We’ve all heard the phrase ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ from Britain in the Second World War, although I think for my generation it’s taken on a new meaning. Although we’re not living through a world war (although at the age of 19 I’ve seen our troops head off to war and suicide bombers blow themselves up in the capital), there is still meaning to this. 

The world is still recovering from a recession and don’t we know it! Although a lot of us don’t remember the good cheap days we know it wasn’t always like this. We’ve had to deal with cuts to our education, housing, parents losing job, the tripling of tuition fees and a lack of jobs for us. It’s because of all this I can relate to the era of ‘Angry Young Men’, frustrated and secretly nervous about what we’re going to do. 

I know that next year I’ll have to vote someone into government and right now there is no one I trust. Young people need someone to stand up for them and after the last election and being let down you can almost hear the nervousness of young voters. We have our own questions, how are they going to tackle soaring house prices? Or youth unemployment?

We do have a lot of things to think about but we also have a lot to look forward to. I always say things have to get worse before they get better and that goes for the economy too.  So that is what we need to do keep calm and carry on like our ancestors have done before us, even if we’re wondering how the hell we’re going to do it. 

It’s been months since this picture was taken. MONTHS.

I’ve been staring in disbelief that I still have 2 more months of summer to go, as have all my friends on Facebook. As a little bit of fun I came up with this poem, enjoy! 

When term started, I thought I’d slave away 

Hours in the library then off to town to play. 

Of course there was work to do, from Marx to Foucault, 

I remember thinking ‘summer is a long way to go’. 

 

But then things became quite different, as we moved through the year 

My essays got longer but I still didn’t like beer. 

And s lectures started ending, it was still early spring

I started going out and everything! 

 

And when we came back for Easter it was nearly the end of the year, 

with just exams to go, in crept a bit of fear. 

I’ll have to go back to Mum and Dads!

No pizza at 3am or drinking games on the flat. 

But as we went on through, pushing our doubts away 

It wasn’t long until we had admit ‘I’m going home today’ 

 

And now we realise the summers still so long, 

for those of us not travelling watching Bargain Hunt’s not so wrong. 

We’ll sit and watch the calender, marking it off too,

move out of the way freshers!

Uni we’re coming for you!  

I am writing this at a ridiculously slow speed for me. My plans for edits and tonnes of writing have been slowed because the one armed bandit has returned. After one of the best weekend of my life I spent the majority of last night in my local A&E department with a suspected broken wrist. After a lot of medication, X Rays and and a half hour wait I was sent home with a splint but the doctors are still worried it may be fractured.

Looking lovely after a lot of medication in A&E last night

 

 

This isn’t unusual for me, I’ve had suspected fractures before as well as crutches and slings. From a combo of being clumsy (like yesterday), medical stuff (knees) and bullying I might as well have my own room at the hospital! Now I have to wait and see if they call, its a supected fracture or ligament damage. 

The main problem I’m finding is that its slowing me down and it bloody hurts. I cant write or type at normal speed, can’t drive for at least a few days or maybe weeks! Not the best thing for the summer!I will continue uploading as much as I can but bear with me!

 

Just a quick update for you all, the band is now all back together! We’ve had a 3 hour practice today, KFC and time to hang out and Basingstoke Live we are ready for you tomorrow!! Today’s practice was so much fun and bought my spirits up so much I wish it didn’t have to end because I was completely happy. Fingers crossed for tomorrow!