Hmmm....

[labellementeuse]

Shortest exam I ever sat, right there. Three hours in theory, finished in 50 minutes. So, in the fine traditions of Me Doing Exams, I'm home early and on teh internets instead of studying for phil tomorrow.

Also in my fine traditions, I spent the spare ten minutes- we couldn't leave for an hour- that I had writing poetry. If I had all the poetry I've written in exams over the years, I'd have a lot of really peculiar poetry.



Songs from the Exam Hall

I

someday
instead of doing the exam
i'll write poetry
instead

II

sometimes when i finish exams early
i write it anyway.
on the scripts
in corners
everywhere i can hide it sneak it
in.

III

Transcribe the following
does anyone ever read these anyway?
words as if they were spoken
maybe they're generated by robot armies
at normal conversational
maybe it's all found verse
speed.

IV

can anybody hear me?

V
(please don't mark this
it's not an answer it's a question)



*wry* maybe my first poetry book will be called Songs from the Examination Hall, and other bits and bats. As I said: I've written a lot of poetry in exam rooms, although a lot of it I've also never had back; it's rotting in some English teacher's basket somewhere, or on spare bits of paper left elsewhere. Which is kind of funny- actually I do like writing poetry on my papers, even though it's probably not sensible: the idea that someone's going to read it, maybe, but I won't know, it'll be untraceable. Mm.

Also, from gabbysun: If, as you live your life, you find yourself mentally composing LJ entries about it, post this exact same sentence in your Livejournal. *snort*

And finally: I am blessed with a f-list that clearly knows when I have an extra hour to read it. Because it looks interesting today. :)

Comments

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

That's really good. What subject was the exam in? And are you coming up for the hols? :)


Word to the meme, lol. MUN is too much fun not to compose mental LJs about. Especially when Jamaica is the spitting image of Karel Chabera from the Checks.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Linguistics 101. :D And yeah. I come up tomorrow afternoon.

Got your text, BTW, but I had to top up this afternoon- was about to text you back but decided not to when I saw this. Sympathies!

:D

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo!! So I guess Linguistics 101 is cabbage?? woot.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Not particularly, actually. And, just a word, some people might find that insulting.

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Okay. No more cabbage.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Uh, no, I think you're missing something. it's the implication that "Tui finished the exam really quickly, therefore it must be a cabbage exam."

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

ok.

[sarahgeek.livejournal.com]

Dang, I think the last time I spent only an hour in an exam with sixth form maths, and that was not because I had answered all the questions...>_< the poetry is really good!

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

it was a really short exam. :P Plus, I was not very thorough- I answered every question but... not deeply. Besides it was mostly matching definitions... I only had to write two complete sentences in the whole thing.

And thank you! :D

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Unlike me in French exams, when I'm like woosh out the door in 90 minutes, after having answered every question to beyond excellence *roll* It's genetic.

I'm looking at the map thing now (I SHOULD be on my way to teacher interviews...) Kapiti Island looks like it's got mould growing off it.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

I did the same in French exams. But it's easy to be thorough in french exams. The exam I just had I couldn'tabout. ;)

[sarahgeek.livejournal.com]

Well which class is this? Sounds like a good one to take, unless it's scientific or mathematical...which means it probably is *headdesk*.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Linguistics 101. It's really interesting and not especially scientific. And the exam was short, but I wouldn't call it easy. :P But yeah, it's not like psychotically difficult or anything (like math 105 omg.) Good, not too expensive textbook, really GREAT lecturer. I would recommend it. :D

[sarahgeek.livejournal.com]

Well maybe if I ever have some free time to take a 100 level paper I will. I think a couple of friends took that course, or some other linguistics one. Looked sorta like speech therapy sort of stuff to me-that's awesome. I remember our speech therapist dude at elementary school in the States-he was such a nice guy and we played awesome games.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Well, it's a requisite for speech therapy, but it's not really... well in some ways... okay, some bits are about speech, and some bits are about language. :D it is a cool course.

Also: you have a speech therapist at your school? :D that's awesome.

[sarahgeek.livejournal.com]

We did at school in the States-we had all sorts of things there, like gifted groups and everything. But I think it was mainly to develop speech skills for the little kids and remedial work for kids who had speech problems anyway...there were little games where you had to make the sounds like -th and etc. :D It was supremely awesome.

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

And I spent the day doing absolutely nothing. *smirks*

Well, I've practiced the cello two days in a row. I think that's pretty virtuous, considering I suck so much now. :P

Ooh, and Mike might have found me a printer. Yayness.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

And I really hate you right now.

*snicker* Yeah, OMG I GET VIOLA WHEN HOME OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG.

Ahem. *delighted* Gonna miss my fiddle for the week and a half but I think I can cope. XD It has really sucked not being able to practice lately too...

Ooh, lucky you. :)