PARAMORE! 2.9.13

 Wow, wow. Just wow! I went to see Pararmore in the O2 Arena, Dublin on Monday and oh my God, it was brilliant! I mentioned that I was loving their new album in my May Favourites which you can read here, so I was super excited to see them live, again. I've seen Paramore live 4 times now and they just get better every single time.
 Paramore shows always have an electric atmosphere at them because they're such an energetic band and I think most bands feed off the crowd's energy when they play so the electricity bounces off everyone and just gets everyone moving. The thing I love most about Paramore is Hayley's voice, and I know how important the instruments are to a band and how it takes a group of people to form a band but Hayley's voice is just so strong and there's just something about it, she can use her voice really lightly in some songs that could bring you to tears but also use it very heavily which would have the completely opposite affect. And the fact that she can jump around a stage for nearly 2 hours and still have the breathe in her to sing with such force is rather impressive! Of course the other band members, Jeremy and Taylor, are very important as well. As a team they just work so well together to produce this amazing music that they can perform to perfection, without a doubt.

Angela's Ashes

 Hi there. The last post I wrote was a movie review and in this post I'm going to do something a bit different. I don't think I've ever seen a book review on a blog and I just finished reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and I really enjoyed it and thought I'd review it, as you do.
 I'm not a huge reader as I find it really hard to find books that I really like but in my school we get a book list in Transition Year. I think the book list is a great idea, we are given a few pages of books and authors and we have to read at least two fiction and one non-fiction books from the list and then we have to review them. The teachers in my school pick the books and they do pick a good range. I quite like books that have a historical background but aren't exactly history books, if that makes sense. Angela's Ashes is about Frank McCourt's childhood and how he grew up in terrible poverty in Co. Limerick.
 The book starts by saying how McCourt's family first lived in America and then moved to Ireland to try to get away from the poverty they were living in to only find themselves in worse conditions. The beginning of the book is very sad but once you get past that, the book is very interesting. It really shows you how people lived in these desperate times and how they were lucky if they got a slice of bread for dinner. The book describes how McCourt grew up, it starts from before he was born to when he's 20. When he's describing his childhood he really shows how a child's mind works and develops which is also very interesting.
 Overall, I think the book is great and I recommend it, mainly to teenagers as it really describes stuff that we don't learn in history class. It's so interesting and it keeps you wanting to read on. If you're in Transition Year and you don't know what books to choose from the book list you should defiantly check this book out. Thanks for reading :)

Sure Why Not, YOLO

 Well, I'm Catriona and I've been wanting to start a blog for a while now but I was scared no one will read it. There's probably no one reading this but I was thinking that if I didn't do this I would regret it. This post is just going to be an introduction kind of thing.
 So hi, how are you? I'm grand for anyone wondering. As I've said, I'm Catriona. I'm 15 years old and I live in Ireland. I have long brown hair and I have hazel/green eyes (they kind of change colour). My favourite subjects in school are History and English. I love writing and I always have. I'm in Transition Year in school so I have loads of time on my hands. I love You Me at Six, they're my favourite band, people, my favourite everything really. My favourite movie is Batman The Dark Knight. I love reading other peoples blogs. Bloggers I love are the likes of Leanne Woodfull, Zoella and Sprinkle of Glitter. I'm not a religious person, and to be honest it all confuses me but I respect everyone's opinion and I would never tell anyone that their opinion is wrong! I love going to concerts, local gigs and just socialising in general.
 Even though I'm only at the young age of 15, I still feel that I'm very mature but you wouldn't agree if you knew me. I act kind of childish but I think about things very maturely, if that makes sense. I have been through very sad times and I've had my fair share of loses. The best moment in my life was when I met You Me at Six, I've hugged Josh Franceschi, high-fived Max Helyer and Matt Barnes said I had a nice face but I sort of cried when I met them as they are my heroes.

 I think you know enough about me now to get a rough idea of what I'm like. I hope you enjoy my future blog posts if there is anyone even reading this, if not this is awkward... Thanks for reading :)