Wonderful beginning to what promises to be a pretty nice school year.

Yes, I'm capable of liking something. Try not to faint.

But too bad I'm also a pessimist.

Hopefully for WMBOC, and unfortunately for the rest of you, things will change. Maybe for the better, maybe for worse. What seems to be a nice beginning could turn into hell quite fast. If it does, you, and I, have WMBOC.

If it does not, well, I'll have to think of some other funny BS to put up here. Maybe a weekly photoshopped pic? Or I can actually do something constructive and write weekly stories. What a funny thought.


Anyways, opening speech by Mme Stocco was very plain, but could have been funnier. (And it was, in my head)

All I felt like remembering of it:

If you ever feel like you are starting to sink [in shit], TELL US, we WILL help you out. We'll arrange something. Of course, if you're already deep in [it], TELL US ANYWAY, we WILL help you out, it'll just take more effort and time.

And I did sincerely like this part:

If ever you are met with a problem, don't break down, just think: Whatever doesn't kill you can only make you stronger. You've made it this far, so you probably already do this.

I disagree with the quote 100%, and can definitely picture Chamby shaking his head and brewing up a pitcher of acid with a huge grin on his face. But back to the point, I like the general idea.

When Hell gives you the worst, flip it the finger and keep going. That's what I do.

Keep this in mind, it's not for nothing Stocco and I are mentioning it. In a few weeks, we will all be in the metaphorical shit.
(But please, don't walk into the schoolyard with your middle fingers prominently aloft)

On another note, and make no mistake, this is very good for me, by some extreme miscommunication, lucky coincidence, hilarious incompetence, or brilliant sabotage, or all of the above, they put over 25 enriched English people in one class (32 people), and made the hometeacher Mrs. Roubaud, which also happens to be an English teacher. This time, I can say, with three thumbs up and no sarcsm whatsoever: KUDOS!

Maybe they've given up on "subliminal" ways to impose French onto us and moved on to flaying.
Their new plan of offering prizes to those who use French in everyday life does seem to support this.

Which reminds me of a quote I came up with after being reprimanded randomly and called a hypocrite for having spoken in English behind the backs of the French teachers. (No shit! Of course I'll yap in English when you ain't around!)

Who's more hypocrite? The person who speaks English when he knows he can't get caught? Or the person who tells you to speak french, when his daily speech is filled with so many English words (most used improperly, with a heavy accent) it's murdering the English and French languages.





That's all for today, now if you'll excuse me, I need to go gatecrash a cotillion.
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IB quote of the day:

Writing a TOK essay is like being constipated. It hurts like hell and you produce crap very slowly.