raise your glass

I will address the title of this entry in a bit, but first: I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW. TOMORROW.

Sadly, it's not for Waterstones (the bookshop). They contacted me earlier in the week saying they had found someone "more qualified for the job" than me. So yeah, I was pretty sad about it. Andrew told me not to worry over it, that getting a job is a question of "win some, lose some" and he's right. I think I might have also sent a CV that they didn't like. I have a Europass CV (which has been advertised a lot in Italy and it's supposed to help you get a job anywhere in Europe), but I recently found out that UK employers don't really like that CV. So I wrote myself another one and I sent it to this shop/cafe in Andrew's town. The shop is called Cocoa Mountain. Do you see where this is going? I might be working in a chocolate shop. As a chocolate-maker and seller. If there's one thing I love more than books, it's probably chocolate. And the shop is so close to Andrew's house that I won't have to take any buses or anything. It would pretty much be perfect.

So my job interview for the chocolate shop is tomorrow. I've never had a job interview in my life (I worked for my parents when I was in Italy), so I've been googling "common job interview questions" and thinking of answers for them. I'm not really stressing over it - if anything I'm more excited than stressed. A job interview means there's a possibility that I might get the job. And if I get the job, it means income. And income means independence from my parents! (I realise I won't be totally independent from my parents with a minimum wage job, but at least I can stop feeling guilty the rare times that I spend money.) So yeah, very exciting stuff indeed. :D

And now, onto the real topic of this entry, that is: what job I'd like to do. I've realised this a couple of days ago and I'm going to write it here as well, along with my thoughts.

( cut for real life decisions and thoughts )

So yeah... lots of new exciting stuff coming my way. I still have to tell my parents... and I'm quite curious what they will say. Wish me good luck. :) Also, if you have any advice, feel free to leave a comment!

I am here again! I seriously need to go back to updating my LJ more. I will do that, I promise!

Anyway. I am here today for a very important reason. That is, I NEED TO FANGIRL ABOUT MY NEW FANDOM - SHERLOCK. ANYBODY WANT TO JOIN ME? ♥

( Spoilers, capslock & hearts. Yes, this is, indeed, a fangirling session about Sherlock. )

I've also watched Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law and I loved it! ♥ And you know what I just noticed? That all these actors that I love are doing something related to Sherlock Holmes. RDJ has done a movie, Benedict Cumberbatch is doing the BBC series... I wonder if some other actor will join in? XD It's like they all want me to read the books and get into the SH fandom. WELL IT'S WORKING

Ahem. Well, I believe I've fangirled enough for now. XD Oh, and I still need to go see the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. By the way, I noticed recently that I'm waiting for a lot of movies to be released. I'm waiting for Iron Man 3, The Avengers, Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part II, The Dark Knight Rises, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and, last but not least, The Hobbit by Peter Jackson! ♥ Oh my gosh, I'm so happy that Peter Jackson will be directing this movie! He's such a talented director and by far my favourite! ♥ ♥ Also, did I mention that Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are going to be in it, as well?! SO MANY AWESOME MOVIES WITH SO MANY AWESOME PEOPLE, I DON'T EVEN. JUST. BRAIN CANNOT COPE.

On another fandom note, LEVERAGE IS BACK. ♥ ♥ ♥ I missed this show so much. I missed the awesome actors, ad well as the fantastic interaction between the characters. And the Nate/Sophie, oh gosh, I LOVE THIS PAIRING TO PIECES. ♥ Also, both Sterling and Tara are coming back in this season and I'm so happy about it, I love all the characters and I wish all of them would always be on the show. The plot is also going to be very interesting, as apparently someone is out to get the team... I can't wait for the next episodes!! ♥

And this somehow brings me to the point that... I had two dreams about Leverage. And one of them was the best dream ever.

( Cut for dreams. )

Oh, and by the way. I WANT A LEVERAGE/SHERLOCK CROSSOVER. I know it's never gonna happen, but I seriously want to see those two series collide. Imagine the reactions of the various characters! It would be awesome. Although I think Christian Kane and Benedict Cumberbatch in the same scene would be too much for the tv to handle. Heck, ALL the actors in the same scene would be too much awesome to handle! ... That's why I started writing a Leverage/Sherlock crossover fic. XD By the looks of it, it's gonna be a multi-chapter fic and right now the prologue is done and I'm starting to write chapter 1. Who knows when/if I'll be able to publish it? I hope I can do it soon, but first I'll need to write at least a few chapters. Wish me luck! :D

Well, that's it for this incoherent fandom post. XD I still need to comment the season finale of Gossip Girl, which, to my surprise, I actually enjoyed a lot. ♥

And I will reply to your comments, guys! I'm just... really slow at it. /headdesk

GUYS I'M BAAAAAAAACK! YES I AM ALIVEEEEEEEE!

Gawd, what a LONG hiatus. I have been very, very, very, very busy with very important final high school exams that I kinda need to pass so I can go to university this year. You have no idea how much stressed and busy I've been during these months. I knew they were going to be stressful and all, but I didn't expect them to be so stressful. Seriously, at one point in May I thought I was going crazy.

I was finished with all my exams exactly on June 30, which is a week ago. So yeah, June was spent revising rather than relaxing. Bu that's okay now, because I can finally say that...

HIGH SCHOOL IS OVER FOREVER!!!

Can you believe it?! :D I won't be complaining about school anymore (in fact, this is the last time I will be using the tag 'school'), I won't need to study 15 subjects anymore, I won't have to put up with stupid teachers and annoying people anymore (well, at least I won't be forced to 'because we are in the same class' or stupid stuff like that)... IT'S OVER.

I seriously can't believe it. I've been waiting for this moment the whole year and now I... can't quite realize I'm free and that everything is over.

That school... I've spent 5 years there. 6 days a week, from 8 in the morning till 6 in the evening every day (well, except Saturdays) for 5 years. That school, it... took away many things from me, but it also gave me something special, something that another school could have never given me. The trips, the exchanges, the new experiences, the things that made me grow up, the things that made me cry, the things that made me angry and those things that made me laugh like crazy. I've met both bad and good people there. I mean, it's... it's weird to know that I won't have to go to that school anymore. I feel happy and relieved, but at the same time, I feel... kinda melancholy. I mean, it's understandable. I spent more time at school than at home during these 5 years. That school had become... my second home, in a way. So leaving that school is like leaving a place that has been my home for 5 years. I'm happy and sad at the same time. It's a strange feeling.

Lots of stuff happened during these months. The Americans from our exchange last year came here for 10 days and we had lots of fun. I did go to Sicily in the end with the theatre group and... I kinda wish I didn't, especially when we were stuck there because of the volcano in Iceland. Then my little cat was seriously ill to the point where she nearly died, but we managed to save her in time. And then, well, just the usual - school getting in the way of free time and teachers stressing us about exams and exams being... well, exams.

I think I'll stop here for today. This is just a post to celebrate me graduating from high school. I'll know the final results of my exams on July 10. According to my calculations, my final score should be around 75-85 out of 100. Either way, I'm really pleased with my exams. :D

Oh, and by the way... I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH GUYS!! ♥ ;_; *clings to everyone* Now that summer vacation has finally started, you'll definitely hear from me more! Love you all! ♥