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Hello, LJ! First of all, new layout! I quite like it, I hope you guys like it too! :D

I cannot wait to see The Avengers. Andrew and I are going to one of these days, at the cinema in Perth. We've gone together to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows when it was released, too. Needless to say, I loved it! I liked the first Sherlock Holmes movie, but this one... this is what I was expecting from the first one. It was so brilliant, it seriously filled me with adrenaline and it was such an emotional roller-coaster. I'm a big fan of Moriarty and the rivalry between Holmes and Moriarty, I seriously left the cinema with a smile on my lips. This movie has definitely earned a place in my favourite movies list. ♥

On another fandom note, I've been watching The Big Bang Theory for a while - and by 'a while' I mean... some months. XD I never wrote about it 'cause it always slips my mind, haha. Anyway, I like it :D Sheldon has got to be my favourite character - he's just too funny and rational! Also, on a less important fandom note, I've also gone back to playing Phoenix Wright and Harvest Moon. So much fun!

For the time being, I'll just answer another one of those Writer's Block. damn they're addictive

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Well, I guess right now I kind of live in two places - in Scotland and Italy. Which, I must say, sounds like quite a nice combination. :D

Anyway. Technically I'm living in Dundee, as I spend most of the year here to attend uni. My parents and friends, however, are back in Italy. I have to be honest - I've always wanted to leave Italy and I don't regret choosing to study Law in another country. I would have never had the chance of becoming a lawyer in Italy, seeing as no one in my family is a lawyer - and nowadays that's what really matters in Italy, sadly - who you know, not what exactly you're capable of doing. It might sound absurd or overdramatic, but that's exactly what happens. I am ashamed to say this, but it's nevertheless the truth.

I've been living in Dundee for almost an academic year now and I quite like it. I know where all the shops are, I know where the places to eat are, I found an hairdresser quickly, there are a couple of theaters, I know where the medical centre is if I feel sick - I know my way around (I only need to learn how the buses work and I'll be an expert! XD). However, to be honest, right now I can't see myself living in Dundee after I get my degree. I do love Scotland, though, so I might decide to live here, just not specifically in Dundee. But who knows, maybe that'll change over the years? To be honest, right now my goal is to get my Law degree and then we'll see what to do from there. As my mom says, 'One thing at the time'. So I don't want to over-think this stuff now, also because it's kind of pointless to worry about it now, when I've got to spend three more years in Dundee.

Will I ever go back to living in Italy? Seeing the nature of my degree, I think that's a very remote possibility. I've actually been thinking of the possibility of convincing my parents to come and live in the UK. I think their shop would benefit from it, too. But again, we'll think about that once I finish my degree - there's really no rush.

I am attempting to update my journal more, seeing as I have all those amazing icons and I'm not using them enough. I might be a little too ambitious, but I really want to try and update daily - or, if not daily, then at least more than twice a week. I just don't like seeing my journal so empty. ;w;

Another real life update shall come soon, though! I'm on Easter holidays (although I'm revising for my upcoming exams right now), so expect an update probably around next week, after my first two exams (one is on the 23rd and the other is on the 25th). Don't feel obliged to comment on any of my entries these days - they'll mostly consist of LJ's Writer's Blocks and memes, as I want to update my journal more, but cannot write a life update right now (revision is pretty much the only thing I do/think of these days). Anyway, here goes!

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My favourite place to read a book is my bed. Not really an original place, I know, but I can't help it. Reading in bed is just so relaxing, it's the moment of day where I can enjoy a book more (and honestly, it's probably the only time during the day in which I can read properly and haven't got any thoughts or worries in my head that distract me from enjoying a book).
Right now I'm reading A Series of Unfortunate Events (recommended to me by Andrew, my boyfriend). I must say, even though they're children's books, I am actually enjoying them a lot. Right now I'm reading the fifth book, The Austere Academy. I've sort of put it aside these days, though, as revision is pretty much my only concern right now. But I will keep on reading it once my first two exams are over!

There you go. I hope you guys are doing well! :D Goodnight~!