Things I've Seen

I think that every once in a while we have to sit back (in a big puffy chair, until we're comfortably numb), and have a good think about where we are in life and our achievements.
I guess thats what this is for. It's my time to do it (although I have a small computer chair, and I'm uncomfortable, and numb in all the wrong places...)

Because I'm not sure all my achievements would fill an A4 page, I'm gonna have to bloat a few of them. If you see that happening, you now know why. And don't say you weren't warned.

Alright, lets start off young (some of you may like this more than others. Yes. I'm looking at you Mr. Jackson!) and work our way up.

Achievement: Making An Impression on First Day of School.
I was 6 and a half years old, about 2 feet high, and excited - so I didn't pay too much attention to how I looked. Said impression was made by my hair. Sleep hair. Sticking out the top of my head at a 42 degree angle, visible for everyone. Mum left it because she thought it was "cute". And then I sat in the wrong seat. Because there was a 2nd Christopher. How confusing.

Achievement: Getting A Primary School Detention, Then Pretending It Wasn't.
7/8 years old. Apparently I wasn't allowed to run on the ramps leading to the classrooms. Apparently that's what I did. So I, with a few others was put on lunchtime detention. Luckily for me, the detention seat I was on, was right next to the friendship seat (where you seat if in need of a friend - true story!) so i just scooted across a little, possibly to make myself feel better about said detention.

Achievement: Winning The Inter-School Soccer Tournament, Winning The House Cricket Championship.
To cut a long story short, the soccer games were half field size with mini goals. I scored the winning penalties on the penalty shoot-outs for both the semi's and the finals. It was cool.
Cricket. Now theres a story. I wasn't selected for the school cricket team (something about not being good enough... or something...) but the interhouse championship I could play in. I hadn't yet developed the fine fielding form I possess today, so I relied on other skills. We had managed to get into the finals. It was me up for bowling. There were 2 batsmen left. The facing batsman: school cricket captain. Hits me for a 6 first ball, then a big 4 afterwards. 3rd ball, he manages a single. 4th ball, the batsman is clean bowled! My first wicket! 5th ball, a single by the new batsman. 6th ball, bowled the Captain out. One of the best times I had at that school was being swept up by my team mates after getting the winning wickets.

Achievement: First Official Yellow Card
Playing a game of soccer against some school or another, I saw that the guy I was marking was about to pass the ball past me, so I make a short run, and then slide tackle. As I went down for the tackle, the ball was passed off. I took the bloke off his feet roughly, a second after he'd passed the ball. Then proceeded to walk away without helping him up. Mr Wanamaker was quite happy to pull out the yellow for me. I was so proud.

Achievement: Got 2 Teachers To Call Me "Naughty Boy"
Not as easy as it sounds, considering I didn't say to either of them "Call me a naughty boy!"
The first time occurred, when, in a Geo test, I forgot an important aspect: Case Studies. So on my paper, the teacher wrote "Chris, you naughty boy!!" Hilarious at the best of times.
The second occured during manipulation of conversation. Rather clever of me, haha, if I say so myself.

So it seems that this is all I have to say for my life's achievements. My entire life in a single blog post. The only thing more depressing is Marvin, The Manically Depressed Robot.