If I remember correctly (all the way back to 1997, egahds!) the HSC english exam isn't that scary, although they do use the phrase "compare and contrast" quite a bit.
ah, kat. well-intending, but how little you know! The exam to which I refer is english extension, as distinct from the 'assess the effectiveness of your index finger, with reference to two of its extracts' english that I did last week. This one is still with all the loathesome phrasiology that the board of studies vomits up after a rough night, but rather more intellectualised, confused and conceptual. The unit is called 'Retreat From The Global', a complex, unresolvable little thing, which, put very simply, explores how globalisation threatens traditional communities and therefore they need to retreat back. Of course, it's never quite as simple as that. One of the three delightful texts with which we are blessed is our much-loved 'Shipping News' by E.(for 'erroneously eulogised') Annie Proulxbear. Can you believe she dropped the E. Dropped. The E. I know I'm just being obnoxious, but i thought you'd loooove me to entertain you with my self-indulgent procrastination. Procrastination because it's 9:59, less than twelve hours til
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oh the joy and splendour you will feel after tomorrow. darling, it will be okay. i really do hope your heacache goes away so you can have some passion pop induced headaches after.
im molting from stress. its bad. i empathise with you. i hope you are now very relieved and i hope it all went swimmingly. if i may ask, what was the exam you messed up? mine was english modules. i think my head actually fell off my shoulders half way through. *love*
oh sweetheart I'll get you a wig for christmas. What exams do you have left? Yeah, I fucked Modules up. Didn't finish Telling the Truth or answer the question, wrote half in note form, and lear...well, lear. Spent 20 mins on that. how good was french? HOW GOOD WAS FRENCH? Everything is going to be fine. You are going to be fine. Life stretches gloriously ahead of us like Rouuuute 66.
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Feel better soon, La. xoxo
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Yeah, I fucked Modules up. Didn't finish Telling the Truth or answer the question, wrote half in note form, and lear...well, lear. Spent 20 mins on that.
how good was french? HOW GOOD WAS FRENCH?
Everything is going to be fine. You are going to be fine. Life stretches gloriously ahead of us like Rouuuute 66.
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