So. Merry belated Christmas and stuff, you guys!

I finally have some spare time (a whole week off work!) so I thought it was about time I posted, 'cause it's kinda been awhile. I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas. Mine was pretty average but great just for the fact that I didn't have to work. I *was* originally only supposed to work four hours Christmas Eve but surprise of all surprises I got called in early in the morning and spent the whole day dealing with annoying customers.

I had one guy abusing me because the 2L Coke was on special and, in true Christmas miracle fashion, was cheaper than the 1.25L. I explained to the guy that it was on special, no, I didn't make up the prices, and please, just be thankful and buy the bigger, cheaper one. He continued to rant. You know what he ended with? "I don't want any Coke. I just think it's ridiculous, that's all." Yeah. Awesome.

My Christmas wares included:
* House Season 3 from parents
* ACDC DVD box set from housemate
* PotC: At World's End DVD
* Transformers DVD
* Car stuff, including a new CD player, a sun shield and a street directory
* Clothes
* CDs
* New Moon (there was a sad defficiency of literature this Christmas; hopefully my birthday will yield better results)
* The mandatory truckload of fattening, sugary things.

Hmm. Today I also got my TEE results - I ended up with a TER of 95.95, which I'm pretty happy about, given my ill-timed bout of chicken pox and all. It pretty much gets me into any uni I want, anyway. Which is kind of good considering I only applied to one of them. First round offers come out January 17th or something. I'll be doing a Bachelor of Creative Arts majoring in Theatre. Yay!

I also went and saw Golden Compass today, which disappointed me immensely. Especially the end, at which I was very much "Um, wtf? Did you lose the last few pages of script, or something?" and almost wished I hadn't read the books so that I could maybe not be so unimpressed with the whole thing. However: Lee <3

It's my 18th on Saturday. I'm having an 80s themed party. Am quite excited. Yeowww!

I'm back from schoolies, y'all. I got quite sunburned, drank way too much, met some really cool people, made out on the beach in the rain at 3am, surprisingly didn't get sick of my friends and really, really wish I was still there, because last week was seriously the best week of my life. Now it's back to the gaping black hole that is real life. Which begins with telling my manager that I need more hours. Yuck. Really do not want.



( So. Bones. )

I haven't watched the latest Heroes, yet, but 3x09? Ajwghwsdgiuyfgeuyf78rtgbhdadjsfgsad!!! Totally the episode I've been waiting for all season. Though I've been told 3x10 isn't quite so awesome.

Meme time!

( Seven things )

RENT! was awesome; the singing was unbelievable. And I got to meet the entire cast, including a boy I went to school with that is like, a total star now or something, and get everyone to sign my programme, and it was all round a pretty cool graduation present.

I'm thinking of writing fic, but I have so many on the go I don't know where to start.

So, flist. 'Sup?

YOU GUYS, LOOK. I IS ALL GRADUATED NOW. I feel all old, and stuff.

It was last night, and it was long, and dragged a bit in parts, and it was really, really hot in those robes. There were tears, laughter, and tears of laughter, girls nearly breaking their necks walking up the stairs in ridiculously high heels, awards breaking upon presentation in true Wanneroo style and by some strange miracle I managed to make it through my valedictorian speech without crying.

CLASS


team red ♥ - [most of] the girls in my house (I'm second from the right)

AWARDS

+ top in english lit, human biology, chemistry and drama, for which I got medals
+ principal's award, for which I got a book I already have
+ academic dux, for which I got a $75 borders voucher and $1000 (but not until january. woe.)


my shiny, shiny dux medal; my marginally less shiny subject medals; my dux medal and subject medals together at the same time

BASKET

I then returned home intending to quickly scrounge together some clothes and whatnot for the after party, only to nearly break my neck tripping over a freaking hamper that had been strategically placed in the middle of my room for maximum trippage potential. You guys. My mommy totally made me a graduation basket, all Gilmore Girls-like and stuff.



( OH HAY IT'S A BASKET )

I really can't believe it's over. Exams and school and everything, really. And as incredibly shit as my school is, I'm totally going to miss it ♥

Officially I'm not back from hiatus yet - I'm going to RENT! tomorrow night (VIP tickets - meet the cast backstage, yeowww) and on Sunday I'm off to Leavers, baby. I haven't caught up on the flist yet, so if there's anything important that I've missed, please tell me.

See you in two weeks!

Happy Birthday, blademistress! *bakes cookiesbrains*

Thank you for, once again, being older than me and thus making me feel marginally less old in comparison :P

Technically, I am still on hiatus. One exam down, four to go.

Do you want to know what the best feeling in the world is? It's totally knowing you never have to do chemistry ever, ever again omg.

Chemistry - Friday
Applicable - Tuesday
Calculus - Friday
Human Biology - Monday
Lit - Thursday

Eleven days and I'm freeeeee. I have unbelievable drama to rant about when I return. Like being the cool person who goes and gets herself a good old dose of the chicken pox ten days before her tertiary entrance exams and consequently missing out on exam revision, graduation assembly and graduation breakfast. Totally awesome, amirite?

I've been somewhat MIA lately. Sorry 'bout that. I still kind of am.

I have two weeks left of school, four weeks until finals and six weeks until TEE. I've had an incredibly lazy/cruisy/completely unmotivated year thus far but I also know I won't be happy with myself unless I do the best that I can do. So for the time being, I'll be studying my ass off. As you all know, LJ isn't entirely conducive to such a thing. Thus:

hiatus. september - december.

I graduate on the 20th of November. On the 23rd I'll be going to RENT, and after that? Totally taking off and spending at least seven days drinking myself stupid and killing off the brain cells I will have filled up with aforementioned ridiculous amounts of study.

See you all in December, and don't have too much fun without me ♥

and every man his mother and his father
//
by sezzie_dee
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: pg13
Summary: "She dreams of betrayal and an all-consuming darkness; of cold, black water that snatches at her ankles and drags her down into its depths with invisible icy talons, enveloping her and swallowing her whole." Hermione gen, with hints of R/Hr.

Post-Deathly Hallows, and thus: spoilers.

The only HP fic I’ve ever written has been MWPP-era, and even then it was long before there was any sort of reliable canon for them. I probably have no Hermione voice whatsoever, so bear with me.

( She has exactly one magical photo of her parents. )

It's been a very busy week.

I've finally gotten my ball dress. I think I was high at the time because it's pink, and blademistress, if you don't tease me mercilessly over this I will be very disappointed in you.

I've done several things that probably need recapping, including seeing Transformers, which was so fucking made of win, seeing Order of the Phoenix, and finally watching Hot Fuzz. However, in the light of something major, these all must be postponed for the biggie.

Which is, of course, Deathly Hallows. Which I finally finished reading at 7am yesterday morning after the excruciating pain of having the book all day and not being able to start reading it due to many annoying obligations of various sorts. I picked it up at 2am, intending to read a few chapters before bed, but ended up not being able to put the damn thing down.

So, finally, having composed my generally quite long thoughts: ( points of interest. )

Overall, my expectations were greatly exceeded. I think it is the most well written book, though not necessarily my favourite, which I was not expecting at all. It was so complex, tying everything together, twisting and turning and awesome. It wasn’t just an excellent conclusion to a wonderful plot; it was great writing – exciting, touching and emotional.

I think I’ll start at the beginning and read them all through, now. Because, yeah. I'm really glad I reread Half Blood Prince last week and got myself back into the mood. Because dude. Awesome.

Having now seen it three times, I think I’m ready to give my rather lengthy thoughts on ( Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End )

And because the soundtrack on this thing is freaking awesome:

Hoist the Colours.
Parlay.

I also saw Shrek the Third on Saturday. I wasn’t terribly impressed with it, but my expectations weren’t very high so I can’t say I was overly disappointed. It was watchable. It says something sad about Wanneroo humour, I think, that Jess and I’s favourite part was: “This is lame.” “Shut up; you’re lame.”

Why do bands decide to come to Perth when I have no money? Snow Patrol and Fall Out Boy. And I have no work for six weeks (two weeks off for exams, four because ‘they don’t need me’, which is a bad omen if ever I heard one). Woe. I missed Snow Patrol last time, so I really want to go. And I would totally go with William if he wasn’t going to be in England for September. So basically, everyone sucks.

Also:

Kate Walsh lives and breathes vaginas!
Orlando Bloom on Extras.

I'm going to be pretty scarce over the next two weeks (more so than usual, anyway) due to exams, so before I disappear on my mini hiatus I come bearing music. Because sharing is caring. Don't anyone sue me, please. I can't help it that they wormed their way into my shippery heart with their cuteness.



( Swept Away - A Brennan/Sully Fanmix )

Some miscellany:

- I found the Bones finale somewhat anticlimactic as far as finales are concerned, but otherwise: I laughed. A lot. I can sense withdrawal coming on.
- I liked this week's Heroes. So excited about next week. So sad about it ending.
- Gilmore Girls is over! Ahhh. Pretty much bawled through the whole thing. Dude. So many memories :( How did Luke get to be the cutest thing ever? Can I have him now that the show doesn't need him anymore?
- WHAT. KATE, HOW COULD YOU? WHAT ABOUT US?
- Okay. Now officially dead from cute.

Today I:

Watched ( Bones - 2x21 The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House )

Watched ( Heroes - 1x21 The Hard Part )

Bought a ( car )

I also watched 7x07 of Gilmore Girls but I'll refrain from commenting until I'm caught up, I think.

I have the worst headache ever. Also: I am poor.

( Bones - 2x16 The Boneless Bride in the River )

( Bones - 2x17 The Priest in the Churchyard )

( Bones - 2x18 The Killer in the Concrete )

In other news: am writing The Fic That Will Not End omg. I totally remember why I avoid dialogue now. Once the characters start talking, they don't shut up.

I am unexplainably excited about the His Dark Materials movie, and I'm resisting the urge to abandon whatever it is I'm reading at the moment and reread the books. And, hello? Nicole Kidman. Win. So much win.

( Probably the most useless daemon ever )

RL story for the week: we got our leavers jumpers on Thursday. On the back they have everyone's name and then your chosen nickname at the top. Usually they're very thorough in screening what gets put into the jumpers (eg your nickname has to be some form of your name, or whatever) but this year it was all pretty much student organised so all kinds of stuff got through. We have a pair of twins in our year, ditzy as anything and I pretty much can't stand to be in the same room as them. One of my friends asked me if I'd noticed that one of the twins had 'The Better Twin' put on the back of her jumper, to