Renate’s blog


Stress…but oh..love ♥
February 9, 2010, 10:40 pm
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So tomorrow I have made plans with the lovely Magda to meet at the library and yeah pretty much hang out there all day trying to get some serious work done. Only week 3 and I am already stressing about getting everything finish in time for the deadlines. Got a proposal due next week, then a commercial piece week after, and the autobiography one the week after that again. Stress. I think reason I’m stressing more this year than before, is because whenever I got the chance to go see my boy, I do. And that won’t make the uniwork go anywhere will it? No. But on the other hand, knowing he will always be there to help me with whatever, tell me how clever I am and just say “I love you” when I most need to hear it, helps with the stress. And I sure prefer spending time with him over being not stressed, cause stressed I will be no matter what. Therefor I come to the conclusion I’m better off with him.

Magda ready for some serious uniworking

It also helps me through the hard week of uni work and lectures, the fact that I know the weekend is going to be great. Now first-coming weekend, aka on Friday I will most likely stay at Steven’s (again), going out either pub or first pub then town, we’ll see. Saturday will be used being lazy most likely, possibly pub as well. Sunday is Valentine, which means romance ♥. Not sure what we’re doing yet, but it’s gonna be great.

Stress stress stress, but it’s all okay because I got him.

Have I mentioned how much I love this guy?

I’m now gonna forget about uniwork for tonight, go to bed and read Harry Potter, which my lovely boyfriend borrowed me.



Xavier Rey
February 8, 2010, 11:53 am
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I found a brilliant photographer surfing the internet late last night, have a look, enjoy, be inspired.

Visit his website HERE

What do you think about his work?



Personality vs apparence
February 4, 2010, 8:36 pm
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First I just want to thank you all for some great answers to my last blog entry, every idea and opinion you come with is well appreciated! And seeing since you all were ever so good answering my two questions posted yesterday, I thought I would ask a few more,  related to the others. Gives all of you something to think about, since being thoughtless ain’t all that fun.

If the way we dress reflects upon our personality, do we then become someone else/anonymous when we are naked?

How could we keep a sense of personality viewable for others while undressed?
(Not sure who would see you naked tho)

Discuss!



Autobiography
February 3, 2010, 5:50 pm
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So I am doing some research for a university assessment I’ve got, in a module called “Interrogating Identity”. It is about making an autobiography, so I am pretty much doing a piece on myself. Could be a diary, self-portrait, a fictional memoir or a staged and constructed studio work of some sort, or whatever you could think of doing. How we choose to portray ourselves are entirely up to us, so we could pretty much do what we want. Obviously having something to do with photography tho, since this is a photography course.

How would you make an autobiography using photography?
Any ideas and suggestions would be well appreciated.

Also, I am for this assessment mentioned researching personality and appearance, and got some questions I would love for you to answer.

Do you think the clothes we wear reflect our personality?

What do the colors we wear say about us?



Weekend
February 1, 2010, 3:36 pm
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What a handsome guy!

Alcohol makes me think I'm a dancing queen

Funny bunch

Every weekend spent with him is a great weekend

Note; last picture is from my birthday meal last Wednesday, taken by Monica.


A whole year before my next birthday…
January 28, 2010, 5:05 pm
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…that’s sooooo far away, I like celebrating me! LOL

Pressies:

  • Gift card at Jessops £300 from pretty much everyone – Bought meself a wide-angle zoom lens. Love!
  • Awesome ankle boots, a gorgeous bracelet and dinner at Nandos from my amazing boyfriend
  • A Michael McIntyre DVD from Ida
  • The Notebook DVD from Knoff
  • A top I really wanted and perfume from Stevens family

Turning 21 I took friends, family and boyfriend to Nandos for a lovely meal, was very nice. Having already been drunk celebrating me last weekend, I was more than happy with just having a quiet, nice time with people I really care about.

Erlend, Monica, me, Steven, Magda, Leida and Maggie. Ida taking the picture

Now bring on Valentine.



It’s all about me!
January 26, 2010, 6:12 pm
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Well it was on Friday and it will be tomorrow. Why? Because I’m turning 21 of course! :D 21 is a big deal in England, so on Friday I had a wicked birthday celebration, with first a few (read loads of) drinks and funny people at our house, before heading into town and to Cheekys. My sister and her boyfriend are here as well, so it’s very cool they get to be a part of my birthday and seeing how I live here in England.

Tomorrow on my actual birthday we have booked a table at Nandos, where me, Steven, Ida, Monica, Erlend, Magda, Leida and Maggie are gonna enjoy a lovely birthday meal. I’m excited to see what my boyfriend has got me hehe. Gonna be a great night.

Sorry lacks of updates, been rather busy with visiters and boyfriend and such. Also started Uni again today so. Anyway, few pics from Friday, and I’ll try to update more often!

Love <3

Don't we look good together?

Dunstall Road housemates

Erlend & Monica

He's such a handsome guy ♥ ♥ ♥

Turning 21 is turning out to be very very likable!



Update!
January 17, 2010, 9:20 pm
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It doesn’t look like the wireless is going to work anytime soon I’m afraid, something is definitely not as it should be and it’s getting on my nerves. If it gets too bad tho, we caN use a cable, but not having one long enough to reach my room, I would have to sit down in the dining room, where I am at this exact moment, heat fan stood on the table in front of me, this house is cold.

I figured being down here and all, with the tiny yellow cable in I might as well update on my blog, as I miss my blog I do. So basically thought I’d tell you what I’ve been up to lately.

Wednesday I went shopping with Ida, £50 spent in New Look and £90 (Jaiks!) in ASDA. The horrible amount spent in ASDA was due to underwear shopping, got myself 3 pair of new bras, as I love the kind I get there, now my boobies will look great with new, pwettie bras.

Thursday I had a cinema date with my wonderful boyfriend. We went to see Avatar, which was a good film. Not as amazing as everyone has kept going on about, but worth watching. Shared some popcorn and snuggled up to him while watching, good times. After that we went back to his for tea.

Friday night was a girls night out, with Leida, Mona, Coral and Ida as my lovely company. Cheekys was the place, but it wasn’t many people out, so that was a bit lame. Still had fun tho.

Ida ran to the toilets just as the photographer turned up!

Saturday night I went out with Steven and his mates. First we met up at a pub called The Court House, then to another pub called something else, before the last pub that was also called something else. In the last pub we played pool, me and Steven against his brother Matthew. We won, I was quite tipsy by then so that’s quite the achievement, after all I did manage to get one of those balls down in one of the holes. Yes, not completely into the pool terms there, but you should know what I’m on about if you’re not a complete retard. We then took a taxi into Wolverhampton, where we ended up in Babylon after a short stop in Varsity. I was drunk, I was dancing loads and I loved it. Great night.

Awww...

Today I was just relaxing at Steven’s house before he came back with me and stayed here for a couple of hours, watching 17 Again, he had to admit even tho being a Zac Efron movie, it was rather okay.

All in all, been a few pretty decent days lately, and better ones to come. Thursday my sister and her boyfriend are coming to visit me, my first visit from back home since I moved here, so yay! Then on Friday I’ll take them to Birmingham to do some shopping, before proper celebration at night. Friday night will be my 21st birthday celebration, it’s gonna be epic.

Hope you are all splendid and great and all that!



No internet sucks
January 15, 2010, 11:40 am
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So I get no Internet using my mac nowadays, meanin have to use iPhone. It’s bleh not having proper Internet, so gonna have a blog break till then, hopefully won’t be long.

X



Eyes
January 10, 2010, 8:02 pm
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I love his eyes, those proper green eyes with dots of brown.