I was just thinking today... I love being a grown-up. I love how I'm old enough to eat a whole punnet of strawberries by myself for dessert (when I was a kid one tiny punnet split between the three of us was a huge treat... I'm not sure why), I love how I'm old enough to bugger off to the other end of the country on my own on the spur of the moment ( Read more... )

Maybe I should have continued on with Italian after all. The school hands out a free trip to Italy each year to the best Year 12 student, and to be frank, there's not really much question that I'd win it if I tried ( Read more... )

Hmmmm, so ( Read more... )

So... it's Christmas (technically ( Read more... )

Well, today was the start of the book fair. Yesterday, actually, but obviously I couldn't go then because it was a Friday ( Read more... )

WE GOT INTO THE QUARTER-FINALS.

I was panicking before I got there because CGGS1 is - was - the second team on the ladder and we were the 16th or something. But we beat them. :D ( Read more... )

I'm baaack.

( If I sent you a letter you've probably heard all of this. )

One of my Year 7's was throwing firecrackers out of the window during class. That is just... beyond words.
Most of the other Year 7's, however, remain awesome. Perhaps the good ones just stick in your mind more, but aww, I <3 them ( Read more... )

Crap, it's Sunday. Um, happy Easter, LJ!

(Why do people only say that on the Sunday? It's been Easter for two days.)

Got to go to bed soon, I'm (probably - Uncle Mike hasn't called back yet) off to Sydney tomorrow morning to visit Uncle Mike - I'll only be there one night, but it should be fun, I love Sydney. :D

Not much else to say, really. Bye

( It occurs to me that I'm not scared of much. )