Baaack to Schoool

Today was the first day back at school. Getting ready for school at 6 am was a an experience I haven't experienced in nearly a month, so it was refreshing/tiring. Went to school, and was surprised somewhat with what the day held.

I got my dreaded practice exam back, which was a bit of a mixed reaction. I managed to get 75% overall, equal marks for both texts. Then we read out bits of our answers to the class...god i felt dumb. There was Paul using 'persona this' and 'quote that' then Simon with 'Lietchtenstein once write that...Harwodd was a great believer in his writings ....' and Geoff who was, though unbelievably pompous, perfect in every way. I wish I could write like that about things I don't care about. Apparently mine was 'flat'.

It was also surprising to see how much people remember. At the beginning of the holidays a certain person told me something about themselves in a bid to anger me. The details are quite explicit, and made the person out to be a dirty pedophile, and the person he committed the acts with a child of lesser calibre (slut). In my horror and disgust, I divulged this information to a friend of mine. I later found out that the acts did not occur, and was laughed at/abused in an inappropriate manner.
However, I forgot to tell my friend that it was not true. Got to back to school today, he had told EVERYONE. I had people coming up to me all day asking me if I knew and trying to be sympathetic (because I used to be involved with him). Now they all think he IS a dirty pedophile. Not untrue, but still, karma works its ways sometimes, maybe I should not have been abused?

Ms McChesney made a very disappointing error in her inevitable farewell to the school today, levaing many students in shock and horror. Her predictable poem was tainted, unworthy of such an audience, and some junior students were seen to be crying, not used to the change.
It should go as follows
"May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be at your back
The sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall softly upon your fields
And until we meet again
May your God hold you in the plam of his hand"

This is the offending speech
"May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be at your back
The sun shine warm upon your fields
And the rain also fall softly upon your fields
And until we meet again
May your God hold you in the plam of his hand"

What about my face??? Why is the sun warm upon my fields? It would be better on my pale winter face! How come my fields get the sun and rain? And her botched attempt to make it look like it was meant to be that way - we saw right through it! Many of the students reciting the poem discreetly with her were thrown off, and could not get bac on trac for their horror.

I plan to write to her, explaining the ACTUAL wording of the poem.

I think this is a long post, but oh well deal with it.

Jess

PS> TODAY SHOW TOMORROW.... (don't watch it I have decided being on T.V isn't so great when you are doing CPR :S )