February the Fourth 2014.

Grade Twelve, Perfume Thoughts From Midnight, and Finishing A Series.

Hey guys, so firstly I thought you might all be interested to know what the original date for this post was.  January The Fifth 2012.  That's right, not only did I get the date and month wrong, but I go the year REALLY wrong.  So that happened.

Okay, so I haven't been doing much of anything today.  Just chilling, reading, and preparing for my first day back at school tomorrow. I actually made what I think is a very inspiring status on my Facebook account and received some good comments so I'll share that, and those here now.

"Tomorrow is the first day of the last year of our high school lives.  It's exhilarating and scary and I just wanted to tell my fellow grade twelves this year, enjoy it.  After this year we're all going in different directions.  Some of us will stay in town, some will go to Hobart for University, and some of us might go to University in Melbourne.  We'll make new friends this year, and we'll lose friends.  We'll have times when it all seems too much and we just want to give up, but we won't.  I don't really know where I'm going with this but I just wanted to say on a final note; enjoy this year.  Savor the moments shared between you and your friends.  Smile as often as possible, and just because something seems hard -whether it be a class or keeping up a friendship- know that the end result will be worth it.  Yeah.. So.. Happy new school year everyone?"

"My advice on Year 12.  Look it's going to be tough and sad, but just know that the more you try now the better off you're going to be.  The only failure is not trying.  Regardless of your grades.  If you try to kick ass then you will and that is what will make you all great human beings. 

You will swear.  You will cry.  But it is the best yeas of your lives so far, so make the most of it."

"Oh and do what you want to do and not what your friends want to do.  You need to be happy and enjoy what you're doing."

"I started year 12 here on Thursday, it's going to be one tough year of ups and downs, but I will be so happy to finish school, yet I'll miss everyone so much."

So yeah, that happened.   As some of you know I've been feeling really positive about this year. I don't know when that'll wear off but I just feel like I have so much to look forward to and I don't want this energized feeling to go away.  I want to use it to take risks and be adventurous.  I have some really hard classes this year but unlike last year I'm going to put 100% into each class and actually try and get my projects and homework done when it's first set so I can use my free time to do fun things.  I know this is my last year of formal education and I want to spend it without regrets.  I want to live my life my way and follow my own aspirations and just cherish the moments I share with my friends.

Okay, onto my midnight thought.  Last night at twelve thirty I started to think about how I've seen girls 'put' perfume on.. I don't know if anyone knew but the correct way to put perfume on is to spray some onto one wrist, rub your wrists together, the -without spraying anymore- rub your wrists on your jaw/neck.  THEN spray some on your cleavage.  Now, again what some of you might not know is the way most girls apply it these days.  They spray it in the air and walk into it... This does nothing.  It's not going to last longer than probably ten minutes.. I just, I don't get it?  Just apply it right and don't make me gag and reach for my puffa. 

So yeah, that was what I was thinking about at midnight last night.  Interesting isn't it?  Nope?  Okay.  Sorry.

Onto our final topic that is to be addressed formally today, I just finished a series (trilogy) today.  It's called Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi and I just loved this series and the protagonists!  What I didn't like was the ending.. It just didn't feel like enough?  I felt let down, I was expecting something more, I don't know.. Into The Still Blue was amazing, don't get me wrong.  Brilliant.  I just.. Maybe it's just that I didn't want it to end so any ending isn't good at all?  I don't know. But yeah, I finished that series today.  I strongly recommend it to... Everyone.  Primarily those who enjoy paranormal books and sort of dystopias?  Maybe, it's not really a dystpia, or maybe it is?  I can't even remember the first book was such a long time ago.. But yeah, amazing series, definitely give it a try.  The characters undergo so much development throughout the whole thing.  In fact I'll post the first book trailer below because if I recall correctly it's what attracted me to the series in the first place. 

Here it is, just click play.

What else, oh yeah, I have no clothes for tomorrow.  My bag is packed but I'm leaving half my things at home because I can't carry them and I'm walking to school tomorrow -and most likely home.  So tomorrow should be fun.  

I'm looking forward to meeting my teachers but I'm not looking forward to the first day panics and hysteria and craziness.  I can't even remember where most of the classrooms are which will be bad.  I'll end up wandering around for an hour and a half until I can ask one of my friends for help.. On the other hand all the classrooms should be similar ones to what I had last year or at least around the same area.  So that's a maybe plus.. 

Wish me luck tomorrow.

Live long and prosper, godspeed.

Becca.