The Origins of the Easter Egg

**MASSIVE DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT CHRISTIAN, SO I AM RESEARCHING THIS AS I GO. I DO NOT INTEND TO OFFEND ANYBODY.**

Ok, so now that's out of the way, I'm sorry this is late, but I had some technical problems. As you all know, Easter has just passed, and so I figured that I should do an Easter-related post. I wasn't sure what to write about until my friend's sister asked: "Why do we have chocolate at Easter?" So that's what this is going to be about.

TFiOS Soundtrack

Yesterday, the soundtrack for the TFiOS (or The Fault in Our Stars) film was released. Here's the lineup:

Ed Sheeran – All Of The Stars

Jake Bugg – Simple As This

Grouplove – Let Me In

Birdy & Jaymes Young – Best Shot

Kodaline – All I Want

Tom Odell – Long Way Down

Charli XCX – Boom Clap

STRFKR – While I’m Alive

Indians – Oblivion

The Radio Dept. – Strange Things Will Happen

Afasi & Filthy – Bomfallarella

Ray LaMontagne – Without Words

Birdy – Not About Angels

Lykke Li – No One Ever Loved

M83 – Wait

Birdy – Tee Shirt (Bonus Track)

Divergent Movie!

So I appreciate that  lot of people will have already seen Divergent; but in the UK (where I live), it only came out on Friday (4/4). I went to see it with two of my friends and I LOVED it!

For those of you who don;t know, Divergent is about a 16-year-old girl named Beatrice (or Tris), who lives in a futuristic, dystopian Chicago, where society is split into five factions based on personality traits: Abnegation, the selfless; Erudite, the intelligent; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; and Dauntless, the brave. Tris was born into Abnegation, but at 16, all teenagers take an 'aptitude test' which tells them which faction they are best suited for - but this test doesn't work on everyone, and Tris's results come back inconclusive. She is Divergent.

I absolutely loved both the film and the book, and I'd recommend the rest of the series to anyone. Be prepared for tears though, there are some very heart-wrenching scenes! I also loved the music used, and thought that it fitted perfectly with the action. Shailene and Theo were a perfect Tris and Four, and I can't wait until we get Insurgent, and eventually Allegiant (although I'll be an emotional train wreck!)

~ Tess

Universities are Confusing!

Recently my sixth form attended a UCAS event to find out all about what universities and other opportunities are out there for us after we finish compulsory education. For me personally, it was basically an exercise of picking up prospectuses so you don't have to sign up for emails from the universities. If you didn't know already, I want to study Geography at university in two academic years time, preferably to do with climate change and with a year abroad so that I can keep my Spanish up. The trouble is, most universities do Geography, and all the degrees are very similar.

Playlist Live 2014 (and why I want to be there!)

¡Hola! This weekend will be the annual Florida YouTube conference that is Playlist Live, and I'm not gonna lie, I wish I was there - much better than the world of mocks and coursework deadlines that I live in now. Most of YouTube's 'most subscribed' will be there, including Zoella, the Holy Trinity (Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart and Mamrie Hart), Miranda Sings and Charles and Alli Trippy.