Getting a dog!

Hi,

So today I didn't really do a lot so I wasn't completely sure what to write about, but then thinking back I realised that a couple of weeks ago something quite significant happened to my family: we got a dog!

I know owning a dog may not seem like a big thing to everyone but in my family we have wanted a dog for a long time, (10 years in fact!) but have just been waiting for the right time. Thankfully finally that time has come and with the school holidays about to start I couldn't wait to start playing with him. However thanks to the careful planning from my parents I didn't even know we were getting a dog until I saw him hiding in the bushes!

(^ There he is)

As soon as I saw him I automatically had hundred of thoughts running through my head: Is this dog really ours? I actually own a dog? What am I going to call him?

After a bit of thought we decided to call him 'Moriarty' aka. the arch enemy of Sherlock, due to me always loving that character and our dog looking slightly evil, (to me anyway).

 

At first Moriarty was really shy and timid (as with most dog I'm supposing after they have been placed in a completely new environment), and at nights he barks/whines and cries a little but night by night this got a lot better :) After a few days though he started to find he feet, (and in some cases literally) and we were able to start teaching him his name and a few basic things like where to go to the loo, how to sit and so on. After another trying to teach him the tricks (remember practise makes perfect!) he was able to do them, which was great to see our efforts had paid off :)

 

When I first got Moriarty I honestly didn't release how much work it would be, we have to: pick up his poo, keep him active, teach him tricks,  buy him essentials, arrange puppy training classes, make sure his is fed and watered and most of all keep him happy!

 

Overall although

he was such a big surprise, I absolutely love my new puppy, (Moriarty). Though there is a lot of work to put in to looking after him, I think all the time I spend with him and all the memories I am creating are worth it :)

Amelia 

 



(^ The day we got Moriarty)

Review: American Horror Story

Hey, well this frequent updating is going well... so far

As it's the summer holidays at the moment and I have had a lot of spare time on my hands I thought I would start watching slightly more television, (oh, how naïve I was about how much time I would spend watching it) and a series that I have heard a lot about was 'American Horror Story'.

*Sorry for any spoilers that I may mention*

So I decided to give it a go, I mean if all the blogs on Tumblr and all the accounts on Instagram are loving it why shouldn't I? As it's rated an 18 I decided not to go to the stress and purchase it in fear that I would become freaked at the first episode and never watch it again, but instead to watch it on online on a website my friends recommended to me.

And that's where my addiction to it began... When I started watching the first episode I admit it I was a little freaked, I mean two boys running around in a basement then being violently murdered was certainly one way to grab my attention. But as the story develops throughout the episode and then series and we get to learn more about the house and it's murderous ways I think then is where all the pieces of the puzzle start to fit together.

If I'm honest for the first couple of episodes I was quite confused, I mean starting of with a random murder then jumping to the present day family is quite weird, and then you trying to figure out which characters are dead or alive. It slightly messes with your head. But once you've grasp the concept of it, for me personally, I was hooked. I couldn't stop watching episode after episode and managed to finish season 1 in 2 days, (oh, my sad life). I just think American Horror Story like I said before is like a puzzle, you get a few pieces then your hooked and you have too finish it. I just can't wait to finish watching the rest of the seasons and then when the new season comes out to watch that too.

Overall I would really recommend watching or at least trying to watch American Horror Story, it's so complex and gripping I don't understand how anyone could not love it! But that's my personal opinion and I would like to see what you guys think?

 

Amelia

Hi again, two updates in one day! I know it's astounding! I just thought I would let you guys know that I have decided to link my blog to a website called 'Blog Lovin' ' which will allow more people to see more blog and therefore hopefully allowing a greater/wider audience :)

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School and stuff...

Hi people of the internet,

I'm really sorry I haven't updated for a while and there really is no excuse but I'll try the old classic of 'sorry but you know with school and everything I was just really busy', I wasn't but that's my best excuse.

So today I thought I would on to the topic of school and education, I mean yeah it's not the best or happiest of topics, however in today's society it's something that all teenagers have to put up with. *Disclaimer- this post will probably end up turning into a rant about everything that is wrong with school.*

Firstly it the waking up, the choice between getting up early, looking decent, having a good breakfast and being as prepared as you can be for the day ahead. Or having an extra hour of precious sleep and not being as tired and having a headache and then looking like a mess. As well as this what people don't understand is that children and teenagers brains especially are scientifically proven not to be fully awake until 10AM, so technically that first hour or two of school is ... useless really. 

At school you have to deal with ... people, and yes I know all the teachers say 'Well you need to get used to it, there will be people you don't like during every time in your life' but I don't think they had to be teenagers in a society where expectations are so high, you need to have perfect friends, a perfect body, perfect possessions, perfect everything. But school isn't a dream, you can't get on with everyone and forcing people to know and like each other will just make it worse. There will be people who are idiotic, stupid, annoying, rude and so on and at school you get them all mixed together.

*Another point I could go on forever about things that are wrong with school but I will only limit it to three*

And finally and possibly the worst: homework. Our teachers already expect us to complete after-school activities, a perfect social life, eat properly, go to bed at a reasonable time, participate in hobbies AND above all else complete homework to the highest possible standard. Literally at least 3 ours of my time a day is spent stressing over homework which most of the time I don't even understand.

So overall I don't really think school is that great, but that's only my opinion, what do you think about school? I think I just had to get this out of my system, all the ranting and everything.

Amelia

Brits

Hi people that randomly stumbled across my blog, come on, be honest I bet you did, (unless your my friends and I might have asked you to check it out).


So, what is going on with everyone? I have luckily got the week of school, YAY, I don't honestly know how much more I could of taken of it and have just been having a really lazy week with the internet, food and movies. :D What about you? Anything more interesting happen? Comment down below what you are up to :)
But the BRITS was on last night and some of my favourite artists were up for awards so I decided to join in, (but looking on twitter I probably could have imagined the whole show based on peoples tweets). I love the ceremony thing, and all the dresses were just well, amazing/interesting, to be honest I probably wouldn't of worn some of them myself but it's up to you I suppose. When Bastille won though I just went into overdrive firstly because they are one of my favourite bands and secondly they have worked so hard for it. And then they had to go and do this amazing performance which was just utterly mind-blowing with Rudimental #Bastmental ( I think that was what they were saying anyway)! But all the performance were just plain amazing (Arctic Monkeys was pure perfection - I love them and that song even more, so it was heaven right there) and the Beyoncé, well she was in another world and that dress she was wearing just made every girl's self esteem to drop to like minus numbers. Also to make the whole evening better James Cordon was hosting it, and well his and Nick Grimshaw was certainly interesting with the kiss and stuff... (If you didn't see it I will leave it to your imagination) To top the whole thing off Arctic Monkeys won the Best British Band and Album of the year and that made up for One Direction winning (I'm not saying they are bad, just I preferred other acts to win). But that's just my opinion, what did you guys think? Comment down below and hopefully you are enjoying my blog and recommend it to others

Amelia

 

Introductions

Hi everyone


So I suppose this is my first post in the vast world of blogging, and I suppose that this will be the post in which everybody will start to form opinions, so let us hope you first impressions are good! I'm not really sure what I will be posting about on this blog so if you have any ideas please could you comment down below, and I'm also hoping to start a YouTube channel to go with this but I'm not completely sure, so any advice will be welcome.
So the vast world of blogging, it's sort of like one big, perhaps dysfunctional family, so many different blogs from so many different personalities, I'm not completely sure how I will stand out but maybe, just maybe I will :) But so you know at least something about me here are the 20 facts tag (then hopefully your impressions about me may have a little more depth to them then just blind judgement):


1.I'm from England, (but I don't think I have a really 'traditional' accent
2. I don't know why but my friends call me 'unpredictable' because they never know what I'm going to be like that day
3. I think life is a gift and that it should not be wasted, it is a huge adventure and you should make the most of that
4. Although disliking the concept of school, I find it tolerable and don't know why
5. My favourite subjects are maths, German and P.E (though I'm not that good at it)
6. One day I would like to travel the world
7. I would like to become something like a firefighter or RAF pilot
8. My hobbies are rowing and reading amongst other things
9. I love flying and gliding- I recommend it highly
10. I love winter time and the cold
11. I love listening to indie/rock music- especially My Chemical Romance, Bastille, All Time Low and Nirvana 
12. Referring to the last fact I also love going to concerts
13. I like watching crime investigation programs (i.e Sherlock, Death in Paradise and CSI) 
14. My favourite books are The Fault in Our Stars and 13 Reasons Why
15. I like eating food (who doesn't!), especially chicken nuggets
16. I spend a lot of time on the internet
17. I have one younger sibling
18. I am really clumsy
19. I like animals, but more so wild animals such as tigers and jaguars
20. I like spending time with family and friends

I hoped you liked your little insight into my life, and I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post, please post down below your thoughts, and I will hopefully blog to you soon!

Amelia