1st October, 2015

So finally time for another post. I thought about posting after the exam week but why not do it now. I can do another post later.

First of a little about the matriculation examination. Let's just say it didn't go so well, at least when it comes to two subjects; religion and psychology. I had kinda given up on those, however I'm more confident about English. I think that one went really well, so fingers crossed I get at least Eximia. That has been my goal when I decided to resit it (last time I got Magna). From religion I got a C last time, and I'm alright with that. It's not like I'm going to study it any further anyway. As for advanced mathematics and Finnish (or mother tongue), well... Eh, they didn't go so well. I did those during the Spring, and got an A and a B. ^^;; Oh well.

Maybe I should put a quick explanation about the grades of matriculation examination, just in case. From best to worst:

- Laudatur ( = L )

- Eximia cum laude approbatur ( = E )

- Magna cum laude approbatur ( = M )

- Cum laude approbatur ( = C )

- Lubenter approbatur ( = B )

- Approbatur ( = A )

- Improbatur ( = I ) (Failed)

Improbatur has four subgroups: i+, i, i-, i=

If you get Improbatur, you need compensation points to make up for it from other subjects you've taken.. For i+ you need 12, for i you need 14, for i- you need 16 and for i= you need 18. How many compensation points you get of course depends on the grades you've gotten: L=7, E=6, M=5, C=4, B=3, A=2.

There you go. Now to move to another subject that also has to do with school: my years in high school are coming to an end. After this exam week I don't have any so called normal school days and I'll be graduating this year. Yay, I guess? I really should look into where I would want to go study next. One problem is that I can be quite picky, even if I try not to. It can be a bit frustrating, even for me. I do have a faint idea of what I want to do, but nothing solid. 

Next topic! Enough about school. Let's talk a bit about books. I realized this year that I haven't really read many books, if any in a long time. And by books I mean novels and such. I realized this after I read Terry Pratchett's and Stephen Baxter's The Long Earth. I definitely recommend reading that, and I really want to read the other books in the series. 

After that one I read Assassin's Creed: Revelations by Oliver Bowden. I absolutely needed to read at least one of the novels from the series, because I love the games. And Ezio Auditore da Firenze is my favourite character, so choosing what book to read wasn't difficult. In my personal opinion the book was written really well, even though I remember that I noticed some little things weren't in it. But the games are big, and you can't shove it all in a book, so it doesn't bother me that much. It is a very good book despite that.

Mom gave me two new books to read this week, and I've started reading one of them: Hideous Creatures by S. E. Lister. Can't really say much about it yet, because I've only read about 16 pages. The other book is The Raven's Head by Karen Maitland.

I bought two fake septum piercings from Cypershop not so long ago, and I know I definitely like one of them, a dark silver one. The other one is dark gold, but it is a tiny bit too small, so it isn't so comfortable to wear and comes off a bit too easily. At least it feels like it. 

I would like to get a real septum piercing done, but I'm not so fond of pain and am terrible when it comes to dealing with it. My pain tolerance, or whatever it's called, is really low so I can get nervous just by thinking about it. Same thing with tattoos. I would like to get one some day, but I worry too much about the pain. I do have ear piercings, one on the left and two on the right, but that it about as much as I can take. And it kinda makes me sad sometimes.

Now that we're on the subject of being sad, the other day I started crying and I couldn't think of any kind of reason why I started crying. It just happened, and the rest of the day I wasn't in a good mood because of it. It was fucking confusing and I hope it doesn't happen again, but I know it might. Fucking hell. 

Now, the last thing I wanted to write about: Desucon Frostbite. I'm planning on going there with my girlfriend, and I believe some of her friends are going there too. Just today I checked the website where they announce dates and such for the con, and it seems people won't be able to book a room from one of the, possibly one of the most used, hotels Omenahotelli. There are of course other options, but, you know. 

I bought some lolita stuff from LightInTheBox, and now I'm just waiting for those to arrive. I thought of dressing up in some sort of steampunk lolita style for the con. We'll see how that goes. Hopefully well. 

That's all for now. See ya later.