| Mood: Happy.
Music: Birds Of Tokyo - Medicine.

I know I should be studying for my yearlies, but this piece of news is all too delightful to not publish! It's not 'news' per se, more like a random incident that made me laugh until I coughed (I am currently sick as a dog.)

My little sister, Judy, who is in Year 6 this year wrote a little creative story on the cover of a Myer catalogue. She read it out to me as I prepared her a meal for dinner. It went a little like this:

"Hello", said the cow to the fox.
The fox grinned and attacked the cow.
Then the cow shouted, "Why?!"
The fox said, "You killed my mother."
The cow said, "That was my sister."
Then the fox said, "Sor-ree. I'll go kill your sister too."
The cow said, "Noooooo!"
The cow died slowly but also the fox got ran over by a ute.

You may not find this story funny, or even the slightest bit amusing. But it surely made my day. I think it was the random "Hello" from the start.

Hope it brightened your day :) Or somehow made you smile.

Edit: After seeing my initial reaction (laugh + cough combo), Judy was spurred to write another creative story. It goes like so:

One rainy day, an elephant was playing indoor tennis with a lizard.
Then the elephant said, "Hey, are you dating my son?"
Then the lizard said, "You're dating my son?!"
Then the elephant said, "What?"
The lizard said, "You did? Argh!"
The elephant was confused and angry at the lizard. Then the lizard took a shotgun out of its pouch and shot the elephant in the tail. The elephant laughed as she was bleeding.
The lizard said, "What the.."
Then after the elephant died and the lizard was happy once again.
But the lizard didn't even have a son. In fact, she hated children. And elephants.

Labels: Random

| Mood: Reflective.
Music: Death Cab For Cutie - Sound Of Settling.

My brain's repeating
"If you've got an impulse let it out"
But they never make it past my mouth.

Baa bah, this is the sound of settling
Baa bah, baa bah

Our youth is fleeting
Old age is just around the bend
And I can't wait to go gray

And I'll sit and wonder
Of every love that could've been
If I'd only thought of something charming to say.

Just yesterday I was at school, bewildered at the fact that it was the last official day of Year 11. The next two weeks will be full of yearly examinations followed by a two week holiday and the beginning of Year 12.

Time never ceases to amaze, surprise, overwhelm; leaving us flabbergasted. The age-old "I remember childhood as if it was just yesterday.." is thrown around every time people realise they've grown a little bit older.

Sometimes we want time to go a little faster, other times we just want it to stop. But we all know too well that 'time' is a constant, stopping for no-one. The best we can do is make use of our time, cherishing every moment. Though it is quite difficult to cherish the 2 hours of examination each subject may bring, the prospect of getting it 'over and done with' makes it a tad more bearable. So sometimes when the present seems to be a little dreary, the future can bring joy.

But what if you're always living in the 'future'? Thinking of everything in the future tense. Planning for the future, waiting for the future.. but never reaching the future. Makes the present seem very dull and tedious.

Thing is, you can never live in the future. You live in the present. You must act on 'now', right now. That's how you change the future, from the present. What is the point of planning for the future without ever implementing the changes?

What is the point of hoping, of wanting, of seeking a high UAI in the future.. without making the effort of studying now? You only get what you give.

Living in the present is applicable to every situation. Actually, it shouldn't be an application, we should all just live in the present. How about that? Yeah! Everyone living in sync, up to date, in beat with one another. Life would be much more enjoyable with everyone's participation. What to do if everyone around you seems a bit 'lifeless'? There are two options: join the club or liven up the mood. You may be one person but you can make a difference. Be the ray of sunlight like you always are (from now onwards at the very least.)

Live in the moment. Be active. Get off your bottom and do something!

Labels: Lessons