I just realized that it would be so very wonderful if days lasted 28 hours instead of 24. That would give me time to actually do everything I planned to /was supposed to.

I thought I'd post only relevant issues here, but I guess not. Changed my mind, time for relevant is later, not now. Now is time for some venting and destressing.

All teachers have a conspiracy against students. One week would be so relaxing and work-free...and then, BAM! For a whole month straight nothing but tests, assingments, all due at the same time...I currently have 3 ongoing projects, all due within 2 days of each other, and 4 looming tests in the very near future. 3 of which are on the same day.

I wouldn't be surprised if all the teachers got together in the staffroom at the end of the day, to compare schedules and to plan major things on the same day...

I'm not the procrastinator sort of person, (though that does happen occasionally...maybe even a bit more often then occasionally), but even for me this is crazy. A steady work load is good...projects are all in good fun, but THAT MUCH!?

Gah! They say grade 11 is the hardest year in high school...they being everyone in the older grades. Right now i am ready to believe them.

Alright, enough with the distractions...have to go do some (more) work.

Ciao to all

*Sigh* Is it just me, or is there a sad lack of politeness in this world? People just stopped being courteous.

Well, actually, I take that back...some people I still very much polite, but its the others that rather bother me. And, what I mean by not being polite doesn't necessarily mean that they don't say "sorry" or "excuse me" or "thank you"...its the WAY that it is said.

Here's a scenario, which occured today:

Me: *going down the stairs to the subway station, minding my own business...*
Man with briefcase: *skips down stairs briskly (not necessarily in the school-girl way, but in a very "I am in a businesslike hurry" way)*
*accidently hits me with the briefcase in the process*
Sorry (This said is a gruff, clipped way...as though iw as the one bumping into him*
Me: Its alright
Man with Briefcase: Hmph
Me: *shrug*

Okay, that in itself is an occurence common enough...and I wouldn't have noticed it, really, if this following thing didn't happen:

Me: *standing in subway train, reading some amusing ads on the walls*
Curly-haired Woman: *walks by me, and brushes by me so hard in the process, that I almost lose my balance*
Sorry
*glares*
Me: Its alright...*quizzical look*


I don't know why, but having two people act like that in a row irked me. I mean, if you bother saying "sorry", maybe it will help if you act like you ARE sorry...maybe thats just me, but that's kinda the whole point of it, don't you think?

The same goes for "excuse me", "thanks"....being polite does not encompass merely saying the words... Just because you say thanks, it doesn't make you polite if you say it in a voice that is far from thankful.

Schools, work places, streets, city transport- everything would be better, if only politeness was heeded a bit more.

I probably sounds so preachy and condescending right now, even though I dont mean to. I will admit, that sometimes I am guilty of being fakely polite, too...if I had a bad day and I bump into someone, its hard to say sorry in a sorry way...or to be thankful for something, when you'd much rather not be.

But the problem is, for a lot of people what kind of day they had, or any other more or less excusable reason, doesn't play any factor. And THAT is what is sad...what makes me a bit scared for the human race.


So, that is my rant for the day.
Anyone who has any thoughts to share on this subject, feel free to reply

Watched "Gallipoli" today in English...*sniffle* Puts history in perspective, that it does. How many people died in the two world wars, combined? Over 80 million...correct me if i'm wrong though. So awful. This movie makes you think about things like that, darn it!


What are your legs? Springs, steel springs. What are they gonna do? They're going to hurl me down the track. How fast can you run? As fast as a leopard. How fast are you gonna run? As fast as a leopard. Then let's see you do it!"