  Hey all!  Just a quick morning blog just to tell you in advance why early august is gonna be super jumpy for me. nbsp;  Lol well anyway most of you lovely lovey people who read my blog know that im trying to get a job writing for the Derby Telegraph. nbsp;  Lol or as mark calls it "
That evil lefty rag* nbsp; nbsp;  Hmm.  Well anyway after a lot of Amazing help from Amber,  (
The Queen of proofreading)  i have finaly managed to send my article off to the Derby telegraph ( or evil lefty rag. nbsp;  So after a super quick get it away from me email its painful enough telling me how much i suck just do it uber quick! nbsp;
 So anyway when i get a email back a few mins later,  i thought " YAY THEY LET ME DOWN QUICK! nbsp;  i got a sudden shazam as the email just said " Thankyou Ben i will enjoy reading your article and&
nbsp;  we will tell you are decision early august.  EARLY AUGUST! nbsp;  ARRR! nbsp;
 DAM U LEFTY RAG! nbsp;  Lol well anyway thats quite annoying due to the fact that why cant they just tell you u suck then and then. nbsp;  Obviously that is beyond em but hey nevermind. nbsp;
 Right well anyway i might aswell put up the article i sent to them on here so all my bloggies can have a cheap laugh.  My Column Hello!  & nbsp;  I guess if you’ re going to be reading this article frequently,
 I had better introduce myself.  My name’ s Ben and I have just finished compulsory education.  My favourite pastimes are hanging out with my mates and writing so typical teenage stuff there,  Ohh and did I mention Rock music and poetry,  yes I’
m afraid the parental figure may stereotype me a little. nbsp;  I am also hopefully going to college in September to study History,  Biology,  Media and Communication Studies.  Well I say hopefully,
 because I need the right grades to get into the college I want.  So I still have a long wait to find the truth. nbsp;  I’ m in the middle of a ten week holiday between secondary school and college,  kind of like an educational limbo,
 but that doesn’ t bother me much!  In this long wait,  of which I am suspended in at this time,  I have promised myself I would do something that would really change my life for the better,  well at least I hoped it would but I really didn’
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nbsp;  I wanted to write a book I mean,  I’ ve seen it done and heard the tales of people writing books in their lunch hours penning great stories and I really wanted to do one myself. nbsp;  Although,
 the bitter truth of the matter as I am finding out is,  it isn’ t that easy! nbsp;  I just don’ t seem to be able to write something that I’
d actually enjoy,  and that’ s what I wanted,  something teenagers could enjoy that actually meant something.  Not just another book in a pink cover! nbsp;
 That’ s what always annoys me about modern literature,  it removes greats from bookshelf’ s like ‘ Interview With The Vampire’  ‘
The Lord Of The Rings’  and ‘ 1984’  which are being overlooked by modern teens and I wanted to end this. nbsp;  Yes it almost seems like heresy to even think I could write a 1984 but one can dream!
nbsp;  But of course the reality is always very different.  & nbsp; At the beginning of these ten weeks I thought how carefree I would be,  just like when I was younger and id spend all my time playing computer games and hanging around with my friends.
nbsp;  But that’ s not all of it,  I guess my freedom has come at a price,  and that was the discovery of the ever- stereotyped teenage angst.
nbsp;  The “ he will grow out of it phase!  & nbsp; nbsp;
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;  These ten weeks of my life that im going through are defiantly influential.  There is absolutely no doubt I have experienced some great things,  but with these experiences comes worry.
nbsp;  Nothing is trivial,  that I have learnt well,  due to the fact that everything people do seems to be suddenly of top importance to me,  girls drive you crazy with the smallest meaningless gestures,  parents can say things to you that will just drive you up the wall.
 Even if it is just “ Will you polish the chairs for me today Ben”  It seems that pressure is constantly put on you to do the right thing,  to be a good person and to make the right decisions.  & nbsp;
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nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;  This pressure comes from so many directions at times,  usually at the times you just want to forget everything.
 You already have a enough trouble worrying about whether or not your going to pass your Maths exam,  without having to worry about somebody hating you just because you listen to rock music or don’ t abide by some unwritten rules. nbsp;  Everyone has an opinion,  I believe they are entitled to it,
 but how they use it sometimes is just wrong,  and that is what brings people down. nbsp;  I always like to think I can help people,  and I constantly see people who already have enough problems being hurt by others,  just because they don’
t wear the right clothes,  or act like the person someone else wants them to be. nbsp;  I know in these ten weeks,  even if I don’ t write my novel,
 I’ m going to come out of it ready for college with an understanding that I never had before.  Hopefully,  by reading this you will to.
