So last Friday was obviously Halloween. I decided this year I would dress up as a zombie - so unoriginal I know but I never really go for the scary option and this year I thought I would take the plunge. For example, last year my friend and I dressed as a scary cat and mouse duo, but despite the black contact lenses I just ended up looking adorable so that was a fail. And the year before that I dressed up as a unicorn, which admittedly was completely amazing, but I thought I would try something different this year. So as a zombie I went. I actually played around with liquid latex for the first time, and somehow managed to create a very realistic looking slash on my neck! My friend from my old uni course who I haven't seen for 10 whole months invited me to her friends' party and that was really good fun.
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Look it's me being all scary n stuff |
I also went up to St Andrews to visit a friend for the day, which was a nice change of scenery from Edinburgh. As much as I advocated in my previous post about how great Edinburgh is, it can get a bit claustrophobic sometimes. But Scotland has a lot of lovely places to offer and St Andrews happens to be one of them - it is an ancient university town right on the coast. In between these days I have been going to uni and also going to work. Most importantly, however, I started watching the series How To Get Away With Murder on ABC. I am totally hooked and if you want to procrastinate like I do then I suggest you watch it. Words cannot describe how good it is and I am only 5 episodes in.
That was my week. Thrilling, huh? I should probably get on with the main subject of this post now. This week's theme is 'The Best Websites Online' as you have probably noticed from the title. Obviously I am not claiming that I know what websites are the best, but in my opinion these are definitely up there. I spend most of my time online trawling through these sites, probably not getting much out of them to be fair, and I enjoy them. In no particular order...
1. Twitter... #classic. So common white girl but that's me in a nutshell. I just find the concept of it fascinating and frequently find myself scrolling through the home feed re-reading tweets I have read two/three times already. It doesn't get boring. Plus, at the beginning of this year I read the book Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton, which described the evolution and business of twitter. Incredible story.
2. StumbleUpon is potentially the best way to feel like you are doing something productive when you are definitely not. The tagline of this site is 'stumbles just for you' - it takes you on a whirlwind journey through an infinite number of websites, articles, videos and more attuned to your interests. For example, I just clicked the orange 'stumble' button and got taken to this article titled '22 towns in Italy that are almost too perfect looking' (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7IZjCi/1D2v4nPVU:Hd3@97O0/www.wherecoolthingshappen.com/22-towns-in-italy-that-are-almost-too-perfect-looking) - I love Italy, architecture, nature and travel so thank you StumbleUpon for enlightening me!
3. YouTube. And I don't mean I like to watch the typical fail videos or videos of cats doing hilarious things, although saying that Maru the cat is by far my favourite internet animal star. I am subscribed to various channels on YouTube, encompassing music, science, fashion, beauty, vlogging and health. For example a few of my favourite channels are Zoella, PointlessBlog, The Mahogany Sessions, Pentatonics, SacconeJolys and The Slow Mo Guys.
4. Skyscanner. Last week I was genuinely about 10 minutes away from booking a one-way flight to Australia. It is a great temporary escape from reality - 'where can I go with all that money and time I don't have?'
5. Instagram - I know this is predominantly considered an app but it can qualify as a website. I know Insta as a whole is good but here I'm going to be referring to one page in particular called New York On Air (nyonair). Here is the link:
http://instagram.com/nyonair
They upload phenomenal aerial photographs and videos of New York City - one of my favourite cities in the world - using state of the art cameras and lenses attached to helicopters. Pretty cool stuff huh? They have their own website independent of Instagram where they actually sell their work which is quite tempting. For now though here is an example of what they produce on Instagram:
These websites I have mentioned are relatively mainstream, but I hope I have maybe opened your eyes to a new or different aspect of them. I have to say I am surprised I have actually managed to write a new post for today - especially of this length - so I am giving myself a virtual pat on the back as we speak. See you next week! x
p.s. if anybody is having a bad day/week/month here is something of relevance that should cheer you up: http://make-everything-ok.com. It is not one of the best websites ever but it certainly can make me smile.
That was my week. Thrilling, huh? I should probably get on with the main subject of this post now. This week's theme is 'The Best Websites Online' as you have probably noticed from the title. Obviously I am not claiming that I know what websites are the best, but in my opinion these are definitely up there. I spend most of my time online trawling through these sites, probably not getting much out of them to be fair, and I enjoy them. In no particular order...
1. Twitter... #classic. So common white girl but that's me in a nutshell. I just find the concept of it fascinating and frequently find myself scrolling through the home feed re-reading tweets I have read two/three times already. It doesn't get boring. Plus, at the beginning of this year I read the book Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton, which described the evolution and business of twitter. Incredible story.
2. StumbleUpon is potentially the best way to feel like you are doing something productive when you are definitely not. The tagline of this site is 'stumbles just for you' - it takes you on a whirlwind journey through an infinite number of websites, articles, videos and more attuned to your interests. For example, I just clicked the orange 'stumble' button and got taken to this article titled '22 towns in Italy that are almost too perfect looking' (http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/7IZjCi/1D2v4nPVU:Hd3@97O0/www.wherecoolthingshappen.com/22-towns-in-italy-that-are-almost-too-perfect-looking) - I love Italy, architecture, nature and travel so thank you StumbleUpon for enlightening me!
3. YouTube. And I don't mean I like to watch the typical fail videos or videos of cats doing hilarious things, although saying that Maru the cat is by far my favourite internet animal star. I am subscribed to various channels on YouTube, encompassing music, science, fashion, beauty, vlogging and health. For example a few of my favourite channels are Zoella, PointlessBlog, The Mahogany Sessions, Pentatonics, SacconeJolys and The Slow Mo Guys.
4. Skyscanner. Last week I was genuinely about 10 minutes away from booking a one-way flight to Australia. It is a great temporary escape from reality - 'where can I go with all that money and time I don't have?'
5. Instagram - I know this is predominantly considered an app but it can qualify as a website. I know Insta as a whole is good but here I'm going to be referring to one page in particular called New York On Air (nyonair). Here is the link:
http://instagram.com/nyonair
They upload phenomenal aerial photographs and videos of New York City - one of my favourite cities in the world - using state of the art cameras and lenses attached to helicopters. Pretty cool stuff huh? They have their own website independent of Instagram where they actually sell their work which is quite tempting. For now though here is an example of what they produce on Instagram:
These websites I have mentioned are relatively mainstream, but I hope I have maybe opened your eyes to a new or different aspect of them. I have to say I am surprised I have actually managed to write a new post for today - especially of this length - so I am giving myself a virtual pat on the back as we speak. See you next week! x
p.s. if anybody is having a bad day/week/month here is something of relevance that should cheer you up: http://make-everything-ok.com. It is not one of the best websites ever but it certainly can make me smile.
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