lead pencil smears and bruises. (insert sigh here)

At the risk of not continuing the Christmas-quasi-present metaphor started by Ess and continued loyally by Jay, I have to say, receiving my HSC results was quite anticlimatic. Could be a little depressing if I dwelled on it, of course, my whole 13 years of schooling amounting to six marks running like little squashed ants in columns down the page - but, hey, what you gonna do? Anyhoo - the marks in question. Did have a rather pleasant and unexpected surprise (the 'unexpected' seems rather useless, doesn't it, seeing as ain't a surprise a surprise only because it's unexpected in the first place?..) in relation to my Extension 2 Mark -- FULL MARKS, would you believe? I certainly wouldn't - didn't REALLY think my suite of short stories was that spiffy. Loved the concept, but the execution of said concept? Mmm, didn't inspire confidence in me. But hey - the markers loved it! And I feel especially pleased after the rigmaroll I'd gone through producing it - I'd survived like twenty form-changes to throw caution to the wind and follow my heart with the short story form, even after countless warnings from my teachers, and quite alot of stress and iambic pentameter.

Wow. I just used QUITE a few cliches in that spiel, didn't I?

My sanity, you see, is slowly slipping away, line by shadow, as the portrait is still incomplete and staring back at me from where it lay taped to my desk. ACK!

Yes - the results. I was pleased - I went pretty much how I'd hoped/thought I'd go. Anything higher would have been unrealistic and any lower would have been disheartening, after all the work and the expectation that I at least go ALRIGHT. So, I'm happy. Band 6-out-of-6s and Band 4-out-of-4s, and one Band 5 to my name beside Physics - a class I'd taken only because I immensely enjoyed it, not that I was particularly good at in anyway. And for Mr B's antics.

So yes, to reiterate, I am pleased. UAI's are out tomorrow.

---- IN OTHER NEWS -----

'Went to see Twilight. And I enjoyed it. It was different enough for me to differentiate it from the book and similar enough to have a little chuckle where I though things were getting a bit corny. But yes, I quite liked it. At my sister is thoroughly in love with the tale, so I'm hoping she reads the books. (It would be a remarkable feat, as she NEVER reads. EVER. NEVER. EVER.

EVER.)

Well, back to the drawing board.


{ PN: For interest's sake - how many cliches DID I use?}