March Madness

Wow, long time no see?




Sad times.



But anyway, it’s time to resume this blogging after numerous distractions and tragedies have separated me from my computer and worse...the internet.



Yes well it's been busy times and I have finally managed to find some time for this.

WARNING: this is going to be the longest post of your life, about four posts in one.

It all begins with deciding to head yearbook this year. DON'T DO IT. [Just some words of advice for those who still have this joy]. Yes well I finally realised why teachers make such a big deal over deadlines. Talk about unnecessary stress. I guess I did volunteer and in the end it's hopefully going to be a great book.

Also as everyone who is in the same position knows, UCAS is finally coming to an end in terms of offers and all that's left to do is press that shiny red 'reply' button and decide where you'll be next year. Currently still deciding between Nottingham and Sheffield...thoughts?

Also it's that time where teachers are manically trying to fit in the last bits of the syllabus to give us 'revision time' before we leave in a few short weeks. Four weeks to be precise. Four weeks of actually physically having to be on site. It’s kind of sad, kinda not, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there, there's so much left to do!

In the past two weeks or so I have been in music mode. I had my piano exam which I found out on Saturday I passed. I was so relieved considering my teacher has been unable to teach me for months and my violin teacher had bravely endured my efforts, only to honestly say he was glad he wasn't the one presenting me for exam.

Also Monday I had my flute exam, which was such an EPIC FAIL. If I could only ever use that term once in life, this would be the moment. I came out, only to listen to my accompanist sigh and advise me to retake next term. You know it’s bad when they say it to your face.

Also last ever concert....at school that is. It was one of the best ones we’ve done and it still hasn’t sunk in, but after seven years of rehearsals and run-throughs and manic stand-arranging we finally say farewell to such events.... [Well I will definitely be coming back next year to see Jewitt cope without all us Year 13s].

The day after saw me down in London [just about awake enough to remember my violin] playing with a proper orchestra....no offence to CCHS ...

It was part of a scheme which meant some of us string players from SMC got to perform with the London Symphony Orchestra [bows down: I <3 them]. It was actually really fun, we had this amazing conductor who was so nice and funny...well not funny, but he amused us....

And I made some new friends [WIN] and picked up some new vocabulary i.e. CHENGFAIL.

While most of CCHS slept in on the Friday, the beginning of was meant to be a four day do-nothing fest weekend , A level art and drama students had no rest and sure enough at 8.45 we could be found in school: I had a lovely 15 hour art mock.

Having missed a day to go to London for the concert, I was banished from the A2 room and had to sit at the back of room 19 with two year 12s...who were really nice, but still. I did however cram my painting into the A2 room only to be criticized for my slowness.

People are taking bets on how long it will take me to finish the painting. But hey, the Mona Lisa wasn't completed in 15 hours...but I’m no Da Vinci so we'll just see. I currently have one and a half hours of painting left before I lose the bet and have to buy numerous pizzas to feed my art class tomorrow. A defeat I do not look forward to.

[ok so, it' sideways, but points for guessin what it is]

On other notes,...

It was one of my best friend's eighteenth last Monday [happy birthday!] so on the following Friday a group of us went out to Frankie and Benny’s, NOT Benny’s and Jerry’s as a fellow blogger most eloquently put [ahem IRENE].

Her mum made us this beautiful cake and it should be a crime to eat it...and we got gift bags! I haven't gotten one of those since i was like seven! ahh the memories....WIN definitely.

And....is it me or does no one ever come in anymore? I swear half of the year is missing....some mass conspiracy theory involving Chelmsford Library I believe.....

 

<---- 'where is everyone?'

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QUESTION FOR ART/LATIN PEOPLE...

...Rome? Who’s going? Anyone want to tell me what on earth is going on? I don't even know what time the flight out is. FAIL.

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And if you’re wondering where my a-levels went, I think this sums it up:

-[Clearly someone is on top of everything life wants to throw at her]-