I should be revising like mad right now, having not stuck to my timetable at all this week. However, I have just got back from seeing 'Angles and Demons' at the cinema, and after seeing something like that, it is impossible to return to Earth immediately.
I don't go to the cinema a lot- it's hard to find the time (and the money: it cost me £6.90... add on the little tub of ice cream... not the cheapest three hours...) but when I do, I always enjoy it, quite often (although not always) even if the film is rubbish, because it takes you away from your own world.
But sometimes there are films that just blow you away, and 'Angels and Demons', for me, is certainly one of them.
I read the book about three or four years ago now, and loved it. I always believe that films are never as good as books, but this may be an exception to the rule. There were a few changes, but they were done for the better- if it had remained exactly the same I think that the film would have dragged on too long, and that is never a good thing.
The reason it affected me so much is not just because it was a good film. In fact it's not really anything to do with the film itself. The film is absolutely fantastic, but the reason that I am still thinking it over a few hours later is more personal.
I am very open about my hatred of Science and Maths, and in fact School in general. But it wasn't always like that. In fact, two years ago, if you had told me that I had to move schools, or that I had to leave school altogether, I would have done anything and everything to stay. And I would have cried and screamed a bit too.
In fact, and I know that this sounds weird, but when I wasn't at school, I was depressed and longed to go back. And when I was at home, I would sit at the computer or use books to research learn random things such as different languages and long lost alphabets and everything about an ancient civilisation. And I would properly research and learn and absorb this knowledge- all of this Science, Maths, and History.
Present day: I still sit at a computer, but trying to put off working, dreading going back to school, and researching things about actors and musicals and films and other drama-related things.
Seeing the film reminded me of the time I read the book, during the time when I craved knowledge. What changed? What happened to me? The film/book, and others like it, shows how interesting all of this science and history can be. If I had stuck with it at school, then I could carry it on and enjoy it. But I don't understand all of these complicated things. There was a time when I could have understood, but I have become too lazy, and like to procrastinate too much, and haven't paid attention in lessons. I now hate it.
I don't understand this world, as I'm sure no one does, but up to the age of 14 I always wanted to discover more about it. I wanted to understand how things worked. I wanted to know about things beyond this world- out in space. Now I am more focused on escaping this world. My world. I am going to take A Levels in English Language, French, Philosophy and Theatre Studies. Whilst it could be argued that Philosophy is trying to understnad the world, the other subjects are trying to get away from it- English in its creative writing, French in that it is so different from my own language and culture, and Theatre Studies to get away from myself.
I don't know what made me think of all this. To be honest I'm just typing as I think it. And I don't know why I am typing it. Or what to conclude from it.
I guess I am mourning a Charlotte past. Even though, oddly enough, I am constantly trying to escape my past.
I don't know what else to say. My brain has just imploded.
And that's why I could never be a scientist. No one wants a scientist who's brain implodes at the slightest complexity.
I need some thinking time...
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Saturday, 30 May 2009
Late Night Blog
It may be half past midnight, but it's never too late (or early...) to blog.
Something that I realised recently really shocked me. I wanted to keep it to myself, but now I am ready to tell the world. Well... Rachel. *Waves* (I have just decided that I will make it my mission to somehow subtley mention Rachel in every blog I write, as she deserves it. :D)
Anyway, ready to be shocked?
I like exams.
Now don't suddenly hate me, let me explain.
I HATE exams, with a passion.
And no it's not just my multiple personalities arguing again.
I hate the whole thing of having to try to memorise the basics of things you really don't understand just to get you past an exam, and so you will simply forget everything afterwards. I just feel like I'm wasting my life at the moment, trying to remember all of this rubbish that I'm not really interested in.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to be ignorant. I'd quite like to be able to understand it all (I am particularly referring to subjects like Maths and Science here) as I understand their importance to the world around us. What I hate is that I don't understand any of it, and know that I don't want to pursue it in the future as a result, meaning that I find trying to learn these basic facts that I will forget immediately afterwards completely pointless.
However, if we want to get anywhere in this world these days, we have to have good qualifications. So I have to memorise these basic facts.
I HATE revision, with all my heart.
Why I like exams is this:
Before an exam, be it a few weeks before or a few seconds before, standing just outside the hall, I always feel guilty if I'm not revising. Even if I am revising, I feel that I'm not revising well enough. It's like a constant buzzing in the back of my head... "You should be revising... You should know this... You will fail."
But as soon as I cross the threshold of the exam hall, I know that I can't do anymore. That's it. I can only go with what I know.
My family constantly tell me that I can only do my best, but it's not until I'm in the exam that I feel I can try to do my best. At any other time, I always feel like I have to do better, work harder. But sat there, I can only use the knowledge that I have. Sure, I could have worked harder beforehand, but sat there, pen in hand, silence surrounding me- all I can do is my best at that moment.
Then there's the time afterwards... when you realise how many mistakes you made... how many stupid things you got wrong... And then The Results. Afterwards can almost be as bad as Before.
So whilst During is never pleasant, it is actually the best time. Or is that just me...?
Something that I realised recently really shocked me. I wanted to keep it to myself, but now I am ready to tell the world. Well... Rachel. *Waves* (I have just decided that I will make it my mission to somehow subtley mention Rachel in every blog I write, as she deserves it. :D)
Anyway, ready to be shocked?
I like exams.
Now don't suddenly hate me, let me explain.
I HATE exams, with a passion.
And no it's not just my multiple personalities arguing again.
I hate the whole thing of having to try to memorise the basics of things you really don't understand just to get you past an exam, and so you will simply forget everything afterwards. I just feel like I'm wasting my life at the moment, trying to remember all of this rubbish that I'm not really interested in.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to be ignorant. I'd quite like to be able to understand it all (I am particularly referring to subjects like Maths and Science here) as I understand their importance to the world around us. What I hate is that I don't understand any of it, and know that I don't want to pursue it in the future as a result, meaning that I find trying to learn these basic facts that I will forget immediately afterwards completely pointless.
However, if we want to get anywhere in this world these days, we have to have good qualifications. So I have to memorise these basic facts.
I HATE revision, with all my heart.
Why I like exams is this:
Before an exam, be it a few weeks before or a few seconds before, standing just outside the hall, I always feel guilty if I'm not revising. Even if I am revising, I feel that I'm not revising well enough. It's like a constant buzzing in the back of my head... "You should be revising... You should know this... You will fail."
But as soon as I cross the threshold of the exam hall, I know that I can't do anymore. That's it. I can only go with what I know.
My family constantly tell me that I can only do my best, but it's not until I'm in the exam that I feel I can try to do my best. At any other time, I always feel like I have to do better, work harder. But sat there, I can only use the knowledge that I have. Sure, I could have worked harder beforehand, but sat there, pen in hand, silence surrounding me- all I can do is my best at that moment.
Then there's the time afterwards... when you realise how many mistakes you made... how many stupid things you got wrong... And then The Results. Afterwards can almost be as bad as Before.
So whilst During is never pleasant, it is actually the best time. Or is that just me...?
Sunday, 24 May 2009
Challenge Ended.
I forgot to mention something... remember that '46 days using only four websites' challenge? Well I kinda stopped. About three weeks ago.
I needed to go on Facebook to find out things about the end of school and stuff... and I decided that it was just silly. However, I managed to stay away from twitter until yesterday, 26 days into the challenge, which isn't bad...
I would feel like a failure, but I decided to go back onto them because I was sticking to my revision timetable, which meant that I had a lot of spare time (because it was timetabled :P) and so I allowed myself to go on in those times.
Ah whatever I say, no matter how I try to justify it, I failed. But ah well. 26 days without twitter was good for me.
As for the whole sticking to the timetable thing, I actually was. Until this weekend.
But I haven't epically failed on that front yet. The fact I have stuck to it at all is impressive in itself.
But as you can tell, this blog is just a way of wasting time.
It's not like I want to waste time. I'd rather revise to get rid of the guilt. But just as I begin to revise, I get a sudden urge to blog or write a song or research the origins of Jaffa Cakes. And I'm not joking.
But I started this blog post over half an hour ago and have been in and out of my room writing it and answering phones and making tea for my Dad, so now I WILL revise.
BYE.
I needed to go on Facebook to find out things about the end of school and stuff... and I decided that it was just silly. However, I managed to stay away from twitter until yesterday, 26 days into the challenge, which isn't bad...
I would feel like a failure, but I decided to go back onto them because I was sticking to my revision timetable, which meant that I had a lot of spare time (because it was timetabled :P) and so I allowed myself to go on in those times.
Ah whatever I say, no matter how I try to justify it, I failed. But ah well. 26 days without twitter was good for me.
As for the whole sticking to the timetable thing, I actually was. Until this weekend.
But I haven't epically failed on that front yet. The fact I have stuck to it at all is impressive in itself.
But as you can tell, this blog is just a way of wasting time.
It's not like I want to waste time. I'd rather revise to get rid of the guilt. But just as I begin to revise, I get a sudden urge to blog or write a song or research the origins of Jaffa Cakes. And I'm not joking.
But I started this blog post over half an hour ago and have been in and out of my room writing it and answering phones and making tea for my Dad, so now I WILL revise.
BYE.
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Blog Break
So I decided that, after blogging every day for 31 days (well... very nearly) it would be a good idea to have a little break. Not because I don't like blogging, but because my brain was starting to turn everything into a blog, and I figured that that was another step closer to insanity, which I would like to try to keep at bay for a little while yet. Also, since I now have a follower who actually reads this thing (*waves at Rachel*) I wanted to try to improve my blogging in some way... don't think it'll work, but ah well.
I thought that by leaving it a little while, I would have something interesting to talk about. I was wrong.
All that is going on in my life at the moment is GCSEs. I've only had one exam so far, Music, which went ok. Tomorrow I have RE and Maths Non - Calculator, Tuesday I have English Literature and Wednesday I have Biology. That's all for this week. But they're all so close together, and there's so much to remember. I mean, I am having to try to remember everything I have ever learnt just for an exam, and in 11 different subjects. I'm also having to try to learn all the stuff I should've learnt, which isn't easy. But anyway, I don't really want to think about it.
Eurovision Song contest last night. I thought it was ok actually. We did very well... in fact it was quite werid to see us up so high on the leader board. In previous years, if someone has given us 1 point I have been excited. I don't really know why Norway won though. They're song wasn't too bad, but, to be honest, unless I had heard previously that they were favourites to win, I wouldn't have given them a second thought. They would have just disappeared in the memory files along with Armenia and Bosnia Herzegovina. But ah well. Better than that Finnish entry that won a few years ago...
In other very exciting news, I was in Waterstone's yesterday, armed with a £10 voucher I was given for my birthday. I was hoping to buy the latest book in the Percy Jackson series (it's meant for pre-teens, but is so good and interesting and perfect to read during exams... so don't judge me.) but I couldn't find it. I was about to leave when I saw it. On the shelf. At the bottom. Just... there, where it hadn't been a few minutes before, I swear. I knew it was due to be published in England, but I didn't realise so soon...
Oh, did I tell you what it was? No. Sorry.
'13 Little Blue Envelopes' by Maureen Johnson!
I love reading her blog because they are always so funny and well written (I know she's an author so you'd expect it but you know what I mean) so I have always wanted to read one of her books, and now I am! I'm already half way through, althoguh I'm not really sure when that happened, but it's just so good! Definitely not a disappointment. And Rachel, if you're reading this, you can borrow it if you want :)
Now I'm listening to Elaine Paige on Sunday as my favourite West End actress is due to be on it today... yay!
Better go... bye!
I thought that by leaving it a little while, I would have something interesting to talk about. I was wrong.
All that is going on in my life at the moment is GCSEs. I've only had one exam so far, Music, which went ok. Tomorrow I have RE and Maths Non - Calculator, Tuesday I have English Literature and Wednesday I have Biology. That's all for this week. But they're all so close together, and there's so much to remember. I mean, I am having to try to remember everything I have ever learnt just for an exam, and in 11 different subjects. I'm also having to try to learn all the stuff I should've learnt, which isn't easy. But anyway, I don't really want to think about it.
Eurovision Song contest last night. I thought it was ok actually. We did very well... in fact it was quite werid to see us up so high on the leader board. In previous years, if someone has given us 1 point I have been excited. I don't really know why Norway won though. They're song wasn't too bad, but, to be honest, unless I had heard previously that they were favourites to win, I wouldn't have given them a second thought. They would have just disappeared in the memory files along with Armenia and Bosnia Herzegovina. But ah well. Better than that Finnish entry that won a few years ago...
In other very exciting news, I was in Waterstone's yesterday, armed with a £10 voucher I was given for my birthday. I was hoping to buy the latest book in the Percy Jackson series (it's meant for pre-teens, but is so good and interesting and perfect to read during exams... so don't judge me.) but I couldn't find it. I was about to leave when I saw it. On the shelf. At the bottom. Just... there, where it hadn't been a few minutes before, I swear. I knew it was due to be published in England, but I didn't realise so soon...
Oh, did I tell you what it was? No. Sorry.
'13 Little Blue Envelopes' by Maureen Johnson!
I love reading her blog because they are always so funny and well written (I know she's an author so you'd expect it but you know what I mean) so I have always wanted to read one of her books, and now I am! I'm already half way through, althoguh I'm not really sure when that happened, but it's just so good! Definitely not a disappointment. And Rachel, if you're reading this, you can borrow it if you want :)
Now I'm listening to Elaine Paige on Sunday as my favourite West End actress is due to be on it today... yay!
Better go... bye!
Saturday, 9 May 2009
Day 31: So Long, BAEDAAPOM.
I can't believe it's over!
I started this on... the 9th of April I think. At the time I was thinking about all the things that would be happening during my time doing BAEDAAPOM: Terminal Task, 'As You Like It', Drama Coursework, 'Wicked', Last day of Year 11, Alton Towers... and now they have all gone.
Some of these have been rushed over. In fact most blogs have been rushed as I tend to write them when I don't really have the time to... But this is not the end of my blog. Hopefully when I don't have the pressure of blogging every day I will be able to spend more time and it will become more interesting?
Yeah right.
But the past month has been great for practising my blogging skills. I'm not sure they've improved much, but also reading other people's blogs during BEDA has helped me to read GOOD blogs, so I feel like I have learnt from them.
Anyway, in true BAEDAAPOM style, I must go as I am meant to be leaving to go to my Grandparents' house for the weekend in 25 minutes and I've only just woken up.
So, good bye BAEDAAPOM. I will miss you!
I started this on... the 9th of April I think. At the time I was thinking about all the things that would be happening during my time doing BAEDAAPOM: Terminal Task, 'As You Like It', Drama Coursework, 'Wicked', Last day of Year 11, Alton Towers... and now they have all gone.
Some of these have been rushed over. In fact most blogs have been rushed as I tend to write them when I don't really have the time to... But this is not the end of my blog. Hopefully when I don't have the pressure of blogging every day I will be able to spend more time and it will become more interesting?
Yeah right.
But the past month has been great for practising my blogging skills. I'm not sure they've improved much, but also reading other people's blogs during BEDA has helped me to read GOOD blogs, so I feel like I have learnt from them.
Anyway, in true BAEDAAPOM style, I must go as I am meant to be leaving to go to my Grandparents' house for the weekend in 25 minutes and I've only just woken up.
So, good bye BAEDAAPOM. I will miss you!
Friday, 8 May 2009
Day 30: The End.
As is school tradition, my year went to Alton Towers today to celebrate the end of Year 11.
Having been awake most of the night with a fever and needing to blow my nose every 2 minutes, I was exhausted, and at times felt too ill to really do anything, but I did really enjoy it.
I hate big rides, but we went on some good smaller rides. We got absolutely SOAKED, so much so that the blue dye in my jeans ran and turned my legs blue. I now also have some crazy pictures of us on the rides, which is nice.
In other news, I have decided to lift the ban from Facebook and Twitter at weekends.
I just want to see all the photos from the past few days, and although I feel annoyed with myself that I couldn't last the 46 days, these are kinda the 46 days I need Facebook in order to keep in contact with people.
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so short, but I realllllly need sleep now!
Ciao :)
Having been awake most of the night with a fever and needing to blow my nose every 2 minutes, I was exhausted, and at times felt too ill to really do anything, but I did really enjoy it.
I hate big rides, but we went on some good smaller rides. We got absolutely SOAKED, so much so that the blue dye in my jeans ran and turned my legs blue. I now also have some crazy pictures of us on the rides, which is nice.
In other news, I have decided to lift the ban from Facebook and Twitter at weekends.
I just want to see all the photos from the past few days, and although I feel annoyed with myself that I couldn't last the 46 days, these are kinda the 46 days I need Facebook in order to keep in contact with people.
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so short, but I realllllly need sleep now!
Ciao :)
Thursday, 7 May 2009
Day 29: ...And Calm.
It's over.
0 Days of Compulsory Education remaining.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more Maths, or Science, or Geography, or... anything.
Apart from the exams... and the fact that I will still be going back to school for A Levels... even though I don't know which school yet...
But still. That fact that I now have an option whether or not I go to school is nice. Even though I will.
But of course, the past three days have been hectic.
Tuesday was good, Wednesday was great, today was... well... a rollercoaster of emotions.
Let's start with Tuesday.
Tuesday was the Day Of No More Science- I had Chemistry and Physics and then NO MORE! It was also the last day of French and English, which was sad because it will be so different and so much harder next year (I'm taking them both for A Level) but nice to know that we have finished the GCSE. Well. Almost.
Wednesday. We had our drama performance which went... ok. Everybody kept messing up their lines and missing out big chunks, but we didn't really let on. And I am happy with my mark so that's good. Then it was the last Music lesson, and then... 'Wicked'.
My GCSE Drama group went to see 'Wicked' for an end of Year 11 treat. It was amazing. My fourth and, unfortunately, final time (I have decided to ban myself from going again. There are sooo many other musical I am so desperate to see!). We had amazing seats- near the back of the stalls but right in the middle, so we had a clear view. The only slightly annoying fact was that the sound blew about 2 minuted before the end. I had been sooo looking forward to the ending- the final few notes ('WIIIICKEEED... DOOOOOM... WIIIICKEEED... DOOOOOM... WIIIIIIIIIICKEEEEEEED") are phenomenal, but you can't get the full effect of them until you are in the theatre and they are booming out, sending shivers down your spine. Except, just before this, there was a sudden 'BOOM' and the sound went. You could just about hear Dianne Pilkington (who plays Glinda) but not really anyone else. You could hear the notes played by the orchestra and when the whole ensemble was singing but not loud enough to get the full effect. But still, it was fantastic, and I love it so much.
Today, I woke up after just 5 and a half hours sleep, which after less than five hours sleep the night before, wasn't great. Especially with my cold. But today was the last day. It was nice- we didn't really do any work, even though we were supposed to have normal lessons all morning. We were each given a little notebook so we could all write notes in each others' books, which was really nice. We dressed up as geeks and, whilst a couple of people tried to bring back the old tradition of a 'Muck Up Day', the day went smoothly. I don't know if I'm leaving or not, but still I had to say goodbye to some people. It still hasn't quite sunk in yet. I feel so detached from life. But anyway, we are going to Alton Towers tomorrow (a school tradition that we are still allowed) which should be fun.
In other news, I am calling this blog 'Day 29' as I missed yesterday... and it was a day... even if I had to miss it... yeah...
Now I must sleep. Yay.
:)
0 Days of Compulsory Education remaining.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more Maths, or Science, or Geography, or... anything.
Apart from the exams... and the fact that I will still be going back to school for A Levels... even though I don't know which school yet...
But still. That fact that I now have an option whether or not I go to school is nice. Even though I will.
But of course, the past three days have been hectic.
Tuesday was good, Wednesday was great, today was... well... a rollercoaster of emotions.
Let's start with Tuesday.
Tuesday was the Day Of No More Science- I had Chemistry and Physics and then NO MORE! It was also the last day of French and English, which was sad because it will be so different and so much harder next year (I'm taking them both for A Level) but nice to know that we have finished the GCSE. Well. Almost.
Wednesday. We had our drama performance which went... ok. Everybody kept messing up their lines and missing out big chunks, but we didn't really let on. And I am happy with my mark so that's good. Then it was the last Music lesson, and then... 'Wicked'.
My GCSE Drama group went to see 'Wicked' for an end of Year 11 treat. It was amazing. My fourth and, unfortunately, final time (I have decided to ban myself from going again. There are sooo many other musical I am so desperate to see!). We had amazing seats- near the back of the stalls but right in the middle, so we had a clear view. The only slightly annoying fact was that the sound blew about 2 minuted before the end. I had been sooo looking forward to the ending- the final few notes ('WIIIICKEEED... DOOOOOM... WIIIICKEEED... DOOOOOM... WIIIIIIIIIICKEEEEEEED") are phenomenal, but you can't get the full effect of them until you are in the theatre and they are booming out, sending shivers down your spine. Except, just before this, there was a sudden 'BOOM' and the sound went. You could just about hear Dianne Pilkington (who plays Glinda) but not really anyone else. You could hear the notes played by the orchestra and when the whole ensemble was singing but not loud enough to get the full effect. But still, it was fantastic, and I love it so much.
Today, I woke up after just 5 and a half hours sleep, which after less than five hours sleep the night before, wasn't great. Especially with my cold. But today was the last day. It was nice- we didn't really do any work, even though we were supposed to have normal lessons all morning. We were each given a little notebook so we could all write notes in each others' books, which was really nice. We dressed up as geeks and, whilst a couple of people tried to bring back the old tradition of a 'Muck Up Day', the day went smoothly. I don't know if I'm leaving or not, but still I had to say goodbye to some people. It still hasn't quite sunk in yet. I feel so detached from life. But anyway, we are going to Alton Towers tomorrow (a school tradition that we are still allowed) which should be fun.
In other news, I am calling this blog 'Day 29' as I missed yesterday... and it was a day... even if I had to miss it... yeah...
Now I must sleep. Yay.
:)
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Day 27: Speed Blogging
Well, it would be speed blogging if my computer WASN'T SO SLOW.
I have a problem.
It seems that I won't be able to blog every day for part of may after all.
Again, you can't tell but this is another early morning blog. It's currently 07.12 and I should be getting ready for school. Reason why I'm doing it now is because I am staying at my friend's house tonight, and am busy all evening before that.
This means that I won't be able to blog tomorrow morning, as I will still be at my friend's house. Problem is, as soon as school finishes at the end of the day, I'm going to be hopping onto a coach with the rest of my GCSE Drama group and travelling to London to see 'Wicked', which will be AMAZING. But we won't get back to school until 12.30am on Thursday, which means I won't get back until at least 1 am.
During the day tomorrow I am at school, and even if Blogger isn't already blocked by the web filter, I won't have time to blog as I will have an extremely busy day.
So tomorrow is out of the question. Which kinda means I fail. But I was thinking, when do I actually stop blogging every day?
Well the BEDA people had to blog every day in April, which is 30 days. So I technically should go on until Friday. But then I'm missing out tomorrow, so I will have to add on an extra day.
Therefore, I can officially announce that I will stop all of this on Saturday.
Now I really must go. BYE!
I have a problem.
It seems that I won't be able to blog every day for part of may after all.
Again, you can't tell but this is another early morning blog. It's currently 07.12 and I should be getting ready for school. Reason why I'm doing it now is because I am staying at my friend's house tonight, and am busy all evening before that.
This means that I won't be able to blog tomorrow morning, as I will still be at my friend's house. Problem is, as soon as school finishes at the end of the day, I'm going to be hopping onto a coach with the rest of my GCSE Drama group and travelling to London to see 'Wicked', which will be AMAZING. But we won't get back to school until 12.30am on Thursday, which means I won't get back until at least 1 am.
During the day tomorrow I am at school, and even if Blogger isn't already blocked by the web filter, I won't have time to blog as I will have an extremely busy day.
So tomorrow is out of the question. Which kinda means I fail. But I was thinking, when do I actually stop blogging every day?
Well the BEDA people had to blog every day in April, which is 30 days. So I technically should go on until Friday. But then I'm missing out tomorrow, so I will have to add on an extra day.
Therefore, I can officially announce that I will stop all of this on Saturday.
Now I really must go. BYE!
Monday, 4 May 2009
Day 26: Here We Go...
No amount of list making can ever prepare you for three days of non-stop busy-ness.
I've had to pack a carry all full of stuff for the next two days, as when I leave tomorrow morning, I won't be coming back home until Thursday at 1 am.
I was hoping to be all prepared at this point- after a three day weekend with nothing special planned I should have had plenty of time.
Of course I'm not ready, but that's always the way, isn't it?
Saturday and Sunday were pretty much wasted, and I was hoping that I could do everything today.
And I would have been able to, if my Dad hadn't said "Would you like to go to my girlfriend's house for the day?"
You see, I thought this would be a good idea, to spend the day at his girlfriend's house. She had been staying at our house the rest of the weekend anyway, and then they were going to her's today as she needed him to do jobs and stuff.
I thought 'what a great idea- whilst they're working I can take some revision with me and will have no distractions'. So I packed a bag and went.
I did actually start looking at my biology revision book.
But then I helped a bit with fixing a bike, then I went to Tesco with them, then I watched a couple of episodes of 'Come Dine With Me', then I kinda helped cooked tea a little bit, then I watched more 'Come Dine With Me', then we ate tea, and then we watched another episode of 'Come Dine With Me'. Then we drove back home (which itself takes 40 minutes).
And so by this time it was 9 o'clock, and I had nothing prepared.
Anyway, I think I'm pretty much packed now.
I can't believe that it is this week all ready. Three days of compulsory education left. I remember when I started BAEDAAPOM and this week was just somewhere off in the distance. Where did April go? I have a feeling that this week is going to be a mixture of fun, stress, sadness and anger.
We'll see.
I've had to pack a carry all full of stuff for the next two days, as when I leave tomorrow morning, I won't be coming back home until Thursday at 1 am.
I was hoping to be all prepared at this point- after a three day weekend with nothing special planned I should have had plenty of time.
Of course I'm not ready, but that's always the way, isn't it?
Saturday and Sunday were pretty much wasted, and I was hoping that I could do everything today.
And I would have been able to, if my Dad hadn't said "Would you like to go to my girlfriend's house for the day?"
You see, I thought this would be a good idea, to spend the day at his girlfriend's house. She had been staying at our house the rest of the weekend anyway, and then they were going to her's today as she needed him to do jobs and stuff.
I thought 'what a great idea- whilst they're working I can take some revision with me and will have no distractions'. So I packed a bag and went.
I did actually start looking at my biology revision book.
But then I helped a bit with fixing a bike, then I went to Tesco with them, then I watched a couple of episodes of 'Come Dine With Me', then I kinda helped cooked tea a little bit, then I watched more 'Come Dine With Me', then we ate tea, and then we watched another episode of 'Come Dine With Me'. Then we drove back home (which itself takes 40 minutes).
And so by this time it was 9 o'clock, and I had nothing prepared.
Anyway, I think I'm pretty much packed now.
I can't believe that it is this week all ready. Three days of compulsory education left. I remember when I started BAEDAAPOM and this week was just somewhere off in the distance. Where did April go? I have a feeling that this week is going to be a mixture of fun, stress, sadness and anger.
We'll see.
Sunday, 3 May 2009
Day 25: Where did you go?
So this has been yet ANOTHER day where I have got absolutely nothing done that I wanted to. I wouldn't mind so much if I could actually remember what I have done. I mean, I have been pretty busy all week and have got a lot done, so if I had had today off it would have been fine. Apart from I really don't know what I've done, so it just feels like a waste. This is not helped by the fact that I am still wearing the same clothes I slept in last night.
Thank god it's a bank holiday weekend. That means that tomorrow is 'prepare for week ahead' day, since I will have NO time to do anything at home this week. Several lists have been made in preparation for this, and now it's just a case of doing it.
But that's enough about that.
One thing that I can remember doing today (because I only started about 45 minutes ago and it has annoyed me slightly) is sorting out my music library. I started completely by accident when I realised that the CDs I had copied onto my computer for back up hadn't worked properly. You see, whenever I buy a CD, I copy it into iTunes so I can listen to it on my iPod, and then copy it onto Windows so that it isn't locked in some temperamental file type forever. I've just realised however that this hasn't worked, so I tried using Windows Media Player to do it instead.
I haven't used Windows Media Player since I got my first iPod over two years ago and switched to iTunes. I had forgotten how annoying it was. It just tries to be too clever. For example, when I put a CD in, it came up with all the names for the tracks. Fantastic. Apart from they were all the wrong names. This meant I had to go in and change them all. You see, I may sound weird here, but if all the track names had just come up as 'Unknown', I would have been much happier typing in all the names than if I had to change them all.
I don't know why I bothered anyway. They're only for backup.
Sleeeep.
Thank god it's a bank holiday weekend. That means that tomorrow is 'prepare for week ahead' day, since I will have NO time to do anything at home this week. Several lists have been made in preparation for this, and now it's just a case of doing it.
But that's enough about that.
One thing that I can remember doing today (because I only started about 45 minutes ago and it has annoyed me slightly) is sorting out my music library. I started completely by accident when I realised that the CDs I had copied onto my computer for back up hadn't worked properly. You see, whenever I buy a CD, I copy it into iTunes so I can listen to it on my iPod, and then copy it onto Windows so that it isn't locked in some temperamental file type forever. I've just realised however that this hasn't worked, so I tried using Windows Media Player to do it instead.
I haven't used Windows Media Player since I got my first iPod over two years ago and switched to iTunes. I had forgotten how annoying it was. It just tries to be too clever. For example, when I put a CD in, it came up with all the names for the tracks. Fantastic. Apart from they were all the wrong names. This meant I had to go in and change them all. You see, I may sound weird here, but if all the track names had just come up as 'Unknown', I would have been much happier typing in all the names than if I had to change them all.
I don't know why I bothered anyway. They're only for backup.
Sleeeep.
Saturday, 2 May 2009
Day 24: News and Reviews
So as I was looking back over some of my April blogs, I noticed that in my early morning blog on Tuesday I said that I would give you news on my Terminal Task and 'As You Like It'. I kinda forgot to do that, so I will do it now.
My terminal task (when you have to write a song in half an hour for 15% of your music GCSE) went ok. The chords I was given to use were pretty good really, but I don't think I did it all that well. But I don't think it was a castastrophic fail, so I'm okay about it.
'As You Like It' at the RSC was AMAZING. It's only the third Shakespeare play I have seen ('Henry V' and 'Richard II' being the other two) but it was definitely my favourite. It's a play that I've never come across before, but I know class it as my third favourite Shakespeare play ('Macbeth' being my favourite, 'Much Ado About Nothing' my second favourite). I thought the production was simply fantastic, and all of the actors were just... wow.
So, I was a bit disappointed to see that it only got a mediocre review in The Times. I saw it on press night, so I saw exactly the same production as the critic saw, but they obviously weren't so impressed. I know that everyone has their own opinions, and there are some things that I hate that everyone else loves (like 'Twilight' and 'Forrest Gump') but I just found it interesting. I could agree with one or two points the critic made, but others I don't know how they got to. Ah well.
One of the best things about the night was that we got the tickets for free under the new 16-26 year old scheme, but we got possibly the BEST seats in the house! They were at the side, RIGHT at the front, so the stage was closer to me than my computer screen is. It was fantastic, because it felt like we were right in the action. I wasn't so sure about it when one of the shepherds actually skinned a rabbit on stage right in front of us (it looked like all the guts were going to fly into our faces), but when the guy pointed to me and said a line (something about a 12 month old lamb, I don't pretend to fully understand Shakespeare) it was pretty cool. Even if he was insulting me. I don't know. Plus they were FREE. Yay!
So there we go. I've just written the music to a new song, and am about to write the lyrics. I'm hoping to start recording this weekend for my return to YouTube, but we'll see how things go.
Charlotte's Internet Challenge Day 6
Song of the Day- 'Takk...' -The entire album by Sigur Ros- cos I just bought it and LOVE it :)
My terminal task (when you have to write a song in half an hour for 15% of your music GCSE) went ok. The chords I was given to use were pretty good really, but I don't think I did it all that well. But I don't think it was a castastrophic fail, so I'm okay about it.
'As You Like It' at the RSC was AMAZING. It's only the third Shakespeare play I have seen ('Henry V' and 'Richard II' being the other two) but it was definitely my favourite. It's a play that I've never come across before, but I know class it as my third favourite Shakespeare play ('Macbeth' being my favourite, 'Much Ado About Nothing' my second favourite). I thought the production was simply fantastic, and all of the actors were just... wow.
So, I was a bit disappointed to see that it only got a mediocre review in The Times. I saw it on press night, so I saw exactly the same production as the critic saw, but they obviously weren't so impressed. I know that everyone has their own opinions, and there are some things that I hate that everyone else loves (like 'Twilight' and 'Forrest Gump') but I just found it interesting. I could agree with one or two points the critic made, but others I don't know how they got to. Ah well.
One of the best things about the night was that we got the tickets for free under the new 16-26 year old scheme, but we got possibly the BEST seats in the house! They were at the side, RIGHT at the front, so the stage was closer to me than my computer screen is. It was fantastic, because it felt like we were right in the action. I wasn't so sure about it when one of the shepherds actually skinned a rabbit on stage right in front of us (it looked like all the guts were going to fly into our faces), but when the guy pointed to me and said a line (something about a 12 month old lamb, I don't pretend to fully understand Shakespeare) it was pretty cool. Even if he was insulting me. I don't know. Plus they were FREE. Yay!
So there we go. I've just written the music to a new song, and am about to write the lyrics. I'm hoping to start recording this weekend for my return to YouTube, but we'll see how things go.
Charlotte's Internet Challenge Day 6
Song of the Day- 'Takk...' -The entire album by Sigur Ros- cos I just bought it and LOVE it :)
Friday, 1 May 2009
Day 23: Goodbye BAEDAA, Hello POM
I have just realised what a CATASTROPHIC error I have made for the past 22 days.
Blog Almost Every Day April And Part Of May
That's BAEDAAPOM.
So WHY have I been spelling it BAEDAARPOM?
FAIL :(
Anyway, Blog Every Day April is now over. This means that most people have stopped blogging every day. Not me. As I started BEDA late, I will continue for a few more days to get up to speed. However, I do feel less pressured into blogging every day now. I still will, but if I fail I will only feel like a minor dissapointment, rather than a major dissapointment. Not that I'm actually disappointing anyone. I don't know why this is. Actually, I do. It's because I have the busiest week of my LIFE next week, and I know that there is at least one day that there is no chance whatsoever of being able to blog, so I am trying to make myself feel better. So, becuase I need to make a list, here is a list:
- 3 day weekend (yay!)
- Tuesday: Interview to become sixth form librarian at lunch; final rehearsal for drama after school until 5.30; Year 13 leavers' concert 7-9.30; staying over at friend's house
- Wednesday: Perform drama; choir at lunch; singing lesson at lunch; end of year party in music; leave school ASAP to go to London to see 'Wicked' with GCSE Drama group; get home at 1 am
- Thursday: Last day of school; have to carry home EVERYTHING in my locker
- Friday: Alton Towers trip (yay!)
Basically it's Tuesday and Wednesday that will be the busiest. I will leave home on Tuesday morning and won't come back until 1 am Thursday morning. This means I will have to take EVERYTHING for my Drama, for the end of year party, for 'Wicked'... everything basicallly. Many more lists will have to be made before then.
Anyway, since it is now very late, I had better go.
Days of compulsory education left- 3
Charlotte's Internet Challenge- Day 5
Blog Almost Every Day April And Part Of May
That's BAEDAAPOM.
So WHY have I been spelling it BAEDAARPOM?
FAIL :(
Anyway, Blog Every Day April is now over. This means that most people have stopped blogging every day. Not me. As I started BEDA late, I will continue for a few more days to get up to speed. However, I do feel less pressured into blogging every day now. I still will, but if I fail I will only feel like a minor dissapointment, rather than a major dissapointment. Not that I'm actually disappointing anyone. I don't know why this is. Actually, I do. It's because I have the busiest week of my LIFE next week, and I know that there is at least one day that there is no chance whatsoever of being able to blog, so I am trying to make myself feel better. So, becuase I need to make a list, here is a list:
- 3 day weekend (yay!)
- Tuesday: Interview to become sixth form librarian at lunch; final rehearsal for drama after school until 5.30; Year 13 leavers' concert 7-9.30; staying over at friend's house
- Wednesday: Perform drama; choir at lunch; singing lesson at lunch; end of year party in music; leave school ASAP to go to London to see 'Wicked' with GCSE Drama group; get home at 1 am
- Thursday: Last day of school; have to carry home EVERYTHING in my locker
- Friday: Alton Towers trip (yay!)
Basically it's Tuesday and Wednesday that will be the busiest. I will leave home on Tuesday morning and won't come back until 1 am Thursday morning. This means I will have to take EVERYTHING for my Drama, for the end of year party, for 'Wicked'... everything basicallly. Many more lists will have to be made before then.
Anyway, since it is now very late, I had better go.
Days of compulsory education left- 3
Charlotte's Internet Challenge- Day 5
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