Designing geeky t-shirts of course! (Okay, your definition of geeky may be different to mine). Anyway, whilst doing revision, my poor tired brain keeps taking the information and trying to twist it into something not dull. And then I get distracted.
Friday 18 May 2012
Monday 7 May 2012
When in England - enjoy the rain!
Having lived in the U.K. for more than a few years, I've adapted to some small things. I now know that potato chips are called crisps (though I still refuse to use that term) and kindergatern is nusery. I know the first verse of 'God Save The Queen' - a feat which a concerningly large number of naturally British people can't do. I know that if you pronounce vitamin 'Vita-min' instead of 'vit-amin', you will get some very odd looks. But, asides from the completely different form of English, the main problem I've had to overcome is the weather. Because if you live in the U.K. and you hate the rain or the cold, you're basically screwed.
Sunday 6 May 2012
Revision! (Honest...)
Erm, well I did some Physics revision yesterday (I finished the whole of fluids! Yay!) But then, as usual, I got distracted. Which isn't too surprising. What is slightly more surprising is how I got distracted.
I kinda tried to write a Physics song. 'Overcoming the forces that be' is the working title (I know - I really really suck at titles. But it's better than some other titles I've had before). It's got pressure, gravity, normal reaction force, electrostatic forces, friction, chemical -> kinetic energy, viscous drag (see! I told you I'd done some physics revision), nuclear fusion and space. All in one, horrendously bad, song. It's also a little cheesy. Actually, it's possibly more cheesy than the food tent at a cheese rolling event but... er, can't think of a defence here.
Well, when I say I wrote a song, I mean the lyrics. I cannot play any form of musical instrument to save my life (but I haven't tried the ukulele yet!). I can't sing. I can't play the piano. I can't even hum in tune! It's really more like a very repetitious poem. I don't even think I have the right amount of syllables in each line. Or a consistent number of syllables in each line.
I've tried asking my more musically minded sister to help me. She kinda laughed at me... Considering she's about three years behind me at school, I suppose trying to explain some of the 'deep' lines ('Protons! Do you not know what a proton is?!') was a little hopeful. That and, as I mentioned before, we have very different music tastes. So, yeah, that didn't work out. I then tried the Internet - the Internet is always an option - but even the music programs I have found I can't actually figure out what half the fancy buttons do. So about now, I'm starting wish I had paid a little bit more attention in those music lessons so long ago, instead of having a sword fight with the music batons.
So, right about now, it seems like my little Physics song will never torture the ears of any unfortunate souls *sigh* So, it's back to the Physics revision (next up: materials - solids. Whoot!). Besides, the sooner I finish Physics revision, the sooner I can move on to a maths song! How about 'Negative numbers, positive squares'? (You're right, that's also pretty terrible as a title!)
I kinda tried to write a Physics song. 'Overcoming the forces that be' is the working title (I know - I really really suck at titles. But it's better than some other titles I've had before). It's got pressure, gravity, normal reaction force, electrostatic forces, friction, chemical -> kinetic energy, viscous drag (see! I told you I'd done some physics revision), nuclear fusion and space. All in one, horrendously bad, song. It's also a little cheesy. Actually, it's possibly more cheesy than the food tent at a cheese rolling event but... er, can't think of a defence here.
Well, when I say I wrote a song, I mean the lyrics. I cannot play any form of musical instrument to save my life (but I haven't tried the ukulele yet!). I can't sing. I can't play the piano. I can't even hum in tune! It's really more like a very repetitious poem. I don't even think I have the right amount of syllables in each line. Or a consistent number of syllables in each line.
I've tried asking my more musically minded sister to help me. She kinda laughed at me... Considering she's about three years behind me at school, I suppose trying to explain some of the 'deep' lines ('Protons! Do you not know what a proton is?!') was a little hopeful. That and, as I mentioned before, we have very different music tastes. So, yeah, that didn't work out. I then tried the Internet - the Internet is always an option - but even the music programs I have found I can't actually figure out what half the fancy buttons do. So about now, I'm starting wish I had paid a little bit more attention in those music lessons so long ago, instead of having a sword fight with the music batons.
So, right about now, it seems like my little Physics song will never torture the ears of any unfortunate souls *sigh* So, it's back to the Physics revision (next up: materials - solids. Whoot!). Besides, the sooner I finish Physics revision, the sooner I can move on to a maths song! How about 'Negative numbers, positive squares'? (You're right, that's also pretty terrible as a title!)
Saturday 5 May 2012
Dancing - Way too much exercise!
So today, I had a bit of a sibling showdown to see which of us was the champion of dance (Answer: Not me...). After an hour of bouncing around like an idiot, I feel shattered. Not as shattered as when I ran the 1500m, but still pretty tired. There is a surprising amount involved in dancing!
For one thing, our one on one showdown was in a 2 by 2 metre box. So as well as getting all the moves right, there was a certain fighting element to it as we dodged stray arms, flailing legs flicks and out of control jazz hands. Seriously, there should be a health warning on the front of the dance CD! You know your reactions are a little too jumpy when you see the cat moving 2m away and instinctively go into a defensive crouch.
There was more fighting involved over the lead remote to pick the songs. I wanted to keep to the songs I knew (which, oddly, were mostly songs from before I was born) but my sister refused anything not from the past two years. There was some compromise that was basically 'Look, you do that song and I will sit here and laugh at you'. That meant even more work because you then had to do super well in that song to maintain your dignity (Mission Failed there)...
Speaking of maintaining dignity, whilst jumping about like a loon, scrabbling about on the floor (a freestyle move I like to call 'The Distressed Beetle') and doing some slightly dodgy looking moves, I had to be on the lookout for a phone 'subtly' filming my efforts. Once I spotted her phone, I had to add in my own moves 'The Phone Grab'. Which is harder than it looks.
Finally, as well as all the leg exercise from the bouncing, my right arm feels really sore now from flapping the remote about (which has probably permanently damaged my wrist...). That remote can be quite heavy - trust me, I got whacked by it enough times - and the game expects you to fling it about, both as part of the moves and when you realise you've done the wrong thing and have had to correct it. So yeah. I'm sure my wrist will appreciate the work out.
I'm not really sure how dancing works in real life for someone who dances professionally, but for their sakes' I'm hoping it is nothing as strenuous as the game! (Maybe I should just exercise more...) What do you reckon the worst song is for energy expenditure anyway?
For one thing, our one on one showdown was in a 2 by 2 metre box. So as well as getting all the moves right, there was a certain fighting element to it as we dodged stray arms, flailing legs flicks and out of control jazz hands. Seriously, there should be a health warning on the front of the dance CD! You know your reactions are a little too jumpy when you see the cat moving 2m away and instinctively go into a defensive crouch.
There was more fighting involved over the lead remote to pick the songs. I wanted to keep to the songs I knew (which, oddly, were mostly songs from before I was born) but my sister refused anything not from the past two years. There was some compromise that was basically 'Look, you do that song and I will sit here and laugh at you'. That meant even more work because you then had to do super well in that song to maintain your dignity (Mission Failed there)...
Speaking of maintaining dignity, whilst jumping about like a loon, scrabbling about on the floor (a freestyle move I like to call 'The Distressed Beetle') and doing some slightly dodgy looking moves, I had to be on the lookout for a phone 'subtly' filming my efforts. Once I spotted her phone, I had to add in my own moves 'The Phone Grab'. Which is harder than it looks.
Finally, as well as all the leg exercise from the bouncing, my right arm feels really sore now from flapping the remote about (which has probably permanently damaged my wrist...). That remote can be quite heavy - trust me, I got whacked by it enough times - and the game expects you to fling it about, both as part of the moves and when you realise you've done the wrong thing and have had to correct it. So yeah. I'm sure my wrist will appreciate the work out.
I'm not really sure how dancing works in real life for someone who dances professionally, but for their sakes' I'm hoping it is nothing as strenuous as the game! (Maybe I should just exercise more...) What do you reckon the worst song is for energy expenditure anyway?
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