It's been a while since I've done an event with '09' on the end of it (exams don't count.), but that's because nothing's been on. But there was something on, so, I title after the Melbourne Cup. Mainly because I can't think of much else. Anyway. ...Let's skip to my day, because I'm drawing a blank for this opener.
Period 1 was Agriculture, which, like prac PE yesterday, was the first one of the term, which is much more unlikely seeing as we have 4 periods of Ag in every cycle. Exams got in the way, mostly (at one point, the Ag exam got in the way). And we got out exams back. Ag exams and I have never got along, with the only consistently worse one being Japanese (for obvious reasons). Even Art and Music I did better (I was actually good at Music and Art theory, though I wasn't too good at prac. I could visualise it, but I couldn't actually do it. Ah well.). However, this exam I did well at, getting something like 86.5%, which is a good sign for things to come (I mean, if I can do well in Ag...). We then went down to the shearing sheds, to watch people shear sheep. And then we looked at some of the wool. That's Ag for you. Period 2 was Geography, which ended up being just talking with Hewie and Alan about stuff like Subway and Red Rooster. How we got onto that subject is a very good question. But we did, and we talked about that for a while. We also did some studying for the HSIE School Certificate. Recess was talking.
Period 3 was Mathematics, and we learnt about probability. Or, rather, we got taught basically the only two equations for probability that there are (there could be others, but I really can't think of them.). All the rest, apparently, is working out what the variables in the equation are. There was also a set of extremely funny jokes when Tri called out that Karen wet him. The class cracked up. Justin and Chris then, being smartasses, called out simultaneously that 'She was just watering the Tri.' The whole class laughed even more, with Rawson even laughing (you, see that's just the sort of pun that I wish I would have made. Ah well.). Period 4 was Science, and we started a new topic: evolution. It's a bit of a controversial topic, of course, but we didn't have any objections; is anyone else getting extreme déjà vu here? I really am (looking back on previous posts, I found that we started the same topic again when we had Bruce instead of Robson. I thought I remembered doing something similar.). Anyway. He explains it pretty well, and he made sure to put in that evolution doesn't necessarily clash with religion (which it doesn't, depending on how you look at it. If you take the Bible literally, then it sorta does clash a bit, but if you don't, evolution works. That's not to say I'm not atheist, but I accept that science and religion can coexist.). Lunch was cards, for the first time of the term. Don't know why we waited, other than that I kept forgetting the deck and we had exams on (actually, that works pretty well as an explanation).
Period 5 was Commerce, and we all went up to the library for some reason or other. It was never fully explained, and we didn't use the computers. So whether a class wanted our room, I don't know (I wouldn't think so), but we went up to the library nonetheless. I sat on a table with Jenny Tran, Oishi and Nancy, and we talked a lot about the formal and siblings and stuff like that, considering the work was relatively easy and completed quickly (it was that type of work where you just look through the textbook and write stuff down). Period 6 was English, wherein we looked at a poet called Keats, which you have probably at least heard of (he was the guy who wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," which you really ought to have heard of.). I also found out that he wrote 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci,' which isn't French and I've always remembered from primary school for some reason. And when we got home, we watched the Melbourne Cup.
Dad had bought tickets for us all, as he does that. We all had $10 on different horses: Dad had 'Roman Emperor,' Mum had 'Newport,' EJ had 'Viewed' and I had 'Alcopop.' Before the race, though, we were looking at the horses, and I saw one called 'Shocking.' I thought that had a good name, so I went for that. And surprise, surprise, guess who won? 'Shocking.' That is the third time I've picked the Cup. Anyway. I then played some Battlefield Heroes, and ended up blogging for a while.
And that was my day. My posts have finally begun to get longer, which is good because I don't enjoy 500 word posts. Still, there's a major problem with lateness, and I'm trying to get out of it. Anyway. I'll try to get back up to date, but no promises on when.
Go 'Shocking,'
AB
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Martial Starts
Am I ashamed of that bad pun about 'Martial Arts'? No, not really, though it would have made a kickass post title about the first time I did hapkido (the night of March 30, if I'm correct. This is one reason I love my blog.). Instead, it gets put to mention the fact that I did hapkido, and the fact that we started a few things. Also, I've just done one decent sized opening paragraph about two words. Yeah. This is good.
Before school, we talked about our weekends, and specifically, Battlefield Heroes, as we do. I also gave them my idea for a Youtube profile for potential videos we could make. Period 1 was English, and we started a new topic, which was something called 'Many Voices.' What does it mean, I'm not sure. I think it's a poetry thing, but I'm not entirely sure. I'd actually like to write some poetry, believe it or not. It's not going to be good, but I like being creative. Not like in Art or Music, where you can have it all planned in your head but just not be able to put it on paper. Anyway. Period 2 was Maths, and we also started a new topic, which was on probability (I would have made a joke in class about the Infinite Improbability Drive, but I don't think many people would have got it. Shame, too.). I, however, got caught up trying to work out stuff about logarithms, which all started from me thinking about rolling dice. This gradually evolved until I actually solved the birthday problem (it's a mathematics thing; have a look) from scratch, which involved work about logarithms, and ended with a quadratic equation (I am not ashamed of my nerdiness!). The answer I got was 23, and that is the correct solution. I'm quite pleased with that, actually. Recess was talking.
Period 3 was Drama, and there weren't that many people there, as was the case in the other classes, because of a triathlon that was on (even Ebony was doing it). For the first half of the lesson, we talked about something that the class will be doing for the end of the year, which is a Michael Jackson tribute play, which was apparently Wuhrer's idea (had to be a music teacher). So we're going to be doing a biographical play, sorta. It's difficult to explain, and it will be even more difficult to do costuming, I think. After that though, we did do some of the plays that we were practicing on Friday, and Cam and I did ours. I don't think it was as good as the last one, but I still think it was good. Period 4 was Commerce, in which we talked about politics, and what makes a good politician (the answer being charisma and speaking skills, among other things. And by speaking skills, I mean that they can be persuasive and actually string a sentence together, not like the last American President.). Lunch was talking.
Periods 5 and 6 were double PE, for the first time for the term, mainly because of exams getting in the way and other quirks of the six day cycle. What we did was have a look at a number of Aboriginal sports, out of a dubious booklet (I don't think Aboriginals had socks. Though I could be wrong.). We played such sports as kee'an, which involves throwing a ball in a bucket. We also played one sport that was almost exactly like dodgeball. Then we changed the rules to make it work better, and it became exactly like dodgeball. A bit pointless, if you ask me. When we were done, and the bell was gone, we went to the local shops with Dad and EJ, and then we went home (well, we had to, didn't we? Would have been pretty awkward if we didn't.). At home, I played some Battlefield Heroes with Kevin, and we did pretty well, considering it was 2 against about 6 at one point (we also got off a game from guys who were owning us. One of them had a really high accuracy, so it's a little suss. Still, he had Frenzy Fire, so maybe that's why.). At around 7, we left for hapkido.
And I say 'we' because Dad did it too. I suppose I need to say a little backstory, because otherwise this will make no sense: Our dojang (as well as two others) is having a promotional thing going for the whole of November, where any friend or family member can go to a class for free, where they can try out hapkido and see what it's like. EJ was too young, and Mum would never do it, but it just so happened that Dad was home. So I asked him. He was a bit worried, as you probably would be if you're going to a martial arts class for the first time. And it was a tough lesson. I didn't get to see him much though, considering he was a 'no belt' and I'm an orange belt. Still, we both left the class in a sweat, which is always good. And when I got home, I blogged, and we watched 'FlashForward.'
That was my day. At this point, I'm not going to apologise for lateness or shortness of posts, and titling is dealt with in the first paragraph. Which sorta leaves me at a loss for this post as to what to put in the last paragraph. Although, I link from what I said in Maths about Douglas Adams... yeah, I'll go with that.
So long and thanks for all the fish,
AB
Before school, we talked about our weekends, and specifically, Battlefield Heroes, as we do. I also gave them my idea for a Youtube profile for potential videos we could make. Period 1 was English, and we started a new topic, which was something called 'Many Voices.' What does it mean, I'm not sure. I think it's a poetry thing, but I'm not entirely sure. I'd actually like to write some poetry, believe it or not. It's not going to be good, but I like being creative. Not like in Art or Music, where you can have it all planned in your head but just not be able to put it on paper. Anyway. Period 2 was Maths, and we also started a new topic, which was on probability (I would have made a joke in class about the Infinite Improbability Drive, but I don't think many people would have got it. Shame, too.). I, however, got caught up trying to work out stuff about logarithms, which all started from me thinking about rolling dice. This gradually evolved until I actually solved the birthday problem (it's a mathematics thing; have a look) from scratch, which involved work about logarithms, and ended with a quadratic equation (I am not ashamed of my nerdiness!). The answer I got was 23, and that is the correct solution. I'm quite pleased with that, actually. Recess was talking.
Period 3 was Drama, and there weren't that many people there, as was the case in the other classes, because of a triathlon that was on (even Ebony was doing it). For the first half of the lesson, we talked about something that the class will be doing for the end of the year, which is a Michael Jackson tribute play, which was apparently Wuhrer's idea (had to be a music teacher). So we're going to be doing a biographical play, sorta. It's difficult to explain, and it will be even more difficult to do costuming, I think. After that though, we did do some of the plays that we were practicing on Friday, and Cam and I did ours. I don't think it was as good as the last one, but I still think it was good. Period 4 was Commerce, in which we talked about politics, and what makes a good politician (the answer being charisma and speaking skills, among other things. And by speaking skills, I mean that they can be persuasive and actually string a sentence together, not like the last American President.). Lunch was talking.
Periods 5 and 6 were double PE, for the first time for the term, mainly because of exams getting in the way and other quirks of the six day cycle. What we did was have a look at a number of Aboriginal sports, out of a dubious booklet (I don't think Aboriginals had socks. Though I could be wrong.). We played such sports as kee'an, which involves throwing a ball in a bucket. We also played one sport that was almost exactly like dodgeball. Then we changed the rules to make it work better, and it became exactly like dodgeball. A bit pointless, if you ask me. When we were done, and the bell was gone, we went to the local shops with Dad and EJ, and then we went home (well, we had to, didn't we? Would have been pretty awkward if we didn't.). At home, I played some Battlefield Heroes with Kevin, and we did pretty well, considering it was 2 against about 6 at one point (we also got off a game from guys who were owning us. One of them had a really high accuracy, so it's a little suss. Still, he had Frenzy Fire, so maybe that's why.). At around 7, we left for hapkido.
And I say 'we' because Dad did it too. I suppose I need to say a little backstory, because otherwise this will make no sense: Our dojang (as well as two others) is having a promotional thing going for the whole of November, where any friend or family member can go to a class for free, where they can try out hapkido and see what it's like. EJ was too young, and Mum would never do it, but it just so happened that Dad was home. So I asked him. He was a bit worried, as you probably would be if you're going to a martial arts class for the first time. And it was a tough lesson. I didn't get to see him much though, considering he was a 'no belt' and I'm an orange belt. Still, we both left the class in a sweat, which is always good. And when I got home, I blogged, and we watched 'FlashForward.'
That was my day. At this point, I'm not going to apologise for lateness or shortness of posts, and titling is dealt with in the first paragraph. Which sorta leaves me at a loss for this post as to what to put in the last paragraph. Although, I link from what I said in Maths about Douglas Adams... yeah, I'll go with that.
So long and thanks for all the fish,
AB
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Hardcore Heroes
OK, I sorta like this title, if only because I didn't have a 'Thing and Other Thing' going on. A better alliterative title, as it were. Anyway. This'll be a bit of a shorter post, as it is on weekends. You just can't help it sometimes, even if you do like posting long.
I woke up at about 7:30, and I soon, after all my chores were done, went to finish the post about Thursday, before I did anything else. I have had enough of being two days behind in my posting; even one is too much, although, that sorta can't be helped in some cases. I want to get back so I actually post on the night (or, at the very least, the morning after), but that may take a while. Hell, I've been struggling with late posts since almost Day 1. Anyway. After I'd done that, I decided to play a little Battlefield Heroes. I played for a while, and I eventually got to Level 16. I put it into Explosive Keg, although at Level 18 I'll probably take it out and max out Leg-It. I didn't use Keg that much; I might switch it for I Eats Grenades. Of course, if you don't play BFH, you most likely have no idea what I'm talking about. I do, though, and that makes a difference. Dad then called me in, around lunch time, and invited me to watch a DVD, which was an Eddie Murphy one, called 'Delirious.' (Wikipedia knows what it is, and now so do you.)
In short, it was hilarious. I would not recommend it if you are adverse to people swearing. Also, a lot of sex jokes. Apparently, the f-word (I do not swear) is said over 200 times. It is really funny, and I bloody loved it. Usually, I'd recommend stuff like that, but I know it's not for everybody. Watch it though, just to have a look at it. It went for about 90 minutes, and I laughed for most of the way through. It was very good. After that, I decided to play some more Battlefield Heroes. For more than two hours. I ended up getting on Skype with John, and we two played on a team with Eric. We did pretty well, though we did lose one game because of snipers. On the most part though, we kicked ass. In one game, John and I got 14 kills each (I beat him in that round. Even though I got one extra death.). That was epic. I played until about 5:45, when it was time for dinner. I then spent the rest of the night, or something like that, blogging. And here I am.
Retro comments now, one for Friday's:
*Ebony: I can complain about titles if I want. And I didn't know the scientific definition of weight. I don't know everything in science. Just more than your average person, mostly because of my nerdiness.
And that was my day. Sorry about the very late post, and it will be explained soon. And now, for scheduling being off. That out of the way? OK. Tuesday's may be a bit longer than usual, because it's Melbourne Cup day. It's not usually my thing, but everyone watches it regardless.
A weekend of gaming is behind me,
AB
I woke up at about 7:30, and I soon, after all my chores were done, went to finish the post about Thursday, before I did anything else. I have had enough of being two days behind in my posting; even one is too much, although, that sorta can't be helped in some cases. I want to get back so I actually post on the night (or, at the very least, the morning after), but that may take a while. Hell, I've been struggling with late posts since almost Day 1. Anyway. After I'd done that, I decided to play a little Battlefield Heroes. I played for a while, and I eventually got to Level 16. I put it into Explosive Keg, although at Level 18 I'll probably take it out and max out Leg-It. I didn't use Keg that much; I might switch it for I Eats Grenades. Of course, if you don't play BFH, you most likely have no idea what I'm talking about. I do, though, and that makes a difference. Dad then called me in, around lunch time, and invited me to watch a DVD, which was an Eddie Murphy one, called 'Delirious.' (Wikipedia knows what it is, and now so do you.)
In short, it was hilarious. I would not recommend it if you are adverse to people swearing. Also, a lot of sex jokes. Apparently, the f-word (I do not swear) is said over 200 times. It is really funny, and I bloody loved it. Usually, I'd recommend stuff like that, but I know it's not for everybody. Watch it though, just to have a look at it. It went for about 90 minutes, and I laughed for most of the way through. It was very good. After that, I decided to play some more Battlefield Heroes. For more than two hours. I ended up getting on Skype with John, and we two played on a team with Eric. We did pretty well, though we did lose one game because of snipers. On the most part though, we kicked ass. In one game, John and I got 14 kills each (I beat him in that round. Even though I got one extra death.). That was epic. I played until about 5:45, when it was time for dinner. I then spent the rest of the night, or something like that, blogging. And here I am.
Retro comments now, one for Friday's:
*Ebony: I can complain about titles if I want. And I didn't know the scientific definition of weight. I don't know everything in science. Just more than your average person, mostly because of my nerdiness.
And that was my day. Sorry about the very late post, and it will be explained soon. And now, for scheduling being off. That out of the way? OK. Tuesday's may be a bit longer than usual, because it's Melbourne Cup day. It's not usually my thing, but everyone watches it regardless.
A weekend of gaming is behind me,
AB
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