Trying Something New
Lots of Stuff. Various Stuff. Other Stuff.
Wednesday 1 May 2013
Coats, Hats On!
It is amusing to watch everyone still cling to their winter coats, I think out of disbelief that there can be such a thing as warm weather.
Friday 12 April 2013
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Celebrating Elation
Sharp
prows slice up the waves
an
artic morning sailing day.
Chill
wind and icy spray
to
sweep a tingling face
and
tingling legs glued to a
soaring
deck.
No
miracle in walking when you
fly
across the water in close-haul!
An
artic morning sailing day
and
cups of tea.
Gulped
steaming in a cockpit -
hand
on tiller hand keeping ropes
from
thrashing free, how
can
a motor
on
a grey strip thrill if yachts
tack
freely on a boundless sea?
The
agitated wake astern she
courses
on at ease.
An
arctic morning sailing day
may
find a breeze, skipping past rigs
-
stings ruddy cheeks bared
in
elation.
Skin turned a hue of blue
to
match the beryl of the seas.
From
place to place a soundless
glide
dictated by the shore.
The
tide - the fog cut through
with
enterprise
of
wind and will and yachting skill
to
sail where a sailor likes.
All to a harbour leagues away,
An
arctic morning sailing day.
Saturday 23 February 2013
Clambering all over the side of Traprain Law with a friend, taking soil samples, slope gradient, windspeed and sunlight readings.
Must be a rather curious sight. Couple of bemused hikers looking on. The joys of causing confusion in others!
MUAHAHAHA
(It is a soil sample.) |
Saturday 10 November 2012
Mad as a Hatter
Feels so good to be back! Can't stay for long, I'm afraid I'm still more than a tad snowed under with work in a multitude of forms - however I really really couldn't resist taking a moment out to show you this:
Sixth Years at Knox dress up for Childern in Need and go around the classes to collect donations (threaten younger students). I've spent a good part of today snooping around Edinburgh - eating cake - in search of a TOP HAT for my Mad Hatter. Thanks specially to Papa and Sylwia, who set me on the path to hat sucess (not making sense entirely but hey-ho)!
Normally I would refrain from inflicting a photo of my mug on anyone, however I'm rather pleased that the face-painting wasn't an entirely botched job and thus the Theatre Art course I bled and sweat over *winks* all last year must finally be paying off.
After sitting at my desk some while I completely forgot my conspicuous apparel and took an emergency stroll to the newsagents...
Normally I would refrain from inflicting a photo of my mug on anyone, however I'm rather pleased that the face-painting wasn't an entirely botched job and thus the Theatre Art course I bled and sweat over *winks* all last year must finally be paying off.
After sitting at my desk some while I completely forgot my conspicuous apparel and took an emergency stroll to the newsagents...
Monday 1 October 2012
Monday 17 September 2012
Well, aside from some last minute progress with Personal Statements (don't get me started, oh ok, maybe later), today has proved a depressing waste of time...
HIGHLIGHT: Clearing Tesco out of greek yogurt. Bit of an acquired taste but I highly recommend it.
In related news -largely to add excitement to an otherwise very dull few of hours- my imaginary pet goldfish died in tragic circumstances. The Great Lord Sauron will be sorely missed. Funeral held at the Aubigny pool after school on Wednesday, everyone invited.
I must say, I'm somewhat loving typing in a unsophisticated, probably incorrect (but I haven't checked! :D) and certianly terrible fashion. Having to overstrain my less-than-capable grey matter as to the best way to phrase every miniscule segment of my Personal Statement (more stuff for Wednesday, no rest for the wicked) has done my head in. Observe - if you will - the text I have just reeled off (<--- "reeled off" being an inacurate expression to use considering I am neither writing by hand nor speaking. Yet there is no necessity for me to find a better one. Isn't it wonderful?! *grins manically*) is clumsy and generally badly written. Under normal circumstances I would go over this and edit, chop and change, generally improve etc. Today however, I shall revel in leaving this as it is. Muahahahaha!
Goodbye people.
HIGHLIGHT: Clearing Tesco out of greek yogurt. Bit of an acquired taste but I highly recommend it.
In related news -largely to add excitement to an otherwise very dull few of hours- my imaginary pet goldfish died in tragic circumstances. The Great Lord Sauron will be sorely missed. Funeral held at the Aubigny pool after school on Wednesday, everyone invited.
I must say, I'm somewhat loving typing in a unsophisticated, probably incorrect (but I haven't checked! :D) and certianly terrible fashion. Having to overstrain my less-than-capable grey matter as to the best way to phrase every miniscule segment of my Personal Statement (more stuff for Wednesday, no rest for the wicked) has done my head in. Observe - if you will - the text I have just reeled off (<--- "reeled off" being an inacurate expression to use considering I am neither writing by hand nor speaking. Yet there is no necessity for me to find a better one. Isn't it wonderful?! *grins manically*) is clumsy and generally badly written. Under normal circumstances I would go over this and edit, chop and change, generally improve etc. Today however, I shall revel in leaving this as it is. Muahahahaha!
Goodbye people.
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