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I'm leaving today...in February...

No, this is not just a meaningless Sinatra appreciation post, I have travel news! I am lucky enough to be going to New York early next year! My uni course has been given the choice of a trip in our 3rd year and NY was chosen as the destination a few weeks back, since then I've been on tenterhooks waiting for more information and finally yesterday I paid my deposit! I've never been outside of Europe before so this is incredibly exciting for me,though I'm already nervous about flying! I am lucky enough that I'll actually get to spend my 22nd birthday in the big apple, as I'll be over there from the 20th to the 26th, madness! I can't tell you how much I've been smiling! I'll absolutely be making a stop in The Strand while there (18 miles of books, try and stop me), and all the usual touristy spots, but any other recommendations on where I should definitely go would be great!

What's On My Christmas List

It may only be November but I'm one of those people who considers it Christmas as soon as the Coca Cola ad comes on TV (you know the one...Holidays are coming! Holidays are coming!) and since I saw that advert on Saturday...I'm ready to break out the tinsel and dust off the Michael Bublé Holiday album. Here's what I'm asking Santa for!

1. Palo Alto - James Franco. 2. Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Charles Bukowski. 3. Candy - Luke Davis. 4. Fevre Dream - George R.R. Martin. 5. Factotum - Charles Bukowski. 6. Invisible Monsters Remix - Chuck Palahniuk. 7. Game Of Thrones Season 2. 8. Jane Eyre (2011). 9. Brave. 10. Real Techniques Core Collection 1403. 11. Wuthering Heights (ITV 2010). 12. Kate Moss for Rimmel Matte Collection

Not the most exciting list in the world but there's not much I really "want". I've meant to buy the Invisible Monsters Remix for months! But I've put it off so I could ask for it for Christmas  I'm hoping s2 of Game Of Thrones will be released by December because it's clogging up our sky+ right now but I can't delete it until I own it! As for the make-up brushes, they're probably the most expensive thing on here and all I've asked my mum for, the lipsticks, *may* have already been bought for my brother to buy from me and give back to me! (hey, it was 3 for 2 on the Superdrug website, what's a girl to do?). I've had a blast already this year buying peoples presents, which I always love doing, there's nothing better than finding something great for someone you love and imagining them opening it, don't you think?

What's on your Christmas lists?