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you-ology, me-ology, love-ology, kiss-ology, stay-ology, please-ology..
Yesterday was the variety show. It went a lot better than expected, and even the parts which didn’t go well were good. Designed the display, which took forever to make and put up, hardly anyone saw it which sucked. Had a massive battle with Photoshop in the Art rooms, but the most important thing was the amount of money we raised for charity. We’ll find out final figures on Monday, but I imagine it is around the £500 mark as before it even started we had £300.
I’m thinking about taking the Gold Youth Arts award next year. It’s a year early and equivalent to an A-level, i’m just not sure that i’m ready for it. I said that I didn’t want anything to stressing because i’ve got my exams next year, but it’s stretched across two years to reduce the workload, I suppose. I’ve also got to choose an area that i’m not familiar with. I could do dance, or dramatic theatre to completely tip the scales. Or I could do something more artistic like fine art or something in the visual arts. It’d get me into a decent University, especially if I ended up taking Philosophy and Ethics, Psychology and English Language & Lit. It’d mean I wouldn’t have to take something like Music because it’d be covered in my award. So then i’d have Arts, English, Science and Religious studies.
Love is so fickle, it’s starts with a flood and ends in a trickle..
I learned a very good lesson yesterday. In English we were talking about a poem called ‘Love After Love’ by Derek Walcott. Bell talked about being in a relationship for a long time, and how you forget yourself because you lose yourself in love. She went on to say that love will come and love will go, but you live and die in your own arms. And I think that one line has totally changed my way of thinking. It hit hard. At first I thought that she was just cynical and pessimistic. That love possibly, if you found the right person could last ‘forever’. But then, you think of yourself as nieve. I mean, i’ve only been in love once.. But i’ve been in a long term relationship twice. The thing is, your idea of ‘true love’ changes to fit around the person you are with. I always thought I was in love with the first person I got with, that we would last forever. We broke up, however, and a year later I found someone else and they totally changed my perception of love and it made me think I wasn’t so in love with the first person after all. So really, I think it’s about rediscovering yourself after a relationship has ended. I’ll post the poem so you can come up with your own conclusions.
Love After Love – Derek Walcott
I’m also a little in love with Tyler Burkum at the moment.. For now though, I need to finish my coursework. Happy tuneage.
Today was the rehearsal for the charity gig we’re doing on Wednesday. Despite the blistering heat and the fact that most of the acts weren’t ready, it went well. Actually looking forward to spending an extra seven hours in school. Other than rehearsals, today has been rather unproductive, had supplys for three lessons.. And no coursework. It’s mine and Sarahs’ six month anniversary today, which has put me in an ace mood. And today in English we’ve been analysing ‘poems’. I say ‘poems’ because they were more modern day songs than poems. Lots of Rihanna and stuff, which kind of sucked, although the Killers were thrown in there too.
I was watching a performance featuring Bjork earlier. I found this most peculiar instrument.. At first I just thought it was a flashy table. But this thing is like a big synthesiser. It’s called a ReacTable and it operates by turning these little rune thingys. Sounds like i’ve been playing too much Runescape..
That’s just a short clip anyway. I bet Trent Reznor has one. Maybe I could get one of those ‘give me moneyzz’ buttons for on here and eventually get one.. I wonder if that could be my chosen instrument for GCSE level Music Studies. Hmm..
