Ten Things You Never Knew About Me

This entry is inspired by a recent entry I read from someone who I like to consider a friend, but more importantly a manly man ;) Yes, Jay I do mean you.

As the title suggests these will be ten things that you ever knew about me. It's been a while since I posted and I think that perhaps this might be a great way to get back in to things. So here we go. Ten things that you never knew about keroberros:

1. I used to be a straight A student who had an interview for Oxford University. I didn't actually get in but the week I spent there living above a toy store (yes HPFF staff a toy store) was immensely fun and I made some cracking friends including the runner up to play Lavender Brown in the HBP movie ;)

2. When I was younger I used to do poetry recitals. Yes I would stand up in front of a hall of people and recite poetry from memory. It tied in well with the drama work I did from age 8. So that sexy UK voice you all hear on the podcasts was shaped by those lovely little readings and plays.

3. I have danced on stage in a potato sack. Some explanation: back in 9th grade my school put on a stage version of The Nightmare Before Christmas in which I was cast as Oogie Boogie. My costume was divine! It was made from hessian and was star shaped. The only way in to the costume was through a zip at the bottom from shin to shin. It was ridiculously hot and I had to dance and sing with it. And my mic pack couldn't be turned off in the costume so I couldn't speak for the whole thing....nice.

4. I am actually engaged. This came as a big shock to a lot of people and resulted in a glorious win for the dark side (staff will get that one)

5. Trying to keep this relatively clean is hard. Really hard. I have loads of corrupting facts I could tell you but I don't think the world at large is quite ready for that.

6. I used to work at a KFC when I was 15/16. I was desperate for money and I got more than minimum wage. I even made shift supervisor on a Friday night. Exciting stuff no? The drawback: I really don't like KFC anymore.

7. My Dad tried to sell me for 200 camels. Shocking I know. I'm worth at least 400 according to WeasleyTwinMom but 200 was the deal. I avoided the beach in Tunisia after that.

8. I am a bit of a mongrel nationality wise and even more so once I marry. My father is British, my mother half Irish and half Hungarian. The fiancé is American. This greatly amused my Study Abroad co-ordinator who then asked me to speak Hungarian........I know one word that isn't a dish my mother makes and that is "thank-you" aka cussanum (it's by no means spelled correctly but that's how you say it).

9. I am probably going to die before my twenty-first birthday, especially if certain people have anything to do with it. This is of course a joke but it doesn't stop me being slightly wary of my planned summer excursions.


10. I have never thrown up from being drunk and have a ridiculously high tolerance for alcohol. I prefer to drink a lot before leaving so I don't bankrupt myself whilst out. It's a very real threat and I need my money to live. There's things that need to be bought....like boots.


And there we have it, ten things that you didn't know about keroberros. Unless of course you're a creepy stalker, in which case you probably did know some of those.....yes I am looking at you PrincessPadfoot.


I'm guessing your view of me has probably changed and that's cool with me. I have willingly embraced my new nicknames ;)


Toodles,
Kero 

Results Day aka D-Day

So, today is the day that all the universities in the UK find out what the people who applied to them got in their A Levels. Now, the official release isn't actually until Thursday aka when I get them aka D-Day. Now I went through all this last year: the dread, the excitement, the disappointment etc. Hopefully this year it will stop and the excitement and their will be no disappointment. The reason for the disappointment wasn't all that surprising to me really but I had hoped that I had overcome all the crap that had been going in on my life and done okay. Needless to say that was shot to pieces.

This time round I can't wait to get it over with. I already have all of the grades that I need bar one. I've taken two subjects for this period and I just need a B from one of them. That's it. I'm quietly confident about it because English Literature is a subject that I'm really good at. If I don't quote get the B then there is a contingency plan.

I've applied to do American Studies and History BA Hons. In preparation to get a J.D from America. Now at the place that I am planning on going to, if I don't get the grades I can change the course to just American Studies or American Studies and Film Studies. I'd be happy to do either of those because at the end of the day American Studies is the one I want to do. The contingency is brilliant because I already have the required grades for it. However, if I do better I may change the course anyway and do English and American Literatures.

Decisions, decisions. Needless to say that Thursday will be D-Day and I will have to decide just what exactly I will be doing for the next three years.

Not That I Like to Copy...

...But I am.

Hello.

My good friend scooterbug8515 recently set up a blog here and I suddenly thought, "Hey! That's a great idea. Now I have somewhere to rant about the sections of my life that do not revolve around HPFF". These are few and far between but if you know me in any capacity you know that if I don't vent then I explode. Seriously. Me in all out Slytherin mode is not good at all.

Thankfully the only thing I really have to vent today is the fact that friends in my hometown are mean. Very. Here's how the conversation (I say conversation but it was text messages) went:

Friend: Wanna go out tonight?

Me: Sure! I don't have a lot of money though so is it ok if we do the usual?

Friend: Well no. We were planning on going to Buddies or Red Hot.

Me: I don't know. I've got enough for Red Hot but not Buddies.

Friend: Well Fay wants to go Buddies so we will

Me: Ok. Guess I can't go then. Have a nice time

Friend: We will.

Nice huh? Now I wouldn't be too fussed about missing out if it wasn't for the fact that 1) She doesn't even like Buddies and 2) the double standards of it all.

Out of the three of us, Al is the only one with a full-time job. Both Fay and myself are still students and I work part-time. Needless to say that we rarely have a lot of money. Now, they know that I'm saving for a trip to the States over Christmas and that the money comes directly out of my account the day that I get paid and put in a savings account. I don't get paid again for another seven days (as they well know) so money is tight. Normally this isn't an issue because we will just drive around for a bit, get a cheap take-out or go to Tesco for food and then find somewhere to park up and have a good time. About once a month though we will go out for a sit down meal. Well, most of the time, Fay has to borrow money from Al. The standing debt there is about £100 ($155.85)

Now I hate to borrow money from anyone, even my parents and as such I have gone two weeks before with a mere £3 ($5) The only times that I have "borrowed" is when someone else has booked tickets for something. I then give them the money for hat ticket as soon as I see them. Well, Al offers to loan money when Fay doesn't have enough. Did she offer the same to me? I think not. 

Honestly? It's not that big of an issue and I wouldn't have accepted anyway but it's the double standards of it all. (Did I mention that Fay's parents are pretty wealthy and give her £100 ($155.85) a week?) I wonder where all this money goes? 

Well, I'm going to stop complaining and being evil now because it does not become me.

On a happier note, my fund for my trip to the states currently standards at £100 ($155.85) in the bank and $41.44 of spending money. I need to get $1951 in total so hopefully I can!

Well, that was a depressing entry. Happy Friday 13th (my fave day ever!)