The Leaving Cert

Today, I must admit, was a Godsend. Being able to lie in to 11 o clock, catch up on numerous essays and questions that have built up, all the while knowing our poor teachers were standing out in the freezing rain.. Ahh, life is good.
6th year however, just gets worse. The workload keeps growing and the tests [...]

Yep, today was just one of those days.. The days where absolutely nothing seems to go right..
It all started off in the kitchen this morning. See, usually I have my routine: Special K at 7:35, uniform etc. at 7:45 and off to the bus at 7:55. But today was oh so different. I reached into [...]

Oh Farmville, why on earth are you so addictive?
Basically, I’ve just spent the last hour on Facebook’s most addictive app, harvesting my cows, planting watermelons, and buying tractors.. What a way to spend my evening, especially when I’ve 4 tests in the next 2 days..
I need a life.

Anyone finding their life is slowly but surely being taken over by exam papers and sample answers?
I’ve officially come to the stage where I’m completly fed up of 6th year.. Ok, so the first two weeks were bearable, but I’ve actually lost count of the amount of times I hear the words ‘mocks’, ‘June’, ‘points’ [...]

You can always tell when it’s Friday in our school. The minute you walk in the door at 8.15 on a Friday morning you can immediately smell the dodgy fake tan and you can’t help but notice that everyone’s pale, freckly skin has somehow obtained an orange tint overnight. Added to that the fact that the [...]

This isn’t the first time this week I’ve contemplated dropping out and joining the circus. Surely an acrobat doesn’t need too many qualifiactions?? Or maybe I’d make a better clown??
5 tests tomorrow? Is this some sort of a joke? English.. something got to do with Longley and his use of imagery, German.. a letter from [...]

7am, 31st of August 2009.. Aka first day of sixth year..
Woke up, absolutely shattered, mainly thanks to the nerves and jitters the night before..
Hastily I ate my bowl of special k, followed by some orange juice.. After all we need as much vitamin c as we can get these days!
First day was pretty much the [...]