Odd week this last week. Many things happening.

The key thing was the realisation that I have lost five Media Studies lessons and consequently am three weeks behind with my scheme of work. So obviously my group are not going to do as good representation essay as they could do! But no, interim grades must go out NAO despite not having them for six weeks.

Also on Thursday and Friday I was ill. Ill enough to find driving difficult but not so ill that I felt guilty for not wobbling up into school and trying to teach. Problem is it’s difficult to teach whilst shaking and so I had a frustrating two days in bed (and no sleep last night). I have now arrived back to a mess with my sweet Year 8s causing havoc with their cover teacher and my 9s causing a riot. Also I need to lay down the law on my Year 10s. The one consolation being that my Year 11s switched on their ipods and descended into a happy creative haze.

Also I have gained a new laptop. Chii has been gracefully committing suicide for the last few weeks and has been consigned to being the House and Torrent computer (one of four: K-chan’s RISCOS, his mini RISCOS, my old Dell Lappy and now Chii). At first it started with the battery conking out. Then an upturn in the amount of hanging and simple freezing. Then the keyboard packs up. Then the touchpad packs up. So Chii now needs an external mouse and keyboard to actually work.

So one quick trip to Tesco’s and the purchase of Haruka – an upgraded Chii. Haruka very shiny next to Chii. However with one problem. VISTA. Ick. Sadly Haruka does not come with XP but the cursed Vista  which is icky to use and gobbles up the RAM. Hated it on sight and use (including Office 2007) and so made wide shiny eyes at K-chan’s copy of XP-Pro (software engineer partner infinitely talented and useful). However the conversation went something like this.

Haruka: NoNoNo … has Vista pre-installed … XP smells … icky.

Chibi: Do it.

Haruka: No

Chibi: Do it.

Haruka: No

Chibi: K-chan!

Haruka: 0_O

K-chan: Do it.

Haruka: No …

K-chan: *holds magic computer-style LoLHammer* Do it.

Haruka: Eeepso0rs

K-chan: Take it like a Dell

Haruka: … but I’m an Acer …

K-chan: PRETTY SPARKLE DUAL BOOT ACTION

Haruka: *_* …

Chibi: BIPOLAR LAPTOP!! WOO!

K-chan: Any complaints?

Haruka: … if I say yes … will the scary man go away?

Chibi: Yes …

Haruka: I’ll be good.*twitchtwitch*

So we now have Haruka the Spacky-Happy Lappy.

… I keep telling myself only four days until half term ….

Bloopers from Poetry Coursework:

“Mary Ann Evans wrote her poem as a man because it was just easier that way.”

“Evans uses Enjambement which makes the poem sound even more boring than it is.”