i just came back from the christmas concert at my church. little kids are so hilarious. it seems that the first thing that any kid does when they get to the front of the stage is wave at the people they know in the audience. and what can you do then? you have to get them to stop waving, right? so that the play can continue. but how can you do that? wave at them to stop waving? no. that doesn't work. it just encourages them to wave more vehemently. there is no hand gesture that means 'stop waving'. i guess you could try and give them a stern look. but that's sort of dangerous too as it could (in their high-tension emotional state) start them crying our something (which would be far worse. yes, this problem would result in neverending christmas pageants except for one very wise addition to the christmas play framework: prompters. prompters are the adults who try to crouch in inconspicuous places on the stage so that they can shout instructions (or forgotten lines) to children. i am thankful for them because although the waving is cute, i am pretty sure it would become tiresome after a few minutes.

i am half done my exams. three more. arguably the three hardest. in less than seven days i will be free free free. hrm. this reminds me that i need to call my parents. i have run out of things to say anyway.