urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ohajiki .... now with more spirit than an off-licence Chibi Ohajiki 2009-02-03T19:31:17Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ohajiki:98746 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2009-02-03T19:31:17Z Les Mis Sountrack The question is ... do I have another snow day?<br /><br />BBC say yes and flag up the school ... woo ... completion of creative writing marking. C'est magnifique! <br /><br />The only thing I am getting sick of is the news people whinging about how much revenue we have lost/how everyone does it better than us/why is Britain such epic flail/schools should be ashamed about their obsession about health and safety.<br /><br />In a country where free time and holidays are scarce, people are having breakdowns due to work pressures and economic demands, holidays away cost more than ever and grossly inflated prices in school holidays you'd think one/two days off would be a blessing.<br /><br />But no, the news was full of parents and various adults whinging that their precious offspring would have to play in the snow (dear god ...), that they couldn't go to work (!) and they almost crashed the car because it was so icy. Nothing about the fact that we hardly ever (as in every decade or so) get this kind of snow. The great kind that doesn't immediately soak into your gloves, makes everything look pretty and you can pack it into a really great snowman that won't melt for days. Oh no, we can't have that ... that would be like pretending eveyrthing's alright.<br /><br />I'm getting fed up of the news in general actually.<br /><br />I got the following email today: "Hye Miss here's my creative im off to make a snowman!". My year 10s, 11s and 12s had the chance to finish their coursework, go party in frozen rain and try to break their wrists in time for the exams. Not an every day occrurence.Their beleaguered teacher stayed in bed until ten, marked creative coursework, played in snow and generally recovered and now feel up to the rest of the term, better than drugs I say.<br /><br />In other news ... someone save me from the Les Mis soundtrack ... it's taken over my life.