…Which is incredibly disorienting. First my boyfriend gave me a Christmas Present (yes in February, I know, I know) and now…snow? In IRELAND? In…EAST Ireland? My My My. I actually did a double take this morning when I flung open my curtains. I always thought double-takes were merely to add comedic effect in slapstick comedies, …
This morning I had a fry cooked up for me as promised. What a start to the morning. I ended up setting my alarm for 6am to begin my 2 years revision for the English course. I gambled and decided to learn one poet that morning, having only briefly skimmed through Boland. As soon as …
This morning was different. I woke up, and my mother went to the shop to get me fresh rolls. Something I’ve never experienced in this house before. And I’ve been promised a fry in the morning! Maybe the leaving cert isn’t so bad after all? So I ate some food, hopped into car and tuned …
We’re all good at english – i mean for god’s sake, we’re fluent in the language. It bewilders me as to how people can fail english. photo credit: Nick J Webb What you have to learn…..(41%) fair enough; Shakespeare and W B Yeats aren’t exactly teenage icons. We’re FORCED to study them in order to …
I am pleased to take these vital moments of my evening to welcome you thrill seekers to the adventurous reality of the leaving cert with the participation of your fellow student (or not) Colin Lowry. Let me tell you if you find it difficult to study, you’re not alone. If you don’t find it hard, …