I saw this 30 Day Writing Challenge over at Rosina's blog and thought it may be fun to try, as my inspiration to blog is lacking due to me being currently bogged down with short papers galore. I've changed some of the topics to something I thought I could write about easily, but to see the original list, click here!

Day 1 - Your current relationship, or how single life is

Day 2 - Where you would like to be in ten years

Day 3 - Your views on drugs and alcohol

Day 4 - Your views on religion pancakes

Day 5 - The happiest memory of your life

Day 6 - Write thirty interesting facts about yourself

Day 7 - Your zodiac sign and if you think it fits your personality

Day 8 - A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life

Day 9 - (random post) Manchester

Day 10 - Discuss your first love and first kiss

Day 11 - Put your music player on shuffle and write ten songs that pop up

Day 12 - Bullet your whole day

Day 13 - Somewhere you would like to move or visit

Day 14 - Your earliest memory

Day 15 - Your favourite Tumblrs

Day 16 - Your views on mainstream music

Day 17 - Your highs and lows of the past year

Day 18 - Your beliefs

Day 19 - Your fears
Day 20 - How important you think education is

Day 21 - One of your favourite shows

Day 22 - How have you changed in the past two years?

Day 23 - Give pictures of five guys who are famous who you find attractive

Day 24 - Your favourite movie and what it's about

Day 25 - Someone who fascinates you and why

Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you?

Day 27 - A problem that you have had

Day 28 - Something that you miss

Day 29 - Goals for the next thirty days

Day 30 - Your highs and lows of this month

I plan to start this on the 1st of March. I'm going to try my hardest to post everyday but my social life and degree may need me, and to add to all that, I also seem to be coming down with something! Throw sympathy at me whilst I slurp on soup.

Now, I've been a big fan of The Walking Dead since my friend introduced me to it and we watched the whole of the first season in one night, staying up to the early hours just to see how Rick and the gang got on in the zombie ridden world. But now, with the other half of season 4 on the go I'm starting to wonder how many more of those tense situations where that cast member *cough* Carl *cough* still doesn't die that I can take.

I hate to make a dig at the show, because it's absolutely brilliant, and I've watched each series countless numbers of times, but The Walking Dead has certainly made me realise why the whole zombie apocalypse story line works so much better in films in the long run.

First and foremost, but not on all occasions, you don't give a crap about the characters in zombie films, you simply want to be entertained for an hour and a half. But with The Walking Dead, it's impossible not to shed a little tear when a character you've come to love over the years gets killed in a zombie attack or by some murderous and greedy human being who has lost all sense of morality. And honestly, who's going to watch The Walking Dead if they kill Daryl? 

Then of course, there's the fact that TWD has exhausted most of the possible conclusive solutions to a zombie apocalypse, and also exhausted how the group aren't going to achieve that heaven sent ending some films are graced with. There isn't a World War Z cure out there for them, because they made sure of that in season 1. There's probably another safe haven, but there's more than likely someone, alive or dead, who will take it from them. In the case of films, they can conclude with such an ending where the world is still at war with the dead, and you're either left anticipating a sequel or satisfied that the characters that you haven't really got attached to, are going to die.

So, how is this, in my eyes, making TWD tedious to watch? Well because I can't see a solution. The current situation the gang are in sends them straight back to square one. They're all separated, you're all left wondering who's going to survive the next episode (more than likely everyone will, TWD hasn't got that cut throat Game of Thrones thing going on). And having the group back to where they were 3 seasons ago, but this time more dispersed than ever, means the story line can only go in circles.

How many times have the group met someone they can't trust? Or been split up? Or found a safe haven that was destroyed by either a jealous and disturbed man or well...a dead hungry man?

You want things to go right for them, and you want most of the characters to survive (soz Carl, but it's definitely personal). But what comes after survival? TWD is only going to get more tedious to watch in my opinion, because the group either has to find help (which there evidently is none of) or be killed off. And there's no comedic heroes like Columbus and Tallahassee to save the day, or a famous persons house to hide away in.

If only they could just go to the Winchester and wait for all this to blow over, aye?

What are your thoughts on the latest season of TWD - am I wrong to think the group have run out of happy endings

I'm another one of those people who aren't hugely keen on Valentine's Day, simply for the reason it's so bloomin' commercialised, but I don't see the harm in getting a bit swept up and covered in love hearts for the occasion. 

This week I picked up some new nail varnishes, because who needs to eat? They were all relatively cheap and are so nice! I also picked up some nail art pens...which are actually brushes and not all that easy to use, but I still managed to do some valentines nails inspired by Jenn's post and her fantastic and much more well done nails.

I love how my nails have turned out considering I've never attempted nail art before, and I just hope they don't chip before tomorrow night! Mike and I haven't got huge plans for tomorrow, a quiet night in with a homemade steak dinner and exchanging our cards and small presents. We agreed on a £10 budget but as I've picked little things up throughout the week I can't say I've stuck to the budget, but who doesn't appreciate a little treat! 

I hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day whether you treat it like any other night or not, and whether you're in a relationship or not. It doesn't have to be about showing love for a partner, love is meant for all those who are special to you in your life, so have a fun weekend no matter what!

MissIsGoode

Well exams are all finished and the results are going to fall onto our laps on the 21st, and in the meantime I've got a busy month to crack on with. If you want to see how successful my January To Do list was, click here. This month we finally get stuck into university work (it feels like we've started so much later than other uni's) and I'm really hoping my current motivation won't fade, because believe it or not, I managed to attend 100% last week, and have participated in all my seminars - a true miracle.

Hold a bake sale
I can't say my baking is totally up to scratch but I'll have a good go!

Write to all the trusts I've found
Really need to get writing. I'm hoping there's some lovely generous people out there that will sponsor an abandoned dog like me...

So, I know we're already 11 days into February and I haven't achieved anything as of yet, but I hope this trusty list will start being ticked off and by the time this short month is done, I'll have this all completed! Here's hoping...

MissIsGoode

The weather's been horrible for a good while now and the wind and rain makes me lazier than ever. I've been attending lectures and going to the gym, but the rest of my days have been spent sat inside, tucked up in bed, with or without the boyfriend, with Netflix set up beside me. And with a measly 6 hour week at uni, I haven't got much else to do with the weather this awful!

So, I thought I'd share with you my top picks on Netflix! As I've become such an avid user of the site, I may as well big up the programmes and films I've been non-stop watching.

90210

I started watching 90210 stupidly around exam time. Faye gave it a mention and that was it, I was addictively watching the dramatic lives of rich bitches living by beautiful beaches. I watched series 1 & 2 and a few episodes of series three a while back on days off from college, but never managed to finish the third series, so I started right from the beginning, piecing together the drama that makes these privileged kids so bloody miserable. And watching their drama reminds me how peaceful my life is, I've never had a drug problem, been pregnant or accidentally killed a guy (I think Annie got off pretty lightly for not only a DUI but also running some poor chap into his grave). Whilst my life may be peaceful these lads and lasses also cause jealousy; they remind me that I can't go on shopping sprees, don't own a Lamborghini and I can't buy myself a cheeky mansion or penthouse with a trust fund. Those bitches.

Enchanted

Thank GOD they put this on Netflix. It's easily one of my favourite films because it's so cheesy and brilliant. I tried to make my boyfriend watch it but he fell asleep, the bore. I love the way it goes from cartoon to real life, and how they incorporate the two is so clever (for a non-techy person anyway). The story is so cheesy and predictable, but I love it anyway. Amy Adams is simply brilliant and totally whacky, I wish I could make the dresses she did, and if I were her, I would have returned to the fairytale world!

Saving Private Ryan

Is it a crime that I'd never watched this before? As I made my boyfriend watch Enchanted, I gave him the opportunity to chose the film and he picked this, thinking that I'd probably dislike the gore and war theme of the film, but honestly, it's a fantastic film. You pretty much hate Ryan, for the reason that he proved pretty useless and most of the people that were useful in combat, ended up dying. But there's no one I hate more in the film than Corporal Upham, he's totally useless and he listens to his fellow soldiers die because he's too scared to shoot his gun. Yeah, his cowardice saves his life, and he's got that whole good guy thing going on and obviously war is terrifying, but you just come to hate him because almost everyone else who worked hard to fight off the attack, dies (sorry if I just ruined it for you!). But overall, as with most films staring Tom Hanks, it's a brilliant and very moving watch, definitely shed a tear or two.

Orange is the New Black

If you haven't watched this series you must. It's not for everyone but I really enjoyed it. And the ending was so dramatic and such a cliffhanger I simply CANNOT wait for series two to begin. It's about a woman whose life goes pretty tits up, and sometimes you sympathise for her, other times you see her as the total bitch the other characters think her to be. You get to know the inmates better and figure out your favourite characters and their sneaky secrets as the series goes on, alongside seeing how the relationship of Piper and her fiancé, Larry, survives in a long distance relationship where the distance is only the bars that separate them. It's pretty raunchy in parts and the flashbacks to Piper's previously adventurous life develop her character and show her to be a pretty strange individual, not just some 'privileged New Yorker'. I also began watching this around exam time, and I when I get my results, I'll be able to conclude that without OITNB and 90210, I would have done a lot better.

What's helping you get through these rainy days then? I've almost finished the three series that are available of 90210, so do leave any suggestions for future programmes that I can get addicted to! 

MissIsGoode