Satisfactory

It doesn't sound great - it's not 'stunning', or 'mind-blowing'. But when the only other option is 'unsatisfactory', suddenly it starts to sound much better. I got my file signed off yesterday, and I've officially passed placement. Makes going in for the rest of the week seem a bit pointless. I'd love to have the next 3 days off - I'm going to Sweden on Monday, and I'll only get a week's break when I'm there.
But yeah, it feels nice to pass - especially since I got a 'poor' on my observation sheet last Thursday, when I was doing a lesson involving making rice crispie cakes. There were two main things wrong with my teaching that the teacher wrote down. One was 'You didn't have a TA' (yeah, it's my poor teaching that she had instructed the TA to leave), and the other was 'The chocolate didn't melt quickly enough.' Seriously. It was a poor lesson on my part, because chocolate melts too slowly.

Well, anyway, I've not got much more to say for the time being. I'm quite tired after a bit of a mad weekend - went back to Catford on Friday, then to the Fox, then to Greenwich park on Saturday, then to a party in London, then back to Newham to sleep, then went back to Catford for a few hours on Sunday evening, to go to the Fox to see what an acoustic night is like. Clare Portman was there, so it was nice to finally meet her, and she played an acoustic set which was also a pleasant surprise. Only thing was, I had to end my busy weekend by leaving after 3 of her songs, to get back to Newham at 10:30. Still, I'm playing at the Fox on Sunday, which I'm really excited about. I'm hoping it'll be good fun; I've invited an awful lot of people, so it should be a nice little farewell dealy.

Being in London has been excellent, largely because I've been able to see Tamsin at least twice a week (though not for very long periods), and I've also got to see a lot of good people who I literally haven't seen for years. So I'm hoping I'll get to see people a lot in the summer as well. Had a horrible summer in 2006, so I hope I can have a good one.
Ha, it must seem mental thinking about the summer, when it's been snowing a little these last 2 days.