Storm

Well, that wasn’t actually that bad!

So this morning I had general studies 2. The science part was about the freezing of ice cream, now I don’t know who wrote the paper but I would like to thank them. It was actually marginally interesting, though it did remind me of my GCSE Chemistry lessons, lots. But it wasn’t particularly hard (I thought – which inevitably means that I’ve failed) and the maths section was pretty much a copy pasta of a higher GCSE maths paper, so thankfully all was good.

Then, after lots of last-minute cramming, we had Law Unit 3. Now again, I don’t know the person who wrote the paper (although I know he’s called Richard, thanks to my law teacher) but again I would, to a degree, like to thank them. I was expecting the mother of all horrible questions on breach and a possible s47/s20 case. However, thankfully we had a s20 (possibly even s18) problem question which two questions. A) Describe mens rea, actus reus and strict liability (15 Marks) Which I think I did well on. and b) Discuss D’s criminal liability (10 marks.) Essentially it was a s20 gbh with possible mitigation in regards to recognition of risk. Bang him up, throw away the key and let me go home! =D And then the tort question was some idiot who’d not secured fence posts in the back of his pick-up, they’d fallen out while he was driving and smashed through the window screen of the car behind, severely injuring the driver who just so happened to be a model and due to his injuries lost his job. A) describe duty breach and damage. (15 marks) B)Apply to situation in regards to negligence (10 marks.) C) Discuss awarded damages (10 marks.)

So, in all, I think it went quite well. And it certainly wasn’t as bad as I’d bargained for. So guess that I shouldn’t have worried so much, ah well.

That’s really all I have to say for now, sorry.

The calm before

Sunday 13th January. General studies and law exams are tomorrow. My nerves are shattered, my revision is obviously inadequate, and my panic levels high. Ah, thank god for exams. No, no lets not thank anyone for them.

Ok, so we all know that I worry, a lot, about things that shouldn’t need worrying about but this is something that should be worried about. Alas, I’m in overdrive.

Please don’t continue reading if you’re looking for literary sustenance, because this is just a panic post. I feel as if there’s something I’ve missed out that is going to bite me on the backside come tomorrow. I had this feeling earlier this afternoon, I then discovered that I’d neglected to revise Strict Liability Offences – a phone call to my law teacher later and things were okay. So I now I’m extremely worried. I’m also slightly stressed as a result. Today’s been pretty rubbish actually. Although our Tegan and Sara tickets came! =D

So I now have a lovely pile of postcards to my left (blue for crime, green for tort, pink for remedies and yellow for sanctions) which remind me that I am incapable of condensing notes. There are nearly 100 of them. However, I think I’ve just about memorised them. And if not, well, at least writing them kept me off the streets, lol. There it is again! Perhaps I should try to cut out “lol”s from my posts?

9am Monday 14th January 2008 – General Studies 2. Well, as far as I’m aware there’s not a lot you can do in the way of revision for general studies. You either know it, or you’re a daily mail reader. However, I’m quite expecting to fail so I doubt I’ll be disappointed on that front. Besides, I’ll be too busy worrying because;

1pm Monday 14th January 2008 – Law Unit 3. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. I won’t deny that I enjoy law, because I really do. But when it comes to cramming 100 cases with points of law, explanation and application of actus reus, mens rea, causation, strict liability and criminal omissions, application of mute situations, application, quotation and explanation of common and statutory laws, explanation and application of duty of care, breach of duty and remoteness of damage, assessment of liability resulting in damages and possible sanctions and sentences of defendants into 1 hours worth of words even the most concise and speedy writers struggle, so I have no chance! As you can see, I don’t do concise writing!

So it’s quite feasible that this time next year I’ll be re-sitting Law unit 3. Great! Well, I shall now go and prepare for tomorrow. I’ve already pressed my trousers, ironed my shirt and selected a suitable tie, chosen my socks, refilled my fountain pen and even decided upon which cologne to wear. But needless to say there are aspects of tomorrow morning which I have not yet considered and the chances of getting to sleep without having planned for them are inevitably nil.

Very sorry about the nature of this post. I had hoped to write something with meaning but I’m rather worried. It seems that my resolution to worry less was extremely short-lived. It’s like it’s pre-built in me. Oh well, we are who we are. Christ that sounds pretentious.

I shall write again tomorrow following the exams.