed to take the gym in the first place since I've never had a gym before but I don't have very high CP Pokemon and it's a gym that constantly changes hands so I'm not surprised it was taken back so quickly.

All in all I had such a nice day. I'm so glad I have this blog where I can just ramble about my day and keep it documented forever. I hope you had a nice day too!

Goodbye

:)

august is dragging

I'm not sure what I'm about to attempt to write will make much sense but hey ho I'm gonna try anyways.

2016 has been going so quickly. I'm still shocked we're actually in August already and my birthday is so soon and it's getting kinda close to Halloween and Christmas already even though Christmas genuinely does feel like it was last week.

But, despite how fast time has been seemingly going, I'm just finding that August is dragging. I think it's because I'm on the super long summer holidays between GCSEs and A-Levels so I've just been on holiday for so long now that time is slowing down as I'm running out of new things to do. Honestly, I'm pretty bored.

I just keep looking at the date and going, "is it really only the 11th?" Especially as I've been writing blog posts each day-it just feels like I've written so many more than 10 and yet here we are, only on number 11. I'm really running out of ideas. Or even if I do have an idea I'm just never in the right mood to actually write about that thing. So I'm sorry if blog posts over the next few days seem to be a bit lacking.

Like I said, I'm not sure how much this post made sense or if there was even really a single, main point? But here it is either way.

Goodbye

:)

finding dory ramble

I will be talking about things that happened in the movie so you have officially been spoiler warned but just know that I very very much enjoyed it and would definitely recommend seeing it if you were a fan of Finding Nemo!

I saw Finding Dory with my mum and brother today and, as I just said, I really enjoyed it. I wouldn't say it's my favourite Pixar film but I loved it nonetheless.

I almost cried in the first scene where there was little Dory and her parents showing her everything but she kept forgetting and looking so upset about forgetting. I also almost cried in the whole reunion scene and at one random point in the film from just thinking about how life is moving so quickly and I'm getting older - I think it was when they were bringing back some of the characters from the first film.

Speaking of them bringing in a few of the side characters from the first film, I really liked the fact that they did that. I liked the fact that they did it towards the start to still give it a familiar feel and so we could see all these other characters we loved as we were younger but then sort of left that all and began introducing new characters to us to really make Finding Dory its own film. I loved the whales, especially Bailey, me and my brother thought he was hilarious. In fact, I'm pretty sure me and my brother laughed more than any of the kids in the cinema and enjoyed it more too. It was just so much fun and had some really funny scenes (I was almost cry laughing at the bit where they drove the truck into the ocean and it all just went into slow motion). My mum loved the sea lions. She said they were "like naughty old men in a retirement home" and I did think their parts were hilarious too.

Overall, I just really enjoyed and loved this film and am excited to buy it and watch it again when it's out on DVD. I described it to my brother as "nostalgic but new" which I think sums it up well as I think it perfectly brought back things from the first film and gave it loads of new things and a new feel to just reiterate that it is still its own film. I was scared they would ruin the franchise but I personally am very happy with what they did with it. I also thought all the voice acting was amazing too and Ellen did such a great job once again, perfectly embodying Dory.

Also just a random thing, during the little short they play before all Pixar films, my mum asked "so where's Dory?" and me and my brother were laughing our heads off.

Goodbye

:)

listening to albums

Recently I've been trying to listen to more whole albums instead of just constantly listening to random singles. As much as it's completely fine to only listen to singles and I do still really enjoy doing that, I just really want to get the full album experience and get to know more songs by artists.

So as I'm not sure what to write today and I'm too tired to properly think up an idea here's some albums I've been enjoying recently:

• Folie à Deux - Fall Out Boy (what I'm listening to right now)
• Cry Baby - Melanie Martinez (I wasn't actually a massive fan of this when I first heard it but grew fonder the more I listened to it)
• I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Bright Eyes
• This Unruly Mess I've Made - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Vessel - Twenty One Pilots
• EX'ACT - EXO
• Blur - Blur
• Hunky Dory - David Bowie
• Enema Of The State - Blink-182

And there are loads of other albums I love but these are the albums I've been mainly listening to as of late!

Goodbye 

:)

my cats (and the importance of adopting)

I was going to write a completely different post but after seeing that it's International Cat Day on twitter I couldn't possibly write about anything else!

I have two cats that I'll introduce you to in a second but first I would just feel wrong if I wrote this blog post without talking about the importance of adopting and re-homing cats. There are so many lovely cats out there who really need homes and I don't mean to sound preachy but if you're thinking of getting a cat please at least consider re-homing because the thought of these lovely floofs not being adopted into loving families with a stable and safe place to stay breaks my heart (I may or may not have just broken down into tears thinking about all the cats that don't get re-homed). If you have the time and resources to handle a cat with behavioural problems or that haven't been socialised when young or have been abused and aren't amazing around people, I encourage you to adopt because these cats often get overlooked and can stay in the shelters much longer than others. If you can't adopt and you have a spare £3 a month you could even sponsor a cat!

Here's some sites to get you started:
https://www.battersea.org.uk/cats
http://www.cats.org.uk/
http://www.gablesfarm.org.uk/catalogue/
https://www.bluecross.org.uk/rehome/cat
http://www.rspca.org.uk/findapet/rehomeapet

(Obviously it's important to re-home other animals too but this is a post about cats so I'll try not to go off topic)

As well as all that, please make sure you are 150% prepared to take on the responsibility of having a cat and you have everything it needs. Don't just impulse get one as this can be dangerous and would likely lead to it needing to be re-homed which no-one wants.

That little ramble went on for longer that I thought it would but it's a very important topic so I'm okay with that. Now onto introducing my lovely cats to you and the stories of where/when we got them!

First up we have Tango, a (presumed) British Blue who loves sleeping, sitting on your lap when you're about to do something and sometimes being a bit of a bitch (but an adorable one).

Where we got her is actually a little confusing. My mum has re-homed cats her entire life so you'll notice all our cats have been re-homed; mostly from the Cat Protection League but Tango was half from the Cat Protection League and half from a vets as before we got her this couple kept adopting her and then taking her back to the vets when it was time for her injections. They did this multiple times until the vets said no (which in my eyes was 100% the right thing to do) which is when we found her at the vets.

The reason I say presumed British Blue is because there's no way we could actually know her breed as she was rescued from a place that was using her for breeding from a young age. We got her at (once again presumed as there's no way to know for sure) 2 years 10 months and it was clear she hadn't had the chance to be a kitten. We got her in October 2011 so now she's a bit older she does like to sleep and relax a bit more. Although her maternal instincts from being used for breeding did really show through one time when my rabbit (Maisie) was ill so we kept her inside all night and Tango snuggled up next to her and even licked her at one point like she was her own kitten (the cutest thing I have ever seen happen in my life I swear). She is such a mum's girl and follows my mum around like a little shadow.
We didn't actually name Tango. She had been called that by the people who had used her for breeding and it would have been to late into her life and frankly unfair to try and change her name. Whilst we were a bit unsure of it at first I now think it suits her perfectly (although people do always expect her to be ginger because of the drink).
She has had a few health problems and teeth problems (and has cost us a fair amount of money but it's worth it) and right now she has something wrong with one of her kidneys. She has had scans and tests but they just don't know what it is. The only thing left would be to take her to a specialist but that would cost more than we can afford right now (especially after paying for all the tests and for her to go on a drip at one point) but she is doing completely fine right now and has even put back on a fair amount of the weight she lost when we noticed there was a problem. She has also become much happier since she went on the drip for a weekend so the vets agree that we just need to keep an eye on her and only take more actions if we see alarming changes.


Our other cat is a more recent addition. His name is Rory and I'm not sure what breed he is but some kind of black shorthair. He is the most adorable little thing with stunning green eyes (but he never stays still long enough for me to get a good picture).
We once again got him from the Cat Protection League last September after deciding that we really wanted another cat (me and my mum are slightly crazy cat ladies). He had been found and rescued after having been hit by a car. He was never reclaimed by his previous owners but now he is very happily hunting outside in our back garden or lazing under my bed. We know nothing about his past but from how he acted when he first went outside and how he can get overstimulated and violent

sometimes when we try to stroke him as well as his terrified reactions to aerosols and plastic bags we can only guess it wasn't amazing.
Because of his car accident he suffers with a little bit of arthritis but we've only noticed it twice when he's come in limping after a day out hunting. But we keep a close eye on him and he's always been fine by the next day. We are not looking forward to taking him for his first trip to the vets however as he can be a bit of a pain in the ass when he wants to be.
He has also managed to make an enemy of another cat down our streets but as Rory is a bit of a wimp he'll always come running back inside whenever he sees this other cat. More often that not it's actually Tango who will end up seeing him off instead of Rory!
He's a pain with hunting, fairly frequently bringing us "presents" but we understand it's just all part of his nature and never punish him for it.
Unlike Tango, we're the ones who named Rory as there was no way for us to know his actual name and we weren't big fans of the name they gave him temporarily at the shelter (Jet). We went through so many different names until one day my brother just randomly came into my room and jokingly said, "we should name him after the best male Doctor Who companion: Rory" to which I replied that it actually really suited him. So we now have a cat named after a Doctor Who character.
As I previously said he can get a little arsey sometimes if you try and love him but when he's in the right mood he will let you pick him up and will nuzzle your face and is just the absolute cutest! He doesn't purr easily (another reason we think his past wasn't amazing) and we only recently found out the one thing that makes him purr: when he's in his lovely mood, tickle his tummy and he will let out a quiet little purr. He's the complete opposite to Tango who will purr the second she even jumps on your bed!
Back onto the topic of my rabbit Maisie, Rory seems very unsure and in fact even a little scared of her! It's quite funny to watch actually as she's a tubby little floof who couldn't hurt a fly if she wanted to but Rory is just so unsure of what she is! He has settled down quite a bit around her now but if she goes bounding up to him to sniff him he does jump a bit.

Complete honesty: Tango and Rory don't get along amazingly. We weren't sure how Tango would react to us bringing another cat into the house and it did take a few weeks for them to settle down around each other with us having to separate them for a little while but we did think this would happen and whilst they will still occasionally chase each other, it never seems truly malicious and more like playing if anything (although we will stop it) and they have shown no signs of discomfort/distress from living with each other else we would have (very reluctantly as we all quickly fell in love with him) taken Rory back as we just want what's best for these cats. But they honestly are fine living with each other by this point.

I realise this post was just me having a very long ramble about my cats but I really do adore cats and love mine to pieces so if you did read all of this then thank you! I can only assume you also have a love for cats else I'm not quite sure why you would have read all this! I hope you enjoyed finding out about my amazing loves. As for right now Tango is in with my mum (I can hear my mum talking to her - like I said we're crazy cat ladies) and Rory is sprawled out under my bed, enjoying some head scratches from me.

Goodbye!

:)

childhood

This is a random little piece I wrote in year 10 (I would have been 14) for a task in English called "describing the invisible" and to this day I actually still quite like it so I thought I'd post it to have it on the internet forever (or however long the internet is here for who knows really).

Childhood. A time for scraped knees and living dreams. A time where the only limit is your imagination and how far you can take each crazy story. A time where you can be as carefree as a butterfly, floating through life without a care or a worry. A time for tears, a time for tantrums. A time for fears and a time to imagine. 

A time everyone wishes to go back to as the cold hand of adulthood whisks you away. A time where all you want is to be older, without realising the reality of growing up. 

A time for singing, dancing, laughing. A time where you would smile so much your cheeks hurt. A time that flies to fast.

Don't blink because you'll miss it.

Goodbye

:)

tmi tag!

If I'm being completely honest I just can't really be bothered to think of a good idea for today's blog post because I'm not feeling amazing so I'm gonna do the tmi tag! Plus I feel like I haven't really ever said anything about myself on this blog so this could be a good way to stalk me get to know me!

1 - What are you wearing?
This swing dress but in black with this white line pattern on? I'm not really sure how to describe it. But mostly I'm wearing my pyjamas (my favourites are my dinosaur pyjama bottoms from Primark).

2 - Ever been in love?
Does Community count?

3 - Ever had a terrible breakup?
Does Community count?

4 - How tall are you?
I'm not actually sure but I think somewhere around 5ft 4/5 inches

5 - How much do you weigh?
The last time I weighed myself was months ago for the Plant Nanny app (a great way to track how much water you're drinking just a little sidenote) and I think I was 52kg? Such a weird question though lmao

6 - Any tattoos?
Nope

7 - Any piercings?
Only earlobes but I am thinking of getting one of those cartilage piercing things.

8 - OTP?
WAY too many. But if you're gonna make me list a few then: Rei and Nagisa (Free!), Ron and Hermione (Harry Potter), Dipper and Pacifica (Gravity Falls), Jeff and Annie (Community), Amy and Rory (Doctor Who), Ash and Misty (Pokemon) and so. many. more.

9 - Favourite show?
COMMUNITY

10 - Favourite bands?
There's a LOT but a few include: Muse, Fall Out Boy, A Great Big World, Blur, Panic! at the Disco, EXO, Paramore and MCR.

11 - Something you miss?
Community. And my childhood innocence.

12 - Favourite song?
"Which child is your favourite?"

13 - How old are you?
Too old. (15 I'm just over dramatic and scared of growing up)

14 - Zodiac sign?
Virgo

15 - Quality you look for in a partner?
*insert 1080p joke here*

16: Favourite Quote?
There's so many but basically anything Tina Fey has ever said.

17 - Favourite actor?
Honestly I don't know a lot of actors all that well but I do enjoy me some Karen Gillan. 
ALSO it's tomorrow when I'm adding this but I completely forgot about my undying love for Martin Freeman

18 - Favourite colour?
Yellow!

19 - Loud music or soft?
No matter if it is loud or soft I'll still listen to it with the volume all the way up so

20 - Where do you go when you’re sad?
I never leave my bed

21 - How long does it take you to shower?
Like 15 minutes but it would be so much less if washing hair wasn't such a time consuming thing.

22 - How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
I'm an evening showers person so like half an hour? But I have to give myself an hour to actually wake up before I can even think about getting ready.

23 - Ever been in a physical fight?
I'm just a weak smol child no please leave me be

24 - Turn on?
*insert light switch joke*

25 - Turn off?*insert light switch joke*

26 - The reason I joined YouTube?
Yes I realise this is a YouTube tag but I'm pretty sure I covered the reasons I wanted to start a blog in my first ever post (maybe not I haven't read it since I posted it whoops).

27 - Fears?
Spiders, seaweed, the dark if I'm alone and have to get up and walk around in it, fire and probably some more things I just can't think of.

28 - Last thing that made you cry?
Gravity Falls I think. Probably Attack on Titan before that.

29 - Last time you said you loved someone?
Probably a family member earlier today? Idk we just randomly tend to say "love you" a lot. Or maybe it was to myself about Armin Arlert because he is just the purest little soul who deserves all the best things in life (as well as all the Attack on Titan characters let's be honest (yes even the 'bad' ones))

30 - Meaning behind your YouTube Name?
Blog name and I just like the colour yellow.

31 - Last book you read?
Does Attack on Titan count? (I haven't read in ages I'm terrible)

32 - The book you’re currently reading?
Does Attack on Titan count? (I think this repeating answers thing has stopped being funny oh well)

33 - Last show you watched?
RuPaul's Drag Race I think?

34 - Last person you talked to?
Probably my mum.

35 - The relationship between you and the person you last texted?
My mum and brother in our group chat after my mum sent a picture of one of our cats having climbed into a Primark bag.

36 - Favourite food?
I thought about this for ages and I just can't decide. And I know it's a drink but I tried one of those McDonalds McCafe Iced Mocha Frappe things today and just had to say that IT WAS SO NICE

37 - Place you want to visit?
I have 3: Italy, Japan and Canada

38 - Last place you were?
I'm in my room now so downstairs?

39 - Do you have a crush?
Nope

40 - Last time you kissed someone?
Never

41 - Last time you were insulted?
I don't get personally insulted for myself easily so I'm not sure

42 - Favourite flavour of sweet?
Lemon although strawberry chupa chups are my jam

43 - What instruments do you play?
I try to play ukulele and I haven't played my keyboard in years but I can play one handed jingle bells on it.

44 - Favourite piece of jewellery?
I'm not sure if flower crowns count but flower crowns. All of them.

45 - Last sport you played?
NO idea and I never have to do PE in school again yay!!!

46 - Last song you sang?
Life on Mars? duet with my mum in the car

47 - Favourite chat up line?
I can't think of a specific one but anything to do with fandoms and even if I'm not in that fandom I'll probably still fall in love with you.

48 - Have you ever used it?
Nope

49 - Last time you hung out with anyone?
Went shopping with my mum earlier today??

50 - Who should answer these questions next?
I didn't even get tagged in this and this tag is old af anyone so whoever whatever no-one really cares


Apologies for this lazy blog post that was probably really boring to read but hey at least I wrote something today!

Goodbye

:)