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Fly – Sugar Ray

This was me yesterday, taking a mid-exam break to go to my friends place and dye my hair again. The colour lasts nearly a month, I’ve come to realise, so we (obviously) had some fun. We’re very cool.

I’m currently in my 2 week mid-exam gap (the timetabling of exam’s hasn’t been kind to me), halfway through exams. I’m never going to have to study English or Mathematics ever again, and it’s an amazing feeling. This time in 2 weeks I’ll have done with the HSC all together, which is simply lovely to think of. Thanks everyone for all the kind wishes!

And yes, I finally changed the design of this place. About bloody time. There will be modifications and such after exams, but the other one was killing me too much to leave up. So enjoy! And enjoy Halloween!

Girls Like You – The Naked and Famous

Just some photos from the other night. It was my friend’s 18th, she had a “high school clique stereotypes” party, so I went as Janis Ian (Mean Girls)/token-rebel-girl. Amazing night, saw some great people I hadn’t for a long time, made new friends, saw friends that I’d neglected since I started studying… basically it was just a great night.

And yes, bubblegum pink hair. Yeeeah.

Hold Me Down – Motion City Soundtrack

That, my friends, is what its like to be doing your HSC in 2011. Its my study plan (as of today), leading up to my final exam in 63 days. It may not look it but I’ve actually been working a lot. But, seeing as today is strike day (where the Teachers union decides to take a day off), I’m getting a bunch of stuff done. Including blogging here.

There’s been both a lot and not a lot going on. That makes so little sense. My grandfather went into hospital yesterday and apparently his surgery went to plan, but that’s all we know. We’ve had to put my grandmother in temporary care as well, so its been rather full on. Of course I’ve been studying a lot, school remains incredibly cruisy and its starting to really feel like the end, with plans for our final assembly and graduation night. Its bizarre in Australia how we graduate, then do our leaving exams.

There was a party last Saturday, as well, which has caused a bit of chaos. Boys are very silly, aren’t they? Ahh well, besides that one exception it was a rather nice night, been a very long time since I’d been to a party or anything so it was good to finally relax, y’know? Caught up with people from the past, was great. AND I finally have my hair a colour I like, which I’m sure you’ll see soon enough.

Also, I’ve avoided my Hamlet essay marvellously by re-organising the blog categories, so get ready for some new ways that I’ll blog, weekly roundups are not as fun as it used to be, and change always rules.

Ahh well. 63 days. And less than 3 months until I’m an official adult. So much change!

Teenage Crime – Adrian Lux

The photos above are from about a week ago. You may remember how I had my art presentation night, last week my friend Clinton had his school night, inclusive of both drama and visual work showcases. Clinton’s work is the top left, and bottom right. It was a fairly decent night in all, spend my time with Samantha, Clinton, Jenny and Vincent. It was a nice way to break up my trial exams.

Those exams are now over and back to normal school (which is incredibly cruisey until we get results back). Its basically been a bit catch-up these past couple of days because exams felt like holidays in terms of how often I saw everyone. Its kind of weird because there’s a sense of gossip back, now that every assessment is over and we’re nearly graduating, gossip is back. I don’t know. Personal life is just a bit all over the shot, y’know?

My hair is all over the shot, too. I’ve dyed it bright ginger twice now, but its still a dark murkey red. I don’t like it very much – its no where near as lovely as the photo suggests – but y’know. Not much I can do about it.

Anyhow. To add to graduation stress, teenage stress, and body image stress is family stress with my step-grandfather’s health. So basically a massive anxiety-ridden few days. But y’know, lets hope I can channel it into productivity.

Before I end this kind of weirdly-written blog; do any of you guys still use the visitor resources that are left up here? Thinking of taking them down because I don’t really update it and its kind of a waste.

Hold Music – Architecture in Helsinki

My week & a bit in a snap shot:

1. Woke up this morning, went to Chrystal’s place looking like this.
2. Tried to re-dye blonde to be less yellow, but remained yellow.
3. Tried toner… went grey.
4. Decided on a “mahogany”
5. A sketch I did some point last week
6. Pile of textbooks/notes/whatever that have been living on my printer
7. Decided to change my environment and write a few essays in the park – worked well until the rain
8. New jumper!
9. The greatest apple juice you’ll ever have – yes its a triangular bottle
10. Two new art books (which I use for study, but love anyway); one on Ron Mueck and Teach Yourself Art History

I promise to get back to comments/whatever when trial exams end. I have two more this week, the others have been going well. Hope you guys have been well too !