Friday 12 March 2010

Introduction to...me...?

Evenin'...

Creating a blog for myself has been on my list of things-to-do for a while, and now that I'm finally able to cross it off my list, I don't have a clue how to start it!
I've had a (sort of) blog before, when I was 15/16, but it was more of an online diary rather than anything useful. For this one, I intend to include more... 'intellectual' ramblings, most likely in the form of reviews...films, books, etc.

Firstly though, a little about myself:

I'm 21 years old. (Well, technically I'm still 20, but my birthday is in less than a week and I should probably start getting used to saying it). I'm in my third year at the University of Portsmouth, where I am studying Media and Creative Writing. Speaking of which, I am currently trying to find somewhere online where I can post some of my writing, will keep you posted!
I know it's a cliche, but I can honestly say that university has been the best three years of my life. I look back to the person I was before I arrived here, and it's like I'm remembering a completely different girl. My time here has definitely been life-changing, and with only three months left, I honestly can't imagine not being here. It's not something I'm looking forward to.
Having said that, I am excited to see what opportunities I come across when I leave, although I'm slightly unsure, at the moment, as to what job I intend to go into...

Firstly, I'm really interested in Advertising. Most people complain or leave the room to grab some food during an ad break, but I will happily sit and watch 3 minutes worth of someone trying to sell me something. Similarly, people criticize them, but I find PR stunts fascinating. I love trying to work out the thought process that was behind developing the final product. I love being able to see creativity.
However, I'm also interested in careers in Publishing and Editorial work. I'm a complete book worm. I can spend days doing nothing but reading a really good book and not get bored. In some ways I prefer books to films, I think you can get a lot more depth from books than films. Equally, as with most girls, I have piles and piles of magazines. I don't quite know what it is about them that I love, but I can never bring myself to throw them out, even when the fashion is out of date and the stories are no longer relevant. At my family home, I still have magazines from around 2001/2002, and I'll still pick one up and read through it. I've always been enthralled by the layouts, to the point that when I was 8 or 9 years old, I created my own 'magazine'. I use the term loosely, I wrote all over about 30 pages of A4 paper (much to my parents frustration) and stapled them together. But the whole process fascinates me, how to choose what gets included and what doesn't.

As you can see, I don't have any definite career path just yet. But I think it's better to keep my options open, especially in this economic climate!

So, this post was supposed to be a 'brief' introduction to myself and the blog...hmm..think I should leave it there for now.

If you've gotten this far, thanks for reading!

1 comment:

  1. University is my favourite character so far.

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