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Well, I'm back from Uni' for Christmas now - I got back a few hours ago. It feels /very/ weird being back - though I'm sure it'll feel normal soon enough.
I swear I had twice as much stuff to bring back as I took up - we have to empty our rooms out at the end of every term. So that was fun.

Mmmm...I really don't have much to say. I'm running on four hours of sleep, so I probably don't make much sense.

xx

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/14619328/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/14619328/ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:41:54 PDT

I don't know how much time I'll get to spend playing online - not that it'll make much difference, given how inactive I've been here lately.
I'm taking my camera with me, so hopefully I'll get to take photo's. There's a photography group there, so that should motivate me.

I bought (well, technically my Mom bought, and I think she's paying for it. So yay) a new camera bag. The little one that I got with the camera was far too small to carry my three lenses, so I ordered a Lowepro Mini Trekker from Amazon. Everything fits in nicely, with extra space in case I buy anything else. It means that all my stuff's together for when I go.

I'm also awaiting a new lens cap for my macro, and a Wacom Volito tablet. (I got the cheap tablet because I can't draw. I just like to play with tablets.)

I still need to purchase an external hard drive, which I need to get sorted out soon, and a new tripod, which is less urgent. I'm looking at a Seagate FreeAgent hard drive, and no idea for the tripod.

There's so much to sort out before I go. Argh. =/

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/14206137/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/14206137/ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:41:51 PDT
So. Yeah. I was very nervous, especially since I was convinced I'd messed up my Geology exams.
As it turned out, I got (almost) full marks on them. Haha. I dropped one. xD

My other subjects were pretty damn good too. Particularly Physics, which I was pleased about because I did a hell of a lot of revision for it. Physics is /hard/.

So, I came out of my college education with five 'A' grades.
A few other people and I had to be photographed for a newspaper. That was embarrassing. =P

Turns out I'm smart. =D

(And before anyone gives me that "exams are getting easier" crap, I challenge you to take them yourselves. They're not easy in the slightest.)


Oh, and I know I've been inactive recently. The adapter cable to my laptop has broken, and the new one hasn't arrived yet, due to Royal Mail being stupid. And I really dislike using computers. The keyboards and screens are weird. Plus, /all/ of my stuff is on my laptop, which has probably 15 minutes of battery life left, so I can't upload the rest of my zoo pictures either. Rawr.


Anyhow. Letting you all know I am still alive. (And feeling clever, I must admit. Heh.)


EDIT 18.08.07:
Got a new cable today. So yay for laptop. ^^

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13862455/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13862455/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:03:03 PDT I'm eighteen. I can (legally) drink gamble and vote. I can even buy porn, if I want. (Which I don't, just so you know.)

Hurrah.

I haven't actually been looking forward to this birthday. It doesn't feel very important. I mean, sure, it's nice officially being an adult, but I just don't care about drinking or gambling or anything.

However, what is more exciting (at least to me), is that I can now enter photography competitions without worrying about being underage. So yay!
AND. I am now able to sell prints through dA. I shall be putting prints up soon...ish. I know I won't sell anything, and I'm happy with that. It just looks fun.

Plus, I recently (i.e. last week) bought a macro lens. It's the canon 100mm f/2.8 macro, and it is awesome. I haven't been able to get out and about with it due to the fact that England is under a constant rain cloud, so there's nothing to upload yet. (Unless I decide I like the photo's I took in my garden.)
I even managed to get Jessops to knock £126 off their price, which I was very happy with. I now need to buy a new tripod and a new bag. Whoo.

And (and I think this is the last thing) I decided to make myself a website. I've been interested in website building for years, but I never had the expertise or the patience to make one. But I decided I wanted one for my photography (again, 'cause it looked fun), so I taught myself HTML and CSS using websites, and built one.
It turned out to be a lot of hard work, especially since my host is case sensitive with regard to file names. So annoying.
So. If anyone is at all interested: [link]
I think I've managed to fix all the links, but if you find any problems could you please let me know? Thanks.

(This is all the news I promised in my last journal, by the way. I wanted to save it 'til today. So there's lots!)

Oh, and P.S. Has anyone read Harry Potter? It made me oh so sad.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13672063/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13672063/ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:55:59 PDT

Anyway. It's harder than I thought.
Firstly, I'm not sure how many images you're supposed to have in a portfolio - I'm guessing 10-15ish?

Secondly, I don't know what pictures to use. I have a few that I definitely want to be in there, but I'd really appreciate your help on the rest.
(I figure that if I get enough opinions, I can construct a decent portfolio. =P >

So. Yes. Help?

(In other news - there should be a fair bit of news soon. But not yet. It will involve me making myself poor.)

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13431088/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13431088/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:59:04 PDT But I had my last exam this afternoon, so I now have two (or three, depending on when my Uni course starts) months to sleep and play and be lazy. It's so exciting!

Now I just have to wait until August for my results. I hope they're ok. Most of the exams seemed to go reasonably well.

How is everybody doing?
(Oh, and I need books to read. Any suggestions?)

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13369490/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13369490/ Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:49:43 PDT
So, yes, it's the exam period. (This is a tad late - it's been the exam period since the 21st of May.)
Which means that I have a grand total of four left - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week. It's going to suck. =/

So far, they've gone okay...except for my Geology exam, which I messed up. I spent the rest of the day crying about it. I'm now relying on my other Geology exam - which, if I get full marks (as my teacher apparently expects me to), will get me my A.

Um...I have nothing else to say. I just wanted to rant. This has been a stressful month - I'm even having to take Nytol to get me to sleep at night. Bleh.

I hope everyone else is better than me.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13101623/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/13101623/ Sat, 26 May 2007 13:44:41 PDT I then looked at some of my pictures using the monitor.
They were /ridiculously/ dark.

I had to brighten them up, because I was sending these particular images to Jessops for a competition.

I've come to the conclusion that they were so dark because I do all my picture-editing on my laptop, which isn't the best option.

Anyway. I'm now quite concerned about just how dark they were.
So I'm wondering: how dark do they look to you? Are they so dark that it ruins the image, or are they ok?

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/12815679/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/12815679/ Wed, 02 May 2007 12:53:49 PDT (I can't complain. I don't interact at /all/. xD )

Aaaand I have exams looming. 19 days until my first one, to be exact.
So basically, I may not be on DeviantART or submitting much in the weeks to come.
I mean, the chances are that I'll completely neglect revision and come on here anyway, but I'm going to try not to do that.

I have decided on a new border for my pictures. I'll be updating them over the next few weeks. Please tell me what you think.

Also, I was featured in =wazabees 's journal. So go visit.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/12566340/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/12566340/ Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:15:59 PDT I'd been waiting for it to die for months, since I got stupid and downloaded a virus, which stuck around persistently. But it had coped with that ok, I just ended up with a billion popups.
But then my Norton subscription ran out, and because I was planning on rebooting my system, I didn't bother to renew it.
And then it died.

I don't know if it was due to the (new) virus that I got, but I don't know what else to blame.

But my Mommy found my system disks, so I set about rebooting it earlier. Luckily, I'd finished backing things up two days ago, so everything was on DVD-RWs. (Except for half of a story I started writing. Ah, well.)
It takes forever to reload 8.5GB of files. oO

And now I'm virus and popup-free! *joy*


And also...hmm. I have no other news. Except that I have exams looming, and I can't bring myself to revise properly. And I found out I have some coursework bits due in on Monday, and I'm avoiding doing that, too.
Oh, I'm so lazy. =/

P.S. My cat is eating /mushrooms/.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/11843589/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/11843589/ Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:36:29 PST

I had two interviews at Durham university this morning. They were fun.
And given that Durham is now my favourite (since Oxford dumped me ), I'm hoping that I get in.
Hurrah!

Durham's a really nice city. And there's loads of woods and stuff nearby, so yay for photography.
Oh, and the college I'm applying to has a photography club and a darkroom.

Um. Yes. Durham!


Also, I got featured in a news article for under-18 photographers: [link]
I think you should go and look, since there are lots of people featured who need exposure.
(And it makes me feel special.)

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/11551792/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/11551792/ Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:33:25 PST

I had to ban myself from the laptop during the exam period, since I'd get no revision done otherwise. Hurray for revision! =/

Oh, and I hate Maths. xD


So. Um. Yeah. Just letting everyone know that I'm not dead. I still have more Iceland photographs to edit and submit, but I'm hoping to go out and get more photography done soon. The days are finally getting longer.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/10572266/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/10572266/ Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:51:45 PST

It was so fun. I love Iceland. It's such a beautiful country. I took 290 photo's, and would probably have taken more if the charger for my hard drive worked.
So I had a 40GB HDD with 36GB free, and I couldn't use it after the first two days. =/
It wasn't too bad, I just had to shoot in JPEG rather than RAW for the rest of the trip.

It was a Geology/Geography trip, so we went to lots of Geologically/Geographically important locations.
We went to a power station, three waterfalls, a glacier (which we climbed on. And I got stuck.), an Icelandic museum (with an awesome old man. I want to adopt him.), a couple of beaches with black sand, a lava tube, a pseudo crater...and I can't remember anything else.

When we landed, the first thing we did was to go and swim in the Blue Lagoon, Iceland's most popular geothermally-heated pool. It was so strange. You come out of the building in your swimming costume, and it's freezing. Then you step into the water, and it's just like a warm bath. It was amazing.
Although, the water was full of minerals, so all our hair felt like crap for days afterwards.

But the highlight of the trip wsa the Northern Lights, which we saw two days in a row. They're apparently at their weakest this year, but they were still fabulous. I took many photo's, obviously, but I forgot my tripod. Thirty-second handheld exposures are not very fun, especially when you're shivering.


So, in conclusion. Had lots of fun. Miss Iceland. Want to go back.
Will hopefully have lots of pretty photo's to uplod soon.

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9863570/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9863570/ Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:09:15 PDT (For those of you that don't know what the Duke of Edinburgh's Award is, look it up on Google.)

We walked fifty miles/eighty kilometres over four days. We climbed England's second highest mountain, Helvellyn, 'cause my group didn't want to climb Scaffel Pike. My bag weighed around 15kg (I think), which increased when my part of the tent got wet - I was carrying the outer part of the tent. We camped wild beside a tarn on Thursday night, and played cards with the leaders who stayed there with us.

And oh my God it was fun.

The first day we climbed a bit of Scaffel Pike, and then came back down. It was an easy route, but it planned to be nine and a half hours long. This turned into about ten hours because we all got so tired after eight or so. Ten hours of walking. Ugh. The morning was fun, the afternoon...wasn't.

The second day we had a bit of rain. The clouds came down low and covered the ridge where we were supposed to walk, so we used our low-level route. Which actually had some rather high bits.
So this day was easy, but I felt really ill right and the end, which ruined it all. I think maybe the sun got to me, 'cause I felt like crap.

The third day we climbed Helvellyn. And it was so great. I loved it. I never thought I could enjoy climbing a mountain so much, but I really did. Some parts of it made me tired, but it was all good. And the views! I'm going to go back with my camera one day.

(And then we wild camped. We played cards with the leaders until it got too dark to see - they taught us a game called Pond Scum, which was awesome. And then we couldn't find our way back to the tents 'cause it was so dark. 'Twas fun.)

Aaaand...the fourth day. We had the longest route, so we finished last. But I had lots of energy and I would keep up with the guys in our group. This really freaked me out, since they're much faster than me. I think my legs had just got used to the walking or something, because I could climb the hills really easily. Either that, or someone slipped me something in my sleep.


Erm. So. Yeah. There's the day-by-day account of my expedition. xD
'Cause you all care about it. o.O
And I'm bored.

However, I'm now very sad because it's over. I don't want it to be over. I want to go back and do it all again - and I could, if I didn't have blisters on my feet.
I'm going to miss the leaders more than the kids doing it. They're cool people.
And to top it all off, I'm starting to have a crush on my group leader.
Again. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9760639/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9760639/ Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:36:22 PDT
So I headed into college to collect my AS results.
It was spitting with rain as I walked home from work. When I got home, it had turned into a thunderstorm, complete with lightning.
Then by the time I was ready to leave again, the rain was so heavy it resembled the Floridian afternoon downpour (which, if you don't know, is /insanely/ heavy and punctual).
So, umbrella.

Now, I love thunderstorms. I think they're wonderful. I do not, however, like walking half a mile in the middle of a thunderstorm, through so much rain that you get soaked anyway, without a coat (though I'll admit that was my own fault), holding a metal lightning-conductor above my head.
It didn't help that the road I had to walk along goes through the middle of a woody-park thing. Yay for natural lightning poles! -_-

Yes. So heavy rain + thunder and lightning + umbrella + trees = not a happy Faye.



(Incidentally, my exam results were great. They certainly made up for the terrible weather.) ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9489516/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9489516/ Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:51:24 PDT
I'm finding it strange that, while other people get excited at seventeen because they can learn to drive, I'm excited because I get to give blood. xD
But I've been wanting to give blood for years, so there we go. I obviously don't value my blood very much.

And...erm...I went to the safari park on Saturday. Macht sehr Spaß. Lots of practise with my new lens. I took many pictures. They weren't brilliant; but for a first shot at wildlife photography, I don't think I did too badly. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9392771/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9392771/ Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:37:18 PDT Ah, well. I've been busy.

My Mom took me to Jessops yesterday to buy a new lens...the Canon 70-200mm f/4. I still havent paid her back for my camera. o.O
I haven't had a chance to use the lens yet - we need to update the insurance cover before I take it out of the house.
It should be fun. I'll be taking it to zoos and places soon..next weekend, hopefully.

And...erm...college finishes on Tuesday. Finally.
And it's my birthday in eight days! Whee. People have been turning seventeen all year, and I'm still stuck at sixteen. It's very annoying. =/ ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9137459/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9137459/ Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:00:40 PDT
I was so excited...I still am, actually. It's so pretty.
It's complicated, though...much harder to use than my compact. But very fun.

I've taken a few practice shots...none of them really came out too well. Most of them were taken last night, using normal indoor lighting, so I think that may have something to do with the quality of the pictures.

Erm...so yeah. I've been having lots of fun with it. ^^
I'll post more practice shots when I have them...provided they're not completely terrible.


(Oh, and my last exam was on Monday. It was awful. That's one exam I'm definitely re-taking in January. =/ ) ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9097094/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9097094/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:37:55 PDT
My Mom took me to Jessops earlier today, so that I could hold the camera and make sure it was comfortable to hold and stuff...and now it's all ordered. Eeee.

AND. We're getting a dog!
We went to the Birmingham Dogs' Home, and we reserved one of the dogs there, and we can go and get her next Saturday. The poor thing was so timid and scared, she didn't stop shaking the whole time we were there.
I shall post pictures of her when we get her. ^^
(I just hope my cats get along with her. They're not known to be friendly with other animals. )

So...I've had a good day. And now I'm all excited and stuff. Whee. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9018297/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/9018297/ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 12:07:21 PDT I still have to sit my Mechanics 2 exam, but that's not for ten days, so I'm ignoring it for now.

I have ten days of freedom!
I still have to revise, but I'm ignoring that for now, too.

I'm having a well earned rest this weekend. I've had a very stressful week, and now that it's over, I want to play games and sleep and read Harry Potter.
'Cause I'm going through yet /another/ Harry Potter phase. It's not a great time for it, to be honest. I'm hoping that I'll get it out of my system once I've read all the books again.

So. Yes. Just letting you all know that I'm not dead, and I will, hopefully, find the time to do some photography soon. ^^


Oh! And I should be able to afford my new camera in three weeks. Three weeks!
I've been saving for forever. Stupid expensive hobby.
AND I might be getting a Summer job in a photography studio. Which would be very scary, but a lot of fun.
Wheeee. I'm having very good day, despite the fact that football has taken over the TV. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8917701/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8917701/ Tue, 30 May 2006 03:43:26 PDT
Anyway. It wasn't too bad, actually. Absolutely exhausting during the days, but I recovered fairly well at night.

Saturday was Hell. It rained ALL DAY. You know that kind of rain that's really light and drizzly, so you don't mind it, but it seeps through your clothes really quickly? Yeah, that rain. All day. And I was too lazy to put my waterproofs on.
Plus, you know how, in fairy stories, there's always springy moss underfoot, and deep lush vegetation? Let me tell you, that stuff is a bitch to walk through. My waterproof boots were two big puddles by the end of it. And the clouds came down so we couldn't see where we were going.
So, yes. Saturday wasn't fun at all. We all wanted to go home by the end of it - which wasn't good, since it was the first and shortest day, distance-wise. Though it was also the hardest to navigate, so we all got lost lots.
(However, we got attacked by geese, which was very funny. We all laughed about it for the rest of the walk. I never knew geese were so territorial - they actually ran across from the other side of the field, in a V-formation, to attack us. There were only three of them, so no serious injuries. We just ran away.)

Sunday and Monday weren't too bad, though. We were mainly on top of the ridges, so most of the day was flat. But very very windy - my face is incredibly windburnt. One side of it is swollen at the moment. I'm trying to make it go down. =/
On Monday we climbed a hill-mountain called Lord Hereford's Knob. I sat on it. Whee.

Hmm. Okie. If I think of anything more to moan about, I'll update.
(Oh, and by the way - we were climbing MOUNTAINS, not hills. We kept being told that they were just hills, but /no/ hill is that big and hard to climb. We were in the Black Mountains, for goodness sake.) ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8853623/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8853623/ Thu, 25 May 2006 12:25:01 PDT
And I've failed!
Meh. I doubt I'll be continuing German next year, but I still wanted to do well. =/

German is a stupid complicated language.

25.05:

Aaaaand I had my Geology GL1 and GL3 papers today. They could've been worse. ^^
But I taught myself about Waste Disposal THIS MORNING. I am /so/ bad at time management.

Half term! No exams for twelve days. Yay.


( I'll be able to afford my new camera in a couple of months. Whee!) ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8769981/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8769981/ Sun, 14 May 2006 15:20:48 PDT Yet I'm still here, wasting precious revision time on DA. Damnit.

Eh. Hopefully I'll manage to drag myself away for some time during study leave. Otherwise I'm totally screwed.


(This was a completely pointless journal. Oh well. I don't want to go into the more personal details of my life. ^^)


EDIT: Had my first two exams. I think they went well. I found them fairly easy. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8671149/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8671149/ Thu, 04 May 2006 11:12:45 PDT P-Ish .

Rules : The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their devpage comments and tell them to read yours....

1) I refuse to wear matching socks. They have to be odd...and are usually stripey.

2) I'm really bad at accepting praise.

3) I'm horribly competetive. It gets very annoying.

4) I find it extremely difficult to revise on my own. I can do it in class, but it's harder to do at home.

5) I sometimes correct people's grammar and pronunctiation. I also get irritated easily by people saying "drawring". Grr.

6) I love the Harry Potter books, but hate the films. I really cannot stand them. xD

I tag:





]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8563031/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8563031/ Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:33:04 PDT I don't want to go. My exams start in three weeks - not including my German Oral, which is next week, apparently. Gaah.
(EDIT: It's next Thursday. Meep.)
I probably won't be online very much. I need to revise.

Does anyone know of a good way to revise? I've always been hopeless at it...for my GCSEs, I stuck notes all over my bedroom ceiling, which worked very well, according to my results. I'm going to try that again.


And...erm...thanks to whoever got my 1500th pageview. ^^ ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8513185/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8513185/ Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:17:23 PDT

Where to start?
Okay...pets.

So, after I got back from my DoE walk a couple of weeks ago, I found one of my gerbils dead. It made me sad, but I'm kind of used to my rodents dying. I've had many over the years.
So, the remaining gerbil hasn't been the same since. I'm worried about him. =/
But, on a happier note, we got goldfish at the weekend. We haven't had goldfish in ages. ^^
Oh, and my cat. My weird, freaky cat. He eats butter and crackers. o.o

I'm starting to get worried about my upcoming exams. I've been trying to revise, but I'm absolutely terrible at revising.
I'm most worried about my German Oral exam, which is really really soon. And I haven't learned my stuff. Eep.
And I go back to college on Monday. Damnit. I like my holidays, with late nights and late mornings. Meh.

I went to Wales at the weekend with my Dad and little brother. I didn't really get any pictures though. Le sigh.

Eh. I can't be bothered to write any more. I'm tired
Just to let people know I'm alive.

Oh! And to everyone on the Thumbshare forum - I will get a critique to you, I promise. Eventually.

EDIT: I found my fake blood! xD
I lost it months ago, and I just found it again. I'm so happy. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8353441/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8353441/ Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:41:58 PDT
I hate hills.
Seriously. I think we should bulldoze all the hills in the world and make them flat. They're so bloody hard to walk up and down, especially when you have a great heavy rucksack on your back.

My legs are killing me. As are my shoulders. And the blisters on my feet.
I got two blisters; one on the ball of each foot. I mean, what kind of a place is that for a blister? -_-


Grr. So. I'm dead.
I hope everyone else's weekends were better than mine. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8314822/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8314822/ Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:51:40 PST

I feel sorry for the people who had a free period first thing, though.They came all the way in for nothing. Heh.

So, yes. I get a long weekend, which is always good. ^^


On the other hand, I have a Duke of Edinburgh walk this weekend. We leave tomorrow afteroon for the Peak District, and get back on Sunday evening. I'm going to be so tired on Monday.

That means no activity from me for the weekend. I'm sure deviantART will cope. xD
I'm still trying to decide whether or not I want to take my camera...'cause when I took it on walks before, I didn't take any pictures. So I'm not sure it'll be worth it...but if I don't take it, I'll see loads of things I want to photograph. Heh.


So, anywho. Have a nice weekend, everyone. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8262236/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8262236/ Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:35:49 PST

I went to an Oxbridge conference yesterday, and got prospectuses for both universities...I know it's highly unlikely I'll get accepted into either, but I can hope.
Anyway, I've discovered that virtually all of the courses that appeal to me want Physics A-level. And I'm probably going to be dropping Physics at the end of this year. I need to drop a subject, and it's the one I'm enjoying the least, so... =/
I don't know what to doooo....I like all my other subjects too much to drop, and there's NO WAY I can continue five subjects; not without my grades suffering.

I think I'm going to carry on with all my subjects until I get my results. At least then I'll have a better idea of what subjects I'm likely to do well in.

Meeh. I'm not after advice; I just felt like moaning. xD


In happier news, I'm going to get myself a Summer job. I need to money to buy my new camera. Heh.
I'm hoping to work at this little photography studio which just opened down the road from my house. I need to go and ask them if they'll be offering any Summer jobs. I think it'd be fun to work there for a few weeks. ^^



So, yeah. I needed to put something in my journal; I haven't written anything for a while.
Hope everyone's good. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8139136/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8139136/ Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:58:44 PST
Don't get me wrong, I love Germany. It's just really different to what I'm used to. They seem to drink nothing but fizzy water, and eat lots and lots of bread. xD
But it was amazing. I didn't want to come home.

Unfortunately, I barely took any photo's...I kept forgetting to take my camera to places. =/
And I broke my Dad's camera, which had all my Cathedral pictures on it. Hopefully we can get them recovered from the memory card.

Right. So what did I do? I had a busy, busy week.

Friday 3rd:
- Our aeroplane got delayed by 25 minutes, but it was all good. I got to sit around in the airport for three hours talking to people. It was fun.
- When I got to my partner's house, we stayed in for the night. I got to know Sarah, my partner, and her sister Judith. Later on her parents came home. They were nice.

Saturday 4th:
- Most of the English people went to the Saturday school - a couple decided to stay in bed. (It was strange going to school on a Saturday...I prefer the British school system.) The English teacher picked on us.
- We spent most of the day in the "Lagerraum", which is their common room-type-thing.
- In the afternoon, I went shopping in Cologne with Sarah and Judith. They kept trying to get me to buy an "I Love Cologne" T-shirt, but there weren't any I liked. I saw the Cathedral - it's bloody huge. o.o
- Almost all of the English and their partners spend the evening in a bar called "Igu@na". We got served, even though only one person was 18. (Shh. ) The Germans sat there all nice and sober, while the English got completely drunk. Was fun. What a name we gave our nation.

Sunday 5th:
- Slept in late. It made me happy. And I had no hangover!
- I went to the Chocolate Factory with Sarah, and a couple of the other exchangers. I liked it. They gave us free chocolate. ^^
- I read lots of a book called "Holes", 'cause Sarah had homework to do.

Monday 6th:
- We all went to the school again.
- We spent half of the day wandering around Brühl, buying things. And then we spent the other half in the Lagerraum.
- We had a buffet lunch thing in the school. It was ok...I wasn't very hungry though.
- I went back to Cologne with a couple of exchange people. We climbed up the Cathedral - it was 509 steps. o.o
- We saw the Cathedral treasurary. They have lots of old stuff.

Tuesday 7th:
- I started my work experience in a Primary School. I do /not/ like nine and ten year olds.
- Went to Sarah's orchestra. She plays the clarinet. They were pretty good, actually.

Wednesday 8th:
- More work experience. We played with some of the kids at the end of the day, and we beat them at their game. Hehe.
- Everyone went to a meal at an Italian place. There was too much to eat - they have huge portions. o.o
- Half of the English got drunk again. I did, 'cause I felt sad. It made me feel a bit better.

Thursday 9th:
- Still no hangover! Whee.
- Work experience: a kid in my class decided to get a crush on me. Gah. He really freaked me out.
- In the evening, Sarah and I went to play bowls with a couple of other people. Not bowling - actual bowls, with nine pins and no finger holes in the balls. o.o It was really strange.

Friday 10th:
- Last day of work experience. We got to home at 2 O' clock, instead of 4. That was good. ^^ Scary little kid still fancied me. Meh.
- In the evening, most people went to a disco and got drunk. I couldn't go - I had to go to the cinema with Sarah and some of her friends.
We saw Brokeback Mountain - it was a good film, but in German, so I didn't really understand anything they said. Whee.

Saturday 11th:
- Slept in late, 'cause I was tired.
... ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8052804/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8052804/ Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:28:22 PST I'm still nervous, but excited too.

Thought I'd say goodbye to anyone who cares.
So - Bye! I shall be back in ten days. ^^

With pretty pictures, hopefully.

x-X-x ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8028348/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8028348/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:59:59 PST I'm also nervous, 'cause the girl I'm staying with didn't come to England on their half of the exchange, so I've never actually met her.

My Dad said that I can take his camera with me; which'll be good, 'cause it's better than mine. xD
So, with any luck, I'll have some new photo's to submit when I get back.

Ooh! I reached 1,000 pageviews on Sunday.
Thanks to ~P-Ish for getting it. ^^
I feel semi-popular. Mwaha.

I also ordered a print of *larafairie 's photo' "Cat Perspective" on Saturday...hopefully, it'll get here soon. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8001873/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/8001873/ Sat, 25 Feb 2006 18:08:58 PST Well, half of one. I'm still getting used to having hair fall into my eye.
I feel bald - I had such long hair yesterday.

And I have a serious lack of inspiration. A friend gave me some ideas, but I need models/the arrival of Spring.
I'm not confident enough to ask people to model, and we all know Spring has buggered off for the year. Winter's going to be here 'til June, I predict.

So...yeah. I've resorted to digging through my archive of old photo's to find something submittable. But virtually all of them are awful. Meh.


Erm.
I'm hoping to reach 1,000 pageviews before I go to college on Monday, so if you feel like helping, I'd be grateful.


(I am aware that I'm making no sense. It's 2:08am, and I'm tired, so leave me alone.) ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7980164/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7980164/ Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:33:38 PST No! It decides to snow for half of today. Now, I didn't mind, 'cause I spent the whole day listening to Geology lectures at Dudley University. But we should NOT be getting snow now.
I decided to head over to the woods to try and get some nice wintry photo's, but it didn't work. There's wasn't really that much snow, and in the end my fingers got so numb and my toes were hurting so badly I went home.

Anywhoo. I've decided that I'm going to buy myself a Canon Eos 20D, 'cause from what I've read, it seems like a great camera.
I'm going to have to wait for a few months though, 'cause I don't have the money yet. But with the appearance of the 30D, prices should have gone down a bit by then. Yay!
I also need to find a decent telephoto lens for when I get the camera...I'm very interested in wildlife photography, so I need one. I can't really sneak up behind the animals and use a normal lens.
Any suggestions?


Hey, go and say hello to my friend ~Sophie1654 . She just joined, and is very shy. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7916463/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7916463/ Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:33:40 PST

I might be purchasing a dSLR in the next few weeks...Jessops has a offer where you don't have to pay until November. So I may take advantage of this.

I've also been considering buying myself a print account. Not because I think any of my photo's are printworthy; but because, in the future, I hope to take some photo's that are printworthy. And it works ot to about £15, which is very cheap for a lifetime account.
Any thoughts?

Hum. I'm out of stuff to say.
I seem to have been journaling a lot lately - am I getting on anyone's nerves? 'Cause if so...tough.


I'm currently featured on the following journals:
- *dear-ambellina
- =melonhead118
- ~firefaeriesrule
- =Shmaff
- =Charon7
Go visit them.
(Whoo, I feel popular.)


- ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7883321/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7883321/ Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:57:13 PST I have my beloved internet back!
We hired a computer fixing guy. He was playing with our computer for almost three hours. o.o

And you know what was wrong?
My Mom had to change her AOL password yesterday. That also happened to be the password for our router.
Now, the router password didn't change. So it couldn't talk to the computer properly...and our internet died.
(Yes, I am aware I'm making no sense. I don't know much about computers.)
It was something along those lines, anyway.

I'm happy!




- ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7873695/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7873695/ Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:38:19 PST We can't log on either with the laptop or the main computer. It worked fine earlier. Now it doesn't. *weep*

I've had to trek all the way to my Dad's house to use his internet.

Does /anyone/ have any idea what's wrong? We're on AOL Broadband (I know, I know...) And whenever we try to log on, it says that "The DNS server is unavailable or unreachable", or something along those lines..I forget the exact wording.
But it's really annoying. =/

So I probably won't be around much for the next few days...my half term's going to be boring.


Happier news: I get to borrow my Uncle's SLR.
Yay for practising! ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7847464/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7847464/ Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:27:52 PST I wish Spring would hurry up and come. Winter is useless for nature shots, when there's no snow or frost. It's just bitterly cold and windy. Stupid weather.

On the other hand, I'm going to Germany on an exchange trip in a few weeks. Maybe the new scenery will inspire me - especially if I get to go and see the Cologne Cathedral.

Also, I'm on half term next week. Some time off college will do me good. I'll get plenty of sleep. Yay!

My friend's off to New Zealand for a MONTH. I'm going to have to make some new friends in my German class. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7801068/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7801068/ Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:40:29 PST This may take a while, considering I have expenses (such as my trip to Iceland in October. )
I figured I need a better camera than the one I have now for Iceland shots.

I'm planning on getting myself a Summer job, but that won't be until July...I have my EMA which will be a fantastic help, but still. Anyone have any ideas?

Also, I'm off to the Birmingham Nature Centre tomorrow. I love that place - I did work experience there. I'm using it to practise with the Pentax. ^^

Erm...ooh! We got our new budgie today. We've be waiting for it for months. It's all small and cute. We haven't named her yet.


Meh. I just (literally two minutes ago) discovered that my picture "Temptation" was a policy violation. Damn me for being under 18.
So, I've taken it down...I have no desire to break any rules.
Shame. I was quite fond of it. =/ ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7729895/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7729895/ Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:32:44 PST
But it can't be helped. I spent half of Thursday night being sick, even though I had next to nothing in my stomach. All I've managed to eat in the last 48 hours is an apple and a single bite of toast that my Mom made for me. =/
I'm kinda scared to eat, since yesterday I drank half a cup of water and brought it straight back up.
And I'm not even hungry. o.o
Although I haven't been sick for over 24 hours now, and I do feel much better.

[/rant]


In other news, as long as I'm well enough tomorrow, I'm going to see the Chinese New Year celebrations in Birmingham tomorrow.
If I manage to get any decent photo's, I'll post them up here. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7685785/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7685785/ Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:55:16 PST
Right. So, what's been going on in the world of Faye?
A fair bit, actually. And, though nobody cares, I shall share my happenings.

Firstly, I had exams. They weren't fun. One was truly horrible, and I think I want to retake it. The other two were ridiculously easy. ^^

Secondly, I one of my kitties is ill...well, not exactly ill - just very very old. *sigh* My Mom and Dad keep saying she's not going to last much longer. I'm starting to believe them. After all, we have had her for nearly sixteen years...she's an old lady. But I'll miss her.
I want to take some pictures of her, but she's very unco-operative when it comes to photoshoots.

Thirdly, I'll have more work to submit once I stop being lazy and scan some photographs onto my Dad's computer. We went to Dudley Zoo, and I took a load of pictures...practising with his Pentax film camera. They weren't so great - but it's all practice.

And lastly, I *may* be able to borrow an SLR from college! Or from my Physics teacher...I'm not sure which. My college doesn't offer photography courses, see. They used too - now they don't. I'm sad about it.
However, they do still have a darkroom, so I could learn to develop my own photographs and stuff...so it coudbe fun, getting all their resources to myself.

Woo, I ramble. o.O I'll shut up now.
Love all,
Faye xx ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7465467/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/7465467/ Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:04:34 PST

I've decided on only a couple of resolutions so far...I bet I won't keep them, though.

- Do more photography. I don't take enough pictures..so how will I ever improve?
- Actually start revising for my January exams.
- Finish the story that I'm writing.
- Learn how to draw.

Erm...ok. I can't think of anything else. But I'm definitely going to try and create more artwork next year. *nod*

Yay. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/6201209/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/6201209/ Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:17:45 PDT Or:
Who DID notice I was gone? (Nobody. Yay.)

Aanywho. I've been in Florida for the past two weeks. It was very hot, with lots of rain.
How on earth do people there cope with that sort of heat? Itss ridiculous. You have to go inside to cool down - Something I very rarely experience in England.
And the RAIN. It's mad. It's like somebody pulled a plughole in the sky - it just pours and pours and pours. Like an entire year's worth of rainfall in half an hour.

But it was fairly fun...I felt ill a lot of the time. And I got dehydrated at Disney World's Magic Kingdom. I nearly fainted. Haha.
And I loved the fact that all the kids over there were going back to school, and I'm still on holiday for another three weeks or so. Mwahaha.
I ended up with the most uneven suntan ever. My shoulders are very brown, my arms and face are fairly brown, and my legs didn't tan at all. I probably look really odd and stupid. Oh well.

I also took a whole bunch of photographs...but I'm exceptionally disappointed with them. I hoped to get at least a few decent ones...but virtually all of them are just...bleh. I'll have to see if I can tweak some and make them prettier.

And, in other news...DA gave me a week's trial subscription. o.O It doesn't seem to be a whole lot different, really. Although the big thumbnails seem pretty funky.

Hum. So. How has everyone been? Had nice Summers?

]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5883422/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5883422/ Sat, 09 Jul 2005 06:24:43 PDT xD Yeah, it's not many. But I don't care. I'm easily amused.
*throws confetti*

Yesterday, I had to give my borrowed flute and double bass backto my school. *sniff* I'm going to miss them.
Especially the double bass. I've had it since I was ten, y'know.
*mourns*

I went for a long walk in the woods near my house, yesterday. I didn't get any decent photographs, though...but I found the best tree ever. I love it. I'm planning to use it for a photo', as soon as I can haul myself out of the house. I'm lazy, see.

So. How is everyone's day going?
I only just got up. Couldn't sleep last night.

<3
Love, Faye. ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5864321/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5864321/ Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:05:44 PDT
But when you've just found out that your sister, her husband, and her two young daughters weren't involved, it suddenly becomes incredibly relevant.

Thank God.

What makes people think like this? What makes them feel they have the right to decide they can kill complete strangers? Those are INNOCENT PEOPLE, and they don't deserve to die.
Fuck.
I'm still too shaken to have a full rant.

My heart goes out to everyone who still can't reach friends and family in London. I sincerely hope it turns out fine for you.
]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5839845/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5839845/ Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:55:09 PDT Not that I need a copyright - Who's going to steal my stuff?

So, yeah. Thought I'd let you know.


Love,
Faye x-X-x ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5812891/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5812891/ Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:52:41 PDT
So. What's been going on in my life?
Well, I finished my GCSE exams (Yay!). Hopefully I didn't do too badly. =/
I went to see Green Day at Milton Keynes (Double Yay!). None of my photo's turned out to be any good, though.
I went to an induction day at my college today. Sat on a bus for half an hour with no idea where to get off...was fairly scary. But I got there, if a little late, and I survived. ^^


I'm off to Wales again next weekend. With any luck I'll get some decent photographs. It's a very photogenic country. And I'm going to have a dog! Hehehe.


Right then. Everyone should go and visit Ell's gallery - ~Sentinelle - because she is oOber-awesome. And I want to order you about.

Love, Faye
x-X-x ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5477601/ http://Fayesie-Daisie.deviantart.com/journal/5477601/ Fri, 27 May 2005 13:48:59 PDT
I had my seventh GCSE exam today. It was RE, but I'm only doing the short course, so I'm not too worried. It's worth half a GCSE, apparently. Wouldn't it be cool to tell someone: "I have 11 and a half GCSEs"?
I wrote ten and a bit pages in my answer booklet, which is scary since I only wrote about seven and a half pages in my English Literature exam on Wednesday...although I did write bigger today.
I don't think my hand will ever recover from these exams, y'know. Only eleven left! Yay. =/

But it's half term now. Hoorah! A whole week without exams. Time for excessive amounts of revision.

Yeah. Ok. I'll stop babbling now. I could ramble for England. It's a gift I inherited from my Dad. *nod*

Love you all. ^^
Faye xx

P.S. Because I've seen it so many times tonight, and it is so annoying - who else thinks the Crazy Frog should lose his voice, and then be circumcised? Maybe it's just me... ]]> =Fayesie-Daisie