squirrelheels Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I've posted... hence these crud cowboys. Grr! This Thursday is the last day of my compulsory education at school. It is tradition for people in the leaving year group to dress up... guess what I'm going as? Yes... you got it... a "slag", "tart", or "slut", however you wish to put it. I'm wearing 5 inch block heeled loafers, (pictured: here, here, here, and here), black opaque tights, a black over the knee skirt, red strappy top, stuffed bra, make up and I'm also dying my hair bright red (to match lipstick and top). Although to some people this may seem OTT and/or inappropriate, I'm certainly going to enjoy it, and it will be a goog bunch of laughs. One of my female friends was really up for helping me, and that was cool. We went into town on Saturday and went into about 20 girlie shops trying to find the right top! I'm never going in another girlie shop ever! Too initimidating for me! Needless to say, the top looks great. We also had a good look around for shoes together, which was cool. She suggested I get some of those clear 7 inch stil heels/2 inch plat type shoes... they weren't that expensive, but I refused, on the grounds that they were too high, and also in my mind on the grounds that I could never wear them in a practical situation after this mad day. The shoes I got were from stead and simpson in nottingham, they were only £20. They're 5 inches heel/1 inch plat and size 8 fits a treat on my size 9/10 feet. I tried them on in the shop, and I had the support of a trusted friend, which was very good. This is my first real heel purchase... one which I will never regret, or forget. The two shop assistants certainly had a good giggle. The shoes are actually very nice. I've been wearing them around the house to get used to them before the big day, and both of my parents have been totally cool about the whole thing, despite my mum being uneasy about cross-dressing. Coincidentally, my friend who helped me with all this has the same heels as me, and she will be wearing hers with her devil outfit on Thursday. It's rather amusing with her out of heels and me in mine, it puts 1ft 4 inches between us!! She just hates that! I shall post a full report on the day with pictures et al. Highluc, if you ever want to use the pics for one of your fantastic stories, you're quite welcome... just check with me which ones you are using. I just hope after this Thursday my parents will continue to be cool about me wearing my heels. This is such an encouragement to me... and you gotta admit, those heels are pretty good for a first "proper" buy!! I must say... they're very comfortable, I forget I'm wearing them sometimes... very nice! I shall have great fun on Thursday! The other thing is that my girlfriend is totally cool about me wearing heels... although unforunately she's 5ft5, and i'm 6ft/6ft1. Ah well! She can borrow them if she wants!! I'll keep you posted.. SH _________________ AYBABTU <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: squirrelheels on 2002-05-17 19:26 ]</font> Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Have a good time and also very respectable heels for a tart. You can wear those anytime afterwards too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 wait..i thought u were 13? graduating highschool is 18-19 (well, with OAC its 19, dunno if they have grade 13 in UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 I have a pair (Emery gave them to me) almost exactly like those! 5.5" heel with a 1" platform. Oh my God! I've been a tart all of this time!!!!! Charlie Everything I say is a lie!.......I'm lying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurieheels Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 What makes the shoes tarty, the platform part? My leopard print shoes have been called tart shoes my one of my sister's friends, and they lack a platform. So does this mean it is the height? Is that the perception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolldeg Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 I don't think they look tarty at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calv Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Terayon In Britain compulsory education finishes at age 16. Further Education then takes over with 2 years at college before going on to University. Further Education is not compulsory, although necessary these days if you want a job other than flipping burgers. Mind you how long before McD's need a degree? Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 14, 2002 Author Share Posted May 14, 2002 Terayon... I'm not 13... I'm 16. And Calv said it right... my compulsory education ends on Thursday! (Although I still have loads of exams to go ) SH Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaphod Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Hi, SQ, Ye Gods, has time passed that quickly, or are you off to sixth form college? I didn't think you are going to university just yet. For those not familiar with the UK 'education' 'system', it goes something like this:- From 5 to 11 years old, kids go to primary school, where they used to be taught reading, writing and arithmetic as a basic minimum. Dependent upon the school (and more like the specialisations of the local teachers) you would occasionally find the kids taught a bit of French or Science as well as art, drama, music, history, geography, nature study, religion and PE. Secondary school, year 1 is for 11 to 12 year olds. There are 5 years of compulsory secondary education up to the age of 16. For those wishing to take exams, there are nationally set syllabuses (syllabi for pedants ?) and 'general certificate of secondary education' examinations based on the syllabuses. These GCSEs used to be called 'O' (ordinary) levels, but these used to be much too difficult for everybody to pass, so the Government made them progressively easier so they could say how great all their new 'initiatives' were working. If they wish, pupils are allowed to remain at school for another 2 years in the lower and upper sixth forms. Sometimes this means going to another school, commonly known as a sixth form college. Here pupils study for higher qualification (A levels which are the remaining part of the old system) in fewer specialised subjects that interest them and may form the basis for a career. Universities are independent educational bodies (in theory, but they are so dependent on Government grants they have little freedom). The universities select their students on the basis of A level achievement for degree courses which used to last 3 years. With the degredation of A level standards, some universities offering Engineering courses now insist on 4 year courses, just to get the standard of mathematics and physics up to the old level before they teach the old 3 year course. At the end of this, at 21 or 22, students are armed with an ordinary degree. The exceptional students can stay on at uni to do a doctorate (PhD), but funding to do this is increasingly hard to find. A point to note between the UK and US systems is that US ordinary degrees are not up to the standard of UK ordinary degrees, the US guys normally needing another year of work before they start on a doctorate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 wow school is WAY different here in canada than it is in the UK.... here there is primary school which is grade 1-8, highschool is grade 9-12 (13 for some, but they are phasing that out next year), again, you dont HAVE to stay in school past your 16th birthday, but i dont know anyone who has left, and its not like you go to a different school, its not even mentioned....when you graduate highschool then you can go onto university or college (university / college rather interchangable words here, university is generally more carrer focused, while college is broad range of skills) I wouldnt say that the US/Canadian system isnt "up to standard", it depends entirely on the student and the school, almost anyone can coast through school doing the bare minimum, either here or in the UK...and when ya consider prolly the 2 best schools in the world are in US (think Harvard/Yale), it cant be that bad...then again, Oxford is pretty respected school too....meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azraelle Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Terrayon, Question: Do the high schools in Canada have mandatory testing at the end of the grade 12 or 13 in order to get a diploma? Such testing doesn't exist in most US school systems, that I know of. Thanx, "AJ" (Azraelle) "All that you can decide, is what to do with the time that is given you."--Gandalf, "Life is not tried, it is merely survived -If you're standing outside the fire."--Garth Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHeels Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Without being to critical Terayon, maybe you should consult Laurie as you move toward higher learning. Believe me they (the lecturers) will crush you unless you improve your writing skills. Your mind is good, just a touch up needed in the writing dept to avoid the MacDonald's full time job. Inga HEELS are POWER the HIGHER the BETTER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurieheels Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Inga has it right, University is a killer when it comes to writing skills. I was good, but University really made a difference. Professors can be nasty! They love red pen. Free writing workshop available via my e-mail for anyone intersted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 pfft i write like crap on the internet, because really...who cares? if im writing an essay for english then ill use proper grammer / spelling azzraele: it depends where in Canada....Ontario for example has OACs right now, which is basically grade 13, which at the end you must pass a test to graduate....but in 1 year they are phasing that out...however when ya think about it, every grade has end of year exams in all courses, so if you dont pass that, you cant graduate....Ontario also has a grade 10 litteracy test which u must pass to graduate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 I don't care how anyone writes on the net. People should express themselves as they see fit. It's leisure time not formal assessment Anyway I reckon most people here are capable of turning on the cultured stuff if they so choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurieheels Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Terayon, having been to a University in Ontario, I can say that even the students with an A+ in this OAC level english could use some preperation for University. It's a tough place in many ways when you're in your first few months of yuor first year and all of the rules change. Yes, much of what I learned in High School was changed when I went to University. This is not to say that you don't have skills, because I am sure you do. But even I learned a lot in my first month of courses, and I was always a good writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 17, 2002 Author Share Posted May 17, 2002 Talk about off topic! Sheez guys...! Nevermind... here is my report of the day's events! Photos are here. I went to school dressed up, but i was wearing a coat to cover the top so as not to avoid embarrassment in the car. I was dropped at a friends house where we walked to school from (only 5 mins walk)... during that period got LOADS of looks from people in traffic and others walking to school. No bad comments so far! When my tutor saw what I was wearing, she showed signs of great worry... and I think she's still mildly disturbed! Most of the comments from my friends were "hey sexy", "oh my God", or "" -- silence! Plenty of other teachers were impressed with what I was wearing, and my IT teacher made sure that my tits and bum were sticking out, and my walk was right, with plenty of movement from the bum. My IT teacher is cool! There were plenty of jokes about "so you do this often then?" or "saturday night job is it?" etc etc... The trip to Asda at lunch was fun. The people I walked with put my friend Keri in a trolley and ran off with her... leaving me behind to catch up, which took me some time!! Most of the people in Asda either didn't look, or had a little giggle. Had a few good comments from some of the staff. Some girls were envious and sympathetic... Somebody told me they were jealous because I had better legs than she did, and another said that I make a better lady than she did. Which was cool! Another comment was "Let me guess, your bra's pinching and your feet are killing? Welcome to our world!!". Some girl even said "I can't even walk in heels that high!!" The heels were great fun to wear... comfortable and good looking. Unfortunately, not being used to wearing heels all day, or walking the distances I did that day in heels, the balls of my feet were killing by the end of the day, and the walk back to my friend's was rather painful. On the way back, I was walking along the road and this builders van was coming up behind me and my friend... he honked his horn and gave me a good look! Haha... God knows what he thought when he saw my face, if he ever made it out!! !! Being a low cut top, front and back, and being a very hot sunny day, I've now got a dark pink patch where my top wasn't! Grr! After this, I shall me making attempts to wear them around the house with my parents around. They didn't seem to mind them much before, and my mum thought it rather comical. I shall wait and see on their reaction... I'll keep you posted on that front. I've been to Alton Towers today with my year group... and my head is still going round on a roller coaster... anyone else ever get that problem?! It's horrible! Any known cures?! Squirrel Heels -- tart extrordinaire. _________________ AYBABTU <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: squirrelheels on 2002-05-17 19:40 ]</font> Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calv Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Great story SH, sounds like you had a day to remember and hopefully a way into wearing those heels again. Did anybody else get dressed up as well as you did or did they wimp out? AS you observed the thread did get hijacked somewhat but what the heck. Keep us posted and get changed out of those boots. Do your own thing. Don't be a victim of conformity. Calv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terayon Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 whats Asda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 17, 2002 Author Share Posted May 17, 2002 Asda is the UK version of Wallmart (and it's owned by Wallmart too). They have a great big ugly HyperMarket 5 minutes walk from my school. My friends and I often go there to get something for lunch (miles better than the school canteen shit). Very nice food (and heels too -- they sell clothes and shoes there, as well as food, music, videos, games, household appliances, gardening stuff, pharmasuiticles, holidays etc etc etc) SH Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 17, 2002 Author Share Posted May 17, 2002 As you can see from the photos, there were others who dressed up. My friend Keri went as the devil, and my friend Sean went as a vampire (although he ended up looking more like a goth). SH _________________ AYBABTU <font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: squirrelheels on 2002-05-17 21:00 ]</font> Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 17, 2002 Author Share Posted May 17, 2002 Ahh thank you! My mum and dad certainly think that I'm very brave for doing what I did... and I managed to live through it with no scrapes! Yeah baby! Sh Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaphod Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 Hi, Squirrel, ROCK ON TOMMY .... well done Sorry I shoved your thread off topic, but I thought it would be an idea to have a brief comparison of the world's education systems. I think that the prospect for young people's educations is pretty grim .... like the godawful concrete architecture of your school .... talk about uninspiring. What are you going to do next? Does your school have a sixth form, or are you off to a sixth-form college? It will be interesting to see what your colleagues' comments will be next term .... maybe something along the lines of 'when are you going to wear skirt and heels again?' In all, I think you got a very good result. Ignore the builders, they're nearly all the same .... total of one brain cell in each ball. (It must be, since they're always scratching their balls in an attempt to rub two brain cells together ! ) Finally, the post Alton Towers roller coaster is pretty normal for those who don't get motion sickness too badly. They adapt quickly to continuous movement but when their surroundings return to normal, their brains seem to think that everything is still moving. You ought to see me after a week's sailing .... I walk around as if I had a few beers inside me and fall over in the shower, thinking the walls are moving around. Driving can get a bit ethereal too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xaphod Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 DANGER .... xaphod's been thinking Most human beings like the feeling of light-headedness, be it the disorientation of going on roller coasters, bobbing about on water, alcohol, drugs or, maybe, the precariousness of high heels ? New thread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelheels Posted May 18, 2002 Author Share Posted May 18, 2002 Next year I'm going onto a sixth form college, away from most of my close friends. I'm going for the courses... not for the company. I'm sure I'll make some great friends there, but I'm gonna miss seeing my old ones often. There are a few people that I will definately keep in touch with though. I wore my heels last night whilst watching TV with my dad. He saw me wear them, but didn't say anything. I'm not sure about wearing them around my mum, cos she'll almost definately say something... and she's a physiotherapist. I'm wearing them now though, and both my mum and dad are in. We shall see what happens! SH Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your sig and help me spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 A friend of mine is a physiotherapist. In fact, she helped me while I suffered from a frozen shoulder! Her advice to me on heel wearing was that as long as I was comfortable and wasn't over stretching any muscles or ligiments then there was no reason why I shouldn't wear what I wanted on my feet. Kind of echoes my own thoughts anyway! Physiotherapists, although trained one way, will quite often take a personal stance when giving out advice. Just an observation, take it or leave it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveheel Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 Those are some nice shoes you were wearing on your last school day. Congratulations on having the courage, and good luck with mom and dad. Sounds like you have quite understanding parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pieman3141 Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 The system is different for each province in Canada. In Ontario, where Terayon's from, they have Grade 13, and the rest of what he described. In British Columbia, it's different: Elementary school: Kindergarten (age 5) to grade 7 (12) Secondary school: Grade 8 (13) to Grade 12 (17) University/College: Anywhere above 17. There is no 'compulsory education,' although you are not required to come to school anymore after age 16. Thus, if you get expelled after 16, you're on your own. Very few people drop out at 16 (less than 1%) and most make it through to Grade 12 without repeating. At the end of Grade 12, you MUST write provincial examinations (1 more month left for me, as I am graduating this June, after I write my exams). The minumum you MUST write is ONE, which is either English 12, or Communications 12 if you're not that good at English. I have FIVE!!! Them being Physics, Chemistry, English, Math, and History (all Grade 12 level). The reason why I'm posting this is because I need to vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveheel Posted May 19, 2002 Share Posted May 19, 2002 Everyone here seems so excited talking about their school system ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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