How long have I been around the whole "cute" website community? Four years now? I must admit that I've learned quite a lot, everything from HTML and CSS to how people are around these corners. I've got to known some good people and quite some bad people as well. Can't say I regret anything (aside from spending hours upon hours figuring out confusing computer-related issues).

I've been around with Auberginer for a little over two years now. First time I popped up with this name was in.. let's see, November 2007 with a subdomain, and later with my own domain in March 2008. Ah, I've grown so much by having this website! Possibly more than I expected (not that I expected a website to have any effect on me at all).

I'm not pleased to let you know that I may not be able to renew the domain when it expires in March this year. The reason is that Ezyrewards, where I registered the domain for free, has sadly closed down. I don't have the funds for the renewal, so there's the tiny issue.

I'm glad Auberginer has brought so many positive memories. Everything from funny puns by friends and generally funny people of the WWW to "useful" CSS tricks.

We all have heard it at least once in our lifetime: "Go take a shower (you smell)!"

It's almost funny how most teenagers seem so obsessed with beauty products, both girls and boy. Hair gel, perfume, make-up and all sorts of lotions. But all these items are only a thick layer of mud and fog that covers your true skin - and body odour.

It's hard to explain the logic behind this. "We're too busy to take a shower, but we have time enough to spend 45 minutes every morning trying to cover our body smell?" It doesn't make any sense. Of course, not all teenagers think and do like this. I'm talking about the majority of the people in my classroom.

The worst days are probably on the test days where all the pupils (about 30) have to sit in a cramped classroom for four hours straight. You can really smell the different scents of perfume, spices, hair products and feet. Most pupils have different cultures at home, so therefore my classroom has many, many different smells. It can be of food, traditional perfume/smoke or even breath.

I don't mind - everyone has a special smell. But you know you are doing something wrong (or forgot to do something) when your hair smells like feet bathed in strawberry vomit. Whatever you do, you can't cover something nasty with something sweet. The nasty will always "shine" through.