Essay day

Lots of English schools are closed today because our teachers are off striking in order to somehow raise their own pension packets. Two things: because they're not working, they don't get paid for today (clever...) and they're also not going to change much. Petitions and pressure groups, people! Those are the only things that will work at this point! That or replacing David Cameron (our Prime Minister, and an idiot) with someone who can do the job better.

I'm not looking to start a political debate here, I'm just saying. I'm not saying I'd do a better job, just that he's doing a bad one.

In other news... As we have a day off I've been watching The Godfather (I say been watching because it's almost three hours long so there are breaks every now and then), cooking lunch (took half an hour; SO worth it. I hate fast food. Just because it takes less time does not mean it's good for you. In fact, the rule is kind of an inverted thing. What you really want is either raw food all the time (salads and stuff, but I like meat and fish and hot food in general so that's not really possible) or food that takes long enough to cook that you actually RESPECT it. And take the time to ENJOY it. I get up half an hour earlier than I need to, because I want TIME to enjoy my food and appreciate where it's come from. The fact it's usually coming from the toaster is something to be ignored. I don't like to wolf stuff down. Among other things, it makes me feel sick. It also means I feel hungry more quickly afterwards.

Today has also been an essay day. That means I've done essays all day (probably quite self-explanatory but for those who didn't somehow work it out, there you go). Today is German essay day. I'm doing topics like wine-growing in the region of Rhineland-Pfalz and the commersialisation of Hallowe'en. We have to be pretty specific this year with what we choose to write about. It is difficult but enjoyable.

Right, I'd better finish this next essay ("Watching television on your Laptop saves electricity and money").

Happy reading, folks!

High fives and can-can kicks all around!

Not only did I yesterday finish a ridiculous amount of homework (I'm not whining, the teacher actually apologised for it at the beginning of the lesson), but this morning I received note that I've been chosen to represent my schools (I go to two different sixth forms) by the Debating Society. Score one for me! I was tempted to high-five the teacher who told me, but I thought yelling a rather loud "YESSSS!" would suffice.

Apologies, dear readers, for not having informed you of the audition for said society on Monday, but I wasn't completely sure I'd be accepted and therefore thought that to jaunt was to flaunt too early in the game. Had I not gotten the place, I would have had to explain why, etc., etc. hence my silencio on this little matter.

Secondly, I've cut my hair again. I like it better short as it's easier to deal with (not very short, obviously; I don't want an afro!) especially in the winter when a little bit of neck-coverage is important to keep out those nasty chilly breezes.

I'm in love with four-colour pens and big coats at the moment. I don't go well with wool and fluffy bits, though, but I do have a stunning winter coat. For any girls or guys out there who don't have at least one coat that falls almost at the knees, you don't know what you're missing. I love that coat with a passion I didn't know it was possible to have for anything other than hot, considerate guys and chocolate. You can quote me on that.

However, it has been so darn hot in England today, that there's no need for a coat. Or a top. I walked home in a shirt and bra today (and jeans, yes). It's ridiculous; my body is gearing up for the winter and then this happens?! I thought I was going to turn into some sort of melanoma-riddled prune at any moment! What a great travesty English weather is. We complain when it's hot, or when it's cold, and when it's raining, we always talk about it. SHUT UP. It happens all the time (note my terrible hippocrisy laid out bare for you all to see)!

Secondly, revision tip: find your favourite learning method, people! It really helps your memory. Alternatively, improve that noggin of yours by joining lumosity (google it) and having a go on there. If nothing else, it's a fun and possibly pseudo-constructive way to procrastinate.

If you're having trouble with procrastination methods and tricks, go to this website and have fun.

It's elemental, my dear...What, son?

You can all chide me for terrible title, but I think it's funny so tough stuff. There is a point to it, actually. If I'm completely honest, over the years there have been a few people I call my close friends, and they've stayed with me, but quite seriously a lot of the people I know just aren't that interesting. It's not that nothing happens, I'm sure lots of things happen to them that they find interesting; it's just more that the things they find interesting, I find boring. So, perhaps they're more acquaintances than friends.
Anyway, one friend I've kept in contact with is 22 23 8 3 (look at the title and figure it out if you can). We got along for ages and then there was this long break when 22 23 (for short) got into trouble with drugs and alcohol. Anyway, it seems she's out of that phase, which is great because she was such a lovely person before, she just made some daft choices and that led her down a treacherous path. Thank god she fell off it, though. I talked to her today and she sounds better.

Anyway, yesterday I was walking home and I saw 22 23's older brother (the older older one, not the younger older one). He's much more focused on work now as well, and it's nice to see that a year or two makes such a huge impact on somebody's life. Of course it does. Even catatonic people must experience some tiny fragment of change over two years.

I've been wondering for a while whether I want children (totally unrelated subject to the above), and what kind of lifestyle I want to lead. What do I want to do? Will I get married? Will I have children? What will I be doing in ten years' time? Will I be happy? I think that's my main worry. It's not what I'll have, it's whether I'll appreciate it. I see so many people here in England who spend their time complaining... Of course, sometimes bad things happen and you can feel a little down, but most of the time I think it's much better to see the good side. Walk away from depression. It doesn't have legs, it'll take a very long time for it to catch up with you if you're content.

I'm still reading this cracking book (The Vampire Lestat) by Anne Rice. I've also fallen even more in love with a band I'm interested in. If you don't already know them, I highly suggest you youtube Rizzle Kicks. Sylvester and Rizzle are amazing (not their real names, I'm sure you've guessed). They mix rapping, remixes, instrumentals of well-known tracks, and singing. They are ACE.

Not particularly good if you want to concentrate on homework though. I have a classical music playlist for that.

Questions welcome on any aspect of this post or any other post, as always. I doubt I mentioned it before, but I like questions.

Happy reading, folks!

P.S. I'm trying to work out what my worst habit is. I'll report back when I find it.

Recklessness and stupidity

I've realised a lot of things about myself in the last week or so. Firstly, I really need to start going to the gym again, because I've developed a liking for burgers. I refuse not to eat the things I like, so to make up for it, I make sure I'm doing enough exercise. I'm no slob.

Secondly, I just can't talk to guys. This will bug me for a long time now. The thing is, once they know you like them, it's alright, because you're not a total idiot all the time (well you are but they at least know why). I'm not doing well so far.

Thirdly, if I don't do homework, no matter what I'm doing I do get a bit bored eventually. Which kind of sucks. Today I had the fucked up experience priviledge of having to restart a piece of homework after an hour's work, because I hadn't read the question properly. Sometimes I hate myself enough to restrict chocolate. Turns out, the essay wasn't on criminal liability, it was... Well, the title is "The term recklessness plays a vital role in determining criminal liability, yet its meaning appears uncertain. Critically analyse the meaning of the term recklessness in criminal law".

That is painful.

Fourthly, school takes it outta me. I'm dying. I'm so tired every weekday evening, sometimes I go to bed at nine. I find myself looking at the clock at seven thirty and thinking, "Would it be socially acceptable to say goodnight now?" Of course it wouldn't. I refuse to go to bed that early unless I'm ill. Unfortunately (or not, depending on how you look at it), I am almost never ill. I wish I were ill a little more often; it's so peaceful in my room during the day. There is, however, one major problem with sleeping when it's light outside. I can't. I like my room to be as close to pitch black as is possible before I sleep. I unplug everything except my alarm clock, and I plan to unplug that too once my bodyclock wakes me up at seven every morning. I'm looking forward to not relying on technical what-nots to wrench me from sugarplum dreams; I want to be capable of doing that myself.

I've been wanting a bit of change for a while now; I think I'll cut my hair soon. I know it's getting towards winter, but trust me, with this amount of head fluff, hats are difficult to find. Ones that fit comfortably, at least. Currently it's shoulder length. Dark, dark red. With a blonde streak (I was testing the dye for a friend. It blonded my hair more in ten minutes than it did hers in an hour and a half). I got completely rid of my old computer. SWEET! So much more room on my desk for porn mags homework and school books.

I'm going to go to bed, you know. Sorry for the boring post. To make up for it, watch this. It's hilarious :D

Happy reading, folks!

P.S. I'm loving this cross-through thing, useful. I could have a lot of fun with it... And I probably will.

The boredom has set in.

I have done my homework, written my personal statement (entire first draft), watched about twenty movies, been ice skating, tidied up... I'm now getting to the stage where I create weird art projects just to fill my time. Today, for instance, I spray painted a white T-Shirt with sky blue spray paint. before this I'd made clouds out of stickyback plastic and stuck them to the shirt, so now it's finished and the plastic is off, I have what can only be described truly as a SkyShirt. I quite like it, but I'm not sure how well it'll fare in the wash.

I now find myself watching mundane programs on T.V. or doing various other strange things. The worst thing is because I've properly stopped growing I now have very little appetite so I have to make a conscious effort to eat. Before it was a "should probably be eating less" situation, now it's more like I have to ask people to remind me at various points in the day. I'm sure when term starts I'll be hungrier as I'll actually be having to leave the house and walk around and do things (naff stuff like learning). I've done lesson plans for when I go back... I've pre-made a timetable sheet... For god's sake, there is nothing else to do. These holidays, they feel so great when they start, after all the exams and the effort and the latenights and hard work. But after three or four weeks, you become disillusioned with the idea of six weeks of no routine and nothing useful to fill your time. You have to make conscious efforts to do anything remotely constructive.

What makes it worse for me is I live in a basement flat and the man upstairs has a new girlfriend. Kudos, UpstairsMan, this one's not as loud as the last one, but please stop having two-hour long sex sessions. At one in the morning. Or at seven in the morning. I want a wake-up track, I'll find something off Youtube like "She's Got You High". What I DON'T want to wake up to is you getting bizzay to the rhythm of my alarm clock, thanks so much.

One day I will record the sounds and post it through their letterbox in CD form, each track a different date or something. There's nothing like embarrassing someone in STYLE. It does actually give me joy, sometimes... But only when people really deserve it.

The worst bit is the end (now) of the holidays, because my bodyclock's out of whack and I nhave to learn to go to school all over again... just like every year.

Also, I have found out something new. On days that start off rainy and then get hot, your flat will be somewhat infested with garden spiders. Remember this if you are afraid of spiders. Particularly because they are bloody MASSIVE (Grade 2!) and therefore run fast. Faster than you. That's a very frightening prospect.

I highly suggest you click that Grade 2 link and watch intently. I relate to the man very strongly on this subject.

Happy reading, folks!

Right, I thought this was the best way.

This is the homework I got this week, I've done it according to subject.

Art-Collect Sex Pistols and London artwork images.

BTEC-None

Child Development- 1) First Visit- background info. Compare the child to some form of the text milestones or another child.
2) Work out a task title.
3) I can't be bothered to write it all down here but the outline is, there's a hell of a lot written in the back of your planner and you have until February do this task. Aim high. Don't suck.

English-Summaries of: Act one::scene one
Act one::scene two
Act one::scene three

Plus a diagram of Macbeth's qualities with interrelate with who he is and his personality.

German- 1) Learn the past participle spellings for a test [DONE]
2) Write a paragraph stating your opinion on "Urlaub am Strand" (a holiday on the beach) and then on "Urlaub auf dem Land" (a holiday in the countryside).

HEX- relearn the punctuation. []SELF SET[]

Maths- 1) pg 318 (Ex. 30.1) questions up to fifteen.
2) pg 324 Q 1-8 -- Review Ex.

Science- 1) finish off the questions on page 41 :) compounds are colourless
2) pg 3-5 in workbook
3) up to pg 7 workbook
4) workbook all up to alkali metals part (18-22)

And that's all for this week plus Maths and English coursework. Does your school insist on this much crap to do at home? I'm a nerd and all but this is just TOO MUCH!!

My mixed up life is fun fun fun

wellity well! I has homwork, damn science, damn double science, I love the lessons but I hate having to do stuff at home most of the time because it sucks. Although I did really enjoy teaching myself C4, as I said in my first ever post, on Friday. I only had three lessons today, all of my year eleven did, because there was a double then BREAK, then a double thn LUNCH then a single.

It was okay, I guess, I did some good stuff in art, and Sciences were good, but Child Development, I finished in like five minutes so I sat there and mucked around and ate a blue Space Baton for the majority of the lesson.

Started talking to an old friend of mine on a whim yesterday, and she's really changed. Like, really really. It's kinda weird. But really good, because I've tried with other old friends and it hasn't worked, and this time it really has. Which is GOOOOOOD.

OMG the new site is shit but funny....www.everythingaboutvicky.weebly.com- the FAQ page is okay but it could ALL be so much better