Good morning, good morning, good MOOORRRNNIIING
Hello there, my name is Jack Edwards and welcome back to my YouTube channel
Yesterday was a bit of an unproductive day
I can't, I can't lie to you
BUT TODAY
everything changes
(laughs) I say that every other day
But for real, we need to get some work done today
So this morning I'm going to head off to a coffee shop
and get some work done
and just take you along with me for a productive day at university
UMMMMMMMMM
Did I have anything else to tell you?
*cricket noises*
no, I don't think so
Cracking intro, roll the title sequence!
(intro of a mans voice and funky music in the background) "on tonight's programme ladies and gentlemen we have something that's gonna make you sick"
funky music continues (have a little dance)
*I can only describe this as BOUNCY MONTAGE MUSIC*
So I just had a lecture on Toni Morrison's book 'beloved'
Thank God I had my bag with me cus I totally forgot I had a lecture
I remembered completely last minute but thank God I had my laptop
so I could go and make notes but it was actually really interesting
so, um, really cool book
so now I'm going to head to a coffee shop to get some work done
this is one of the coffee shops I really like going to it's 'hotel Indigo'
my parents actually stayed here when they came for my 21st birthday
also, yes, I am 21 even though I look like an actual 10 year old
it's a little cafe called the 'tinderbox' and it's so nice
(speaking to someone very politely) hello! please can I have an iced latte?
(still very polite - he has very good manners) perfect, thank you so much!
*THE BOUNCY MONTAGE MUSIC IS BACK!!*
Okay, so, I've just come back from the gym and got changed
and now I thought it was the perfect opportunity to tell you about 'Revolut'
So, super excitingly today's video is in collaboration with Revolut
which is something that I use
EVERY
SINGLE DAY
Revolut is a digital money app, I've got my card right here
now it's not upside down
I have the metal card which is super, super cool
and it doesn't have my details on the front so you can't steal my money
so basically you just load money onto the app and it goes onto your card
and you can use it wherever you want
I find having one of these accounts really good for budgeting
especially if you're a student or young person and you need to compartmentalize your money
this is especially good when you're travelling
so Revolut can basically be used in over 150 countries worldwide
and in 30 different currencies
so when you're travelling there are no rip-off rates
it's super easy to just load up the app
unlock it with your face ID or with your pass code
and then just see how much money you've put into your account
and also it's really good for budgeting as you can see where you spend your money
and right now I can tell you that I spend 35% of mine....
on food
(laughing) guilty!
there's no minimum amount of money to put into the account
you can put whatever you want into there
also, a feature that I recently discovered is that there's
an in app, ATM map so whenever you need to find an ATM last minute, the app has you covered
there's a double decker bus going straight past my window right now, I feel they're in the room with me
hey guys
you wanna know more about online money apps??
they're gone now, but I'm sure they did
anyway, I find using Revolut super, super straight forward and easy
It's really easy to transfer money between friends when you need to split bills and stuff like that
I am a massive fan so today I'm going to be working with Revolut to show you how I use this bad boy
*background music*
thank you, have a nice day!
*background music*
I feel like I've had a lot of outfit changes already today
but basically now I'm going rock climbing
so my college in Durham, which is Cuths, have a climbing club
which I'm the social secretary of
and I think that climbing is one of those things in my life that I really, really appreciate
because, basically, when you're climbing, you have to focus
so you don't...die
like, cus it's bouldering you don't wear a harness or anything
and kind of, you are holding, holding onto that wall
and if you, if you let go
or do a wrong move, you WILL FALL OFF
that does sound quite morbid and weird
but basically the point is that you just really have to focus
and that means anything else that's worrying you doesn't really matter in that moment
I just quickly wanted to mention a feature of Revolut which is just one of my favourite things about it
so basically, if you lose your card you can freeze it on the app
and freezing it means that nobody can use that card but it isn't cancelled yet
and as someone who is very forgetful and misplaces things pretty much all the time
I find it so useful to just freeze a card if I can't find it
so that nobody else can spend the money that's on it
um, but when it inevitably turns back up again
it's fine!
I've been using these cards for years and years and years
when I went to Munich before university
so I was inter-railing around Europe and at our second stop which was Munich
I lost my card so I froze it instead of cancelling it and like 2 days later it turned up
just in this rogue pocket in my bag
so then I could like de-freeze
defrost???
I don't know, I could like stop it from being frozen and use the card again
that is a game changing feature and as I lose my card so often
I am more frozen than Anna and Elsa most of the time
anyway, let's go climbing!
*beep* thank you!
*RETURN OF THE BOUNCY MUSIC*
YAAAAAAYYY *laughs*
so I'm back from climbing now, I've just got in, and the post man has been in my absence
Firstly, very excitingly, the present I've got for my housemates 21st birthday
I don't think he's in the house right now
*whispers* but basically it's a film camera
because, um he likes to take lots of pictures of uni and stuff
but they're disposable so I decided to get him a proper, vintage film camera
so very pleased about that
ALSO
I'm trying to show this without showing my address
this arrived, now you may have seen last week that I posted by book announcement video
I've, kind of, written a book
at the moment I have this, which is like a dummy version of the book
it's just the cover stuck onto a book about cats
that isn't what's going to be in my actual book, unfortunately
but what is going to be in my book is whats in here
so these are basically the pages and they have to be whats called 'type set'
and that means that they put all of the writing that I've put into the manuscript
and make it look all pretty and make it look how it will be on the actual pages in the book
so my publishers at Harper Collins have sent me all my pages to look over and approve
I think the envelope might have got slightly damaged in the post but it looks like it's all here so that's fine
Oh my God! The Uni-verse, this is so cool
so now I've got to go through all these pages, which obviously I can't show you just yet, but this is the whole book!
So I'm just sitting at my desk trying to work out my deadlines for the rest of the term
my dissertation and 2 other essays are due right at the end of this term
they count for a considerable part of my degree
we call essays that count towards your degree 'summatives' and essays that don't count towards your degree are 'formatives'
so alongside these big, scary, horrible deadlines, we also have some optional deadlines
so now in my head, the word that sticks out in that sentence is
OPTIONAL
and normally, optional means
I'm not going to be doing that
However, I am in my final year at university and I kind of
I kind of wanna pass
and so if doing these optional essays will help me do that
then maybe it is a good idea?
So I'm thinking maybe I'm going to
*contemplates life*
I'm gonna-
I can't even say it
I'm gonna do the optional essays
*dramatic sigh*
I don't even recognise myself anymore
I'm just basically trying to work out how I can manage my time
So I can potentially do those but also get in the big essays that I need to do as well
and not have a nervous breakdown!
so...yep
also, I'm drinking a protein shake
there was no need for me to tell you that but I feel it was a right of passage
If you're drinking a protein shake, you deserve to be able to tell everyone that you're drinking a protein shake
So I'm *aggressively taps camera* just letting you know
So I feel like I've got a bit more control over that
now that I've actually planned it out week by week and kind of know what I need to do
this week is a dissertation week
so I am reading a book...obviously
and I'm just making some notes on it on my laptop and this should be
should be
the final major piece of criticism I need to read before I can just
BANG OUT THE DISS
So let's see how that goes, huh?
*BOUNCY MUSIC MAKES A COMEBACK*
Okay, so, just wrapped up my work for today
I've changed my clothing
and we're actually going to head out for some food tonight
we're going to a place called Zen which does kinda like Asian cuisine
so I'm wearing this Godawful shirt that I bought in Vietnam
I've just heard the doorbell ring, so, let's go eat!
we've come to a place called the Rabbit Hole
(Jack) Hi, do you have anything to say?
(Jack) anything to say for yourselves?
I have no clue what's being said, sorry haha
this is our first date
look how nice it is in here
look at the lights
there is a little staircase that goes up to an actual restaurant, we're in the dim sum parlour which is.. random
oh, good Lord, look at that food!
(Sammie) thank you
(Jack) you're welcome!
look at the view, haha
so, we're back from dinner now
If you're in Durham, I would highly recommend the Rabbit Hole, it was so tasty
and on the way home we picked up some
party supplies
Tomorrow is Will's birthday so we've got loads of balloons
and we're gonna blow them all up, right now
the new Netflix dating show 'Love is blind' has just come out so we're going to give this a go
I love trash TV more than anything, so I have high hopes for this
*YOU GUESSED IT...BOUNCY MUSIC*
That is a success!
Unfortunately, can't say the same for 'Love is blind' that was absolute rubbish
but not like in a good way, it was actual rubbish
Will's out at the moment so we're going to put these on his bed so that when he comes in the morning, they'll all be there
okay, so that is all sorted and I'm going to wrap this video up now cus...I need to sleep
Thanks so so much for watching this video
Thanks so much to Revolut for sponsoring it and working with me
I feel honoured because I friken love Revolut
I will leave a link down below where you can sign up and download the app
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and pre-order my book
what the hell?
and I'll catch you very, very soon. Bye!