Hey guys!

I can’t actually remember the last time I blogged. I’m terrible! I’ve become so lazy these days…I’m barely making it into school! But that’s been put a stop to since…..THE XMAS REPORT. I wasn’t really planning on letting my parents see it but they insisted that I give it to them. I always hated school reports. There’s always some comment or result I figure is safer not to let them see. But the results weren’t too bad…English 68, French 60, Biology 75, History 70, Business 86…fairly alright results for me but do you think the teachers could leave it at that…hmmm….no!

There had to be remarks about my high absenteeism from school. I had my father convinced that I didn’t actually have to go to school the full week and only really had to go for three days tops. Everyone was happy out with this arrangement..especially me! But now it’s been ruined. The teachers couldn’t just write good result or whatever, they had to point out the bad also. Is it really only me that understands that I can work far better at my own pace at home with my kettle at hand?? Now, my father is insisting that I go in…Everyday! That’d be fine except…I have 25 free classes a week! I don’t want to spend all that time sitting in a cold hall. And I get so much done at home….I really want to quit school…..

But on the plus side Joe won the X Factor!! He is actually sex on legs! Though my friend thinks he possibly bats for the other side…not my opinion though…himself and Mrs. Cole have deffo got something going on! And The Apprentice Final is on tonight….bets to whos gonna win?? Steve Rayner ftw!!

So, asides from the whole ‘I have to go to school thing’, Life is good!  Btw, does anyone know where I can watch Il Postino on the ‘net??

They watched it in English but….I wasn’t in….ok, maybe they do have a point….I also do have a lot of homework to catch up on….Oh shit!Gotta go!

“Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration”
“Tough times don’t last, tough people do”
“Courage is being scared to death and doing it anyway”
“Motivation gets you going, determination keeps you moving”

Even if every single one of the above is true, and my problem has always been with the latter. It just continues to remind me what a “fun and exciting” couple of months I have ahead of me…. as I have now just reminded you
Anyway I had better introduce myself. I’m Katie, doing the leaving this year (first time) and not looking forward to it one bit!!! Well that is apart from the whole college thing (wohoo!). I turned 18 at the end of august and LOVED that whole new “freedom” thing….. Then it was robbed from me, and a study desk with piles of heavy books took its place  my social life has been reduced to holidays i.e. Christmas! (Well we’ll see what we can do about that!)

The worst thing about this year (if I can only pick one) is the confusion. Not knowing. I HATE NOT KNOWING! Yes. I am one of those people who needs to plan, who needs order so to me the big L.C. = Lots of Confusion… Until now, I had thought my life was as complicated as it could get. WRONG!

The leaving cert continually throws awkward situations, decisions and deadlines in my path. Diversions and confusing signs, two of the most hated things by motorists, and me. At the moment, sadly, that’s all we have in common. My plans to take the theory test last summer failed miserably. And, living in the middle of nowhere, public transport is next to non-existent and, well as regards cycling?  Let’s just say a broken arm at the age of 10 proved that balancing on two wheels was not for me!

Anyway, back to this leaving cert thing… why?  And, more importantly, how? Well I think we’ve all figured out that it’s just a memory game so it’s something I might be good at right? Wrong! Its seems as though my mind is so full up of useless information trying to organise itself that is just ends up like the M50 at 8 o’clock on a Monday morning. Not good. I store so much useless information about people and times long forgotten that it amazes me! And also provided a bit of amusement to my friends when a stupidly recount something that happened in primary school, expecting them to remember it. They don’t, and I’m left hanging! You’ll learn not to take me too seriously after a while, because I definitely don’t!

Back to that confusion thing again… every single year I have known, and been DEFINATE about what I want to do after my exams. Ok maybe I wanted to do a something different every year…. from medicine (found out I have a fear of injections!)…….. To veterinary (then TY happened) ……… to wanting to do “medicinal chemistry” (or something of the like last year)….. To not having a clue! *sad face*. So yes slightly panicking with the whole UCAS/CAO thing. And the fact that we have pre-mocks…….. Yes. PRE-MOCKS next week!!!! Not good on the auld stress levels. And as you guys know, when the stress levels go up, the grades go down!!

So I had better go and de-stress then….. A nice quiet hack around Tara on the nag sounds good…….. That is before De Broglie stresses me out again with his complicated electron stuff *sad face*

Ta ta for now xxx

Katie

So sat down with the mammy this morning for a cup of tea and a truly enlightening conversation of my future. It was great how we laughed and joked about me hopefully getting into college this year and not having to spend the rest of my life repeating the LC. However, it suddenly dawned on me that I actually have no bloody clue what I want to do.

My mind was set on Law, then journalism, social work, commerce then back to journalism, back to social work…then commerce…you get the picture. I have been so incredibly influenced by the TV that I even decided I wanted to join the BAU in the FBI (my cousin was totally up for that as well!) or become Veronica Mars.

I AM SOOOOOOO CONFUSED! Journalism is forefront in my mind now…I think….or commerce in UCD. But I have to take up maths again to improve by a grade to get into Commerce…and the 450 points necessary might also hold some problems. I love business and economics and I love English, so both degrees hold a lot of appeal for me.

Is anyone else having a problem deciding what to do? I think I should make a pros and cons list for both courses and just do my CAO before some other type of job pops into my head and I decide that I maybe want to do that aswell. Frustrations!!!

On another note, we had our xmas tests last week. They weren’t too bad with the very little study I did. I was so excited for seeing the New Moon film on Friday.  But I didn’t get there!! Stupid floods closed the roads and made so much traffic that I couldn’t get into Galway to see it.

But I’m going in on Tuesday to see it, even if I have to get a boat or something. I CANNOT MISS IT AGAIN!

Catch ya laterz!