FailedOn my third driving test, I turned right out of the test centre, reached a pedestrian crossing, attempted to run over a little old lady, was prevented from doing so by the examiner grabbing the wheel, then proceeded straight back to the test centre.
The drive home was very, very quiet. I've never felt such a complete failure.
What have you failed at?
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chthonic, Fri 5 Jan 2007, 10:21)
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In my first year of uniWe were given a 2000 word essay to write.
"Not a big deal" you say? Well I'm a chemistry student, I chose my degree for my hatred of essays.
Anyway, after reading up on my subject and actually giving a toss I had in my hand a 700 word essay of condensed scientific literature, written in perfect English with flawless spelling, punctuation and grammar.
The marker told me that, though what I had written deserved a first, due to length I had got a 2.2.
This annoyed me slightly, as did the fact that we were given another essay to write the very next day.
Dutifully, I researched my topic.
Willingly, I wrote exactly 2000 words.
Joyfully, I deleted every space, every character of punctuation and all semblance of paragraphs, leaving one big block of text thatlookedsomethinglikethis.
I still remember the look on my lecturers face as I handed him the, now infamous, one word essay with a huge grin on my face.
And that, my fellows, is the beginning of a tale of woe that has made me re-sit this most boring course's second and most frustrating year.
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Pointy Head poked another hole in my anorak on, Tue 9 Jan 2007, 1:36,
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