Saturday 27 September 2008

A Pro-Active Post

I have lots of little jobs to do this weekend. Being a natural procrastinator, I'm not looking forward to getting any of them done. So instead of cracking on and attempting to decrease my To Do list, I decided to create a procrastination pyramid. I'd read about them awhile back (when I was writing my dissertation I looked up 'procrastination' on the internet, and found this...) Basically, you write down all the things you need to do, with the most important near the top. Then you get to work on the less important tasks to put off doing the tasks at the top of the pyramid. By the time you've done a couple of the tasks near the bottom, other stuff has come along to be placed at the top, so everything can be shunted down on the pyramid. Get it? It's called Structured Procrastination. I'll let you know if it works...


Hmm. Creating the pyramid took longer than I thought. Still, I've made a start as I am currently updating the ol' blog.

In other news:

- I had to play in the annual Staff vs. Parents netball match today. We beat them 10-6, a much better result than our 18-8 thrashing last year! Everyone took it incredibly seriously though, and have sustained minor injuries because of it. Meh.

- We had a great time at the Wickford Curry & Quiz night yesterday. Our team came second, pipped to the post by some team who knew what a baby whale was called. (It's a calf, in case you're interested.) Well done to everyone who organised it! :)

- Heather and Chris, who were both showing signs of becoming great bloggers, appear to have lost motivation slightly. A temporary lapse, I'm sure...

- Tim has disappeared off the face of the earth completely. As has Richard's actual blog. Idiot.

- Graeme is long overdue for an update. As is Andy.

- However, on a more positive note, John has uploaded some interesting travel vlogs. You'd be fooled for thinking was in Australia, as something odd has happened to his voice since he's been away. Still, it's worth a look. Glyn is also back, attempting to blog every single day for a month. Never gonna happen...

Saturday 20 September 2008

Farm Limericks

(Inspired by today's visit to Jimmy's Farm.)

I once met a sweet little pig,
Who looked so cute when trying to dig
But the problem I'd get,
(If said pig were my pet)
Is the fact he'd turn ugly and big.















There once lived a cow on the farm,
Who seemed to have plenty of charm
But when his praises were sung
He would stick out his tongue
Causing kids to leap back in alarm.

Friday 19 September 2008

It should've been me...

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Friday 12 September 2008

Dancing through life...

It's been a really busy couple of weeks. I'm back at school, my new class are hard work (I even managed to lose one today on the way to assembly, just because he felt like going somewhere else... got him back eventually though!) and I'm constantly really tired. Nothing has really happened worth mentioning, but I thought I'd guide you through some of my emotions over the last few days.

I've laughed at this:

(Courtesy of a boy in my class...)

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Wooden shoe
Wooden shoe who?

Wooden shoe like to know...

Haha. Gets me every time.

I've cried at this:



It really is one to go and see, although I think it's best to read the book first. I won't say anything else as the blurb on the back of the book says: "The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the jacket, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about." Effective, non? It sucked me in anyway.

And I've spent most of the week singing along to this:




Dancing Through Life- Wicked OBC

I also happen to quite like the Disney video (some people have way, way too much time on their hands... )


Finally, I've been quite annoyed at this:


I'm having trouble adjusting to the new Facebook. Why mess with perfection?! Argh.

Ok, so I'm aware that this is a bit of a nothing post. But I felt I should entertain you with something whilst I figure out something interesting and worthwhile to say. I'm sure it will come.

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