Things to do instead of Writers block

I am a self-admitted victim to the toils of writers block. So I decided to make a list of things to do instead of staring, mindlessly at a computer with a cursor that blinks mockingly in my face.

So here is my list (that largley invloves many forms of procrastination):

1. write something, anything, that is completely different.
2. bake cookies.
3. watch vloggers on YouTube.
4. Burn cookies.
5. watch celebrity talk shows on YouTube.
6. Eat cookies anyway.
7. Read fanfiction.
8. clean desk.
9. reorganise desk
10. clean wardrobe.
11. throw out practically all your clothes (none of them fit you anymore) 
12. Rearrange clothes according to colour and type of clothing (cause we all like pretty rainbows in our cupboards.)
13. find homework.
14. stare at homework intently.
15. give up on homework and go back to whatever you are trying to write.
16. Stare at blinking cursor.
17. write a bunch of swear words about how you hate your life.
18. Play Octagon (in case you don't know what this magnificent game is, oh I can't be bothered telling you, just get it, its great).
19. Make meringues because you only need two ingredients (1 cup sugar, 4 egg whites, whisk together until stiff peaks form, blob on trays and cook in a preheated oven at 225 degrees for 30-40 minutes)
20. google the longest german word and try to memorise it (btw its 'Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän')

So, there you go. There is 20 things to do when you have writers block. Hopefully by the end of it, you have thought of something else to write.

Book Review, To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Title: To All the Boys I've Loved Before.
Author: Jenny Hann.

I didn't know what to expect when I first started reading this book. I had heard a basic plot outline from the person who recomended it to me. So I was curious.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is about a 17 year old girl, who in order to get over somebody writes them a very deeply felt love letter, which she never sends and keeps in a box below her bed. Predictably you can guess what happens... all the letters get sent, and plot line ensues.
I found this book unpredictable, I did not guess the ending from the reading the first couple of pages (as you can do with most fluffy romance novels... not that I'm complaining) and as the book progressed I fell more and more deeply in love with the characters.
This book seems to check all of my boxes, it has:

• A squeal-worthy romance.
• a sexy bad-boy guy, with a cocky attitude (does it get any hotter?)
• Bad driving.
• love triangles.
• Korean food.
• and, a great family dynamic.

And the last one is what really impressed me about this book, I find stories which include families much better and more relatable than those who seem to leave the family almost completely out. There is many a scene, where the banter between the three sisters leaves you giggling either at the book, or the memories it evokes of your own siblings.

The only downfall I found in this book was that the begining was rather slow. Although, apart from that, I found this book to be a great, fun read. Perfect for a lazy day when you just want a laugh. 

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Maturity

   There seems to be a common misconception amongst some teenagers that being mature is equivelent to doing "adult" things. My year level at school is a prime example of this; there are constantly stories floating around about all the things girls have done on the weekend.
   I go to an all girls school, basically this ensures that gossip gets around the place like rapid fire. I know this from personal experience, when something happened to me on a Saturday night and by Monday morning the ENTIRE year level knew (our year level consists of about 200 girls).
   Anyway, this is not what I wanted to talk about. I want to talk about something that happened to me resently. One of my friends in 16 years old and she came to me the other weekend and the conversation went something like this:

Friend: GUESS WHAT?!
Me: What?
Friend: well, you know that guy I was talking about?
Me: Yeah, did he ask you out?
Friend: well no, but he was at my house and we kissed and then we... um..
Me: um... what? what happened?
Friend: well, you know...
Me: I have a faint idea, but I want to hear you say it.
Friend: We... *after lots of stalling* we had sex...
Me: What?! are you dating now?
Friend: No, he's not ready...
Me: but you lost our virginity to him?
Friend: yeah, well, I'm pretty mature...
Me: yeah...

   THIS is what I'm talking about. She had sex, she wasn't on the pill, she had known the guy for a month and she wasn't dating him, she wasn't in any kind of relationship with him and she thought that she was MATURE?!
   No. That is ridiculously imature. That is so short sighted. And that is another problem with my generation. We think we are invincible. That we can drink and do drugs and have sex and there will be no consquences. That doing these things makes us more mature.
   I think that maturity is more an ability to make thoughout decisions that you won't really regret the next day. I think maturity is knowing your limits. And I get that we are young, that we need time to experiement and find our groove. But whilst participating in these risky activites please don't pretend that you are mature doing them.

Favourite Youtuber!

So, I thought i needed to update my blog... even though nobody reads it. It makes me feel good about myself to have one.
So (I must stop starting my sentences with "so," it just isn't good english, then again who said I was good at english?) anyway as I was saying I want to talk/write about my favourite youtuber at the moment. Now she has been my favourite for quite a long time, and her name is Zoella (or Zoe Sugg), she is british and lives in the UK.
I won't say that I'm one of those people who have been watching her videos since before she got famous, because I'm not. But I just find myself really enjoying what she has to say and her opinions on things. I also LOVE her fashion and makeup. I find she is really relatable and if you havn't seen her blogs you should watch a few.
I find she is an amazing role model for teenagers, girls especially, as she has gone through hard times (Panic attacks and what not) and she handles those problems very well now and she is a very strong person.
Originally I used to loves Jenna Marbles, and I still think she is really funny. But after watching Zoella for a while I've found that I really love her and she's made Jenna seem kind of crude.
I don't have much else to say other than PLEASE watch her videos, she just makes me happy no matter what she's taking about.

Zoella's Blog: http://www.zoella.co.uk/
Zoella's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/zoella

The Friend who recommended her's blog: http://madelineruby.blogspot.com.au/

How to have a Terrible Holiday

       The art of having terrible holiday is a precise one. When viewing your holiday in retrospect you may only see the bigger picture, but you should also realise that to have a truly awful holiday you must remember the phrase: the devil is in the details. 

       Taking any holiday requires careful planning, but to have a terrible holiday these plans must go awry. When planning your terrible holiday keep in mind connecting flights; there are so many things that can go wrong, almost everyone has a story about missing a plane or what-not. Thus making it ideal. Try to imagine your holiday as an old fashioned scale;  it starts off even, nothing good or bad has happened yet. To have the worst possible holiday the scale must tip completely on the “terrible” side. This will usually happen slowly, freak accidents (i.e plane crashes, natural disasters, fatal illnesses, terrorists taking over the plane, and so on) are too unpredictable. To ensure a horrific holiday it comes down to slowly tilting the scale, and missing your connecting flight will start you in the wrong direction.

      Luggage mishaps come next, you could accidentally leave it on the nature strip (has been known to happen), or, more commonly, it could end up in another country and take weeks to retrieve. This is such a classic, yet brilliant way to start the misery that it cannot be ignored, no matter how cliche. 

      After a long strenuous flight, reaching your holiday destination sounds like a dream, right? Wrong. It turns out that when flying to a different country and booking a hotel online, that you should do quite a bit of research into the hotel, more specifically: make sure that it exists. It is only too easy to make a fake hotel website and trick tourists out of money. If you wish take your holiday to go significantly down on the scale, do as little research into your activities as possible. (Also recommended for those who seek excitement.)

        Another thing to consider when planning a terrible holiday is different cultures; if you are in want of mortification I recommend ignoring it completely. As an example let’s take America, America has a tipping culture, not accounting for this may contribute to  your own extreme embarrassment and generally poor customer service.

       Finally to sink this holiday to the bottom of the ocean, let's talk travel insurance. Who needs travel insurance?

       So, there you have it; a few easy tips to ensuring a truly miserable holiday.

Book Review, The Fault in Our Stars

Title: The Fault in Our Stars

Author: John Green.

       I have a disease. I have an unhealthy addiction to chick-flicks, it is incurable, I am ashamed... and yet: I cannot stop, and worse yet: I don't want to. In my many wasted days spent crying over a character in a movie dying of cancer (see: Keith, A Walk to Remember, Restless etc.) I have never cried as much, not even whilst reading The Book Thief, as I did when I read this book. 

       Although you'd be terribly, fatally wrong if you thought that that put me off the book. No, I pushed through my clouded eyes in order to fully absorb every beautiful word. I always hear about a book that changes a person's life. I hear about a book that makes you think about the world in a different way; that is what The Fault in Our Stars did for me. I now look at phrases and poems and literature and try and see it through Augustus Waters of Hazel Grace's point of view. 

       I not only fell in love with the words used in this book, I fell deeply in love with the characters and their witty, funny and nerdy views on the world. 

      The Fault in Our Stars is brilliant and I commend John Green on spending a decade writing it, this book is worth a decade. This is the first book I ever read where the main character is dying, cancer is commonly written or viewed from the point of a healthy person, perhaps because how do you put into words the thoughts and feelings of a girl who is achingly aware that she is going to die young. Green tackled this challenge and came through a worthy victor. 

      This hauntingly beautiful book is an epic romance of star crossed lovers, it shows the reader a unique view of the world. It will make you think, it will resonate within the recesses of your mind for a long time. This is a book that compels you to want more and re-absorb everything again and again despite the inevitable tears and perhaps why I cried for seventy-nine pages straight, this book reels you in, this book demands to be felt.

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Thoughts #1

I find it ironic that an author may spend years and years writing a book, and its readers often devour it in hours...