Make believe this moment’s here to stay
7 05 2008Yesterday, during the 24 degree sunny Tuesday afternoon I had to spend three and a half long hours in an exam room. Fortunately, I was giving the examination so my little brain wasn’t taxed too much. But a holiday it certainly wasn’t as it was in a ridiculously big room and I had fifty-five people taking the exam! In fact there were so many people that I had to give the instructions from the top of the room through a microphone. Of course all this attention had my adrenalin on over-drive and it took all my strength not to swing my hips, grab the mic and give my best rendition of New York, New York. Fortunately for all the eager people nervously clutching their pencils I resisted that particular temptation. Just looking at their tense faces made me incredibly nervous and brought back all my own exam anxieties that I still have nightmares about.
It occurred to me later that the building was the same place where countless famous singers and groups have performed (albeit in the really big auditorium next door). In fact I saw Dead Can Dance there a couple of years ago. I can now honestly tell people that I have performed in the same place as all these amazing musicians. Then I remembered that it was also the very same place that Johnny Logan first won the Eurovision Song Contest and wisely decided against ever mentioning a word to a living soul.
On a hairier note, as soon as I work out WordPress’ new system of posting photos I’ll upload a picture of my attempt-a-beard. It’s good that there’s a pre-warning anyway so there’s time enough to prepare yourself.
Of course all this attention had my adrenalin on over-drive and it took all my strength not to swing my hips, grab the mic and give my best rendition of New York, New York.
Well, I think this would have been the best way to relieve the student’s tension
Oh, and I’m eagerly waiting for the beard pics. You know I loooove beards!
I’d love to have seen their reaction if I had
Just remember though that it’s an attempt-a-beard. Or a beard-lite if you will…
Yay, more beardy photos! Happy birthday to me
hehehe I’ll send you a personal one - for the day that’s in it. Hope you’re having lots and lots of fun!
an attempt-a-beard is better than no beard. that’s a fact.
i’m thinking that a little song, a little dance, a little seltzer in my pants might have helped loosen up the crowd before their exam. of course, it might also have driven all knowledge from their heads, too.
looking forward to the scruffy photo.
It might not be my birthday, but can I have a personal one too!?!
I’d also make some comment about Eurovision craziness and Old Man Logan, but I just can’t think on anything; frazzled brain.
I hope you were taking your duties seriously, Conor, and checking those crafty examinees weren’t cheating like crazy. Mobiles at the ready, model answers up their sleeve, friends posing as the candidates, you know what they’re like. What do you mean, you were too busy dabbing fertiliser onto your beard? Can’t wait for those photos btw….
dead can dance haven’t listen to them in ages! thanks for reminding me, sugar! looking forward to the pictures! i adore facial hair on men!
sweet jesus, three exclamations points in as many sentences? i need to go back to bed, sugar, as i am obviously not fully awake.
I still get the odd exam nightmare, despite not having done one for a good 12 years. Good luck on the beard front, I always get too itchy and give up.
performed
you make it sound dirty.
lenfercest - well let’s see if you still feel that after the photo
laurie - it would probably have scared the life out of them, poor things
alan - well you don’t have that long to wait until it is your birthday now do you
nick - oh I was ridiculously vigilant, they’d have got nothing past me
savannah - ah but to be fair, all three were needed hehe
thrift - I’m not sure how much patience I’ll have either. I hate exam dreams, I don’t think they’ll ever go away
rosie - hehe now surely that says more about you than me
Pencils?
looking forward to seeing the beard…
Conor, if you show me yours, I will show you mine! (but give me two more days to grow one)
We can do it behind the bike shed if you want…
@hidh - you’ve been growing one for over a week according to your last posting… and you still need two more days?
@conortje - I’d be wary of those bike sheds if I were you. I’m sure Johnny Logan wouldn’t approve of such activities!
@Jovica - well, yes, I shaved it off this morning as my mum was visiting. I will have to regrow it.
primal - really! It was a very complicated exam let me tell you. Parts had to be done in pen and parts in pencil. And there was always a few who would get it mixed up.
red - on its way
hidh - okay, where’s the nearest bike shed
And erm….it only took two days….oh dear, this is going to be embarrassing
jovica - I ceased looking for Johnny’s approval months ago!