AFK and Assignment Overload | Days 27 - 34

Apologies are in order! I've been Away From Keyboard for a little over a week now, but some serious work has been in order. After arriving back in Manchester I realised how little time I had to do a veritable pile of work, so I had to knuckle down and give DormDiary a break. But I've kept up with my happydays, so I'll bring you up to date!

Currywurst at Bierkeller

My new home - Ashburne Library (with a side of Suits)

Staring out at the sun whilst being locked in the library

A post-Easter gift from my sister (gone in 5 minutes!)

The cutest gift ever from Lily - from Cambodia!

A break from study - a lot of laughs

One of my favourite Hopper pieces from May

Nostalgia for last year's travels to Budapest

While I've been seriously at my studies, I've still had time to live [apart from a couple of days spent in the library]. I'm going to be posting my happy days every fourth day for a few weeks - just until I've got a break in exams. Regarding the Locke review, it's in slow progress but it is on it's way - there's no way I'm missing a chance to plaster DormDiary with pictures of Tom Hardy. No way.
Have a good weekend chickens!

Last Days and Homeward Trains | Days 23 & 24

I'm back in the city of eternal rain! To be honest I'm pretty chirpy about it too. I can't pinpoint why, but this visit home felt a little weird - I think Manchester is swiftly becoming "home", and it's strange when I'm back in the south. That said, I've had some very happy days over the past week:

Bulmers with my bud

Me and my sister looking particularly elegant on the train

It wasn't a long stay in the south, but I managed to see friends and have a decent amount of free food, so mission accomplished, really. The British sun decided to grace us with its presence on Monday, so me and Lantz graced the pub with ours! Fruity cider in the sun + gossip and a catch up always equals a good day. Today, on the other hand, was groggily begun at 6:45am. An early train was definitely not what the doctor ordered, but it was a relatively calm journey with my sister, and I've even managed to migrate to the library for a few hours and whack out part of an essay since I've been back. Success!

On another note, me and Libbi are headed to get our fill of Tom Hardy (who has been sorely missed on the big screen) tomorrow in Locke, so watch out for a review. Gorgeous pics of Hardy will be included.

P.S. August: Osage County review hits DormDiary tomorrow!

Banana Pancakes on Easter Weekend | Days 21 & 22

Hello chiquitas! I hope everyone's had a wonderful Easter, or just a wonderful weekend if you don't celebrate. You probably know what's coming up... Food-filled happy days photos, that's what.

Banana Pancakes in the making

A roast fit for a king

I've had a delicious weekend, that's for sure. Banana pancakes are my absolute favourite thing [and remind me of that great song by Jack Johnson - a super simple recipe kindly donated to me by my big sister which only has two ingredients. One egg, one banana. Mash the banana, whisk the egg into it, and cook like you cook pancake mix. Perfect. For our Easter Sunday we had a family dinner in a local railway station-turned-pub. They've got a cute old train carriage out back which they've converted into a restaurant area, which is really nice for a family dinner. The roast I ordered was actually a lot bigger than it looks in the picture [needless to say I couldn't finish it]. It's been a lovely, if very filling Easter weekend on my part, how was yours?