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i've officially finished my second year at uni apart from one exam that i'll do in about five weeks time. other than that, i'm lounging around doing my russian lessons, revising and otherwise reading crime books. i had to elect my modules for next year, so i've chosen two crime modules and an independent. in my independent i've requested biology, so i think it's all going ahead which is pretty good times. i've also finally hit 53,000 words in my new book! i'm so psyched up for it now, it's full speed ahead, then time to edit it out and THEN!! publisher time hopefully! genuinely cannot wait for it all to fall into place. i've had to stop writing a few times though because my hands have gotten sore. on friday i literally sat for seven hours straight, just sitting typing away. to be fair, i can't really complain because i did write 15,000 words. even though i woke up the next morning and both of my hands were in agony. i touch-type, which is why i can type so fast. i read quickly too, which helps a surprising amount.

i'm in a bit of a funny mood today. i'm fairly tired because i'm still in the habit of getting up to get ready for uni even though i don't have to. all of my assignments are nearly finished now and then it's just summer. summer summer summer. i can't wait to see all my pals again.

today i've also been inspired by recent events to write a list of things i truly do fucking hate when it comes to the average culinary experience. i'm british, but i don't actually enjoy any stereotypical british food. i find it all overly processed, fatty and disappointing overall. plus, it's rare i drink hot drinks so cups of tea are off the market. below is a list of my top ten most hated foods/meals.

1. sunday dinner/ roast lunch/ whatever you want to call it
   i genuinely cant put my hate into words. it's one of the vilest meals i could ever possibly imagine. its messy in all the wrong ways and makes you feel sick and lethargic afterwards. i dont know how anybody can feel at all happy about ingesting something like this. it gets the number one spot on my most hated.
2. fruit cake
3. anything involving oranges
4. lamb. i don't even want to go into all the ethics behind this. i hate the taste, i hate the idea, i hate whoever made it so popular to kill baby animals.
5. hot cross buns/ any bread with fruit in it. just. fuck. off.
6. thyme, rosemary and all their bullshit pals.
7. caramel. sticky, vile nightmare.
8. white chocolate.
9. anything involving limes.
10. gumbo. i'd never had it until i went to canada. the bowl i had contained more cartilage than chicken meat, so cooked properly it'd maybe be nice, i don't know.