2 weeks to go

2 weeks today I shall be packing to go to Peru - how very exciting (and, if I'm honest, a little scary!) I have lost my fleece in the last week which is not very helpful (and probably involves having tobuy a new one :() and asking people if they have seen your fleece when the weather is like it is at the moment does produce some choice responses!

Finally finished lighting the Junior school production this afternoon. I say finally. We had actually finished on Tuesday - before the technicl rehearsal. ANd you'd have thought that the day after the dress and the afternoon before the first performance was not the best time to change L.E.D's. However, there you go! The battens do look brighter and better then the, frankly naff, Par's we had inside the giant turban but the macro effects that come with them are nowhere near as good [/rant]

Trying to get my head around the show up here which is on on the last full day of term. We're doing Pride & Prejudice (partly my suggestion!) although finding a decent script has been a nightmare. Found a decent strating point and then had to cut it down whilst stil holding parts for 28 people! The show is on in 2 weeks - tomorrow we start production, all good fun!

Both of my sisters are getting married this year! (see below post) both to guys called John, who drive Audi's, their Dad's names begin with A, they both trained as Engineer's, they both have large famlies and they both come from up North......... Now what do I do if I meet someone called John? Produce a questionnare or run in the oposite direction.....very tricky....

SO this will be my 3rd and 4th times as bridesmaid. Although hopefully the dresses will be more comfortable to sit down in this time!

The dreaded SF has hit school. Various folks in and out today but nobody seems particularly peturbed by it. I just hope if any the Peru Crew get it it'll be long gone before we head off!

Sims3 is proving good, once you get into it. However I'll still be playing my Sims 2 as you can't really play all the characters and half the time you don't know who they are - and then they die! (Although you can control whether they age and whether the story progresses). SPeaking of which I have an hour of chill time before I head off down the road again......

Excited x 2

Don't think I'm allowed to explain the above comment yet. But when I can I will! Excited x 2 has also left me pondering, wondering and assessing. Have decided a need a life......just not quite sure where to find one.....the nearest Audi show room may provide some clues...but that's all I'm saying.

Still trying to get into Sims3. Read a whole load of bad reviews. Although, like the good ones say, it is really an entirely different game to Sims2. More about the individual/1 family than about the whole neighbourhood.

Peru here I come...30 something days and counting!

Have been feeling pretty ill all weekend but this evening our itinerary came through for Peru......cannot tell you how excited this made me - put Sims3 right out of the window!! We are apparently now doing our trek first and the project second. However, they have managed to find us somewhere to do some tree planting, at a lodge and everything!!! So excited to talk to the team about it.

Also, Tabi may possibly have decided (with a little suggestion from me!) that the play in activities week will be Pride and Prejudice - how cool is that. I mean, it'll be no blockbuster production, but it should be pretty cool!

Have been feeling rather stressed out today about nothing in particular. Must try and keep my mind on the big picture and stop sweating the small stuff. Not helping the illness thing!

My first Sim Upload....proud moment!

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From a very excited Bunny........

*beam*

I hath a mum mowf

Have been to the dentist to have a fracture in my tooth filled. Howvere she needed to give me 2 shots of local anaesthetic and so now, just over 2 hours later I cannot feel my outh of speak properly. However hopefully I will not need dental assistance in Peru - so all in all it balances. WHta as good was that whilst sat having this done Radio 2 was on and the factoid about 50% of the population not wanting to visit the dentist caused great discussion amogst the team - good times!

Dress Rehearsals of James' play tonight - should be good fun! I've 'sort of' finished the set, and they 'sort-of' know their lines. good fun all round really.

Had my yellow fever injection last week with suprisingly little/no side effects. Weird, as I was prepared for the worst!

I was reliably informed that we have 46 days before we head off. Getting scarily real now all of this......

Ooo, Ooo and my sister Jo and her boyfried got engaged.....hurrah!!! Now....I need a dress....and a man.....

Bex Key's Charity Haircut

Here is the video of my haircut! Enjoy :)

The Cut

Sorry for the lateness of this - been trying to sort lots of stuff out and get You Tube to co-operate!


As you can see from the video above there were loads of people watching - made for a great event, if a little scary! The 2 6th form manning the bucket managed to get over £200 out of the watching crowd which was fantastic! I've raised around £400 online and about another £200 from friends & family. Altogether a very humbling and exhilirating experience!

Nerve Week

Wow, getting close to hair chop time - 18 hours to be precise!

I was starting to get nervous about it but after last night and this morning I don't think I could get nervous again this week without having some sort of melt down :S

Last night was Gig Night II, a great evening of all sorts of bands and combinations of muscicians that is very chilled and very enjoyable evening. I played and sang 'Oever the Rainbow' the Eva Cassidy version. It's something I have done on the ship before (well, once) but noone at school has really heard me sing or play the guitar. In the song before I actually started to feel almost sick, and then whilst I was playing I couldn't stop my legs from shaking and even my hands were shaking as I was playing the guitar! My voice must have sounded OK though because I got a lot of really nice and encouraging comments from everyone, including the Y9's (an acheivement believe me!). It sort of encouraged me to do more - but only if I stop getting that nervous.

I contrast, assembly this morning was a breeze, probably spoke too quickly but the girls all listened and focussed whilst I was talking and lots of them have said they are coming to watch the great hair cutting.

I am feeling nervous about it. The only thing that I can see in my head is the geeky 14-year-old I was the last time I got it cut. And even though I now wear contacts, my face has changed a lot and I take much better care of my hair; I'm just worried that I'll end up looking exactly like that again!

But now I guess I get to be a geeky 28-year-old who is being supported by her friends, family, colleagues (inc one coming in on her day off!) and students in drastically changing her appearance for 2 very good causes. And if I think about that, I don't get nervous at all :)

5 days to go!

Well the day draws nearer and I'm beginning to feel nervous!

However before that I have to give an assembly tomorrow morning (about 81/2 on the scary scale) and then sing and play on Wednesday night (9 on the scale) so by the time I am sat down in front of half the school (and some press!?!) on Friday lunchtime I should be used to a queasy feeling in the bottom of my stomach.

Just come back from a fab weekend planning for Lee Abbey this summer. I can only do the second week but I really feel it will be worth going, and a week should be long enough to recover fom Peru! It was nice to be in a Christian environment for a bit and to focus on God instead of all the other craziness going on at the mo. Felt like a real break, and even though Im shattere, I do feel rested.

Sponsorhip is up to £165 which I'm very chuffed with. Not sure I'll reach my target but going to give it a right good go :)