Friday, November 09, 2007
Caught a movie with mum this evening, Death at a Funeral. It was excellent, and extremely hilarious. It even got the whole room laughing. Who ever thought that a funeral could be so funny!
Early this morning I had a driving lesson in the rain. It was a little daunting at first, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I really enjoy it. My instructor thought I was confident enough for the big roads, so I had to drive home. Due to my super concealing skills, I managed to hide the fact that I was scared shitless on the main road. Fuckin' Bentley didn't give way to me when I was turning in! Why do they allow such enormous cars on roads like Australia's with narrow lanes?
Our band coordinator, Mr Gresham was able to sway me into performing with the school's Senior Stage band at the St Joseph's Spring Fair this Sunday the 11th. We're playing my favourite song and good ol' best friend, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. I'm not sure if I've bitched about this song in previous entries, but the band's been playing this song for a long time now, and I hold the key opening solo part -- I mess up every single performance with a dud note, or a tiny mistake. I've probably only played the solo correctly 5 out of 187293728 times. Nevertheless, the band needs me and I'm all for a little performing on my Purple Haze (Yaha, I've decided to name my purple guitar after my favourite Hendrix song). It's cool anyway, for a Year 12 to give up her time for school related things, especially when it comes to promoting the school. Yeah, I'm that big a loser.
Speaking of promoting the school, I was indirectly asked a couple of months ago by Mrs Wilson, the head of boarding on behalf of the school's headmistress to make a video promoting the whole school for use in next year. I'd previously done a video for Mrs Wilson of the boarding house, which was originally used for a boarding house presentation at the school's Spring Fair earlier this year and was then used at school exhibitions in several Australian cities and Hong Kong. Mrs Stone, the headmistress liked it and found it so impressing - enough to want one of the whole school - done by me. She even said that she was willing to pay me to do it. I haven't got back to her on that yet, but I'm going to take the job. I mean, why not right? It'll be good for my portfolio, great work experience and plus, I'll earn a little moolah and get to spend my holidays doing something productive. But man, what a job that would be. I find it so hard to believe that someone was impressed at the work I did. I used the dodgiest program to do it, and it still caught eyes.
My severe case of dry skin makes me look like a reptile. Could I be the missing link in the pattern of evolution? :O
I should start sleeping early again. I'm slipping back into my old habit of sleeping at 3am and waking up at 12pm again, and it's not too healthy. So off to bed I go.
Cheers.
PS. Saw random kids walking around in their school uniform today and realised how much I miss school already. I'm clearly not over the fact that it's all over.
PPS. Facebook is amazing. All my primary school mates (most of whom never really knew who I was) have changed so much.
PPPS. Sorbolene cream is heaven.
PPPPS. If going vegetarian is harmless, I might consider it as a way to lose weight.
Early this morning I had a driving lesson in the rain. It was a little daunting at first, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I really enjoy it. My instructor thought I was confident enough for the big roads, so I had to drive home. Due to my super concealing skills, I managed to hide the fact that I was scared shitless on the main road. Fuckin' Bentley didn't give way to me when I was turning in! Why do they allow such enormous cars on roads like Australia's with narrow lanes?
(From left) Nom, Mr Gresham and myself
at the Year 12 Staff-Student Dinner in September, 2007.
at the Year 12 Staff-Student Dinner in September, 2007.
Our band coordinator, Mr Gresham was able to sway me into performing with the school's Senior Stage band at the St Joseph's Spring Fair this Sunday the 11th. We're playing my favourite song and good ol' best friend, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals. I'm not sure if I've bitched about this song in previous entries, but the band's been playing this song for a long time now, and I hold the key opening solo part -- I mess up every single performance with a dud note, or a tiny mistake. I've probably only played the solo correctly 5 out of 187293728 times. Nevertheless, the band needs me and I'm all for a little performing on my Purple Haze (Yaha, I've decided to name my purple guitar after my favourite Hendrix song). It's cool anyway, for a Year 12 to give up her time for school related things, especially when it comes to promoting the school. Yeah, I'm that big a loser.
Speaking of promoting the school, I was indirectly asked a couple of months ago by Mrs Wilson, the head of boarding on behalf of the school's headmistress to make a video promoting the whole school for use in next year. I'd previously done a video for Mrs Wilson of the boarding house, which was originally used for a boarding house presentation at the school's Spring Fair earlier this year and was then used at school exhibitions in several Australian cities and Hong Kong. Mrs Stone, the headmistress liked it and found it so impressing - enough to want one of the whole school - done by me. She even said that she was willing to pay me to do it. I haven't got back to her on that yet, but I'm going to take the job. I mean, why not right? It'll be good for my portfolio, great work experience and plus, I'll earn a little moolah and get to spend my holidays doing something productive. But man, what a job that would be. I find it so hard to believe that someone was impressed at the work I did. I used the dodgiest program to do it, and it still caught eyes.
My severe case of dry skin makes me look like a reptile. Could I be the missing link in the pattern of evolution? :O
I should start sleeping early again. I'm slipping back into my old habit of sleeping at 3am and waking up at 12pm again, and it's not too healthy. So off to bed I go.
Cheers.
PS. Saw random kids walking around in their school uniform today and realised how much I miss school already. I'm clearly not over the fact that it's all over.
PPS. Facebook is amazing. All my primary school mates (most of whom never really knew who I was) have changed so much.
PPPS. Sorbolene cream is heaven.
PPPPS. If going vegetarian is harmless, I might consider it as a way to lose weight.
