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So how about that English Paper 1…

Just to say first of all I can’t believe how fast it went, 2hrs 50 BAM over first exam finished!!! I went to get a bottle of water in the local shop and the cashier girl was all “Oh do you have your Junior Cert today?” I shit you not. I was raging… Went into [...]

Only Just Beginning…

Okay, that was a pleasant enough start. Here’s how my life generally panned out since last night’s excited and caffeine induced post. At nine thirty I sent myself to bed, it was at this point I realised that I really ought to invest in curtains that actually succeed in blocking out light. Still, all in [...]

Tonight is It Can't Get Much Worse vs No One Should Ever Feel Like This

This time tomorrow English paper one will be no more. Feels good, doesn’t it? Even though it will probably be my best paper, it’s nice to know I’ll have it out of the way in a very short time. After months and months of countdowns I’m thinking that the next two weeks will pass by [...]

Sleeping Lessons

A certain countdown tells me that there are three days and so many hours to the leaving cert. I know that it’s soon, but it isn’t starting in three days. It simply can’t be! Oh noes. I’m all for the last minute studying, it’s gotten me through many an exam, however I’m just not feeling [...]

Day 1 – English Paper 1

This morning was different. I woke up, and my mother went to the shop to get me fresh rolls. Something I’ve never experienced in this house before. And I’ve been promised a fry in the morning! Maybe the leaving cert isn’t so bad after all? So I ate some food, hopped into car and tuned [...]