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Fattie From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (59 days old)

It's been a long summer, folks, and it's starting to be rather noticeable, especially around the stomach regions. Yes, weeks of really quite minimal activity (well, compared to what I do in term-t… more

Photographs From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (92 days old)

Isn't it amazing the emotions that can be evoked through the medium of celluloid? Or even, in this day and age, via Facebook? Basically, chaps, I'm talking (as you may have guessed by the title … more

Orphans and Vandals From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (152 days old)

Hey chappies, It's 7th week here in Oxford.. in fact, as from Sunday, it'll be 8th week. This time next week, it'll be one day until term officially ends. How crazy is that? I can't believe I've be… more

Update, because it's been a while and Adam is starting to get stressy From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (177 days old)

Dear all/any, It's been a fair while since my last blog, and yes, I'm a terrible person for not keeping you all up to date on my life over the last couple of months and providing certain people wit… more

On Diaries From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (306 days old)

In this day and age, it seems it is increasingly difficult to get published. It's not the romanticised ideal movies and books make it out to be. There's such a lot of drivel out there, it does make on… more

2009 From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (310 days old)

You didn't really expect me to write between Christmas and New Year, did you? More fool you if you did. Honestly. It's getting to that stage in the holiday where being at home is now dull. I know … more

Festivities at home From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (323 days old)

Dear all, It's been a while since I last posted and I'm sure you're all wondering just what I've been doing. Sadly, I can't actually remember when I last posted, so I have no clue where to start. Y… more

Procrastination for the nation (as it were) From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (352 days old)

I'm supposed to be writing an essay on women in the Iliad right now, but I'm feeling in need of a little distracting, and doing this means a) I'm not eating random things (my favourite method of pro… more

Hugs From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (363 days old)

Have you ever considered the amazing effect of hugs? I'm not just talking about immediate consequences, you understand. I'm talking about the fact that one good hug, at the right time, can set you … more

This one's for you From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (369 days old)

I take up my pen (as it were) once again at the exhortations of a fellow-student who misses reading my blog. I feel so loved :) As it's a little while since I last wrote, I can't remember where I… more

Beginnings and Endings From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (380 days old)

That was my essay topic for this week, guys.. the beginning and ending of the Iliad. It was a toughie. Not so much researching it, you understand - just getting the words written down. Fitting in ever… more

24 From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (388 days old)

Dear all, This has been a pretty amazing 24 hours. The only bad thing I can think of that has happened is my getting honey on my keyboard - but that's only just occurred, and it's all gone now. Just … more

Noooooooo From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (390 days old)

I just wrote you guys a MASSIVE long post that was really cool and meaningful and deep and then I hit the wrong button and ITS ALL DISAPPEARED D: I hate technology. But I do love noodlebars. Thi… more

Homemade lemsip From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (392 days old)

I urge you to try it - it's not disappointing! simply add hot water to lime squash, and about half a teaspoon of honey. Stir until dissolved. Then drink! Miraculous cold remedy. Seriously. I had a s… more

Oxford From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (397 days old)

Dear all, It's been many a moon since I last wrote anything on this blog, which I know you've all been anxiously checking and cursing me for my inactivity. Well, now I'm back. How often I'll be able … more

Something I found on another blog. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (441 days old)

1. My uncle once: embaressed me totally by dancing with me at my sister's eighteeth. 2. Never in my life: will I know what to do. 3. When I was five: I drank watered down wine in a resturant in… more

The blog that started with Cambridge backstreets, then lead to depression and then onto a plan without meaning to. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (441 days old)

I love Cambridge sometimes. I love the way it feels. I love the presence of the traditional mixing with the modern. I love the quirky back streets. I love the voices you hear. I love the music played.… more

The Messed Up Inner Workings of Nicholin's Mind. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (453 days old)

I hate the way I am now. I hate the way I smile, the way I dress, my job, my house, the way I am with family and friends. I'm stupidly disorganised, which gives people extra pressure and stress. I moa… more

Mornings From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (500 days old)

I do one thing most mornings now. (Well, apart from think "I should really go for a run and keep up my fitness") Most mornings, it seems to occur that I cry just a little. To be completely honest … more

Growing Pains From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (508 days old)

I had growing pains yesterday evening. GROWING PAINS. >:XX I'm not meant to have growing pains. I'm already 5'8 and 3/4" and eighteen years old. Growing pains are not meant to happen to me now. Arg… more

An old career I aspired for. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (510 days old)

***SPOILERS ALERT FOR THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE BY AUDREY NIFFENEGGER*** When I was eleven, twelve, thirteen, the career I wished to succeed in was to be a Director and a writer. It's a field that… more

Freedom From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (511 days old)

I'm now free. Free from exams. Free from Hills Road. Free from a huge chuck of my life. Now I feel I have too much free time. It's good in some ways. I get up when I want. I learn what I want.… more

Housewife From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (512 days old)

I am a housewife. Its a thought that's been going round my head for a while, but I think it's now official. I cook, clean, wash, work... I even organise the rest of my family into action and g… more

I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (514 days old)

If you don't know who sings that lyric. Frankly, I don't think you deserve to have a good taste in music. I saw him last night, and oh my word, that man is amazing. He's nearly 59 you know, and he… more

The big day dawns From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (518 days old)

Tomorrow is the day when exams REALLY begin. Alright, so I've already had two. But really, they are small fry compared to the joy (!) that starts tomorrow. It's History - source paper on Edward … more

Officiality From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (519 days old)

Three things are official in my life now. 1. I am offically lonely. 2. I am offically a hypocrite. I am the person in my group of friends who gets pissed off at people moaning about their loneli… more

Exams and Lear From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (521 days old)

It's been a while since I last told you, dear readers, all about my life - but I don't think you've missed me, so I won't bother to go into all the heart-wrenching emotional detail about why. What … more

Broccoli and boredom (and silly Americans) From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (527 days old)

Continuing the alphabetical alliteration theme to at least some extent, I begin my blog. Broccoli. Yes. It's aubergine all over again, only on a slightly less epic scale. We had to go hunting for o… more

The Osmonds, Tossers and Other Aspects of Four Day Weekends. From Nicholin in Tea, 70s Rock and Doctor Who. (528 days old)

It started off pretty good on Thursday. My Mum picked me up from Cambridge, we had McDonalds and went all the way back to Berkshire in miserable weather and traffic jams. My favourite :) Friday was… more

Mon (non)Amant de Saint Jean From natashaSPQR in Diary of an English student (531 days old)

I guess I'm feeling a little lovelorn at the moment. Maybe its the book I just read, maybe its the films I just watched, maybe it's the weather. Or maybe it's just one of those things. The book … more