Halló.
I know I always say this is going to be a short blog, but this really is. 


Nothing particularly happened at school, to be honest. We got our Geography exam results back though (which I was shocked by, considering she usually takes about millennium to mark anything). After the exam, I really wasn't feeling confident, but it turns out I got the highest in the class! I couldn't believe it either. So that was nice news which brightened my rather shit day. Well, it was only shit because I've had a constant headache all day - so I shouldn't really be on the computer typing this...


I was greeted by a small package on the doorstep when I arrived home - it was my 'The Hunger Games' bracelet! It took nearly three weeks to arrive, like, but I was still really excited to finally wear it. I actually adore 'The Hunger Games' - but I'll talk more about it closer to the movie adaptation release day. 23rd OF MARCH - MARK IT IN YOUR DIARIES (most people don't actually have diaries nowadays, do they? So just type it into your electronic calendar on your smart phone... please).


But apart from eat my bodyweight in Quality Street leftovers, I haven't really done much. I'm off to watch Masterchef (did I tell you that I loved this show?), talk to you tomorrow!
Joshua x 


pretty picture: 

it matches my bedroom!

finished: 24/01/12 - 22:25

Hej.
This'll probably just be a small blog because nothing has really happened since the last one. My life is just so enthralling! 


The day didn't really get off to the best of starts, I had English first period. Not only was it as boring as ever, but my teacher had some news for us.  A few months ago, we had to write and perform our own drama piece based Romeo and Juliet in groups of five - I had never been so scared in my life, two dozen pairs of eyes staring directly at you, expecting something amazing. I started talking and my body went numb, I just wanted to crawl into a ball and cry. But we wasn't prepared to let a month of planning go to waste, so we channelled our nerves into the performance and tried our best. Our hard work paid off and most of the group received A*s. Probably, because I'm the most confident person in the world and such a Thespian (he says sarcastically).   However, today, our teacher told us, as grades as high as ours are particularly rare, we have to perform it again.  In front of an examiner and the head of department. Again?! We don't even have the script! I'll let you know in a few weeks if I froze or fucked my lines up.


The school day didn't end too well either, I had that Geography exam.  It wasn't too bad as for some reason we had done most of the questions in class, but looking back, I know I've messed up on at least three questions. Woo. All I need is a C or higher anyway, the exam was just to decide whether or not "I'm good enough to take the higher paper". As soon as I got back, I put the kettle on and made a cup-a-soup. I am actually obsessed with them. I've had one like nearly everyday for the past month. I ain't here for any of that croutons shit, though.


I was getting tired of holding my touchPad in bed to watch Come Dine With Me on 4oD, so I've recently made an investment a pack of little Velcro pads and stuck the fluffy ones on the back of tablet and the prickly (I know, I should win an award for explaining and describing things) squares onto the side of my desk, so now I can just quite literally stick it to the desk and watch a video in bed. Aren't you proud of me for being so inventive and using my  initiative? No? Okay. 

Once I get more into the swing of writing blogs, I'll promise to try writing more about specific topics, other than just walking you through my day - I doubt it's interesting for you to read.  If you haven't noticed already, the links to my Tumblr and Twitter are on the bar, above. If you tweet me saying you've read the blog, I'll give you a follow back!


But yeah, I'm off to go finish this tin of Fox's biscuits. Talk to you tomorrow!
Joshua x


pretty picture:

Space and cameras. What more could you want?

Finished: 20/01/12 - 23:51

Hallo.
I absolutely hate those awkward apologies at the start of a blog or article explaining why something is late but ... sorry it's late.  I would have posted it sooner, however, I have spent the last two hours of my oh so riveting and exciting life (it is... honest) revising for a geography exam. She told us about it yesterday. It is tomorrow. It would be a whole lot easier to study for the tests if I actually enjoyed the subject or found at least one topic interesting, I couldn't give two shits about 'Retail and Urban Change' if I'm quite honest. How is it even classified as a geography unit? I wouldn't have  chose it if the humanities department bothered to tell us what the course would en tow, instead they promised us 'lots of fun field trips to lakes and active zones' - the only actual trip we've been on is to a shopping centre... that's down the road! All we did was wander a round the mall, clutching our clipboards and procrastinate asking the public questions.  I finally plucked up the courage to survey this lady who was in, lets just say, the winter of her life, and it ended up with her comparing the local high street to Bay Route and me suggesting she was a transvestite. All in a days work. 


Speaking of exams, I sat the most patronising English exam ever today.

"Spell the word: 'am'"

Am? Am!? You wouldn't believe I'm in my penultimate year of secondary school. Saying that, some people still struggled: "Am or an?" ... "A - M" says another kid in reply, actually spelling the word out... in a spelling test!  I could hardly focus properly in the reading side of the exam as I was  covered, practically head to toe, in mud. The joys of rugby! Whilst I was getting attacked by boys twice the size of me, there was a flood in the girls changing rooms. Not just normal, clean tap water, either. Shit-infused, toilet water actually covered the floor. The girl who caused it (keeping with the try-hard ghetto names, let's call her Martini) says it wasn't her fault and it was an accident. "I was only going to make a water bomb to throw at the wall and it fell in", because that makes it so much better, right? To be fair, even if she didn't do it, she would still probably get blamed for it as she is the mutual hate figure of the year. She once informed my friends and I, "I don't want to kill you! I just want you dead!" Lovely. 


Another reason for why I haven't had time to blog, until now, is that I was at the doctor's. Lately, I just seem to be a walking, talking medical fail. I had an appointment with my GP today, I'm going to the dentist next Wednesday, I'm due at the opticians on the Thursday and then the following week, I have to travel out of town to the orthodontist. I am the epitome of great health. All the doctor did really was confirm the fact I suffer from migraines. Really? I didn't know.  He gave me some tablets and I'm supposed to go back in a few weeks for a check-up. However, if the waiting times are as long as they were today, I'd rather die from a headache.  My appointment was booked for 18:50 and I finally got in there at just gone eight. That's the NHS for you.


WARNING! Never try the Thai flavoured 'Mugshot'. Absolutely disgusting. It smelt like those massive plug-in air fresheners you get (you know, the one with the amazing adverts? By amazing I mean, shockingly shit. But, I have to say, the amateur attempts at lip-syncing  do make me chuckle) that never fit behind the sofa and block the sockets for other plugs. The taste was even worse, it was like you were eating liquefied popery. After just a mouthful, I headed into the back garden and chucked it in the bin. I felt bad for wasting food, but at least the wheelie bin smelt like an over-60s beauty salon.


Anyway, it's getting late so I'm gonna get into bed and watch Masterchef again (it's on 3 times this week!). Talk to you tomorrow!
Joshua x


pretty picture:

i have a thing for sunsets

Finished: 19.01.12 - 23:46