Bleh, I've got a cold, or it might just be an allergic reaction to something, not quite sure. Oh what a lovely night I had yesterday though. Having lovely shots with Connie 'cheeaaaass!', Cleo looking like tinkerbell, being interrogated and threatened by a security guard who thought my pill was ecstasy, Connie spanking me (twice) and "fixing" my boobs, Cleo saying 'look Monica they've come for you' when the Tunnel Police (tunnel police?!?!) stopped our bus for speeding...yes... hum what else... Oh yea! "I'll buy you a drink if you sit with us" "No thanks, we'd rather buy our own." And the post title is what Connie said to Cleo when we were walking home and I was speaking Portuguese to entertain us. Exactly what did I say? "No, I dont wanna speak to you sir" and "I like driving cars" I love my girlies.

This morning we went to a market and saw lots of pretty things, ate greasy food and I had a huge slice of apple crumble. I'll be in the gym tomorrow at 8. Ok maybe 10, need to catch up on my sleep.

Today's song is 'last nite' by The Strokes!

Love,

Mon xx

What a lovely day! Ok it didnt start off very well - I burnt my thumb by accidently grabbing the side of my straighteners, ouch... and had a statistics lecture, but it was the last oooone!!! Then I had another lecture, which was funny, especially cos I was a bit high on caffeine. Oh and I learnt a new painting technique in Interior Design, if you'd like me to use your house as a guinea pig please say so, I'd be happy to do it. Then went to the gym and got a few strange looks for putting lipgloss on whilst running on the treadmill and talking too loud. And after all that had a gorgeous meal at my parents', my dad decided to make his own chow mein and it's now one of my fave foods! I dont even feel tired, just really good! Joining the gym was a great idea, I feel so much healthier and energetic!

Andy thinks I'm crazy cos I heard music playing quietly and made him look around the house trying to find where it was coming from, then we came back to the living room and realised that it was coming from my speakers. Oops.

I've lost my shoes. Cant find them anywhere. How is it possible to lose a pair of black stilettos?! Anyway today's song iiis 'uninvited' by Alanis Morissette.

Love,

Mon xx

Hi lovely bloggers,

Just finished my horrible essay and decided to reward myself with a little strawberry jam sponge pudding with custard, yum yyyuuuuummm!!! Now I'm happy.

Do hamsters get hiccups? If they don't then there's something wrong with my little Bob.

Today's song is 'die statistics die'. I wrote it myself. Ok I didnt, but I could've easily written a song about how much I hate business statistics. Humm 'around the world' by Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Love,

Mon xx

Ding dong! Ding dong! At the request of other passengers, will the girl in the black and pink t-shirt please stop singing altogether. Thank you.

*Brushes up against Andy's cockatiel and sings 'like a star' by Corinne Bailey Rae*

I have the attention span of my hamster.

Bob my little baby. His full name is Bobbie Boo.

He'll have been staring at the green treat for a while, but as soon as I show him an orange one, or indeed my own finger, he'll dive for it straight away. I've been trying to concentrate on this essay for hours but as soon as I see/hear anything or even just think of anything I give up on the work. Not happy. Probably because it's pointless, it doesn't show my intelligence, it's some guy's theory, which was probably tested on pidgeons like Behaviourism (go Maria go, kick their ass!).

I'm gonna go find something else to distract myself with, after all I've still got ages (41 hours) to hand this assignment in.

Love again,

Mon xx

Wooo I finally joined a gym!! Me and my mate spent a couple of hours working out and having a look around, and basically I can't feel my legs now. We tried out different things that I dont even know the name of but I'm sure everyone could tell that I hadn't been in a gym in a long time. And I almost went flying off the treadmill a la Bridget Jones. The guy had to do a health check and even though I sounded good on the first part, answering 'no' to things like smoking, the second part of the check made me sound like a vegetable. Do you exercise? No. Do you run on a regular basis? No. Do you do any type of sports? No. Obviously I didnt mention the bouts of madness that make me dance like a weasel on speed in the living room, but surely that counts as exercise, or at least it makes me sweat, eugh. I wasnt happy that my fringe kept getting stuck to my forehead because of the sweat actually; next time I'll have to wear a headband or something. To make the experience a bit more pleasant I wore a black top with a pink tinkerbell on and black aerobics pants (not the lycra ones!!!) with little diamonds and a pink tie on the side hehehe. And pink trainers. Tee hee!

So there, I am now a healthier person. However! While I was on the treadmill I realised that gym is my vision of hell. Exercising whilst listenning to Britney Spears and watching her on a screen. And then a Burger King ad came on. Must remember to take ipod next time.

I wore myself out physically and now I have to do the same mentally by writing a stupid essay on trade unions. Honestly? I dont give a.

Today's song is 'midnight show' by The Killers.

See you soon lovely people

Love,

Mon xx

Woohoooo I look like a 5 yr old rockstar again. I give new meaning to the term 'bed head'. Seriously, my hair is short and messy and the emo fringe just tops it up. Nice!

Anyway, I still get excited on mondays. Not many people, well actually only Monicas (or indeed Montys) can say that they have a day. Mon Day. Ahhh! No I havent been hitting on my dad's alcohol cabinet, nuh uh.

Just registered, or rather tried to register for next year's modules at uni (something weird going on on the website), they sound better than this year's, probably because there is no maths whatsoever involved. Yay!! I hate numbers, the only acceptable ones are shoe size, clothes size (and usually only if its an 8 - I'm dinky, if I was any chubbier I'd look like a profiterole), and uuumm that's about it. I'm more of a language person, I can speak three different ones, in different dialects.

Cant remember what I was gonna say now. Hum. So today's song is 'summer' by Sum 41. I feel very summery today!

Love,

Mon xx

Ooh my first lie in in ages!! Woke up at 12pm with breakfast in bed, went for cereal to be healthy. Ok ok it was chocolate cereal, but hey I'm not a martyr! Then I went out on the bike and did 3.2 miles, not bad for a lazy arse!! There was a squirrel in front of me, he looked so cute and chubby running away from my bike! I hate the way it's always windy so flies just get stuck to your lipgloss or bugs fly down your top, it's gross. Anyway, after that I ruined my effort by having a cornish pastie hehehe, tried to make it up by having tomatoes as well but then spoilt it again by having a pack of maltesers. Ah well, what you gonna do?!

Went to the cinema last night, saw Inside Man and it was really good! Not usually my kind of film but I was very impressed, kept me glued all the way through! Decided to come home afterwards cos I've been out every weekend for the past erm, many many weekends, and I have now reached a new level of student poorness. Ok that's a lie. Andy refused to go out with me and most of my friends were away. I didnt mind though, the film and the atmosphere were great, thanks Andy.

Today's song is 'Ted's waltz' by Beth Orton.

Love,

Mon xx

Here's that picture of the ostrich that kept headbutting the rear car window!

And my sister stuck in the car

Love,

Mon xx

Just a quick update! Here's the highlights of the past few days:

* my sister getting stuck in the car, between the back seat and the boot
* my uncle trying to feed my aunty a flower
* my aunty yelling "I dont wanna eat that flower!!"
* my uncle staining my aunty's face and hoody with the pollen on the flower
* "what's wrong with answering the phone in Japanese?!"
* having a race on the beach and coming in second every single time, there were 3 of us running
* finding out my boots have a sunflower print on the soles, wow!!

Errrm that's about as much as I can remember for now. Still need to post that pic of the ostrich!

Today's song is 'where is your boy tonight' by Fallout Boy.

:D

Love,

Mon xx

It's really early, I have nothing to do for a few hours therefore I should be in bed. Hum...

Went to the safari yesterday, saw lots of pretty animals! The little monkeys kept stopping in front of the cars for their own amusement I think, and a big one jumped on our car and tried to pull off the windscreen wipers!! I found it very funny but my mom started driving off with the monkey still on our car and shouting 'hey you're big, get off my car', haha. Ooh and this crazy ostrich started banging on the back of the car! I'll have to post a picture of it later. I bought Andy a little souvenir from the safari, a little lama. "Dude, it's a lama!" Yes I know it's a weird pressie, but it'll keep the dolphin I got from Devon and the Seagull from Cornwall company! And the dragon and the hedgehog from Wales, because mom thought sheep were a bit gay to give him.

I'm starting to worry about uni deadlines and exams now, should probably do something about it... now there's a plan...

Today's song has to be 'heartbreaking music' by Lagwagon. Love this song, shame I only heard it for the first time today! "We keep preparing for the worst, so it won't seem adverse."

Love,

Mon xx

Last night Andy asked me to come over and then made me sit at my computer and listen to loud music on the headphones so I couldnt hear what was going on in the flat. Then he made me go to the bedroom and when I got there there were a few dresses hanging on the wardrobe handles for me to choose from, jewellery on the bed and he left me a post-it telling me to choose a pretty pair of shoes (probably cos he doesnt know which ones would go with which dress!). Then! He asked me to go back to the living room, where there were candles, a lovely meal at the table, and he was dressed up and looking gorgeous. After our meal we watched a film, The Actors, which btw was hilarious, and had strawberries and cream, yum!! Am I lucky or what?! He even made a healthy meal (fajitas!) and got me some salad and a healthy dessert, bless him.

He's been mentioned on my posts a lot lately so I'll stop it for a while because he doesnt like it hehehe.

Oooh I bought loads of incense! I mean LOADS!! Must control myself and not burn them all in one go, even though it's oh so tempting.

Today's song is 'lonely day' by System of a Down. Jasmine incense and this song are perfect together.

Love,

Mon xx

It's been a good day! Had fun bowling, although there was something obviously wrong with the lane as my ball kept going to the side, I'm usually quite good at it. We also played darts and I almost beat my uncle and did a little dance on my third BULLSEYE!! Haha! Then I spilled Bella's drink on the table.

When we left the house this morning Andy said "Monica you should move that incense holder cos its kinda in the way". It really was, right in the middle of the hallway. I just left it though cos I couldnt be arsed moving it. When we walked in earlier he stepped on it and the ashes went everywhere, horray!!! There's incense ashes everywhere, I dont think I'm using that holder properly.

I should publicly apologise to Andy for accidently kicking him earlier. He was squatting in front of me and I was sitting on a chair, then I went to uncross my legs and well, my foot was pointing at a funny angle. Oops It looked like a scene out of a film, me being the baddie, and I wanna be Angelina Jolie.

Oooh my new worry doll has a name, it's Marci! She and Francis are getting along great! Yes I realise I'm talking about supposedly inanimate objects here! hehehe

Today's song is 'better together' by Jack Johnson. "All of these moments just might find a way into my dreams tonight, but I know that they'll be gone when the morning light sings..."

Love,

Mon xx

Merry is a good way to describe it. "Quiet drinks", trip to Wales, trying to find a nice beach, being squashed in the back seat like sardines, using a stuffed sheep as a pillow, ahhhhh dont you just love easter?!

I've only eaten a little bit of chocolate today, being a good girlie. What doesnt kill you makes you thinner, it so does. In my case anyway. I've pulled out all my fake nails, couldnt even wash my hair with them on. To make up for wasting my sister's time I'm gonna paint them nice and pink so she doesnt feel like her effort was in vain.

Ooh I bought a little worry doll friend for Francis (the worry doll). Any name suggestions are welcome!

Hmm today's song is 'when the sun goes down' by the Arctic Monkeys.

"He must be up to something
What are the chances sure it’s more than likely
I've got a feeling in my stomach
I start to wonder what his story might be"

Love,

Mon xx

Yesterday my little sister was doing my aunty's nails and they looked quite pretty, and as I was going out and my nails looked erm, chipped with bits of black nail varnish here and there (typical hardcore. Tisk.), I asked her to do mine too. Good God!! Apparently my nails were too small so she just glued the fake ones onto my skin and the white bits start not too far from the cuticle, proper scally man!! If she was here she'd say 'Did you just say man?' hehehe. We all decided that her salon will be called House of Pain (the screams coming from there sound er, chilling), and we're gonna set up a salon next to hers called Fix Next Door's Shit. Awwww poor baby, I really like the nails, well done! This morning I forgot I had them on, accidently hit my hand on the headboard and pushed one of the nails a little bit away from my finger, along with some skin. Nice.

We went out last night to show my aunty and uncle the wonders of a night out in Liverpool, started off great with two people being sick at the top of Matthew Street. It's great going out with my dad too, if men become persistent about wanting to dance my dad just gives them a look and they bugger off! Hahahahaha Shame about the irish guy though, he was cute. Talking about cute, I miss Andy. He went to his mom's for easter. Can't wait to make him my special spaghetti bolognese (recipe stolen from Kiki). Oh btw my dad and uncle deserve shiny medals, they did a lot of work in my new bedroom and scared drunken men away, hurrah!

I'm gonna go to Manchester and enjoy my time off! Not that walking amongst tons of frantic people is my kind of thing, but it'll be fun anyway.

Today's song is 'look at me now' by The Faders. Just heard it and Sonda told me to put it on here. Sonda is my imaginary friend. She's got an imaginary friend called Clarice.

Love,

Mon xx

Ever shared a cotton bud with someone? Here's a funny little story... this morning after my shower I cleaned my ears with cotton buds as always, but as I was in a hurry I just left them in the box because it was empty and put it on the bathroom shelf and went out. As I walk in Andy says to me "I used those last cotton buds that were in the box on the shelf". Oh dear! Luckily he found it as amusing as I did, but we decided not to talk about it ever again. I can hear him saying 'You dirty girl, and not in a good way!' again! He says that sometimes, but in fact I am very clean, like Monica in friends! Must be a Monica thing hehehe.

Whoosh I just suddenly felt the rush of vodka going straight to my head. I am now paying extra attention to my typing as it seems I have a spelling problem. That's what an espresso and a strong little drinkie do to you. I recall my mother saying 'Luis, make Monica's a little weaker, you know what caffeine does to her.' Well, apparently it wasnt weak enough!

Today's song is 'Mary' by Supergrass! Good memories of their gig, being squashed against a bar by crazy people and being lifted up by security guards back to safety. Uh oh!

PS- Dont trust Andy if he tells you to shake the vodka ice once it's been opened, using your hand to cover up the top. It will go fizzy and splash all over you, seriously!

Love,

Mon xx

Oh what a lovely shiny day. Make oneself get up and go out of the house because one must shop. One gets to town and has unpleasant experience. Enough of that.

Sooo, Andy's been lovely today except for when we wanted to kill each other, but he bought me choccie (yes, CHOCCIE!!!) and lunch, and attempted to give me a piggy side (he wouldnt give me a piggy back) but broke my rib, honest. But anyway we've forgiven each other and had fun fishing (pastaing???).

Ooook this post is a bit random so I'll stop here. Today's song is 'Ouch' by Be Your Own Pet.

Love,

Mon xx

Well just thought I'd brag, once again, about how great it is to be off uni! Yes I do have some work to do, but I found out the deadline is the 29th, not the 27th, so I've got two extra days. See?! I've got it all planned!! Other plans I've got are to start going go the gym, and this time I will stick to it because my mate is coming with me and she's a sports freak. Woooo!! I'm gonna need the exercise after finding a new love for submarine rolls with semolina and pigging out on yummy chinese last night. As Connie would say, 'you only live once' but I'd rather not be fat in this lifetime.

Today's song is 'damn damn leash' by Be Your Own Pet. Jemina is not the new Karen O, NME!! She's prettier though.

I'm gonna go enjoy my time off. C ya!

Love,

Mon xx

Well, I know I never post little questionnaires (which everyone steals off everyone on blog land) and I stick to writing about my adventures, but I thought this one might help you get to know me better, and/or intrigue you. So here it is:

The Rules:
1. You can only say yes or no!
2. You're not allowed to explain anything.

Taken a picture naked? Yes
Made out with a member of the same sex? No
Danced in front of your mirror? Yes
Told a lie? Yes
Gotten in a car with people you just met? No
Been in a fist fight? No
Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? Yes
Been arrested? No
Left your house without telling your parents? : No
Ditched school to do something more fun? Yes
Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? Yes
Seen someone die? No
Kissed a picture? Yes
Slept in until 3? No
Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? No
Played dress up? Yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes
Felt an earthquake? No
Touched a snake? No
Ran a red light? No
Had detention? No
Been in a car accident? Yes
Pole danced? No
Been lost? Yes
Sang karaoke? Yes
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? Yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes
Kissed in the rain? Yes
Sang in the shower? Yes
Got your tongue stuck to a pole? No
Ever gone to school partially naked? No
Sat on a roof top? Yes
Played chicken? No
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? No
Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? Yes
Broken a bone? No
Mooned/flashed someone? Yes
Forgotten someone's name? Yes
Slept naked? Yes
Blacked out from drinking? Yes
Played a prank on someone? Yes
Felt like killing someone? Yes
Made a parent cry? Yes
Cried over someone? Yes
Had/Have a dog? Yes
Been in a band? Yes
Drank 25 sodas in a day? No
Shot a gun? No

Well that was rather pointless. Or indeed about as useful as a phone charm!

Today's song is 'two more years' by Bloc Party!

Love,

Mon xx

It's a lovely sunny day and I've only been up for an hour and havent done anything productive yet. Life is great! Loving my easter break! Ooh and my aunty and her new husband (first husband, not 5th)are coming to visit next week, I cant wait! She's great and he's a lot of fun too! I mean, you've gotta love someone who jumps on a lion statue in the middle of Liverpool to take a photo and starts running away when he gets told off by the police, haha!

Still a little bit feeble from saturday night, it was a top night wasnt it Connie?! I wont go into it for our own sake!

I got my free sample of Touch of Sun by Lacoste today, it's yummy and I'm gonna have to buy it! I always associate Lacoste with scallies who tuck their tracksuit bottoms into their socks and chavs who think the little crocodile is cool. Dont get me wrong, I also have my idea of what's cool, but a little green crocodile on a polo shirt isnt it. This perfum is so good that I'm gonna buy it though! And I wont have a green croc on my neck and wrists so it's all good. See, I'm very open minded, not judging!

Today's song is 'crazy' by Gnarls Barkley, cant believe I actually like a No. 1 (or so they say) chart song... I'm very commercial today, God help me.

Love,

Mon xx