2008 in pictures part the second

In which there are new places, new faces and old leather satchels

I do feel that at this point I should flag up that I am not usually this much of a jet setter. It was only last year that I had the carbon footprint of a developing country, and will probably be forced to do nothing but work this year to make up for it... Nonetheless, fabulous, I recommend Abroad very highly!

So, we have reached the heady heights of

July
Putting up 150 beermats, getting completely soaked through, losing the SQ

This summer was, to put it mildly, a washout. Broke all the kinds of records, mostly the ones you really don't want to be broken, like wettest, coldest, greyest. That sort of thing. However my Dad came to Leeds for a few days and on one of them the sun shone brilliantly, so we did as all good English people should, and went to the cricket.

( mmm, men in cricket whites... )

August
Bouncy castles are too for grown ups! OH HAI LJ!

Also, one Wednesday in August my bf rang me and said"I want to do something interesting for me birthday. I shall see if there is anywhere cheap to fly to this weekend." and I thought he was joking and then he rang me and said "would you like to come to Amsterdam with me tomorrow?" And I said yes.
( Is it only sunny on the Continent?! )

 

September
Back to History, counting cars for cash, Final Year Panic

My Granny came to Leeds for the week, during which she scandalised random men, sat on the backstep with Nat, got taken out by ex boyfriends and also, somehow, ended up taking (not buying, they could bearly give the stuff away) the following. That's right people, it's foliage, well Honesty actually, sprayed with metallic pink paint. I think its the kitchest thing ever, Wren loves it though, and I'm keeping it as a visual representation of Days Out With My Family.
( Full horror not truly captured! )

October
Thinking like Baudelaire, dressing like Alice, drinking like a Fresher

I also went to this amazing night called Throw Parties Not Punches,  which was a gig/club night combined with a filmshowing/fundraiser for various ethical charites. There was a lot of cake, most of my favourite people were there and my housemates Wren and Belle made lots of money for The Tibet Society, which they run. They made this Pin the Tail on the Yak/name the yak game. I wanted to call him Barack. I wasn't allowed to play. You can also see some of our beermat collection and the Grant Park poster.

( and our attempts at organisation )

November
Tales from Manly Beach, fandom meets RL, loudly, on a train; Change In Our Lifetime!

If I had a picture of me and Sal dancing under the fireworks on November 5th, I would put it up. But instead I have a picture of The Yorkshire Scupture Park, which I went to with Sal, her friend from home, J who was wearing very impractical shoes and Cat, my friend from home. All the leaves were brown, and the sky was grey...
( Ankle deep in mud though )

December
Upgrade to merch girl, many pretty lights, big sappy grins all round then?

While looking for pictures for this month I discovered there is not a single one of me during  December. Not one! There is a video where I am dancing with my boys from The OSA to Born To Run, but there's no way I'm putting that up! So have a picture of a cake shaped like a camera that I helped Sal to make, though she must take most of the credit. It was for the Photo Society Christmas Party. I also used my slightly alarming awesome trivia skills to write their quiz.

( Its all held together with about 2 inches of icing... )