Posted by drummond in Travel
Ok, I probably shouldn’t say this too loudly, but I got my A-Level results 10 years ago to the day (I know it’s shocking, time really does fly).
I haven’t read the papers today, but I can almost predict what they will be saying ‘An ‘A’ isn’t what it used it B’, ‘exam passes have gone us 12 squillion percent today.’
My two cents are, we are living in a society that is evolving and becoming more advanced, I don’t really see why it is not possible for students who work harder, have improved technology, and maybe even better teaching, to receive better results.
Let’s look at it a different way, the world record for 100 metres running, things are definitely improving there: in 1999 Maurice Green broke the world record and ran it in 9.79 seconds (thank you Wikipedia!), since then Tim Montgomery and Asafa Powell, Justin Gaitlin have all created new world records, Usain Bolt has taken the world record down to 9.58 an improvement of over 2% in over a decade. So if people are improving at running, why shouldn’t they be improving at Chemistry too?
Anyway if you have just got your results, I hope you are happy with them and you get a chance to chill now.
If you are off to university have a read of the http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/news/item.htm?pid=4567. They’ll kit you out with a few useful tips and I believe one of them may involve the benefit of sharing car journeys.
I am listening to Chinese Democracy, Guns N’ Roses’ latest album that was reportedly 14 years in the making. I really want to like it, I’m sitting waiting for the tune to kick in, I am waiting, but er hang on … where is the tune?
Still it would be foolish to write off Guns N’ Roses with a back catalogue comprising songs such as Welcome to the Jungle, Sweet Child of Mine and Paradise City.
They are headlining the upcoming Reading and Leeds festivals. Who know what to expect? But it could just be one of those ‘I was there then’ shows, so probably not worth missing if you are going just in case.
Need another blast from the past, how about catching the Libertines – again, they are not known for their reliability, one things for sure though, it won’t be boring.
There’s already a fair few people car sharing to the Reading festival. You can have a look at our Destinations map on the homepage to see who exactly. If you are driving, why not get to meet a few fellow festival goers enroute and earn a bit of money to save up for a burger! Anyone who has been to the Reading Festival will know what I am talking about, the food certainly isn’t cheap.
Have a fun time.
Drummond
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Edinburgh – without a doubt it is one of the world’s finest cities. It really has something for everyone: beautiful Georgian architecture, a buzzing nightlife and even an extinct Volcano in the middle of the city (yes really!).
But something special happens in August, people flock from all over the world to see the weird, the wacky, the camp and the colourful – an arts festival like no other.
This year’s highlights will include Scott Mills performing the ‘Bjorn Identity’, which is basically ‘The Bourne identity’ set to the music of Abba, and ‘an observational Scot’, Daniel Sloss, who is described by The Telegraph as ‘a star in the making’. Then there are established favourites such as Al Murray of ‘The Pub Landlord’ fame, but really half the fun is getting out and discovering things yourself.
If you are going, have a great time. If you are driving up, why not put up a goCarShare request and earn some money so you can treat yourself to some Scottish delicacies; Haggis, fried Mars Bars and Irn Bru anyone?
If you need any help just drop us a line at hello@gocarshare, we are more than happy to assist.
Thanks,
Drummond
PS Maybe see you there, or better still maybe I’ll grab a ride with you up to the festival – just need things to calm down a wee bit!
