Fundraising for WAY

Hello.

I am going to shave my hair for charity... It'll be scary, and exciting.

The money will be going to the WAY foundation, Widowed and Young which is a charity that supports people who have lost their partners. I lost my dad and it has helped me over the years, I really hope I can get some support in my head shaving.

I have set up a JustGiving page, http://justgiving.com/ella-dijle, also a mobile donation thingy where you text BMWB99 £... to 70070 to donate, all the money will go straight to the charity.

I also created a YouTube video that explain in a bit more detail what I'm doing. Here

I hope I can have your support,

Thanks x

The charity number is 1164988

Diamond Rings are Deadly Things by Rachelle J Christensen Review

I was sent this book by www.ebooksforreview.com in return for an honest review.
I did the bad thing of reading the second book first and the first book second, so a couple of times it took me back to Adri's referral to what had a happened and it caught me out just a few times. If you love plot twists and most strong women in your books this is perfect, I'm 16 and I would recommend this to most girls my age and I know I'm going to be going up to my mum later and begging her to read it.
Throughout this whole book I completely fell again in love with Adri's character but also with Lorea who's the fantastic friend and colleague with no barrier on what she says. Dallas was probably the only character who you saw a great deal of development from my point of view he seemed to escalate quickly from the shy fellow to a more independent man. And throughout the book I was slowly but surely falling for Luke, man the guy I had in my head from the description was good looking.
The storyline kept me hooked and especially in the last few chapters my heart was racing as much as Adri's was described to be, I even started holding my breath and completely caught me in the moment.
This is one of those books where you put it down til you are at the end. And I can't wait for the third one to come out!

Becoming Tonks - Nymphadora Lupin

Monday.
Today I was retold that in the performing arts faculty we were required to dress up as Harry Potter characters for this years World Book Day on the 3rd of March. To begin with I was really torn up, because I didn't know who to go as. Then one of my teachers, Gemma said what about Tonks aka Nymphadora Lupin. I thought that was perfect, unfortunately when asking if I could go all out and dye my hair purple, she still said no, so decision number 1 I'm going to spray purple dye in my hair Thursday morning.
First thing to do is research, GOOGLE!
Tuesday.
Today I went to Yorkshire Trading Company and bought black nail polish for £1. And then when I got home I did the courageous thing of going outside to get a wand, which has a pretty pattern on.
Wednesday.
My friend Daisy brought in a big greenish coat for me to wear, I also have another coat at home which we found yesterday, I've worked out without seeing them together that they would look quite good together (fingers crossed). After school I'm going to go round the local charity shops and perhaps find a dress or skirt to wear underneath it all. I found my make-up bag and I have my eyeliners and eye shadows ready for tomorrow morning! Also the dyes are ready, I've decided to do a bit of a mixture of both pink and purple because I have both colours.
Thursday Morning.
OMG. So I've done my nails, my hair is purple and pinky although I think I've killed my hair from the hair spray. I've got my red boots on, black jeans, black top that says thieves of NY on it, a witchy cloak thing, the coat I borrowed from my friend, a pentagram necklace and a choker made of ribbon, also make up. It's weird I have my wand ready and my Psychology text book.
Thursday at school.
I looked so much like her, and I was told that by quite a few people though other people did go, and who are you supposed to be? It was so fun our head of 6th form was dressed up as Professor Trelawney and my friend Owen was dressed up as Professor Lockhart, and apart from the hair which was ginger, as opposed to golden.

Need to get:

• Ripped jeans Black (maybe stripy grey?) ✓
• Stripy top
• More Hair dye ✓
• Leather Jacket or something of that sort ✓
• Choker of sorts ✓
• Black Fingerless gloves
• Long Black skirt
• Fishnets ✓
• MAKE A WAND! ✓

xx

Honourable Mention 

http://www.ehow.com/how_4464261_dress-like-tonks-from-harry.html

http://www.polyvore.com/nymphadora_tonks_costume/set?id=38585191

Living in my illusion

A while ago I wrote a blog post called "Creating an illusion" (here) And I have decided I want to expand on that rather short post. First... I don't actually remember writing it... secondly... I'm living in slightly less of an illusion, I'm 16 now, I am going to school that I do love slightly more than I used to. All honesty I finished my GCSE years and I wasn't keen but now I am enjoying myself doing the 6th form thing.
My illusion still includes me not having money troubles. Not suffering from losing people. The cat still dislikes me a great deal and the house isn't to my taste, but the kitty did lick me yesterday which I like to think is her way of giving me a wee kiss. I'm also slowly redecorating... This means that what was going on in my head is slowly becoming a reality. It's an illusion coming to life.
I still have my perfect world in my head, my own illusion. And I still believe we all also have this "illusion" of our own, for our own reasons...

Books, Tumblr and New Year

Today while browsing the Tumble instead of doing my Media homework I found a photo that has almost perfectly described this whole holiday from the hour after work after the last day of school til now, I have school tomorrow and I'm currently writing a blog post.

I had a pretty great holiday for the most part, I've read quite a few books, Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, Rant by Alfie Crow, The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan, The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by J.K. Rowling. I also went to Edinburgh over Christmas and I even got to spend a day in Glasgow (which is where I grew up).
I got a Kobo Glo HD ereader for Christmas from my nan which I haven't gone any without since I got it. Did you know it has up to 2 months worth of battery with out the backlight on!!

In all honesty I'm not particularly keen on Christmas as I said in my last post but I coped :)
I also forgot to tell the guy at work "Happy New Year" when I went into work on the 1st of January 2016 because basically I forgot I spent the whole of New Years Eve reading and then watching James Bond!

Have a fab new year.
xx

A hate for Christmas

So as you may guess from the title I don't like Christmas.
I think it's a money stealing, corporate conspiracy, to drive everyone crazy with fucking shit Christmas carols and make every person in the country broke.

Yeah so I don't like Christmas. I get the sentiment, all that Jesus and god stuff with Bethlehem and the star. But as an atheist I think it's pretty pointless it means I have to waste load of money on cards which will enviably end up in a bin along with 4 million tonnes of wrapping paper world wide just after Christmas, you know how many trees were cut down according to 2012 statistics?

A few million trees cut down in the UK alone imagine world wide, (sorry) including the bloody USA. Over 1 billion trees just for Christmas.

Trees only create oxygen when they are still in the earth other wise they are just creating more carbon dioxide from being disposed of improperly.

Also I don't get paid a lot. £4 per hour for a 16 year old. I only do 6 hours a week, and I have to buy stuff for school and shit + the fact everything is ten times more expensive at Christmas time, life is hard right now.

Anyway have a Shitty Christmas and a Crappy New Year

X

Fear of a Bike

You know on those awesome bike trails you get in the hill with the mud, rocks and trees? Well in the summer I went on one of the awesome bike trails you get in the hill with the mud, rocks and trees. And I got lost... Then while cycling down the hill with the faster bit and those cool turns. I genuinely went straight over the handle bars... I'd hit a rock and if I hadn't had a helmet on I 100% would have killed myself, you'd think I'd learnt my lesson but I still go to school on my bike and I do NOT wear a helmet. And there's this turn I have to do, every single time I take this turn I terrify myself for a single second... I am genuinely terrified of my bike right now.... I'll get over it though. :)

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: Review

I just finished The Girl on the Train and wow I'm sorry but every character in this book was so completely messed up I didn't think it was possible. Apart from that though the book was catching, engaging and kept me up for hours. When I finished it I just sat there for a bit and looked at the cover and I really liked the ending. I really really did!
I was so caught up I literally didn't put it down for a whole day while reading it! I think you have to be careful what age you are when you read it but I thought it was fantastic!!

The characters had so much going on. With the harassment and the lying it was gripping. I don't usually like books written in diary form and jumping from one time to another, but in this book it was so perfect. I had a slight confusion with the dates at one point but over all! WOW I am going to remember this book and what it has brought to my life and I definitely feel I could read a few more of Paula Hawkins' books.

How about a book

Hey.
Been a while, As always.

I have been doing a lot of reading lately. And basically I've been inspired to write a boook. I really want to, I've always wanted to. I never tried though for a few reasons.

1. I used to be scared of people judging me, thinking I was weird or something
2. I always think I wouldn't have the patience to even start
3. All would think my ideas are stupid or even childish
4. I keep telling myself I don't have time
...

But recently I moved on.

I dyed my hair green for two months and fell in love with it. People called me weird but I realised I didn't actually care cause it was something I was loved. Also it is my hair and if you don't like the colour look at someone else's god dammed head.

I also went to this festival last week where, while sitting round the main campfire on the first night I met a guy called Hari. He was so funny and amazing. He talked about the world actually being flat and the moon being an illusion. I completely fell in love with the way he talked. We talked all night. When I left the next morning to get some shut eye before the day began he said I hope tonight I met some more weird. My automatic reaction was to turn and say in the most sarcastic way possible "Thannnks", as soon as I said that I realised it was the wrong thing to say. He had said it in the most sincere way possible. We discussed a little more about the pros of being weird and I went off to have breakfast. :)

To be 100% fair I probably still don't have the patience to even start a book but touching on point 4 I do in fact have the rest of my life. It doesn't have to be published before I'm 25.

And as for people thinking my ideas are weird. I've met people. I know there are people who think I belong in an asylum but I also know that the right people would pick up my book. I don't want to write a book for money, so if you get weirded out easily... simple...

don't pick up the book.

Good talk. Want to say anything by all means comment.
xx

Veils and Vengeance by Rachelle J. Christensen: Review

Free copy for review.
I'm 15 and I found it perfect for my age though I do read books that are usually recommended for people slightly older than me.
I immediately feel in love with Adri from the beginning and the way she introduced herself to Jon was fabulous. I did find that this book would have been so little more understandable if I had read the first book in the series (this is the second one) but all the same I did enjoy it a great deal.
I found the imagery in this book fabulous. While reading this I almost felt like I was in Hawaii and when ever Adri went into the sea I got this spark down my spine because I adore swimming in the sea. I also found that the discovery of the body gave me a chill that made me feel exactly how Adri would have felt.
At the beginning of each chapter there was a little recipe for different things that came up in that chapter. ( I can't wait to try and make that "Pineapple Upside Down Cake" on chapter 14)
The ending is fabulous and completely unexpected!!
This was an amazing book over all and I can't wait to read the first one! :)

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