Seriously, I don’t know how Nic does it. It’s really hard! However, since this blog is read by.. ooh.. at least half a dozen people I should announce on here that I have indeed got an offer to read History at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge commencing in October 2007.
The conditions are:
A in History, A in English Literature and an A in either Mathematics or Physics*
So hurrah 
*Top prediction of 2007: I bet it’ll be the Maths 
Well, happy new year everyone! At the stroke of midnight, after jumping around a bit, everyone present Joshua’s now-traditional party dashed out onto the street for a massive pillow fight, which set the tone for 2007 nicely I think I’m also supposed to give a shout-out (first one of the year!) to Emily who should really get a t-shirt printed about surviving a Sixth Form party.
One of the last actions of 2006, incidentally, was finally getting new trainers. And by ‘finally’ I mean ‘to replace the ones which have had gaping holes in for months’. Although they are quite nice and black and deliberately uncool enough to make Dominic happy, the trauma of buying shoes is still present. Which brings me on to my school report from Reception, which Tasha and I found while exploring the big family filing cabinet at 1 in the morning last night. Voila:
Reception report
Yes – “When getting dressed Dominic makes no attempt to buckle up his shoes. He gets upset when encouraged to try.” I think reading that has made my year.
There were other oddities in that filing cabinet actually. Apparently, in Year 2, “Dominic has written several songs and performed them to the class”. I am unbelievably sure this never happened! 
Ooh and finally, and especially since fellow Torchwood fan Emily is supposed to be reading this on condition of being mentioned, wasn’t the season finale good last night? And by good, I mean gooooood because I really enjoyed it! The TARDIS at the end was the final touch in a stunning end to a first season, which has had its ups and downs (no more ‘back from the dead’ stories please ) but has been great viewing in lieu of Doctor Who.
To Captain Jack Harkness *toasts glass* and 2007!
In the interests of reflection, here’s a my life in a year sorta thing, the big question being ‘which huge events have I accidentally forgotten?’…
January
2006 began at Joshua’s New Year Party. GCSEs seemed rather far away as I had my first AS exams in English and Physics (as well as ICT, quickly forgotten). The good people at Waseley sent me a mysterious package packed with stuff, which led to the wonderful ‘Gold Hat’ movie Katie and I put together.
It could only be New York…
New York, New York! February was rather packed actually. Aside from the Big Apple, I also went punting in Cambridge during a Shadowing Scheme and managed to finally ask Lucy out, narrowly missing Valentine’s Day. She said yes, by the way
March
Our beloved pet Tom Cat died in March 
but in happier news I got my grades from the January exams, including a B in the ‘misery and despair’ exam. The RV crew also visited London, making them all the more real to me! In fact, I ended up meeting Josie again the next week in Oxford with Lucinda. March was also the month of the infamous ‘A and two zeros’.
April
My sisters became Maths Coursework stars. Quote of the Day launched. My blog had a birthday. Series 2 of Doctor Who began, properly. The Physics practical exam started to loom large in my mind, and I achieved a lifetime ambition by going to see Have I Got News For You being recorded. Huzzah!
May
I had my first taste of fame in May as the wonderful Mr. Nash set questions about this very blog as a piece of Year 9 homework. My Physics practical also went well in the end as did my other exams which began in May. And then we went off to Paris for a few days during Half Term! London, Paris, New York… lovely
RaVe also featured a bouncy castle!
RaVe! OK OK, so I finished the last of my AS exams, had a birthday, and got to meet Tony Benn. But RaVe was the defining moment of June, after a nice send-off to Ruberyvillage, as I brought Joshua and Fabio along to sleep in a tent in Nic’s garden. Oh, and the police shut the party down at 10pm!
July
You should all be delighted to know that I did a little bit of work in July, you know, with money and everything. Although to be fair it was at the Queens Park \ UCL summer school, which is why I carry around a ‘UCL Library Services’ card around in my wallet to this day. And I turned up in Cofton Hackett unannounced, because Lucy doesn’t like surprises.
August
Ah the long summer holiday month. The girls went off to Tanzania, while Dad and I stayed at home with a bit of Birmingham \ Suffolk in between. It was lovely I also got a new phone *sniff* which didn’t last long. Ooh and I got my AS results! Which prompted the crazed decision to carry on with Physics through A2…
September
The 39 Steps was probably the highlight of my ‘culture’ this year, at the Tricycle. Politicians also began to please me, with the unveiling of plans for the London Overground and Gordon Brown mulling NHS political independence. In sillier news, another lifetime ambition was fulfilled with ‘Ricky’s Cry For Help’ giving me my long-sought appearance in B3ta.
October
The long running and often traumatic university application process was over (sort of) as I sent my applications to read History off to UCAS. It was also lovely to see Catherine again at her 18th birthday \ housewarming party. IE7 was released, finally, and I rode Stealth at Thorpe Park. Excitement. Oh, and I had smiles added to my homework diary.
MySpace – spawn of the devil?
Traditions were started (the return of Quiz Night!) and traditions were ended (Dominic’s abandonment of the coach for the train). I wore a suit, and tie (and tie!) to my grandparents’ surprise 50th wedding anniversary party in Dorset. Shockingly, I got MySpace
and the conditional offers started to trickle in…
December
…but the big beast was yet to come, with my Cambridge interviews in December. I still don’t know if they’ll offer me a place or not, but it they seemed to go well, and I’m glad I had the experience in any case. Talking of experiences, I’d never have predicted a tornado striking Kensal Rise, as it did, coming perilously close to my school. Picking Christmas presents was a bit of a gamble this year, but I think it paid off 
and Joshua’s New Year Party will round the year off as it began!
Looking forward to an interesting 2007, to say the least Will A Levels finally crush Dominic’s optimistic spirit? Will he pack his bags for university or dropout and roam the streets looking for food? Will this website finally get a redesign? Let’s find out…
Well, somewhat later than Katie, I finally cracked Mission in Snowdriftland. Hurrah!
Yay
Merry Christmas Eve!
On the first day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
A broadband upgrade offer from BT!
On the second day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
Two Jan exams,
And a broadband upgrade offer from BT!
On the third day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
Three Cambridge interviews,
Two Jan exams,
And a broadband upgrade offer from BT!
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
Four A2 subjects,
Three Cambridge interviews,
Two Jan exams,
And a broadband upgrade offer from BT!
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
Five cards sent,
Four A2 subjects,
Three Cambridge interviews,
Two Jan exams,
And a broadband upgrade offer from BT!
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my life presented to me
Six presents bought,
Five cards sent,
Four A2 subjects,
Three Cambridge interviews,
Two Jan exams,
And a broadband upgrade offer from BT!
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