Elinor May Thackery

"Hello! This is Ellie Thackery. I can't talk right now, so leave a message after the beep. I'll get back to you soon!"
beeeeep!

School's only just started, and Mr Ketch assigned a five page research paper on the Weimar Renaissance due by Wednesday. "To help us prepare for the rigors of university studies." Prat. And Lemke has us doing a fetal pig dissection all this week and next. How is it that all the non-visual and performing arts teachers at Acland are completely mad?

Still, the week so far hasn't been a complete disaster. Work's been unusually pleasant, I made a breakthrough with a spell this afternoon, and I've taken some really great pictures. I might post them up later, once I finish reading about Dadaism and the Bauhaus.

Six more days until school starts, and I'm actually looking forward to it. I mean, this is it. After this, no more setting my alarm clock to some ungodly hour, no more having to deal with idiot teachers, and no more bloody exams to pull my hair out over. Next summer, it will just be me, the Japanese countryside, and my camera.

In other news, I think I may have met your match in paranoia, Bye. Mickey Stein believes the most bizarre things, honestly.

Some advice for present and future customers of 24/7 DVD Rental: before returning your DVD, please make sure that the disc is inside the DVD case. That way when you come in the next day to check out your next DVD, I won't have to charge you the late fee, and you won't feel the urge to yell at me for two minutes straight at a pitch comparable to the shrieky noises that the creatures in Alien make, doing possibly permanent damage to both the ears and psyches of just about everyone in the store. Not only that, but you will save yourself from the embarrassment of having your eight-year-old wordlessly pulling out the DVD in question from your purse and putting on the counter. Although I must say, the look on your face when the disc hit the counter was priceless and almost made up for having to listen to your two minute temper tantrum.

Have I mentioned how glad I am my shift for today is over?

you got a journey to make
there's your horizon to chase
( so go far beyond where we stand )