So, I'm writing again! Quite proud of myself really, but I did promise to update more often! Anyway, so currently I'm in the school library. I actually sort of live in here. I mean, it's warm, has computers, and has the nice librarian to have a chat to plus all my friends hang around here at breaks and lunch. We like to call ourselves 'The Library Crew'! But it's my last year at school now. I'm not going to university, I've never wanted too and I just don't think it's for me. But I'm going to miss this place. It's been my home for the last six years and I'm attached to even the fixtures and fittings! I have quite a few younger friends, in years 8-10, so I'll be leaving all them, The Library Crew banter will cease, not to mention canteen (or as we call it, the scran-teen!) banter, saying hi to everyone I pass them in the corridor, and the Bus Crew (the folks on my bus I'm friends with will be broken up too. I'll miss all the social side, because even though at one point my so-called social situation had gone right down the toilet, now it's really never been better.
So I'm making the most of every day now. And also, my entire life has been lived at school, well, most of what I can remember anyway. The morning routine, your life revolving around break and lunchtime, the school year being more important than the calendar year, buses and trips, form rooms and lessons - well, it's all going to change isn't it?
Ah, that's nice! Sweet Home Alabama has just started playing on my iPod. The first few guitar bars in that song are surely sent directly from heaven: they're amazing! In fact, I might just wind it back to the beginning to hear them again... LOVE IT! (That’s my new phrase.) It sounds really sunny those first few bars. Not that i play the guitar or anything, oh no. You won't find me making any sort of music. I'm about as musically talented as a giraffe. I do enjoy singing though (who doesn't?) but I'm not sure anyone who hears me enjoys it!
Here I am, rambling again! The title of my blog really does work doesn't it? That's actually a quote from Doctor Who - Christopher Eccleston said it, to be exact. But I did think it suited me!
Well, I'm all out of what to write now. I've just poured my soul out up there about leaving school in June, and then rambled about music... what else can I say? Hmmm.... Ah, yes! May I just congratulate One Direction for getting to number one on Sunday with their new single? Yes, I know this is still about music, but they deserve it; they are my favourite band ever. Well, I will always love Busted too, but they've split up and can't have a reunion (apparently Charlie wouldn't ever get back with them - very sad), but I am very proud of the 1D boys for getting the fastest selling number one of the year - 153,600 in the first week - and I was one of those people!
It's parent's evening tonight. I hope the teachers are nice about me. They've not got much ammo to be honest, apart from me doodling all the time, but it does help me concentrate, whatever they say!
Gosh, I bet I've written loads! Well, I'll just paste this into Word to spell check it (even members of the Grammar Police like me suffer from typos) and then I'll post it before you all fall asleep on your keyboards!
Write soon xxxxxx
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Saturday 17 September 2011
I've Been Busy!
Sorry I've been away for so long! I've had a lot to do! Holiday, work experience, back to school - it just never stops! I promise I'll try to update this at least weekly! But for now (because I need to go out to work soon and I haven't had any breakfast yet) I'll post the article I wrote for my local paper when I was there on work experience. I did one last year too - which is here:
http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/a-teen%26%238217%3bs-view-of-the-town-%26%238230%3b-20100723353332.htm
But this is the one I wrote this year. It didn't make the actual paper, but went up on the website for a while but has now randomly been taken out of the archives... Hmmmm. Anyway, here it is!
COURTS, COUPLES AND CROSBY
THIS week I've been gaining work experience in the editorial office at the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald, writes Zoe Badder.
It's the second time I've been here, the first being last summer, and it's been slightly different this year. The main new thing I've experienced was my trip to the magistrates' court to have an insight into court reporting.
Last year, me and another reporter simply walked to the courts on two separate days, and we could arrive there in time for the cases we were interested in.
However, after the sad closure of Penrith courts, a reporter has to drive up to Carlisle every day to report. On Tuesday I, shall we say, "tagged along", and had a different court experience to that of last year.
The courts were bigger and we had to sit through many cases that were of no relevance to the Herald, but it was all really interesting!
I've been in the office as well, typing up small pieces and making some phone calls, but I particularly liked writing reports for weddings. It was lovely to read and then write about all the little details that made each day unique, especially a comedy car. I can't wait to see the pictures when they're printed to see who I was writing about.
It was great writing about a wedding in Paphos, too, as my mum and dad got married there.
I'm sitting at a different desk to last year, which has enabled me to get to know different reporters, and I think I've been able to get involved with the office banter on a couple of occasions.
I was really nervous on my first day; I couldn't remember everyone that well and was unsure if they'd remember me at all, so I didn't really say much and I was all awkward smiles and "I don't want to pester you, but …" However, it's Wednesday now and I'm really enjoying it. Tomorrow I'm off to Crosby Ravensworth show. I'm told I might need my wellies — I'll have to rummage about in my garage for them.
I've not been to many shows in the nine years I've lived in Cumbria — in fact, the only one I've been to was in Yorkshire. Therefore I don't think it counts — so it's probably about time. You'll have to find out how the show went from the "official" report in Saturday's paper.
Anyway, so even though I'm only halfway through my week, I think working in the Herald office is brilliant, and all the people who are lucky enough to work here are brilliant too! I really hope I'll be able to come back some day.
Zoe
Yes, so that was my week. It was a while ago now, but it was fun! Now I'm back at Sixth Form for my last year in education - it's a scary thought. It's practically all I've known for all my life - the school year and routine - and it's about to change. I'm going to have to make the most of it now.
That's all for now, write again soon!
http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/a-teen%26%238217%3bs-view-of-the-town-%26%238230%3b-20100723353332.htm
But this is the one I wrote this year. It didn't make the actual paper, but went up on the website for a while but has now randomly been taken out of the archives... Hmmmm. Anyway, here it is!
COURTS, COUPLES AND CROSBY
THIS week I've been gaining work experience in the editorial office at the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald, writes Zoe Badder.
It's the second time I've been here, the first being last summer, and it's been slightly different this year. The main new thing I've experienced was my trip to the magistrates' court to have an insight into court reporting.
Last year, me and another reporter simply walked to the courts on two separate days, and we could arrive there in time for the cases we were interested in.
However, after the sad closure of Penrith courts, a reporter has to drive up to Carlisle every day to report. On Tuesday I, shall we say, "tagged along", and had a different court experience to that of last year.
The courts were bigger and we had to sit through many cases that were of no relevance to the Herald, but it was all really interesting!
I've been in the office as well, typing up small pieces and making some phone calls, but I particularly liked writing reports for weddings. It was lovely to read and then write about all the little details that made each day unique, especially a comedy car. I can't wait to see the pictures when they're printed to see who I was writing about.
It was great writing about a wedding in Paphos, too, as my mum and dad got married there.
I'm sitting at a different desk to last year, which has enabled me to get to know different reporters, and I think I've been able to get involved with the office banter on a couple of occasions.
I was really nervous on my first day; I couldn't remember everyone that well and was unsure if they'd remember me at all, so I didn't really say much and I was all awkward smiles and "I don't want to pester you, but …" However, it's Wednesday now and I'm really enjoying it. Tomorrow I'm off to Crosby Ravensworth show. I'm told I might need my wellies — I'll have to rummage about in my garage for them.
I've not been to many shows in the nine years I've lived in Cumbria — in fact, the only one I've been to was in Yorkshire. Therefore I don't think it counts — so it's probably about time. You'll have to find out how the show went from the "official" report in Saturday's paper.
Anyway, so even though I'm only halfway through my week, I think working in the Herald office is brilliant, and all the people who are lucky enough to work here are brilliant too! I really hope I'll be able to come back some day.
Zoe
Yes, so that was my week. It was a while ago now, but it was fun! Now I'm back at Sixth Form for my last year in education - it's a scary thought. It's practically all I've known for all my life - the school year and routine - and it's about to change. I'm going to have to make the most of it now.
That's all for now, write again soon!
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