So, what's everyone up to?

Because small-talk rules all...

I've just started at uni doing Creative Writing (because I'm too cool for a "proper" course ) and I might be joining in a flashmob on Saturday

What about you guys?

I took 3 days off from work and so on Friday right after work I took the train home to celebrate my birthday. My mum's making me an English brekkie now

*Sigh*
Uni, and very jaded about it.

I have twelve days left of highschool! Argh! Twelve days full of trial exams, last minute SACs, and general stress and angst.
On the twenty-first I have my drama solo, which I'm kind of nearly ready for (lol, nothing like the last minute for a performance exam, right?), followed by about a week of hardcore study, and then six exams spanning about three weeks. ANd then I'm done! No more assessment tasks for a whole blissfull year!

Aww, why?

Mostly I'm just sick of it all.

Well I got a couple paid photography gigs in Ca in June. And I've got 3 more in CA. this month, plus they're paying for ym plane ticket. I got to attend a photographic workshop given by Art Ketchem and I just learned that BABAK is coming to Seattle and the studio to do a NAHA-style workshop. Life is pretty good.

Work-17 days of Halloween at Crossroads. Would be a ton of fun, but we've had real bad weather, plus a movie (yes, a movie) being filmed the first couple of weeks. The movie's based off of the Scopes trial in 1920's Tennessee, USA. The trial is basically what gave schools the right to teach evolution alongside creation. One of my co-workers-Steve Gherics-plays the Bailiff in it. Like I said, would be fun, but it gets annoying when you're coming into work and have to stop when going to sign in or going to location because they're shooting a freakin' scene-and the boss has said 'Stop hanging around the barber shop and go to your location after signing in.'

I had my performance exam for drama last week on wednesday, and have been fretting about it ever since. I know I screwed up significant points in the script and action, and I'm making myself nauseus wondering if the assessors knew/cared.

Written exams start on friday, and I'm completely losing it at the moment. I feel like i'm completely unprepared, and I've wasted my study time. My mum has put so much pressure on me, and I just don't know how to cope with it at the moment.
Also, I still haven't finished my bound notes for maths (Monday). Everytime I get a bit closer to being done on them, I feel great about it for half an hour, and Then I remember how little time there really is and I lose it again.
I'm banking largely on my school pulling my results up lots, like it did last year, but I know that's not going to work quite so well this time because four out of my five subjects generally get scaled down anyway.

I'm also having issue coping with my sister, because she is incapable (or unwilling) of seeing how her actions are affecting me.

There's my stressed out rant . Don't worry, I'll be fine again in....about six weeks

*huge giant diving huggle* You'll be fine. If you get stressed about exams they become harder to do - they tend to be easier than you think they'll be, too. And besides, even if it did all go wrong, there will be opportunity to resit, right? Ask your mum to let off with the pressure - a little can be good, but too much is detrimental and it sounds like it's more than you can handle.

Which subjects are they in/what are they about? Some are easily fluked (not that I've ever done it... *ahem*)

As for the sister thing... Most sisters do that at some point is the most I can say, although it sounds a little more serious for you? I won't ask if you don't want to tell, but if you've got exams coming up, try not to focus on it. You can talk/argue/whatever after, but for now try doing some revision to take your mind off it; a little study is better than no study, right?

If things do go a little wrong, it won't be the end of the world - it just means you can learn to do things a little differently next time if you end up feeling like this again

Thanks for your advice, Puddy. I think I maybe just needed some calm and common sense.

English didn't go too horribly yesterday - at least, I felt okay coming out of it, and I know that if nothing else, my essays were on topic.
I also bound my notes this morning, and while they're a bit big, I'm fairly happy with them

Mum's eased off a bit too - she's focusing less on me now, and more on provide a 'helpful environment' - cue comfort food and less chores.

Also, on reflection, I don't need a top score to do what I want next year (woo for an arts degree!), so even if I do mess up a bit, and not do as well as what I'm hoping, I'll have options.

And, in an even worse scenario where I don't get into uni, I still have a year off in england before becomming a checkout chick. Not that I'm counting, but this time in two months I'll be waiting for my transfer flight in singapore!

Ooooh, what degree are you doing?

Exam time is fairly evil, but they did't tend to stress me (I'm weird XD) What got me was waiting for results to see if I was in uni. I was fine for two of the months, but when it got within about three weeks I started driving myself insane Why oh why do the governments/insitutions put us through this? They're evil, I tells ya! Evil! Prepare yourself for the butterflies to attack

I want to do a straigh arts degree, with a major in psychology. Not completely sure why, it's just what I think I might like to do.
We get our exam marks on the 14th of December, and then first round uni offers come out in mid january. Based on what sort of scores I get for my ENTER, I'll either leave the country knowing my Uni selection is in the bag, or knowing that I haven't got a hope. But at least it's nice to know? Lol.

Yup. I never actually believed it until it came to uni stuff, but the waiting really is the worst part

I know it. I ended up applying to only one uni when I was in high school partially because my boyfriend at the time was going there and partially because all the other schools I wanted to go to were out of state and if there's one thing even more annoying then certain general education courses is the fact that universities charge an arm and a leg for out of state students.

One more exam...One more exam...

I'm currenlty yawning and considering going to bed early, had a long boring day at work (aside from around 5 minutes coincidentally right after I got bubble wrap) and I have to do BM's FPA tomorrow