The Relationship Rose

'What's in a name? 

That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet'

~ Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare. 

(MY good old friend)

Say hello to the 'Relationship Rose!' Go on.... It won't bite!! Okay... Suit yourself.. 

At least pick a leaf. He loves me, he loves me not......

My friend just told me today that she is 'going out with somebody'. 

I dislike that terminology, but I guess that is what everyone uses.... Myself included. I was so happy when she told me *queue jumping around and squealing like a hungry pig* especially since I knew that she liked the boy for quite some time. 

This lead me to thinking... We are getting to the age where we start to think about these things and I was wondering whether a boy would ever like me that way, and more importantly whether I would reciprocate.

Books, films and the media don't help young teenage girls with this. They romanticize it, so much so that if you are not in a relationship,  you may feel unsatisfied- or even not loved or wanted. 

I don't necessarily feel like that, it's just an observation. I don't want to be in a relationship just because I don't want to be alone..... I need to be alone first, and know what that feels like, and be comfortable with myself in 'alone-status' before I could ever date. 

 I feel like I'm just finding out who I am, and fighting those pesky internal demons, and the idea of having another prominent figure in my life.... is a bit bewildering, to say the least. 

Baring in mind I would have to trust this person (not my strong point) and devote a lot of my time to him (time being the thing that I do not have a lot spare for my own). So right now I don't have time for 'A Boyfriend'.

You know those 5 years olds children who toddle around with a boy or girl, and confess their love or one another, hold hands; and might even have a wedding?

I remember being bridesmaid for one of those 'dos. 

Anyway my point is that's the only first-hand experience I've had of relationships. 

If I was to date now, I don't really have that much knowledge on the subject. I'm innocent, I guess. And naive. And that's a possible disadvantage, and I don't want to be taken advantage of. 

This reminds me of the song '15 by Taylor Swift'. Check it out HERE

One line of it goes:

'And when you're fifteen, 

And somebody tells you they love you,

You're gonna believe them.'

 But I think it'll be nice, when the time is right. 

P.S- There is no one I'm crushing on the induce this post! It's just my friend started dating and it got me thinking. :-) 

*Sparkle*---

Rachel   xxx

Le temps a disparu.....

"Recently in D&T woodwork I've been making a clock. 

Upon showing people the finished article, they have replied with "why the flies??" or words to a similar effect. So, just imagine how witty I feel when I say "Well, because time flies...!"

It now has pride of place in my living room. I can only assume it will be a viable conversation starter.

The only thing with this clock is that the ticking noise is really loud. Although still unobtrusive, it is louder than other clocks. This is seems to enforce that time really is always slipping away, and *insert more pretentious musing here*

But in all seriousness....

William Shakespeare did a Sonnet (12):

When I do count the clock that tells the time,

And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;When I behold the violet past prime,And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white;When lofty trees I see barren of leavesWhich erst from heat did canopy the herd,And summer's green all girded up in sheavesBorne on the bier with white and bristly beard,Then of thy beauty do I question make, 
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
And nothing 'gainst Time's That thou among the wastes of time must go,Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsakeAnd die as fast as they see others grow;And nothing 'gainst Time's That thou among the wastes of time must go,Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsakeAnd die as fast as they see others grow;And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe  can make defense 
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.

Found HERE.

Wish I understood more about what it meant but it sounds pretty.

Talking about William Shakespeare, in English we are doing 'Much Ado about Nothing' which although we have just started I'm finding quite interesting, especially as it explores feminism :-).

And later this month my class is going to Stratford Upon-Avon to see where he lived, go to the museum and watch a theatre production by The Royal Shakespeare Company. We have to wake up at 5:15 or something crazy like that :-(
Maybe I'll update on that once I've gone? I've been before but I've forgotten a lot, and I think it will be more benifical when I can apply it to what I've been doing in class, opposed to just a day out! 

And now, for your enjoyment, 

                                             Le temps a disparu

      ~ French for: Time has gone.

             Relating to time but totally random in every other sense. 

Although, disparu does sound similar to despair. 

I try not to despair- that time isn't there. 

And although I take french at school, I had to use Google translate for this, so don't go leaving comments in French. Not that I get comments, anyway LOL.

*Sparkle*---

Rachel   xxx