So Lazy....

I was planning to go swimming twice this week. mainly because I haven't been since the last time I posted about it. (I'm not sure how long that is, and I don't wanna check, coz I know its too long. Especially since i'm meant to be going every week...).

The plan was that I'd go swimming yesterday after school, and some time today.

I got back from school yesterday and decided that I was too tired and had no energy etc etc etc and that it would actually be DANGEROUS for me to swim in that condition in case I drowned. They do have lifeguards there, but Robyn doesn't work during the week, and I don't know if I'd trust anyone else to rescue me. But I can't go swimming when she IS working in case I just chat the whole time, or in case she makes me nervous and then I drown.

So yesterday I decided that I'd go swimming for twice as long today - which, at the time, was a realistic goal because I have no school today. So I got up nice and early this morning, only to find that the pool didn't open until 10:30. (Luckily I found this out before leaving the house...).

Then, by the time it was 10:30, I'd get a bit fed up, and decided that I'd go shopping instead, coz that makes you do a lot of exercise without even realising... (Seriously, it does! Have you ever tried calculating how far you've walked after a day of shopping?! MILES!!!).

But then I couldn't be bothered to wait for a bus, and I wasn't in the mood for walking the whole way to Kingston today... So I went to one of the local shops and got my mum a mug for mothers day. I was planning to get her something more exciting, but is iy MY fault there wasn't a bus waiting for me at the bus stop?! NO!

So now I'm back at home.

My brother has decided to write another book. (before you all get carried away, remember that my brother is 14 - not 40. It's not a BOOK book).
Apparently it's a Lord of the Rings/Narnia type story. So he's watching Lord of the Rings now, hoping for some sort of inspiration...
He's already drawn the map to show me. Its got a unicorn on it. Apparently there are Unicorns in the Bible. Somewhere in Isiah, according to a website he found yesterday.

Sophie brought a Beanie Baby Unicorn for Show&Tell at Rainbows. They can normally tell you the names (and whole life stories!) of the toys they bring in to show, so I said, "What's it called?!", and she gave me a look that I normally only get from my Chemistry teacher, and then said, "Its a unicorn. DUH!", then rolled her eyes at me and sat down.

Pah. Children these days.

Haha. Now I'm sounding like my chemistry teacher. You know, he has 10 grandchildren, and he can only name about 4 of them! And he doesn't know how old his children are either. I know he's getting old, but if he has a memory like that, should he really be let lose on all the chemicals in the prep room?! He quite often pours corrosive chemicals over himself, but he doesn't really get bothered about it. He just says, "Oops... oh well. That skin will grow back soon enough" or something weird like that. I honestly worry about him sometimes. So does Malikah. But Rita thinks that's sad...

You know, even though he has a bad memory, he still knows my name. He knows my surname as well. I think I'm the only person in the class with that privelege. Although recently he's been calling me "You Horrible Child" instead. Not very flattering. Not very professional either.
Yesterday, he asked who was missing (because he'd forgotten who normally sits next to me. Even though she's been there all year...), so I said, "It's Janice, she's not in". Then he stood there staring out the window of ages, turned around and said, "What does she look like again?! I've forgotten who she is".
See what I mean?! I'm worried about him.
How is he gonna write our reports?!

The Purpose of Life

I think I've figured it out!!!

I think that deep down inside, we are all megalomaniacs (like how I used that?!).

We all want power, and success.

And we will work to get there - which is what we are all doing, whether we like it or not. Out society now dicates that we have to work, and we have to be successful.

Think about it; at the moment, I'm working my butt off trying to get all my coursework done before the moderation day. But after that, the works not gonna stop - I'm gonna have to start revising for my GCSEs.
Then I get the rest of the summer off, and what do I do?! Come back to 6th form and start working towards my AS exams. Why?! So that I can get good results and carry them on till my A2 exams.
What for?! So that I can get into a good university. A good university is one that gets a lot of good results - the universities that have all the smart people in who have worked hard.
Then, (since I wanna be a doctor, I'll use that example) once I get into university, the work doesnt stop there. I'll have to continue slaving away for another 5 or 6 years til I get my first degree. To finish off the degree, I'll have to work for 2 years in a hospital ward. After those 2 years, I'll have to do another 1 or 2 years as a Senior HO in a ward. Then, I'll have to work another few years, and pass a few more exams to become a registrar. Then I'll have to work for another few years, and then I'll become a consultant. After that, I can just sit back, coz you can't get any higher than a consultant.
But do you know how old you are by the time you become a consultant?! Getting on for 40. I don't even wanna think about what I'll be like when I'm 40.
Plus, during all those years I'll have to be doing shift work, and also be on call. So the work doesn't stop!!!
Also, I may have got married and had children - so I'll have to look after them.

WHAT IS THE POINT?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

People work hard, so they can get a better job and work even harder. WHY?!?!??!?!!

Because we are all megalomaniacs. How scary is that?!?!?!

By the way, did you know there is a song by Incubus called Megalomaniac?!


What am I on about...?! Working isn't the purpose of life. Love is.

Definitely.

Just because.

Without love, there would be no life. No new babies would be born, because in theory, they are created by love. And without love everyone would kill eachother, so the entire human race would die out.


Forget it, I'm not going to University. or even to 6th Form. I'm off to join a Hippy Love Colony.

And you're all welcome to join me! =D