There’s a fun little game going ’round the blogosphere and I
happened to get “nominated”. If you are nominated, you give a shout out to the
person who nominated you, share 7 facts about yourself, and then nominate some
of your own favourite or inspiring bloggers. I've been meaning to do this post for so long but it's quite tricky thinking of 7 facts about yourself.
It’s away for other bloggers to connect and get to know each
other more. So, first things first! I want to thank the beautifulJayfor all
her help and support when it comes to my blog and for also nominated me to do
this challenge. Seriously, go check out her blog if you haven't already!
Here are 7 random facts about myself:
N U M B E R O N E: My
favourite animal is a penguin but I’ve never once seen one in real life – which
also means in 20 years of my existence I have never ever ever been to a zoo.
N U M B E R T W O: I’m
literally obsessed with buying clothes from pull and bear, my friends can tell
you honestly that there are only two times where I entered the shop without
buying anything. It’s crazy when I don’t.
N U M B E R T H R E
E: My favourite film is Bridget Jones – I’m so excited about the third film
coming out, I’ve got a countdown on my phone
N U M B E R F O U R:
I’m definitely not a morning person, the idea of getting up before 9am makes me
feel physically sick. I don’t understand people who get up at 6am through
choice!
N U M B E R F I V E:
The only hot drink I will drink is hot chocolate (sorry coffee lovers)
N U M B E R S I X: I’m
terrified of heights, I even struggle going on escalators…
N U M B E R S E V E
N: When I was 7/8 I wrote a story which was over 20 pages long, about a women who
had a whole load of animals. Without knowing most of them had alcohol names
like ‘Stella’, ‘Tia’ and ‘Maria’.
Isn’t it scary to think we have already completed a WHOLE
week of September? Today, I was assigned my new time table and I completely
freaked out. Reality hit me hard, that yes in two weeks I (ME!) is starting my
final year in less than two weeks and It’s scary…
My third year is 75% of my overall degree and then what I
do? So it’s got to count. But instead of panicking and stressing about events
that hasn’t even happen yet; today I am going to share with you my personal
goals (hopefully this gives me more
motivation to stick too it) about what I hope to achieve at the end of
September:
G O A L O N E: P O S
T W E E K L Y
I love writing on my blog, and the last thing I want to do
is neglect it and not keep connected with you all. I don’t want to lose that
drive for it. So I will set aside one day a week where I write my post and then
share it with you all, I really hope that when I plan it. It becomes a lot
better.
G O A L T W O: 1 0 0 %
A
T T E N D A N C E
Early mornings and me do not go well, it just doesn’t mix. I
struggle to fall asleep and then I wake up late. Even though staying in bed
always seems like the best option at the time, I know that I will NEED to get
out of bed and attended my 9 am lectures this year; good luck me!
G O A L T H R E E: F R U I T
I always object to buying fruit because it’s so ‘expensive’
but yet ask me to buy a Domino's and I think it’s a great idea! And paying £15
for a large pizza, cookies, garlic bread and chicken strips is an absolute barging
but paying £2 for fruit is scandalous! But hopefully I can count down on eating
chocolate and replace the need I have for it for fruit instead.
G O A L F O U R: T H
E G Y M
I’ve actually done well going to the gym but I know once uni
start’s I’ll use it as an excuse to not go as I will be too tired or I won’t
have time. However, I once read that if you ‘don’t have time you got to make
time’ so even if it’s waking up an hour earlier, I will aim to make it three
times a week!
G O A L F I V E: P H
O T O ‘ S
Just because it’s my last year, this doesn’t mean I should become
a total shut in and not see my friends and make memorise! I want to take more
photo’s this month because this is when we will more likely see each other and
do stuff before the work load becomes too much.
G O A L S I X: M Y J O B
Hopefully this month I will be able to start my new job and
get use too it fast; apparently the type of work I will be doing it will ‘open
my eyes’ to the real world. So hopefully I will be able to start to be able to
be to handle so stress won’t hit me all at once and I can start getting the dolla!
G O A L S E V E N: B
O O K S
Last year, I didn’t buy my core text books until last minitue.
By the end of this month all my core text books should be purchased and at
least on its way. I will also be up to date on the readings on blackboard.
G O A L E I G H T: L
E S S M A K E – U P
I find it difficult to leave my house without any make up on
but the goal here is that I won’t put foundation on this month to try and let
my skin breathe. Don’t get me wrong I will still be doing my eyebrows and my
eyes but I just want to see if I can go a month without putting foundation on!
If you are new to my page, then you wouldn’t be aware that a
month ago I wrote a post about the 5 Creepy Origins from ‘Disney Renaissance Era’. I asked my Twitter followers which theme I
should focus on next and which one people would be interested in reading…
As You Can See, Animals Won... YAY!
I was so excited when this won because I absolutely adored The Animal Themed films when I was growing up, but
at the same time I was terrified about finding out about my favourite childhood
films (It was bad enough when I found out
Sleeping Beauty was raped). So, let’s all get prepared to rip of this bandage
and get this party started!
(P.S, I haven't included the Lion King on it because I already wrote about it before, otherwise it would have been!)
N U M B E R F I V E: T A R Z A N
If you never wanted to be able to Swing of trees like he did
when you were younger, then I will never understand you as a person or what
your childhood was like. I hope that you have seen the Disney version but here
is a recap of what happens: We see Tarzan with his parents out in the wild, but
then his parents get murdered. By the same Animal, Kala’s son gets murdered and
Kala adopts Tarzan (saving his life) to fill her missing void, Tarzan is then
raised as a Gorilla – unaware of his human heritage until one day he discovers
this truth when he meets Jane and Clayton. Jane falls in love with Tarzan
whilst teaching him to be human and they live happily ever after together. (And
Clayton dies... Yikes)
In the original story, not much is different apart from the
fact Jane and Tarzan don’t have their happily ever after. In the original. Jane
goes back to America – unaware how Tarzan feels about her and marries Clayton
to be able to pay off her father’s debt. The more twisted thing is, Tarzan is
actually Claytons cousin and his riches belongs to him... but Tarzan believes
that Jane loves Clayton and when he sees them get married, he stays silent.
None of them knowing how they really feel about each other and Jane stuck
married to a guy she doesn’t even love...(esssh).
N U M B E R F O U R:
T H E J U N G L E B O O K
If you do not know the song ‘bear necessities’ I urge to listen to it and actually have some
happiness in your life (however it does stay in your head for ages). But Disney
recap: Similar to Tarzan, Mowgli was an orphaned baby who was abandoned in the
Jungle and befriends Baloo the bear and Bagheeezra the Panther and they raise
him as their own. When a man-eating tiger comes to the Jungle, Mowgli seeks
shelter in a human village and instantly falls in love with a human girl and in
the end decides to stay in the village.
However, in the original story when Mowgli returns to the
human well let’s just say they don’t open him with open arms. Instead, they
re-banish him back in to the jungle and the family which was kind to him was
tortured. Mowgli, feeling extreme anger asks Hathi the elephant for help who in
the book is a bloodthirsty old elephant gleefully seeking revenge on humans –
so in the end They destroy the entire village with the help of the wolves…. (uh
oh, they didn’t even leave the bare
necessities)
N U M B E R T H R E
E: O L I V E R & C O M P A N Y
Why should you worry? Why Should You care right? I’m 99%
Oliver and Company was the reason why I want an orange kitty (Screw Garfield) but
for those who need a Disney Recap: Oliver is an unwanted ginger kitten who isn’t
even called Oliver until two thirds of the film. He follow’s Dodger home where
he becomes a part of Fagin’s gang which is made up of all stray dogs plus a
poor human who just wants to pay back a loan shark. Oliver, in the end gets
adopted by Jenny, a 7-year-old girl who finds him on the street. However, Fagin's
evil boss, Sykes, steps in and kidnaps the pair. However, when the ransomed
kitty's "Bow-wow"-ery buddies decide to use their street savoir faire
in order to rescue their kitty, they save the day and they all live happily
ever after.
The original story is very loosely based on Oliver Twist, which is about an orphan boy who was
mistreated and abused for most of his childhood. After representing his fellow
sufferers in an attempt to get more food, Oliver is punished and is apprenticed
to Sowerberry, an undertaker. he Artful Dodger, a questionable character who
brings the boy to Fagin, the ringleader of a gang of criminals. Instructed in
the "art" of picking pockets. In a robbery that went wrong, Oliver
gets shot but he survives and actually gets his inheritance in the end. But it’s
still sad that to find out Fagan is actually a nasty man who doesn’t care about
Oliver!
N U M B E R T W O: B
A M B I
If you didn’t cry in the first five minutes of the film in
Bambi, did you even have a soul? Or were you just unaware that Bambi’s mum was
shot?! I do not think you would be able to call yourself a Disney fan if you
have never seen this classic film. However, those who need a recap (and to
seriously put it on and watch it right now) the story goes: we see Bambi’s
birth and he becomes named ‘The Prince of the Forest’ as he grows, he loses his
mum (geez Walt and his orphans... he loves it!) he becomes friends with other
animals of the forest (aww, thumper) and learns the skills needed to survive
and in the end, he finds love and leads the other deer’s to safety from hunters.
In the novel, we follow a life of a Roe Deer and we do read
about the tragic loss of his mother (but that’s more near the end than it is
beginning) and a lot of the story describes the harshness of nature and the
cruelty of man. We read that Bambi has his first encounter with "He" (the
animals' term for humans) The man raises a firearm and aims at him; Bambi flees
at top speed, after he is scolded by a stag for crying for his mother, Bambi
gets used to being alone at times. In mid-winter, the Hunters kill most of his
deer friends, including a doe that he loved and he is left alone.
N U M B E R O N E: T
H E F O X A N D
T H E H O U N D
What else would have been number one? Destined to be enemies
Copper and Tod (a hound and a fox) are raised together. As babies, they are
more than happy to play with each other and be best buddies. However, due to
social cues and peer pressure the questionable pair start to struggle to preserve
their friendships. However, in the end they remain best friends forever. And
everyone lives.
In the original, there are no survivors! Tod, causes the
death of one of the Hunters favourite dog, he then trains Copper to ignore
other Fox’s and only to kill Tod for revenge for Tod killing his favourite dog.
Tod, kept surviving. Frustrated, the hunter makes Copper pressure Tod without
mercy until one-day Tod collapses and then dies from exhaustion. Even though
Copper was loyal to the Hunter, when he had to move to a nursing home, he kills
Copper with a shotgun. (Ouch, looks like
no-one had a happy ending then).
