Room 94! Room 94! Room 94!

Saturday night was surreal because I only found out about Room 94 playing a gig in Norwich on Friday! I didn't even think I'd get tickets. I had planned to go to the cinema with my Mum and step-sister Becky on Friday and then spend the weekend at home but when I found out about the gig, I had to go. 

At the cinema, we watched Minions which came out on Friday so we thought the cinema would be packed with families but it was actually pretty empty. The film was good though, really funny, especially the British stereotypes. Even though it's a kids film, I think anyone with a sense of humour would enjoy it. (I'm not good at film reviews unless I start talking about camera angles and mise-en-scene!)

I saw Room 94 in March 2013 when they supported Lawson and we had to wait outside in the snow for over an hour before they'd let us into the venue. It was a Christmas gift from Kerry and it was our first concert which made it so exciting! I knew if I ordered the tickets, Kerry wouldn't be able to come with me which was really sad because I wanted her to have this experience with me. (It was Kerry's birthday weekend and she couldn't make any plans because her parents had a surprise already planned for her.)

So on Saturday, we drove to Norwich really early because we didn't really know where we were going (The Waterfront) and sat outside for ages while waiting for the doors to open. The security man kept appearing, asking if we had VIP tickets - which we didn't. I don't know if VIP is worth it, what are your thoughts? I mean, you obviously get to hang out with the bands before/after the show and get to be right at the front so you can literally hold their hands but the tickets are almost three times more than standard tickets! I had a great time, with my standard ticket, I got a t-shirt and a signed poster. I got sarcastic comments from 14 year old girls with short skirts, fangirling because their idols were on stage. . .

I had an amazing night and it was down to the fact that I got to hug each member of Room 94 (Kieran, Dean, Sean and Kit) and because I didn't have a panic attack. I was worried beforehand because I didn't know where The Waterfront was and what time we'd be let in. I was worried that people I'd know would be there (Holly and Becky from a youth group I used to go to were there but we only said hi) These little worries didn't lead up to a panic attack or make me super anxious. I'm glad I got to enjoy the gig without anything bad happening.

I think the only sad/bad thing about the gig was that I was probably one of the oldest people there (except Becky, my Mum and other parents) because all the other girls were around 14. (I'm generalising but it seemed that way) Also, one of these girls was smoking an e-cigarette when she was waiting in the line, she commented that she was going to be "15 in like 10 days" so why was she smoking? She's way too young to smoke and e-cigarettes are for people trying to give up smoking aren't they?

Dean Lemon

Kieran Lemon

Kit Tanton

Sean Lemon

What are your thoughts about gigs/concerts? Most gigs are 14+ entry, do you think that's too low or too high of an age rating? 

That's it for now, 

Kazia x

Summer!

My summer plans include. . .

• Family holiday
• Making friendship bracelets
• Sending happy mail to my pen pals
• Planning meet ups with UEbAes
• Decorating my Erin Condren Life Planner (when it arrives)
• Reading all the books on my TBR shelf
• Blogging every day
• Taking a spontaneous trip to London with my Mum
• Gain work experience for my university course (working for the BBC or something)

What are your plans for the summer?

That's it for now,

Kazia x

UEA Open Day!

Today was the best day! I love walking around campus and listening to lectures about what I will learn on my degree course over the next four years. Today was especially good because we had a tour of the Television Studio which is one of the things I am really looking forward to. It was great to be in this community and feel so welcomed by staff and students. I also looked at one of the rooms in halls. It's not the one I'll be staying in as it was adapted for a disabled student but it is around the same size as the twin room I'm hoping to share with Ewa (- en suite bathroom) I love listening to the Student Ambassadors because their experiences are all unique - Dolly and Michelle both loved staying in halls because everyone in the flat hangs out in the communal "living" area and your 8-15 flatmates become your closest friends over your first year.

The weirdest thing about today was that out of the 200 people in my year group that I went to high school with and around 60 that I went to college with, the one person I saw that I knew was one of my primary school teachers! She came out of the lecture and I looked at her because I was sure she was my teacher, then the recognition washed over her face as she realised who I was. It was good to see a familiar face; we talk regularly on Facebook.

One thing that made today special was the fact that my Nanny died three years ago today. I lit a candle before we went to UEA and said a prayer for her. (I'm not particularly religious but I consciously kept her in my thoughts today) I know that my Nanny would be so proud of me by getting offered a place at university and getting through all my exams. I really hope I get the grades so that I can prove I deserve my place at university.

This made me think of when I started my first year of high school. I wrote letters back and forth to Nanny over that summer about how much I was looking forward to starting a new school and making new friends. I kept the letters she wrote to me under my pillow to keep them safe, now I don't know where they are which makes me really anxious. (I should have taken better care of them) I hope someone has kept my letters to Nanny safe, I'd hate for them to be lost.

That's it for now,

Kazia x