h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Super-Chav™ was the persona I invented when I acquired the cape and didn't want to wear the werewolf mask anymore. The Super-Chav™ costume originally consisted of the aforementioned 'orrible tracksuit bottoms and hooded top along with the new cape. Originally the hood was up and covering the head to protect the identity of Super-Chav™ whilst out on his prowls, though later in the evening the hoodie was removed because it was rather warm in it, so the constume became a rather dull tracksuit, t-shirt, cape combination, and I stopped running about stealing things.
And that is the story of Super-Chav™. Not bad for something made up on the spot was it?

I'm truly hoping the "chav" part came from your name...
Otherwise it means uneducated child...

Listen hun, when exactly do you get online??? Everytime I'm on, you're not, and then when you're on, I'm not.

Actually it means uneducated and violent child but I was saying it ironically so it's allowed.

Er, depends really. Normally it'll be after 6 but probably after 8.30 and infrequently throughout the day. Probably more at weekends if other commitments let up.

Question, what's with 'hun'? I don't mind it at all but I've just never heard it from people here. Is it a South African thing (if I've got the wrong continent tell me) or a gay thing? (hope you don't mind me asking about that last bit.)

It's not South African - just horribly hippie!!!
And a bad habit
Sorry...

I don't mind you asking about the gay thing - it's not a gay thing anyway. I'll be honest here - I make a point of not acting gay. Some of my mates do and I can see how it puts people off. And don't worry, I'm not going to make any moves on you or anything - I don't do that kind of thing.

No don't worry about it, I don't mind. I've certainly had more embarassing names than hun, a girl here insists on calling me 'nickers' sometimes.
Yeah, that's a thing about some people. I'm not against gays at all but I don't like guys who act like girls. It's just not necessary because it is possible to be gay and be a man at the same time, there's no need to femme it up.
(I'm trying to make this as rhetorical as possible. It's not aimed at you, it's sort of in general. Hope that makes at least some sense.)
I'm not worried about you making moves. If you did I'd probably be flattered if I was to be anything. Plus you're sort of on the other side of the world.
I don't know any gay people IRL but that's probably because in my sort of boarding school environment if someone came out that would be social suicide and they'd forever be 'that gay guy' rather than who they actually were. Shame really.
Can I ask, when did you realise you were gay?

Hmmm...ok...tough question...
Basic history of me: I was raised as a hippie in Spain - weird combo
So in my circle pretty much anything was accepted - no one looked at anyone funny for any reasons (which was great, I can tell you that!). Through school I never had an interest in girls - I'll be honest, I had a lot of them around me and it annoyed my mates when I didn't settle with any girls (coz they'd pick up the others )...
Then in my teens I met a son of one of my mom's friends who openly admitted to being gay and I was fascinated with him and we hung out a lot together. It soon grew into more - I was about 16 or so at the time I think.
Some people know it straight away from when they're young, and some of my friends have only realised it now well into their 20s. A lot depends on the situation they are in and whether the people around them will accept it or not - often if they're in a situation like what you say about your boarding-school - they'll keep pretending and pushing those kind of thoughts away coz it's socially unacceptable...

But yeah, that's my story.

That's a nice story actually. I have to say I envy you about anything being admitted in your circle, sexuality aside there's so much at a boarding school that people just don't do for fear of weird looks etc. It's not majorly socially unacceptable, pretty much anything goes here in good humour. A few weeks ago 2 identical twins in my house kissed each other when their rugby team was out clubbing. That was weird to hear about the next day I can tell you.

At the moment I rather like it here, it's grown on me, but when I was in my first and second year I remember being very unhappy at some times. It all picked up about a year and a half ago though and it's been getting better all the time. My friends have helped me a lot on that, particularly the girl who calls me nickers. She had a rough first year too and we sort of found each other then. I remember I asked her out one evening by text message (wasn't meaning to do it that way but it sort of happened) and the next day we were in lessons exchanging looks. Then at lunch she texted me and said it wasn't going to work, which I thought too, and we've been friends ever since.

As far as girls go, I'm 17 now and had my first proper kiss at 16 and have only had 3 since (the last one was good though, hot girl at a party), but the thing is I'm not hugely into girls at the moment, partly because I literally have no social time because there's a musical on that's going mad with rehearsals. It kinda sucks because I've never really been close to anyone that way apart from at the end of last year with a girl 3 years younger than me. Sounds a bit wrong but we didn't do much, but I remember being with her and having my arms around her and liking it. But other than that it's been a bit sparse. Kinda sucks. What I'm really looking forward to is going to University and starting over with all that stuff and just seeing where life takes me.

That was a bit of a ramble wasn't it? I guess I'm in that sort of mood at the moment.

Hey, I don't mind your ramblings at all. Just a pity I wasn't online at the time.

So is this your last year before uni then? Thing with boarding schools is that if something happens in your first year, it gets pinned on a person all the way through to their final year.
Funny how texting works - so you never actually got to go out with that girl then? Kinda ended before it started, it seems. Nice way to become friends though
And are you in the musical? So you can sing?
That's awesome!

Yeah we never seem to be on at the same time. Is south america in the same time zone as the UK?
I'm going to have to reply to the rest of that later because I've got a lesson now. Bye!

I'm in South Africa now, hun.
Was in Spain for most of my life though. I think you guys are an hour or two behind us...

*waits patiently for rest of reply*

SH*T!
Sorry...

What was that for?
Yeah I forgot which continent it was. Silly me.
Anyway, in reply to that previous posting:
Year, off to uni next year hopefully. And that's very true about boarding schools. It definately takes getting used to, the being away from hope for 7 weeks at a time when you're only 13 can be a bit much.
Not really, but now she's like a sort of sister. We've had ups and downs and now I think we're on the up from a sort of down. Basically we were arguing loads recently but now I think that phase is behind us.
I am in the muscial and I can sing. Everyone can sing, just not everyone can do it in the same key. 2 years ago I did my first one here which was written by the drama guy, but he does english now and the new drama woman did West Side Story last year and A Chorus Line this year. Last year was...interesting. Won't go into it now but I think there's something about it in my old journal entries.
When I started though I wasn't great at singing but since WSS I've been having lessons so I think I'm getting better. I'm also in the choir which means I get a lot of practice. I love singing though and I wish I could do it as well as some of the people here.

It was for calling you hun again...

I can't even sing.*sulks* I can be used as a weapon, I'm that bad.

I said I don't mind about that. It's fine, really. I could sing until my voice broke when I stopped, which probably led to my lack of ability from then on. When I first joined the choir I basically just started turning up and I wasn't very good. I think doing a lot of singing has made me better at it, at least I hope it has. About West Side Story, here's the journal entry about it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F2029773?thread=1398552 Good times.

Wow that sounds amazing! Especially since you were given the part of Tony! You must be really good!
You ought to put a sound-clip of yourself on the net or email it to me sometime.

Weeeeeeeeeeylll, maybe. I hate listening to myself though, there's a video of one of the WSS performances and I can't watch it. It's just too embarassing. Plus that was one of the nights when I spectacularly missed a note at the end of a scene and it's really obvious.
As for me being really good, the guy in the part before me was an awesome singer, opera stuff, but he couldn't act at all. And apparently I can.

That's great though! You oughtn't be shy about it - boast since you've got the talent!!!
And it's probably only obvious to you and the music teacher coz you're the only two who would've known you missed it. Besides, you only had a week to practise.

Well it's pretty obvious because I'm all over the place. It's not that the note was wrong it was that all 7 of the notes I landed on were wrong. So I just went quiet and let Maria sing the note herself.
I would but I don't like that. All I'll say is when I get it right it feel amazing. Though on the boasting front I'll point out that my school choir is through to the final 4 of the Songs of Praise choir of the year competition and they're coming here to film us!!

Hey cool!
So, ahem...sound clip...?

Well I don't have one do I? I could do one on my laptop I guess but it'll sound hideous because of rubbish microphone quality, the possibility of someone walking in and interrupting/laughing at me and the fact I don't have any accompniment music. I'll just have a look and see if I have any software for it though...
Yeah, this is complex. I reckon I'd be able to record something but I'm not doing it now because it's 11.10 at night and people will P.O.'d, plus I need to have a shave. Maybe I'll do it later but I'm not promising anything. I don't even know how to post stuff like that on the internet.