Life in Film

Film cameras are the best things ever. Fact.

Well, that's just my own opinion, but they're pretty cool anyway. The satisfaction of waiting a while then getting film developed is one of the nicest feelings. You have no idea what your pictures look like or sometimes you forget what photos are even on there.

If you're a bit of a photography geek then you'll know exactly what I mean. Even if you aren't a huge photography nerd I'm sure you'll agree that film is better quality than digital. The crispness of the camera and the effect is just amazing.

I don't really use technical and complicated film cameras often. I prefer simple ones which I can carry but can still be used to get good shots. My faithful Konica Z-up 80 e is my personal favourite. It's simple to use, it's quick and easy to change the film, it winds the film back for you and it has lots of settings.

The only set back to film cameras is the cost of getting the film developed... Two rolls of film set me back £15 yesterday at Mac Spielmann; yeeeeeeeesh, a definite strain on the bank account. Although it was definitely worth it!

Looking back on photos I took over the past 3 months was so much fun. Found many gems. Here's some of them.

Christmas in the Peace Gardens - no idea why it was Doctor Who themed...

Birthday burgers at The Harley - This was called 'The Moist Maker 2' and was a burger of chicken breast with 2 hash browns, a Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy on it! Amazing

Tackling 'The Moist Maker' - it was very messy!

Sarah tackling it - she ended up taking it to pieces 

Finally finished!

Old lady me on my birthday night out

Old lady Krishna

Later on in the night - completely gave up on the old lady theme

My housemate made me a belated birthday cake - it's Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time!

Beautiful houses in Lincoln

Filming on Skegness beach at 8am - it was freeeeezing

A busker in Lincoln centre

Apologies for the little weird white & blue circle on each photo. No idea why they all came out like that... 

Have you used film cameras before? Do you prefer them to digital?

Alice
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22 Things Before 22

Browsing through other beauty and lifestyle blogs I've come across many a post of goals to achieve before a birthday. Some of them are set out over 2, 3 or even 5 years. I decided that it would be pretty interesting to make my own list and see how many I can achieve. I turn 21 next January, and thought that less than a year might be hard for some of the goals, so 22 it is!

Here are the goals I've set myself. I need to achieve all of them by my 22nd birthday. IT WILL HAPPEN (I think).

1. Spend a weekend in Paris. (This has been something I've wanted to do for years after watching Amelie)
2. Save up £1000.
3. Work toward's getting a First in my degree. (I'll have completed this just after my 21st but still)
4. Buy a DSLR.
5. Figure out the plan of action after university. (Scary scary thoughts)
6. Visit 5 4 3 new places (cities/countys/anywhere) in the UK.
7. Be happy with my body. 
8. Run a marathon.
9. Learn another language or pick up German again.
10. Book and pay for a weekend away for my parents. (They definitely deserve it)
11. Read many many many books. One every two weeks maybe?
12. Get 2 or 3 work placements at various radio stations.
13. Experiment with writing. (Poetry, stories, scripts etc)
14. Get pierced. (even if it's just another ear piercing)
15. Learn how to play the guitar.
16. Have 2/3 alcohol free months.
17. Make a 3 course meal for all my friends.
18. Visit London and not be ill!!!! (the past few times I've been I was fairly unwell haha)
19. Start with photography again.
20. Go abroad with a group of friends (NOT A MAGALUF STYLE HOLIDAY)
21. Get a decent job.
22. Be happy with every decision I make.

So there we go. Hopefully I'll achieve most of these. I'll do my best anyway!

Have you ever made one of these lists before? What would you add to it?

Alice
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I WON STUFF

In my long absence I did actually plan one post, and this is it.

Blogging competitions are always fun to get involved with, especially when there are nice items up for grabs.

I've entered a few competitions before, but never won anything... That is until I entered one on the lovely Rebecca's blog.

I loved the idea of her giveaway as you gave you the opportunity to choose two different gifts. One was a Spring/Summer inspired Cath Kidston bag & sunglasses, whilst the other was an Autumn/Winter gift of two pairs of socks, a teapot necklace and leaf bracelet.

The Autumn/Winter gift was definitely the one for me, the gold jewellery from Elsie Belle was gorgeous. I entered with hope but no expectance of winning; so imagine my surprise when I was tweeted by Rebecca!

She sent me the beautiful gift set along with a lovely pen printed card and note inside. I've never won such pretty items before!

So fellow bloggers, if you see a competition ALWAYS enter it; you never know, you might just win something!

Check out Rebecca's blog for her lovely outfits and quirky anecdotes.

Have you ever won a blog competition? If so, what did you win?

Alice

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The Long Awaited First Post Back

Okay okay, so the amount of time from the last post to this one is loooooooooooong. A couple of months I think?

First of all I'm really sorry! I've definitely been slacking on the blogspot front. I promise to try and post more often, even if the posts turn out to be just pictures or a short paragraph. I WILL GET BACK ON THE BLOGGING, I WILL.

Anyway... I haven't been blogging for the last couple of months or so mainly due to university. It hasn't been exactly eating up my entire life but it hasn't been a walk in the park either.

Since my last post just after Christmas so much has changed. Well if I write it all down it probably won't seem like a lot has, but I guess it has to me. I've met new people, I've worked a lot, I've completed new projects and done new things. And no matter how much I emphasise it in words I can never say how much I love being in 2nd year. Everything just seems to move so fast when I'm in Lincoln, but I love it. This year already I've been filming on beaches, watching my friend compete in a Take Me Out competition for St Barnabus Hospice and been to a Teletubby house party...

But yeah, aside from my random tangents, here are some good ol' Instagram photos of what's been happening over the last month or so.  BEWARE - MANY PICTURES AHEAD (sadly I couldn't add them all).

            Snowy drive up to uni                    Valentines day Bucks Fizz          Presenting Turbulence with Tom

          Went home for the day                        Fat cat                                         Gave up on Lent...

       Rock, Paper, Scissors in Lincoln        Green tea with Cherry & Cake         My beautiful print from RPS

      Sunshine in my room! Finally.         Spoke too soon. Cold in bed.          Treating myself (PE was for uni)

          Wagamamas with Luke                    Pretty Lincoln sunset                     Chocolate pecan pie & coffee