Open Heart Surgery

Ok so I've figured that it doesn't really matter what I write here, cause I only have 4 followers lol
And we've all realised that I'm a rather crap blogger...like, this isn't exactly interesting lol
ANYWAYS
I thought I'd write a bit here about my self, cause I'm a little more complex  than people think... ;)
I think we'll start with the General section....

General
Ok, so I'll start with the usual stuff.
My full name is Aimee Elizabeth Johnston. My parents were gonna call me Zoe/Zara :/ just to add that in there....
My D.O.B is 08/04/1993. Thats the 8th of April if anyone doesn't know...lol I think I was born around 11pm on a Thursday? I can't really remember it too well... :P lol anyways, that makes me 17. Woohoo...

General rule about me, if I wind you up/insult you, I like you. I never insult people on purpose or in a hurtful way...well not that I know of.

I have a great deal of respect for people who stand up for their beliefs, even if I don't agree with them.

I especially respect people who can take a joke/laugh at themselves. That means a lot to me in relationships. I don't get on well with people who don't.

My pet hates are;
Bad manners.
Bullies/mistreating people.
Clingy-selfobsessed-ignorant-pukey couples who ignore their friends when they're together.
Stupid immature people who say they're "in-love" after like a month. EUGH
People who just expect everything. E.g. spoil people.
People who think that they're better than everyone else.
Being lonely
Mushrooms
Justin Bieber haha

My pet, em, loves (?) are;
FOOD
Singing
The Eagles
Randy Travis
Country Music in general...haha
Basic manners (please, thankyou etc.)
Friday nights out in the cars :)
People who respect others.
Chicken Satay-China Inn
Clothes/shoes/bags/purses} just fashion in general.
Girls nights
Dressing up to go to a party/dinner/night out.
Rippin' the piss! lol
Unplanned summer days/nights


Future-
I want to join the PSNI as either full-time or reserve. At the minute anyway.
I also want to continue with my musical theatre stuff. I really wanna sing or perform. I like to sing.
So I've applied for 3 criminology courses and 2 musical theatre courses in Uni...

So...now you will experience the inner thoughts of a 17 year old, bored, Alevel student....Waow...

School
So I'm one of these kids that's smart, (surprise!) but never puts any effort in. So basically everyone thinks I'm thick. Fair enough. Problem is though, theres those people out there who constantly make a point of drawing attention to it, just to make themselves look smart. People who are supposed to be my friends. I don't mind a joke like, I rip the piss out of myself usually, but there's a line, that has been crossed MANY times by certain people, so it's at these times that I rip the piss out of myslef because I have to. Otherwise I would either cry/scream or smack them.
I know I don't put enough/any work in...but why should that give anyone else a right to make me look even thicker? ANyway...not dwelling on that...

My GCSE's;
A-in music, thanks to Mr Kincaid, that man is a blessing. If he hadn't come back to help us when Mitchell was discovered, then we all would have failed.
B-English Language
B-English Literature
C-Art
C-French
C-Maths (Foundation) lol
C-Biology (After a re-mark haha)
D-R.E
D-Chemistry.
I recon Maths shows exactly what I'm like to be honest, I was in the 2nd class, and was doing all the higher stuff, for a while, untill I realised that I was never ever ever gonna use it again in real life...so what was the point of me learning it? I settled for foundation then...haha :)
The 2 D's...hmmm... Well to be honest I was surprised that I got a D in RE...actually I didn't understand it atall...my marks were good! In both papers! but....coursework. 26/50. That's not good...problem is, no-one told me I was doing so badly in coursework! Like, are the teachers not supposed to tell us? This was before the new coursework rules came in...I should have been told, then I would have been able to correct it! Anyways, I'm not gonna get into that....

Anyways, the first result day, I think it was a Wednesday, was just for the CCEA results....I only got 4 above C grades...not enough to get back to school...

Englishx2, Maths and Art.
Biology at that point was a D.

And so the next day I went in for my AQA results. French and Music. ha!
Well needless to say I wasn't expecting much...if anyone was in my French class, they'd know how little effort I put into it. My french speaking mock was awarded the beautiful grade...U. lol
I was convinced that was less than a C...and Music? Well with Mitchell letting us play games on the computers in every class...while he dreamed of his rendez-vous with a certain student, we didn't get much work done. Infact we basically fitted all of 4th and 5th years work into the last two months of school, when Mitchell was sacked and Kincaid came to help. So I wasn't expecting much from it either, infact, I was expecting 2 U's if I'm totally honest. Somehow...I managed to get 2 passes. And I got back to school.

So lower 6th, was excellent, in the lecture theatre, with our little dramas, main one being a new girl haha Oh how I miss her...she made life interesting...lol anyways I screwed up my AS'.
D-Psychology
E-ICT
E-Health & Social Care
E-RE
Notice how all of those subjects are new? I didn't choose any that I did for GCSE, except RE, and I got a D in it at GCSE...I did do music but swapped it for H&SC cause it sucked....That was a very very big mistake....ICT, really, it just took the biscuit on the suck-scale...
ANYWAYS...that resulted in resits in U6th, which is exactly where I am now. Bang-smack in the middle of them. Oh the joy...Although, I do love U6th, and if I'm totally honest, I will probably cry when I leave. School may suck when referring to the work, but the craic is brilliant.
I thought L6th was the best, untill I experienced U6th. Nothing compares to the craic in the library/common room. :)

Faith
As you may, or may not, know, I am a Christian. I aim to live life to please God asall Christians do, because He is worthy of praise.
At times I may go wrong, but I'm only human. I try to learn from my mistakes and I trust in God and know that He forgives me for my sins when I confess them to Him.
I find peace in knowing that not everything is on me, when people say "a problem shared is a problem halved", I know it's true. I find comfort in knowing that God is there to guide me through life and share my burdens, it makes things a lot less stressful, and it's like a personal proof that there is a God there. My God. :)


Family
Well I'm lucky in the case that my parents are still together, although I count myself lucky in general. We're not rich, we don't live in a big fancy house and we don't drive fancy cars. We were. At one point, a lot better off than we are now, But money isn't eveything...we're happy, we're still a family, and we love each other. That's all that matters :)

Through the tough times that we had, like any other family has, we stuck together, we supported one another, and we made time to spend with one another. And not only our small 4-member family, but my granny, and all my aunts uncles and cousins, my great aunts. We all got together at some point. E.g. Aunt Cissie comes down for Sunday dinner, Nanny comes down for a week at Christmas and we go to her every Sunday night (doesn't sound like much but considering she lives in Rathfriland...) The Johnston side meet up for dinner every so often, like Sunday past, and this Sunday :)
We even take holidays together :) Mostly through MAST, (which will be explained later), but we go to portrush every year, and some of us took a trip to Florida in Easter 2010, which also halped our relationships with the relatives that we don't see too often.
I love my family. They are a real blessing. :)

Friends
I don't know why, but for some reason, lately, my group of friends has changed. I still have Nikie, but we seem to have joined in with another group rather than previous friends. Ofcourse we still talk to the others, and hang out with them in school, but if we ever wanna go in the town in the car or anything, it's always the same 5 who go. Nikie, Hannah, Rachel, Kathryn and I. And to be honest, it's brilliant! Last year I very rarely talked to Kathryn and Hannah, and Rachel was always our friend, but not so close. However, we've all got a lot friendlier, due to lots of different circumstances and it's class! All my we ladies are brilliant craic, and are brilliant to have discussions with, and are always there if/when needed. :) Not forgetting about my other ladies; Megan, Jessica, Rachel C, Nellie, Abbie, Becka, Laura R, Tina, Laura A, Rachel H, Alison, Hannah, Alison and many more. :)
The Friday nights in the town with the girls, in the cars, wreckin' about ARE CLASS...haha LOVE IT :)

Gregory
Ok so I'm gonna be a real dose and write about my boyfriend *vom* lol I'm not gonna be all soppy cause I hate that, and he knows how I feel so whatevz...
This is just a little section to mention that we've been going out since 17/03/08. Yes...St. Patricks Day, which is the devil when wanting to go out for our Anniversaries.
Anyways, so 2 months time will be our 3rd Anniversary, which is a scary amount of time...but sure, we're half happy lol haha :) Anyways, 3 years of happiness, sadness, loneliness, anger, and strife (how dramatic) lol but well worth the bother :)

MAST
Ok, so MAST is the victims group that my Nanny J founded in 1998. It stands for Mourne Action for Survivors of Terrorism, and its aims are "To instill rememberance. To honour our loved ones. To dedicate ourselves to achieve justice".
This group has become a major influence on my life, as I am the official Secretary of MAST, I have become much more involved in the group matters and have grown a soft spot for the group and it's members. I've also taken a learning curve due to some of the stories I have heard from the members, which may also be an influence on my opinions.
This group began as a meeting of a few people in a living room, and progressed to 100+ members. Showing the need for a group that supports people who are suffering due to terrorism. The group members are like a second family to me and each other, I love going away on weekendsand day trips with them, getting the craic with them all, even if they are mostly pensioners. I think it's the understanding of each others pain that links us all together, but it is just amazing to see a group of people get on so well :)
http://www.mastni.co.uk/

Work
Oh Port o' Call, I love you. lol I do love working here, it is brilliant. The craic is mighty, the food is pretty good, good hours, good pay, great staff ;) Generally a lovely wee welcoming home haha :) Although, I really do hate certain aspects of it, but you can ask me personally about those. :P

Driving
Shiela is my sexy wee silver shiner haha :) I passed my test on 04/10/10, and got insured on Shiela, and have been driving happily ever since ;)
Shiela is a beauty. :) I don't mean to look at...she's silver, which I don't like in any car, she's old, and she's not the nicest shape. BUT I love her, because she is such a gem to drive, rather easy on fuel, and always obeys me. E.g. When I say  "come on Shiela...", then she will get me through the lights before they change. lol I love driving, and I love driving Shiela, although, I'm not the best driver, infact, I'm not even a good driver...I nearly knocked over my cousin the day thatI got the test...haha...but maybe it's just a lack of confidence? Nah...I'm really just not a good driver...lol

Appearance
I'm 5ft 5", size 8/10, pale, freckles, gingery/blonde hair naturally although at the mitute I have blonde roots and ginger hair, blue eyes, straightened-but-still-crooked teeth, roundish face, monkey arms, 10-year-old-boy hands, and dumbo ears. I know I'm not the prettiest girl in the world, and if I'm honest, I get very very self conscious about my looks. I could write a much longe list of my imperfections, but I don't wanna spend the rest of the night crying...and although I would love to look better, I realise that I'm still loved nomatter what I look like, by God, my family, Gregory, my friends. That's all that matters, although I still try to look half decent most of the time.

Music
This is a BIG part of my life.
I've achieved a distinction in both, grade 6 and 7 in singing/musical theatre, I played the cornet for 2 years in KSB (Kilkeel Silver Band), and I am learning to play guitar at the minute.  started from a book that I borrowed from Peter about 3 years ago, but now learn off the internet...through I should really give him that book back soon...haha
I went to piano lessons, for 9 years, and oly got to grade 2. Hahah Piano was never something I was good at. Yet I went straight in at grade 6 in musical theatre and got a distinction, so I think i'll stick at that instead...hah :)
I am singing atleast 95% of my day, every day...and if I get a free house at all, I'm bustin' a gut singin'. Which apparently my neighbours can hear? lol
Anyway, point being. I love music :)

Travels
So I've been to Feurteventura, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Portrush, Cranfield. haha :)
AND
Florida-The best holiday I've been on so far. 2 weeks in a gorgeous villa, spending th time swimming, sunbating, shopping, eating, and going to multiple theme parks;
Universal Studio's
DisneyWorld
Downtown Disney
Epcot
Old Town
I refused to visit Seaworld. I do not want to see fish flap about. Ihave no longing to swim with dolphins, and I do not want to smell like fish. haha
Honestly, Disneyworld was a let down. I totally preferred disneyland in Paris. BUT I did still watch the parade, and did goon "it's a small world", although that was because dad (YES MY DAD) wanted to go on it.haha
Downtown disney didn't have nything overly exciting but was nice to go for dinner and take a dander round.
Epcot was ok, had a couple of good rides and had a pretty cool flower show...never thought nI'd say that lol
Universal Studios was CLASS. I went on basically every ride, eac one giving me that little adrenaline rush that I LOVE...AND, they have CORNDOGS EVERYWHERE. :3 mmmmm....Going on all the rides in Universal Studios was what gave me the courage to go on the Sky Coaster in Old Town
Old Town had a vintage car rally (that I loved) and had a wee racetrack with funny racecars, a bit ball that ye could sit in and get fired up and down, like a yoyo, and it had these awesome cakes that I can't remeber the name of...>>>

WAIT! FUNNEL CAKES! I remembered :) They're lik wee thin spagetti strands of dohnuts, covered in icing sugar. YUM :) Ignore James (above)...lol
 Anyway, Old Town had the Sky Coaster...It was the most amazing ride I've been on in my life...
I'll try and find a photo...

Ok so this is Alan and James on it. Beneath them is a lake, 300 ft above them is the top. That is the pint that they pull a chord and that little link up there, to the chord pulling them, snaps, and they freefall about 150 ft, and swing the rest, like superman. :D
It was the scariest, awesomest thing I've EVER done. Like, going up backwards, you're looking down, to a shallow lake, thinking that if something goes wrong, you will surely fall to your death, but still loving it! Until you get to a certain point, and think,  "ok this is bound to be the top now" and thinking the same every 10ft higher you go...until another 100ft later you finally stop. And it coms to the point where you have to pull the chord...Luckily that wasn't in my hands. I made Alex do it, cause I knew I wuldn't haha. It maybe doesn't sound like much, but the video fairly shows the height....If you (whoever you are) ever go to Florida, save $35 dollars and head to Old Town, and take a go on the biggest Sky Coaster in the WORLD. :D

Em...Future Travels :D
So July 15th 2011, I, Rachel Curran and Nikie Gordon are heading to TENERIFE :D 2 weeks in a 4* resort with Fanabe beach just 600m away. WAOW :D CAN'T WAIT!!

I also plan to go to Uganda in 2012 tothe New Beginnings Village :)

I don't know what else to write, I haven't got an overly exciting life. I'm pretty sure I've missed some things out, but this is just a little bit more about me...for the sake of boredom... :)

Thanks for reading

Aimee xxx