For once, school is... cool!

Hey to the reader,

First and foremost, an apology to any of those who have been waiting a while for another post. The start of the new school term has just overwhelmed me, I simply haven't had the time. There is also a plus side; this means that I've got a fair bit to write about.

I've just entered year 10 at my secondary school, and after numerous lectures from each and every teacher about how different it'll be, and how much work it is. It turns out that the ones who bore us out of our skulls are right. Stack loads of homework later I groan at my desk, mumbling some indescribable insults about the superior teachers. We may have more work to do, but year 10 compensates for that in other ways.

Although we have classes such as Maths, English and Science which everyone has to do, this term we are allowed to choose subjects which we want to do. This means that the others who we are taught with actually want to do the subject, which is a huge advantage. It means that we can all have some great fun, without time wasters messing things up. Oddly enough though, this kind of equates badly. Good choice lessons seems to mean that we get some of the nuisances in our core classes. Ah well, you can't have it all.

Outside of school, stuff has been happening as well. With September drawing to a close, my birthday comes ever closer. I'll reach 15, somewhat of a milestone in my mind. Halfway to 30, now that does seem old, doesn't it?
I'm planning a small get-together with some close friends of mine, which is definetly something to look forward to. Another cool thing is that I'll be old enough to buy 15 rated films, and watch them in the cinema, which means I won't be so restricted (unless I want to see an 18, that is...).

I've got so much good news in the past few weeks it seems unreal. First (not too relevant, but it has affected me) our pony, Breeze, has come out from the Vets alive and well. She doesn't have a possibly fatal disease and it looks like she'll be getting back on track sometime soon.
In our school production of Grease, a part was left open due to someone leaving school. After a quick audition, it turns out that one of my best friends - who, coincidentally is also named Joe - and I have got the part to share. This is great, as it means that when people ask 'What part are you?' I can answer with something other that just 'ensemble'.

The geek part of me had a tiny party recently. Major news in the gaming world has been unleashed in the form of the PS3's European delay, which clears the way for the launch of the fantastic Nintendo Wii on December 8th. It's looking to be the most amazing games console yet, and those Winter months can't come quickly enough.

Well, that's what's been happening to me over the last couple of weeks. Once my homework load has layed off a bit, I think you can expect more regular updates.

Best Wishes to you all,

JoeMI6