My secret diary 1972 June (iii)

June 19 (Mon)
Back to exams! Biology this morning - awful - everything we've never learnt. Everyone is getting on my nerves. I feels so dead tired. Also maths, which wasn't too bad, although I missed one out and didn't finish.
June 20th
Last exam, thank goodness. English. I didn't finish it, but very few people did (CL for example). Got a Russian dictation yet though. Not revising any more for it. Started to crochet J a hat in beautiful yellow. Feel so tired, just like yesterday, only now I feel depressed too, as though I want to cry.
June 21st
Happy day, don;t know why, I suppose it's because the exams are over. Feel very tired.
Finished J's hat - hey it's pretty good you know! It fits me perfectly (!). Beginning to dislike A a bit. Miss Roker gave us all a lecture on immorality and unmarried mothers. What a laugh! I disagree completely.
June 22 (Thurs)
Not a very happy day really. Miss Hatch is getting on my nerves. It's pretty obvious that I've come bottom in my Russian exam. I'm terrified of getting the results. Every time I answer in Russ, Miss Hatch talks to me as if I'm dirt. I might not be good at Russian, but dad has brought home millions of beautiful transfers* - they're lovely. Watched Elizabeth R.
June 23rd
Got first result today. 75% chemistry, came about 8th, not very good. Dad's a bit disappointed but I did well considering I didn't learn it very much. Considering selling those transfers for charity - but I'm keeping plenty for myself (I'm greedy). Had meeting at school about future Arts Festival. Don't know what to do for it. Make something. Went into town.
June 24th (Sat)
Went up town after dinner and got some wrapping paper for J's wall. Then went to the shop where i gave her her present. I think she liked it. The lucky thing got an LP of old Beatle's songs. Lovely. So sad though. Had salad for tea!
June 25th
Tired all day. Made some paper flowers at J's - quite nice. Slept overnight. Also we stuck some stamps in J's album. Went to Silvana's with her mum. Why should this war in Northern Ireland go on? It's ridiculous. Feel tired, depressed, fed up.
June 26th
Got Russian result - 67% - glad really, I expected I don't know what. Oh I started P today and I was dead ill in maths. I had to go out. All hot and dizzy. Mrs Stanton was ever so nice. Sold some transfers for charity. Got 51p. Selling them for three sheets a penny. Done well. Carol's still not back at school. Thinking about making space model for arts festival.
June 27 (Tues)
Geog 67% (5th), Phys 59% (5th), biol 75% (2nd), maths 89% (1st). Sold some more transfers, got about 84p - done ever so well. Carol's back at school. Got a little toothache, filling coming out I think. Started on model but not doing well. Norma phoned. She won £10 in a competition at university. I'm dreading 'O' levels.
June 28th
Would you believe it? It's actually been sun-shining today - yes, real sun. It's rained all the time up till today, and it only drizzled a bit tonight. I'm chuffed. People kept asking me for transfers today but I didn't have any. Sorted some out for tomorrow. Loads of Russian homework. Getting me down.
June 29th
Last mark 73% for English - 7th. My average is 72.14%. Posted letters to Norma and to Lorette. Watched Elizabeth R on TV - brilliant. I'm annoyed because Robert Redford is on BBC2 soon - what'll I do?* Went to library with J. They asked me if I'd paid my fine (Norma's really) from April. God was I annoyed!! Of course I did! Embarrassed.
June 30
Lovely weather. Rotten day. Seems to stretch on forever. I suppose it will do though, until the holidays. Got a bit of a toothache. Done quite a bit of my model - done papier mache frame and painted the ground. Mum and dad going to Fleetwood over the weekend, so J is coming to stay.

*Commentary
June 22nd - these transfers are stuck throughout my diary. On this page there is a zebra and a big-eyed dog.
June 29th - I can't recall, but I think you had to buy a new TV to get BBC2.