Tommy Collison

OK, I know I said I wouldn’t post but since when did I ever obey things like Blogging Bank Holidays?

Here’s part of my essay for English, the title was My Favourite Things Place:

So many people would choose some quiet tranquil retreat to be their ‘favorite’ place. It will be some secret haven that they have where they can go and simply be alone. It could have a stream, bubbling merrily, that reminds them of nature, or it could be set deep in a forest, where nothing can disturb them save for the calling of some exotic bird. It may even be quite literally ‘out of this world’, set on another planet.

My favorite place is sadly none of the above. In fact, one could even argue that it is the opposite. I have been told (sometimes through compliment, or other times disparagingly) that I am a very outgoing person, who dislikes silence and thinks human life should always be filled with something, be it music or intelligent conversation. Because of this, my favorite place wouldn’t be some dark ‘Narnia’ where no-one besides myself is able to venture, mine would be a vibrant and energetic city. One that is always switched on.

We don’t deal in solitude or quietness in my secret place. The chatter of friends or the live music playing from some modern restaurant is forever banishing silence. Everyone knows everybody, so conversation runs as freely as the hot drinks served by the cosmopolitan café by the corner. A cheery and pleasantly plump waitress would wave merrily as you entered, and ask you if you’d like the house special. The aroma of freshly cooked bread and scones delight your nostrils as you squeeze between two gentlemen who are debating physics together, over drinks of which you are unfamiliar. They’re green, however, and simmering of their own accord. You spot one of your many friends in the corner, who calls you over. You squeeze between another table and sit down beside her. The waitress brings you your food, and you spend the afternoon in that bustling café, in that city that never sleeps.

I’m told by John it’s very ‘yuppie’, which apparantly a young urban professional. Cool!

UPDATE: Thursday, 16:29: I got my result back, it’s 92%!