Yes, that's right, it's the big day today! The concert I've been waiting for in spirit for about a decade (I've been a Britney Spears fan since then), and actually been waiting for since I found out about it in maybe February (I mentioned it in passing when I talked about the Veronicas concert. Jees, has it been that long?). The first time she's been to Australia, and I went to the first concert in Sydney. So, I'm going to talk about my day, and then go on about the concert. So probably expect a post of epic proportions.
When I got to school, it seemed somewhat deserted, as there was nobody at our table (with the Year 10s and 12s gone, the school seems a lot emptier.). So I took a guess and headed up to the library where, sure enough, I found Kevin watching Andy play on his PSP. I also saw Alice and Rhoda, so there were good signs as to how many people would show up. When the bell went, we stayed at the library, as we were staying there. 5 people showed up, and I'm including the people I already said, the last one being a guy called Jackie (Andy is in Year 9, for those who don't know). We were given a booklet to start off with, which was packed full of mindless, repetitive work that really wasn't all that exciting. Luckily, the boredom was punctured by a teacher asking Kevin, Jackie and me (Alice and Rhoda were doing office duty) to show a family around Hurlstone for a tour, as they weren't going to be at Orientation Day. The kid (I think her name was Rahini, or something.) came from the same school as EJ, so they knew him. I showed them all around, from the hall to the cows to the uniform shed. When I was done, it was pretty much the end of Recess, and so we then went back to the library.
At the library, I surfed the net a little, and I discovered that you could download Scratch on the school's computer, and I promptly did (I'm surprised; I thought something blocked that on the computers. But, there isn't, so, cool.). I then surfed the net and found that you can get two player chess online (learning something new about these computers.). I thus promptly played with Kevin, with both of us winning one game. We also surfed the net. Lunch was showing Kevin some Abridged on my iPod.
Next, I went on the computers, and Kevin introduced me to a little thing called 'Fantastic Contraptions.' What it is is a website wherein you get a lot of gears and that type of thing, and get an object into an area (I assure you, it sounds much less fun than it actually is. It is very fun, and you can play it on the website, appropriately called 'Fantastic Contraption.'). I was playing that for quite a while, struggling with some of the levels, which involved (in some cases) moving stuff around while still trying to keep a vehicle upright. It was a bit difficult, but I managed to pull it off eventually. When the bell went, I went home, and I then prepared for the big concert.
We (Shay and I, she's going too) got to Acer Arena for the Britney Spears concert (I never get tired of saying that) at around 6:30, and I got some merchandise (I got a program and a keyring. I would have gotten a hat, but they were a bit expensive. Ah well.). It was here I found one thing: there were seemingly no other guys here except me and the security guards (I have since found out that females outnumbered men by a six-to-one ratio. Quite frankly, I'm surprised it wasn't more than that.) So we went into the arena, where Shay and I bought dinner, which was mostly chips and drinks, although I also had fish. We finished our dinner and went into the concert by about 7:30.
It was gigantic. If you've never been to Acer Arena, imagine a big stadium, sort of like Telstra Stadium or the SCG or something like that (and if you've never been there, shame.), then put a small stage there, right in the centre. We found our seats, which were truly excellent seats, by the way (they were close enough so you could really see the stage, in all its detail. We were about level with the stage, and about 50 m away, although I'm not the greatest when it comes to judging distance. Close, is what I'm trying to say here.). At 8, the curtain rose; to see a DJ, who it turns out was a woman called Havana Brown (I've never heard of her, tell you truth, but she was quite good, and not that bad looking.). From the back, she looked a little like Britney, but when she turned around, I was slightly confused. I mean, I sort of expected Britney to be there, but she wasn't (not that I noticed straight away. I was thick there. But I suspected it once I saw her face.). She went off the stage at 9, and we then had a countdown to when she would come out. And at 9:30, the stars came out. Or, rather, the one star: Britney Spears (I'm sorry, as soon as I thought of it, it had to be said.).
Now, I'm sure that, unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard that Britney was going to lip-sync in concerts. Now, she started off with 'Circus,' and while I knew she was going to lip-sync, she could have fooled me. She was very good, and the dancing was really good. It was way better than the Veronicas concert, and even Shay agreed with me. Britney did a lot of dancing (she looked pretty good too), and she sang, throughout the night, basically every great Britney Spears song under the sun, except for two: 'My Prerogative' and 'Oops!... I Did It Again.' She did everything from '...Baby One More Time' to 'Toxic' to 'Womanizer,' but she did not do 'Oops!... I Did It Again,' which is probably my favourite Britney Spears song. She did sing one song live (although I could have sworn she sung others live, she did not), and it was 'Everytime.' If you have ever heard 'Everytime,' you will most likely love it, and she sang it live. There was only one problem: because of a coincidence of lighting, I could barely see anything as Britney was blocked out by a spotlight. I only managed to see her by covering the spotlight with my program and closing one eye (it was difficult. Still, it was good.). She finished the concert by about 10:30, after 'Womanizer,' and confetti rained down. I could say that it was the best concert I've ever been to, but my experience is limited. It was very good though. I ended up getting home and falling asleep by about 12:15 (what, in the morning?).
That was my day, which was a great one. I'd like to take this time out, to apologise for posts that are late, and posts that haven't occurred yet (yes, I am quoting Akon shamelessly. I should know that song, I made a parody of it. Which was sort of a success. Then I sang it, which was a bit of a failure. My singing is not all that great.). Seriously though, I know this post is spectacularly late, and I'm working towards it. But, until then, we're gonna have to grin and bear it. Anyway. Today was brilliant, and I fully loved the concert.
That's one life goal fulfilled,
AB
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Athletics Carnival '09
I love Athletics Carnivals. And no, it's not because of the athletics. It's because you get a day off work while still talking and hanging with friends. It's the all the good parts of school with none of the bad. Anyway, to my Monday, which for a Monday went pretty well. And it's a late post, I know, it's only partially my fault.
I got to the centre around 8:20, and for a while I talked to Peter (I think that's his name. He's the Year 11 on Station 3 who talks to Cam.). Then, when one of the trains came in, I started talking to all the people on it, who was everyone in our group barring John and Andy. When they came in, we talked about Spore for a while, and then it was Role Call. When that was done, our whole group (Eric, Cam, Victor, me, John, Kevin, Andy, Ian, Shafi and Ebony now and then) went down to the place where we usually sit, which is next to the grandstand and is under cover. We played 13 for a while (my luck was not so good today, at least in cards), as well as a game of Royals (it's hard to explain, but it's a game that only really our group knows) and then we broke up a bit. Andy started playing his DS, so I decided to get mine out (yes, I brought it). I played Pokemon for a while, until John revealed he had brought his Pokemon Sapphire and GBA SP. On inspection of his game, I found he had all 3 Johto starters, and I immediately thought 'Jackpot!' I then spent the next, say, hour and a half breeding them all, naming them, and transferring them over, while trying to play some cards and talk to people. However, it all turned out for the best, as I now have something like 4 Pokemon left to get.
It was then Recess, in which I played some cards, and talked to people. Then Ebony came over and we all talked for a while, while I played DS on and off and watched John and Kevin own the Battle Tower with John's Swampert, Blissey and Salamence (note to self: get Level 100 Blissey.). Until Lunch around 1, I mostly spent the time talking to Victor and Ebony, watching John and Kevin, and several other assorted things. These assorted things being: chasing Johnny (not John) around to get Andy's bag, twice, then finding out that he took it because Andy took some bottle, and getting him; being pissed at Shafi after I got my shoe trapped in one of the rock cages, then him putting my shoe on the other side of the fence repeatedly (it was very annoying, thanks to Ian for the save); and evolving a few of my Pokemon. At Lunch, I played cards, and I also took two salad rolls from the boarders' lunches. Let me set the record straight here though: it was offered to us. There were extras, so I took a salad roll. Then I went to the canteen, but the prices were outrageous ($4.50 for a cup of hot chips is not fair), so I took another salad roll. I then played some 13, and went to watch the races; on and off (I also played some DS). Then around 2:30, we all got our names marked off and we went down to Leumeah train station.
On the train ride to Holsworthy, I talked to Andy, until he got off at his stop. When I got to Holsworthy, I talked to Ebony for a bit, and when the bus came, I continued to talk to her, as 'her people' were not there. When EJ got on the bus, Ebony also started talking to him, which freaked my brother out no end. When she got off, I played my DS, and when we got home, I watched TV, went on my laptop, and I also did some work on my English assessment. That's due on the 15th, so I still have some work to do. But I'm going to leave it all to the last minute like usual. Anyway. Around 6:45, it was time to go to hapkido.
Today I got signatures, and the trainers were Tina and Geoff. They make a really good combo, and it was a great session. I did one good back-roll (I also did 5 horrible ones, but I'm getting there), my front snap kicks are improving, and belt promotion is in sight. I mean, I still have a month to go before I'm even eligible, and my turning kicks need a lot of work, but I've got a good feeling. The signatures I did were just the stances, but they're better than none. Then, when I got home, I got on my laptop, but I couldn't blog fast enough. So here I am, around 7:30, blogging.
Well, again, I have no comments. But I'm fine with that. I went through all of this last post. So this'll be my closing paragraph. I cannot wait for the next Athletics Carnival, but nearer to today, Friday looks pretty good. It's a 4-day weekend, which I love. It's good to get a break from school every now and then. To everyone, I welcome (and prefer) comments, but don't need (or expect) them.
I love school days without work,
AB
I got to the centre around 8:20, and for a while I talked to Peter (I think that's his name. He's the Year 11 on Station 3 who talks to Cam.). Then, when one of the trains came in, I started talking to all the people on it, who was everyone in our group barring John and Andy. When they came in, we talked about Spore for a while, and then it was Role Call. When that was done, our whole group (Eric, Cam, Victor, me, John, Kevin, Andy, Ian, Shafi and Ebony now and then) went down to the place where we usually sit, which is next to the grandstand and is under cover. We played 13 for a while (my luck was not so good today, at least in cards), as well as a game of Royals (it's hard to explain, but it's a game that only really our group knows) and then we broke up a bit. Andy started playing his DS, so I decided to get mine out (yes, I brought it). I played Pokemon for a while, until John revealed he had brought his Pokemon Sapphire and GBA SP. On inspection of his game, I found he had all 3 Johto starters, and I immediately thought 'Jackpot!' I then spent the next, say, hour and a half breeding them all, naming them, and transferring them over, while trying to play some cards and talk to people. However, it all turned out for the best, as I now have something like 4 Pokemon left to get.
It was then Recess, in which I played some cards, and talked to people. Then Ebony came over and we all talked for a while, while I played DS on and off and watched John and Kevin own the Battle Tower with John's Swampert, Blissey and Salamence (note to self: get Level 100 Blissey.). Until Lunch around 1, I mostly spent the time talking to Victor and Ebony, watching John and Kevin, and several other assorted things. These assorted things being: chasing Johnny (not John) around to get Andy's bag, twice, then finding out that he took it because Andy took some bottle, and getting him; being pissed at Shafi after I got my shoe trapped in one of the rock cages, then him putting my shoe on the other side of the fence repeatedly (it was very annoying, thanks to Ian for the save); and evolving a few of my Pokemon. At Lunch, I played cards, and I also took two salad rolls from the boarders' lunches. Let me set the record straight here though: it was offered to us. There were extras, so I took a salad roll. Then I went to the canteen, but the prices were outrageous ($4.50 for a cup of hot chips is not fair), so I took another salad roll. I then played some 13, and went to watch the races; on and off (I also played some DS). Then around 2:30, we all got our names marked off and we went down to Leumeah train station.
On the train ride to Holsworthy, I talked to Andy, until he got off at his stop. When I got to Holsworthy, I talked to Ebony for a bit, and when the bus came, I continued to talk to her, as 'her people' were not there. When EJ got on the bus, Ebony also started talking to him, which freaked my brother out no end. When she got off, I played my DS, and when we got home, I watched TV, went on my laptop, and I also did some work on my English assessment. That's due on the 15th, so I still have some work to do. But I'm going to leave it all to the last minute like usual. Anyway. Around 6:45, it was time to go to hapkido.
Today I got signatures, and the trainers were Tina and Geoff. They make a really good combo, and it was a great session. I did one good back-roll (I also did 5 horrible ones, but I'm getting there), my front snap kicks are improving, and belt promotion is in sight. I mean, I still have a month to go before I'm even eligible, and my turning kicks need a lot of work, but I've got a good feeling. The signatures I did were just the stances, but they're better than none. Then, when I got home, I got on my laptop, but I couldn't blog fast enough. So here I am, around 7:30, blogging.
Well, again, I have no comments. But I'm fine with that. I went through all of this last post. So this'll be my closing paragraph. I cannot wait for the next Athletics Carnival, but nearer to today, Friday looks pretty good. It's a 4-day weekend, which I love. It's good to get a break from school every now and then. To everyone, I welcome (and prefer) comments, but don't need (or expect) them.
I love school days without work,
AB
Monday, April 20, 2009
A Trip to the National Zoo
OK, I know I haven't been making very creative titles recently. But, that's because I can sum up in a few words exactly what I did. For example, today I went to the National Zoo (No way! Really?), which I shall blog extensively about. Starting in the next paragraph. Which is after the next sentence. So, right now.
I woke up at 6:30 (hopefully it won't happen again. I would have gone back to sleep, but once I get up, I can't get back to sleep), and went out to finish yesterday's post. It was freezing in Canberra this morning, and it was cold all day. I played Spore up until the time we had to leave for the Zoo, around 9:30. I took my iPod and a book, just for the car. When we got there, we waited until it opened at 10, and then it was time to go see all of the animals. The first lot we saw were the Black-Capped Capuchin Monkeys (Wikipedia article included), which ended up being my favourite animals in the zoo. They were surrounded by this moat filled with koi fish, and in the middle was a gigantic set of trees, climbing posts, and a cabin to the right filled with food. And the monkeys got the nuts out by cracking them open on the wooden floor of the cabin. They looked so human; they used tools, their hands looked like ours, they socialised (they reminded me of my brother and I) like humans, and I saw one standing upright. It also made me think: if you watched them, you could see just what Charles Darwin meant. But, I'm getting off topic. After the monkeys, we went to the aquarium-and-reptile house in one. There were sharks that looked like they'd been shrunk, fish that were gigantic, one huge lobster-like creature, a lot of snakes (which freaked my Mum out no end, and was funny to watch), frogs, chameleons, iguanas, and one turtle (I like turtles. I have no idea why I just typed that.). Once we finished that, we went past the snow leopards, who didn't move, to the bears, who walked around and were pretty cool, past the otters, and to the realm of the lions. (I have a map of the Zoo in front of me, and I'm piecing it together from there.) We spent a while here. We couldn't take very good pictures, as they were a bit far off for the camera (though I did try), but we saw lions, and rare white lions (Wikipedia again. I might be doing this a lot. But it's good information). Then at quarter to 11, a zookeeper came by, who talked about the lions, and offered to let people hand-feed some white lion cubs. We had to sign a release form (since, with lions being carnivorous, seems like a good idea) just so that my brother could do it. I could only watch from a distance due to the number of people present, but from what I heard, they had to feed them through the bars, which sounds funny in hindsight but probably wasn't for my brother, who fed them, and was the first one to do it on top of that. It makes me smile and my brother feel woozy just thinking about it.
After that, we passed the red pandas (who look more like raccoons. Wikipedia link.), and went to see those most African of animals, the giraffes and zebras (we also saw elands, but I have absolutely no idea what they are.). You don't know how tall giraffes are until you actually see them in real life. I saw one next to a zebra, which is about as big as a horse: they tower over them. They are massive. After we saw them, we went to see some of the animals that were closer to home: the natives. We saw the dingos, who look just like dogs, but were the only animals in the park surrounded by an electric fence, which gives you some idea of how dangerous they are. Following on was the cheetahs, who are very agile. But we didn't see them running, so it kind of loses something in the moment. Still good, though. Next was the cougars, who were only at a distance, so we didn't see much of them. Then we saw the emus, who could run free with everyone else (though we had to go through a series of doors, so in a way, we were the caged ones as well.). After taking some pictures, we went to see the llamas and alpacas, which kind of lose the novelty since we have some in school. Same for the pig next to them, which was really out of place. Then moving up we saw the fairy penguins (oops, I mean little penguins. I don't understand why they renamed them. Anyway.), and then a wombat. Just one, who was sleeping. But it was funny. Apparently they can run 40 kilometres per hour (I learnt something. I thought that fact was pretty cool, actually. Just more things that can run faster than me.). Next we saw a koala, another one who was sleeping. Then we went to have lunch, passing by more monkeys called Cotton-Top Tamarins (I shouldn't have to explain myself here), who were also awesome (but not as awesome as the capuchins). They ran really fast across the branches, and there was a guinea-pig at the bottom, for some reason. It was the first time I've actually seen a guinea-pig in real life before, which was probably not the point of it, but was still pretty cool. (And they are big.)
We had lunch outside the Capuchin Residence (that's not its actual name, but it sounds cool), who were chasing each other, and one was standing upright for a few seconds. Nobody else saw it but me, which was kinda special. After lunch, we went to see the last animals; the tigers. They were resting, but from a distance they were still pretty cool. Then we went to get souvenirs. I got a hat, as I usually do (that's another collection of mine), and then it was time to go. After we got back home, I went on my laptop, where I've been for a quite a while. And here I am, not on MSN, since I have to finish up my blog.
Comments now, 5 from 4 people. I had 2 before an hour ago, and I had a rant lined up as well. Ah well. Replies now.
*Victor: Yes, yes. Ebony Fan Club, third meeting, joined with Victor Fan Club, third meeting. All rise for conjoint theme song: *plays death growls of 'Ebony and Ivory'* (Actually, that would be pretty awesome.)
*Patrick: Yes, that's how blogging goes. Thanks for commenting, as well! I also enjoyed 'Victor and Ebony are cool?,' which was pretty funny.
*Shafi: 'Knowing,' I would say is worth watching just to see it, but I wouldn't see it a second time. But, 'Race to Witch Mountain' is pretty good. And I didn't see that 50,000 word mark, thanks!
*Shafi: I have no idea what you're talking about. Hmm.
*Ebony: Now you're replying to comments? Comments are not supposed to be replies to comments! Lol. And I'll try to start more paragraphing, I suppose it can get a bit run-together. And I wrote, from memory, 1366 words, the longest yet (though this one might trump it.). If you're wondering why I know that, it's because I have to know it for my word count. And 'The Host' is really good, and it's definitely Stephenie Meyer-y. Girl falls in love with boy. Cross-species romance. Good book; I'd recommend it.
Finishing up now. I'll try to post earlier, but no promises. Tomorrow should be a shorter post, since I don't think much can trump the Zoo.
50,000 words, thanks everybody for commenting,
AB
I woke up at 6:30 (hopefully it won't happen again. I would have gone back to sleep, but once I get up, I can't get back to sleep), and went out to finish yesterday's post. It was freezing in Canberra this morning, and it was cold all day. I played Spore up until the time we had to leave for the Zoo, around 9:30. I took my iPod and a book, just for the car. When we got there, we waited until it opened at 10, and then it was time to go see all of the animals. The first lot we saw were the Black-Capped Capuchin Monkeys (Wikipedia article included), which ended up being my favourite animals in the zoo. They were surrounded by this moat filled with koi fish, and in the middle was a gigantic set of trees, climbing posts, and a cabin to the right filled with food. And the monkeys got the nuts out by cracking them open on the wooden floor of the cabin. They looked so human; they used tools, their hands looked like ours, they socialised (they reminded me of my brother and I) like humans, and I saw one standing upright. It also made me think: if you watched them, you could see just what Charles Darwin meant. But, I'm getting off topic. After the monkeys, we went to the aquarium-and-reptile house in one. There were sharks that looked like they'd been shrunk, fish that were gigantic, one huge lobster-like creature, a lot of snakes (which freaked my Mum out no end, and was funny to watch), frogs, chameleons, iguanas, and one turtle (I like turtles. I have no idea why I just typed that.). Once we finished that, we went past the snow leopards, who didn't move, to the bears, who walked around and were pretty cool, past the otters, and to the realm of the lions. (I have a map of the Zoo in front of me, and I'm piecing it together from there.) We spent a while here. We couldn't take very good pictures, as they were a bit far off for the camera (though I did try), but we saw lions, and rare white lions (Wikipedia again. I might be doing this a lot. But it's good information). Then at quarter to 11, a zookeeper came by, who talked about the lions, and offered to let people hand-feed some white lion cubs. We had to sign a release form (since, with lions being carnivorous, seems like a good idea) just so that my brother could do it. I could only watch from a distance due to the number of people present, but from what I heard, they had to feed them through the bars, which sounds funny in hindsight but probably wasn't for my brother, who fed them, and was the first one to do it on top of that. It makes me smile and my brother feel woozy just thinking about it.
After that, we passed the red pandas (who look more like raccoons. Wikipedia link.), and went to see those most African of animals, the giraffes and zebras (we also saw elands, but I have absolutely no idea what they are.). You don't know how tall giraffes are until you actually see them in real life. I saw one next to a zebra, which is about as big as a horse: they tower over them. They are massive. After we saw them, we went to see some of the animals that were closer to home: the natives. We saw the dingos, who look just like dogs, but were the only animals in the park surrounded by an electric fence, which gives you some idea of how dangerous they are. Following on was the cheetahs, who are very agile. But we didn't see them running, so it kind of loses something in the moment. Still good, though. Next was the cougars, who were only at a distance, so we didn't see much of them. Then we saw the emus, who could run free with everyone else (though we had to go through a series of doors, so in a way, we were the caged ones as well.). After taking some pictures, we went to see the llamas and alpacas, which kind of lose the novelty since we have some in school. Same for the pig next to them, which was really out of place. Then moving up we saw the fairy penguins (oops, I mean little penguins. I don't understand why they renamed them. Anyway.), and then a wombat. Just one, who was sleeping. But it was funny. Apparently they can run 40 kilometres per hour (I learnt something. I thought that fact was pretty cool, actually. Just more things that can run faster than me.). Next we saw a koala, another one who was sleeping. Then we went to have lunch, passing by more monkeys called Cotton-Top Tamarins (I shouldn't have to explain myself here), who were also awesome (but not as awesome as the capuchins). They ran really fast across the branches, and there was a guinea-pig at the bottom, for some reason. It was the first time I've actually seen a guinea-pig in real life before, which was probably not the point of it, but was still pretty cool. (And they are big.)
We had lunch outside the Capuchin Residence (that's not its actual name, but it sounds cool), who were chasing each other, and one was standing upright for a few seconds. Nobody else saw it but me, which was kinda special. After lunch, we went to see the last animals; the tigers. They were resting, but from a distance they were still pretty cool. Then we went to get souvenirs. I got a hat, as I usually do (that's another collection of mine), and then it was time to go. After we got back home, I went on my laptop, where I've been for a quite a while. And here I am, not on MSN, since I have to finish up my blog.
Comments now, 5 from 4 people. I had 2 before an hour ago, and I had a rant lined up as well. Ah well. Replies now.
*Victor: Yes, yes. Ebony Fan Club, third meeting, joined with Victor Fan Club, third meeting. All rise for conjoint theme song: *plays death growls of 'Ebony and Ivory'* (Actually, that would be pretty awesome.)
*Patrick: Yes, that's how blogging goes. Thanks for commenting, as well! I also enjoyed 'Victor and Ebony are cool?,' which was pretty funny.
*Shafi: 'Knowing,' I would say is worth watching just to see it, but I wouldn't see it a second time. But, 'Race to Witch Mountain' is pretty good. And I didn't see that 50,000 word mark, thanks!
*Shafi: I have no idea what you're talking about. Hmm.
*Ebony: Now you're replying to comments? Comments are not supposed to be replies to comments! Lol. And I'll try to start more paragraphing, I suppose it can get a bit run-together. And I wrote, from memory, 1366 words, the longest yet (though this one might trump it.). If you're wondering why I know that, it's because I have to know it for my word count. And 'The Host' is really good, and it's definitely Stephenie Meyer-y. Girl falls in love with boy. Cross-species romance. Good book; I'd recommend it.
Finishing up now. I'll try to post earlier, but no promises. Tomorrow should be a shorter post, since I don't think much can trump the Zoo.
50,000 words, thanks everybody for commenting,
AB
Monday, March 30, 2009
Post the Fiftieth
Celebrate good times, come on! That's right, it's post number 50! If it wasn't the 50th, the post would probably have been something like 'Rants and Revelations.' But it is. I'm blogging early, first because I'm going to be writing a lot, and second because I have hapkido today, and that's going to start around 8-ish. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow. OK, so today is going to be split into 2 parts, the day itself, and the celebration.
I got up, did everything, and watched 'Rove,' which is what I do every Monday, as we tape it from Sunday. When I got to school, not many people were there. I later found out there was this big IPT thing. Luckily I do Commerce. Part of my watch also broke (a strap-holder, nothing important), Period 1 was English, with Arnault again, which was doing a brief amount of work on a story which was utterly pointless. Eh. Period 2 was Maths, which was doing work on something like completing the square to solve quadratic equations (and yes, I am reading from the textbook). It was just that type of work that made you want to hit your head with a large wooden plank until you lose consciousness (possibly while chanting 'Pie Jesu Domine, Dona Eis Requiem.' Please tell me someone has seen 'Holy Grail.'). Recess involved playing handball with Eric, John, Shafi and Andy. With Eric, as usual, kicking everybody's ass. Period 3 was Drama, which was watching more Drama assessments. We get our marks back on Wednesday. *sigh* Of course. When everyone finished, I put my iPod in and started listening to Queen (which, almost inevitably, I started singing along to. Hopefully nobody noticed. Well, nobody was clutching their ears and shrieking.). Next was Commerce, which was mindless, repetitive tasks. Of course. Lunch was spent playing a brief amount of handball, as well as talking to Patrick, Justin, Hunaiza (I hope I spelt that right) and Rhoda, since most of the group was doing IPT. The last two periods were PE, although before we started, I said hello to Mrs. Young who was walking past, who replied 'Hi Ben.' *hits head* Maybe I should just change my name legally to Ben, that would save a lot of time. We played netball (not ballroom dancing as I heard was going to happen.). I actually did pretty well, surprising everyone, not least myself. I guess I just have l33t n3tb4ll 5k1ll5 (note to self: never do that again.). After it finished, but before the bell went, I was talking to Rhys about my 50th blog post, and Tiana overheard, and responded with a 'We read your blog at camp!' What? Long story short, there was a Year 7 camp about 2 weeks ago, and the Year 10 'Creating Connections' people were there, and the girls found my blog apparently. Those girls are included, but not limited to: Tiana, Ebony, Corinne and Lauren. Which widens my search for AC from about 10 to god knows who many. But, the upside is that I got another commenter on my blog, Ebony, which I hope keep commenting as I love hearing what people think of my blog (Tiana says it was funny. Just saying.). So I got home, after the train was delayed, but not enough so I missed my bus (I almost mistyped 'missed my bus' as 'kissed my bus.' I had to say that, that was hilarious.). And here I am. I'm also starting hapkido today, which is a Korean martial art and which I am bragging about to everybody (that means you, whoever is reading this.). I also got my New Scientist, and on the front cover it says 'Quantum Fractals.' I held the mag to my chest and said 'Two of my favourite words!' Yes, I am a nerd, and yes, I love it.
Now I start celebrating. It's been a long 50 posts: Over 31,000 words typed in only 7 weeks. My number of readers has skyrocketed, from 1 or 2 in the first few weeks to I'm not sure how many (see Creating Connections thing a few lines up). Comments have also gone up too, with about 2 in the first month to 9 in the last 3 days. Now I'll talk about my readers. Well, a few in particular.
* Victor: First commenter, and one of the first readers. I know that you don't like blogging (you have had two blogs, both deleted, so far.), but thanks for reading.
* John: You actually have a blog (which is awesome, by the way), and you also read my blog a lot. You and Victor (and now maybe Shafi) are the only people in our group who actually read my blog frequently, and I thank you for it.
* My Dad: Didn't expect that? Well, Dad, thanks for reading, it's nice to know my blog is useful, considering you work in Canberra, and you don't usually know about my day in that much detail.
* AC: Whoever you are, you add a bit of mystery into my blog, and that's awesome. My theory is that you are me from a parallel universe (eg: you like Queen, you correct my grammar, and you end your comments like me.).
* Indra, from this blog: I happy to have you read my blog too, and I happy with you too. Thank you for one-time visiting my blog. I will look you up if I ever go to Palembang, Indonesian Countries. (When Babelfish Fails.)
* And to all my newest readers (or, new as in that I just heard about today): I hope you enjoyed my blog. I sure do.
Well, I'm going to sum up now. To everyone, thanks for reading, and please comment, if only to see how many I get (lol).
I can't wait for the next 50,
AB
I got up, did everything, and watched 'Rove,' which is what I do every Monday, as we tape it from Sunday. When I got to school, not many people were there. I later found out there was this big IPT thing. Luckily I do Commerce. Part of my watch also broke (a strap-holder, nothing important), Period 1 was English, with Arnault again, which was doing a brief amount of work on a story which was utterly pointless. Eh. Period 2 was Maths, which was doing work on something like completing the square to solve quadratic equations (and yes, I am reading from the textbook). It was just that type of work that made you want to hit your head with a large wooden plank until you lose consciousness (possibly while chanting 'Pie Jesu Domine, Dona Eis Requiem.' Please tell me someone has seen 'Holy Grail.'). Recess involved playing handball with Eric, John, Shafi and Andy. With Eric, as usual, kicking everybody's ass. Period 3 was Drama, which was watching more Drama assessments. We get our marks back on Wednesday. *sigh* Of course. When everyone finished, I put my iPod in and started listening to Queen (which, almost inevitably, I started singing along to. Hopefully nobody noticed. Well, nobody was clutching their ears and shrieking.). Next was Commerce, which was mindless, repetitive tasks. Of course. Lunch was spent playing a brief amount of handball, as well as talking to Patrick, Justin, Hunaiza (I hope I spelt that right) and Rhoda, since most of the group was doing IPT. The last two periods were PE, although before we started, I said hello to Mrs. Young who was walking past, who replied 'Hi Ben.' *hits head* Maybe I should just change my name legally to Ben, that would save a lot of time. We played netball (not ballroom dancing as I heard was going to happen.). I actually did pretty well, surprising everyone, not least myself. I guess I just have l33t n3tb4ll 5k1ll5 (note to self: never do that again.). After it finished, but before the bell went, I was talking to Rhys about my 50th blog post, and Tiana overheard, and responded with a 'We read your blog at camp!' What? Long story short, there was a Year 7 camp about 2 weeks ago, and the Year 10 'Creating Connections' people were there, and the girls found my blog apparently. Those girls are included, but not limited to: Tiana, Ebony, Corinne and Lauren. Which widens my search for AC from about 10 to god knows who many. But, the upside is that I got another commenter on my blog, Ebony, which I hope keep commenting as I love hearing what people think of my blog (Tiana says it was funny. Just saying.). So I got home, after the train was delayed, but not enough so I missed my bus (I almost mistyped 'missed my bus' as 'kissed my bus.' I had to say that, that was hilarious.). And here I am. I'm also starting hapkido today, which is a Korean martial art and which I am bragging about to everybody (that means you, whoever is reading this.). I also got my New Scientist, and on the front cover it says 'Quantum Fractals.' I held the mag to my chest and said 'Two of my favourite words!' Yes, I am a nerd, and yes, I love it.
Now I start celebrating. It's been a long 50 posts: Over 31,000 words typed in only 7 weeks. My number of readers has skyrocketed, from 1 or 2 in the first few weeks to I'm not sure how many (see Creating Connections thing a few lines up). Comments have also gone up too, with about 2 in the first month to 9 in the last 3 days. Now I'll talk about my readers. Well, a few in particular.
* Victor: First commenter, and one of the first readers. I know that you don't like blogging (you have had two blogs, both deleted, so far.), but thanks for reading.
* John: You actually have a blog (which is awesome, by the way), and you also read my blog a lot. You and Victor (and now maybe Shafi) are the only people in our group who actually read my blog frequently, and I thank you for it.
* My Dad: Didn't expect that? Well, Dad, thanks for reading, it's nice to know my blog is useful, considering you work in Canberra, and you don't usually know about my day in that much detail.
* AC: Whoever you are, you add a bit of mystery into my blog, and that's awesome. My theory is that you are me from a parallel universe (eg: you like Queen, you correct my grammar, and you end your comments like me.).
* Indra, from this blog: I happy to have you read my blog too, and I happy with you too. Thank you for one-time visiting my blog. I will look you up if I ever go to Palembang, Indonesian Countries. (When Babelfish Fails.)
* And to all my newest readers (or, new as in that I just heard about today): I hope you enjoyed my blog. I sure do.
Well, I'm going to sum up now. To everyone, thanks for reading, and please comment, if only to see how many I get (lol).
I can't wait for the next 50,
AB
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A Weird and Whimsical Wednesday
I know it's a strange title. But today was a really fun day. Today may have been the day of the Drama assessment, but I tell you what: I've never had more fun doing a project. I'll tell you all about it, and just how fun today was.
Period 1 was Drama, and I was ninth out of the eleven people who were scheduled today. A brief rundown, first, of everyone in order:
* Tansy's: Funny, and very good. Strange too, but in a good way.
* Allie's: She talked about smells, for some reason, but it worked really well, I think.
* Ebony's: Very weird, but again, in a good way. I think she summed up the whole thing, in that it was an eyeopener for everybody.
* Vivian's: Funny. It was full of anecdotes, and I like anecdotes.
* Tri's: A bit like mine, in that it did a day in the life of him.
* Cameron's: Of course, he ended up playing his guitar. But it was pretty good, and very realistic.
* Amanda's: It seemed pretty good. It was fun.
* Alice's: Hers was a bit unorthodox, but I liked it. One of those ones with that je ne sais quoi.
* Mine: I'll get to that in a minute.
* Rosa's: Hers was really good. Funny too, another one with anecdotes.
* Lana's: She did hers with an amnesia thing. It was pretty well-performed (she made me feel less of a nerd. It was a weird feeling.)
Now, to mine. I did mine as a day in the life of 3 ABs: A Bookworm, A Blogger and A Beatkeeper, which dealt with, in order: Reading, Computer and Music. I think I did pretty well, but that's just me. I brought speech cards, but I didn't use them that much, except to keep to a basic plot. I impromtu'd (OK, stop using made-up words.) a good portion of it. Maybe that was what was fun about it: you could just do anything and it adds to the performance, as well as letting people see that I'm not just that kid who reads all the time. I like it.
Period 2 was Maths, which was doing a brief amount of work. No real thought required, just writing and using a calculator. Recess was spent just talking, and playing 13. Period 3 was PE, which wasn't doing work so much as talking about traffic experiences Mr. Wilson has had, and talking about a sheet we got given. That was pretty bludgy, so that was fun. For Lunch, we (Andy, Eric, Kevin, Victor and me) played 13 again, until the bell rang, though Eric had to go, since he does Tennis. I think I only won one game, but it was a good one. I had 3 to Queen, a 6, a 10, and a 2. I held up until the round was mine, after playing a 6, and then a 2 to win the round. Then I played my trump cards, 3 to Queen, then ended with a 10. That was fun. For sport, we did soccer (with limited success, ie, I sucked), and then hockey (I did basically nothing). I also found out that Victor watched 'Monty Python,' so we started quoting 'Holy Grail' like crazy. (If you haven't seen it, there's something wrong with you.) Then when the bell went, I went up to the library for a while, read a bit (but didn't borrow), then went down to the station. I had a talk with Dana (a Year 11 girl on my station. She's fun to talk to.), and then I caught the bus home. Nibraas and Sakib were in the seat behind me, when I heard 'Get your back up off the wall...' I groaned. Those were the first lines to the remix of 'We Break the Dawn' featuring Flo Rida, which was the song first used in our dance yesterday. Nibraas was at that dance. He also said yesterday (which I mentioned in the last post) that he recorded my dance on his phone. I turned around, and asked to have a look at it. He asked if he could put it on Youtube. It would be funny if my dancing was any better. Although, having a look at the dance, I don't think I did so bad, although I don't play a good drunk. Anyway. When I got home, I went on my laptop, since I didn't go on this morning, since I was preparing for the Drama assessment. So I went on MSN, surfed the net, had dinner, watched TV, and now here I am blogging.
And that was today. I really liked today: it was fun, and I discovered that someone in the group likes Monty Python, and the reason I chose Drama: because it's fun and it gives me a chance to express my creative side a bit more openly. I also feel like doing a list/rant in the next few days, so keep reading. I'll end with a quote from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' because I wanted to end with a random i.e. awesome line, as that's just how my day went, random i.e. awesome.
If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood. And therefore... A witch!
AB
Period 1 was Drama, and I was ninth out of the eleven people who were scheduled today. A brief rundown, first, of everyone in order:
* Tansy's: Funny, and very good. Strange too, but in a good way.
* Allie's: She talked about smells, for some reason, but it worked really well, I think.
* Ebony's: Very weird, but again, in a good way. I think she summed up the whole thing, in that it was an eyeopener for everybody.
* Vivian's: Funny. It was full of anecdotes, and I like anecdotes.
* Tri's: A bit like mine, in that it did a day in the life of him.
* Cameron's: Of course, he ended up playing his guitar. But it was pretty good, and very realistic.
* Amanda's: It seemed pretty good. It was fun.
* Alice's: Hers was a bit unorthodox, but I liked it. One of those ones with that je ne sais quoi.
* Mine: I'll get to that in a minute.
* Rosa's: Hers was really good. Funny too, another one with anecdotes.
* Lana's: She did hers with an amnesia thing. It was pretty well-performed (she made me feel less of a nerd. It was a weird feeling.)
Now, to mine. I did mine as a day in the life of 3 ABs: A Bookworm, A Blogger and A Beatkeeper, which dealt with, in order: Reading, Computer and Music. I think I did pretty well, but that's just me. I brought speech cards, but I didn't use them that much, except to keep to a basic plot. I impromtu'd (OK, stop using made-up words.) a good portion of it. Maybe that was what was fun about it: you could just do anything and it adds to the performance, as well as letting people see that I'm not just that kid who reads all the time. I like it.
Period 2 was Maths, which was doing a brief amount of work. No real thought required, just writing and using a calculator. Recess was spent just talking, and playing 13. Period 3 was PE, which wasn't doing work so much as talking about traffic experiences Mr. Wilson has had, and talking about a sheet we got given. That was pretty bludgy, so that was fun. For Lunch, we (Andy, Eric, Kevin, Victor and me) played 13 again, until the bell rang, though Eric had to go, since he does Tennis. I think I only won one game, but it was a good one. I had 3 to Queen, a 6, a 10, and a 2. I held up until the round was mine, after playing a 6, and then a 2 to win the round. Then I played my trump cards, 3 to Queen, then ended with a 10. That was fun. For sport, we did soccer (with limited success, ie, I sucked), and then hockey (I did basically nothing). I also found out that Victor watched 'Monty Python,' so we started quoting 'Holy Grail' like crazy. (If you haven't seen it, there's something wrong with you.) Then when the bell went, I went up to the library for a while, read a bit (but didn't borrow), then went down to the station. I had a talk with Dana (a Year 11 girl on my station. She's fun to talk to.), and then I caught the bus home. Nibraas and Sakib were in the seat behind me, when I heard 'Get your back up off the wall...' I groaned. Those were the first lines to the remix of 'We Break the Dawn' featuring Flo Rida, which was the song first used in our dance yesterday. Nibraas was at that dance. He also said yesterday (which I mentioned in the last post) that he recorded my dance on his phone. I turned around, and asked to have a look at it. He asked if he could put it on Youtube. It would be funny if my dancing was any better. Although, having a look at the dance, I don't think I did so bad, although I don't play a good drunk. Anyway. When I got home, I went on my laptop, since I didn't go on this morning, since I was preparing for the Drama assessment. So I went on MSN, surfed the net, had dinner, watched TV, and now here I am blogging.
And that was today. I really liked today: it was fun, and I discovered that someone in the group likes Monty Python, and the reason I chose Drama: because it's fun and it gives me a chance to express my creative side a bit more openly. I also feel like doing a list/rant in the next few days, so keep reading. I'll end with a quote from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' because I wanted to end with a random i.e. awesome line, as that's just how my day went, random i.e. awesome.
If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood. And therefore... A witch!
AB
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday at Star City
Specifically, the Star City hotel in Sydney. If you're wondering why, it's my friend Shay's mum Jo's birthday, and we're celebrating by having a stay in the Star City hotel. With that in mind, let's see about my day.
I woke up at 7:45, and had breakfast. Unfortunately, after my Dad left for AFL with my brother, I had to mow the lawn. In the rain. However, after 15 minutes of attempting to start the mower, it eventually failed, so I didn't have to do it. All's well that ends well, I suppose. However, I had to pack the dishwasher and do homework. But, it's better than mowing the lawn, I suppose. I also finished a Scratch project I’ve been working on that generates coastlines. I know, I get bored. But it took a while and I’m really pleased with the end result. I’ll upload it once I’ve fine-tuned it. After a while, my Dad and my brother got home, and it was time to go to Star City.
First we drove to the hotel, and we got valet parking. My Mum started drooling over a Ferrari, so my Dad got a picture taken. We got a lift up to our apartment, and so we had a look around. Ours are on the 9th floor, and Shay's family is on the 10th floor. They look exactly the same, except for the pictures on the wall. On ours, they're Picasso-y, abstract paintings (I hate those), and theirs are good paintings that actually look like something. We went down to Darling Harbour and got an ice-cream (I got a strawberry one in a waffle and Belgian chocolate cone. *drools*), and checked out the restaurant where we ate tonight (the obviously named Meat and Wine Cafe.). After that, we went back to the hotel, and went to swim in the pool. We (me, EJ, Shay and Lachlan) played Marco Polo and played double-decker fighting (where someone gets on someone else's shoulders). Then we got changed, and went up to Shay's apartment. I went on my laptop (we have internet access), and I read. Then after a while it was time for dinner. We went down to the Meat and Wine Cafe, and I had this delicious Hawaiian Burger. Pineapple, cheese, bacon, beef, lettuce, all on one bun with chips and onion rings on the side, with a big glass of Lift thrown in as well. It was delicious. Sadly, I could not eat it all. If only. Once that was finished, we got bored for a bit, then discovered there was paper on the table. I got a pencil out of my pocket (why I had one in there is a very good question), and so we started drawing on the table. That was more fun than it actually seems. We drew sketches, wrote stuff, etc. We also had fun with electric candles. They actually didn’t have candles, just electric lights. That was cool, because we spent ages playing with them without getting burnt. That was also really fun. Then we walked back to the hotel, with the parents singing Elton John and Michael Jackson all the way. Yes, they had had a few drinks. We got back to the apartment, changed into our pyjamas (that is a weird word. Seriously, it starts with p-y-j. OK, that was random.), and settled down while the parents went to the casino. We put on a movie, which was ‘Don’t Mess With The Zohan’ (I love that movie), and I went on my computer. And here I am. I’m actually blogging this on a Word document, because Blogger is messing up on me. No other websites though. Hmm.
OK, if I may be permitted a quick side note: No longer am I going to be blogging this late again, with any luck. Twice in a short period I’ve had to blog the following morning because I’ve been interrupted or I’ve left it until late. So now I’m going to try to do what I used to: Blog about the previous night the following morning. Moving on…
And that was today. A long day, but a very good one. Tomorrow look like it's gonna be a good day, before the big week and That Dreaded Day (it strikes again).
From up on the tenth floor of Star City Hotel,
AB
I woke up at 7:45, and had breakfast. Unfortunately, after my Dad left for AFL with my brother, I had to mow the lawn. In the rain. However, after 15 minutes of attempting to start the mower, it eventually failed, so I didn't have to do it. All's well that ends well, I suppose. However, I had to pack the dishwasher and do homework. But, it's better than mowing the lawn, I suppose. I also finished a Scratch project I’ve been working on that generates coastlines. I know, I get bored. But it took a while and I’m really pleased with the end result. I’ll upload it once I’ve fine-tuned it. After a while, my Dad and my brother got home, and it was time to go to Star City.
First we drove to the hotel, and we got valet parking. My Mum started drooling over a Ferrari, so my Dad got a picture taken. We got a lift up to our apartment, and so we had a look around. Ours are on the 9th floor, and Shay's family is on the 10th floor. They look exactly the same, except for the pictures on the wall. On ours, they're Picasso-y, abstract paintings (I hate those), and theirs are good paintings that actually look like something. We went down to Darling Harbour and got an ice-cream (I got a strawberry one in a waffle and Belgian chocolate cone. *drools*), and checked out the restaurant where we ate tonight (the obviously named Meat and Wine Cafe.). After that, we went back to the hotel, and went to swim in the pool. We (me, EJ, Shay and Lachlan) played Marco Polo and played double-decker fighting (where someone gets on someone else's shoulders). Then we got changed, and went up to Shay's apartment. I went on my laptop (we have internet access), and I read. Then after a while it was time for dinner. We went down to the Meat and Wine Cafe, and I had this delicious Hawaiian Burger. Pineapple, cheese, bacon, beef, lettuce, all on one bun with chips and onion rings on the side, with a big glass of Lift thrown in as well. It was delicious. Sadly, I could not eat it all. If only. Once that was finished, we got bored for a bit, then discovered there was paper on the table. I got a pencil out of my pocket (why I had one in there is a very good question), and so we started drawing on the table. That was more fun than it actually seems. We drew sketches, wrote stuff, etc. We also had fun with electric candles. They actually didn’t have candles, just electric lights. That was cool, because we spent ages playing with them without getting burnt. That was also really fun. Then we walked back to the hotel, with the parents singing Elton John and Michael Jackson all the way. Yes, they had had a few drinks. We got back to the apartment, changed into our pyjamas (that is a weird word. Seriously, it starts with p-y-j. OK, that was random.), and settled down while the parents went to the casino. We put on a movie, which was ‘Don’t Mess With The Zohan’ (I love that movie), and I went on my computer. And here I am. I’m actually blogging this on a Word document, because Blogger is messing up on me. No other websites though. Hmm.
OK, if I may be permitted a quick side note: No longer am I going to be blogging this late again, with any luck. Twice in a short period I’ve had to blog the following morning because I’ve been interrupted or I’ve left it until late. So now I’m going to try to do what I used to: Blog about the previous night the following morning. Moving on…
And that was today. A long day, but a very good one. Tomorrow look like it's gonna be a good day, before the big week and That Dreaded Day (it strikes again).
From up on the tenth floor of Star City Hotel,
AB
Friday, March 13, 2009
Dancing, Scratch and Megatokyo
You may have read that title and thought WT7? How are any of those things related? And the answer is that they all played a fairly large part on Friday the 13th (which went pretty smoothly).
My Dad drove me to school, etc, etc, you know the drill. Period 1 was Agriculture, which was writing stuff down in our books, NTR (No Thought Required). Next came Geography, in which we went up to the library for the second or third period running, but we didn't take any notes. Just watching, talking. A nice little break from work at school. Next came Assembly, in which I got very cramped up (too many people, not enough space), and worked out exactly what I have on Tuesday the 24th:
Period 2: Geography Assessment and Glenfield School Reading
Period 5: Drama Assessment and PE Assessment
As you can see, that is a big problem. To say the least. Will they change it around, who knows? Great work, Hurlstone. Genius. And, to top it all off, for PE, there's not enough time to do it in class, so we have to give up lunch times, after-school times, I'm even doing some stuff tomorrow. On Saturday. Oy. Anyway, Recess was an hour, in which it rained, and we talked about everything from how other people looked in my glasses to how far back I can put my eyes (answer to both: very weird and almost all the way). Maths was Period 3, which was about 10 minutes for some reason, and involved little work. Science followed, and was doing an experiment with hydrogen peroxide and fire. No theory, just experiment. Lunch was doing some dancing (part 1 of title) in Room 6, with Oishi and Nancy, for just over an hour. Then I went to the music room with everyone, and we did some music (of course). Period 5 was Commerce, which involved more theory, *sigh*. The only good thing about Commerce in Period 5 is that I don't finish the day with it. English was a bludge, doing 10 minutes of work and subsequently reading a Bill Bryson book and attempting not to burst out laughing, with limited success (I was reading Bill Bryson: I probably should have seen that coming.). Thus ends school, but not Friday. I got home, and after a while I went on the Scratch website (part 2 of title), and I realise I've been featured on the Scratch site. That means that my project (specifically this one) has been considered one of the best on the Scratch site. That was exhilarating. But, the day still wasn't finished. Through thine computerised information god Wikipedia, I got onto a comic called Megatokyo, which is really good. Would I be so forward to say it is better than xkcd and Dinosaur Comics? Which is really saying something. Oh, and today, I don't really have a song stuck in my head. Ah well.
Now, that ends Friday, or the better part of it. I shall blog, as always, tomorrow. I might say comment again, but yesterday's were pretty random. But, fun. Somebody is reading. Comment!
Friday the 13th isn't as bad as Tuesday the 24th,
AB
My Dad drove me to school, etc, etc, you know the drill. Period 1 was Agriculture, which was writing stuff down in our books, NTR (No Thought Required). Next came Geography, in which we went up to the library for the second or third period running, but we didn't take any notes. Just watching, talking. A nice little break from work at school. Next came Assembly, in which I got very cramped up (too many people, not enough space), and worked out exactly what I have on Tuesday the 24th:
Period 2: Geography Assessment and Glenfield School Reading
Period 5: Drama Assessment and PE Assessment
As you can see, that is a big problem. To say the least. Will they change it around, who knows? Great work, Hurlstone. Genius. And, to top it all off, for PE, there's not enough time to do it in class, so we have to give up lunch times, after-school times, I'm even doing some stuff tomorrow. On Saturday. Oy. Anyway, Recess was an hour, in which it rained, and we talked about everything from how other people looked in my glasses to how far back I can put my eyes (answer to both: very weird and almost all the way). Maths was Period 3, which was about 10 minutes for some reason, and involved little work. Science followed, and was doing an experiment with hydrogen peroxide and fire. No theory, just experiment. Lunch was doing some dancing (part 1 of title) in Room 6, with Oishi and Nancy, for just over an hour. Then I went to the music room with everyone, and we did some music (of course). Period 5 was Commerce, which involved more theory, *sigh*. The only good thing about Commerce in Period 5 is that I don't finish the day with it. English was a bludge, doing 10 minutes of work and subsequently reading a Bill Bryson book and attempting not to burst out laughing, with limited success (I was reading Bill Bryson: I probably should have seen that coming.). Thus ends school, but not Friday. I got home, and after a while I went on the Scratch website (part 2 of title), and I realise I've been featured on the Scratch site. That means that my project (specifically this one) has been considered one of the best on the Scratch site. That was exhilarating. But, the day still wasn't finished. Through thine computerised information god Wikipedia, I got onto a comic called Megatokyo, which is really good. Would I be so forward to say it is better than xkcd and Dinosaur Comics? Which is really saying something. Oh, and today, I don't really have a song stuck in my head. Ah well.
Now, that ends Friday, or the better part of it. I shall blog, as always, tomorrow. I might say comment again, but yesterday's were pretty random. But, fun. Somebody is reading. Comment!
Friday the 13th isn't as bad as Tuesday the 24th,
AB
Friday, February 27, 2009
SDD FTW!
If you don't know what that means, it's Student Development Day For The Win. OK, even that didn't make that much sense. Um... hooray for the day off! Anyway, I'll go into my day, then talk about 'Things You Probably Don't Know About Me.'
Woke up at 7, got up half an hour later. I just couldn't be bothered really. That's what days off give you. (OK, I could probably have said that a lot better. Eh, thinking is for school.) Ended up actually finishing everything (breakfast, brushing teeth, doing the dishwasher, etc etc.) at around 9. Get on my laptop, chuck on the TV (...that means put it on). I checked my websites, went on MSN and Skype, and chucked on Family Guy. (Please note: everything after this was written in a notepad, and I'm typing more or less verbatim at 1:15 pm on Saturday at my grandmother's house. Really, I'm lucky I even have the net. Everything in italics is not in my notepad. It'll get clearer as you read, I swear.) I talked for a while on Skype and MSN with Victor and John. Later I picked up my brother from the bus stop (Yeah. I know. Exciting. To quote myself, it was ' a good kind of nothing.' I never get tired of that quote.). Skip forward about 2 hours and I'm rushed out of the door for cricket training. We're practicing for tomorrow's big game. I'll tell you all about it. (Oh, I'm writing this at 20 to 10 at night on a notepad, and I'll put it up on Saturday and make it look like I posted today. Hopefully it won't happen again.) I got home, had dinner, and went back on MSN. This went until 9:30, when I got offline, and heard my dad and my brother fighting. Long story short, I'm postponing this 'Things You Probably Don't Know About Me' until this is settled, this referring to my Dad just walked out the door and we don't really know where he is. OK. Now it's about 10. I'm writing this in real time if you're wondering (Sounds like 24.). But, I'm still postponing this. This takes precedent. Dad just got back, but he's really angry. I'll write more about this in the morning (or, rather the afternoon. In other words, Saturday. This is confusing.) The list can wait. I'm going to bed. Tomorrow is a new day.
See you tomorrow,
AB
(P.S. I'll finish what happened today. Saturday.)
Woke up at 7, got up half an hour later. I just couldn't be bothered really. That's what days off give you. (OK, I could probably have said that a lot better. Eh, thinking is for school.) Ended up actually finishing everything (breakfast, brushing teeth, doing the dishwasher, etc etc.) at around 9. Get on my laptop, chuck on the TV (...that means put it on). I checked my websites, went on MSN and Skype, and chucked on Family Guy. (Please note: everything after this was written in a notepad, and I'm typing more or less verbatim at 1:15 pm on Saturday at my grandmother's house. Really, I'm lucky I even have the net. Everything in italics is not in my notepad. It'll get clearer as you read, I swear.) I talked for a while on Skype and MSN with Victor and John. Later I picked up my brother from the bus stop (Yeah. I know. Exciting. To quote myself, it was ' a good kind of nothing.' I never get tired of that quote.). Skip forward about 2 hours and I'm rushed out of the door for cricket training. We're practicing for tomorrow's big game. I'll tell you all about it. (Oh, I'm writing this at 20 to 10 at night on a notepad, and I'll put it up on Saturday and make it look like I posted today. Hopefully it won't happen again.) I got home, had dinner, and went back on MSN. This went until 9:30, when I got offline, and heard my dad and my brother fighting. Long story short, I'm postponing this 'Things You Probably Don't Know About Me' until this is settled, this referring to my Dad just walked out the door and we don't really know where he is. OK. Now it's about 10. I'm writing this in real time if you're wondering (Sounds like 24.). But, I'm still postponing this. This takes precedent. Dad just got back, but he's really angry. I'll write more about this in the morning (or, rather the afternoon. In other words, Saturday. This is confusing.) The list can wait. I'm going to bed. Tomorrow is a new day.
See you tomorrow,
AB
(P.S. I'll finish what happened today. Saturday.)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Revenge is Sweeter: Tour '09
In one word: amazing. In another: incredible. We left at 5:30 to pick up Shay's friend Keira (a very nice girl) and we left for the concert. We drove around and around the arena, until Jo finally gave up and dropped us off. In the wrong line, but it was a simple mistake. They opened the doors at about 7, and we took our seats. We were up the top in a raised platform, to the left and back. It was still a great seat though, because we could see everything.
The first band was a band called Short Stack. I hadn't heard of them, but Shaylee had. They were pretty good, I say, and I'd like to hear more of them. I think they played about 3 or 4 songs, and then Metro Station. And I really love Metro Station, so I was up there dancing (by dancing, I mean shouting the lyrics and jumping up and down). They played about 5 or 6 songs, and ended with 'Shake It.' They were very, very good live, they played it up for the audience, and the songs were very well-played.
Next, came the Veronicas. They really played it up, and it was obvious this was concert hype at its finest. Lights, dancers, computerised light shows, disco balls, you name it. And the somgs were amazing. 'Hook Me Up,' 'Popular,' 'Untouched,' every Veronicas song you could care to name was there. I ended up buying their's and Metro Station's albums at the souvenir stand. the concert ended at 10:30, and I got home around midnight. I also slept in, thank god.
It's not many words, but a concert is not something you can express with words. I've learnt this, and I want to see more concerts. And I suggest to all of you to go see at least 1 this year. Britney Spears is supposedly going to be here in September, and you can guess who's gonna be pushing for seats.
Seeing it live,
AB
The first band was a band called Short Stack. I hadn't heard of them, but Shaylee had. They were pretty good, I say, and I'd like to hear more of them. I think they played about 3 or 4 songs, and then Metro Station. And I really love Metro Station, so I was up there dancing (by dancing, I mean shouting the lyrics and jumping up and down). They played about 5 or 6 songs, and ended with 'Shake It.' They were very, very good live, they played it up for the audience, and the songs were very well-played.
Next, came the Veronicas. They really played it up, and it was obvious this was concert hype at its finest. Lights, dancers, computerised light shows, disco balls, you name it. And the somgs were amazing. 'Hook Me Up,' 'Popular,' 'Untouched,' every Veronicas song you could care to name was there. I ended up buying their's and Metro Station's albums at the souvenir stand. the concert ended at 10:30, and I got home around midnight. I also slept in, thank god.
It's not many words, but a concert is not something you can express with words. I've learnt this, and I want to see more concerts. And I suggest to all of you to go see at least 1 this year. Britney Spears is supposedly going to be here in September, and you can guess who's gonna be pushing for seats.
Seeing it live,
AB
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
PULSE@Parkes
Hello, people, and welcome to the second post of AB: A Blog! Today was a day of highs and lows, and, because I'm not in the mood for any original thought, I'm going to use a tired quote: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. (I was really struggling there not to replace worst with blurst.) Allow me to start with the worst of times, because that was how the morning started.
Nature continued her goal this morning to make sure luck doesn't go my way today (and it's not even Friday the 13th yet). Wake up at 6:00, to get to school at 7:30 am, which was when the excursion started. Or so I thought. I'll give you the compressed version. On Monday, there is a meeting about the excursion. Partway through it, I get called over the intercom to the office. I find out it's a false alarm, and go back. Today: I get to school. Nobody is there. The note for the excursion said be there by 7:30. What I found out about half an hour later is that in the meeting, when I was gone, Mr Pitt said: be there 15 minutes before the bell. When I found that out, I felt like a massive idiot. Stupidity turned to frustration. Frustration turned to anger. I felt like I could punch somebody out. As I said this morning, this is the sort of bad luck they burnt witches over. And that was just up to 9 am. Luckily, it got a whole lot better from there...
The bus ride there was subdued. There was chatter, so I got out Les Miserables and read. (On a side note, that book goes on for 40 pages about the battle of Waterloo. They thought it was relevant because a minor character was briefly involved. Maybe it's a major plot point, I haven't got that far yet.) When we got there, it was about 10:15. We were greeted by Rob Hollows, who took us for a brief tour, and we got straight into it. First, our group did some calculations on some software using measurements previously taken about the pulsars (basically, how far away they are.). Next, we watched some groups get the data virtually in real time from the telescope (we remotely controlled it.) Then, it was our turn: we had a look at two pulsars, or rather, their radio beams (after the computer ended up crashing. Twice). One, which had never been seen 'on' before, which we saw on, and one which was part of a binary system. It was amazing. Next was the bus ride to Hurlstone. Several phrases come to mind: indescribable, amazing, 'had to be there,' funny. It was great. We went to Hungry Jack's, and made very good jokes, one which went something like this: (you have to know that there, they said pulsar astronomers were the weirdest astronomers, and and Mr. Pitt just went to McDonalds.)
"Imagine if Mr. Pitt somehow got breath-tested."
"And it turned out positive!"
"Yeah, he's like: *acts drunk*!"
"He hasn't had beer, that's what he's like when he drinks Coke!"
"No, *imitates policeman*: Sir, it came up negative. Are you a pulsar astronomer?"
At which point, we said we couldn't say anymore, as that was not going to be topped. Near the end, we decided that the 'epic' bus trip needed a name. The Name: "Magic School Bus: Epic Trip." Comedy Gold.
So, yeah. Longwinded, I suppose, but it was a great day. Photos to come soon (maybe), but for now, see this link to see what the PULSE@Parkes project is all about. Hopefully, there are pictures there of me.
Listen to the radio (waves),
AB
Nature continued her goal this morning to make sure luck doesn't go my way today (and it's not even Friday the 13th yet). Wake up at 6:00, to get to school at 7:30 am, which was when the excursion started. Or so I thought. I'll give you the compressed version. On Monday, there is a meeting about the excursion. Partway through it, I get called over the intercom to the office. I find out it's a false alarm, and go back. Today: I get to school. Nobody is there. The note for the excursion said be there by 7:30. What I found out about half an hour later is that in the meeting, when I was gone, Mr Pitt said: be there 15 minutes before the bell. When I found that out, I felt like a massive idiot. Stupidity turned to frustration. Frustration turned to anger. I felt like I could punch somebody out. As I said this morning, this is the sort of bad luck they burnt witches over. And that was just up to 9 am. Luckily, it got a whole lot better from there...
The bus ride there was subdued. There was chatter, so I got out Les Miserables and read. (On a side note, that book goes on for 40 pages about the battle of Waterloo. They thought it was relevant because a minor character was briefly involved. Maybe it's a major plot point, I haven't got that far yet.) When we got there, it was about 10:15. We were greeted by Rob Hollows, who took us for a brief tour, and we got straight into it. First, our group did some calculations on some software using measurements previously taken about the pulsars (basically, how far away they are.). Next, we watched some groups get the data virtually in real time from the telescope (we remotely controlled it.) Then, it was our turn: we had a look at two pulsars, or rather, their radio beams (after the computer ended up crashing. Twice). One, which had never been seen 'on' before, which we saw on, and one which was part of a binary system. It was amazing. Next was the bus ride to Hurlstone. Several phrases come to mind: indescribable, amazing, 'had to be there,' funny. It was great. We went to Hungry Jack's, and made very good jokes, one which went something like this: (you have to know that there, they said pulsar astronomers were the weirdest astronomers, and and Mr. Pitt just went to McDonalds.)
"Imagine if Mr. Pitt somehow got breath-tested."
"And it turned out positive!"
"Yeah, he's like: *acts drunk*!"
"He hasn't had beer, that's what he's like when he drinks Coke!"
"No, *imitates policeman*: Sir, it came up negative. Are you a pulsar astronomer?"
At which point, we said we couldn't say anymore, as that was not going to be topped. Near the end, we decided that the 'epic' bus trip needed a name. The Name: "Magic School Bus: Epic Trip." Comedy Gold.
So, yeah. Longwinded, I suppose, but it was a great day. Photos to come soon (maybe), but for now, see this link to see what the PULSE@Parkes project is all about. Hopefully, there are pictures there of me.
Listen to the radio (waves),
AB
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