"So if the answer is no, can I change your mind?" =) Killers

The Easter holidays are almost over, and with them are going my endless days of revision! :D I cannot tell you of my joy at the prospect. True, I'll be revising every evening, probably, and most of my lessons will be revision, or a mad dash to finish the syllabus ;) but I think I'll make it.

I have to thank all of my friends for their texts, facebook messages, and even a letter :D this Easter; without the constant support, laughs and general good humour provided by these, you might find that my mental health had rapidly deteriorated as my brain turned into ever more mushy mush. I am so glad I got facebook back!

Also getting me through revision, have been Killers and various other bands, including Aqualung, many of whom had been forgotten totally for such a long time! It really is astounding how good music can make a world seem so much brighter.

*smiles*

Good luck year elevens everywhere, but most importantly the ones I know ;)

Don't panic.

Alicia

xxxxxx

"This is not the time to wonder why, 

Just let the heart and mind,

Be still for just some time." 

Aqualung 

An Exert from the AQA Biology Textbook

"Veal crates are one of the most extreme ways of rearing animals to reduce energy losses. They are narrow, solid-sided wooden boxes used for rearing calves to produce veal. They are so narrow that calves cannot turn round. They are fed an all-liquid, iron-deficient diet to produce pale, white meat. The calves are slaughtered at 4 to 6 months old having never seen the light of day. Veal crates were banned in the UK in 1990, but they are still used in Europe. They will be banned there from 2007."

Granted the textbook is a couple of years out of date, but eugh. This just made me sick.This happens to all animals. There aren't enough regulations in place to stop it. People just get away with keeping animals in these appalling conditions all the time.








And that, my friends, is why I do not eat meat.

Tour

I have literally just had the BEST weekend.

Playing Irish snap. Laughing at Nick and Ellie. Laughing at people who can't count to ten while playing snap. Drunk German guys flirting across tables via beer-coaster mail. Talking to drunk German guys. Talking to polite German girls. Playing with the Düsseldorf Under 16s Orchestra. Getting a standing ovation. Being confused about when to stand up and when to sit down in concerts. Walking onto concerts CORRECTLY! :D Sitting on the bottom of the bus with Roseanne and Emma. Being mothered by Roseanne and Emma. Having in-depth discussions about war, the death penalty, alcohol, drugs etc. with Aaron and co. Revising History with Roseanne and Toby. Eating too many strawbery lances. Eating too many Babybells. Eating too many Fox's fruit sweets. Eating too many Jammy Dodgers. Eating too many Maltesers. Eating too much crap. Giving spare junk food to conductors. Forgetting my black top & panicking that I'll have to do a concert in black trousers, shoes, socks, and my white top. Borrowing a black top. Getting homesick. Calling home. Feeling better. Waking up way too early. Wandering round the hotel at 5am on Saturday. Sitting in the lobby talking to Laurence at 6am on Sunday. Missing home again. Going home. Getting stuck in traffic. Going through the Netherlands. Laurence translating Dutch signs. Playing translation games with Laurence (and Leah, occasionally). Being called geeks. Laughing anyway. Boat trips on the Rein. Writing in the tour comments book. Correcting grammar in the tour comments book. Being called geeks again. Listening to music too loud in the hotel room. Hanging out in Bryony and Emma's room. Getting Bryony out of bed. Stealing Bryony and Emma's room key. Using Bryony and Emma's room key to steal and hide their stuff. Hiding Bryony and Emma's room key down my bra. Having it removed from my bra by Bryony. Recovering from the trauma. Sitting by the fountain. Taking pictures by the fountain. Taking pictures of Laurence and Rosie asleep on each other. Sleeping on Laurence. Reading German newspapers, magazines and leaflets with Laurence. Talking about languages. Talking about History. Giving summaries of the entire Cold War for Rosie. Missing home again. Calling each others' hotel rooms. Laughing down the phone. Crying down the phone. Calling random room numbers. Calling Jacob South-Klein by accident. Laughing with Jacob South-Klein. Screaming at Jacob to shut up on the coach. Trying to get him to do a sponsored silence. Losing our back seats to some "ugly string players" (quote from Laurence.) Stealing our seats back. Getting kicked out of our seats again by John. Getting told to shush on the coach by Rhiannon. Laughing at John's Krusty the Clown laugh. Getting over the border. Being sad to be home but happy too. Listening to the conductors' conversations. Realising how much effort Rhiannon has put into this trip. Realising she thinks it was worth it. Buying presents for the conductors on the ferry. Finding all 66 people on the trip to sign the present. Getting Nick to count the signatures. Again. And again. And again. Announcing a thank you and giving the present to the conductors over the coach Tannoy system. Trying not to cough over the Tannoy system. Applauding the conductors. Loving everyone. Going on Tour. Getting SO many AMAZING memories. Trying to sum them up. Sharing photos on Facebook. Wanting to be back in Germany. Smiling. Thinking of new friends, and the success that was tour.

:')