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Hey there Blog,

So I had my introduction day at university yesterday. It started at 9:45am so it took the 8:30 train so I could be there on time, because I wasn't sure how long walking from the train station would take to the adress on the letter. Of course I was early so I spent my 30 remaining minutes smoking a cigarette and listening to some jazz on my ipod. At 9:45 I went inside and sat down. It was pretty impressive for it was set in an old Lutherian church, turned into a place were classes were given. Anyhoo it started at 10:15 so I sat there for half an hour. I got talking with a nice girl who was going to study Swedish, and while talking to her, a friend of mine, Romee, showed up, so it was really nice to see a familiar face. For about 3 hours there were professors and students talking about some stuff, which was kind of fascinating and boring at the same time.
At noon, they said they had a lunch prepaired for us, which was a sandwich, an appel, a carton of milk and something else. I didn't want to seem ungratefull, but after three hours of listening, I needed something else. So Naturally Romee and I took the lunch hour-liberty to roam the streets of Amsterdam to find a McDonalds, and we did. After lunch there was like a two hour seminar about the study I had chosen, while the other studies departed. That was also kind of boring but it was nice, to have some specifics after a morning filled with general blabbing.
After that, we got split into five groups, and an older student would guide us to the two buildings where we will be having classes, and let's just say that they were old, confusing and wierd. I'm not trying to be spoiled or something but I was expecting a little more glam from a university...
After THAT, we were meeting two professors in two 45 minute classes. We started with litterature, which I love, and we had an interesting discussion about a poem. When that class ended, we had a class on collocations... Something that has always been my problem is that I can't learn grammar, because I do it right automatically. Of course I make mistakes but I mean come on! You can give me a collocation and I'll do it correctly, but if you ask me what one is...
(I'm also aware of the fact that my blog is/might be filled with grammar/spelling errors) (Whatever)
It was emotiannly draining and after that second class I decided to go home. There were drinks for new students in the other building but it wasn't mandatory.

Now I'm sitting at my desk in my cozy, non scary room trying to figure out how to make my student pass, which is utter bullshit! It like a friggin arts and crafts test. I tried calling a friend about it, and there is some shit with a plastic sticker and ARGH! IT"S NOT WORKING!

Anyhoo, I'd better get to ordering my books and all.
I hope I'll have a great time but so far, I feel bored, annoyed and tired.
Hugs&kisses

Adios mis amigos.

So where were we?

It has been six months since I last posted on my dear, sweet bloggy blog. I know. I have a lot to tell you though! So let's just make a short list of what has been going on. First of all, I passed my final exams, with good grades so woohoo to that! I didn't get excepted at the art school I wanted to attend in, so I signed up at the university of Amsterdam for next schoolyear, which is basically next week. I went to Barcelona for my senior trip, I went to Nice, France to visit a good friend, I went to Belgium where the weather was blah. So yeah, it doesn't sound like a whole lot but time has been flying by and tomorrow I have an introduction day in Amsterdam and on Saturday one of my aunts is getting (re)married, so I do have some stuff to look forward to. I also turned eightteen years old. I guess that pretty much covers it.

So now for my life from a contemporary angle:
These past few days I've been rearranging my room. The rearranging part of if was covered in two or three hours, but then comes the sorting out and the cleaning. I've been getting rid of all my unimportant highschool stuff, but my floor is still covered in boxes, papers and so forth. Clearly I did the fun parts first like rearranging my book shelves and picture frames, movies and other fun things but as much as I put away or throw away, the pile looks just as big, not to mention all the stuff under my bed...
I've also read a lot over the past weeks. The great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The hunger games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (I believe), which I ABSOLUTLEY LOVED! Diary of a wimpy kid 1 and 2 by Jeff Kinney which were hilarious and I can't wait to read the other ones. Can you keep a secret by Sophia Kinsella, Bossy pants by Tina fey (needles to say, epic and hilarious), Looking for Alaska by the genious known as John Green of whom I have a signed copy of Paper Towns and last but not least, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone by J.K. Rowling.
Books I've purchased and intend to read are Emma, by Jane Austin, The Scarlet letter by I don't know and I'm too lazy to get up and look, and Wuthering heights by Emma or Charlotte Brönte.
I completley forgot about Dawn French's A tiny bit marvelous, which I also read, which is a funny and good read. So much for books.

I've started filling a small red Moleskine journal with little souvenirs, such as movie tickets, club tickets and small doodles, which is fun. Í always keep tickets to movies and theme parks etc. because I like to find them in my wallet and think back on all the happy (cheesyness alert!) memories and stuff. However, keeping all these is wallet space consuming so now I'll just grab my glue stick and put then in the little red journal.

I could go on and on about all the stuff that happened on my trips but frankly I'm too tired and too lazy to put that all down.

I feel like I don't have much more to write about so I'll just leave it this this. I hope it was sufficient, for those who read this (at the moment none I guess)
Anyhoo,

¡Adios!

Winter hibernation

Dear blog,

This wasn't my best week... Well, it's been a shitty week. I woke up every morning (not feeling kile P-Diddy) thinking "God no, not yet!". Somehow, this week I couldn't seem to drag myself out of bed in the morning. I did of course but it was just all so tiring! It's also been really cold here so that's not really helping. Waking up at 7:00, going to school at 8:15 and getting back at 16:00 never used to be a (big) problem but this week was different. Whenever I got home, I still had a tun of homework but somehow I would just spend my time behind my computer playing farmville or looking on tumblr or something like that. I even had to do an important assignment for dutch but there was a movie on so I spent the entire afternoon doing nothing, then I spent the entire evening in front of the tv, so I decided to set my alarm for 6:00 the next day. As you can imagine, the next day when my alarm went off, I just turned around and slept for another hour. Not good... So I got in trouble but whatever. I still have aa ton of homework now which isn't a big problem cause it's Friday... Thank GOD it's Friday! I can't seem to focus, I can't seem to do anything productive and all I can think about is sleeping and eating carbs. Well, I could use a cold beer right now ;-).

The funny thing is, most people get these types of SAD (Seasonal affectiveness dissorder) in December or even January, but me? I get them the last two days of Febuary and the first week of March. Wierd huh? I think I might just be tired but maybe it's just me being moody. Even while typing one of my friends a message half an hour ago my mind just wandered off untill I almost fell asleep. When I recovered, I had no clue what I was gonna write... See what I mean?

Sorry for the whining :P

Adios!

Last day of vacation.

Dear blog,

The title says it all. Yep... It's sunday the 27th, and it's the last day of my week-long holliday. I feel kind of bummed because my finals start may 16t so that gives me about two and a half month to prepare. I don't know if I'm ready yet to leave. I know I've been whining these last years about how much I wanted to get out of here but now that it's speeding towards me, it's kind of intimidating. Maybe I'll do a blogpost on my highschool career later, but now, let me list the things I'll miss. (Well, I might not pass my finals but let's just pretend I will.)

-I'll miss arriving at school early in the mornings, and sitting there, letting my body warm up to a day filled with school-related things.

-I'll miss the conversations with my friends during class.

-I'll miss my lunch dates with people who are in either a different year or a different class.

-I'll miss the environment, in which there is somehow always drama.

-I'll miss the teachers (I know right? But I enjoy a lot of classes because of the teachers)

-I'll miss my friends.

-I'll miss my enemies. HAHA No, just kidding, I won't miss them.

-I'll miss the soup machine in the cafeteria, this I am serious about.

-I'll miss stuff like doodling in each others math books.

-I'll miss the thrill of not doing an important homework assignment and not getting caught.

-I'll miss the love, and the hate.

-I'll miss skipping class to go shopping, or to go eat.

-I'll miss the routine.
-I'll miss the thrill of the first day of school.

-I'll miss the thrill of the last day of school.

-I'll miss the report cards.

And most of all, I'll miss being young and carefree.

Oh my god! Did you cry? No? Oh... Neither did I. So this wasn't a really interesting blog post but it sure did give me something to talk about. All the little things you took for granted which will be gone soon. I know I sound like a hallmark card but whatever. I'm sure going to college or something like that will be just as fun. You know when God closes a door, he opens a window? You know how parents always say that highschool is the best time of your life? Well, people who are 20/30 say that the time after highschool is the best time of your life, so it'll be fun. I can feel it! God, this isn't really going anywhere.

So for now I say, ADIOS!

Vacances

Bonjour Blog,

No, I am not in France at the moment although I wish I was. I'm now sitting in my room, soaking up the awesomeness of vacation. So I've been doing lots of stuff lately. Since V-day, I've been baking, making sushi, I've finished a painting for a friend of mine, I went to see the Black swan movie which was A-MA-ZING! I've done some sewing, reading... So yeah. I actually have a ton of homework to do but I just can't get myself to make it. Frustrating but whatever. I also went to Amsterdam and got two new pieces of clothing whic are nice. Uhmm... I've also been playing farmville... What else? Ooh! I've been excersising almost every day now. (except yesterday... I forgot) So my new years resolutions are kind of still going strong. I've also been obsessing lately over the website tumblr which is one of the funnest thing ever! I've also set some personal goals etc. So yeah. Febuary isn't really an inspiring month actually. I'm just chillin'.

For now blog,
Adios!

p.s. I'll update later this week with something to talk about in stead of this boring stuff.
xx

V-DAY!

Hey blog!

First of all, Happy Valentine's day! I'm sitting here with a bowl of noodles (as one is supposed to on a 'single person's' valentine's day. So far, I've had a great day! (I also kind of ditched my last class so that's why I have loads of time to blog ;-). I also didn't have any classes this morning so I baked 2 batches of cookies in yes (I know... gag me with a spoon as my dear cousin and blog follower Lauren would say) a heart shape! I also made little cut out hearts to give to people on this special love-filled day! A lot of people think V-day is only stupid and commercial but I dissagree. It's a day on which you are reminded to make some extra effort to tell the ones you love, that you love 'em. My cookies were delicious and everyody liked them. I also got a super sweet card from one of my best friends. Shes gone all the way with the glitter and the beads. We'll see what the rest of the day brings! ;-)

So I havn't blogged in a while but that's because I was SUPER busy! My test week went well, and I had loads of good grades, but there was one slight bummer. Can you guess? Well, I didn't get accepted at the art school I went to (Which was my second choice but it would've been nice though...) My number one pick has a day in march when visitors are able to walk through the school, pondering wether the school is right for them, or not. Well, I'm going and I'm going to ask them what they're looking for etc. etc. I didn't get accepted to school#2 because they didn't feel that the drawing were strong enough, which I agree with in a way. They did give me lot's of constructive criticism, which is great. They also said I had the talent and potential, which is also a BIG plus because there are so many people who just get rejected without any advise or with the "Maybe this isn't for you" type of blabber. So I'm keepin'it positive & Keepin' it real!

I also had my History project presentation last week which went really well! After that the students and the parents went out to the local bars to celebrate (It's kind of a tradition here, and considering the fact that we've been working on them since spetember or whatever) and I had an awesome time! (A little too awesome maybe...) So the next morning, I made my way to algebra where I sat as a zombie, doing nothing.

Anyway, nothing super exciting hs happened but I hope you'll accept this post as an apology for my non-present-ness the past (almost) 2 weeks.

Happy Valentine's!
X

Let's blog again, like we did last summer

Dear bloggyblog,

It's been a week. I know. I know we can sit here pointing fingers at one another accusing who did what bla bla bla, but let's just move on. Shall we? Good.

So my test week went well. I still have two more tests and then it's done, and oh yeah. My audition is THIS FRIDAY! So yeah, for the rest nothing much has happened. THIS FRIDAY!!!!
So I finished my portfolio. I've decided to do seventeen designs and the three outfits last so that I have my designs and assignment all in one binder. I've taken out a few and replaced them with some more daring designs. The school I'm going to is looking for people who aren't afraid to take risks. Unfortunatley, I'm not the biggest risk-taker.
So to look my very best, I'm going to get my hair cut on thursday, so the lady better not screw up! (The thought of it alone makes my blood start to boil! Grrr!)
But I think I'll be fine and if I don't get accepted, well, I'll be upset but it won't be the end of the world as we now it. That isn't due till 2012, so yeah. There you go.

Today I had a lovley 2 hour long skype conversation with my friend, discussing my test tomorrow, and which things are important (such as Venice being the gateway to the orient throughout the renaissance period) and the things which are less important (like the 5000 page explaination of why the kimono was such a desired object in europe in the nineteenth century. Yeah, we get it. It's exotic and all) So you might have already guessed it but the subject tomorrow is art history, and not just one particular period of time. No. Orientalisme thorughout well, like, for ever! Beginning with Alexander the great and ending, well now. So yeah, that's fun. And thursday I have my Spanish oral exam. Por favor dio, ¡ayudarme!

The rest of the week has gone quite well. Between learning, watching movies from the nineties and doing some creative stuff, I've also gotten around to sending a few cards out to people. Which reminds me! It's almost valentine! Oooh! Exciting! (Well, not really for most of us) But maybe I'll buy myself something nice. Like a diamond! Nothing says 'I love you/myself' more than buying yourself a big ol' diamond! Harry Winston will be getting me something special this year *wink*

Anyway, for now dear readers, I say Adios!

School work..

Dear Blog,

So I have a lot of schoolwork to do because next week is testweek, in which I have like 10 exams which means I have to work like a mad man, and as you may know, I'm not very fond of hard work. I'm good at it, but I'm not very fond of it. This morning I've been highlighting my history notes, so they look fluorescent yellow now. The only problem in the back of my mind is; I still have two weeks and I need 11 more drawings for my portfolio, AND I need to fill my sketchbook with old drawings AND I STILL NEED TO DO THE ASSIGNMENT! WRAAAAAAAH! So yeah, I've been pretty relaxed. Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking. But Thom, why didn't you start earlier? Well, I did start earlier in a way. I paid attention in class and I made notes on almost everything the teacher said. Anyhoo, I start with an English listening test, which doesn't concern whatsoever, but after that, I have history, of which I know a lot, but I'm just anxious that they might ask really difficult things :-( Poor me. Anxiety strikes. Oh, and an other thing, a part of hy headphones fell of, so I tried to super glue it, but now it lookes kind of crappy... Yeah...
Anyway, back to history. I know lot's of stuff and what happened in which year, but I still have a feeling that it's gonna go wrong, but on the other hand, I'm thinking, what's there to worry? The only thing to fear is fear itself, so that said. I am going to make that test and I am going to pass it goddamnit! (That's the spirit! Right?)

Anyway, for now I say adios!

Thirstyday!

Dear blog,

So today was fine, I guess, compared to yesterday (when I was annoyed with everyone around me). I've had school and other stuff to occupy me these last days, so I've been neglecting my drawings as well. Tomorrow is friday so I guess I can finish a few drawings for my portfolio then. Tonight I'm babysitting and the only plus is that those dear, sweet angels (more like snotty little brats) are off to bed. Anyway, Life's been good lately (With the occasional moodswing or car accident.) and I feel content with everything.

So last night I got into a fight with my little brother because he left the couch to go and drink something or whatever so I took his spot on the couch along with the remote. He comes back and demands I get up into the other chair. "You snooze, you loose" is all I said. Then he went all macho on me and tried to threaten me, but I stayed right where he was, so eventually, he jumped on top of me. I yelled at my mom, on the other side of the room, to come and help me but as any person in a normal state of mind, she didn't do anything and just let us fight our tug o' war. (It's okay momy, I wouldn't have helped you either) So eventually my dad got angry and said we had to share the couch, each of us in one corner. What they hadn't thought of was that I was still in posession of the remote! HAH! My dad went back to the kitchen and I told my brother that we were going to watch the swiss weather report, so I switched it to a channel where there was snow. (You know, a channel that doesn't work and theres white and black and all that jazz?) My little brother got mad after a few minutes and yelled; "Dad, why dont you come and look how mature your son is being." My dad came walking in and got mad with me, demanding I put it on a normal station. In the mean time, my brother and I were still pushing each other. Eventually I stood up and pretended to grab the tv and leave. "Yeah, that's real mature for someone in their final year" He yelled. And that got me thinking. In a year I'll be moving out, but that doesn't mean I'll be mature. Well, in a way it also does mean I'll be mature. The only thing is, I won't have to share the couch OR the tv with my little brother, and that is, best readers, why I am entitled to these little acts of immaturity.

For now I say: Adios!

Blabladoobiedoobiedum

Dear bloggyblog,

Today was okay I guess. School was pretty much the same 'ol thing. ow of my besties are broken hearted, which suck of course... (If you read this, just know I luv ya! Both) I didn't do anything exciting, except for my drawing lessons. I continued on my painting, and I spent an hour and a hald painting wall paper. You know what? It's not finished yet... Here is the result:

So anyway, it's fun painting in deatail (the canvas is about 70cm/90cm) but it can get a little... Boring!

Anyway,

Be happy, healthy and oh yeah... HAPPY!

For now I say, Adios mis amigos!

Sunny sunday!

Dear blog,

So today is Sunday, and it's sunny outside which make me feel happy. I had a good weekend so far. On friday, I finished two more pieces for my portfolio, so I'm up to 5 now, and I have 3 ideas which I hope to finish today. The only problem is, I'm not really in an artsy mood right now. I feel like watching an old movie like 'Gone with the wind' or 'Doctor Zhivago' which are both listed in my category 'Favorite Movies'. So yesterday was a productive and fun day as well! I got up at 7:30 (I know, what was I thinking on a saturday?) Well, I woke up, had some breakfast, walked my dogs in the forest and when I got home, I decided to do the homework I told you about a few blog posts ago. So I had to finish it yesterday morning because in the afternoon, I was going to Amsterdam to bring back the library books (which I needed to complete the homework) and I met up with a friend because another friend of mine (Her boyfriend) and his dance crew thingy (Well, actually it was like his entire dance school, but dance crew sounds more epic) had a flashmob in a shopping center. (I'll post a video later) It was amazing! I've never seen anything like it (besides the numerous vids on the interweb) It was a lot of fun to watch. After that, me and my friend roamed the streets of Amsterdam, in a way I could only imagine zombies looking for brains. We were famished! After trotting around for quite some time we found a bagles& beans (Thank god for that!) and we enjoyed a delicious tapas-ish menu. Mouthwatering! We talked and stuff like that and finally, we went back home (by train, after having walked back to central station). I got home at about five and an hour and a half later I went to a dinner party hosted by a friend and I enjoyed a DELICIOUS meal consisting of various delish ingredients. After the dinner party, me and my buddy (the same one who had the flashmob) went to one of the local bars (the fun one) and drank a jug of beer. The best part was, we even got to enjoy an actual catfight! We were just stanfing there, minding our own buisness when all of a sudden these girls started pulling each others hair, screaming and clawing each other. It was the fiercest thing I've ever seen! Like front row seats to a national geographic show about the violence of nature. As you can imagine, I went home satisfied, and as you can imagine, I had a slight hangover this morning.

For now I say,

Adios!

Week is almost half over!

Dear blog,


Let me start by saying that I have a FOURTH follower. Yes blog, I am now officially following myself. At first I was embarrased but now I feel free to say, that I am a public follower of this blog! VICTORY! I think I'm gonna start telling more people about this blog. Mainly because it's nice to have followers!

So today was absolutely and utterly boring! School was boring and I'm tired and I don't want to do homework and bla bla bla bla bla. Well, what I'm gonna do is slip into something more comfortable (Eww! Not in that way! You perv!) and relax... Drink a cup-o-tea and start drawing. Even though I don't really feel like it. Well, who knows, maybe a great piece of art will arise from the ashes of my not-wanting-to-do-it-ness or as some may call it, laziness. Mjesh.

Oh, and remember the TON of homework I was talking about yesterday. Well... I didn't do it because I was searching for the book I needed to do my homework with. I searched through the entire house and of course, dear readers, as you may have already guessed. This morning it was in the most obvious place EVAH! Let's just say the piano isn't my friend anymo...



This is a pictue I saw which made me laugh... (Although it also made me want to cry)
Of course you have to watch the Hills to know what this is... Poor Heidi...





Well blog, that's all I have for today.

For now I say, Adios!

New beginnings

Dear readers,

Doesn't every week feel like a fresh start? A new beginning? Well, today wasn't monday but tuesday, which for me is still the beginning of the week. Let me just say that my exercise journal is being kept up. I'm thinking about maybe doing 2 or 3 bigger workouts every week or maybe a small one every day. What do you guys think? I'm going to do twenty pushups after I post this. (I know, I'm awesome)

My portfolio is coming together quite nice. I've already finished three pieces and when all the adhesive sleeves are filled with my glorious designs, I'll reconsider which ones are in, and whichs ones are out*. The ones I take out will however be replaced. If I can manage to do one piece a day (which so far, is woking out for me) I'll be finished in time, and I'll have the weekends to prepare the assignment & sketchbook. Did I also tell you I finished Safe haven? Well, I did and it was AMAZING! The end was super, with a plot twist I hadn't expected and the ending actually wanted to make me cry... Well, not really, figuratively speaking.

I also had my art lessons yesterday and I started a big canvas. I'll post pictures soon. It kind of lookes like a big 'ol mess right now, so... What else is there to tell? After doing my pushups I have a TON of homework which off course I put off because I spent the entire afternoon doing nothing... :-) So much to do, so little time. Well, time I have only I seem to enjoy wasting my time more than making good use of it, but hey, I'm still a teenager so deal with it! Anyway, I thought I'd also add in a picture to give my blog a little more colour. You like it? Well, me too.

For now I say, ADIOS MIS AMIGOS!

*Heidi Klum reference

Exciting news!

Dear blog,

First off, my weekend was nice. Friday night, I had fun at the pub with numerous friends who'd promised me they'd meet me there. I had a blast! Yesterday, I had a formal dinner at a friends house for his 18th birthday, which was fun because he had set up a professional beer tasting workshop, where there was an actual brewer (or someone like that) who told us all a bunch! Today was fine aswell, I watched a BBC series called Lily Langtry which I enjoy watching. (Period drama) I went to practice driving with my dad which went remakably well considering it was my second time (and the first time, a few months ago had ended in frustration :S) This morning I also posted a video on my youtube channel where I make manga videos. This is what I came up with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPgZFApxUrc

and this is the link to the channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/vanillaweekend

So this is all pretty cool but then, at about six-ish I recieved a letter from one of the schools Id applied for! EXCITING! The envelope contained a list of questions, which I had to answer and send back asap, including a small picture of yourself (you know, the ones they have in passports, or like school pictures) Of course I couldn't find a decent one so I added my FUGLY picture of this school year. Ah well... There was also a letter which contained basic information about when the exams were etc. etc. And last but not least, the homework assignment! I didn't tell you that I'd applied for art schools, fashion department to be precise. The homework assignment for this year was to pick a muze, make up a trip that he or she would go on, and design three outfits completed with accesories, makeup and all that jazz.
So I filled in the questions and added a snapshot of my head. I posted it and now all I can do is wait for an invite to come and partake in the examinations. :D
I'm super psyched! I can't wait!

The only thing, what to do for the task? I also have to fill an entire sketchbook with old drawings AND make a portfolio.

I'll keep y'all posted.

For now, ADIOS!

p.s. Shoutout to my third follower, Pieter!

Finally weekend

Dear Blog,

So today is friday which means I'm now wearing my happy face! Anyway, I'm at page 200 and something with my book and I can't stop reading! I love it and reccommend it to anyone interested in reading a good book. Ooh, and yeah. I now have TWO followers! Hurray! Thanks Tom!

I don't really know what to blog about today. I finished dinner and I'm actually waiting for some responses from people to go to a bar. My brother's doing a DJ-esque thingy in one of the bars here so I guess I'm going, the only thing is... I don't know if anyone else is going. I mean, of course I don't need somebody to hold my hand or anything. I just don't want to be there without anyone I know, standing there like a loner. I'm indevidual and confidant enough to go by myslef, it's just. It ain't that fun... I know that if you go alone, you meet new people and all but... well... Thanks but no thanks, I'm good for now with meeting new folks.
Another funny thing is; here in my town (which is actually a city, but it has a town-ish feel to it) there are 6 bars where all the teens and tweens go. Funny thing, two bars are really fun and that's where the fun people (Like me) hang out. Two which are known for the preppy, arrogant kids that go there and two for the... well, the people who live on the wrong side of the tracks so to speak. I'm not generalizing (one of them isn't even that bad, maybe that one can be loud, obnoxious dudes drinking beer and shouting) but the other one is where the guys go who have fake bling, wear designer imposter clothing and who like to beat up other people. Not really my type of people. I know that there are people who are really nice, and normally, I'm an open minded person who doesn't judge (well, tries not to judge) people on how they look but admit it. If you were a cheerleader, would you feel comfortable in a small room full of goths? Or if you were a nerd, would you be comfortable in a room full of ditzy girls? People judge other people way too fast and most of the time, they're wrong but as a teen, we like to make distinction between people we do like, and people we don't like. I'm not really happy about it, but it's reality. People tend to judge people who are different. That's why highschool is such an emotionally scarring place *wink*. Anyhoo. I still havn't had a responds from any of ma buddies so I might call them. Sometimes, texting just 'aint enough. Ya know wha I'm sayin'?

Anyway, it's time to open a beer, call some people and get this party started! WOOOOOH!

For now, Adios mis amigos!

Graduation day

Dear blog,

So school was fine today, I had two free peiods again, with a study hall in between so I asked the lady if I could do it in my first free period so I could have two free periods after another and the woman was totally unreasonable! I mean, what a drag! I'm always polite and I always say hi, so why not just do me that small favour? This seriously pisses me off. Anyhoo, I had the chance to read more from 'Safe haven' which I absolutley LOVE! (I'm at page 82 now) And after school, there was a small award ceremony (which refers to the title of this post).

So the past couple of years I have been doing a few extra english courses. I started off with 'Anglia' which is basically a small course for children to learn to speak english. I of course (not to be arrogant but I prize myself for my english) passed with a Distinction mark. That was all fun but actually it's what some may call child's play (Actually I think I'm the only one who refered to it that way at the time, for I was one of the few who had ever had english lessons before middle school) After that, in the fourth year, you can sign up for a Camebridge english class. AHA! Now this is where it was beginning to get interesting.
Camebridge english is basically an advanced english class for students who are good at it, or native speaking (which is actually me... sort of) So the fourth year was a piece of cake and the fifth year aswell. We skipped the FCE exams and aimed straight for the CEA exames (Certificate of advanced english, certified by the university of Camebridge) Which I passed with an A level (80% or up) which was fantastic!
So today we had a little ceremony where the teachers handed out the diplomas and the principal gave us a little usb-stick with on one side the union jack, and on the other (of course) our school logo (Academic patriotisme of some sorts) There were also scones, which could be eaten with jam, clotted cream, marmalade etc. etc. I admit they were nice... Indeed they were.
People often don't think about it but it's actually really fun getting recognition for something you've done, even if it was easy or boring or stupid or whatever. I was actually pretty happy and proud of myself, even thought I thought the exams were very doable. So naturally I gave myself an invisible pat on the back. The best part is, I'm now studying for my CPE (certificate of proficiency english, certified by the university of Camebridge) The fun thing is, it's just me, my firend Sibbelien and the teacher so we have minimum homework, maximum fun! I know, I know. But Thom? How could you even enjoy studying a language? Well people, I just do. I love speaking english, in fact, I was able to read and write english before I could do so in dutch, so that stands for something... right?

Anyway, today was sort of fun, but the day isn't over yet. I still have lot's of homework to finish (Like a paper on dutch literature... yuck!) and so forth and so forth. I think I'll take a bath with one of my lush products after dinner. I can't wait! (And I also can't wait to continue reading Safe haven, it's THAT GOOD!)

For now, Adios, my loyal readers!

Shoppin' today

Dear reader,

So today was a good day. I started school with math (yuck!) and some other boring subjects. I had two free periods with lunch break in between so I had a lot of time to eat. I made myself some delicious pasta and sat down to eat it. Then I surfed the web, did some homework and at 14:20, I was back at school for my english lesson. Luckily I don't live that far from school, so I'm never late and I don't have to bike far. The only thing is... It's FRIGGIN COLD OUTSIDE!


Anyway, after school I decided to hop on the train to Amsterdam so I did. I live close to the train station (as well) and bought a ticket. The train was already there, ready to leave so I hopped on. Amsterdam is about twenty minutes away from here by train, so I just sat there and listened to my ipod. Arriving in amsterdam I came across a group of black woman yelling at eah other. (When I say 'Black' I mean no offense whatsoever, I just don't know how else to put it.) I walked a while before I came to the place where I wanted to be. First I went to Lush and got some really good stuff. I also got a bag of goodies for free because I spent a certain ammount. Next I went to waterstone's bookshop because I was looking for Nicholas Sparks' latest novel "Safe Haven" but it was kind of expensie so I went to the american book center where they had if for a lower price. I bought it along with some other books which I wanted to read. I'm really excited because I havn't read a book 'just for myself' in a couple of moths. I'm also curious abou Safe haven because I heard it was really really good. Well, we'll see. I think I'm gonna start it tonight. I'm actually also reading Pride and prejudice for school but I guess that can wait (haha).

Today I can also inform you that I have my very first follower! Thank you Lisa for the support! X I hope to gain more soon but like, wa'eva. My top priority is to keep blogging at a constant rate for a while.



For now, Adios!

Post numero uno!

Dear myself, (I have yet to gain followers so please excuse me for adressing the only person reading it ATM)

Hi. How are you? Me? I'm fine. I've decided to start blogging for 2011. I'm a little embarrased to say that I've already attempted blogging before but unfortunatly I failed... However, with a new year comes a clean slate, a fresh start, a new opportunity to begin blogging! So let me just start by introducing myself:

My name is Thom van Rijckevorsel and I'm a seventeen year old guy who lives in the Netherlands. I'm in my final year of highschool which is exciting and really there's not that much to tell... My interests can be found in the 'About me' section. (And the lazy award goes to...)

I'm pretty excited to start writing about all sorts of stuff. I was actually inspired by a blogger/youtuber/writer named Hayley who has an awesome youtube channel and an extremely funny and entertaining blog. I decided to give it (another) go myself.
I'm actually supposed to do my homework now but why do homework when there's other stuff to do like tumblr, facebook or twitter! (Okay, I'm not that big of a twitter fan anymore I'll admit)

A thing I could start with is my list of new years resolutions. The thing is, I always make the same ones but this year I'm planning on sticking to them! (Yeah right...) But seriously, I'm going to do my very best! Okay, here we go:

• Start using my excercise journal again.

I was doing a great job untill last november when I got all wrapped up in NaNoWriMo...

• Earn a shit load of money :)
• Find love (I know, cheesy)
• Pass my finals
• Keep in touch after finals
• Maintain my close group of friends
• Get accepted in a new school
• Be awesome!

I can aleady feel that 2011 is gonna be a great year! Me and a small group of friends are going on a trip after finals, to Rome! Of course, I'll keep you guys posted on that :-)

So I don't want to ruin my first post with jabber about school, so I'll just keep it short. I'd also like to give a shout out to my dear friend Lisa whom I love very much! She'll be the first reader.

For now, I say Adios!