thylacine_girl

Just because... 12% Girly
Take this quiz and find out how girly you are. (GUYS TOO) Put x's beside each thing that's true. Each x that you put is one percent. Have fun!!

[ ] my fingernails/toenails are almost always painted
[ ]during the summer pretty much the only shoes i wear are flip flops
[ ] my favorite toy as a child were barbies
[ ] my favorite color is pink or purple
[x] i did Gymnastics
[ ] i love skirts
[ ] hollister is my favorite place to shop
[ ] tight jeans are the only jeans i'll wear
[x] i love chocolate
[x] i've never had a real job
TOTAL: 3

[ ] my hair is straightened (Sometimes)
[ ] i have at least 7 myspace pictures
[ ] i usually go shopping once a week
[ ] i love to hang out at the mall with friends
[ ] i have a real diamond ring or diamond necklace
[ ] i've gone to a tanning salon
[ ] i go to the beach to tan - not to swim
[ ] i have at least 10 pairs of shoes
[ ] i watch either the OC or Laguna Beach
[ ] i change my icon weekly
[ ] i wear a shower cap
TOTAL: 0


[ ] i would NEVER step foot into Hot Topic (Into what?)
[ ] my cell phone might as well become a part of me
[ ] i wear mascara everyday
[ ] i've been or am on a diet
[ ] bathing suits are adorable
[ ] i dont know the difference between a sheep and a goat.
[ ] big sunglasses are hot
[ ] i have gotten my nails done
[ ] i own over 10 purses
[ ] MTV is my one of my favorite channels
TOTAL: 0


[ ] all i want to do at sleepovers is talk about boys
[ ] i love to have other girls do my hair
[x] i give and receive hugs from my friends
[ ] i hate bugs, snakes, lizards, spiders
[x] carnivals are so fun!
[ ] summer is THE best season
[ ] my swimsuit has 2 pieces
[ ] im waiting for my knight in shining armor
[ ] musicians are so hot
[ ] you write me a poem or tell me im beautiful and im all yours (!!!)
TOTAL: 2

[x] i am self-conscious.
[ ] i cry often
[ ] my car smells like vanilla
[ ] I HATE to run
[ ] i squeal when i am surprised or angry
[x] i eat dried fruit as a snack
[ ] i love romance novels
[ ] Drew Barrymore is so cute
TOTAL: 2


[ ] i dance a lot.
[ ] i usually spend over an hour to get ready to leave my house
[ ] i only have like 5 billion hair products
[ ] i love to get dressed up.
[ ] every part of my outfit needs to match
[ ] i talk on the phone at least once a day to my friends
[ ] i would love to have a profssional photo shoot of myself
[ ] price on clothes hardly matters
[ ] i apply lip gloss 200 times a day
[ ] i wish i were a model
TOTAL: 0


[ ] i wish i could meet Paris Hilton
[ ] i have been something that was semi slutty on halloween
[x] i own Uggs
[ ] Hip Hop is the best music
[ ] i pop my collar
[ ] i like to be the center of attention
[ ] guys with Mohawks are crazy
[ ] horses are beautiful
[ ] i'd rather not pay attention in school
[ ] cats are adorable
TOTAL: 1

[x] i write poems or my own music
[ ] i love it when a guy/girl wears good smelling cologne/perfume
[ ] i can get very jealous
[ ] i would love to visit Hawaii
[ ] Valentine's day is so cute!
[ ] white is better then black
[ ] i wouldn't be caught dead in all black
[ ] my closet is STOCK FULL of clothes
[ ] i hate the grunge look of a beard
[ ] i love to read gossip magazines
TOTAL: 1

[ ] i love to gossip
[ ] I had Lisa Frank folders/posters as a kid
[ ] i love Celine dion
[ ] My bubble baths are 3 hr long
[ ] my wedding only needs a groom because it's already planned
[ ] my friends and i are in a strict group. we mostly only hang out with each other
[x] i like kids (in small doses)
[ ] diet drinks are the best
[ ] i'm all about being vegetarian
[ ] i refuse to eat at McDonalds
TOTAL: 1


[ ] i check my myspace everyday.
[ ] i LOVE life!
[ ] i have a lot of jewlery!
[ ] claires has cheap jewlery
[ ] my screen names have x's in them
[ ] either one of my myspace names has/had <3/'s in them
[x] i would never want to be the opposite sex
[x] it's not what he/she said it's the way he/she said it
[ ] i have more than 3 pillows on my bed
TOTAL: 2

12% girly

I went to see my GP on last Monday to see if he could do anything about this weird headache/dizziness/tunnel-vision/falling-over thing I've had recently. I thought it might be postural hypotension. He took an enormous blood sample that filled six vials. If I didn't have low blood pressure before that session I must have done afterwards. =D Anyhow, I went to see him again this Monday, and my blood test came back 100% normal in every respect, so I now have no clue what it is. While I was there we got talking about my interests and grades and he's now trying to rope me into doing medicine. He says I can work there if I do. =D I haven't even done year twelve yet and I already have a potential long term, full time job lined up. =D Isn't life weird...

I had SUCH a cool dream last night! It was, basically, the battle of Megiddo, from the Assyrian point of view. They were lying in wait for Thutmose III and the Egyptian army on the Southern road, one of the three routes to Megiddo, the others being the Northern road and the dangerous Aruna pass. Our battle plans were well-laid, and we were confident of success. When the Egyptians came along the Southern road, our infantry would engage them briefly and then fall back to the plain in front of Megiddo, where our chariots were waiting. Then the chariots, supported by the infantry, would renew the engagement and the Egyptians would be slaughtered. In case of the unlikely event of Thutmose taking the Northern road, the other half of our infantry was stationed there. The dream began with these plans being reviewed by the Prince of Kadesh and his generals, after which a scout came flying to tell us that Thutmose had taken the Aruna pass, and that if we didn't hurry the city would be lost by the time we got there. We broke camp in record time, and desperately legged it to Megiddo. We weren't fast enough. By the time we got there the Egyptians had already fallen upon our chariots, and we joined in the fighting in a desperate attempt to save our city. Our carefully laid plans had, however, been completely overturned, and our chariots and infantry were unable to manouvre into a favourable position where the could efficiently support each other. It was then that the dream became weird. It was late afternoon by now, and were were almost defeated - some of our leaders had already scrambled up the walls and into the city - when the ground began to rumbled, and toss like and ocean. Both armies fell about in confusion as Apopis, guardian of the twelfth gate of the underworld and enemy of Ra and his human representative, the Pharaoh, reared out of the earth. The giant snake towered over us, and we Assyrians took the opportunity to hoist more of our number into the city. Then Apopis fell upon Thutmose III's army, crushing and swallowing men by the dozen. This went on until sunset, when Apopis descended once more into the underworld to prepare himself to confront Ra and the sunboat. His bloody destruction had evened the odds somewhat, but rather than fight our army retreated inside the walls to wait out Thutmose. This was when the dream ended, but history, although it makes no mention of intervention by gods of the underworld, states that we were eventually defeated. Still, it was a very entertaining night.

I LOVE MATHS SO MUCH! Why aren't any of my other subjects like this? Even Ancient Civs I get tired of after about 4 or 5 hours. But I've been doing maths revision for two solid days, 6:30 am to 11:00 pm, and all I have are a sense of serene contentment and an even greater interest in the subject. I wish I could do 4 maths subjects next year instead of 1 maths subject and 3 science subjects. but my consolation will have to be that physics and chemistry involve a lot of maths too. :p

And yes, I can see you all now reading this and thinking I'm mad. Are you suprised? You shouldn't be. Most of you already had far more solid proof of my madness.

Hugs to all and hope exams went well. Looking forward to a long, fun summer with you!

Well, since my last entry I have come to a full understanding of how unusual and wonderful my family really is, a realisation that has banished my apathy to a lower plane of existence where it can stew in its own juice, leaving me in an incomprehensibly hyperactive state of mind, similar to that bestowed by ample consumption of coffee, despite the fact that I have actually had very little coffee today, hence the incomprehensibility. Also the plaster currently covering my nose - which was broken on the last day of school, fortuitously allowing me to escape a presentation for which I had nothing to present - has begun to itch with MADDENING intensity and frequency and my eyes are regularly burning and watering as if filled with chilli powder, occurences which hopefully herald the imminent removal of said plaster, because it's getting bloody annoying.

Many sentences contained within this entry were of a very dangerous length, and were performed by highly trained keyboard operators. On no account should inexperienced life-forms attempt to immitate them without proper medical wrist and finger supervision.

Ho hum. I feel listless and pointless. My life is meaningless! Brood, brood, mope, angst.

Ok, I've had my brooding quota. I'm going to go study. Good luck with exams, those who still have them!

For Velkyn, because I'm not on your friends list so I can't post it on your actual journal, but I want you to know that I care.

*hugs* Velkyn! Don't give up! *cries*
We love you! So just hang in there! You're going through a rough patch, but you're a smart, talented person, you know what you need to do, you can make it through.
*huggles*

Because I can. Nyah.

I just think that's funny.

I just do, ok?

I just saw Amistad, an absolutely EXCELLENT movie with a very inspiring speech by John Quincy Adams at the end. If you haven't seen it DO SO NOW!!! You will never regret it!

SECTION 1: About Me
Call me: Maighdie
Age: 16
Height: 171cm
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Where I'm at?: Home
Fears: Failure, responsibility, big changes, and tragedies within the family (major conflicts, illnesses, deaths, etc.)
Hobbies: Reading, drawing, cruising the net (usually on Deviant Art or reading webcomics. ^^;) rollerblading, eating.
One interesting thing: The way Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick is written.
Personality trait: Being neurotic? Self-critical? Self-absorbed?

SECTION 2: HAVE YOU EVER?
Peed in your pants? Presumably when I was toilet training.
Lied? Who hasnt?
Stolen? No
Got drunk? No. I got a little bit tipsy at a friend's 21st, but only the stage of laughing a lot, which I do anyway.
Got high? Of course not.
Fallen off the bed? Yes.
Fallen for a relative? ..............eeewww..........
Had plastic surgery? I don't need it. I'm perfect. =D
Failed a grade? I wouldn't be alive typing this if I had. =D
Broke someone's heart? Not that I'm aware of.
Had your heart broken? No.
Had a dream come true? Once or twice. Nothing major.
Done something you regret? ...a lot........
Cheated on a test? No. I took notes on my arm for my science exam last year, but I didn't use them at all so it doesn't count.
Been raped? No, thank god.
Broken a body part? Nose. It actually didn't hurt as much as I'd been led to believe.

SECTION 3: CURRENTLY
Wearing: Black ankle-length skirt, that turquoise top I always wear when I'm not wearing the pink one, black shoes and my overcoat.
Eating: Mandarine.
Feeling: Sleepy and guilty cause I'm not doing my homework.
Reading: The Cosmic Puppets by Philip K. Dick.
Located: Home
Chatting with: Jamie and my father. Except Jamie hasn't said anything for a while.
Watching: The screen
Craving: Something yummy. And some time to relax without homework hanging over me.
Should really: do homework.
Thinking: nothing in particular.

SECTION 4: DO YOU...
Brush your teeth? Of course.
Take a shower? Naturally.
Like anyone? Not romantically, but other than that, lots of people.
Have any piercings? Standard earlobe holes.
Drive? Yes, but the car leaps like a salmon every time I start. And last time I tried reversing the tires smoked.
Believe in God? Yes.
Always go on the computer? Quite alot.
Hate anyone? Not really. I do hate some people, but they're mostly historical or fictional characters.

SECTION 5: FRIENDS
Who is your best? I don't really have a best.
Who is the loudest? Hard to say...
Who is the shyest? Sophie
Who is the hottest? How am I supposed to know?
Who is the funniest? They're all pretty funny.
Who laughs the most? We all do. MWAHAHAHAAHa
Who have you known the longest? Umm...pretty much all of my current friends I've known for less than two years. And I met them in a group, really, so....
Do you only hang out with a certain type? Madmen. And women.
Do you belong to a crew? Yes. Of lunatics.
Do you hang out with the opposite sex? Quite a bit.
Do you consider yourself popular? Not really, no.
Do you trust your friends? I guess.
Are you a good friend? I hope so. I have my doubts, but one can dream.
Can you keep a secret? I think so. Unless it's one like: "I just killed my little brother, but don't tell anyone, ok?"
Have you ever lost a best friend? Well, my best friend from kindergarten is in Canada, so she's a bit lost. And my best friend from primary school and I have been drifting apart since a few years ago, so i guess she's lost too.

SECTION 6: LAST PERSON YOU...
Hugged: Sal.
Kissed: Sal. You can't hug her without kissing her.
IMed: Pater.
Talked to on the phone: I don't do phones.
Yelled at: Martha. She came into my room for no reason and started messing about in my carefully made bed. But that wasn't really yelling, just talking forcefully. I don't really yell unless I'm being theatrical. Or saying OUT! for the 35th time.
Checked out: eh?
Fell In love with: Sal. She's so little and fat. *hugs*
Tripped: I dunno. I'm such a klutz that it's hard to keep track.
Turned down: eh?

SECTION 7: PERSONAL
What do you want to be when you grow up? Wouldn't have the foggiest.
What was the worst day of your life? I don't know. I can't remember most of my life.
What is your most embarrassing story? My life as a whole is embarrassing. You people who have mere embarrassing episodes are inferior on the scale of embarrassment. =D
What has been the best day of your life? Hard to say.
What comes first in your life? Tricky..........that requires deeper self-analysis than I'm capable of in my present state.
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend/crush? No.
What are you most scared of? Failure, I guess. I believe in an afterlife, so losing people doesn't terrify me that much.
What do you usually think of before you go to bed?: One of my ongoing serial stories that I tell myself to put myself to sleep.
Most valuable possession?: Financially, my computer.

SECTION 8: FAVORITE...
Movie: Ouch. I don't know.
Song: ""
Singer/Band: ""
Store: ""
Relative: ""
Sport: Rollerblading.
Television show: Don't have a tv. But probably Futurama.
Book: See 1.
Food: ""
Drink: ""
Vacation spot: ""
Ice cream flavor: ""
Fruit: ""
Candy: ""
Car: ""
Day of the week: ""
Color: ""
Word: ""
Name for a girl: ""
Name for a boy: ""
Piece of clothing: ""
Season: ""
Subject: Maths.
Holiday: See 1.
What can I say? I'm not the sort of person who has favourites.


SECTION 9: DO YOU...
Like to give hugs? To kids.
Like to walk in the rain? As long as it's not cold and windy.
Sleep with or without clothes on? With
Prefer to wear dark colors or bright colors? Both
Dress up for halloween? nup
Close your eyes when you kiss? I've never had occasion to find out.
Have a job? No. poor.
Like to travel? No.
Sleep on your side, tummy or back? Side
Want to marry? Hard to say.
Have a goldfish? No. But we babysat a tank full of them once for two years. That was cool.
Ever had the falling dream? Who hasn't?
Have stuffed animals? dozens. But they're mostly my sister's now.
Go on vacation? no

List five things that get you excited/happy/enthusiastic about life, in no real order, and tag 5 folks to do it.

1. Sublimely beautiful mornings *This includes artistically overcast as well as sunny*
2. Interesting maths problems.
3. Shakespeare. And other good books.
4. Getting into hyperactive, giggly moods with friends over nothing in particular.
5. Sal.

If there is anyone left who hasn't done this, you are tagged.

Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.

Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose his compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early."

Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car ?

Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter :
Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool.
Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight.
Places where there is darkness.
Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness.
Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat.
Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay.
Hockey games are okay.
Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.

Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine .

This is my father's bible. Yes, my anti-social habits are not the only reason I have never had a boyfriend and probably won't 'til I'm thirty. They are a reason, but not the only one.
Also, my father's hobby is carpentry. This means that he has many sharp and interesting tools avialable at a moment's notice. Do not trifle with him. =D

One of my favourites. The following letters are taken from an actual incident between a London hotel and one of it's guests. The Hotel ended up submitting the letters to the London Sunday Times! Enjoy!
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Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman
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Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy
Relief Maid
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Dear Maid - I hope you are my regular maid. Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. WhenI got back to my room this evening I found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won't need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn't remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further assistance.
Your regular maid,
Dotty
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Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.Thank you.
Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper
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Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don't get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That's the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you,
Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper
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Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don't want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here. All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don't know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don't know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess...
• On the shelf under medicine cabinet: 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
• On the Kleenex dispenser: 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.
• On the bedroom dresser: 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet, 1 stack of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.
• Inside the medicine cabinet: 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
• In the shower soap dish: 6 Camay, very moist.
• On the northeast corner of tub: 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.
• On the northwest corner of tub: 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3.
Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman

There was once a canvas hanging in an art gallery.

A plain white canvas.

Gradually a huge crowd of intellectuals gathered round it and began to expound on its meaning.

One said: "The artist is making a statement on the futility of existence"

Another said: "No, it's a reference to the insubstantiality of reality.”

A third said: "Can't you see; it's about living with simplicity."

A fourth said: "As for me, I think it signifies the emptiness of his life."

For half an hour they stood there, contemplating this great and profound work of art.

Then the gallery janitor arrived and took the cover off.

Four bits of personal news.

News item 1. My Exam timetable

Wednesday 13th: 9:00am - English - 2 hrs
12:45am - Economics - 2 hrs 30 min

Thursday 14th: 12:45 - Physical Science - 2 hrs 30 min

Friday 15th: 12:45 - Ancient Civs - 2 hrs

Wednesday 20th: 12:45 - Maths Methods - 2 hrs 30 min


News item 2. Now know for certain that I have a phobia of Economics exams. Had a nightmare about them last night and woke up moaning with fear. Then fell asleep again. Continued nightmare. Dream self committed suicide to escape the Economics exam.

News item 3. Have been hacking my guts out all weekend and now have bruised abs. Everytime I cough it feels like they're going to rip or something's going to burst.

News item 4. My mother told me this morning that two of our friends have already had this and they both dislocated ribs coughing. Nice. That makes me feel a lot better.

GOOD LUCK WITH EXAMS EVERYONE!!

I think everyone's getting sick at the moment. Perfect timing, just before exams. I've had flu for four days now. Symptoms include:
Burning skin
Aching clammily cold innards
Feeling like back and ribs have been beaten with bricks
Wooly head
Piercing pain in glands
Piercing headaches behind eyes and at base of skull
Cold sweats
Coughing until can't breath

Other:
Periodic asthma attacks
Up to four large nosebleeds a day

So, life is generally pleasant. It's monday, exams start on wednesday and I still haven't been able to make any studying stay in my head at all. Father's flu has been and gone. Mother and one sister came down with it a day or two after me. The other two sisters are as yet unscathed. On the upside, getting a lot of movie watching done.

GOOD LUCK WITH EXAMS EVERYONE!!!