Leaving school at sixteen was the best part.
I couldn't wait to join the world of work and start earning.
Besides the occasional slipper, school was pretty good.
The biggest highlight was in english class, my favourite.
It was an entry into a 'Let's make a film' competition.
5R wrote, filmed and performed in 'Aspirations'. Dreaming of our future.
Featuring: an athlete, a ballet dancer, a pop star and I was a bride.
Filming at a local church garnered attention including a newspaper interview
At the 50 year class reunion, our foray into movie-making was a hot topics.
Not long after, the original was posted on youtube.
The film ends with a droning teacher in a a boring maths class.
Stepping back from time, I knew I always had a portal back to the Class of 1969.
QUANTUM LEAP arrived on the small screen in 1989.
It paired a Quantum Physicist with an US Navy Admiral.
Then threw an egotistical A1 into the mix.
Each episiode the scientist arrived into the body of a different person.
After figuring out who he now was and what predicament he was in
As a team they had to help out and then try and get him back to present time.
It ended after 5 seasons with a huge cult following.