Today was like any other day, with nothing really happening but after school I had my Mock Interview. I was really starting to feel the pressure of it because I get so nervous sometime that I just curl up into a little ball and I can't talk properly. My interview was at 9pm and Mr. Corcoran said that's it's best if we were there about 15 minutes before the interview. I went home and had my dinner and then I went up to try see what clothes went together. In the end I ended up wearing black trousers, purple heels, blue silky top and black cardigan. I was looking at myself in the mirror with them clothes on and my hair and make-up were done and I liked it and my legs looked really long because of the heals and trousers.
My dad dropped me up to the school at about 8:45, and Mr. Corcoran came over to me and said "Thought you weren't coming" and I just laughed and started to walk away and he said "Fashionably late" :L My interview was in room 29 so when I went there, I just sat on the chair outside the room and waited. I was shaking like a leaf. Alex cam over to me and sat down because interview was tomorrow and she was helping out with Tuesday's interviews. She sat with me for ages because Norma was till in the room. Alex was trying to calm me down and saying that it'll be fine and don't worry, so I started to calm down a little.
I didn't get called until about 9:15, and then the door opened and a man called my name. I stood up, went over and shook his hand and tried to walk into the room looking really confident. I shook the woman's hand and then sat down. A part of me wanted to move the chair back because I felt I was too close them. The room looked empty with all the tables and chair staked up against the walls and just 2 tables and 2 chairs for the interviewers and a chair in front where I was sitting. There was only 2 things I was worried about, not having any eye contact with them and fidgeting with my hands. I tried to answer all of their questions correctly and didn't move my hands, didn't play with my hair, etc. They guy was scarier than the woman because he had really weird eyes. The woman was in the Hair and Beauty business but the guy only asked me questions about college courses and about starting my own business. The interview went on for about 20 minutes and I thought I did okay with the interview and they told me to go outside and wait. I shook their hands before I left the room and sat on the chair outside the room.
I waited for about 10 minutes and then when they called me back inside I shook their hands once again and sat down and awaited their criticism. This part was more scarier than the actual interview because they would be telling you what you did that was wrong and like what you could've done better. The man started talking about my CV and letter and asked me did I get help with them. I tried not to look too annoyed but then he went on to say how it was like an adult wrote it because it was so good. I was flattered and all I could say was "Thank you" They both went on telling me how my interview went really well and they get me some useful tips like when you want to get a job ask for unpaid work experience and then you'll get it easier. I was so pleased that they were saying loads of wonderful things about me and they even said that if this was a real job interview I would get the job because they said I acted mature and looked the part. I have to say it was a really worthwhile experience because I learned a lot from it and it was good practice for when I go to a real job interview/college interview.
My dad collected me and I went home and told my parents everything that they told me and they were both really proud of me and I felt proud of myself because I didn't think I could do it but I was just being myself and maybe that's better than trying to be someone that I'm not.
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
May 14th 2012
On Monday, I was up fresh and early for school with a spring in my step. I was pleased that I had recovered from Grad Night over the weekend. Monday was a normal day meaning nothing really happened that day. You know what that means, this post is going to be only 4 lines long. Sorry O.o
May 11th - 13th 2012
On Friday after Grad Night I was shattered because I only got to sleep at about 4:30am and I was up at 7am. The sad thing was that if we didn't come in we would get in trouble so I thought I may as well come in. I looked a mess according to my friends because my hair was sticking up and I had last night's make-up still on me (as you do) :L
I tried throughout the day to listen in class but my head was thumping from the noise of the music at Grad Night. I was in English and we were told to go to the second year mall for a talk. When we got there Mr. Corcoran and Ms. Hughes were there talking to us about our Mock Interviews which were next Tuesday and Wednesday. They told us like what we should wear and how to set up the rooms were our interview would be taking place in. At the end he called people up to give them back their CV's and letters so they could correct them. I was suspicious to find that he didn't call my name, so afterwards I went up and asked but he said mine were perfect and that I didn't need to change a thing so I was happy because I didn't want to have to do them again over the weekend.
I could not wait for the bell to ring but I wasn't really alive to walk home. I managed to drag myself home and instead of going on the internet, watching television or even getting food, I went straight to bed and I fell fast asleep.
My mam called me at 6:30 for dinner and I came down and my family said I looked like I had been pulled through a hedge backwards, meaning that I looked a mess. I did think when I came that I slept all the way to Saturday. But I didn't, as soon as I finished my dinner I went straight to bed but this time I put on the television, watched a bit or Corrie and slept till Saturday.
For the rest if the weekend I just rested really because my body ached because I wore heels on Grad Night and my voice was gone because I was singing, shouting and screaming. I was just tired really and I slept most of the weekend. I was glad because I didn't want to go to school on Monday complaining and all the teachers would've been giving out.
I tried throughout the day to listen in class but my head was thumping from the noise of the music at Grad Night. I was in English and we were told to go to the second year mall for a talk. When we got there Mr. Corcoran and Ms. Hughes were there talking to us about our Mock Interviews which were next Tuesday and Wednesday. They told us like what we should wear and how to set up the rooms were our interview would be taking place in. At the end he called people up to give them back their CV's and letters so they could correct them. I was suspicious to find that he didn't call my name, so afterwards I went up and asked but he said mine were perfect and that I didn't need to change a thing so I was happy because I didn't want to have to do them again over the weekend.
I could not wait for the bell to ring but I wasn't really alive to walk home. I managed to drag myself home and instead of going on the internet, watching television or even getting food, I went straight to bed and I fell fast asleep.
My mam called me at 6:30 for dinner and I came down and my family said I looked like I had been pulled through a hedge backwards, meaning that I looked a mess. I did think when I came that I slept all the way to Saturday. But I didn't, as soon as I finished my dinner I went straight to bed but this time I put on the television, watched a bit or Corrie and slept till Saturday.
For the rest if the weekend I just rested really because my body ached because I wore heels on Grad Night and my voice was gone because I was singing, shouting and screaming. I was just tired really and I slept most of the weekend. I was glad because I didn't want to go to school on Monday complaining and all the teachers would've been giving out.
May 10th 2012
Guess what day it is? GRAD NIGHT DAY!!!
I woke up and I had a spring in my step all day. I was on such a buzz. My tan looked really good, it was natural so I liked it. I went to school and people were even more orange than the day before. I wasn't even listening to the teachers all day because I couldn't think about anything else but that night.
Loads of people left early or didn't come in at all. I couldn't leave because in Home Economics I had to do a Taste Test and that was like near the end of the school day anyway so I thought there was no point.
I had my mam have my food ready for when I got home. So when I got in it was all about getting ready because I had to go to Brian's house at 6:30 and then we were getting collected from Esso at 7:30. So I ate my dinner so fast and then I moved onto doing my hair which I knew would take 1 hour 30 minutes. I was getting ready in my house by doing my make-up, hair and tan etc in my house and I would be getting dressed in Brian's house. I had my schoolbag full with my dress, high heels and bag etc. After my hair was done, my mam came up to my bedroom to help me top up my tan. I did my make-up while she was doing my legs. I tried my best to blend it in with my tan and it turned out perfect. My mam picked out what jewellery I should wear and the she helped me put on my false nails. At this point it was coming up to 6:15 so I rushed downstairs, said goodbye to my family, made sure I had my ticket and money. My dad drove me up to Brian's house but when I went into the house I was so hot and I didn't want to ruin my tan so I went upstairs to get ready and topped up on my make-up. Brian was already dressed and he looked really well. He was wearing black trousers and a purple shirt. When I came down he told me what every girl wants to hear "You look beautiful". His mam then came in and wanted to take some pictures. At about 7:05 she drove us down to Esso and all when we got there, there was about 200 people there already. There was only 3 buses there but I heard there was 2 more on the way. So when they came we ran towards the front so we could get a good seat and sit together unlike the other bus where you could've been sitting with different people.
It took us about 20-30 minutes to take off because we were waiting on people who were running late and when we gave in our tickets a 6th year grad committee member ripped it in half and gave us a wristband to wear, it was purple so it matched my dress. Just before we left we saw this girl in like 7 inch heels running from Esso towards the buses, she tripped and went flying. It was quite funny from where I was standing but I would've hated that to be me. When we finally left we knew it was going to take a good hour to get there because we were going to the Solar Nightclub in Navan. There was a good vibe on the bus and everyone seemed really excited but everyone was drunk, which means halfway through our journey the bus driver had to stop. ME and Brian didn't get off because I would've like to use a toilet if I'm honest. When we looked out the window to the left all you could see was about 100 guys lined up against a fence having a piss. The people who chose to stay on the bus could not stop laughing, but then we looked out the window on the right and all you could see was about 60 girls hovering over the ground right in front of everyone, not even trying to hide themselves, they didn't seem to care but I found that to be a bit embarrassing to be honest. After setting off again, we finally got there about 40 minutes later and when we got there we were on Main Street in Navan.
We started to queue up downhill because the nightclub seemed to be underground. The queue moved along quite fast and they were checking people's bags. It was like what you would see in an airport when you walk through the security gate and it goes off. Me and Brian got into the club without any hassle. When we got into the Night Club, there was about 3 floors, the entrance door was on the 2nd, and we weren't allowed on the top floor because it was closed off. So everyone went to the 1st floor. The place was amazing and there was such a good atmosphere and there was a few people dancing and everyone else was sitting down talking to people. The whole night was perfect and I was with Brian which was even better, he seemed like he enjoyed himself and he looked after me really well. Everybody looked beautiful and I met up with some of the girls I knew in 3rd year. At about 1:20am I started getting a bit too hot and tired so Brian brought me up o the 2nd floor and we sat beside the door for a while until we had to get back on the buses.
We got on a bus at about 1:50 and me and Brian were sitting with each other upstairs on the bus and I fell asleep on him for a while, then I woke up because all the guys that were upstairs were making so much noise. The bus dropped us off at Tesco at about 3:20 and Brian's mam was there, so she dropped us back to Brian's house so I could get my schoolbag because I needed it for the next day. My dad collected me at about 3:45 and when I got home I fell on the bed in my clothes.
I woke up and I had a spring in my step all day. I was on such a buzz. My tan looked really good, it was natural so I liked it. I went to school and people were even more orange than the day before. I wasn't even listening to the teachers all day because I couldn't think about anything else but that night.
Loads of people left early or didn't come in at all. I couldn't leave because in Home Economics I had to do a Taste Test and that was like near the end of the school day anyway so I thought there was no point.
I had my mam have my food ready for when I got home. So when I got in it was all about getting ready because I had to go to Brian's house at 6:30 and then we were getting collected from Esso at 7:30. So I ate my dinner so fast and then I moved onto doing my hair which I knew would take 1 hour 30 minutes. I was getting ready in my house by doing my make-up, hair and tan etc in my house and I would be getting dressed in Brian's house. I had my schoolbag full with my dress, high heels and bag etc. After my hair was done, my mam came up to my bedroom to help me top up my tan. I did my make-up while she was doing my legs. I tried my best to blend it in with my tan and it turned out perfect. My mam picked out what jewellery I should wear and the she helped me put on my false nails. At this point it was coming up to 6:15 so I rushed downstairs, said goodbye to my family, made sure I had my ticket and money. My dad drove me up to Brian's house but when I went into the house I was so hot and I didn't want to ruin my tan so I went upstairs to get ready and topped up on my make-up. Brian was already dressed and he looked really well. He was wearing black trousers and a purple shirt. When I came down he told me what every girl wants to hear "You look beautiful". His mam then came in and wanted to take some pictures. At about 7:05 she drove us down to Esso and all when we got there, there was about 200 people there already. There was only 3 buses there but I heard there was 2 more on the way. So when they came we ran towards the front so we could get a good seat and sit together unlike the other bus where you could've been sitting with different people.
It took us about 20-30 minutes to take off because we were waiting on people who were running late and when we gave in our tickets a 6th year grad committee member ripped it in half and gave us a wristband to wear, it was purple so it matched my dress. Just before we left we saw this girl in like 7 inch heels running from Esso towards the buses, she tripped and went flying. It was quite funny from where I was standing but I would've hated that to be me. When we finally left we knew it was going to take a good hour to get there because we were going to the Solar Nightclub in Navan. There was a good vibe on the bus and everyone seemed really excited but everyone was drunk, which means halfway through our journey the bus driver had to stop. ME and Brian didn't get off because I would've like to use a toilet if I'm honest. When we looked out the window to the left all you could see was about 100 guys lined up against a fence having a piss. The people who chose to stay on the bus could not stop laughing, but then we looked out the window on the right and all you could see was about 60 girls hovering over the ground right in front of everyone, not even trying to hide themselves, they didn't seem to care but I found that to be a bit embarrassing to be honest. After setting off again, we finally got there about 40 minutes later and when we got there we were on Main Street in Navan.
We started to queue up downhill because the nightclub seemed to be underground. The queue moved along quite fast and they were checking people's bags. It was like what you would see in an airport when you walk through the security gate and it goes off. Me and Brian got into the club without any hassle. When we got into the Night Club, there was about 3 floors, the entrance door was on the 2nd, and we weren't allowed on the top floor because it was closed off. So everyone went to the 1st floor. The place was amazing and there was such a good atmosphere and there was a few people dancing and everyone else was sitting down talking to people. The whole night was perfect and I was with Brian which was even better, he seemed like he enjoyed himself and he looked after me really well. Everybody looked beautiful and I met up with some of the girls I knew in 3rd year. At about 1:20am I started getting a bit too hot and tired so Brian brought me up o the 2nd floor and we sat beside the door for a while until we had to get back on the buses. We got on a bus at about 1:50 and me and Brian were sitting with each other upstairs on the bus and I fell asleep on him for a while, then I woke up because all the guys that were upstairs were making so much noise. The bus dropped us off at Tesco at about 3:20 and Brian's mam was there, so she dropped us back to Brian's house so I could get my schoolbag because I needed it for the next day. My dad collected me at about 3:45 and when I got home I fell on the bed in my clothes.
Saturday, 26 May 2012
May 8th - 9th 2012
With only a few days to go until Grad Night, I honestly can't wait for it. It's been a while since I was at a Nightclub. On Tuesday 8th of May loads of people from 5th year and 6th year were bringing in clothes that they would be wearing to Grad Night and people were coming in with orange skin because of the amount of tan they had on. Everything was going according to plan because I had my outfit, my tan and I got Brian's ticket off a 6th year. For Grad Night I had planned to go over to Brian's house and then his mam would drive us down to Esso. There was such a buzz going around the school because it was the 6th years Grad Night but 5th years could go if you did TY which I did but Brian didn't so he was going as a 6th years plus one.
On Wednesday 9th in school we had a man come into the school to give us a talk about our mock interviews. The talk lasted 2 classes but it was really interesting, we learned about the do's and don'ts at a interview. Now that the Mock interviews were going to be soon, I started to get really nervous because I'm so shy and I didn't think I'd do great in them. After school I planned to put my tan on and then top it up on Thursday 10th (GRAD NIGHT!!) I didn't want to go too orange but just tan enough to hide the fact that my legs are snow white.
My mam helped me do the places I couldn't do and then she ended up doing all of the tan, got to love her :) I had also washed my hair as well so I wouldn't have to do it on Thursday. I got things ready like what bag I was bringing and what jewellery I'd be wearing.
On Wednesday 9th in school we had a man come into the school to give us a talk about our mock interviews. The talk lasted 2 classes but it was really interesting, we learned about the do's and don'ts at a interview. Now that the Mock interviews were going to be soon, I started to get really nervous because I'm so shy and I didn't think I'd do great in them. After school I planned to put my tan on and then top it up on Thursday 10th (GRAD NIGHT!!) I didn't want to go too orange but just tan enough to hide the fact that my legs are snow white.
My mam helped me do the places I couldn't do and then she ended up doing all of the tan, got to love her :) I had also washed my hair as well so I wouldn't have to do it on Thursday. I got things ready like what bag I was bringing and what jewellery I'd be wearing.
May 7th 2012
Today was a Bank Holiday so we weren't in school. In the morning I was talking to Amanda and she said that Bridget had to go home at about 6pm. So what we did was Amanda and Bridget came over to mine and Rachel came as well but Katie couldn't because she had things to do. We spent a few hours on the computer looking at different websites and then I made some food which included Tesco pizzas, chicken nuggets and chips. Bridget is a vegetarian so she just ate the pizza because she didn't want any chips. After that I showed Rachel and Bridget my cabin which had a hot tub in it. It was my mam's birthday present a couple of years ago. They thought it was amazing and said to them that over the summer holiday that we could all get in it and then have a sleepover in my house, they all thought it was a good idea. We stayed in the cabin until about 6:20 and then Bridget had to get ready to go because her dad was picking her up at Amanda's house at 6:30. All the girls left at 6:30 and I went up to Brian and then he walked me home at 9:30.
Here are some pictures of the girls that we took
Here are some pictures of the girls that we took
May 6th 2012
Today was the day that all the girls would be going to Spin City. The plan was that Amanda's friend Bridget Carey would be coming up from Rathcoole and she would be coming too. Amanda met up with Katie and Bridget and they all came to my house because I take the longest getting ready :L We set off to go to Spin City but we had to stop off at Katie's because she wanted to put on make-up. When we got there we hung out in her kitchen for a while listening to some music and dancing and taking pictures. After about 1 hour we went upstairs to Katie's bedroom and let Katie finish getting ready, so me, Amanda and Bridget went on Katie's laptop while Katie was getting ready. After about 30 minutes we left and were on our way to Spin City. It was a good 20 minute walk from Vanessa Lawns but we didn't care, we were all on a buzz.
When we got there it was €1 to get in as always and we were given a sheet where is had 5 tokens on it where all rides were €2 with the tokens. We were thinking about what we wanted to get on first so we decided to walk around first, ended up we wanted to get on Sizzler. Seeing as there was only 2 people allowed in a seat, me and Bridget sat together and Amanda and Katie were sitting over the other side in another one. It went so fast that I felt really dizzy getting off that one, but that didn't stop me. Me and Bridget went on another ride on our own because the others didn't want to get on it. Throughout the day me and Bridget got on really well and I felt like I had known her for years. We then went on the Waltzer which is the ride EVERYBODY goes on. It is really the best ride there because it is such a rush that you feel so disorientated afterwards you feel like getting sick. We went on it anyway and Katie didn't want to go on it because she didn't like it so she took pictures of me, Amanda and Bridget on it. It goes so fast and the guys who work on it spin you even faster and the music is so loud, it is the best feeling in the world. When we got off we went for a walk to take a break and then Amanda begged me to go on Tagada which is a new ride in Spin City and it is sort of like sticky wall because it goes so fast is forces you not to move. After about 5 minutes of her trying to convince me I went on it and again Katie didn't want to get on it so she took the pictures. It was so fast but it was really fun because it was going up and down as well and there was no seat belts. That went on for about 10 minutes and the other girls wanted to go on the Waltzer again. I said I didn't want to because I felt really sick, so I was the one taking the pictures. It ended up that we were near leaving but the girls wanted to buy some sweets and I thought it would be best not to eat anything and just go out onto the main road and wait for them. Walking back to Katie's house felt like hours walking up a steep mountain but eventually we got there and I had dibs on the downstairs toilet but no! when I got into the house the 2 toilets were being used so I had to wait.
We decided to stay in Katie's for the rest of the day and just have fun listening to music and taking funny pictures. That went on for the rest of the night really but at about 7pm Katie was going to phone Apache to order some pizzas. It was nearly an hour later when the man came with the pizzas. we had got 2 large mozzarella pizzas, wedges and garlic bread. It was so yummy and it filled the gap in my stomach. After that which would've been about 8:30, we all went into her sitting room and went on the Internet till I had to leave which was at about 10:20. We left anyway and I walked home with Amanda and Bridget because Bridget was sleeping over in Amanda's house.
Here's some photos that we took that day.
When we got there it was €1 to get in as always and we were given a sheet where is had 5 tokens on it where all rides were €2 with the tokens. We were thinking about what we wanted to get on first so we decided to walk around first, ended up we wanted to get on Sizzler. Seeing as there was only 2 people allowed in a seat, me and Bridget sat together and Amanda and Katie were sitting over the other side in another one. It went so fast that I felt really dizzy getting off that one, but that didn't stop me. Me and Bridget went on another ride on our own because the others didn't want to get on it. Throughout the day me and Bridget got on really well and I felt like I had known her for years. We then went on the Waltzer which is the ride EVERYBODY goes on. It is really the best ride there because it is such a rush that you feel so disorientated afterwards you feel like getting sick. We went on it anyway and Katie didn't want to go on it because she didn't like it so she took pictures of me, Amanda and Bridget on it. It goes so fast and the guys who work on it spin you even faster and the music is so loud, it is the best feeling in the world. When we got off we went for a walk to take a break and then Amanda begged me to go on Tagada which is a new ride in Spin City and it is sort of like sticky wall because it goes so fast is forces you not to move. After about 5 minutes of her trying to convince me I went on it and again Katie didn't want to get on it so she took the pictures. It was so fast but it was really fun because it was going up and down as well and there was no seat belts. That went on for about 10 minutes and the other girls wanted to go on the Waltzer again. I said I didn't want to because I felt really sick, so I was the one taking the pictures. It ended up that we were near leaving but the girls wanted to buy some sweets and I thought it would be best not to eat anything and just go out onto the main road and wait for them. Walking back to Katie's house felt like hours walking up a steep mountain but eventually we got there and I had dibs on the downstairs toilet but no! when I got into the house the 2 toilets were being used so I had to wait.
We decided to stay in Katie's for the rest of the day and just have fun listening to music and taking funny pictures. That went on for the rest of the night really but at about 7pm Katie was going to phone Apache to order some pizzas. It was nearly an hour later when the man came with the pizzas. we had got 2 large mozzarella pizzas, wedges and garlic bread. It was so yummy and it filled the gap in my stomach. After that which would've been about 8:30, we all went into her sitting room and went on the Internet till I had to leave which was at about 10:20. We left anyway and I walked home with Amanda and Bridget because Bridget was sleeping over in Amanda's house.
Here's some photos that we took that day.
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