Hey man look at me rockin' out, I'm on the RADIO!!!

Not quite with sweet Danny and Lisa but thank you so much Lindsey Redhead, Dominic Vince and Amy Peirce for having me on your afternoon show. I had a fantastic time and can now check another challenge off my list =)

Now just another 19 to go...!

It's like Gollllld Duuuuust

Ya hear me coming through your spe-ea-kers, You see me mashin' up your air waves. I know you can't get enough of my sound... Indeed. Yes folks, I'm going to be on the radio tomorrow from 3 for Skive Time with Lindsey-Jane Redhead!
Tune in at www.stormfm.com.

Be there or be square.

EmJ x

How to do absolutely everything and achieve nothing

Thankfully the world didn't end yesterday evening which is useful as I haven't got particularly far in my list of things to do and I'm rather looking forward to my leaving party on Friday. According to Harold Camping, a preacher from California, the Second Coming of Jesus was due to occur conveniently at 6 pm local time for each time zone around the world. Although it saddens me to see another nutter turning religion in to a laughing matter (and a dubious one at that due to the $120 million he amassed in donations), it did get me thinking what crazy things I'd want to do if news from New Zealand arrived that there was only 12 hours left to live...

*removed, due to the fact that the possibility that my parents will somehow read this is very high*

Unfortunately, this did not provide me with the motivation I need to f̶i̶n̶i̶s̶h̶ (start) my revision for my last exam, resulting in a day of lying in, having a cheeky Sunday roast (thanks Joel!), attempting to organise my room (which has resulted in it looking messier...?), half packing and watching a film. In a last minute bid to ensure the day wasn't a complete waste I began some serious revision, only to realise a substantial amount of time later that I was revising Principles of Marketing. Shame that was last semester and it's a Marketing Research exam I've got on Wednesday. Blurgh.

Ah well, Sunday's meant to be a day of rest anyway. Time for bed me thinks and here’s hoping I can make it up for it tomorrow!

Mañana, mañana, there's always mañana...

EJ x

별일이 없으셨어요?

Drum roll please...

As if a going to the Caribbean in September wasn't enough, I've now been awarded a scholarship to attend Pukyong National University in South Korea for three weeks in July! Guess that gives me slightly less time to complete the 21 challenges but if someone's willing to pay for my flights, course fees, field trips, cultural activities, accommodation fees and meals I suppose I can deal with it!

Guess I better brush up on my taekwondo skills too. No-one will be mean after this!

Ahh, excited does not even cover it.

EmJ x

Challenge 21… let the fun begin!

Big thanks to Alex Price for the inspiration behind this. Basics, I've compiled a list of 21 things to do before I’m 21 and seen as it’s in exactly 99 days I think I better make a start! Thanks to everyone for their ideas (the good, the bad and the downright ridiculous) and any volunteers to help me achieve my goals would be greatly appreciated. Let the fun begin!

1. Start a blog.
So here we are. After previous failed attempts I hope to keep this one going for longer than a couple of months to keep you updated whilst I’m away. And this time you can all know who everyone is. So far so good.

2. Catch a fish.
Unless taking the goldfish out the pond in the back garden with a children’s’ fishing net counts I’ve never actually been fishing! I’m hoping for something along the lines of this but if it’s not as impressive I’ll just have to hold it close to the camera and lean back a bit to give the impression that it’s bigger than it actually is (sneaky trick I learnt from my ex – ha-ha, just kidding. Not about the fish pic though). Prepping and cooking it will also earn bonus points :)

3. Top shelf in a bar
Sorry Mum, but it’s written in the ‘101 things to do at university’ book you gave me. Although you will be pleased to know that I have not urinated in the university fountain or got banned from the Student Union Bar (no coincidence with the fact that we currently have neither). A shot of every drink on the top shelf in a bar? Good job I’m not a lightweight or anything…

4. Get on the radio
Somehow. Anyhow. I've been told I have the face for it... Maybe I’ll become an agony aunt! Problems anyone?

5. Go skinny dipping
Self-explanatory. It better be dark. And not too cold.

6. Tell someone you love them (that you haven’t told before)
Not necessarily romantically. Just because I don’t think I say it enough.

7. Go hitchhiking
With pepper spray and a friend. And credit card to pay for train when I get stuck in the middle of nowhere. Maybe I’ll do this to achieve number 8. Although it is quite a trek…

8. Visit somewhere ‘down south’
If it’s beyond Birmingham it’s definitely south.

9. Pass my driving test
Eventually. Maybe. Once I’ve got my new glasses at least, especially now we have to know where we’re going as well. Uh-oh.

10. Read… Ulysses – James Joyce, Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen, Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell, War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy or something equally long and pompous.

11. Get a tattoo
Any volunteers to hold my hand whilst I cry like a massive girl?

12. Go to a football match
Is it even the football season over summer??

13. Make up with an old friend
Because I’ve been lucky enough to meet some amazing people in my life and unlucky enough to lose contact with some of them.

14. Knit a scarf
No-one says I have to wear it. But who knows? It might get cold in the Caribbean.

15. Run 5 miles in less than 45 minutes
Stranger things have happened. Now where’s my Doctor’s note?

16. Paint a canvas
Maybe I’ll paint a picture of me holding a giant fish, wearing a brilliant scarf and running. Artistic licence and all that.

17. Go underground, ie: caving/mining
Because sky-diving and giving blood wasn't quite scary enough.

18. Visit someone you haven’t seen in a long time
See 13.

19. Eat haggis/faggots
Because there are very few things I won’t eat. Bin cheese anyone?

20. Learn a new song on my clarinet
Benny Goodman eat your heart out.

21. Cut 10 inches off my hair
Explanation to follow.

I also read the other day (in a magazine of course) that by the time you're 21-years-old you're likely to have met the person you will eventually marry. I think I need to add another one.

22. Meet more guys.

Wish me luck folks! x