He So Drifted Just For Us

Melbourne band, Charlie Red - they're pretty cool.
I was just a little surprised when I rocked up to Homeroom on time and was given a slip outlining the school counsellor's request to speak with with me. Things had been going swimmingly that week; I had my hair cut, caught up with all my school work (apart from R.E but that's not really a subject) and was only late to school once as opposed to the usual 4 lates a week. So you could imagine the sheer anxiety I felt all day, trembling in fear of the possibility of having to face some of the underlying emotional issues that keep my potential captive. Luckily, it turned out that he was just checking up on how everyone in my year level was going.

It's strange, usually when I try to describe my plans/goals and current progress towards them to a teacher, I'm greeted with wave after wave of negativity. However, this time it was different. Instead of telling me that doing 7 VCE subjects is something a spastic would do, he actually listened to me, saw that I actually had sound reasoning and interest, encouraged me and in some cases, even realigned my current trajectory to a more suitable course. He was also rather understanding when I explained my current shortcomings and didn't spit out a generic lecture about how I should probably sleep earlier. Finally, someone at school who treats me like the independent and self-aware individual I am. Oh and he's American which is cool.


All in all, life's pretty swell at the moment. However, it is getting increasingly busier. I'm playing lacrosse four days a week and (hopefully) soon to be rocking the big six. Also, my friend and I have finally got around to trying to piece together a band. We performed 'City in a Snow Globe' by Before Their Eyes in music and absolutely terrified our audience of nine year olds. We took their confused and fearful expressions as a sign that we were truly gnarly and decided that we wanted to keep creating that magic. As it stands, we're still looking for a drummer so if you know anyone who's not an absolute drop-kick, is mildly intelligent, has a passion for music and wouldn't mind whipping out the Wonder White once a week then let us know - he (or even she) could be our (wo-)man.

Before Their Eyes - City In A Snow Globe

Special mention to the missus whom, the other day, treated me to *the* most *amazing* cupcakes I have ever had. One can only imagine how she transported such delicate creations all the from the city to my mailbox without compromising their integrity. Get well soon :) Or if you'd prefer, don't get well soon so that you miss out on school :p

Butters.

PS I had to get my hair cut because my school was threatening me with rape. Well, they were gonna bring my Homeroom teacher's sister (who's a hairdresser) to cut it so yeah. Oh well, they did ask me like three months ago so eh. The funny thing is that my hairdresser got fired the day after I made an appointment so I got it cut by my best friend's hairdresser..