Shopping Centre Madness

Hello everyone! I'm back with another set of tales of my misfortune and this time it's about shopping centres. Though I am generally quite a quiet, antisocial person, I do like to go outside sometimes and go shopping, though it may not be the ideal thing for someone like me to do, here's why.

When I was really quite young, oh, I don't know, maybe ten-ish I went shopping with my mum in one of the local shopping 'malls'. We were in the changing rooms and I was waiting patiently outside for my mum to finish trying on whatever she was trying on. For some reason or another I got very bored and decided to go and look for her. Of course, I thought I knew what cubicle she was in, so little ten year old Althea went bumbling along to find her, and instead of pulling the curtain aside to reveal my mum, I accidentally opened the curtain to a young woman in just her underwear. Good one mini Althea. I then proceeded to apologise profusely and run away to my mum who was in the cubicle next door, completely embarrassed.

The second example of why I should not be allowed out in public happened...about a month ago when I went into HMV with my friends. I went in planning to just buy a DVD but I ended up picking up The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I was all ready to go and buy it but being the shy introvert that I am, I convinced my friends to come to the till with me. I bought my book and beside the checkout was one of those things that you put your head in and you become part of the picture. It was The Hobbit so of course I had to try it. I clambered through the small space between it and the door and made my friend take a picture of me. I am glad to say they were all sufficiently embarrassed by me.

And finally, a story that is not about me but about one of my friends. This story also happened on the same day as the Hobbit incident. My friends and I were in New Look trying to help one of my friends, Dana, look for some shoes for an upcoming wedding that she was attending. One of my other friends, Rianna, went up to what she thought was a shop dummy and started to feel the material of it's clothes because she liked them. The 'shop dummy' then proceeded to turn round and give her a funny look; it was actually one of the shop assistants! My friend then hurriedly apologised and ran away, completely embarrassed!

So yes, those were just a few reasons why I should not be allowed out in public, I hope you enjoyed! Have you had any shopping disasters? I'd love to hear them!

Have a great day!

Althea x

My Irrational Fears

As we all know, there is quite a large difference between rational and irrational fears; for instance, a rational fear would be of scorpions, and an irrational fear would be of...I don't know...snot! Annoyingly enough, most of my fears are irrational, and I just cannot stop being terrified of them! Here are a few...

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Hospitals

I am terrified of hospitals, I don't know what it is about them though, I think it's a mixture of everything; the smell, the cleanness, they are basically one giant maze, plus the fact I am ridiculously squeamish. There is one hospital in particular that I am absolutely terrified of because both my gran and my grampa died there. My brother got taken into hospital last week (thankfully, everything was okay), and I cried at having to go in because they are terrifying. A few years ago, when I had a really bad abscess on my throat, I was going to have to go to that one hospital I'm terrified of and I burst into tears, I didn't even care if anyone saw me!

This fear is just so stupid and annoys me so much, as without hospitals, and the doctors and nurses inside them, quite a lot of people we know and love, would have died by now, and the work they do in their is absolutely fantastic, but I just cannot stand them.

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Zombies

Shut up guys, I know you're laughing at me. I know they're not real but again I must stress the fact that I am ridiculously squeamish. So squeamish, in fact, that I couldn't even post a picture of someone dressed up as a zombie because it made me want to puke. So you're stuck with a Minecraft one. Also, to make my fear even more stupid, I dressed up as a zombie for Halloween a couple of years ago, though I suppose, as I'm scared of them it was quite a good outfit. We bought fake scars and wounds to stick on and they lay on the table for ages, I couldn't even look at them whilst I ate breakfast because I felt like I was going to puke. Yes, really.

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Hugging

Okay, now this is not really a fear, it's more something I'm uncomfortable with, and that's kinda the same thing. Also, I apologise if I sound really heartless, I'm not, I'm just odd!

I don't like people touching me - especially hugs and when people touch my neck. I feel all shivery and horrible when people touch my neck. I don't like it when my friends hug me either; it's not that I don't like them, it's just I associate it with people I love, like my family, so I don't like it when other people do it. Plus I am ridiculously awkward (another thing I'm scared of - talking on the phone) and I just feel like...I don't do it properly, if you understand me. I don't know. I'm just not comfortable with it, so if you try to hug me or touch my neck I'll go all ninja on you.

What irrational fears have you got?

Althea x

In Which I Talk About Eight-Legged Sausages!

Hello my lovelies!

I know last week I said I would be back for good after all the hassle with school work, and I hate to keep giving you excuses but I haven't posted anything in almost a week because I've been suffering with the flu and I'm only just recovering, but I'm back now!

And back with a new layout. I'm not totally convinced I like it though, so expect a few more changes in the coming days! Something else that's new is my new book blog; Althea Eat Books. I started it because I was sick of posting book stuff on here, because it's not a book blog as such, so I made a new one, I hope you'll check it out if you have time.

I have decided to tell you today about a very peculiar dream I had the other night. It all takes place in the "village" I live in. just image a small place with about...twenty houses bunched together, a farm, a few fields and a putting green and you're there. In my dream, different areas of my "village" had been taken over by Dr. Who monsters; some real, some fake. Also, only some of these monsters seemed to be killing/bothering humans, other's hadn't gotten that far yet.

Unfotunately I can only remember two of these monsters, and fortunately, I suppose, they're both sorta made up! The first one was taking over the village 'next' to mine (it's actually down the hill but...) and I think they were attacking the people, but I'm not too sure! They were....wait for it.....chocolate Daleks! Oh yes, well done Althea's imagination for making something both delicious and terrifying!

The other ones were walking aimlessly around the field opposite my house next to the putting green. They weren't bothering anyone so far but just to be on the safe side, everyone stayed in their houses. Except us. And by 'us' I mean me and my friends. We're so clever at the best of times!

So we went out in our tank, yes, I said tank, and we saw the monsters. They were...I worry about myself sometimes....eight-legged sausages. Yes, go on, laugh. I was asleep, I can't control it!

Are you quite finished? Okay. So we saw these creatures and we shot them in our tank. Problem solved. It escalated disappointingly quickly, I'm sad to say. We'll never know what happened to those chocolate Daleks, but I bet they were yummy!!

Unexplained Absense

I must apologise to you my lovely readers, for my a sense for the last two weeks. I took a break from the internet because I was so busy with projects, essays, talks and tests, but I'm back now.

You should be very afraid!

I'm now off to play in a sevens tournament, wish me luck!

Althea x

K is for Karate

Karate. It is something I have always longed to be good at. All that self-defence stuff and kicking people in the face looks like my cup of tea as I am quite a violent person, hence why I play rugby!

The only time I have ever done karate was in primary seven in health week, when a guy came in to give us a taster session. Unfortunately for me I was used as a demonstration. Bad mistake.

The guy said he wasn't going to hit me, but since he was a complete stranger, I wasn't so sure! So he went to 'punch' me on the face and even though he didn't hit me I ran away squealing.

Yes. Squealing.

So that was my encounter with karate, what about you? Have you ever tried karate?

Althea x

I and J

Ugggh. It's only the second week and I've failed the challenge. I'm really sorry guys, I had a horrible headache/migraine and I really didn't feel up to it. I'm just gonna post two songs for today and tomorrow hopefully everything will be back to normal!

Got some French in there!

Althea x

H is for Harry Potter ♥

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!"
                                                                - Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a worldwide phenomenon. It is a well-known and loved book series that has been turned into eight films.

It follows a young orphan called Harry Potter who finds out he's a wizard and so he attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he meets his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger and also makes a few enemies such as the rich bully, Draco Malfoy.

I must say, I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter franchise, even though they butchered the fifth and sixth films, and I just can't help but want more! My favourite characters have to be Luna Love good, Hermione Granger, Fred and George Wesley, Oliver Wood and, even though she's evil, Bellatrix LeStrange.

Who are your favourite characters?

Althea x