Successful Cambridge Applicants Chat - 2006

Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, Emily Bronte (but have only read Wuthering Heights so I don't know if I'm allowed to stick her on there)

I loved the GWTW movie, but I haven't read the book. I tried! But I gave up in the end. I'll have to try again some time.

You are definitely allowed to stick Emily Bronte on there, Wuthering Heights is brillliant. Jane Eyre's great too, although it makes me cry shamelessly everytime I read it. My favourite historical romance = Gone with the Wind. I don't care if it's historically inaccurate, it's a good story! Hey Duke Flipside - I live in Milngavie for half of the week so we're technically nearish neighbours.. funky.

You really should That was one of those books I had to ration out because I never wanted to finish it. I also fell in love with Ashley as well as Rhett Butler when I first read it so I was very confused about how I wanted it to end As for the film, I want those bloody dresses!!!

Totally agreeing with the greatness of those writers... I only recently got into Georgette Heyer when my mum handed me some of her books, and I've got to say I love them!

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You really should That was one of those books I had to ration out because I never wanted to finish it. I also fell in love with Ashley as well as Rhett Butler when I first read it so I was very confused about how I wanted it to end As for the film, I want those bloody dresses!!!

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:dito: to basically all of that EDIT: Oh except I don't spend half the week in Milngavie lol

Don't worry, you're not missing out. It's very boring. :P Milngavie, not GWTW... I know, the dresses in the movie are brilliant! I wanted to find one for a fancy dress party a couple of years ago but apparently nowhere stocks them. Atrocious. I ended up dressing as someone from Rocky Horror instead, *loves RHPS*

hehe! I want the one made from the curtain or the one at the beginning... I love Rocky Horror! I'm a bit sad because I have the soundtrack too Which character did you dress up as?

I have the soundtrack and the DVD Magenta, but it was a very bad costume. I couldn't find a suitable wig so I just backcombed my hair and looked like a bit of an idiot, tehe. I've never been to one of the cinema showings with all the craziness An old cinema near where I live used to do it every month or so but as soon as I was old enough to go they got taken over by some crap company and stopped doing it.

Being a minor movie-geek, I've just checked out AICN and discovered that dun, dun, dun... Keira Knightley's been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar..

But Reese is gonna win this year.

Oh great, her head will never be removed from her arse now.

lol in Geneva, its a lovely place, been there twice and loved it each time!!!

I fell in Lake Geneva once on holiday. I was feeing the birds. Geeze, that was pretty embarassing.

Ive done that too, did it last year, was walking out on this walkway to the massive fountain thing and slipped in, wasnt my fault though, I was slightly drunk, luckily some friends pulled me out.

incidentally it's still *bethany* but it occurred to me to change my screenname in case I get discovered by someone in the outside world ha actually just chose perdition because I keep remembering that 'Othello' quote and I like the sound of the word, though people will probably end up thinking I feel like I live in some sort of hell... hm

hehe! No neither have I, only heard about them! I just love the Time Warp oo and I really like Meatloaf's 'Hot Patootie' song actually!!

College applied to: Peterhouse

Course: English

Conditions: AA + Merit AEA English

Deferred entry? Nooo.

Nationality: Right now British but I get to choose between British/Kenyan when I turn 21.

Where are you living right now: Good old Wiltshire

A few details about yourself: I like lots of things. Some of which are noodle boxes, tesco value jelly cubes, Pablo Neruda, Rufus Winwright, my bass, shopping (this is turning into an addiction and shall be curbed), collecting martini glasses, chopsticks, pretty bandaids, Mencap, basketball, gay-themed movies (my favourite is probably My Beautiful Laundrette), witty people, Kings of Leon, country music, parties, Shreks, Bloodaxe poetry publishing, circle skirts, surfing etc etc. I also quite like books, which helps with the English.

How did I celebrate? I told my gran, then I told my mum, then I went to work. A friend bought me lunch but that was pretty much it. Feel rather cheated.

Plans for this summer: Working to raise money for university.

Yay.

Ive done that too, did it last year, was walking out on this walkway to the massive fountain thing and slipped in, wasnt my fault though, I was slightly drunk, luckily some friends pulled me out.

Geneva's really nice, bit expensive though. When I visited I was on a physics trip to CERN, however only spent about 4 hours there out of the two days, spent the rest of the time wandering round geneva, and meeting some pissed american bloke in a park at 10pm and the entire group playing him at chess, despite the fact we were all crap at it. Ahhh good times...