29/05/09

^{"The rain may be falling hard outside,
But your smile makes it all alright.
I'm so glad that you're my friend.
I know our friendship will never end."
-- Robert Alan}

_{I had an amazing three days, thanks to Beckie! :)}

On the 27th May 2009 we went to Sluis in Holland and had a great time (despite the horrid weather). It was my second time going, and to be honest nothing had changed at all!!
Sluis is famous for their 'pancake house': People from all over the world go to Holland just to have a Belgian waffle or pancakes!
Of course, me and Beckie decided to go in and try one for ourselves - I think we regretted it in a way - they are so lovely!!! - we want more!!!
Beckie and myself had waffle, with vanilla icecream and strawberries, and my gosh, it was the biggest waffle I've seen in my life - tasted wonderful - sorry if I'm making you hungry! My nan and grandad had pancakes but they wished they had had waffles after seeing ours!!
I find that I respect foreign people much more than the British due to the fact that they can all speak english as a second language - we go to their country expecting them to understand us - we don't even try to learn there language, and yet, when they come to England, we expect them to know English but we don't know their language, hmmm.
Any way, back on to the subject of WAFFLES! here's an 0h-so-lovely picture for you all :D I want one now :D:D:D Also, we got a big surprise when ordering our drinks - I asked for diet coke so naturally I got a small glass of coke - Beckie and my grandad asked for apple or pineapple juice so you'd expect a small glass of this beverage...um not quite....this is what they got - WOAH!
It was huge. Huge waffles, huge pancakes bigger than my head, huge drinks, HUGE BILL. It cost a lot of money, especially for pancakes but we probably won't have one again for a few years, haha :p


I had such a great time with Beckie, we're so random together! love you so much!! - as usual, we recorded pure randomness for you all HERE:

We lip-synched on the coach, waved to the neighbours, threw squirrels, did the hoedown throwdown and other stuff, yes, we are too weird.
Fantastic times!! Oooh, but wait, there's more!
We met Bille AKA 'westendactress' from twitter/youtube in a shopping centre, we had quite a job finding her but we did it!!
She's lovely and we share an obsession for WICKED!!

^{Good times *^_^*}

hmm, what else to write about....
UNIVERSITY! - AHHH everything has gone wrong - basically, the course I selected was a degree course but what the uni offered me for the campus I wanted to go to was in fact NOT degree course. I have already selected which uni is my firm choice and which is my insurance and it says that after that has been done, nothing can be changed, SHIT!!
I want to go to uni to do a degree not a diploma course and it costs too much money to just waste it and not get a degree, so...we're going to have to ring up UCAS or the university and find out what can be done.
They make everything so confusing! it's unreal! Even applying for student finance was complicated, bloody hell! do they not want people to be educated in this country? 'cos they make it darn hard for people to apply for uni and THE RIGHT COURSE! When I selected the course from the website it said BSChons, so an honours degree, but we've just found out that the course they offered me once I applied, was not the same course I asked for, WTF?!! I want a DEGREE not a DIPLOMA. I really hope this can get sorted. GAHHHHH. Any one know anything about this sort of thing? Older people who read this I mean...help!!!
Enough about uni, it freaks me out a little.

^{I want to fly away to neverland and never come back...I don't want to grow up :(Where's the fun in that>?}

EXAMS GAHHHHH >.
I've got my first A level exam on 4th June - ICT - I'm going to fail - help!!

Another thing, remember the job I applied for, the waitressing one? The man said I had the job told me he was going to arrange a trial shift for me, but never rang back, I contacted him several times, he never replied. Rude git. So I need to job hunt again!!

Enough blogging!

Sarah x

26/05/09

Yet again, long time, no blog.
Busy busy busy >.<
Time just seems to fly by - it's almost June - BLIMEY! seriously, where does the time go?
I would say school, however, we actually spend more time at home than school however, it doesn't feel that way, considering we sleep for the majority of time we're at home :/
Speaking of school, I'VE OFFICIALLY LEFT.YAYYAYYAYYAYYAY. You can understand my happiness.
I hated that school with a passion, it was great, up until sixth form. The worst decision I made was staying on at my schools sixth form and not going to a college instead. But, I've done it, 7 years at that building of oh-so-lovely education - never again!!
I'm so happy, and not sad in the slightest, ha.
We had our leaver's assembly on the last day of term, 22nd May. Usually the whole school attends, however, this year it was just the year 13's. As we entered in to the hall, a slideshow was playing - on each slide was the name of the student, school photograph and what they were doing when they left such as uni or employment. There are 88 students in the year. The 'friends' theme tune by the Rembrandts was playing as we entered, slightly cheesy but okay...
Each person, depending on their popularity or how many friends they had, received massive cheers when their picture and information about them was displayed on the slide. Quite annoying. It was very noticeable that some people got louder cheers and more support than others, but who honestly cares, right? Hmm. Popularity isn't everything...moving on.
In the year 13 common room, it is very segregated - six tables - six different 'cliques' in a way. It's always been that way, I guess that's just how it is. I don't like stereotyping but have stereotyped people in the past, it's just a big part of our society, you can't ignore it. There is always going to be the 'popular' kids, the nerds, the sporty ones, the brainiacs, goths, emos - they're everywhere. Everyone wants to categorise every one else, so whether you like it or not, you're not an individual, you're always part of a group in some way.
Any way, well, out of these six groups, each group had a spokesperson, who went up on the stage, made a little speech about the group, mentioned everyone's names, funny memories, quotes etc or general ramblings and had pictures up of the group behind them whilst doing so.
My so called group was called 'the inbetweeners' (possibly because we sit in the middle of the common room) and according to the spokesperson 'an unlikely bunch of friends'. Each person's name was read out in turn, and something was said about each person - everyone except...me.
I would rant and rave about how I'm incredibly pissed off and blah blah blah, but now, I couldn't care less.
Fair enough, I haven't been in the common room for a while for various reasons but I'm still part of 'the group'. I talk to everyone in it, have lessons with them, are general friends with them, everything friends do, but somehow, I wasn't included.
Been at the school for 7 years, been in that group for roughly five/six years, and not one single teeny weeny mention. I wasn't even in any of the pictures on our groups slideshow, I mean, WTF?!?!
Fuck 'em, seriously.
So what, this blog is bitching about them? No, it's not. Not mentioning names or anything, but you know who you are, cos you will read this undoubtedly.
I wouldn't say I ever fitted in with that group any way.
Unless it was a 'everyone can attend' sort of event, I wasn't invited. I was not selected from the group to be part of a select few invited to someone's birthday meal or party, never, except by one person.
Even she's changed, changed to the extent I don't recognise the real her any more.
I never felt comfortable half the time, it's like I was an acquaintance, not a friend. I was never the one that got showered with presents at birthdays, now, I'm not being ungrateful and I know presents aren't everything but when most others in the group seem to get presents from EVERYONE on their birthday, and you are lucky if you get two, you start to feel unvalued and not wanted in the group.
I know this isn't fair but it started to become like 'you didn't buy me a present, so I'm not buying you one'.
I stopped buying others presents, because I never received them in return and I was not being mean, just basically making a point. You don't value me as a friend on my birthday, then right back at you.
I've talked about this before but It just annoys me. Not so much anymore, but the last day really put everything in to perspective.
I do have true friends. Friends that will actually last forever, I can't imagine even remembering any one from my school in a few years time, let alone seeing them. I don't think they're friends for life somehow.
I love the friends who I have things in common with me, take me as I am, like a laugh, to have fun, share the tears, capture the moments on camera, be care free and just be themselves.
I can honestly say, I've only know Beckie for about a year, and yet, it feels like I've known her a life time.
I value her friendship so much, she is a wonderful person and I feel like I could talk to her about anything. Love you Beckie.<3
So, school, over, f*** off out of my life.
three exams left to go, then it's off to uni! - I'm scared but in so many ways, cannot wait to see what lies ahead. :)

Exams
I had my film studies exam on the 13th May - it was okay - so glad it's over!
On the same day, I was invited by DisneyUK to attend the Jonas Bros. 3D Concert experience premiere in London!
I had an awesome day and really appreciate the oppurtunity!!

I'm currentlty waiting for Beckie to arrive - we're going to Holland for a day trip tomorrow!
Can't wait! *pray for nice weather*

I just want to say, I love you 'internet' people so much, thank you for all the support, comments, messages and videos.
You make me smile.

Thanks for reading,
Sarah xx

05/05/09

Time flies when you're having fun

So it seems I've neglected blogging lately, but to be honest, I have been rather busy. So okay, it hasn't been 'happy sappy' all the time, trust me. As exams draw closer and closer, I begin to feel like I'm actually not going to pass these exams because of the fact, I despise all of my subjects so much, except film.
If you don't like a subject, you hate the teachers, you don't understand it and it bores you to death most of the time, then you're not going to put 100% effort into it on the exam day, are you? no.
Religious studies - don't understand it - we're not even allowed to take a bible into the exam, we have to remember passages fROM MEMORY!!! - I'm sorry but that's just ludicrous - how the bloomin' heck am I meant to remember bible passages and quotes and theologian names, philosopher names, definition of terms and all theologions work, AHHHHH. I hate, hate, hate it. I wish it was as simple as 'Does God exist? Discuss." - now that would be a great question. But no, it's all, 'Aquinas' 'the parables' 'messianic secret' 'kingdom of God' 'the soul' and 'miracles' - now miracles, I thought I would like that topic but it's acutally nothing to do with miracles that we would call 'miracles' - too hard to explain, just, bloody hate it so much.
ICT - like computers, love the internet, hate information communication technology. ICT theory, NONE OF US UNDERSTAND IT, I'VE LEARNT N-O-T-H-I-N-G!!!! seriously. Not one thing since the beginning of the year. So how the hell am I expected to pass the exam when the teacher is bloody hopeless and we don't know anything?
IT Coursework - well, that's almost finished, thank the Lord.
Psychology - loved it in year 12, but again, HATE (there's that word again) hate it now. It's very complex, so many things to remember, key studies and blah, however, I still do like it I suppose so as long as I revisde absolutely everything!!! - I should be okay.
Now for a bit of happiness, film studies.
I cannot express how much I love and enjoy this subject. I achieved an 'A' grade in both pieces of coursework, practical and non-practical and I really want to work so hard to gain an 'A' in the exam - pleasepleaseplease.
Film is definitely my favourite subject - I'd do it all the time if I could :))))
-off of the subject of schools, exams and stress - lalalala.....

Since I last blogged quite a few things have happened, one big thing in particular....more about that in a minute...and I've been so busy.....

15th-16th April - went to London with Beckie0 - love you Beckie!!!
Stayed in a youth hostel, right next to St Paul's cathedral so the darn bell woke us up every hour - oh well!!!
Went to Madame Tussauds, BBC studios, platform 9 3/4, camden market, convent gardens - basically, everywhere in London, kind of, haha =D
We had an awesome time!!

AHHH, lesson in 20 minutes, type faster Sarah, typeeee!!!

BIGBIGBIGBIG NEWS! Which you will probably all know by now!!!! lol.
In a nutshell:
-I was contacted by DisneyUK via youtube to attend the Hannah Montana premiere in London in order to be 'press' and interview Miley Cyrus herself!!!
- I took Amber along with me and we had an awesome day, it was just so awesome!
-The camera, the people, the stars, the crowds, wow, wow, WOW!!
We also met George Sampson, Demi Lovato, Billy Ray Cyrus and other celebrities.
Go check out the premiere videos on my channel to see the footage from the day!!!
http://youtube.com/sarahxxlou

-then, school, revision, work, sleep
-Ummm, Saw 'Coraline' at the cinema and I loved it!!!!
-Seen HM three times now as well....ahhh (not by choice) however, it is a great movie though!!!!

Ugh, it's starting to rain - looovely.
Well, I'd better go, lessons soon.

I will start blogging more often, oh and I know it's daaaaays late but PICH PUNCH FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH ^.^

Love,
Sarah x