Next Time I'll Win

Dear diary…

Robyn Hawkins — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:27:10 +0000

I have started writing a diary. I have tried writing a diary on numerous occasions in the past, but I think my problem is that I have always tried to cram in absolutely everything that happened in that day, and therefore I lose interest quite quickly. However I now only write about one or two things briefly, so I may actually keep it up. Also, I signed up to Twitter today. Who knows if it will last.

Exam #5

Robyn Hawkins — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:23:21 +0000

Last overdue entry.

Exam: General Studies Unit 6

Verdict: It was fun. I wrote about pandas.

Exam #4

Robyn Hawkins — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:13:28 +0000

Also overdue, 22nd January.

Exam: General Studies Unit 5

Verdict: Not too bad, hopefully I have done well.

Exam #3

Robyn Hawkins — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:12:05 +0000

Majorly overdue, 21st January.

Exam: Mathematics Statistics 1 (retake)

Verdict: Went very badly, but got a C last year so unimportant. Felt like a waste of time.

Exam #2

Robyn Hawkins — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:27:18 +0000

I totally forgot to post this yesterday.

Exam: Mathematics Core 3

Verdict: I think I only just about answered enough to get a D, and that is only if I get all of what I answered correct. I should pass. Hopefully. Resits shall ~~most likely~~ certainly be in order.

Exam #1

Robyn Hawkins — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:08:11 +0000

Exam: Mathematics Core 2 (retake)

Verdict: Only missed out 2 marks worth of questions, and didn’t find the rest too difficult, so I can safely say that it is highly likely that I have done much better than last year.

Now my feet won’t touch the ground

Robyn Hawkins — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:10:27 +0000

Right, so basically, I have been listening to Coldplay a lot recently, so I asked for Viva la Vida for Christmas. I ended up getting that and the Prospekt’s March EP, so that’s pretty cool. But anyway, I noticed that there is a line that is in several of the songs, and that is, as you can probably guess from the title, ‘Now my feet won’t touch the ground’. It is in the following songs:

Life in Technicolor II
Strawberry Swing
Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground (Which is logical!)

It just made me really happy ’cause I love stuff like that. I wonder if the album has some sort of theme. I think I will have to read the lyrics to all of the songs really carefully and try to work it out. Another reason it made me happy is because there is a similar line in the Placebo song Haemoglobin (Now my feet don’t touch the ground), and haemoglobin is one of my favourite words, so I am like a big ball of joy and happiness. I possibly get too excited about stuff.

Deux mille neuf

Robyn Hawkins — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:25:38 +0000

So, it’s 2009. Unlike last year, I have a resolution this year; try not to fail Maths. That’s pretty much it. Also, I should really be finishing my French coursework right about now…

Whalesong

Robyn Hawkins — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:33:55 +0000

Your words like whalesong float through my ears, soothing me. They swirl around my head, now emptied of all thoughts other than those of you. I remember the day everything changed. The day you started meaning more to me than anything else. Maybe I could be accused of neglecting all of the things that are supposed to be important. Maybe the accusations would be true. But for now, at least, I am absorbed in you, completely taken over by your words, your smell, the feel of your skin, and you alone. I could stay like this forever.

Success

Robyn Hawkins — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:52:12 +0000

I am down on my hands and knees, crawling, clawing at the curtains, reaching for the window, eyes closed, mouth closed. The smoke is surrounding me. I cannot see it. I try to open my eyes. They sting. My hand meets the cold, smooth texture of metal. My fingers close around the key. I reach upwards again, reaching for the window ledge. Reaching for the window. I struggle to find the lock. Eventually I find it. I turn the key. I push the window open. I grip the window ledge firmly and lift myself up. I climb out of the window. I fall.