History exam… tragic or triumphant?
The first paper was the sources-based questions on Russia in Revolution. Unnervingly, our paper was entirely about 1905 – and we’d spent countless hours learning about 1917 in painstakingly detail 
however I did know about 1905 so it wasn’t terrible. I’m just not sure my answers were quite as tight or insightful or un-rushed as I’d had liked them to be, so I’m a bit unsure about that paper. We’ll see, I guess!
As it happens I was more confident about Russia last night so this morning I spent my time revising the second paper, on Civil Rights in America. I drew up an A4 sheet with a time-line of dates and about five random statistics which I managed to memorise, hurrah! Given this, the exam question was a gift to me – concentrating on exactly the period I revised. It did mean I picked the other option from, ur, everyone else I spoke to afterwards… but never mind. I feel good about that paper. 
Sorry for all the exam-themed posts. Tomorrow I will learn everything there is to know about Physics for the exam on Friday morning, then I’m free! (Well, for a week. Then A2s start.) You should see normal blog service resumed then.
Just finished a Mechanics exam which (barring any retakes) wraps up Maths AS. I have to say, without tempting fate, I found this paper pretty straigtforward – far more so than the practice exams. There’s one question I know I lost a mark or two, and a few I’m a bit unsure about, but on the whole I finished with plenty of time to spare. Yay! Mechanics is easier in Maths than Physics. Fancy that.
Now time to dive right into History because that’s tomorrow. Fairly confident about Russia in Revolution assuming I manage the time well and my hand doesn’t explode, Civil Rights will require more work. Tonight. To memorise things. Lots of things. Descriptive today aren’t I?
Enjoy the sun! 
Hellos! We’re back. Back to sunnier-than-thou weather, which is a bit strange. I know you’re only here for the (now traditional?) set of gorgeous photos so let’s just get straight to that, shall we?
We had to take this. We were in Paris!
Got to the top… lovely view…
But obviously just an excuse to pose
With unflappable hair
Historic y’know – Napoleon’s in there
Looking glam!
Carefully built to look exactly like the Da Vinci film set
Armed and dangerous
Jumpin’
Paris is really rather cultured
Or is it? I laughed so much at this
No no no idea what these are
Happy Family Moment (TM)
And no Babble, we haven’t adopted 
but it was Tasha’s birthday today. Hurrah! We all went bowling where I came a slightly-rubbish 3rd out of 5, but there was chocolate milkshake afterwards to soften the blow. (For the record, Tasha won 
)
Non-stereotypical image of Paris
Have fun, wherever you are this half term!
The Da Vinci Code
Of course it’s fiction. So is the Bible, although the latter has by far the larger body count and glaring plot holes. I really wish that this film did better than that sinister Narnia blockbuster, although sadly I don’t think it will.
Incidentally, on the way out of the cinema we ran into a congregation from the Science faculty. Ms Taylor has been duly added to the list of occasional blog watchers, which just demonstrates that people will read anything these days
Oh, and I did quite enjoy the world ‘jpeg’ [sic] being part of the French subtitles. What is Le JPEG is French exactly?
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