Domestic goddess!

With the parental units away, I have been left in charge of the house, garden, and more importantly the dog (who is going to kennels next week as I'm going back to college, therefore out all do so can't really leave him shut up all day - but sshh, don't tell him, as he doesn't know it yet!) So far, so good; the plants have been watered each day, the green house has been looked after, the dog has been walked, mainly 3 times a day (but not today as it's been raining all day), all the washing up has been done, and my washing has also been done and is now drying.
This house can be scary in the dark though, especially when something makes the odd noise, which in this house, it does. It's only because James keeps saying stuff like "what would you do if you were in bed, and opened your eyes and saw the shadow standing over you?" that I'm getting scared by things. Luckily for me, I'm too far away from him for him to be able to try and sneak in and scare me, because otherwise he would!

Barnstaple 3 2006

It's the time of year when Tim Crook, the leader of the camp that I do in the summer, emails us all to find out if we're doing it again this year. As, at the moment I am doing it, he got me to ring him to see if I could do some things for it. This year's theme is Cars - and particularly F1, and so he wants me to think of some ideas for it, as he knows I'm an F1 fanatic, so this afternoon I've been having a thought dump (as brain storm is totally un PC) and have been getting far to excited about it, and doing a lot of research about it, like circuit names, the names of the corners in Silverstone, etc. I can't believe that I've wasted an afternoon mucking about with that, and not writing my 5000 word extended essay for college! I'm sure this summer's camp will be mentioned again. Oh by the way -Tim, if you're reading this, my dorm is going to be the McLaren dorm, OK!

"I'm sooo fat"

Why is that girls always complain that they are fat, even those girls lucky enough to be skinny complain about how fat they are. The selfish part of me thinks - well hang of if you, a size 10 say that you are fat, what about me, who is bigger then a 10? I must be morbidly obese or something. I really want to scream at them and just say "SHUT UP!!!!!!!!! Stop making me feel even worse about my size then I already do." So if you are one of those people, think about who you're saying it in front of, and don't make them feel even worse then they do.
Why can we never be happy the way we are, the way God made us to be?

The Passion

As it was Easter Day on Sunday, the day when Christians remember Christ's resurrection, and the forgiveness of sins that it can bring, I decided to watch The Passion of the Christ for about the 3rd time on Good Friday afternoon. Every time I watch it, it brings home to me what Christ actually did for me, and what he went through so that my sins can be forgiven. I can not help but be totally overwhelmed by Christ's love for me, and for all who believe in it. I spent Friday afternoon basically in tears at my own sinfulness, but at the same time amazed at the thought that someone loves me enough to die for me to bring me to God. Ok I know that it is more graphic that it needs to be, but it shows what Christ went through for me, and for everyone who believes it, so that we could have a relationship with God.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

SAEED AL SAHAF - Iraqi Head of Information: The chicken did not cross the road. This is a complete fabrication. We do not even have a chicken.

GEORGE W BUSH: We don't care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either for us or against us. There is no middle ground.

COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite imageof the chicken crossing the road.

TONY BLAIR: I agree with George.

HANS BLIX: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR: I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.

GRANDPA: In my day, we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

TRICIA: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its dream of crossing the road.

JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together - in peace.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

KARL MARX: It was an historic inevitability.

RONALD REAGAN: What chicken?

SIGMUND FREUD: The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying sexual insecurity.

BILL GATES: eChicken2003 will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook - and internet explorer is an integral part of eChicken.

ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

BILL CLINTON: What is your definition of chicken?

THE BIBLE:And God came down from heaven, and he said unto the chicken THOU SHALT CROSS THE ROAD. And the chicken didst cross the road, and there was rejoicing.

COLONEL SANDERS:Did I miss one?

50 Things that change after Uni

1. 6:00 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to sleep.
2. Having sex in a single bed is absurd.
3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
4. Your fantasies of having sex with three women with lesbian tendencies are replaced by fantasies of having sex with anyone at all.
5. You don't volunteer for clinical trials at the local hospital
6. You know all of the people sleeping in your house.
7. You hear your favourite song in the lift at work.
8. Informative TV does not include This Morning.
9. The bank manager doesn't write threatening letters any more.
10. You carry an umbrella.
11. Seven-day benders are no longer realistic.
12. You don't go to Tesco/Sainsburys with all your friends.
13. You have standing orders and direct debits.
14. The heating works in your house.
15. Your friends marry and divorce instead of get together and break-up.
16. You pay the government thousands of pounds every year.
17. You go from 130 days of holidays to 20.
18.Jeans and a jumper no longer qualify as 'dressed up'.
19. You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door won't turn down the stereo.
20. You get out of bed in the morning even if it's raining.
21. Washing up is not an annual ritual.
22. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you.
23. You don't know what time the kebab shop closes anymore.
24. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
25. You feed your dog Pal instead of McDonalds.
26. You don't get ideas for drinks from local tramps.
27. You don't put half-finished curries in the fridge to eat later.
28. You don't spend half your day strategically planning pub crawls.
29. You "hate scrounging students".
30. You no longer have a strange attraction to road signs (or posters....lol!) when drunk.
31.Sleeping in the lounge is a no-no.
32. You can't persuade your flatmates to 'Drink till dawn'.
33. You don't spend Wednesday afternoons in the pub.
34. You always know where you are when you wake up.
35. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m.
36. A fire in the kitchen is not a laugh.
37. You go to the chemist for Panadol and antacids, not Condoms and pregnancy test kits.
38. A £2 bottle of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff'.
39. You can remember the name of the person you wake up next to.
40. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
41. You don't have mice living in your kitchen.
42. Grocery lists are longer than pot noodles & cans of lager.
43. You don't go to spar to buy Vodka.
44. You have hoovered.
45. Breaking the law means doing 40 in a 30 zone.
46. 'I just can't drink the way I used to' replaces 'I'm never oing to drink that much again'.
47. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work.
48. You don't experiment with banned substances.
49. You don't get drunk at home, to save money, before going to a pub.
50. You dont find a "dump" left in the toilet hysterically funny anymore

Living in 2006

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Dear Mr Headteacher...... please employ me!

Now is the time that I have dreaded all year - the time to start to applying for jobs. I am starting to scan the Times ED and our local paper. I have got a couple of application forms, and am in the process of filling them in. The thing I hate is having to write letters of application saying how fantasically wonderful I am, and how they should employ me. As a Christian, I am supposed to be humble, but when it comes to job hunting, it's every man (or woman!) for himself (or herself!), and the humble bit goes out the window. I know that God has a plan for me, and there is a job for me out there which God wants me to have, so will have to keep praying for it. Will keep you up-dated of what happens job wise.

Leeds

Ok, so we didn't lose like I thought we would, and we actually played quite well in the second half, and we prob should have won - particularly when we should have had a penalty, which the ref said was outside the box, but was actually inside the box as we could clearly all see from the other end (but then I would say that!). It was a fantastic day though, and our fans were, as always in full voice. This did include me, particularly in the second half where I don't think I actually sat down all half. The only trouble was, when it came to singing at church last night I found that I couldn't because I had such a sore throat!
I also stupidly had a can of Fosters on the train up there, and then as I was meeting up with Kev who was already up in Leeds with a few of his mates on a lads weekend, I joined in the drinking, but later totally regretted it on the train back.
This was made even worse by the fact that something not especially good happened on Friday evening, which I don't particularly want to go into right now, and left me feeling rather numb and with a whole load of things going round my head. Consequently I didn't particularly care about getting drunk at the time, which if I was a little less emotional I would have done. It has now been sorted, so I am feeling a whole heap better about it.
I now have a trip to Leicester to organise now, and maybe a trip to Plymouth to watch the last game of the season, though this is very doubtful.

More random questions

Some one else sent me another time filler email, so thought I'd put up my answers. For those I sent it to, I have slightly changed the answers.

WHAT'S YOUR FULL NAME? Frances Jane Brebner
WHAT ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT? a book called Purpose Driven Life
WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?I have a laptop so no mouse pad
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Cluedo - only game I've ever won (even if it did involve cheating)
FAVORITE MAGAZINE?um, TV choice!
BABIES?as in do I want them? possibly - though give me a chance to get married first. um, might need a boyfriend for that one! I am prob more likely to adopt - particularly a child with special needs.
WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?not knowing what's going to happen in the future, even though I know God is in control.
FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING? What's the time - do I have to get up?
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? um, 3 or 4, depends how quickly I get to it.
FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Had several ones here: Paul Ian (both after Argyle legs, Pauls Wotton, Connoly and Sturrock, and Ian Stonebridge) or David James (David after David Coulthard -and not the French Argyle ace, before you say anything Kev, and James is a family name) and girls, Catherine Elizabeth, or Helen Jane - just because I like them. Also depends what this future hypothetical husband wants to call our even more hypothetical children.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? trust in God
IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?um guitar - already play the clarinet and piano
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? um, better not answer that one - anyone that's been in my car can answer it for me!
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? um, if you mean are there stuffed animals on my bed -have to say unfortunately yes - will be moved off soon (if I find any more space in my little room)
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? still got my little bright green corsa WHO DO YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND TALK TO?um, my grandad
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? stella, fosters, or if I'm being girly, archers and lemonade or baileys, or any free drink (not including cocktails Mr Jones!)
WHAT'S IN THE BOOT OF YOUR CAR? load of junk atm- football, rugby ball, tennis racket, badminton racket, water pistol (don't ask!)
DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? depends on my mood, usually yes though.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? well am training to be a primary school teacher - so I'm going to say that!EVER BEEN IN LOVE? no
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? depends on my mood - atm half full
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? doubt it
WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?air! oh and whole load of other bits and pieces
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 7 - number of the argyle legend Mr Dave Norris
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? football, f1, rugby, tennis, most sports, not golf though.
SAY AT LEAST ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Kev is a top bloke who doesn't usually take the mick out of me about football as much as Owen does.
IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE? Plymouth, or Silverstone, or near Stamford, though I do like Kev's idea of building on St James' Park in Exeter so they don't have a stadium - can I extend that to Goodison Park in Liverpool and Ibrox in Glasgow, and Old Trafford in Manchester!
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?depends, I go through phases of fav clothes atm a purple top, or my white ELLE top, but I would say generally footie shirts
BEACH, MOUNTAINS OR CITY?can I combine beach and city - ie Plymouth, a city that kinda has a beach
TECHNOLOGY OR ART?technology def - have you seen my drawings?COMEDY OR HORROR? James, C dubs and Vicky S know the answer to this one! Girls we need to make sure that he doesn't make us watch another horror film, therefore I'm going to comedy to this one
FAVORITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX?um, not sure
FAVORITE TIME OF DAY?around 5 pm ish
THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?Kaiser Chiefs and Robbie Williams - Claire do u still have my Robbie CD?
DO YOU LISTEN TO THE RADIO? Usually Radio 1 or Herewood FM - depends where I am and if I'm actually allowed to listen to it - can be quite tricky in a classroom full of kids.
YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?Home Park
WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN BODY?strong in mind
WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?if I'm going up to college (or having to go to breakfast in Peterborough with James and Claire) 5.30,if going to school around quarter past 6. Otherwise - it depends - when I do!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN AN AFTERLIFE?Yes - its called heaven
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?football - I do have to agree with you there Kev
DO U PREFER SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?hamburger
IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?don't have one
YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Saturday - day of football
WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM?Mr Kevin Courtney (which I already knew) Dacombe
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CARTOON? bananaman or spongebob - have to agree with you Kev.
IF YOU COULD TAKE A VACATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD IT BE?um, America - can't wait to go next summer, and Australia, or anywhere where there is a grand prix.
DO YOU HAVE PETS? yep - one dog (who thinks he's actually a baby)PROUDEST MOMENT SO FAR IN LIFE? prob graduating from uni (sorry Kev)
BIGGEST FEAR?spiders and snakes.

Silliness

So the first morning I can sleep in for like 6 weeks or something, and what do I do? I get up at the same time I would normally do for college (which is like 5.30) to go and pick up Claire (a mate from home group) and James so we could have breakfast together before James had to go back to Word Alive (which we don't talk about becasue Claire and I really want to be there, but we can't) and Claire had to go to work. This was after I dashed down to go and pick James up from the train station last night, but at least I did get a free coffee out of it. It was really cool fun though spending time with those guys, and has put us all in a good mood for the rest of the day.
Hopefully tomorrow morning I can sleep in past 7 o'clock, which would just be amazing!

End of SP2

Friday saw my last day on placement. A couple of the kids cried at the end of the day when they left. I felt really bad - but what can I do? I am going back in tomorrow (Tuesday) to go on the class trip, for which I will have to be dressed up as a Tudor - which is the topic that I have done, hence me going. They think that I'm cool and fun Miss Brebner, because I let them watch Harry Potter on Friday afternoon - basically so I didn't have to get them to do any work that I had to mark. I also showed them my ipod - only as a example of how heavy it is. I was soo lucky with the school that I had. They could not have been more welcoming and supportive if they tried!
Now, it is time to recover and sleep. Ok - so it was my fault that I had to get up at 4 am on Sunday to watch the Australian GP, and answer phone calls from one of my mates - particularly when the German bootmaker walked into the wrong garage! (pls say you saw that KT). I was laughing so much that I woke my dad up!
There really isn't much else of note to report. Had a football coaching course today at college, which was really fun, and I'll try and organise myself to do some more coaching qualifications. Have also got my ticket to see the mighty mighty Argyle lose at Elland Road on Saturday. Fortunately I wont have to face one of the kids at school who is a Leeds fan, or listen to Chris Moyles on Monday morning bragging about Leeds winning, which he does do.
Right - now it's time for sleep. I will try and blog a little more regularly now, but it has been really hectic for the past few weeks, so I haven't really had the time, which I do now.