[Hav_mor91]

I wasn't doubting it was just a Barbie as KC mind blown like what

And i suppose in a roundabout way using cartoon characters etc can bring a lightness tot he tragedy whilst still retaining the underlying sadness i wonder if there will be an Amy one ?

[Madonna38]

Madonna has got her bum out tonight. LOL. I fully expect naked Madonna at Hyde Park.

[Hav_mor91]

Haha not full frontal though one step to far M.

[Josh Pinder]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

I wasn't doubting it was just a Barbie as KC mind blown like what

And i suppose in a roundabout way using cartoon characters etc can bring a lightness tot he tragedy whilst still retaining the underlying sadness i wonder if there will be an Amy one ?

Karen as a Barbie is also ironic. Karen had problems because critics laid into her about how she looked and she took it personally...and Barbie is the archetype of "what a woman should/could look like" American product! Although in reality its not.

[Josh Pinder]

Originally Posted by Madonna38

Madonna has got her bum out tonight. LOL. I fully expect naked Madonna at Hyde Park.

Id wish i went tbh.

Makes sense though for Human Nature! and the link into LAV as a ballad definitely...its very bittersweet as a performance.

[Hav_mor91]

I thought that but due to the sensitivity didn't want to mention the stick thin archetype of Barbie as frankly the perfect portrayal of KC searching for that elusive thing called perfection tis sad.

And boobs bum where next

[cnbcwatcher]

Originally Posted by BadKid95

No the main one seems to be AQA though it varies between schools, in mine AQA deals with pretty much all the subjects, though it's up to the school what exam board they go for each year as some teach slightly different courses to others, Edexcel is deemed as the easiest and AQA as the most difficult though I don't believe that

That would have confused me if I had gone to school in the UK In some ways it's easier having the one exam board that deals with all the exams. It seems fairer IMO. I did my Junior Cert in 2006 and my Leaving Cert in 2008.

We also have a slightly different system for going to university. We have a "points" system where the student gets a certain amount of points based on their grade. Each university course is worth a certain number of points (say 400 for this case). There are also certain subjects needed at particular grades for some courses and if a student gets the required points and grades they will be able to do that course. We don't have to write personal statements or go for interviews either (except for art school where you have to present a portfolio or auditions for music courses). We don't have to submit predicted grades either.

What's everyone up to at the moment?

[Madonna38]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

I thought that but due to the sensitivity didn't want to mention the stick thin archetype of Barbie as frankly the perfect portrayal of KC searching for that elusive thing called perfection tis sad.

And boobs bum where next

I think we can all guess.

I agree with your comment on the Karen Carpenter thing. Using a barbie could represent the image of beauty she had. Barbie is often used as an inaccurate portrayal of a womans body and beauty, often giving unrealistic expectations to young girls so by using it they could be representing the fact that Karen had an unrealistic and negative perception of what she needed to be to be deemed as beautiful. Or maybe I'm just over analysing it. lol.

[Hav_mor91]

Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher

That would have confused me if I had gone to school in the UK In some ways it's easier having the one exam board that deals with all the exams. It seems fairer IMO. I did my Junior Cert in 2006 and my Leaving Cert in 2008.

We also have a slightly different system for going to university. We have a "points" system where the student gets a certain amount of points based on their grade. Each university course is worth a certain number of points (say 400 for this case). There are also certain subjects needed at particular grades for some courses and if a student gets the required points and grades they will be able to do that course. We don't have to write personal statements or go for interviews either (except for art school where you have to present a portfolio or auditions for music courses). We don't have to submit predicted grades either.

What's everyone up to at the moment?

We have points too its called UCAS you need them aswell as grades interview and personal statement.

And haha yes m we certainly can Sex book part two live in Hyde Park

And yes it that inaccurate portrayal of women that we push onto the world that leads to cases such as Karen so Barbie is a good representation.

[Madonna38]

Just remembered I have to be social tomorrow LOL kidding I love my friends. I can never go to sleep before 4am though so Im going to be exhausted tomorrow.

Currently listening to Oasis though. I never cared for them much as a kid, although my mother did so I had an Oasis top that I was car sick all over on the way to Barmouth. I proper loved that top though, it was orange and a crop top. Pointless story for you there lol.

Edit now I wouldn't wear a band shirt of a band I didn't like though ahaha.

[Hav_mor91]

Originally Posted by Madonna38

Just remembered I have to be social tomorrow LOL kidding I love my friends. I can never go to sleep before 4am though so Im going to be exhausted tomorrow.

Currently listening to Oasis though. I never cared for them much as a kid, although my mother did so I had an Oasis top that I was car sick all over on the way to Barmouth. I proper loved that top though, it was orange and a crop top. Pointless story for you there lol.

Edit now I wouldn't wear a band shirt of a band I didn't like though ahaha.

I know Student Night in town tomorrow so cheap bender not that i mind but the effort of going out can be more exhausting than the night itself

Never did like oasis don't know what it is blur are okay though and i had a hand me down Korn hoody when i was going through a goth phase equally loved

[Madonna38]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

I know Student Night in town tomorrow so cheap bender not that i mind but the effort of going out can be more exhausting than the night itself

Never did like oasis don't know what it is blur are okay though and i had a hand me down Korn hoody when i was going through a goth phase equally loved

ahahahaa (y)

I never really liked blur although I suppose I never gave them much of a chance. I didn't like them at the Brits this year though (was this year right?)

[Hav_mor91]

Yes the thing we do for friends

And i like their singles more not much of a fan of much of oasis and yes.

[Madonna38]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

Yes the thing we do for friends

And i like their singles more not much of a fan of much of oasis and yes.

lol we drag ourselves away from DS ahahaha.

Right I am off to try and attempt to sleep. Night!

[mimicole]

Originally Posted by Madonna38

Just remembered I have to be social tomorrow LOL kidding I love my friends. I can never go to sleep before 4am though so Im going to be exhausted tomorrow.

Currently listening to Oasis though. I never cared for them much as a kid, although my mother did so I had an Oasis top that I was car sick all over on the way to Barmouth. I proper loved that top though, it was orange and a crop top. Pointless story for you there lol.

Edit now I wouldn't wear a band shirt of a band I didn't like though ahaha.

I quite like oasis. I bought Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album yesterday. It's good

[Hav_mor91]

Hahah yes M we must become creatures of social convention (haha i sound like Sheldon)

And i heard that its a really good album MiMi far superior to Liam's Beady Eye.

[Hav_mor91]

Also if i see one more Cheryl thread or news report someone may suffer stop pushing this talentless bimbo in my face grrr rant over

[Madonna38]

Originally Posted by mimicole

I quite like oasis. I bought Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album yesterday. It's good

Yes that album is good. I do like Noel Gallagher a bit more than Liam I think aha.

[Hav_mor91]

OMG OMG OMG music has just gotten even better this year Bat For Lashes- The Haunted Man on the 15th October yay

[cnbcwatcher]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

We have points too its called UCAS you need them aswell as grades interview and personal statement.

The predicted grades, personal statement and interview are the things we don't have here in Ireland. Lucky us

[Hav_mor91]

Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher

The predicted grades, personal statement and interview are the things we don't have here in Ireland. Lucky us

What about entrance exams ?

[cnbcwatcher]

Originally Posted by Hav_mor91

Also if i see one more Cheryl thread or news report someone may suffer stop pushing this talentless bimbo in my face grrr rant over

I'm sick of it too as I don't really care much about her.

[mimicole]

Evening guys

[Hav_mor91]

Hey MiMi

And she is the only popstar i dislike as she is about as generic and talentless as they come she excels at nothing more than being a media whore.

And as Teenage Dream era is ending im having a Katy Perry retrospective pop as it should be

[Josh Pinder]

I love the smell of rain on fresh cut grass.

Its very bleak outside of my window....but im raving and discoing down to Sylvester....because i feel...mighty real

gosh for a Wednesday i feel mighty bleak right now :-/ hmph!!!