We’re a quarter into a year. Ha ha. Ha…
Favourite part?
I’ve seen a lot of my friends this month, which has been an utter
blessing. I just want to say thank you guys for getting me through everything,
you’re all incredible people.
At the beginning of the month I helped one of my friends move house. I
like to think that I was really useful, but in all honesty, my biggest
contribution was probably bringing along some of my homemade vegan welshcakes.
I also handed in my EPQ at last! It’s so amazing not to have to worry
about it anymore!
This last week has been in quite busy. First of all, I saw a production
of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton. I really
enjoyed their interpretations and I would really recommend it.
On Saturday, my friend Amy and I visited Brighton. It was my first time
there and we had a great time sifting through second-hand book and clothes
stores and eating great vegan food (Happy Maki is a must for any vegans going
to/in Brighton). In the evening, we saw dodie in concert and she was
incredible, I would love to see her again! If you want to have a better look at
my weekend, please go watch the video Amy made (click here), it’s very cute and
makes me very happy.
Best read?
This
month I finished reading Eat My Heart Out by Zoe Pilger. I thought it was quite
pretentious and all of the characters super unrealistic and annoying. I then
read The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and The Lives of Women by
Christine Hywer Dickey, the latter of which I would definitely recommend,
especially in the run up to the referendum in Ireland on legalizing abortion.
I
also read the Introducing Graphic Guides for both Feminism and Marxism, as a
means of backing up my A Level studies. Speaking of which, I would highly
recommend anyone studying the Russian Revolution and Stalinism read Animal Farm
by George Orwell. I read it for the first time this month, and although I was
aware of Orwell’s critiques of Communism in this book, I didn’t realise quite
how specifically paralleled some of the events were. It was some good
unexpected revision.
Along
with those, I also read Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins – a
cheerful, upbeat romcom that almost definitely doesn’t pass the Bechdel test!
I
started reading quite a few books, but now the main one is The Beauty Myth by
Naomi Wolff.
Favourite tunes?
My love for Stevie
Nicks is never failing, but this month I’ve had a slight obsession with the
Sound of Music. I’ve found that I Have Confidence is a great song to listen to
first thing on a Monday morning.
What did I learn?
I can actually use
flashcards.
What’s happening next month?
April… (I know we’re
now about a quarter of the way through but let’s just pretend otherwise.) Well,
revision, revision, revision… And I’m going to a live recording of The Guilty
Feminist – my favourite podcast in case you didn’t know! I honestly can’t wait!
What’s been on my mind?
Exams,
man. I’m fucking stressed.
Favourite blogger/vlogger?
My mind has gone blank. It’s sad, but things that are mostly related to
my subjects.
Favourite post?
My International Women’s Day post. It was a bit late, but I still like it
a lot. It didn’t receive the reception I would have liked, but nevertheless, I
am still proud of it.
Biggest inspiration?
Honestly?
The most recent episode of the Guilty Feminist. Deborah Frances-White talked
with volunteers helping refugees in Calais, and it’s really urged me to try to
do more.
Any other favourites?
Tofu.
I’ve eaten a lot of tofu in the past month and I am in no way complaining.
Marinating is the trick if you’re cooking it in chunks, I’ve discovered. I have
one particular slow cooker recipe which works so well. I also want to quickly mention my new trousers. I only had them for one day in March but I am in love!!
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