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Pause: Netflix Time

I can't write a long post tonight, because I'm on a date with Netflix. Oh, Netflix, how we love thee. My new series of choice is American Horror Story after having it recommended so many times... I never go for horror films or anything, but decided to give episode 1 a try, and now can't stop watching! The problem with Netflix is that it knows exactly how to occupy you for lovely long periods of time. It autoplays the next episode... Right I'm stopping watching now. 'Next episode begins in 15 seconds... ...14... I need to go and wash my hair. ...13... ...12... I should probably do that washing up. .......... ...3... Maybe I could read a book. ...2... ...1...' Oh go on then! Netflix, you are a procrastination enabler, a binge-watching tempter... And the thing is, we all love it. The amount of times I've seen people ask Twitter what their next series should be is mad! So I need to return to the haunted mansion and make

The Spanish Countdown

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Just a quick post tonight as I'm trying to sort through a lot of things all at the same time, and get some work done for my marketing course. So. Here's what's on my mind. My baby sister is moving to MADRID. Well she's not a baby, she's 18, but that's not really the point... I'm unbelievably hugely excited for her, and she will have the most incredible time... But yesterday dad booked her one-way flight to Madrid for September and I suddenly felt a little bit funny in my tummy. That's a whole other country. You have to go on a plane to get there. Isn't that weird? She's always been in my house, or down the road, or a short train away when I was at university. It's going to take some adjusting, and dad has begun to call her 'Kittypleasedontgo'. She's flying out on Sunday for a month, then coming home for a month, and then it's the big move! She's an adventurer and an explorer and I know she'l