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17/08/2014

Going Back to Hell 101

No one ever did confess to being under the age of 11 so I’m going to assume you guys are in the same-ish age bracket as me and are school-age. By ‘school age’ I mean ‘in compulsory education’. I’m technically university age but am also technically on a gap year and I don’t have a clue how… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, August 2014, Lists, School

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’, A Levels, a short guide, advice, all-girls grammar schools, Camp Half-Blood, Dustin Lance Black’s Instagram, GCSEs, going back to school, high school, Hogwarts, Indifferent Ignorance, Jimmy Urine, Mo Farrah, MSI, organisation, senior school, stationery is important, surviving school, Tim Minchin GIF
07/02/2011

Dear: Friends in Room 9

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Complaints, February 2011, Paywall, Photogenius, School

high school, Indifferent Ignorance, losing stuff, Pencil case, protractor, Room 9, ruler, School, September, V7
09/01/2011

This Time One Week Ago, I Was a Bat. Complete With Cave.

I pause in my revising of ultrasound waves to talk about the first week back at school. Jesus H. Christ. How can a week only four days long go on forever????? If you answer that question, I will give you a million pounds. Or a guest-post explaining it. But – seriously – I don’t get… Continue reading

January 2011, School, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV

back at school, Christmas, E4, first week back, Glee, glee club, high school, Indifferent Ignorance
15/08/2010

Happy Sunday Evening. Unless You’re in California.

I’ve been having a discussion with a certain someone about pages on this blog, and what should be added to it. I guess I now owe her lollipops because there is a guest book here. In case you feel the need to sign it twice, go to Talk to Frank, then click on the… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation, August 2010, Colour, Holidays, Photogenius, School

California, Drop Me a Line, guest book, hell, high school, Indifferent Ignorance, lolliopos, Talk to Frank, woolly scarf

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high school

Going Back to Hell 101

Dear: Friends in Room 9

This Time One Week Ago, I Was a Bat. Complete With Cave.

Happy Sunday Evening. Unless You’re in California.