So, just had my first exam. But that was boring. Suffice it to say that I a) managed to get there and b) wrote loads of stuff.

Last night there I had a burst of creativity and wrote a 7 page story, which was the best thing I have ever written. Fell asleep at… wait for it… 5am. How do I manage that? So tonight I’m staying up all night to reset my body clock. Beat it into shape, more like, but anyway.

So yeah, I wrote a 7 page story. I’m still working on a title, but it’s definately the best thing I’ve ever done! It involves a number of characters, two of which come from a play I wrote in year 9 (which was slightly awful, but I still have the recording) and one of which is Mr Cabbage. It’s another story which features the use of the sentence “Will you sit down, Mr Cabbage.” This can be found in Mr McGoogoo’s nose, but it first made its appearance in this other story, which I have now finished.

Originally it fell on its arse, but I have completed it and I am pleased with it. I’ll upload it as soon as I am able.

So yeah, been revising all this week. Naturally, my skills at Solitaire have improved no end. Mark’s revision process:

1. Sit down, open notes
2. Open solitaire
3. Close solitaire, tell self off
4. Read notes
5. Open solitaire…

Ode to the Amoeba has been anagrammed!

Something amazing has happened. I sent an email to the maker of anagrams, Richard Grantham, a message of all of five words, and I’ve just got an email from him, containing an anagrammed version of my poem, Ode to the Amoeba, with the title Ode to George W. Bush. I was astounded… I’ll see if I can either post it to my site, or if there’ll be a link or something. Sheer genius, and I am most highly honoured!

Also, just found out that Björk’s latest video, Triumph of a heart is now available on bjork.com. This is her latest single (plug, plug) and it’s a bit strange even for me. But the video looks fun (I haven’t seen it yet, the link’s not working) and there’s a cat involved. This is a guaranteed liked video: it involves both Björk and cats!