Today was a really magical day. It amazed me. Firstly, I woke and went to the dentist - running down the steps quickly to catch the train - and I got my braces off. I look totally weird but the comments that I received today were very kind. Then I came back to school, after buying a moleskin journal at gordon, and had a lesson with my history extension teacher and Maddy, even Mr E said I looked nice which was very sweet. 

Then I had a free, where I did absolutely nothing except talk about Nicky, Alice, Alexandra. About my book. Then we flew to modern, got two lollipops and received our marks for our trials back. I got 72 % - very happy because I was expecting much less. 

Then Ellie drove me to St Ives shops, we got our usual starbucks cookies, and we parted - she went home and I went to the bus. I caught the bus to gordon, and the train from gordon to roseville. Where I walked happily and amused past the wonderful gardens at roseville station and the wedding shop until I reached the roseville cinema. Inside I watched the most wonderful film - THE YOUNG VICTORIA. I cannot wait to buy it on DVD. I think I'll ask for it for Christmas. It was really beautiful.

Instead of going home, I caught the train back to gordon, went to the library and looked in the Victoria and Albert section, and the literature section. I got a nice collection of books. A biography on Albert, Royal Children, a CD reading of The Tempest, a book of Shakespeare's soliloquies and a book of Wordsworth poems. 

Came back home to find we had internet after nearly a month without it. 

Planning to continue reading: A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft and The Reader tonight. And also flipping through my new books. I have already read enough of The Painted Veil today (although I desperately don't want to put it down). 

Planning to: continue writing my transcript, continue writing my new creative writing, reading modern homework and finishing my Thutmose III essay. 

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t to forget make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”