This is my first blog of 2013 so I hope it is a good one. For my last two blogs I have published podcasts, I am having so much fun creating these and I can see from my view counts that you all seem to be enjoying them. If there is anything you would like me to put in my blogs then make some suggesting by writing to me on twitter. Of course I will be creating more of these over the coming months, but I still want to make sure that I am blogging as well in order to keep my passion for writing at the forefront of my blog.
I hope you all had a fabulous new year and you didn't get too drunk. My new year consisted of working in the morning and then going to a friends house in the evening to see in the new year. The evening was a really good laugh and I managed to catch up with a few people I have not seen in a long time, which as you will all agree makes the night that little more special. Now we are truly into the new year, the relaxation has come to a halt and I find myself back to my routine of working hard at school trying to get the best A-levels I can. January is a busy month for me, this coming tuesday I am sitting my BS3 Business Studies exam and the week after I am sitting my BS2 re-sit exam for Business. As a result I am currently in full revision mode, having done 3 hours already today with more to come later. However as I began to her my brain sizzle from the amount of knowledge overloading it, I decided it was truly fried and I should take a break and update you guys. To break up the boring revision and Business studies focused life I am currently leading, I have starting to film and edit my advert for the 'Representation of teenagers in the media' linked product I am creating for my Media Studies A-level. This has been great fun to film (Although filming in the pouring rain in a tank top, holding a litter picker in the middle of a park, was not a highlight of my week) and I can not wait to get the finished product and be able to show you all when I am able to publish it in the summer after it has all been marked.
Next Friday I have my first interview for University. I am making my way up to Salford University with my Father to participate in a one to one interview and watch a powerpoint presentation. The day finishes with a short test which will be news related (as Journalism is the course I have applied for) and therefore I spend my evenings reading the newspaper to brush up on my general news knowledge.
One thing this week that has come to my attention is why Apple have stopped putting iWeb onto Macbook's. OK, it may not be a program that everyone uses but it was a key thing that I liked to use to create websites for my Media Studies coursework. I am also sure that many other people find it a useful program to have on their computers. In order to get my hands on the program I am having to invest in iLife 09 which comes with programs such as iMovie, Garageband etc... Although this is a great program for people to buy if they have older versions of these programs, my Mac came with the latest versions of all of these. So therefore I am spending £32 in order to use iWeb when all the other applications are lesser versions to the ones I already have. To me this seems like a way to make more money, and if they were to think about the consumers, Apple would either pre-install iWeb on Macbook's or sell iWeb as a separate product for download for a reasonable price.
IN OTHER NEWS
- Aston Villa lost 3-1 to Bradford City last night in the Capital One cup semi-final. As a Villa fan myself I could rant about this all day but as I bored you with my problems with Villa last week, I have decided I would keep this one short.
- I read in the 'i' Newspaper today, within the opinions matrix the story that Piers Morgan is getting lots of abuse off Americans as he is campaigning for a gun law to be introduced to ban firearms in America. The point they are making is that within the American constitution, the first amendment states that every American is allowed to have a firearm if they wish. They believe that as Piers Moran is going against this amendment then he should be deported. The irony of this is that the second amendment of the American constitution states that everyone should be allowed freedom of speech. So surly he should be allowed to campaign for this law? Of course I agree with him supporting the law as firearms should not be given to people who do not know how to use them for the right reasons and are putting other people in danger because of this. However I do find it quite amusing that he is getting so much abuse of Americans as I find him to be irritating and only wanting fame. To conclude my opinion on Piers Morgan he is represented as complete arse and therefore Americans keep at your ranting.
- HOT OFF THE PRESS - Jessops has gone into administration today putting 2000 jobs at risk. This is not surprising as the economic climate is making it difficult for many companies to survive. Firms like Jessops, who in my opinion concentrate on selling products that are now easier to access online such as Buying cameras etc are more at risk. Also who develops pictures these days don't we mostly publish them on Facebook.
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Picture of the week makes a return this week and its a good one to start off 2013.
SONG OF THE WEEK
This song has been in my head all week, and has been the song most played on my iTunes all week.
That is all for this week, I hope that you enjoyed this blog and I will be back next week. Have a great week and don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for my next blog.
Cya,
Alex :D
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