The amount of my fellow students who want to give up French as their third language is shocking! All of course due to last night’s game…the least said about it the better. On the plus side, we learned a new verb today en français. Tricher- to cheat!

So all discussions on gloomy matters such as footballers’ hands and flash flooding cast aside, this week has actually been really good! This is mainly due to;

1. The Public Sector strike on Tuesday means we have a day off to look forward to!

2. I got 92% in my Geography test, my best result so far this year.

3. I had a really good lunch today (lunch can really make or break a day).

4. I got Foinse (the newspaper published as Gaeilge) in the Irish Independent and it included an article on John and Edward. Irish combined with John and Edward, what’s not to love? Foinse is really good by the way, I recommend it to anyone who wants to do well in Irish. It’s out every Wednesday with the Irish Independent. We also get Dremire at school too but I find the articles really complex and they’re nearly all on the recession!

5. We got our timetables for the Christmas tests today…each year, this signifies the commencement of widespread panic in the school. I think it’s because it confirms we actually have Christmas tests! I have one day off during that week because I don’t do Biology or Home Ec. I really better start studying but it shouldn’t be too hard- I have to admit, I’m still on a high after my Geography result!

I have to spend this weekend in the library because we have to hand in our proposal for the History topic by Monday. It’s all so rushed but I think I’ll manage! The topic isn’t too hard to come up with, it’s mainly the sources that are the problem…

P.S. Is anyone else as disgusted as me that Breffny was fired from The Apprentice? I love that guy!

I haven’t blogged in a while,or so it seems:)

I was actually in Glendalough on Friday and just got home there on Sunday night. I had to walk 50km for my silver ‘Gaisce’ award. Call me crazy, yes, I know..”what are you doing that for! it’s 6th year do you honestly have that much free time to be walking when you could be studying!! what the hell!?”. Well I didn’t do TY so I did my bronze award last year and I thought I’d go for silver this year. Simple. So yes that does mean I missed my classes on Saturday in Leeson street. I suppose i can catch up, what’s a couple of missing notes going to do? (”everything”, she says silently).

Well I have a few problems this week. ANY help is appreciated. HOW in the name of God do you study for the L.C Irish exam? I mean seriously!! I just realised I’m screwed. I have like over 200 sheets of papers with notes on ‘Clare sa spéir’ or ‘An Gealt’ and ‘Dán do Mhelissa’ etc etc. I just never learned them off, and now I have no idea how I’m going to do so in a few months. I don’t have the option of dropping down since i need the points and to top it all off, I just sickened myself this week by writing the worst irish essay ever! I thought to myself; why could I write this in French easily and I’ve only been learning that for what? five years? and why can’t I write a simple Irish essay without asking my brother how to say ‘ I went ‘ in Irish when I practically learned Irish my whole life! I’ve never been so frustrated in my life. So sad.

On a happier note (for some) Jamie is gone. Forever. No longer will my stomach churn when I see that ridiculous head of hair, no longer will I flinch when he wears inappropriate V-neck t-shirts that show all. He was a good singer I suppose. Yet, I predict Olly Walls (Murs) will win this year

I applied for the HPAT test online last week and got my CAO code too. RC001. That’s my first choice. Medicine in RCSI. You’d think after putting your first choice down there would be a sudden burst of enthusiasm and zest for the fact that “Hey I should probably study now”.Nope , not yet anyway! I had a test this week on the wonderful, evocative poetry of Eavan Boland. I didn’t do as well as I hoped, I really don’t like poetry questions because they’re just so open! for others that’s a great thing but for me, it’s hard to express my opinions in such a short time, it takes a while for me to get the gist of it and then open up.

And now, please, for the next few seconds I’m going to rant on about the momentous thing that is new moon. “OMG!! I cant wait till Friday! like, it’s going to be mad! It’ll be the first time I’ll be in the new Cinema! OMGOMG thank God Jacob cuts his hair in this one because quite frankly he’s much better looking that way.. i actually dont know what to expect:o Please stick to the books this time!:)

Merci for your patience Whilst studying for my chemistry test on naming planer compounds i was also watching the France V Ireland match. I don’t want to get into it but well done to the lads, everyone could see they were playing much better and really fought for it. I guess it was just unfortunate:( Henry knows what he did…YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!! :K

So that’s it I think,,we shall see what the next week brings. Plenty of Xmas Exams I predict. Oh yes! I’ll be sitting a mock HPAT test this Sunday , you won’t believe how nervous I am!! I’ll blog on that later, but for now Bonne Chance and have a good week