Every morning and afternoon I make the 1.3 miles walk to Cheney School. This 15 minutes walk is sometimes the most amusing part of my day. It's crazy what you see if you keep your eyes open.
I've almost got hit my an ambulance (several times). I think it is pretty ironic. The closest time: It wasn't my fault. The ambulance wasn't going fast or had any sirens or lights on. We met at Old Saints Road and Lime Walk. I began walking across because he was stopping. But he didn't. It was close.
Today I was walking and passed the "mum" and two kids that I usually pass. Usually the younger boy is riding a scooter (which every child has here)but today the older daughter (probably 6) was. She ran off the sidewalk, fell and start sobbing. She ran back to her mom holding her butt. And the stripped. Completely. In the middle of the road. I laughed.
There are these two blonde identical twins who I usually pass. They are walking to primary school with their mom in between them. Since they have to wear uniforms, they are dressed the same. Their parents give them the same hair do every day so you really can't tell them apart. A few weeks ago, one of them stops, crosses her arm and yells (and I mean YELLS) "I DON'T WANT TO LOOK LIKE HER ANYMORE!" and storms off, taking her hair out of her pigtails as she does. Once again, I laughed.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Warmer Weather!
Today was absolutely GORGEOUS. It was like 75 with a slight breeze. Everyone FLOODED the streets. I only had class until 11, so my mom and I joined the crowd headed downtown. I took these shots in Magdalen College (Can you tell I really like that place?) The flowers are just gorgeous!
LOVE LOVE LOVE these flowers(:
edited.
mommy took pictures of me(:
SUPER awesome reflection if i say so myself(:
meeee.
LOVE LOVE LOVE these flowers(:
edited.
mommy took pictures of me(:
SUPER awesome reflection if i say so myself(:
meeee.
"Dear Newspapers" Rant
Okay, I am usually a very "Don't Care about Politics" person. That is just who I am. I definitely did not get that trait from my family seeing how my dad works on Taxation and my sister majored in Political Science BUT that doesn't mean little things can make me angry. Today in Media Studies I was researching the political stances of "The Mirror" (a British Tabloid-like Newspaper) and it said this:
The Mirror's front page on 4 November 2004, after the re-election of George W. Bush as U.S. President, read "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?". It provided a list of states and their average IQ, showing the Bush states all below average intelligence (except for Virginia), and all Kerry states at or above average intelligence.
For some reason that really ticked me off. I do not, at all, think it is okay to called 59 MILLION people dumb because of a freakin' political view. I personally believe that newspaper should keep their opinions to themselves. The fact that ONE company writes that is SO wrong. And the fact that North Carolina was one of those states that they were talking about just made me more frustrated.
Moral of this rant: Newspaper should keep their political (and religions, etc.) opinions to themselves. Just tell the news. "George W. Bush was re-elected as US President" would have worked.
^^I don't mean for any of this to seem offensive to anyone. It is just me ranting about my personal opinion.
The Mirror's front page on 4 November 2004, after the re-election of George W. Bush as U.S. President, read "How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?". It provided a list of states and their average IQ, showing the Bush states all below average intelligence (except for Virginia), and all Kerry states at or above average intelligence.
For some reason that really ticked me off. I do not, at all, think it is okay to called 59 MILLION people dumb because of a freakin' political view. I personally believe that newspaper should keep their opinions to themselves. The fact that ONE company writes that is SO wrong. And the fact that North Carolina was one of those states that they were talking about just made me more frustrated.
Moral of this rant: Newspaper should keep their political (and religions, etc.) opinions to themselves. Just tell the news. "George W. Bush was re-elected as US President" would have worked.
^^I don't mean for any of this to seem offensive to anyone. It is just me ranting about my personal opinion.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
10 Unfortunate Things Before 10am.
It's been one of those mornings.
Things that were unfortunate:
1) I woke up before my alarm and couldn't go back to sleep. It was only 25 minutes fewer minutes of sleep, but that means the world to me.
2) The computer wasn't working when I came downstairs. I think that Oxford University, one of the most prestigious in the world, can give me a computer that actually works all of the time. Or one that was made THIS decade. But it's it still a computer, so I'm happy.
3) My favorite bread from the bakery is the "Cottage Loaf" but I call it the mushroom bread. It does not have anything in common with mushrooms other than the fact that it looks similar. A picture is below.
But my mom bought it yesterday for the first time in weeks so I was totally excited to eat some. It was dry. I was near tears. It was awful.
4) Today in my Marching Band's first practice. In Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States. I am in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. A bit too far to drive. I really miss marching band and all of my best friends in it!
5) While on Facebook, I saw a link to the most depressing YouTube video in the world about a teenager that died from texting while driving. I was started crying.
6) Since I watched the YouTube video, I left the house 3 minutes. That may not seem like much if you are driving somewhere, but when your only transportation is your own two legs it is a big deal.
7) It was raining when I started walking to school. But it did not just stop at raining, it was windy. Enough that my umbrella flipped inside out. Twice. So by the time I got to school, I was hot from rushing to school, cold from being wet, frizzy from the rain, and tired because of my earlier waking up time.
8) In Tutor Group (30 minutes of my life wasted in a classroom doing nothing) we decided to take online "get your brain moving" tests where you have to type the answer. My tutor teacher told me to do the typing on the test about European History. Of ALL the British people in my class (there is another American) he choose the one who knew the least. And could spell the worst. I can usually type quickly but when people are screaming letter at you (it's a timed quiz) it gets stressful. I usually enjoy these quizzes, here's the site: http://www.sporcle.com/
9) I have two free lessons before class so when I could be sleeping, I am in school. I would have came in later, but I have already skipped several days of school and am going to WHEN KRISTIN COMES TO VISIT!
10) I totally forgot to do all my homework. I could be doing it right now (in my free periods) but I really don't want to. So I won't.
Things that were unfortunate:
1) I woke up before my alarm and couldn't go back to sleep. It was only 25 minutes fewer minutes of sleep, but that means the world to me.
2) The computer wasn't working when I came downstairs. I think that Oxford University, one of the most prestigious in the world, can give me a computer that actually works all of the time. Or one that was made THIS decade. But it's it still a computer, so I'm happy.
3) My favorite bread from the bakery is the "Cottage Loaf" but I call it the mushroom bread. It does not have anything in common with mushrooms other than the fact that it looks similar. A picture is below.
But my mom bought it yesterday for the first time in weeks so I was totally excited to eat some. It was dry. I was near tears. It was awful.
4) Today in my Marching Band's first practice. In Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States. I am in Oxford, England, United Kingdom. A bit too far to drive. I really miss marching band and all of my best friends in it!
5) While on Facebook, I saw a link to the most depressing YouTube video in the world about a teenager that died from texting while driving. I was started crying.
6) Since I watched the YouTube video, I left the house 3 minutes. That may not seem like much if you are driving somewhere, but when your only transportation is your own two legs it is a big deal.
7) It was raining when I started walking to school. But it did not just stop at raining, it was windy. Enough that my umbrella flipped inside out. Twice. So by the time I got to school, I was hot from rushing to school, cold from being wet, frizzy from the rain, and tired because of my earlier waking up time.
8) In Tutor Group (30 minutes of my life wasted in a classroom doing nothing) we decided to take online "get your brain moving" tests where you have to type the answer. My tutor teacher told me to do the typing on the test about European History. Of ALL the British people in my class (there is another American) he choose the one who knew the least. And could spell the worst. I can usually type quickly but when people are screaming letter at you (it's a timed quiz) it gets stressful. I usually enjoy these quizzes, here's the site: http://www.sporcle.com/
9) I have two free lessons before class so when I could be sleeping, I am in school. I would have came in later, but I have already skipped several days of school and am going to WHEN KRISTIN COMES TO VISIT!
10) I totally forgot to do all my homework. I could be doing it right now (in my free periods) but I really don't want to. So I won't.
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