They think it’s all over
It is now!
And so it ends. My Leaving Cert is over. Two weeks of exams and late night cramming, following six years of secondary education to prepare us for these exams and the “real world” that’s soon to come crashing around us when we leave. So how do I feel?
Ah, you know yourself. Grand sure.
It’s all a bit anti-climatic. The Physics exam today was mixed. I stayed up late last night, managing to cram in just three hours of sleep (yet am still surprisingly chirpy today). I got a little unlucky in the experiments section. From the mechanics section I left out one experiment - and they only went and feckin’ asked it. So that threw me a bit, and in the other sections there were just some tricky bits. However, I stringed together the pieces of knowledge I’d forced into my head just hours beforehand, and winged it a bit. Not my best exam by any means, but it could have been worse. I’m disappointed with it, but considering how badly it could have gone, I guess I should be grateful. I got the sense it was a backup paper though. This idea came because of a few things missing that I thought were a shoe-in, along with a good few corrections the supervisor had to call out. Basic mistakes in the paper. This didn’t happen with any other exams for me. The State Exams Commission logo was coloured differently on the front too. Probably just me though.
I’m looking around my room and seeing old school and exam timetables, books and notes strewn about, making a pigsty look like the inner decor of the Vatican (there’s a comparison drawn straight from my English Leaving Cert essay!). What the hell do I do with all this stuff? Burning it would be satisfying, but selfish (think of the environment and the poor peasant children who can’t afford such literature). Shall I give some to friends just embarking on their wonderful, unforgettable (read : arduous and hellish) journey that is the Leaving Cert? They probably have new books now though, complete with some fancy technological pen that does all the writing for you. Pfft, kids today. Maybe try sell on ebay? Ah jesus, I’ve just finished my leaving cert, I don’t need such decisions. In the attic with them for the rest of eternity now.
I hate to be sentimental, but it’s a bit sad. I’ve truly left school now. While the LC was pretty tough going, I sort of miss it. There were some high points, namely a few posts from here getting into the Irish Times on a couple of occasions (IT lads, gis’ a job yeah? Honestly, I make a savage cup of coffee, and I can do all the menial writing jobs for ye’.)
I’ve gone absolutely mental since finishing, as you may have guessed from the fact that I’m currently blogging.
Nah, I’ve just watched the penultimate episode of the Sopranos, a series I started watching last Christmas. Terribly sad altogether, I love that show, and with only one episode left, I don’t know what I’ll be doing with myself without Tony and the crew to entertain me. I’ve got the final episode lined up and ready to go after I finish this post. I hope to do a full Sopranos post sometime soon. Finishing the Leaving Cert and finishing the Sopranos all in one day - an epic 24 hours. Made even better by the fact that it’s still only half three and I’m half way through my first can of beer with plenty more to go. After that episode, and after wiping away the streams of tears I think it’ll be time to play some bass, having not been able to play it for ages now. And tonight, who knows? All I know is that I want my liver berating me in the morning.
Anyone concerned with the LC, keep an eye on here over the next few days, I’m planning a sort of “advice” post, while the whole experience is still fresh in my mind. I reckon I should be charging for such things, but alas, I’m a kind, selfless soul.
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June 21st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
U prob dnt remember me since u were locked but Im the girl from the bus last nite. I got woken up a while bk, went to check my phone n saw the website u gave me. Just lettin u kno that I did visit it. Hope ur hang over its not too bad today..