New Years resolutions

[Sideshow Meg]

You really do have to keep writing, because you have a creative genius in that odd mind of yours *Just kidding*

I have kept writing, just not at my script, but at a novel, it's my baby at the moment, it just needs nurturing so that I can finish it.

And of course, I keep my diary.

[Sideshow Meg]

Okay, so 2006 resolutions:

- Pass my driving test first time (Especially since my parents are paying for the lessons - I LOVE my Parents so much right now!
- Pass my AS levels and not explode in the process of trying to make this happen
- Stay sane
- Get a job
- Get a car
- Try not to let my car obsession go any further (But I feel since reading the whole of the driving segment of The Times twice already that I've failed in that one)

[Ali 75]

Good luck Meg!

I'm going to take a leaf out of B.N's book and go for Liverpool to win the Premiership this year! Sounds implausible but so did winning the Champions League

[Sideshow Meg]

Well, last year's one about the Champion's League happened, so I don't think we should give up yet!

[Wezzo]

My resolutions/hopes

Do well in my GCSEs
Eat less junk food
View every TV show on DVD in my collection, and expand that collection

[Sideshow Meg]

Oh good luck with the GCSEs. That was one of mine last year, and it happened, so that was good.

[Wezzo]

Cheers Meg, glad you did well too.

[Sideshow Meg]

Have you done your mocks yet or have you got them next week?

Thanks, last year it was me and Cake For Brains who were doing our exmas, along with Bee Gees Fan doing her AS levels, so we can all cheer each other on!

[Wezzo]

I did my mocks a week or two before Christmas; I've got a couple results back already: ICT and Biology, both A*s.

Ah, it seems a lot of us are at the age of GCSEs, AS and A Levels!

[Bee Gees Fan]

Okay, some more resolutions to add on to those I already stated:

7: To master astral projection VERY SOON.

8: Spiritual growth.

You know, over Christmas, I found myself wondering what Christmas in a psychiatric hospital is like. Do the patients' families visit them? Do they get presents? Do they have a party? Do they have Christmas Dinner?

When I'm a bit older, I'm going to try to visit a psychiatric hospital for a while on Christmas Day and maybe hold a party there for the patients.

[Sideshow Meg]

I did my mocks a week or two before Christmas; I've got a couple results back already: ICT and Biology, both A*s.

Ah, it seems a lot of us are at the age of GCSEs, AS and A Levels!

Yay for you!

And BGF, that sounds like a really nice idea. I have been reading One flew over the cuckoo's nest again, and it has really made me curious.

[Bee Gees Fan]

I haven't read the book yet, Meg, I'll try to when my other reading is out of the way. I'd suggest you try to see the film, if you can. I think Jack Nicholson is excellent as McMurphy, Louise Fletcher brilliant as Nurse Ratched (I HATE that woman - the character, not the actress) and the patients are great. Chris Lloyd's one of them - he plays a guy called Taber. It was his first movie role. Danny De Vito is another - he plays Martini.

[Sideshow Meg]

It really is an amazing book. It did take me quite a long time to read what with college and my actual set reading for English literature but it's still really good.

[Mr Blue Sky]

Are you enjoying Richard Hammond's new ITV early evening show Meg? I caught it the other day and imagined you glued to your set!

He's a funny guy, should be a good show...

[Sideshow Meg]

Yes I am, even though it's kind of random in places. Of course, my avatar shows my love of the little guy (in fact, a whole group of my friends think he's adorable).

Me and my friend have actually got tickets to go for next week.

We would get tickets to Top Gear except there are two reasons we can't:

- We're not 18
- There is a 190,000 person waiting list for tickets and they only allow 500 people in a week, so if I put my name on the list now, I might get tickets by my 18th birthday!

Despite us initially tuning in to Top Gear to stare shallowly at Richard Hammond, we actually now love the show and the cars. I never thought I would know what spark plugs were, but now I do, which comes in handy for car maintainance lessons on Wednesdays

[roz11]

Yes I am, even though it's kind of random in places. Of course, my avatar shows my love of the little guy (in fact, a whole group of my friends think he's adorable).

Me and my friend have actually got tickets to go for next week.

OMG! I love that show! I have been watching it every day. I love Richard so much (this was the real reason I watch Top Gear really lol).

I'm a big fan of Mel as well she was such a good sport on The Games lol.

I'll look out for you where will you be sitting front or back?

[Mr Blue Sky]

I never thought I would know what spark plugs were, but now I do, which comes in handy for car maintainance lessons on Wednesdays

Sounds like season 8 episode "Motor Skills"!

Just don't forge the certificate!

[Sideshow Meg]

OMG! I love that show! I have been watching it every day. I love Richard so much (this was the real reason I watch Top Gear really lol).

I'm a big fan of Mel as well she was such a good sport on The Games lol.

I'll look out for you where will you be sitting front or back?

He was the reason we started watching, but now you can't get through a conversation with without it turning into a debate of which is the best car (Personally I think the Ferrari F430 Spider is pretty up there, along with the Bugatti Veyron and the Zonda).

We're trying to get seats in the front. My friend wants to volunteer for one of the crazy things they are getting audience members to do, but I'm a little more cautious. But if you see a rather nervous looking person on stage called Megan on stage next Thursday, you can claim knowing me (ish)

[roz11]

I don't blame you being rather nervous lol my friend asked me if I wanted to go because you can get tickets on the website but I think I would just be too nervous I would be sitting there wetting myself hoping not to be picked for something lol.

[Sideshow Meg]

Well, I went yesterday and had the most spectacular time. We didn't meet Richard but he was extremely nice when talking to the audience as a whole and was so normal and funny. Mel was also hilarious and they worked together amazingly well.

The whole thing was biblically good and we are hoping to get tickets for another date.

[Mr Blue Sky]

Glad you enjoyed it Meg. I'm sure you taped the show, can you see yourself at all?

[Sideshow Meg]

I was in it quite a lot actually because I was in the front row. I did tape it yes and one of my friends made screen caps including http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b240/flyingsquad/Image12.jpg which has a little blurb as to where I was sitting!

[Mr Blue Sky]

You did well to get a seat on the front row Meg! Were they pre-designated or did you have to make a mad rush for the best seats?

[Sideshow Meg]

We had priority tickets so were at the front of the queue and so sat down at the front, right in the middle. Some seats were reserved for the guests but we got amazing seats.

[Sideshow Meg]

Time to revive this for another year!

My resolutions are:

- Work harder academically and gain a First on at least one essay this year.
- Get fitter. Not necessarily lose weight, more take up exercise and stick with it.
- Start writing for the University Newspaper. I've wanted to be a journalist for about ten years now but when I got to University, I didn't think I would be as good as other writers do didn't join the newspaper. My boyfriend on the other hand, thinks I can write and since he edits one of the sections, has given me the main article for the first issue back. He wants me to regain all the writing confidence I had during my schooldays when I wrote for the newspaper and the magazine because he knows that this is what I want to do as a career and student newspaper experience is invaluable. I've just written the first draft of my piece, I might post it here once it's been fully edited for constructive criticism.