Musings of a Perfectionist

*Prime Minister may also stand for millionaire So tomorrow is the general election (is everyone as excited as I am about this?) and whilst I hope that the 'best person' wins, I fear that there is not really a 'best' person. The way that democracy works in this country means that we have to vote for someone whom we may actually like and agree with, only to have someone else entirely representing us on a global stage. I think that the party system should be eradicated, or at least changed a bit. Must that is not what I wish to talk about in this post. Mostly because I do not wish to anger anyone (too much) and also because it is tomorrow and I really do not have enough time to do enough research to make this a non-biased post. So. Let's talk about the general election: what exactly is the point of those signs that say who you are voting for? I get that it is advertising, as if the political party needs any more advertising (follow the various politicians on ...

Good news, guys! I had another Values and Experiences Day at school today (slowly counting down the days until I don't have to have one ever again) and so I have some more information for you all! I can almost hear the cheering. It started with revising for quite a few hours, so I spent (however long) making Biology flashcards and totally not talking to my friend at all. Then we had the *wonderful* experience of learning about various STDs. The images will forever be seared into my mind. Basically, kids, don't have sex and you'll be okay. After this fun experience, we had a session about stress and happiness. The first question put to us was this: what makes you stressed? It tells you a lot about the mental health of teenagers nowadays that mostly everyone said something about exams, revision, the future, and life in general. But, as the government seems to be doing, let's just ignore that, shall we? To 'make' ourselves happy, we...