Did you mean awesome?

Sometimes I amuse myself by taking Print Screens of things that I find funny.

 

This took me way too long to Photoshop … okay I admit I only have Paint. I am a lonely, bad-software-equipped teen who has too much time (TOO LITTLE TIME! I JUST DON’T SPEND IT WISELY :S) who thinks she’s awesome. Guess which one is the photo of me? I wish I looked like Natalie Portman … Audrey Hepburn … Lauren Bacall. But yeah if you search Clare Baxter in a search engine that’s the first photo that comes up. You know that you’re famous when the first photo that comes up is YOU when you type in your name. Photos from facebook don’t count. Don’t lie to yourself Tersa. (WOW TARA THREE? You are sthuper hyper famousth.)

I just thought this was funny.

And this. Sumo tournament more news-breaking than rebels announcing peace talks? AND SOCCER?! No way. But anyways, it's not a print screen, because this was from before I could print screens. I also never knew about the Page Break button until about the start of this year when Lou told me and from then on I’ve been breaking pages left right and centre. It’s so exciting when you think you know everything about technology … hahahaha yeah right … and then you learn something new.

And this is what happens when I try to get onto school emails. HATE YOU SCHOOL. It is so annoying so yeah. J

I’m too tired to talk about Q&A atm, although it was a really good episode, OH MY GOODNESS MORE WOMEN ON THE PANEL THAN MEN (they must have read my mum’s letter J). I would have to say it was exciting that there were no pollies for once although the abundance of military people was a little over the top … I know it’s Anzac Day but it made for a weighted panel I thought. And Chakkers – HI THERE! You spoke so brilliantly, comme d’habitude, SGHS represent. (Also I saw you too Nat, leather jacketing it up.) I will say this though:

THERE IS NO QUEUE.

I am going to write a letter to Julia Gillard about how terribly conservative she’s become. And I’ll play to my strengths (disillusioned teenage girl who really believed that changes were going to be made under the Gillard government) and she WILL pay attention. Or something.

Anyhoo bye. That was the stupidest* post ever. I am sorry.

Love you like the miscellaneous keyboard functions you find when bored.

*I MEAN MOST STUPID. There I go, writing like Stephanie Meyer again.

Thanks.

I don’t know if I’m the only one – I’m sure I’m not – but I always have this awkward dilemma at the end of every single email I send, and that is

HOW DO I SIGN OFF?

It’s hard, yeah? I mean, when you email a friend it doesn’t really matter. In fact, I even made this little signature when I was about ten to finish off all my emails – it’s my name with music notes around it, like this:

  Clare 

[Those music notes didn't show up, did they?] Now, although it’s a bit embarrassing, that’s a fine ending if you’re sending an email to a friend. But what about a teacher? So I compiled a little table, because I’m awesome, to show how hard it is to make this decision.

SIGN OFF	DOWNSIDE
Love,	Could possibly result in your teacher being fired. And you being regarded strangely for the rest of your life.
Yours sincerely,	The whole connotation of being owned by anyone is ridiculous (ignore the blog name), and adding the sincerely just puts the bright pink sombrero with sparkly trimmings on top.
See ya,	Whilst this may be true, it is a little casual. TEACHERS ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. Plus, your English teacher might kill you for that one. I take that back … I’d kill you for that one. “Ya” is a crime against humanity.
Best wishes,	Decidedly optimistic. This is the teacher you are talking to, after all. Although there is a slight element of satire if you use this phrase – Here is my five-thousand word essay. Enjoy reading and marking it and BEST WISHES.
I look forward to hearing from you,	Mhmm. Feedback on a crappy essay makes my day continuously.
xx	There is the possibility your teacher might think you are a) coming onto them or b) showing the level of poison within the email you have just sent. Depending on how 'down with it' they are. Okay never EVER using that phrase again :S
Thanks,	Finally, the only letter ending I ever feel comfortable using with a teacher. Mark my essay – THANKS! I’ve got a musical item for this week’s assembly – THANKS! I have a feeling you stole my pen from me – THANKS! It works in all situations … unless you actually do have a relationship with your teacher, in which case I would suggest not using emails to proclaim your love for them anyways, or else face the prospect of being torn away from your one true love by the furious force of the law.

In other news I:

Received two lovely bunches of flowers today for my birthday, from Adie and Tiantian and Gauri, and they were both beautiful. Thank you my pretties (Wizard of Oz much) so much for that, carrying flowers around all day makes me feel ridiculously special (albeit uncomfortable – I had to walk home from the shops and it’s quite a long walk and things were falling out of my hands everywhere but I GOT HOME and now the flowers are in this pretty terracotta vase).

Watched Glee (OH MY GOD) finally. And yes, Chloe and a whole bunch of others ruined it for me … I didn’t think Candles was so bad, by the way, whether or not it did lack auto-tuning. BUT OH MY GOODNESS KLAINE. I hope you have watched it … reader. Oh my goodness they’re so gorgeous together, and finally something good happens for Kurt. I swear that poor kid, nothing lovely ever happens to him. So that was nice. And I thought his rendition of Blackbird was pretty (although, yes, auto-tuned). The originals were okay, but a little tacky … you wish you were a loser like me? I see what you’re doing there, Glee. But yes, overall I really enjoyed the episode, Blaine is just the most gorgeous human being, I swear when he was confessing his love to Kurt I just wanted to give him a big hug!

Didn’t end up going to Q and A tonight … but I’m going to watch it now. So buh-bye! Also, when I was waiting for the girls to go do karaoke on Friday night, I compiled a list of things that REALLY REALLY ANNOY ME. :D It’s a pretty good list, if I say so myself. So I may post that one of these days.

Love you long time

xx