Sunny (:

Unless you have been living on Mars- or indeed in another country, then you will be fully aware that Britain has, for the past month, been submerged in the 'big freeze'. The biggest 'freeze' in fact since the early 90's...or was it mid 80's...it seems to vary with every weatherperson!

The freeze I am referring to consists of lots and lots and lots of snow. If someone not from this country were to take a glance at the news they would think there had been an atomic bomb unleashed upon Britain due to the mass hysteria that seems to feature every day. And over what? Little white flakes of powder! Come on Britain it's time to man up. Other countries manage with worse conditions than those we are currently encountering; they must have PLENTY of salt! Granted snow comes with its problems but so does every other weather condition, if it was really hot there would be complaints of low reservoirs and hose pipe bans in the south. There's just no pleasing the Met Office is there?
In my view, snow is the best weather condition. It has a way of covering things that are ugly and turning them beautiful, it transforms landscapes and has when undisturbed has something of a calming, hypnotic effect. Snow is obviously the funnest weather to play in, just the other day my friends and I constructed the most epic snow fortress...well it would have been if we hadn't become so cold someone was bound to catch hypothermia. It seems to bring people together as complete strangers engage in snowball fights and sledging and all sorts of tomfoolery! Plus, if it snows just the right amount College gets cancelled and that is ALWAYS a good thing.
So Britain, it's time to get real and face the facts. Snow's going to be more frequent and we can't sit here a whinge about it, that's just anti-productive. We need to stop the scaremongering on the news with talks of blizzards and dangerously low temperatures etc etc. There are worse things that can happen!

Here's to a New Year, 2010, the year of me, happiness, good health and shed loads of blessigs!

New Years Eve is a time for dancing, for singing, for having that cheeky drink, for eating loads of snacks and- as is tradition with my friends- playing twister.

In my opinion New Years Eve is a time for friendship as afer just spending a good 3 days with no one but your family, could send some people up the wall. A group of friends have the ability to make any situation a million times better, they can make you wish that some moments would never end, they seem to make laughter encroach anywhere. Ooooooh I love my friends!

Of cours New Years is a time for resolutions...and then a week later for those resolutions to be promptly broken. Last year I made a list of 100 things to do before 2009 was out and I can tell you that I completed a grand total of 24...out of 54 because I couldn't think of 100 things to do. Therefore after that EPIC fail I think this year my resolution is to have as much fun as I possiby could! It shouldn't be hard as all my friends decide that fun is the top of our list of things to do.

It took me and my friends a while to get something sorted this year, I only managed to get something organised 3 days beforehand- good old disorganisation! However, this seems to be the case with everyone this year as I would usually not volunteer my dwelling space for recreational use...especially as the parents have just had a brand new cream carpet fitted. The party was enjoyed by all, many many many pictures came of it and one video of a sensational, albeit controversial, twister game. We partied until the lovely hours of 5AM and felt wonderfully awake the next day (well I did, everyone else was quite tired...can't think why!) The only horrible, horrible, horribe thing about New Year Eve is that all the loveliness has to end and people have to go home. This bit makes me sad especially as some friends who came, I only get to see every now and again and unfortunately distance is never easy.

New Years Eve seems to bring people together, much like Christmas does. A time of year to disregard everything unpleasant that has gone that year and just embrace the New Year, I like to think I'm particularly skilled in that area.

All in all everyday should be like New Year's Eve, minus some people's excessive dinking, it should be full of happiess, fun and the thought of a new adventure.

How cheesy.

Happy New year you amazing bunch of people, I wish you and epic 2010!
New Years love and good thoughts,
Sunny!
x

There is EVERY need to be afraid.

Some time back in September I was with some friends merrily (ahem) shopping in Sainsbury's when I hit a metaphorical brick wall. I could see Christmas cakes, biscuits and puddings already neatly on display just screaming at passers by to make that big step and embrace the festive season. In September.

I am entirely for the festive season! I love it! The atmosphere, the TV, the excuse to buy awful presents that you normally-wouldn't-touch-with-a-bargepole-but-as-it's-Christmas-it's-now-acceptable, the traditions and of course the songs! But there is a line when it's acceptable to start flooding the public with Christmas propaganda and September is over that line. You'll always get somebody on the 25th of July who will helpfully point out 'oooh it's 6 months until Christmas!' This is the trigger, the tirgger for shops to start filling the shelves with Christmas related goodies, for chain stores to solidly advertise goods that they think may be amazing Christmas presents for friends and that you simply have to buy. As I write this (it is not September but indeed November) Boots have their campaign dubbed with 'Here come the girls' (SO last year guys) in which one collegue gives another a digital camera. On what planet does this happen? Unrealistic Boots. If the Tories come to power then they should pass a law banning all Christmas related advertisments until at least late November as I know I am not alone in thinking that by Christmas day I will be glad that the adverts can stop and the sales can being. Ooooh yeah!

What's worse is that none of these adverts, offers or promotions actually get across the message of Christmas. It's sad to think that there are some kids in Britain, America and all over the world who will go for several years of their lives not knowing what Christmas is actually about, not realising that it's not a time set aside for recieving presents and eating a lot but is the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. What people seem to forget is that Christmas is a religious holiday as they get so absorbed in the materialistic aspects of the season that any other thoughts are blown squarely from their mind. I wonder if Bob Geldof could release a Christmas hit about the birth of Jesus, maybe then he'll learn to like Monday's?

Lady Gaga- A tribute to 10 Things I Hate About You
I hate the way you sing your songs,
and the way you wear your hair.
I hate your 'taste' in fashion my dear,
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your awful dress sense
and your annoying American drawl.
I hate you so much it makes me mad,
it even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you give interviews,
I hate your lack of charm.
I hate the way you look like gonzo,
the one with the very big nose
I hate it when you're in the tabloids,
it's really not news at all.
But mostly I hate the way you make music,
you shouldn't be allowed
not one bit
not at all.