We have to write a short story for lit. [slight digression. i hate saying lit. i want to say english, because lit is basically english. but whenever i do, people are like 'oh, i thought you did lit?' gr.] It sounds fun (as opposed to essay writing anyway) but when it comes down to it, starting a short story or even deciding on the theme is an agonizing process. I don't want to sound pompous or moralising or stupid or (especially) sound like i'm really trying to sound 'deep'- relentlessly philosophizing to hammer home a message i don't fully understand. scared.

actually, i have been turning over a story in my mind for some time now...but it's just a parody on everything and nothing, and it contains nothing poignant. More fun really- but why do short stories have to be serious anyway? why can't we rebel against pathos?

Word Definition! yay...had no idea what this word meant. Heard people discussing something in math, and 'soiree' somehow popped in, and i felt so stupid.

Soiree = "a party or reception held in the evening"

i shall no longer live in ignorance.
Do you want to know how i found it? After fruitless attempts of spelling it correctly in a word document, i typed in swar-ray into 'google' with the hope that some online dictionary would give its verbal pronunciation like that (you know how they sound it out....like with forte it's for-tay)

i is idiot.

By the way, my mum fractured her hand on Saturday. Scary experience. We had to call an ambulance because she kept slipping in and out of consiousness. Right now she has to wear her arm in a sling. Unfortunately for her (and me, haha- i'm terrible) it was her right arm that is incapacitated, and she can hardly do anything. Poor mum. i really should help out more...i mean i am, but more than more. i feel guilty sometimes, because i become a touch irritated when i am forced into an extra duty when i have a pile of homework which mounts by the minute. But seriously kate. Seriously man, you've got to be more sympathetic and stop being so damn selfish. haha *inner struggle- by the end of the fight, she's still not sure which part of her has conquered*