In the middle of a heatwave, my final GCSE exam, and my first GCSE exam done in shorts. History – which was easier than the last one because it’s based on sources. Luckily I had a nice seat next to the open window and a bottle of life-saving water and so it went pretty well. But then how should I know, I’m not the one who has to mark it. Talking of which – Hurry Up with that! I want my results now!
Summer starts right here, right now. The sun’s out, the paddling pool is full and I’ve got until September before I have to do any more work. Oh, and my blinds got fixed, along with Natwest activating my online banking account. Yay! No wait, Woot!
As my Editor will tell you, I’ve been trying to avoid writing about the EU for fear of losing my sanity. Yet the news has rarely been more focused about one issue, and it stretches much further than a simple wrangle over budgets.
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It’s my second birthday on this blog, and I’ll only make it slightly longer than last time. I’m 16 today and am now significantly richer (financially, not spiritually 
) than I was 24 hours ago. Last night was the brilliant last episode of Doctor Who, and the withdrawal symptoms haven’t kicked in yet. We also had a group of lovely family and friends over (the ones you actually like for real, not just because your parents know them) and ate delicious chocolate brownies. Tonight = Pizza Express. It’s a tradition. And geekily, I’ve already applied for internet banking. Yeeeah!
So don’t you dare burst my happiness bubble!
You may live in one of the world’s famous cities, but you only really visit it when a friend comes from abroad. Then you get to be a tourist in your own city. Today I went on another London Walk in and around St Paul’s Cathedral which, you know, was cool. It’s a big Cathedral. With a dome. And a small sculpture done by an agnostic called “Mother and Child” because calling her a virgin was just too much. (Agnostics have always seemed rather dodgy to me – stop sitting on the fence already!)
Also today – I returned a corrupt DVD to Play.com and so far, fingers crossed, their returns service has been as exceptional as their delivery. You do have to phone up for authorisation to return something, but it was picked up straight away, and dealt with very quickly. And they refund the postage too. Hooray for Play!
Tonight I caught another BBC3 showing of the American remake of The Office which I first blogged about in January and, I’m delighted to say, isn’t nearly as bad as the teaser trailer would have you believe. It’s actually a very faithful adaptation, and reasonably entertaining in itself, although obviously it doesn’t reach the glorious heights that the original did. I’m not sure exactly what I’m expecting from this series really: if they retell the same jokes, it’s hardly very exciting, but if they change something, it feels weird.
An episode only runs to about 22 minutes without adverts as well, which means that the editing has to be tighter, detracting slightly from the feel of the show. The more un-PC humour is toned down, and it’s interesting to see “head office” replaced by “corporate”, “redundancies” by “downsizing” and so on. But hey, that’s Britain and America, divided by a common language as they say. (No, I’m sorry, I can’t remember exactly who said it. Shoot me.)
Tomorrow, or rather today since it’s after midnight, is DOCTOR WHO FINALE DAY! In case you’d forgotten. No spoilers. Bad Wolf!
Is a pub chain, apparently. Anyway, I’ve only got one GCSE left now – History on Tuesday – after this morning’s Science. To be honest, I can’t even remember that much about the exam, nothing really sticks out as being particularly irregular or even slightly humorous. They asked the questions on climate change (again!), life on Mars and how fast this car was travelling (um, probably an electric car) and I did my best to answer. Strangely, the hardest questions were the bits we hadn’t been taught 
Helen on It’s (waiting) time.: “Fabulous news, congratulations to you both! X” Jun 8, 21:51
