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In Photography today we got to go into the newly-finished darkroom.
It's actually 3 rooms that are all connected by these weird but mint rotating doors. From the front, they look like torture chambers or experimental pods. You step inside them and rotate the plastic door around until the gap to the next room is in view. :)
Shelly and Michelle hated them, but I thought they were epic.

The first room is light, it actually has white light, so you can see everything. The middle room is lit with a red light - which is cool, and the last room is about the size of a cupboard and it's pitch black. Seriously, you'd have the same amount of vision if you kept your eyes closed.
Shelly and Michelle are scared of the dark, so I took great pleasure in jumping out at them when they were coming in and out of the rotating doors.

For the lesson we were given some pinhole cameras, which we had to load with the photographic paper in the darkroom, then go outside and use them to take photos.
They're a bit strange. My first photo was overexposed, my second was a bit blurred - but my third one was epic. You come out with a negative and they're only in black and white - but they're still pretty cool.

I was telling Anne Marie about it in Film Studies. I told her I had a headache because of all the going in and out of the darkroom and going from dark to bright so many times. She seemed interested - and I showed her my negatives at the end of the lesson. I think I'm starting to like her a bit more. With new people and strangers, it does take me a while - but sometimes I'll end up getting there with them. :P

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When I got home, I had 5 parcels waiting for me - 4 jiffy bags and a beasty cardboard box.
The box naturally, was my GH: Rocks The 80s and my sexy new cherry SG controller.
The jiffy bags contained Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Evil Dead and Silent Hill 2.

I was surprised by the SH2 - they've sold me a limited edition one for £8.
Normally the double-disc games go for £25-£40. Epic. :D

I went with mam and dad to Whitby and we had fish and chips.
Well, they did - I had chicken nuggets and chips. They were well nice. We ate them sat in the car in a random car park by the docks.
It was strange, I talked to them both a lot more than I normally would - and they actually seemed minorly interested. Good, yes?

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Dixie currently feels:

 Neutral

 

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Blog #101

Warm Enough For Ice-Cream 

 

 

I went into college early on the college bus.

I could have gotten a lift from dad - but I couldn't be arsed.

I was planning on doing some sketchbook work in the LRC (which I didn't do a single bit of...) - and I was wanting to meet up with Shelly, who was also coming in early.

 

I sat around in the LRC for a while, writing random shite on a piece of paper and listening to my iPod.

Shelly came up at around 9:30.

She sat with me, cuddled close to me, up until my Media Studies lesson.

She was sad when I had to leave.

 

I soon came back though - I was allowed to work in the LRC on my Media Studies revision booklet.

In effect, I didn't do any of that either.

Adam came up and sat with us too.

 

He was reading out my English coursework in a funny voice.

Then he covered half of the page with my style model and read out the half sentences.

"I SEEMED TO GAP." - we were pissing for ages.

 

Sarah is proper stressed, but she's pleased with me.

Only like 10 of the 40-od people who do Media Studies have finished their coursework completley.

Lewis, Ash and I did TRAILERS and we're finished!

I don't see why people didn't finish - the coursework was a pile of piss.

 

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We left Adam to his English coursework. Shelly and I walked into town.

It was really warm, so I took my jacket off. Apparently I'm naked without it - or so Shelly says.

I do feel a lot less comfortable if I'm not wearing it. It is my favourite piece of clothing, after all.

 

We bought drinks and crisps from B&M, I got a sandwich from Greedy Joe's and Shelly got a sausage roll from Greggs.

We sat in the shade on the green benches.

They're too cold to sit on in winter, but when it's getting warmer - they can be quite cooling upon one's buttocks.

 

We spent proper ages in town - over an hour.

We walked back to college to meet Ash before their A block lesson.

 

Ash was sat by herself on one of the blue square tables.

She was facing away from us, so I went up behind her, wrapped my arms around her neck and shoulders and chirped: "Aaassshleeeeigh!!!"

(I sound proper piss when I say that.)

 

Ash was surprised to see me  - she was PROPER smiling.

I've never seen Ash smile so much when she's only talking to me.

...It was really strange. She actually seemed REALLY happy to see me.

 

We had a random conversation about freezing things.

Ashleigh is obsessed with freezers, so it seems.

We also discussed Mentos and Diet Coke.

We've planned to make a video of us experimenting with them one Saturday in the near future.

 

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Ash and Shelly went to A block - I gave them big hugs before I left.

I went upstairs and handed the printed copies of my English coursework to Mary.

I'm quite relieved now - all I have left to do is my sketchbook. I have until Friday to do that.

 

I walked to the bus station and got the bus back home.

I'd been thinking about wearing shorts tomorrow - it was THAT sticky and uncomfortably warm on the bus.

 

When I got in, I changed my clothes for a thin shirt and boxer shorts.

I got the remainder of the Coca-Cola and vegged out on Resident Evil 4 for about 3 hours.

 

I've been playing the shooting range.

I KICK ARSE.

I only have the back row of bottletops to collect now. I'm getting shitloads of money for it too.

 

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When mam came home - she came upstairs and asked if I wanted to come out for an ice-cream with her and David.

It sounded proper fake - like one of those cheesy sitcoms/cartoons where they use it as a ploy.

 

So I got dressed, turned off my precious Ashley-hunting and went downstairs.

 

We ended up going for a walk at Great Ayton.

There's a sweet shop there that sells ice-cream they make themselves.

We all got 99' cones and went for a walk through this random countryside trail.

There was fuck all at the end of it - and it ended pretty quickly, so we weren't walking for long.

 

When we were walking - she asked me if Ashleigh would want to come out with her and dad on Saturday.

This raised many-a-complications.

I wanted to spend a day with Ashleigh - but didn't want to leave Shelly out.

I'd also wanted to go to Ash's bungalow this Saturday coming.

So she put me in a deep trance of thought for quite a while.

 

After another little drive - we went to Saltburn.

I wanted a hotdog, but nowhere was open that sold them.

 

So I got a can of POLISH COKE instead.

Mam and David got fish and chips and we went for a walk on the pier.

 

People were writing messages in the sand.

I wanted to, too... :(

 

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Then of course - on the way back - mam dragged us both to ASDA.

FINALLY, WE HAVE FOOD IN THE HOUSE.

 

I helped to bring it in - but I couldn't be arsed helping to unpack it all.

 

After I'd gone in the shower - I was on the phone to Shelly for a few hours.

I told her about what my mam had suggested for the weekend. I don't think she was very happy.

I can understand why she'd feel left-out and jealous though.

I feel really shitty about it - and it's not like I chose Ash over her - because I didn't HAVE a choice.

 

I haven't even asked Ash yet - I'm not sure of what she'll say...

 

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At around 12, I started getting pains in my belly.

I ended up with a slight tummyache - and after spending a while in the bathroom, I laid in bed, groaning every few seconds to shelly about how much my belly hurt me. :(

 

She comforted me and made me feel a little better.

 

 

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Dixie currently feels:

 Content 

 

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Blog #97

Countryside Run & Guitar ZEROES 

 

 

Mam woke me up this morning - wandering around the house "BLASTIN' BANGIN' CHOONS ON HER FONE M8" like a right chav.

I woke up at about half 12 - after falling asleep several times and waking up again.

 

Mam finally got me to wake up when she asked me to tie a bow on her sleeve.

Apparently the way I tie bows is silly - she thinks my shoes come undone all the time.

The only shoes I wear that come undone all the time are my pink and black striped Converse - and I don't even know why that is.

My Rocketdogs never come undone. Mwah, Velcro for the win.

 

There's nothing wrong with the way I tie bows.

Just because I don't do funky loops, I take two loops and tie them together instead.

 

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I went downstairs and told mam I'd came to FORAGE.

David was in the living room - he heard and found it proper piss.

 

I went and got dressed, after realising there was sod all in to eat.

I was originally planning on having a Muller Corner and some Pom-Bears - but David suggested we go out for a drive to a greasy spoon caff.

 

Mam didn't want to go to a caff, but they settled on going out to "Lord Stones" - which apparently is off Carlton Bank.

Either way - it was a massive drive through the countryside with endless fields to look at.

Oh, and endless Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack to listen to.

 

I don't mind the first 4 songs - and the 13th track - Jaiho - that's alright.

Mam proper plays that over and over again. She got David liking it too and ended up bluetoothing him it later.

 

During the shitty songs, I played my dying iPod.

Dear Lisa has been in the red battery all day - but she hasn't died yet.

She'll have to have a big charge-up before I go back to college on Monday.

 

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Anyway, we got to Lord Stones - I had Coke and they had coffee.

David got a bacon and egg bun, mam got a black pudding bun (LOLWHAT?!) and I got a burger in a bun. We got a bowl of chips to share between us, but I ate most of them.

The chips were like 7 inches long. Crazy lengths.

 

We were going to sit outside, but it started getting too breezy, so we ate inside instead.

 

After we'd eaten, we went for a walk behind the building.

People were flying kites shaped like dragons.

 

We got to the edge of this massive hill - and we had a debate over whether you'd die or not if you rolled down it.

I didn't stand as close to the edge as they were - I hate heights.

I did enjoy looking out at the English countryside scenery though. If I'd had a camera, I'd have gotten some mint landscape shots.

 

This hill sparked off a big discussion about cheese-rolling.

Such random shite. My mam can be almost as spontaneous as me sometimes.

 

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When we got back, mam went to the doctor's to get me some more pills.

I have to make an appointment in a month to get another blood pressure test.

I don't mind those - it's blood tests involving needles that make me shit.

Blood pressure tests just make your arm go proper numb.

 

When she was gone, I watched A Touch Of Frost.

The bastards though - I was just getting into it - then it ends. The rest of it gets shown on Monday at 4PM.

I should be home by then, so I better remember to watch it.

 

Mam came back - she'd been to Morrison's too - got me some ham (as I'd said earlier I wanted a ham and cheese omelette) and some Rolo doughnuts.

I ate one and then hid them in the cupboard away from my dad's cake-loving hands. I want to save them so us lot can eat them tomorrow.

I'd give up mine for him if he desparatley wanted one like. That's if he finds them.

 

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Mam had got some of those natural jelly sweets - the Forbidden Fruits.

We ate those and watched the 300th episode of The Simpsons.

I've seen that one about 4 times. It's not brilliant, but it's alright.

 

I don't know if I have a favourite episode like.

My favourite character is Lisa, though. :)

 

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The three of us played Guitar Hero: World Tour after that.

 

Neither of them could pass Scream Aim Fire on EASY BASS.

There I was busting my arse on EXPERT LEAD and they were the ones failing.

 

Likewise when I played Mr. Crowley with mam - I was pulling off all these ripping solos (actually doing them a lot better than I normally do), and she was failing on EASY BASS.

 

Really.

 

Both mam and David were attempting to distract each other on Dammit by playing with my thunder tube.

They were actually distracting me a bit at points. I still managed 98% with David and 99% with Mam like.

 

 

Then I showed David our film trailer.

There'd been random mentions of Ashleigh all day - so I felt I ought to show her in her full Jonathan-esque glory. Lmfao, David was actually convinced she WAS a man at points.

 

Aw, bless her. :)

 

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Shelly's texted me saying she can't come tomorrow.

I've texted her back asking why - but I haven't gotten an answer. :(

 

Hopefully I'll find out why...

Knowing her mam it'll be a fucking stupid reason like.

 

I still hope if Shelly can't come, that Ash still can.

I'd rather have just one than none.

 

I like it best when it's all three of us - but maybe I do need to spend a day alone with Ash. I haven't done that in a really long time.

 

So I'm driving home from my friend Sunshine sprinkle cup's house and this big flashy car comes up on my ass and flashes his lights at me and it freaks me out and i start thinking its a cop so i drive like such a grandma cuz i have no proof of insurance on me ( hmm im home now i should find this.. ) and i can barly see out of my windsheild cuz it's soooooo dirty and streaky.. (i cant get my hood to open. i dunno i didnt think i was such a girl. maybe its broken?) so i pretty much don't breath till the bottom of my hill and the car passes me, bitch hummer suv bitches and your tallness. bitches. gas. . .holes. exhale. fuck well shit i just almost peed myself for nothing then i start going up the hill and i notice im like right on the money for a speed limit (normally i 4o this bitch) and the instant i look up downt he hill comes a nmpd. muhahaha... fuck! score one for the man. obey.

 

ANNNNND! Even eairlier on my way home from work I was speeding like a mofo to meet a friend for such things and was definatly going 80, but he didn't come after me.. luck? psh.. I guess I'm so fearful cuz I'm a padittle from the front and the back.. yay baby.. both ways. whats the word where its spelled the same both ways.. racecar.. Effin Jesse is supposed to know this word, but when i call him nooooooooooo for he's far to drunk to remember anything.

 

as i should go to sleep for i need to wake at FIVE AM!

 

-adventured pixie-

 

 

 

 

.........you can dance if you want to. you can leave your friends behind.

 

 

cuz if your friends dont dance..

 

                              and if they dont dance...

 

 

 

well they aint no friends oh mine.

The family went on a drive through the country today. The country is pretty much a 10 mile stretch of backroad that takes you from Cypress to Tomball. Cypress and Tomball were at one time, I imagine, separate little towns. Now, for all practical purposes, they're just the northwest side of Houston. But anyway, country drive... We come around into Tomball on Hwy.249 and see a Goodwill store, so hell yeah we're gonna stop. This is one rockin' ass Goodwill. We found a telescope for 5 bux. I think it's missing a lens and some other pieces, but at $5 it's a steal. The telescope actually would have been useful tonite because you were supposed to be able to see the Hubble telescope and the ISS pass over Houston tonite, but it was cloudy as hell so we didn't see shit.
I also got a book entitled Baseball Hacks that details putting statistics into a database to gain better insight into player performance and trends that may or may not be present. Its all part of a lovely thing called Sabermetrics.