Friday, October 27, 2006
8:03 PM
Today has been one whirlwind of emotions. I can honestly say that i have not felt this much happiness and relief in one day EVER. It was a normal day, still no text books, and boring school work. I get home, and my Grandma tells me that somebody from Campion called, saying that my textbooks will be delievered on Monday, not because the money order has been found, but because the lady from Campion has a son in year 11, and understands what it would be like without text books. She isn't even supposed to do it, but oh well, i'm not complaining. It was like a massive weight had been lifted off of my shoulders.
And then i come to the realisation that Britney's new song (with K-Fed) had leaked, another burst of excitement.
But the real surprise came about half an hour go. I get a mysterious call from my mum. I'll skip the details, but it turns out she is actually coming here ON SUNDAY until JANUARY. I couldn't believe it, words can't describe how happy I was. Nobody reading this will understand, since they haven't been separated from their parents for longer than a couple of weeks, but i'm sure you can try and understand.
I feel like everything that bad that has happened to me in the past couple of weeks i can just forget about, and that it means nothing.
That aside, this happiness soon turned to anger. My Grandma reveals to me that she wanted to talk to Ms. Webster about Shaun, Josh and Bec who i'm meeting in December, and wanted her to convince me not to see them. For one, what the fuck is wrong my Grandma, she could've just talked to me, but no, let's call one of Vishnan's teachers. Two, what is the fucking problem, i'm not a blonde, female bimbo who looks like prey. God knows what would've gone on between Ms. Webster and my Grandma, Ms. Webster knowing about Shaun and what not. Let's thank the Lord that Ms. Webster did not answer her phone today, because i really would've blown up at my Grandma. But oh well, we'll cross this bridge when we come to it: in December.
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
9:01 PM
Today was a fairly smooth day. I'm over the text book thing, i've photocopied (on my own photocopier) the next twenty pages of the Legal text book, so i'm fine in that department. And Business is going alright, with me and Phillip having the actual class at different times. My Grandma went to the Post Office yesterday, and they said that since it's a matter of urgency, it'd take around a week. Pfft. I'm hoping to receive a money order in the mail for the amount specified around Tuesday - Thursday of next week.
I've completely done yet another 360, and set my mind on writing a story for my Extension 2 major work. I'm got my mind set on doing a gay teen romance, but i have to be careful not to come across to cheesy, or use too many cliches. I just basically think nobody would've done anything like this before; and that's it something that i can, or will, relate to, and therefore feel passionately about. I'm planning to start my journal tonight, and i have to check with Ms. Webster tomorrow the boundaries regarding sex and what not.
I must say, the more next Wednesday (the Year 11 prizegiving night, in which i have to sing 2 lines of a Backstreet Boys song), the more i come to the realisation that i shouldn't of agreed to do it. I mean, i can do anything, i can freakin' shout "i'm gay" at the top of my lungs in the middle of the street, but if there's one thing i'm insecure about, it's my singing, and it's only because i know i'm bad.
I was also thinking today, what makes someone less boring than somebody else? I think it all has to do with inhibitions. The more inhibited you are, the less you reveal about yourself, and the more insecure you are, and therefore, it comes across to other people that you're boring.
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
8:37 PM
So i'm surviving without my text books, but let's just say life would be A LOT easier if i actually had them. My Grandma went to the Post Office today, all they did was give her a form to fill in, it's a request form for them to re-issue the money order - God knows how long that will take. They said it would take longer since we didn't have the number of the money order. So, it says on the form that if it's a matter of urgency, attach a letter stating why. Although i don't consider my situation extremely urgent, i think it at least qualifies for at least some urgency. I'm hoping just the mention of the HSC makes them hurry their fat asses along. As soon as they send me a new money order, it should be all good - since they check if it has been cashed and what not. Although, i'm surprised that i'm not the only one at school without text books, there are quite a few actually.
Yearly exam results have been fine, i actually did extremely well in Studies of Religion (considering my class's standards) - which is surprising for me, as this is the only subject i couldn't give a rat's ass about.
Here's hoping i get my text books by the end of the week. Pfft. Wishful thinking. I find it so agitating that the company lost the freakin' money order, and here i am trying to fix THEIR problem. Gosh. My Grandma did offer to pay again though, i told her that if we're still in the same situation in a week's time, we should seriously start thinking about that option.
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
6:07 PM
I didn't do much today, just watched a bit of Buffy, watched a bit of Veronica Mars and read some of The Handmaid's Tale, which i'm close to half way through - not because it's that good, but because i don't want another Turn of the Screw incident, where i'm swamped with reading it right before the exams. Also because i want a general idea of the plot, so that when we watch Children of Men on Wednesday, i'll be able to relate it back to The Handmaid's Tale, and not vice versa.
I did indeed watch The Notebook last night, it's such a good movie. You can't help but shed a few tears.
I am really excited to see The Grudge 2 this upcoming weekend, i just wish Sarah had more screentime, it's been so long since i've seen her in a movie.
I'm dreading going back to school, i just can't freakin' bothered with this text book thing, i'm so over it. At least i can start gathering idea and reasearching for my Extension 2 work, and i can start adding things to my journal. I think that's all i'm going to be doing until around next year, because i have a general idea of what i want to do, and what it involves, but not a specific text type or plan.
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Saturday, October 21, 2006
6:42 PM
The new layout looks hot, sad to admit i didn't make the header though, i simply 'borrowed' it for my own personal use. What can i say, i'm not graphically inspired anymore, not to mention i've used every Britney photoshoot out there at one point or another. I didn't end up watching The Notebook last night, but i'll be sure to watch it tonight, the perfect weather too, i feel. I did watch Pulse though, which i expected to be crap, due to what Phillip told me, but it wasn't that bad, sure, the plot was a little hard to get, and a bit confusing, but it was still entertaining and freaky. I loved the effects as well, even when it was in the middle of the day outside, there was a darkish and gloomy tinge. I'd classify it as dystopic and speculative (if you ignore the fact that ghosts are coming out of a computer).
I went to the Eastlakes Post Office today, they told me that i would have to go to the Post Office that i got the money order at. So my Grandma is going to go to the Surry Hills Post Office on Tuesday (she is pretty sure that is the Post Office she went to). I remember handing the note in on the Wednesday, which means she would've got it on the Tuesday, and on Tuesdays she goes near Surry Hills to play Bingo - so that's how we got to that conclusion. Getting the number for the money order is easier than i originally thought, as long as you have the date, and the amount it was made out for, it's easy to find, seeing as they have a separate 'money order pad' for each day, and they keep a stub for every money order written. This all means i'll be able to tell Mr. Colak the money order number on Wednesday, and hopefully some magic will happen and i'll get my text books by at least Friday, i think i can manage until then - i better take like five dollars to school everyday for the photocopier. I've stopped worrying about that now, i'm sort of over it, they're only books, made of paper, afterall.
I've done a complete 360 and decided to actually pick up Extension 2. Who the hell wants to go to a 'study class'? I think i'm going to do something related to Rockism, and what makes us value something contemporary, especially music, as unmeaningful, different to how we value older things as 'classic'. Just because something's been around longer, does it mean that it's more worthy of being remembered?
Year 12 has been a breeze so far, and with the information that we will be only getting one or two assessments this term, it doesn't look like it'll get too much harder, for this term at least.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
7:17 PM
Today has been a stressful day, to say the least. It was all going smoothly until, when we were to collect our text books, the lady tells me they're still awaiting payment. Apparently, the money horder i so obviously handed in to Mr. Colak (who passed it on to Campion) never actually got to Campion - so it got lost on the way, who knows how. They tell me that if i kept the tear-off receipt from the money order, and provided them with the number on that, they would've immediately been able to cancel it and i would've been able to get a new one from the Post Office; the predicament is - i threw that receipt out. What's even worse is the fact that the lady at the Post Office didn't actually write 'Campion' on the money order, i wrote it on myself, as my Grandma [at the time], did not know the name of the company. My Grandma got in touch with the post office, and they said that if i go in and fill in a 'retrieval' form, they should be able to trace the money order and give me the number of it, so i can pass that on to Mr. Colak. Amazing that they assure my Grandma that she won't have to pay again, and they will definetely be able to trace the money order, even with the smallest piece of information (how much it was made out for). So i'm going to the Post Office tomorrow to fill out one of these forms, hopefully they get back to me by at least Monday. Now that i come to think of it, if the money order was made out to Campion, and they claim they have not cashed it, then it only seems sensible that the Post Office would supply a new one, but we'll just have to wait and see. I can honestly only see myself lasting a week without any text books and English texts, if it got to that point, i would just ask my Grandma to pay again, which seems an impossible task, as she just bought a ticket to New Zealand today, and hasn't got that much money left. I don't see why i should have to pay again anyway, i did what i was supposed to and handed the money order in to Mr. Colak, what else am i expected to do (say keep the receipt and i'll slap you). I'm hoping it gets sorted out soon, the thought of my Grandma wasting another $400 daunts me. And as much as anybody wants to help, i can't see myself accepting any money from anybody (except the school of course *hint*).
And now on a lighter note. I seem to be going alright in my yearly exams, considering i didn't do that much study. I think i'm averaging around 75%, or something like that. What's even more surprising is that i'm close to Tommy in nearly every exam, if that isn't a feat, what is?
My Grandma brought The Notebook home from St. Vincent de Paul yesterday, i can't wait to watch it again, i bet i cry again, it's just that kind of movie. But then again, everything makes me cry.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
8:10 PM
School has started off pretty well, purely because of the fact that nearly no work is being done. Mr. Forrester explained that the (home)work load doesn't increase, but it's expected that we study and make notes throughout the year - great. I'm expecting not much will be done at all this week, because our text books don't arrive until Friday. Although, Mr. Martin has still managed to give us a past HSC paper to complete.
I've firmly made the decision not to do Extension 2, simply because i enjoy having classes (well...), and the idea of working alone and keeping a journal is just daunting to me. At least now i'll have four free periods a cycle, it's going to take a while to get used to only having Extension English twice a week, after all this time of having it four times a week. Although, the free periods mean one thing, little to no homework...ever, and a lot of time to do assignments (as i'll expect they'll come pouring in during the next couple of weeks, the thought alone is enough to put you off school altogether).
I must say, having an English retreat sometime next year would be fun, especially with the characters in our class, although, the thoughts of all of those animals is already scaring me, God knows how i'm going to survive, at least then i'll know what Mittagong is like before we go on retreat, and before i embarass myself infront of the whole grade (which isn't an uncommon occurrance i might add).
There are some things which just excite me and make me forget about school, this is one of them ...
Can anyone say sexy sophisticated woman?
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
8:19 PM
OK, so this post probably won't make sense, and the punctuation/grammar will probably be all over the place, but watch me not care. I am so freakin' tired i could drop. I only had four hours of sleep last night, and then a full day at the beach, talk about torture. Well, the beach itself was fun, but this is the time where i feel like dying. Smarty pants me decided i wanted a tan. Note to self: you don't tan. My arms, face and legs are just red now, and i look like a tomato. But i've come to realise the beach is not for swimming, it's for laying on the sand with your iPod (hence what i'm going to be doing on Friday). And i'll be damned if i know how to get a bus directly to Bondi beach, stuff walking from the junction.
Carlos and I watched Hostel and Cry Wolf last night. Nothing is scary anymore. The only scare tactic seemed to be used in movies anymore is gore, and frankly, that doesn't get to me at all.
I've decided that shaving my head ready to go back to school is a BAD idea, and it makes me look ugly. So fuck that, i'm trying something new. We'll just have to see how it works out.
And yesterday, Carlos and I finally got around to watching John Tucker Must Die, it was alright. Definetely a chick flick - my favourite type ^.^
OK, that's it from me. But if my post didn't entertain you enough, try looking at these pics of Carlos and Danniel sunbaking.
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Monday, October 02, 2006
8:41 PM
One of the most boring days EVER.
Although, my Grandma did tell me that Aunty Ngaire is leaving Australia in six months to go to a nursing home in New Zealand. We all know what this means, i get my own room! And i am going to put the computer in there, and that means no more heavy usage of headphones. I am so excited. And it also means that the chances of me dying from passive smoking decline by fifty per cent.
I am not in to Australian Idol, i just tell my Grandma to tell me when Lisa performs. And she was just in the bottom two, thank God she didn't go *wipe sweat off of face*. My heart literally stopped. She needs to bring out a CD so i can buy it, i doubt she would get a record deal going out of the competition so early.
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Sunday, October 01, 2006
1:13 PM
So the holidays have finally started. The year 12 graduation on Thursday was sleep enducing, but let's thank Britney's songs for keeping me awake.
Friday was a day at City Hunter, which was alright, it wasn't as good as previous times, probably because we were all off doing our own thing.
Yesterday, Danniel, Carlos and I went to see The Devil Wears Prada, although, Danniel only met up with us at the cinema, seeing as how he got on the wrong bus (although he will tell you that it was me who got on the wrong bus). The movie was OK, the story got a bit old in the end, and somebody told me to look for a picture of Paris on the wall, but i'll be damned if i could see it. It did manage to draw a few laughs though, but there was no hysterics or anything like that (such as in Meet The Fockers, or a movie like that).
Carlos and i were planning to go to 'Remaja Birthday' after the movie, but in the end decided it would be for the best if we didn't go - being part of Britney's cult is enough for me. So Carlos slept over at my house after the movie instead, we watched The Hills Have Eyes (which scared the shit out of us and had one of the most horrifying rape scenes i've ever seen) and Final Destination 3, which was more entertaining than scary, i think i missed a bit of the end because i fell asleep, but what can be expected at around four in the morning. Both of the movies had completely pointless and ambiguous endings, i don't know about you, but i am sick of movies leaving opening endings, in case the opportunity for a sequel may arise - i like a clear cut, happy ending thanks very much.
And i have absolutely nothing planned all holidays, i think i'm regretting not saving Veronica Mars for the holidays now, i am already bored shitless, and Carlos only left around an hour ago.
And you wonder why i like Britney . . .
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