Because it’s the Apple store and a long-standing tradition.
Observation of the Day: It really is the 21st, no matter what any coach driver might say.
On Saturday morning Mum, Tash and Katie got back from an awesome trip to Tanzania. Yaaay 
It’s good to have sisters back – we danced to the Spice Girls (confession time here) then settled down to watch The Breakfast Club with take-away pizza. I love you guys (gals). You can read more here and see the glorious photo album here.
Tanzania photo I nicked off Tash
but no, it’s not serious and no, it’s not Malaria. And she’s back now and reigning supreme in the Self household as well as getting back on top of the state of the laundry room.
One side effect of having the girls back is that the digital camera is also back, meaning that I might finally update the photo on the home page 
I can also now officially announce (since it’s not a secret anymore) PC5 is here! The newest baby \ computer is in Katie’s room complete with excellently assembled – if we do say so ourselves – desk and chair from the glorious IKEA.
For fans of over-wrought analysis, here are my full results. A bit of explanation: the most important number is the one out of 300. (An AS level is 300 points, A2 a further 300, together they make a 600 point A level.) You need 240 points to get an A… in English I did rather well and got the full 300 this year while in Maths and Physics I got 261. Interestingly, I did actually get a B in one of my units for History – it was the Russian one. But hey, it all works out
We went to the pub to celebrate afterwards – although I’m a bit of a wuss, since the pub lunch interested me more than the alcohol! 
Joshua also gave me the most fantastic present ever in the history of the world… and I’ll blog about it when we get the camera back \ we figure out how to get the batteries in 
Right, off to Brighton today. Congratulations to everyone else who got good results, and if you were disappointed – just sit down and plan what you have to do and you’ll be fine. Honestly.
4 As. Um… How the hell did that happen? 
love you all
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On Saturday I travelled up to Birmingham – walked quickly through an anti-war demo keeping my head down – and caught the good ole bus to Rubery where Josie met me and I checked into the sexy Premier Travel Inn. (It was called ‘Birmingham South’ which was interesting because up to that point I’d thought Rubery was further north. Revelation!) The lady at reception asked me if I had a car in the car park. I didn’t.
Then Josie took me to Marlbrook! The third leg of the Rubery – Cofton – Marlbrook tripod. The bus driver disliked me because of my shock that Birmingham to Rubery costs £1.20 whereas Rubery to Cofton Marlbrook costs £2.20. ‘Over the border’ I was told, several times, by several different people, but it still wrangles.
At Josie’s, I learnt the following:
- Scrappy doesn’t bark! Instantly erasing my phobia of him as a dog
- In fact, we got rather close and he licked my nose in a tender moment
- Josie’s parents are very friendly and play classy modern music like The Kooks over dinner
- Kathryn buys floam!
- The moment you encounter floam, you are instantly addicted
Oh and I also met Aaron Arun(?). Hi!
The whole point of this was to get to Sunday where I brought Lucy back to London by Megabus At which point I should really hand you over to her, because she writes about it much better than I ever could. But it was lots of fun and she now has an Oyster card, which is the important thing 
Tomorrow is AS results day. Woo? I’m a bit apathetic about it, though rest assured I’ll blog the results live from my phone, no matter how bad they are
Predictions?
I think I’ll get a C in Physics, and I blame Solid Materials for that, because otherwise I could have got a B. Grrr. The others? Well I’m really not sure. I’m least sure in History which I guess I need an A in the most, though maybe need is a funny word. I just don’t know.
Stay tuned…
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