- I've started sixth-form college properly
- I've changed from A-Levels to the IB
- I've eaten sushi recently
- I've seen Swan Lake
- I've tried a cheese layered salad - and enjoyed it
- I've become ill for the first time in five months (that must be a record!)
- I've made vanilla and Nutella cupcakes
- I've been walking 15-20 minutes, not 2 minutes, to school
- I've talked to boys(!)
- I've missed my secondary school in ways I never imagined I would
- I've discovered the Starbucks five minutes away from school (thanks, Sara!)
- I've seen 'Sweet Lovers' Plums' - and plan to buy some
- I've completed a practical in Chemistry without screaming/jumping/standing a metre away from the bunsen burner
- I've seen the boy at school who wears a suit everyday
- I've introduced myself to dozens of different people
- I've developed a penchant for the Drench drinks sold at school
- I haven't stopped calling my 'college' a school - if I'm learning, it's a school!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Things that have changed since the last post:
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Well (to be interpreted in a variety of ways)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Is it bad that I like a fair few pieces from Boden?
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Ignorance is not bliss
Guilty pleasures
I love every subject so much. I don't want to give anything up.
Reflection
Friday, August 20, 2010
I've now seen 'Avenue Q'...
Friday, August 6, 2010
My French calendar phrase 'du jour':
Monday, August 2, 2010
Ooh, someone from Russia has viewed my blog!
"Non, je ne regrette rien," "Vraiment? C'est possible?"
Saturday, July 31, 2010
In case you're interested...
Even two months after I last had to carry a ridiculously heavy shoulder bag at school, my right shoulder still aches.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Formal attire is hard to come by
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Topshop
That's a novelty
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The downside of the West End
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Update 2 - Something to fill my time (I may not do these on the actual days)
day 01- a recent picture of you and 5 random facts about yourself
day 02- the meaning behind your blog name
day 03- what you did today
day 04- a photo you took
day 05- something you want
day 06- a photo of you from 2008
day 07- a picture of you and someone you love
day 08- short term goals for this month and why
day 09- a place where you would like to go
day 10- a food you could live off
day 11- a youtube video
day 12- something you are scared of
day 13- your celebrity crush
day 14- 10 facts about yourself
day 15- put your player on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- a picture of you taken today
day 17- something you hate
day 18- the last film you saw
day 19- something you love
day 20- a picture that makes you smile
day 21- something that made you laugh
day 22- something you do every day
day 23- the last thing you ate/drank
day 24- whatever tickles you’re fancy
day 25- what i would find in your bag
day 26- your favorite band at the moment
day 27- a collection you have
day 28- a picture of you last year, how have you changed since then?
day 29- what you wore today
day 30- what you see yourself doing in 5 years time
Monday, July 19, 2010
Update 1 - London
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
More Formspring questions
Where's your favorite place to buy clothes?
What did you eat for breakfast today?
If you could be on one TV show which one would it be?
If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?
What's the worst show on TV?
If you had to cook dinner for someone tonight, what would you make?
If you could go on vacation for the next month with an unlimited budget, where would you go?
I'd probably spend the whole time in various parts of France (and maybe Belgium) to improve my French. I think that one of the best things you can do to become confident in a foreign language is to completely immerse yourself in it, and there's no way you can do that in England.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Randomly generated questions from Formspring
What's the best place near you to get a pizza?
Who's the most talented person you know?
If you had to give up one favorite food, what would the most difficult?
Who's the smartest person you know?
What's the longest you've ever gone without a bath or shower?
How would you describe your personality?
Would you rather swim in a pool or the ocean?
What's your favorite genre of music?
What are you most excited about right now?
What was your worst travel experience?
What was the most interesting place you've traveled to?
Do you believe in angels?
When was the last time you received flowers?
Where'd you find out about formspring.me?
If you won a million dollars what would you do with it?
If you could be invited to one person's birthday party, whose would it be?
What video game have you played the most?
What music are you listening to today?
If you could instantly become an expert at one style of dance, what style would you pick?
Cats or Dogs?
If you could only read one magazine for the rest of your life, which would it be?
Do you believe in life after death?
If you could master one skill what would it be?
Who's the most underrated athlete?
What's your favorite drink?
What was the worst movie you've ever seen?
Who's the most overrated actor?
If you could go back in time 10 years and tell your younger self something, what would it be?
What would be the best thing about being a vampire?
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Who and when was your first kiss?
What's your earliest memory?
Being in Paris aged two. I vividly remember visiting Disneyland and buying two toy Eiffel Towers: a blue one for me and a yellow one for my cousin who was born just as we returned to England.
What one thing are you exceptionally bad at?
Glaring - my eyebrows just won't stay down!
If you could instantly become fluent in another language, which language would you pick?
I'll pick something that I have no experience in, so I can't choose French or Spanish. Probably Japanese.
How would you describe your style?
As yet, un-established, but it will probably be quite eclectic and bright.
Do you believe in God?
No, but I could be swayed by scientific evidence (which kind of defeats the whole point of 'faith')
What would your perfect day look like?
Wake up in a luxury hotel in London with no worries, get ready, eat a French breakfast, visit some museums and art galleries with friends, have lunch at a Japanese restaurant, go shopping, stop for coffee/frozen yoghurt, see Avenue Q, have dinner at a vegetarian restaurant, meander around London, see the men peeing in the outdoor urinals, pass by the club that claims to have 'over 100 international nude dancers', return to said hotel, get ready and sleep.
If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never had to do it again, what would it be?
Going to the toilet - it would just save a bit of time each day, and it's not the most pleasant thing, is it?
If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?
Why did you kill that fly during an interview? I know it was annoying you, but could you not just open a window? Doesn't the White House have windows? Oops, that was three.
What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?
Perhaps the US could try to establish better relations with some of the Middle Eastern countries first. After that, we'll go from there.
What one thing are you exceptionally bad at?
If you could instantly become fluent in another language, which language would you pick?
I'll pick something that I have no experience in, so I can't choose French or Spanish. Probably Japanese.
How would you describe your style?
As yet, un-established, but it will probably be quite eclectic and bright.
Do you believe in God?
No, but I could be swayed by scientific evidence (which kind of defeats the whole point of 'faith')
What would your perfect day look like?
Wake up in a luxury hotel in London with no worries, get ready, eat a French breakfast, visit some museums and art galleries with friends, have lunch at a Japanese restaurant, go shopping, stop for coffee/frozen yoghurt, see Avenue Q, have dinner at a vegetarian restaurant, meander around London, see the men peeing in the outdoor urinals, pass by the club that claims to have 'over 100 international nude dancers', return to said hotel, get ready and sleep.
If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never had to do it again, what would it be?
Going to the toilet - it would just save a bit of time each day, and it's not the most pleasant thing, is it?
If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?
Why did you kill that fly during an interview? I know it was annoying you, but could you not just open a window? Doesn't the White House have windows? Oops, that was three.
What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?
Perhaps the US could try to establish better relations with some of the Middle Eastern countries first. After that, we'll go from there.
How would you describe your style?
Do you believe in God?
No, but I could be swayed by scientific evidence (which kind of defeats the whole point of 'faith')
What would your perfect day look like?
Wake up in a luxury hotel in London with no worries, get ready, eat a French breakfast, visit some museums and art galleries with friends, have lunch at a Japanese restaurant, go shopping, stop for coffee/frozen yoghurt, see Avenue Q, have dinner at a vegetarian restaurant, meander around London, see the men peeing in the outdoor urinals, pass by the club that claims to have 'over 100 international nude dancers', return to said hotel, get ready and sleep.
If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never had to do it again, what would it be?
Going to the toilet - it would just save a bit of time each day, and it's not the most pleasant thing, is it?
If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?
Why did you kill that fly during an interview? I know it was annoying you, but could you not just open a window? Doesn't the White House have windows? Oops, that was three.
What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?
Perhaps the US could try to establish better relations with some of the Middle Eastern countries first. After that, we'll go from there.
Do you believe in God?
What would your perfect day look like?
If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never had to do it again, what would it be?
If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be?
Why did you kill that fly during an interview? I know it was annoying you, but could you not just open a window? Doesn't the White House have windows? Oops, that was three.
What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?
Perhaps the US could try to establish better relations with some of the Middle Eastern countries first. After that, we'll go from there.
What do you think is the best way to defeat terrorism?
I'm not cool. I already knew this.
I really like it when...
Friday, June 25, 2010
Oh... Just, oh
I'm not a natural shopper. I enjoy looking at clothes, and I have no problem with spending money, but it's mainly the trying-on process that puts me off the idea. As a result, I haven't bought clothes (excluding pyjamas, school uniform and a few pieces that my mother got me when I had almost none left and was about to go to Spain) for two years and four months. Yes, really.
Whenever I venture into town (which was a rare occurrence this academic year), after eating I ususally head straight for the toiletry shops e.g. Lush, L'Occitane et al. When I do spend money, most goes on friends' birthday presents (which I really must buy soon), nice-smelling soaps, shower gels, bath products, cleansers etc. or books and magazines. Not that I'll have to fork out for clothes, anyway - I've saved my parents an awful lot of money due to my lack of clothes shopping, so I think they'll have to make up for it.
Most would surely be excited about a major clothes-shop. I, however, am not.
Not 'je suis fini' - I'm not dead
Actually, I suppose I do, a bit. My father came up to me the other day and said 'Abby, we're going to Alton Towers whether you like it or not!' Well, luckily I do. I haven't been for five years and at that stage I was only brave enough to go on the mildly scary rides like Corkscrew and the Spinball Whizzer. But now I feel a little more valiant, so my father and I will face the queues and take on some of the theme park's more intense offerings. After all, what could be more fun than experiencing a force four and a half times your natural weight?
Other planned summer events include numerous trips to London, a visit to Frome and perhaps even a short break in Paris and/or Marseille (j'adorerais avoir une occasion de parler le français en France, bien sûr!) I'd also like to see Avenue Q again, for the fifth time! Actually, I happen to be listening to the soundtrack right now.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Oh, is that an end in sight?
I've decided that today should be a break - no revision (what a novelty!), a bit of Facebook and music, and even arranging to see Sam for the first time in so long.
I didn't acknowledge that it was my birthday last Sunday and just persevered with revision. Of course, I will celebrate my birthday, and I'm going to do it properly during the summer. You know that phrase 'work hard play hard'? Well, perhaps I'll epitomise that during the summer - I've worked painstakingly during these past two years, so I really need to, er, 'play hard'. And by this, I mean that I'll maybe throw a birthday party, visit London, go on holiday, see friends, read for fun, learn a new skill and just partake in all the things that I've longed to do but have put off due to revision in GCSE years.
Never before has the phrase 'the end is in sight' been more relevant - it's exactly four weeks until my final exam. Four weeks from now, I will be rejoicing. It's not been an easy two years, but the time has had many fun points and was full of new experiences.
Oh yes, and I'm sixteen now. Okay, right, this is... exactly the same. Not that I expected to feel any different. When you don't celebrate your birthday, it's really just another day.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Prefiero esta canción en español
Tiene ganas de salir
Deja que se coma el barrio
Antes de irte a dormir
Cuando era menor, me encantaba la musica de Shakira.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
More a yardstone than a mile
- It's going to be revision-filled. I have exams the next day and in the following weeks. There's really no time to celebrate.
- As usual, I plan to postpone my birthday. I haven't even received my main presents for my 15th birthday because I postponed it and then never really got back into the birthday mood.
- I don't really feel like having a party or anything of the sort. Of course, I want to spend time with friends and family to mark the occasion.
- Although 16 is considered quite a milestone birthday, I don't really have anything to look forward to. I just want to make this a fulfilling year of life.
- The idea of buying lottery tickets, sex and being able to drink one glass of beer or cider with a meal in a licensed pub accompanied by an adult does not excite me.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Disregarding pretension
Mon examen oral de français est fini - comme c'est marveilleux!/Mi examen oral de español es terminado - ¡Qué maravilla!
Which translates as 'My French/Spanish oral exam is finished - how marvellous!' Of course, it's a big relief - I've been preparing for these exams for months and had to learn many pages of answers for both exams which were within a week of each other. This weekend I became quite ill with some kind of flu/cold/sore throat combination, thus making the Spanish oral of today even more difficult. But both are done now and I can resume revision for the written exams.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Could I be a brand?
Abby for high quality
Start your day with Abby
Abby is your freedom
Nobody does it like Abby
It's miracle in the rain, it's Abby
Be funny with Abby
Abby for every day
Abby is rolling, the others are stoned
Abby enjoy it
Famed for Abby
Soft and silky as Abby
Abby is the only way to be happy
Abby shot from guns
Abby for every walk in life
Everything for Abby
Abby the real obsession
The art of Abby
Abby is easy
Abby is a female force
Abby can do
Abby is be lovelier to love
Abby you can trust
Abby you like it
Abby is blended
Abby - the natural way
Abby for a long career
Abby makes you better
Abby is the door to success
Abby is a legend
Abby & more
The Spirit of Abby
So, Barcelona...
- The room at the hostel housed six people and was incredibly small with only one bathroom, making the whole living experience unpleasant
- We walked almost everywhere, taking the Metro only occasionally, so I spent 6-8 hours a day on foot and consequently I'm now limping
- I felt a bit isolated for part of the trip, but I went to join a different group of friends and then it all got so much better
Sorry Sara - there was no chocolate turron! It must be a Christmas thing...
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The skin on my thumb looks like that of a roasted chestnut
So, normally I shun the 'I did this, then this, before doing this' etc. type of posts as my life tends to spill out of traditional blog formats, but I feel that this week in particular could provide some interest...
Monday - Shuffle into school awaiting five hours of Drama for my final exam. Get on with the work surprisingly well, considering how scary the whole prospect of the final exam is, and return home proud of my group and our progress.
Tuesday - Pretty much do the norm in lessons, except Biology and Chemistry in which revision notes are attempted. Become frustrated at the messiness of my handwriting and hail the mighty computer.
Wednesday - Buckle down to another full day of the Drama exam. With the fellow group members, manage to finish devising our piece. Perform it to the teachers in the afternoon and receive a surprisingly warm reception. Stay at school until 4.40 pm finishing my portfolio, before trudging home to make revision notes about railways in Britain 1815-51.
Thursday - Act as an American gossip columnist persuading the magazine editor, my teacher, to run a story about Ashley Cole having further affairs, possibly with a man this time. Receive full marks and rejoice that something that comes to me so naturally worked out well. Continue through the day as normal.
Friday - Spend the morning frantically preparing for the Drama exam performance to the moderator. Squeeze every ounce of acting talent into the eventual performance and hope.
Saturday - Mill about the house writing my History coursework on the economy in Nazi Germany. Feel mentally taxed, and somehow physically, too.
Sunday - Do the same thing as yesterday, but over a longer period of time. Meticulously check through my work, print the 14-page essay and feel proud of myself. Take a pleasant bath, followed by an energetic shower.
Oh, and in less than one week I'll be in Spain, to revise for my upcoming Languages Orals, of course. ¡Adios por ahora!
(For reference, my the skin on my thumb looks like that of a roasted chestnut because on Wednesday I was 'hammering' the floor all day in Drama and this wore away the skin on my thumb. I've been wearing a plaster almost constantly since then which has wrinkled my skin)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
The first tears of happiness
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Provisions, projects, planning
March - Finish French and Spanish Oral Booklets, learn them, begin to make notes of other subjects to revise, perform final Drama exam piece.
April - Focus on revision for French and Spanish Orals, do the exams, build up revision of other subjects.
May - Continue to revise, do some of my GCSE exams, maybe think about the fact that I turn 16.
June - Finish revision, do the rest of my GCSE exams.
July - Get over the shock of (temporarily) having no more coursework/homework/revision to do, have fun, go to London and Glasgow.
August - More of the same, maybe go to Somerset, Bristol and Paris, receive my GCSE results and (hopefully) rejoice.
September - Start sixth-form, work very hard again, make some new friends (while keeping in touch with old ones), establish myself as a new person.
October - Continue to work hard, begin revision for any upcoming January exams, go to an expensive hotel.
December - Revise for my January exams, celebrate Christmas.
So, that might be my year, if things go to plan.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Change
Friday, February 26, 2010
A conversation with my father a few years ago
Abby: You've never heard me sing.
Father: I went to that choir show you were in.
Abby: Okay, then. *sarcastic look*
But he's not the only one who's complimented my singing abilities (regardless of the fact that he's only ever heard me sing properly in a choir of 40-something people). My grandmother told me that when I was younger I was great singer and of course my mother and I stared at her in disbelief. Checking that she wasn't simply being senile, we asked 'Are you sure you don't mean Freja?' (Freja's my cousin who definitely can sing well), but she insisted that at one point in my life I was a good singer. Hmm, I'd dubious about that.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Du vin or not du vin
I've reached the sudden and final conclusion that I'd be a terrible housewife. Granted, I could keep up appearances, meticulously preening myself before my my seemingly perfect, 'Honey, I'm home!' husband returned. I might even manage to suppress my feminism and succumb to living under that male-chauvinist ideology.
However, that's where any housewife potential comes to an abrupt end, for the simple reason that I don't (and won't) do housework. I'm perfectly capable of vacuuming, but the smell created by the hurricane of dust is unpleasant. The idea of washing plates that have held other people's food causes me to retch and flee the kitchen in disgust. And as for scrubbing the floors, I'd rather lick the radiator (which I once did to disprove my germaphobe reputation).
All hope is not lost, though, as I'm a good cake baker and due to my alimentary passion could probably learn to cook many other dishes. Nonetheless, I'll hardly prove 'useful' to any stereotypical I-work-you-clean man.
Of course, the main problem is that I don't really like the idea of marriage, anyway. If it's for you, then great, congratulations, many happy returns etc. but personally, it's simply two rings, a piece of paper, a white dress, some confetti and £9000 or so drained from your bank account. I believe that if two people love each other enough they don't need anything else to prove it. Also, an inordinate amount of marriages end in divorce nowadays, and that certainly isn't an appealing prospect. I suppose in a way my view of marriage is similar to Dylan Thomas'. I can't say we share opinions on alcohol, though.
Friday, February 19, 2010
So, this is what my life has been reduced to
- Finish the History coursework question. I've done every section except the last, so it'll just be that and the introduction which I can definitely finish this weekend. Although it's not a hugely difficult essay (and a mini-essay at that), I've tried to find as much relevant information as possible to put in so have been scouring the internet as well as my two text books and source sheet, so while writing it I've been very precise and have frequently tweaked it if when slightly unsatisfied.
- Get some more of the Statistics coursework done. Due to my preoccupation with the History coursework, I only really started typing this Statistics work up yesterday. I've basically finished all of the preliminary sections and can now start calculating (and then meticulously checking because one tiny mistake in Statistics can throw your whole investigation off balance) I think my Maths teacher is checking the work either at the end of the coming week or the beginning of the next, but the more I finish over half term, the smoother my return to school next week will be.
- Try to write more of my answers for the French and Spanish Oral booklets. My love of languages leads me to feel a little patronised by these resources, and I think my teachers see this. I understand that there are a wide range of topics that must be covered in modern languages, but I'm highly frustrated by the omnipresent 'Décrire ta maison' (describe your house) or 'Hablame de tus ratos libres' (talk to me about your free time) It's such a vacuous conversation that you end up having with the examiner and I don't think many people care about the fact that I've had the same purple curtains with stars and moons on since I was seven, or that usually I enjoy riding my bike because it's a healthy thing and I love being out in the open. I want to discuss issues that affect me, and the only current-affair topic is how to improve the environment which has very little weighting in the exam as it doesn't provide a huge opportunity to use the past, present, future or conditional tenses. However, fortunately A-level languages encourage and foster a far more mature speaking style which I've been yearning for ever since I first heard the 'What is your bedroom like?' question.
- Start revision properly for the final May/June exams. Argh, less than 3 months now until they begin!
I completely accept having to stay in all day working and revising because I constantly look ahead. I imagine myself on results day, crying with happiness for the first time in so long. For that moment, I won't care that I live where I do, or about cleanliness or the tangles in my hair, just the wonder of that moment. And then it's all worth it, for I have nothing to regret. When I work as hard as I possibly can on something, I know that I've done everything in my power to achieve the grades that I want.
Another reason that I was forced to resign myself to the house today is my plan for tomorrow. This was booked last year so of course I couldn't rearrange it, and thus had to compensate by working extra hard today. I'm going to see the Rocky Horror Show, so that should be interesting and camp enough for my liking. Of course, true to my nature, I'll be working in the morning and afternoon tomorrow because the show's in the evening.
In total, this half term has offered very little 'break' as it promised, but at least it signifies my nearing the end of secondary school life.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
I don't do small talk, but let's discuss the weather
Monday, February 15, 2010
'That's some next pencil case'
Returning to my group, decided by the teacher, I opened my pencil case to dig around for something with a bit of ink left in it. At this point, I was greeted with the phrase 'That's some next pencil case' from a girl who seemed to see a pencil case purely as a place to slap the Playboy Bunny logo onto.
Now, I can't say I really know what 'next' means, but having perused Urban Dictionary it seems to have many meanings, some of the most prevalent being stupid, crazy, random or shit.
Granted, my pencil case is no an opulent wonder. It's plain black, with a handle at the top and when carried from this it looks like a mini briefcase. It has no patterns, flowers, hearts, words or slutty rabbits logos, but has pockets inside to keep pens in place and came with a bonus mesh zipper bag which I use to store coloured pens. It may not be fashionable, and admittedly it is hugely practical, but it's lasted me over 18 months and has served me faithfully, so I don't see how it can be labelled stupid, crazy, random or shit.
Therefore, slightly-chavvy-girl, your comment is invalid. My pencil case is not 'next' and will do its duties long after your Playboy offering is holed and stained.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Currently, I quite like simultaneous equations
Oh, and also I'd very much like a Periodic Table shower curtain: http://www.firebox.com/product/1912/Periodic-Table-Shower-Curtain The only problem is, now we have a shower screen in the bath room so it would be useless. However, I'm still tempted to buy it and hang it in my room.
The aforementioned Chemistry homework did prove to be somewhat enjoyable. Granted, it was a little tedious answering multiple questions with exactly the same information, but I really do love anything scientific. I can't wait until A-level when it gets difficult and more interesting.
My desire to be a doctor is growing ever-stronger, and though it's a daunting prospect I really can envision myself applying for medical school. Prepare to sell a house, Daddy; it looks like I'm going to be in the education system for a lot longer. (I'm joking, but my parents did say that one of the houses we rent out is going to pay for my university fee so hopefully house prices will remain reasonable until then)
Alors, mon calendrier français dit 'C'est un bon week-end pour les amoureux!'
This post was in French because, as you may be able to translate, my French calendar said today 'It's a good weekend for lovers!' (in French, naturally). However, it's also important to welcome in the Year Of The Tiger... Every Tiger except Tiger Woods, maybe (yes, I stole that joke).
Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day/Chinese New Year/whatever you may be celebrating.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Bypass the hearts
It can't be that bad
It's the half term and I'm making a mental agenda for my work. So far, it is as follows:
- Finish Drama portfolio. There isn't too much of this, it's just important to go into plenty of detail wherever possible.
- Complete the first question/'mini essay' of my History coursework. As long as I do a paragraph each day it should go as planned.
- Summarise work on The Poor for History revision on one to two sides of A4. This will definitely be a useful exercise so that's not a problem.
- Have a good venture into the Statistics coursework. This is a little complicated and I think my maths teacher, great though he is, could have explained it to the class a little better. Nonetheless, he'll be checking it to make sure everything's alright, so as long as I write up my hypothesis and start some of the calculations hopefully everything will be alright.
- Sections One and Two of the Chemistry homework booklet. I really enjoy Chemistry (and everything scientific, really) so this is no problem.
- If possible, fill in as much as possible in my French and Spanish Oral Booklets. Though this can seem a little tedious, I just let it flow and write as I do in English, so it's really not as terrible as it seems and this isn't an urgent matter.
- If I have any spare time, maybe do a little revision. This isn't pressing at the moment, but I want to use every bit of my time wisely. A few Maths questions wouldn't go amiss, and I must admit they can be quite enjoyable, too. Perhaps some English Language and Literature practice as well.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Trivial, but somehow important
But my middle name's just different - I've only ever encountered one other person with this name and even then it was spelt differently so technically it doesn't count. It's simply a more interesting version of me, and though it's not classically 'pretty' it definitely suits my personality. I'd really miss my middle name if it was somehow extorted from me (now that would be a scary dictatorship to live in!). In fact, I'm even contemplating one day trying to live under it for a short period of time - just to try it out.
Of course, I can't actually tell you my middle name! But it's unique, just know that.
Monday, February 8, 2010
It's funny how concerned I am about self-preservation
- I probably wouldn't wear high heels regularly because of the horrific bunions they can cause
- I don't like wearing heavy earrings because they can lead to misshapen, stretched earlobes
- I'm incredibly meticulous about every aspect of personal hygiene, especially dental care
- The idea of wearing foundation doesn't appeal to me because of its pore-clogging effect
- I spend a considerable amount of money on skincare
- I don't listen to loud music because I'd hate to lose part (or all) of my hearing
- I vehemently refuse to eat food even a day out of date because food poisoning is a frightening prospect
- I take vitamins C and D everyday and sometimes have an extra multivitamin, just as supplements
- I do regular brain exercises to stay mentally fit (yes, perhaps I should pay a little more attention to the physical side sometimes, but I do walk regularly and eat healthily most of the time so that's something)
Centripetal spill
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Oh, how my taste buds yearn for...
fresh avocado shell filled with marinated fennel served with toasted almonds and raspberry vinegar dressing
all butter puff pastry tatin with crown prince pumpkin, chestnut mushrooms, caramelised red onion and pistachio. served with caramelised apple pak choi and plum anis dressing
fine crepes filled with caramelised pineapple, gratinated with saffron cream sauce, served with orange sorbet
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"And I'll never return here again"
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
So, the other day I jokingly said to my father 'I could audition for Skins next year'
"Christian sees a man with a bent penis which needs straightening out while Pixie provides advice on flatulence to the people of Cardiff."
Foods I have had obsessive flings with:
- Vegetable pies
- Cheese coleslaw
- Croutons
- Bread and butter
- Mustard on cheese on toast
- Milky Ways and Magic Stars
- Cornflakes
- Porridge
- Cocopops
- Blue cheese
- Alfalfa sprouts