To Be Or Not To Be

I had an German dictation today. About the Amish and, well...how do you translate "die Hutterer" anyway?
Also had an English test, a free elective test. I chose a text about U.S. schools who were failing in education. The test was hard; I had to translate some parts from Dutch to English and from English to Dutch. The German/English teacher is mad. Mad in the English sense.
"The Story Tent" came to our school. I believe the performer's name is Alastair Daniel. He involved the students in the play. What play you ask? Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. He told us the story of 'Hamlet' and some students were involved in it. They had to copy what he was saying. "You say this...", bla, bla, bla, "you say that...".
He also said this: "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt". It reminded me of Macca in 'A Hard Day's Night'. I didn't know the quote was from 'Hamlet'.
*hits herself repeatedly*

That's all I wanted to say.

I've Been Away

Mum woke me up at half past 9, she said the bus was leaving in an hour. I wanted to lay down again but the phone rang. Mum picked it up and yelled it was my friend.
Half asleep, I went downstairs and said 'hello' in a hoarse voice. My friend called me up and asked me if we had to study something in the history book or only the notes we had taken. I said I didn't know and I didn't want to go upstairs to get my history book. She asked me what I would do. I said I would just take a look at the pages in the book and learn the notes. She agreed, and said goodbye. I was like, 'It's half past 9, stop bothering me with your f**king homework'.
Still half asleep, I stumbled to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and poured myself a glass of apple juice. Sat down in the living room and ate something. Then, I went upstairs and put the radio on. I was brushing my teeth while "I Want to Break Free" by Queen was playing on the radio.

My mum and I took the bus to Aalst at 10:37 AM. I needed to return a book to the library and it was the opening day (? How do you call it????) of a school. I returned "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole" to the library. Then, I bought 'fimo' in a craft shop. 'Fimo' is sort of like clay. I have to use it in art class next Tuesday. Just google 'fimo' if you don't know what it is.
I searched for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in some book stores but they didn't have it. I needed it for my English book review. So, my mum thought we should go to Ghent. There's a large store with books, DVDs, multimedia and other stuff in Ghent; it's called 'Fnac'. So, we went by train.
I also bought lip balm in Ghent. I was surprised that the price tag wasn't the price I had to pay. It was even cheaper. So, I guess this is just one of my lucky days.
I also went to a shop where they sell sheet music. I didn't buy anything.

Melancholia

Watched "A Man for All Seasons" in English class. A movie about Thomas More. The only thing I remember was that Richard Rich looked a bit like Paul McCartney and Ringo in the Sgt. Pepper period.
Had a math test, I *so* failed that test.
Dutch: Literature: naturalism.
Geography: Kinda boring. Information about multinationals, companies in Belgium and other countries.
Cultural: Read articles 'bout cultural events and artists. It was fun.

Well, I made an 'Ipod' icon but it didn't really turn out. So, I'm not showing it.

Had a dream yesterday, although I don't remember much of it. Just a drum kit and someone playing the drums. Could have been Keith Moon, I don't know.
Also had a weird dream the day before yesterday: I bought a magazine and Delko from CSI Miami was on the front page. Then, I got on an airplane. The next thing that happened was watching a video about vampires. And I woke up. Weirdest dream ever.

And because I'm bored:

Mijn koffie is koud, mijn papier is oud
Mijn hart is verkocht aan melancholie
Mijn kleren zijn gescheurd, mijn schoenen zijn gedragen
Mijn hart is geboren voor melancholie."

Een vreemde verrassing, wat ik veracht in andere kerels is hier in mij,
Ze verliezen hun meisje, ze verliezen hun wereld,
En dan huilen ze en iedereen ziet ze,
Ik heb me nog nooit zo slecht gevoeld, het virus maakt me gek.

De lakens zijn grijs, verlaten sinds de dag dat zij is weggegaan, ik heb all mijn kracht verloren,
Het stof is dik, de hond is ziek, de kinderen hebben de meeste bloemen weggeplukt.

De zon schijnt, maar niet voor mij
De zon schijnt, maar niet voor mij
Ik heb me nog nooit zo slecht gevoeld, het virus maakt me gek.

De lakens zijn grijs, verlaten sinds de dag dat zij is weggegaan, ik heb all mijn kracht verloren,
Het stof is dik, de hond is ziek, de kinderen hebben de meeste bloemen weggeplukt.

Not exactly but still...

You can give me some other songs to translate if you want to.

EDIT:
Someone else translated Boris the Spider:

Nu is hij op de vloer gevallen
Op weg naar de slaapkamer deur
Misschien is hij net zo bang als ik
Waar is hij nu, ik zie hem niet..

BORIS DE SPIN

Daar is hij opgevouwen tot een bal
Lijkt helemaal niet te bewegen
Misschien is hij dood, ik moet er zeker van zijn
Raap dit boek op van de vloer..

BORIS DE SPIN

Hij is tot een plakkerig einde gekomen
Ik denk niet dat hij ooit zal herstellen
Nooit meer zal hij rond kruipen
Hij zit vast in de grond

BORIS DE SPIN!

In The Attic: EDIT

I loved this show. Mikey played "Matches", I absolutely love that song. I heard it before on IAC. But it's much better live.
Pete...he was funny; he always is. He played some songs in bossanova style, like "Substitute". "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Peggy Sue" were great. I've never seen him play so many songs on ITA before. He was in a good mood, and you could tell.
I'm surprised Rachel tried to sing. She was ill, you know.
Bernard (que?) was the special guest. Yeah, this is the third time I said "he's hot". I was in the chatroom, people were telling that he was Joseph, the son of Pete. It's not true. *laughs*
Simon got a present: a jacket from Pete. Ain't that sweet? And it even looks good on him.
The dog was lovely. I so *aww*'ed at that.
"Misery" was wonderful; they played it at the end.

1921: A Very Good Year?

Woke up at 7:00 AM. Went downstairs and poured myself a glass of fruit juice. I felt a bit ill. I watched CSI, for half an hour, which I taped yesterday. I always watch TV when I get up, it's sort of a habit. A bad habit, actually.
Went upstairs, put on two songs: "Christmas" and "Cousin Kevin". Then I put on the radio and brushed my teeth, put my clothes on.

Went to school:
1st hour: French: I'm really glad the substitute teacher went away. Got a text about the unemployment(?) of the French people. Had to translate some words. Quite easy.
2nd hour: Dutch: I can't explain it very well.
3rd hour: What's that lesson called?! It's kinda like art class except we don't have to do anything.
The teacher told us about Picasso.
4th hour: Geography. Had my test back, I made it a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was going to be bad but in fact it was great. Globalisation. I hate that word. I don't want to hear it again. Geography teacher asked us what multinationals are settled in Belgium. And she told us she had a Renault. It was named the car of the year. "A very good year," she said. I had "1921" stuck in my head in that lesson.

Did my homework: History, English and Dutch. I've got a feeling I'm gonna fail Dutch. And I'm not sure if I have to make an extra exercise for English.
After that, I watched the other part of CSI. I'm obsessed with it.
Oh, yeah, go to this blog:
One Red Paper Clip.
Amazing, innit?

Computer Says No...*COUGH*

School started again. You know, I hate school.
I went by bike today, I usually go on foot or I ask my dad to drive me.
First hour was OK, we saw the other part of "The Great Dictator". A film with Charlie Chaplin. I *love* slapstick, I can't help it.
Second hour: PE: Horrible! We had to practice for the cooper test. Now, you're asking me what a cooper test is. Well, it's non-stop running for 12 minutes. I was surprised I had to practice with another girl from my class. We had to run 2 minutes, ride a bike for 2 minutes (so the other one could run), 3 minutes, ride a bike for 3 minutes, run 5 minutes and bike again for 5 minutes. I was nauseous.
Third hour: I don't know how you call it. Art class? Information about how to make a jewel.
Fourth hour: Had to analyse a movie and tell about it in class. Except it was a group work. And we didn't have time to do it. So, we just played the movie and explained it somewhat.
Fifth hour: Test about the bible and Jesus. I can't explain it.
Sixth hour: English class: Henry VIII and his wifes. We need to understand the background before we can go further to the literature in the Renaissance.
Seventh hour: Maths. Boooring.

Watched "Little Britain" today, which I taped yesterday. I *love* Sebastian Love; and I really don't know why.
Just done my homework. I have to describe a photo I took. I took a photo from my 'mod' shirt and some nature pics yesterday.

I'm So Tired

You probably won't believe this but I've slept till 2:30 PM today. I've watched cartoons on the telly and read the newspaper till 3:30 PM. I'm really lazy.
I missed "Little Britain" yesterday. I watch too much TV.

I've worked on my paper since 4.00 PM and I've finished it. I'm really proud but I'm *so* tired right now. The reward I get is fab: In The Attic. Just in half an hour. And seeing the Who on my screen. I've got a Who wallpaper, you see.
I had to comment on Rachel Fuller's blog for Stella. Stella is really nice, but I haven't even met her in real life before. She's an online friend...

I'll probably edit this post after seeing In The Attic.

EDIT:
ITA was fabulous. I loved this episode. I loved Rachel's red coat and her shoes.
Mikey played "Clever Girl". Or I think it was "Clever Girl". Could be another title. And "Tourist". I like both songs.
Layla (Pete's niece) was the special guest. Layla's voice was brilliant. Any chance we'll be hearing more from her?
The podcast was funny. Rachel, Mikey and Simon were all in pyjama's. I hope they'll do that again this season.
Rachel played "Kooks"; I'm not a Bowie fan. Rachel told that Bowie wrote it for his son. Rachel also talked about getting everything done and no one noticing it. She came up with a funny thing: breaking in Buckingham Palace with a lily up her ass. They imagined the headlines: "Pictures of Lily". Rachel: "I wanted to be deflowered by the Queen."
Simon mentioned that Casbah Club's going to put an album out. Hoozah!
Pete also played a song. I don't know what it's called. It's probably going to be on the new album. He was hilarious on this show.

It's Looking Good

Stuart Sutcliffe: 23 June 1940 - 10 April 1962
I'm up early this Monday. My mom and dad aren't here. And I'm bored.

I watched CSI this morning. I taped it yesterday. I was afraid I didn't have enough tape, but I did. It's the episode where Warrick gets the lead. It was rather boring, I don't really like the first and second season.
CSI: Miami was brillliant last night. The episode with the gamers. Delko witnesses a bank roberry. The guys who were robbing the bank play a videogame called "Urban Hellraisers". They act like the characters in the game. They score points for each crime committed. Ryan Wolfe has to play the game and try to figure out what their next crime's gonna be. Delko called him "Gameboy", which was cute.

After watching CSI, I read "The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole". After that I worked on my paper. It's looking good. I'm probably gonna finish it tomorrow.

I'm feeling melancholic...and accomplished...in a way.

Can Anyone Get Me a Title?

My other blogger is messed up. So, I decided to make a new one.

What is there to update? It's just going to be boring. I've done nothing during these easter holidays, nothing...but listening to music, writing my paper, watching DVDs, being online.
Now, writing the paper is impossible. I've only got 8 pages and the minimum for the text only is 10 pages. I don't speak a lot and maybe that's why I don't write a lot either. I had my friend on the phone last Thursday or Friday, she said she got 40 pages, including the extras. If I include the extra things, I'll have about 20-25 pages. Just wish me luck and say I'll finish this.

My brother's coming home on Wednesday. I haven't seen him in a long time. You know he works in Ireland for Google. My mother phones him everytime.

I'm currently uploading the caps I took from the "Classic Albums: Who's Next" DVD. I got over 60 caps, so you'll soon be checking them out at The Who Pinups.

Pete updated his website. It's about the "Glass Household". Just read his blog, I'll know you like it.