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Fate
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Wow, the one day I happen to check back on here I find it's his birthday.
May he finally be getting used to the feeling of contentment he's experiencing in the happy, literary after-life he shares with Lily.
Wishing well to everyone else as well. Happy new year! 
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Hello!
I went to see Daniel Radcliffe's new play yesterday & thought, as it's slightly HP related (he's the closest thing we've got to a living, breathing Harry!), I'd mention it here. So these are my rambling thoughts: (I should be revising maths, so obviously I'm on DA.)
It's called 'The Cripple of Innishman'. The curtain was a picture of bare, craggy rocks pointing out to sea - the very end of the Earth almost. As the lights went down, the clouds began to race across the sky and the curtain became permeable and finally see-through before being raised. It was very beautiful, and was perhaps a hint at the idea that things are not what they seem, about appearances and deception, that would be important in the play.
It was written in the 90s (I think. I should probably google but, meh) and set just before the Second World War. I remember when it was set because of the part where a good-for-nothing gossip and his drunkard mother are flicking through the paper. They stop to laugh at the funny mustache of a little German fella, before wishing good luck to him and flicking on. Lols. It takes place on an Irish island, one that's next to an island visited by a Hollywood film crew come to make The Man of Aran www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXYC5S… .
I really enjoyed it. Some of the humour, actually most if not all of the humour was pretty harsh and blunt. To me, it would start out sort of like, 'I probably shouldn't be laughing at this...but it is kind of funny!' then as a scene progressed would sometimes become progressively more questionable and uncomfortable. There seemed to be lots of people in the audience who didn't notice/mind this slide though, and just totally guffawed all the way. Which was funny in itself.
Maybe because it wasn't written by someone who grew up in Ireland, the dialogue seemed a bit tiresomely Irish but I thought the cast were very good with it. Daniel Radcliffe plays the cripple of the title, who's sick of the island, sick of being "cripple Billy" and hopes this film crew will be his chance to escape. He was quite understated. I'm not a big fan of the films but I get the impression that, as they went on, he often played Harry in a less is more kind of a way, and he did the same here which really worked; He came across as half desperate, half resigned, and (excuse my maths) a little bit fond of everyone, underneath it all.
His character was also an orphan who wanted to find out the truth about his parents' death. I don't know if it was anything to do with these similarities but I mostly felt like I was watching Daniel Racliffe play Cripple Billy, rather than being able to completely believe in the character. I'd guess it was more to do with the fact that he's just so darn famous, and that I recognised so much gesture and intonation from interviews. Also, his accent sometimes sounded more English than Irish even to me - a born, bread and buttered Londoner (I always feel like you hear difference more than similarity).
That kind of olden days, very very West Irish accent is properly hard though. There was only one actor (the rest of the cast are Irish) who was really convincing. Even Irish actors struggle with it www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cu… . I might be being a bit harsh though, perhaps those characters are rubbing off on me! He was good. There were one or two big, emotional shocks (no spoilers!) where I was completely 'in' the play and really felt something. So when it counted, he delivered. Anyway, I've probably rambled on more than enough for now, so I'll leave it there. xx
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Waiting
3 min read
It's lovely out today. I think. I've sat inside and done literally nothing!
I've been feeling a bit worn out recently, especially this last fortnight. A mixture of failing at job interviews and getting behind (then having to catch up on) work for teaching. I had a ridiculous amount of marking to get through, which I just managed, and I don't even want to think about all the stuff I should be doing for my course outside of the classroom. Not to mention the jobs I'm not applying for!
Weirdly I've not been eating during the day. I don't really know why, I just somehow got into the habit since Easter. It's not a weight thing, I'm not even losing weight (my metabolism is pretty stubborn, no matter which way I try to nudge it. I don't care too much about that stuff but I know it'd probably be unhealthy for me to lose much weight). Anyway, I'd been feeling fine but I think it's all caught up with me over the weekend and I'm bit ill and subdued.
I was at university on Friday. It was great to catch up. Even though I always come away feeling like I haven't had the chance to say as much to everyone as I'd have liked, and a bit upset with myself for being so shy and strange, it's really valuable to remember that everyone else is having similar ups and downs. Oh, except I found out the student who is at my old school with my old mentor has broken down in tears in the English office...I don't blame her, poor thing! Our tutor suggested we go out to the the big square across the road after tutorial and we enjoyed the Sun and grass and spring blossoms. Everyone but me got stuck into treats and booze. Then I left to go and get some magical looking silk I'd seen when I was buying some much more practical fabric for a dress I'm attempting.
Anyway, I just started this journal to talk about the fact that I always mean to be writing these days, and doing so much else too, but can't quite. I always seem to be waiting for....I'm not sure. Till I get certain things done? Till I sort out what I need to do, in what order? Till I get a moment to take stock? I've started a piece of original fiction on another site and I also want to finish my most recent Severus thing. Hopefully I'll sort myself out soon enough! xx
Mood: Want to curl up under duvet but it's finally warm
Listening to: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists on Librivox
Reading: The Islandman, Thomas O'Chrohan
Watching: The progression of spring all around me.
Playing: chicken with all my deadlines.
Drinking: Fizzy water and lemon.
I've been feeling a bit worn out recently, especially this last fortnight. A mixture of failing at job interviews and getting behind (then having to catch up on) work for teaching. I had a ridiculous amount of marking to get through, which I just managed, and I don't even want to think about all the stuff I should be doing for my course outside of the classroom. Not to mention the jobs I'm not applying for!
Weirdly I've not been eating during the day. I don't really know why, I just somehow got into the habit since Easter. It's not a weight thing, I'm not even losing weight (my metabolism is pretty stubborn, no matter which way I try to nudge it. I don't care too much about that stuff but I know it'd probably be unhealthy for me to lose much weight). Anyway, I'd been feeling fine but I think it's all caught up with me over the weekend and I'm bit ill and subdued.
I was at university on Friday. It was great to catch up. Even though I always come away feeling like I haven't had the chance to say as much to everyone as I'd have liked, and a bit upset with myself for being so shy and strange, it's really valuable to remember that everyone else is having similar ups and downs. Oh, except I found out the student who is at my old school with my old mentor has broken down in tears in the English office...I don't blame her, poor thing! Our tutor suggested we go out to the the big square across the road after tutorial and we enjoyed the Sun and grass and spring blossoms. Everyone but me got stuck into treats and booze. Then I left to go and get some magical looking silk I'd seen when I was buying some much more practical fabric for a dress I'm attempting.
Anyway, I just started this journal to talk about the fact that I always mean to be writing these days, and doing so much else too, but can't quite. I always seem to be waiting for....I'm not sure. Till I get certain things done? Till I sort out what I need to do, in what order? Till I get a moment to take stock? I've started a piece of original fiction on another site and I also want to finish my most recent Severus thing. Hopefully I'll sort myself out soon enough! xx
Mood: Want to curl up under duvet but it's finally warm
Listening to: Ragged Trousered Philanthropists on Librivox
Reading: The Islandman, Thomas O'Chrohan
Watching: The progression of spring all around me.
Playing: chicken with all my deadlines.
Drinking: Fizzy water and lemon.
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Spring Clean
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Hm, nothing exciting to say unfortunately. I just realised it was about time I updated the naive little journal from Jan which talked about how I was totally gonna be back on DA and the drought was over. Ah well. I have posted some stuff since then (a few now languish in my scrapbook) and managed to read a few things here and there, I just haven't been using my account as much as I'd hoped.
Tomorrow I start the last 6 weeks of school placement (phew!) and, having learned from my previous bought of hubris, I won't promise that I'll be on here loads. But I will post a tiny update to my latest fic. I've barely written anything new since I posted the first part, but I held this back - putting up a part 2 meant I'd gone and written another 3 parter, when all I really wanted was to write a one shot. Doh!
Apart from that I've been spending a lot of time procrastinating (seriously, where have the Easter holidays gone? Where!). I've caught up with a teenage obsession, namely Brody Dalle, who released an album as part of Spinnerette and is currently working on a solo one. I've also been playing a bit of Glen Hansard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG2rl… . I've been reading The Islandman about one of the last inhabitants of the Blasket islands, just off the south-west coast of Ireland, and been dreaming about hills wrapped in tingly blue air that smells of purest sea salt. Oh, and ls269's new story on livejournal: go get a login, it's flipping awesome!!
Apart from that, I've been playing jigsaws online: www.jigzone.com (coz that's how cool I am), and regretting the fact that I've managed to tarnsih my own profile page by posting a comment that says neutral where I meant mutual. Ho hum.
Tomorrow I start the last 6 weeks of school placement (phew!) and, having learned from my previous bought of hubris, I won't promise that I'll be on here loads. But I will post a tiny update to my latest fic. I've barely written anything new since I posted the first part, but I held this back - putting up a part 2 meant I'd gone and written another 3 parter, when all I really wanted was to write a one shot. Doh!
Apart from that I've been spending a lot of time procrastinating (seriously, where have the Easter holidays gone? Where!). I've caught up with a teenage obsession, namely Brody Dalle, who released an album as part of Spinnerette and is currently working on a solo one. I've also been playing a bit of Glen Hansard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG2rl… . I've been reading The Islandman about one of the last inhabitants of the Blasket islands, just off the south-west coast of Ireland, and been dreaming about hills wrapped in tingly blue air that smells of purest sea salt. Oh, and ls269's new story on livejournal: go get a login, it's flipping awesome!!
Apart from that, I've been playing jigsaws online: www.jigzone.com (coz that's how cool I am), and regretting the fact that I've managed to tarnsih my own profile page by posting a comment that says neutral where I meant mutual. Ho hum.
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...Four months later
2 min read
Hello again!!
So, four months ago I decided I'd have to largely give up DA because I was just starting out on a teacher training course and had been warned it would consume my entire life. While the course is ravenously hungry for all my waking seconds - and any sleeping ones, when I get a chance - I've still been coming back here because you're a hard habit to break DA!
When I got any time off, I'd find myself procrastinating by writing up some (probably quite over-wrought, melodramatic) Severus fiction, and it was delicious. I'd hoped I'd managed to get over being such a procrastinator. At university I was fine, and my job afterwards too. But I don't like the work I'm having to do now. I'm never sure of myself.
I'm at my first placement school - an inner London secondary. I'm finding it impossible to gauge whether I'm terrible at the job or whether my mentor is just a bit harsh and is ruining my confidence. I've thought about quitting a few times, but I just don't know what else I would do with myself. So I'm sticking at it for now.
That means I'll need lots of distraction and solace, so I hope to be using my DA account more or less properly again - checking through messages and re-watching a lot of accounts etc. I don't know if this is a bit too ambitious, but here goes...
Thanks for reading (which you must've, if you've got here)! xx
P.S. - Sorry for unwatching some people. I wanted to get my list down to a manageable amount. These were mostly sort of lapsed accounts I think, but I've added some stuff to my favourites so I can keep track of you. xx
So, four months ago I decided I'd have to largely give up DA because I was just starting out on a teacher training course and had been warned it would consume my entire life. While the course is ravenously hungry for all my waking seconds - and any sleeping ones, when I get a chance - I've still been coming back here because you're a hard habit to break DA!
When I got any time off, I'd find myself procrastinating by writing up some (probably quite over-wrought, melodramatic) Severus fiction, and it was delicious. I'd hoped I'd managed to get over being such a procrastinator. At university I was fine, and my job afterwards too. But I don't like the work I'm having to do now. I'm never sure of myself.
I'm at my first placement school - an inner London secondary. I'm finding it impossible to gauge whether I'm terrible at the job or whether my mentor is just a bit harsh and is ruining my confidence. I've thought about quitting a few times, but I just don't know what else I would do with myself. So I'm sticking at it for now.
That means I'll need lots of distraction and solace, so I hope to be using my DA account more or less properly again - checking through messages and re-watching a lot of accounts etc. I don't know if this is a bit too ambitious, but here goes...
Thanks for reading (which you must've, if you've got here)! xx
P.S. - Sorry for unwatching some people. I wanted to get my list down to a manageable amount. These were mostly sort of lapsed accounts I think, but I've added some stuff to my favourites so I can keep track of you. xx
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