Business A – I only dropped 24 marks in the whole of the A2!

Geography A – I nearly died when I saw this grade seeing as I got an E in my January module!

Maths B – was slightly disappointed with this – I was 12 marks off an A

Environmental Science B

General Studies C

With those results I managed to get into my top choice uni – Exeter (Cornwall Campus) for 2010!

No doubt I went out and celebrated Thursday evening in Winchester along with my mates, all of which got into uni!

Bring on gap year!

I mean it was always going to be a shock whether Michael Jackson died at 50 or 150 – he was one of those timeless characters that you couldnt imagine the world not having. And it was a shock! Definately one of those “where were you when Michael Jackson died?” moments. Well this is my answer – I was in Bar 3one in Winchester town centre at about 11pm enjoying my freedom. And you?

RIP Michael Jackson – your music, and probably your controversy, will never be forgotten – your legacy will live on.

So what next? Gap year! I may not be at college, but I’m still staying in orchestra and Jazz band for the next year! Should be good!

Fantastic graphics, brilliant house design, great mixed bunch of housemates! Reader, I hope you’re watching the current series of Big Brother UK, and if you aren’t, please make it a part of your daily routine at either 9pm or 10pm on Channel 4!

After the shambles that CBB6 turned out to be, which was a shame because the housemates were actually famous for a change, no-one really had high hopes for BB10, which was probably a good thing to be honest. Everyone has gone into this series not expecting much, thus people will hopefully be pleasantly surprised once the show really gets going.

The house – I love the very futuristic theme to the main structure of the house. The “ribcage” design in the main house area and the garden is really interesting, and I would LOVE that living room!

The housemates – There’s pretty much something for everyone in there this year. Me, I’m a fan of Karly to be honest. She’s an attractive blonde but with a lot more. No fakeness, no dumbness. She’s clever and isn’t afraid to speak her mind. Plus her scottish accent is classic! I can’t stand Sree. He’s so immature, so ignorant and has no idea how to socialise at all. No wonder he was booed when he was made president of his university’s student union!

Tasks haven’t been bad so far either. The ole bamboo task this week was a bit BB9-esque but that’s not all bad as long as every task isn’t a re-enactment that is externally judged. I prefer the endurance tasks. In my view, the simpler the better. Maybe the box task should have been made into an annual regular task – every group of housemates would have had a different way of tackling it!

The only thing that has probably put a tarnish on this series from the word go – the lack of live feed. The show just isn’t Big Brother 24/7 always being watched without the live feed. But then again, everyone has been hit by the credit crunch and if it has to go for this series, with the view that its brought back for CBB7 or BB11 then I’m happy.

Anyways, that’s my comments so far. I’m sure I’ll be writing more throughout the next 12 weeks!

January – Hmmm, well I took some A2 January exams, some of which were horrendous, but I drank my sorrows on the evening of the Geography one with the celebration of one of my friends turning 18 – woop to southampton! Oh and Celebrity Big Brother – bit shocking execution sometimes but the cast was pretty good!

February? To be quite honest, I have no idea what happened in February! Ohhh I remember, Geography coursework took over my life! Ohhh and that wasn’t the highlight! I went abroad for the first time in my life! Went on tour with Winchester Youth Orchestra to Prague! Amazing trip – I still miss it!!

March – Well my thoughts were confirmed, my January results were pretty poor, and thus another drinking binge followed…along with the entireity of my college year – go Thursday student nights! Oh and I entered Music For Youth with my jazz band – found out a few weeks ago we didn’t through…bum.

April – Now that was a good easter holiday! Went to sunny Spain for the first part for a Jazz Band tour (yeah, I go abroad twice in the first year I’ve ever been abroad!). That was brilliant. Gained a tan and then came home to a lot of birthday celebrations =]. The end of the month took a day trip to Dundee which, living in Southampton, is quite a feat!

May? Had a party every Saturday in that month, and so the run up to revision began. Oh and accepted my uni offers…cmon Exeter!

And now we’re in the middle of June and right in the thick of exams! Finished college =[ and basically drowning in a heavy amount of revision! In fact I’m writing this because I’m so fed up with revising Maths!

Anyways I promise I shall keep you more updated from now on!

Ciao!

In short it was hell for most:

• All schools and colleges closed
• M3 and M27 at a standstill thus every road to them at a standstill as well
• Trains suspended
• Buses suspended
• One word – skidding!!

Naturally of course, instead of going to college I had fun in the snow instead!!!!!!

Here are some photos:

Anyways – its 4 days until we hit the bit ’09, thus a time to make some new years resolutions. Being one of no tradition whatsoever, I usually make 2.  Last year’s:

• To make an effort to see the people I don’t see everyday at college. This one came about due to the movement from school to college so the friend group got split up between 2 main colleges. One being in Eastleigh and Symonds in Winchester
• We shan’t go into resolution number 2. Nothing particularly weird – just a resolution to never get in a certain situation that caused a lot of stress in recent years ever again.

This year? Well its my last year at college, and I have made so many close mates as well as getting closer to my existing ones. Its quite scary to think that this time next year we won’t all be in the same place but be spread out all over the country in various universities or in careers or whatever. Thus my first resolution:

• To make the most of the rest of the time I have at college, not get too stressed and hung up on things and not waste the time!

My second resolution is simple – lose a stone lol!

So to take literally for 2009 – I shall be starving hungry – but happy lol!

Happy New Year!

Scuze the watermark – its an official photographer photo!