Sunday, August 22, 2004

I feel a little sick

Have been listening to the Scissor Sisters continuously all weekend and they are now ingrained onto my brain.....
which, in some respects is good, but again can be annoying. Although the lyric titling this post is particularly apt because I am feeling a little sick. Ate some flapjack today, which was mighty good, but then I thought, ooh, I feel slightly queasy each time I eat this.. Oh, well, if I'm going to be ill I may as well be really ill. I now regret this stupid decision as I have to go the theatre tomorrow. Hmm. Don't really want to puke all night.

Anyway. I'm sure everyone waned to know my eating habits....... I'm really making use of these new funky keyboard shortcuts. Can you tell??

cos I'm mr brightside.

I don't really get those lyrics, you're mr brightside even though the girl you love is going off with some other bloke and having casual sex?? (I had to retype the extra "l" that I had missed in "really" three times before I realised that I needed to press the "insert" button in order for the "l" to show... How dumb??)

Anyhoooooo. Really sick of doing that drama homework I have. It just got dull after a while. I think I've pretty much done it, but I really didn't feel like it... Although Celestina is quite a good play, I would quite reccomend it. However, I don't think it is in print.. We had to get the cast copy from the Edinburgh festival... But, it is on for another two days at the Kings Theatre, Edinburgh. Directed by Calixto Bieito. Who, so I've been told, is very controversial, subversive, etc etc. Celestina is supposed to have full frontal male nudity, sex scenes and lots of blood. Well, the two main characters are supposed to have sex, almost everyone dies, Celestina is murdered with at least 30 stab wounds.. This is all described in the text. Not sure where the male nudity comes in, unless it is Parmeno and Areusa... Hmmm. He is promised her by Celestina... They are also described as having sex. Or it could be Sempronio. (Who is in love with Celestina's whore, Elicia. Elicia calls Celestina 'Mother' as do many other people.) Or indeed Calisto, the main lover. He is infatuated with Melibea. She hated him, then, after being bewitched by a spell of Celestina's, she falls madly in love. Hmm, I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

leave your number on the locker and I'll give you a call. Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah. Leave you legacy in gold on the plaques that line the wall. Hey shut up, hey shut up, yeah. In a car with a girl, promise me she's not your world, cos Andy you're a star, in nobodies eyes but mine.
(The Killers, Andy, You're A Star Hot Fuss 2004)

Well, I don't think I have anything else (or did I at all...??) of value to say, so I will leave now....

Good day.
gb

Friday, August 20, 2004

Who would fair better in the German Pastry Industry, Jesus, or the Buddha?

Ok, this is not my work, and I have to give credit where it is due. Jennifer Gracie wrote this incredible *ahem* essay.. Its been on my wall for a while.. Unfortunately, I can't reproduce the pictures decorating the page...


The German Pastry Industry is an extremely competitive marketplace, who would fair better in this environment; Jesus Christ [Superstar!!!] or Shakyamuni Buddha?

Firstly, the argument for Jesus Christ [Superstar!!!]. Well, we know he'd do well in the short term; the feeding of the 5,000 showed he is capable of mass production quickly. However we don't know the quality of the loaves and the fishes! Also he is likely to be Crucified at the age of 30 and when resurrected (for a short time, before ascention) may not be entirely interested in making danishes.

So, we come to Siddartha Gotama. He may not be so good for the pastry industry, considering pastries to be a pleasure, however he may continue to make them out through compassion for others. Not as good in the short term for production (he isn't capable of such mass production as Jesus), but consistent as he'll keep coming back. (Unless you're a Theravadan Buddhist, in which case he's in Parinibbana and not too interested in you or your pastries.)

So, basically, I'd go with Ganesh.
Elephants are great at making pastries.


well, that was the product of either a period of bored study or history. Take your pick.
Any names you don't get, just ask. Mike, if you read this, you should know all the names, YOU TOOK HIGHER RMPS and you DIDN'T fail. As far as I know.

Thursday, August 19, 2004

now i understand

I'm listening to a cd I've not listened to in ages. In fact I've not listened to it since I was *going out* with a guy. Not in a good way. But thats all over, so its ok, but some of the songs remind me of him. Even though I only saw him twice. I used to put lyrics in the subject lines of E:mails... As you can probably guess, most of them were from songs on this album. That and some of the lyrics just remind me of that period of my life. Which I don't really want to remember right now. I guess the answer is to change the cd.. But another song, by the Killers (who I hadn't heard of *then*) reminded me of it too... The song is called "smile like you mean it" and the lyrics go "...And someone will drive her around / Down the same streets that I did / On the same streets that I did..." I don't why that specifically reminded me of him, except I thought, the other day as I was driving through Tayport, out towards St Andrews, "oh, *** drove me home this way once." Stupid really, cos it wasn't like we were really *involved* or anything, we just had coffee once and went to the cinema. And he was far too old. shit why am I talking about this now? I said nothing here at the time, when No-one read my blog. Well, no-one I knew, and now, when people can leave their mark I choose to regurgitate this crap. Fabbydoosey.

Its Indie rock'n'roll for me. Its all I need.
Smile like you mean it.

Anyway. I've just bared a part of my *torrid* past for those who fancy perusing it. I told two people the whole thing at camp. It was the first time I ever talked about it.. But my friend at camp was in a similar situation, so it helped her, which, I guess, is why I told them. I didn't know why at the time.

I don't have anything else to say about it, just, don't get involved with older guys. Thats my pearl of wisdom. I know what happened (that I've revealed) doesn't sound like much, but...

ha. well, I've never since managed to use up all my free minutes from late night phone calls. Or over run my text allowance by nearly 100 texts.

shoot, I feel kinda ill now. But that could just have been the oats earlier. I can't eat Gluten, but I'm doing an Oats test, so I had some oat cakes earlier. They weren't bad.

everything will be alright...

Saturday, August 14, 2004

Aladdin

man of my dreams...
well, not of mine, he's not my type, but of Christinas dreams, sure.

Hmmmm. well, I really really should go to bed, cos I was absolutely knackered today, traipsing round Glasgow for several hours with a man in a kilt, for no real reason. Well, there was a reason for the kilt, but apart from that...

Oh cack, I was going to phone Adam again tonight. I did try earlier, but he was busy or whatever, he didn't answer his phone. Or reply to my text. Cheeky boy.

Hmmmmmmmm. tee hee. We stole Iains sunglasses....

I'm tired and I probably amn't making much sense. I got pretty shoes for school though.. Mary Jane Dr Martens. They are nice..... Ho hum.

ooook. I will go to my beddy-byes now.
Goodnight...


Wednesday, August 11, 2004

life...

well, well, well.

How do you all do?

I got my results the other day, dum dum dum....
usually the postman is a bit late, cos on monday he'd not come till like 9.30, but yesterday he was there at 8.50!! Which was incredible. It meant I got to open them before going along to Holiday Club. So that was cool.

oh, I guess some might want to know what I got??
ok, well....
English A; thought I would maybe get this, but I was unsure, cos the exam had been quite hard....
Maths B; totally never thought I would get this one. Was thinking I might have failed, and hoping for a C, even though Dr Waterstone (human, only just.... speaks vulcan or something.... rather worrying...) thought I was A material. I so wasn't...
Chemistry B; Hmmmm.... well, I spent the whole year getting Cs and I was predicted at C level, but, HOORAY! I did some revision... Don't even know why I took Chemistry, I really don't need it... At All!
RMPS A; I was definitely predicted this, but I was kinda worried, cos I didn't think that the paper had been that good.. I didn't like the questions!
And now, my favourite subject, and the one I really REALLy wanted to do well in,
Drama........................A!!!!; I was well impressed, cos that mean't I did really really well in my acting too!!!! sooooo HAPPY!!!!

Anyway.. thats the stress off, I can enjoy my last week of freedom. Which means that I will do lots of driving around with my dad. I'm really liking learning to drive, its good fun.....

My friend went to India on saturday, he's doing a six month thing, which is really cool, i'm totally wishing him the very best.. good on ya Hamish!

Got back from Holiday on saturday. Was in Dumfries and Galloway for a week with my family and best (well, one of) friend. it was nice, relaxing. Made a big change from camp. We had a week at camp, at Lendrick Muir, my parents ran it, and it was hectic, but it was fantastic fun. It really was an incredible week, we all felt sooo much closer to God especially from having to rely on him at times, and looking to his grace to guide us through the difficult logistical obstacles.

Anyway...

Ahh, only an hour til Sex and the City. but really, i shouldn't stay up, cos I have done like every other night and i've regretted it.... hmmm. what a quandry....

ok, well, im signing off now......

Good night..

Sunday, August 08, 2004

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will this work... well, anyway i got this for a quiz. im too tired to make sense right now, good day.
Dark_Angel
Night

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