Laughing at cancer

HELLO HELLO HELLO everyone, how are you all? 


I've been tardy with our visits, but I will endeavour to do better from now on. As such it feels like an age since we were sat here, can it really just be seven or so days? It's now December for pete's sake! 23 days till Christmas ( I know I know, I don't like the countdowns either but it was included for self-indulgent emphasis). For some reason I feel all hopeful and optimistic about the coming month, not all out festive yet but just markedly more cheery. 


Having said that it's been a mixed bag of week: set off brilliantly last Saturday by my friend Vee's surprise 22nd birthday party. Arranged, set up and executed, all under her nose. 4 weeks in the making and it was all worth it when she walked into the room to a MASSIVE concordant cry of SURPRRRIIISSSSEEE!!!! 

Vee was practically knocked off her feet in amazement and then she started to cry tears of utter joy. She really was not expecting anything. I do love it when a plan comes together *cue A Team theme tune* :D
Similar to Simone's 21st a few weeks bcak this was night filled with good music, old friends and lots of delicious food (provided by the Vee's boyfriend's dad who runs a catering company, yum yum). Unlike Simone's party I managed to rein it in a little with the old liquor and not have a splitting headache the next morning. WIN! 


As for my working week (which is what I call my time at uni), it was pretty uneventful. I completed the 2 week lab practical, which may be a cause for celebration were it not for the 3000-5000 word write up I have to do over Christmas. Oh joy :/ I do enjoy my course most of the time and when I don't I can see it as worthwhile. Socially, I feel I've been handicapped by still not living close by at all but hopefully I will get something after the holidays. 

On Wednesday I had the pleasure of taking a friend of mine to see 50/50, a film dubbed as a dark comedy about that most unfunny of things, cancer. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the lead role as Adam and Seth Rogen, who is BLOODY BRILLIANT in this, as his best friend Kyle. Now I'm not one for impromptu film reviews, but both me and my friend (who some of you may know as spoken word artist/rapper Tammy T) really enjoyed the 100mins we spent in the cinema. I found it funny throughout, which is no mean feat considering the subject matters of aggressive malignant cancer, love, loss and death, all of these are dealt with with an honesty and truth which makes the laughs genuine, rich and naturally. This, however, is not an all out comedy, far from it, there are some truly poignant moments. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND it to you all. 
Side note, Joseph Gordon-Levitt always does good work on screen. Which makes me wonder all the more about G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra .....




Friday (which is today right) will see me attending the aforementioned Tammy T's birthday party, one of my top 5 things I was looking forward to from last week. I suppose more on that when we catch up next time, 


Get home safe.




M/-\D


Top 5 Imaginary Places 


5). Shangri La
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4). Imagination Land
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3). Narnia
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2). The room of requirement
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1). Puerto Rico