'Do you know how big a javelin is?'

I'm not sure about you, but I'm an keeper not a thrower.

I absolutely hate throwing out all my old possessions - you never know when you might 'need' that 2007 english exam paper one day! And how could I throw away my Hello Kitty sharpener? Clearly it's of a timeless value.

So I was looking through my drawers, which is always interesting since it's an odd jumble of things I've kept over the years, when I found my old diaries.

Every year since high school began, I've kept a detail of my everyday experiences and thoughts. I really should have grown out of that phase along with ponies and barbies, but even now I still keep a glossy book titled 'JOURNAL' on the desk - and no sir, you may NOT read it xD

But out of all the things we throw out, I realised memories tend to end up tangled in there too, because no matter how smart we are, theres always something we'll forget.

When I opened the page of my year 7 diary, I started reading and then couldn't stop laughing, so I'd like to share a few excerpts with you guys. Please don't judge me LOL.

1/1/05
New Years Resolutions
1) Learn to like sport
2) Stop hunching over
3) Make friends in high school
4) Find a witch or wizard (they must exist!!)
5) Stop growing so tall

31/1/05
I HATE HIGH SCHOOL. Dad took me to school and I stared at the gates of James Ruse, feeling a bit like kindergarten six years ago. There was this thing called rollcall, then we filed into the lecture theatre and Mr. G, our year advisor waved a porfolio around and went on and on. Thankfully he soon stopped.
But guess what? FOUR pieces of homework to do when I got home. On the FIRST day! Are they crazy???

14/3/05
On Monday we had to run 1.6 km in 10 minutes. Take that, person who said JR was a bad sports school! I hope we don't have to do it next term because it was painful. But generally speaking, yesterday was the worst day of my life. Mrs C my asian maths teacher caught me 'talking' and yelled out 'DETENTION!'in front of the whole class. My first ever! So I made a pack with my friends to see who could stay 'good' the longest. More than two forgotten homeworks or detentions, and you are subject to dares!!!

P.S do you know how big a javelin is? I found out in sport. It is huge!

12/4/06
We have CAMP! We're going to Visions Valley to do fun, sporty things tomorrow and my group is going to own them. I can't wait for tomorrow! While the rest of the school is slaving away, we're going to be having fun. SUCKERS!


19/10/06
Something really embarrassing happened. I was leaning back on my chair when I lost my balance and reached out to grab something - only to flail wildly and go down in a painful and ungraceful manner. What's embarassing was it happened right in front of Tyson, Richard, Nick and William! My face was on fire and I heard Tyson say 'Bella is so unco.' HAHA as if I am.

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I think I'll stop here and although I could go on for quite a while I'm not sure you guys want me to haha! It's really embarrasing to read, but it definitely made me smile.

Did you keep a diary in year 7, or a blog? Maybe you should start a journal now, because not only is it good mental therapy, imagine your forty-year-old self laughing back at how silly you once were.

Happiness Equals Bracket =)