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...

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.

It should've been me...

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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.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not

For my friend Meghan's birthday, I treated her to a day of fun at Ripley's Believe It Or Not, a new attraction in London. It's a museum with all kinds of weird and wonderful exhibits- here are a few photos from our day:

Here is the biggest rocking chair ever! The staff were really nice too- they tried to take your photo so you'd pay £8 to buy it, but when you said no they offered to take a photo with your camera instead. (Also, when I said I wasn't a student at the entrance and didn't have any vouchers, the woman whispered, 'Oh, that's ok, I have some here...' How nice.)

Hang on a cotton picking minute... Where are Meg's legs?!

This photograph didn't come out too well, but there were thousands of multicoloured dots rotating round the tunnel, and it looked fine as you stepped onto the walkway... but as soon as you do all sense of balance is lost and it makes you really dizzy! (My dad went a couple of days later and actually fell over.)

There were lots of funny tricks and surprises as you make your way round, but I don't want to spoil it for you in case you plan to go. And you should, because it's excellent! A great family day out. Oh, and guess who I bumped into...?

Remember him?

Yes, it was none other than my mate Robert Wadlow, the world's tallest man, who I'd last visited in Copenhagen in February. I complimented him on his new suit. He showed me his family album. Good times!

****BLOG UPDATE****

Heather Orford now has a blog. She said she'd start one if I could think of a really good name for it, so I did.

That is all.

Dancing around the world

Ok, so I didn't find this by myself (credit to Estelle Blake at Summer School) but here is a really cool video of a guy who thought he'd travel all around the world and video himself doing the same ridiculous dance in each place. So simple, yet brilliant.



(He also recently created a 2008 version, where loads of people from each country dance with him...)

On a completely different note (although just as ridiculous), I have had two extremely dappy moments this week that I would like to share with you. The first occurred when I scraped together just enough change to buy a car park ticket and stuck it to my side window. Then I got back in the car to make a quick phonecall, and promptly wound down said window. The car park ticket was immediately lost somewhere in the door. So that was Idiot Moment Number One. Idiot Moment Number Two occurred when my parents prepared a lovely roast dinner on Wednesday, giving me the one job of making the gravy. However, I must have been talking and/or distracted by a shiny object, as I made the classic Uncle Albert mistake of pouring coffee over everyone's dinner. Fool.