Introductions, Welcomes and Such Things

We are both studying English Literature at Northumbria University, which is a major distraction from the really important things in life like Desperate Housewives, sitting down in comfortable chairs (which are sadly lacking in our uni) and writing novels.
Nicola lives in Heaton, Newcastle (the crime capital of the North-East), but is originally from Bishop Auckland. She owns more clothes than is humanly possible, is completely obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and has a small menagerie of rodents. She writes novels and poetry about current issues such as eating disorders, angst-ridden teens and other depressing subjects.
Ruth lives in Stockton-on-Tees (unfortunately) which has literally nothing to add to the world. She is a crazy Arsenal fan but loves all football (and footballers,) she also likes tennis, noodles and boys. She is attempting to write a gangster novel and draft a spy novel (with varying degrees of success) in between full-time WAG training.
Subjects you can expect in our blog are:
TV, trying to contradict the student stereotypes, complaining (a lot), especially about lectures and other students, the issues of public transport, a guide to Newcastle's buskers (with a focus on the progress of AndyDave and his hats), our WAG training (especially the great velour debate), updates on the progress of our novels and poems, film reviews, book reviews, some sport updates, some more complaining and negativity.