I would like to add that as of October 27, November 14, and December 11th, I was accepted into Indiana State, Ball State, and Purdue, respectively :D
And I got to fly on Nov. 14 [last day of Peter Pan[since I can't remember if I mentioned it or not]]. Just one more thing I can mark off my Bucket list from this year XD
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
School.
Oh yeah... That academic thing in between rehearsals...
Well... the first semester's over. I passed Gov and Econ, with A's in both suprisingly.
Jazz Band, Band, and EB... what grade do you THINK I got??
Health was just as I suspected-- easy, stuff I already knew, immature sophmore boys [although their fight about sexuality was quite interesting], and an A.
Music Theory was quite a ride... Half music atudents, half... not. The first nine weeks were really simple [stuff you learn in middle school], and the second nine weeks were ok once Mr. A pounded the info into your head 1375849036729 times. I never thought I would like that class as much as I do, but the people are awesome.
That leaves Ap Calculus. Stupid, stupid math [sorry Ryan!]. I got along ok with it until last week. It's just really frustrating that I keep getting F's without the cirve on tests. I needed an 80 on the test last week to keep my B, but I got a 74.
It probably sounds stupid to most of you to so worked up over one grade, but... my parents really are powerschool nazis.
So, there's the 1st semester for ya.
Next semester I have
B1 Band
B2 Jazz
B3 Cadet teaching
B4 Speech
G1 Eb
G2 AP Calc
G3 Music Theory
G4 W131
I'll let you know how the double dose of Oliver works out :D
Well... the first semester's over. I passed Gov and Econ, with A's in both suprisingly.
Jazz Band, Band, and EB... what grade do you THINK I got??
Health was just as I suspected-- easy, stuff I already knew, immature sophmore boys [although their fight about sexuality was quite interesting], and an A.
Music Theory was quite a ride... Half music atudents, half... not. The first nine weeks were really simple [stuff you learn in middle school], and the second nine weeks were ok once Mr. A pounded the info into your head 1375849036729 times. I never thought I would like that class as much as I do, but the people are awesome.
That leaves Ap Calculus. Stupid, stupid math [sorry Ryan!]. I got along ok with it until last week. It's just really frustrating that I keep getting F's without the cirve on tests. I needed an 80 on the test last week to keep my B, but I got a 74.
It probably sounds stupid to most of you to so worked up over one grade, but... my parents really are powerschool nazis.
So, there's the 1st semester for ya.
Next semester I have
B1 Band
B2 Jazz
B3 Cadet teaching
B4 Speech
G1 Eb
G2 AP Calc
G3 Music Theory
G4 W131
I'll let you know how the double dose of Oliver works out :D
Drama.
Not HS drama.
Drama.
I'd much rather forget the first of the two.
At the beginning of the year-- I was beyond sad. I really was. [I already talked about this, so feel free to skip to the next paragraph] I couldn't try out for Caught in the Act b/c of marching band, and I had to miss a lot of officer meetings, but...
Peter Pan. Wow. I did my tectress thing and bounced between both being an Indian and a stageninja the best I could. The set was huge-- a pepto bismal pick nursury, revolving woods/underground [Emily really outdid herself], and... wow. We all thought Beauty and the Beast was great...
I can't really say much more about it b/c I was at Band all the time, and right after Peter Pan was Thanksgiving, so Drama came to a halt for a while-- long story short I couldn't try out for Diinner Theatre, even though I could've now [coughjazzbandcough] and I tried out for the One Acts on Thursday, the last day of school for the semester. I think it was probably my second to best monologue. Tucker even asked me if I'd cut my hair, and I said yes. The only bad thing is now we all get to wait until after winter break to see the cast list XD
Drama.
I'd much rather forget the first of the two.
At the beginning of the year-- I was beyond sad. I really was. [I already talked about this, so feel free to skip to the next paragraph] I couldn't try out for Caught in the Act b/c of marching band, and I had to miss a lot of officer meetings, but...
Peter Pan. Wow. I did my tectress thing and bounced between both being an Indian and a stageninja the best I could. The set was huge-- a pepto bismal pick nursury, revolving woods/underground [Emily really outdid herself], and... wow. We all thought Beauty and the Beast was great...
I can't really say much more about it b/c I was at Band all the time, and right after Peter Pan was Thanksgiving, so Drama came to a halt for a while-- long story short I couldn't try out for Diinner Theatre, even though I could've now [coughjazzbandcough] and I tried out for the One Acts on Thursday, the last day of school for the semester. I think it was probably my second to best monologue. Tucker even asked me if I'd cut my hair, and I said yes. The only bad thing is now we all get to wait until after winter break to see the cast list XD
Band reminds me...
October 7th...
Probably the best day of Paula's teenage life.
Brian, one of the nicest guys I know besides Ryan, asked her to marry him.
She told me on the 10th [a Saturday before a competition] when I inquired about all the wedding talk.
Me and Courtney both have the honor of being her Matrons of Honor.
... I'm so happy for them. Really. ^_^
Probably the best day of Paula's teenage life.
Brian, one of the nicest guys I know besides Ryan, asked her to marry him.
She told me on the 10th [a Saturday before a competition] when I inquired about all the wedding talk.
Me and Courtney both have the honor of being her Matrons of Honor.
... I'm so happy for them. Really. ^_^
Band.
Agian, I've kinda failed at keeping up-- but hey, I remember everything...
Like I said in the previous post, it was quite a season. I gave up a lot in the sense of trying out for plays, sleep, and my grade in Calc, but....
When Regionals came... we were 4th. Before they [ISSMA] came up with the idea of Semi-State-- we would've gone to State at Lucus Oil... I kinda think I'm the only one that realized this at Semi-State...
It was kind of an off day-- Semi-state. It was cold, practice was extra long... But when we got there, it was warmer, Emily and Hermes improved my mood [along with Hairyman :)], and we marched a pretty good show. After heading back to the buses and eating, we all got to sit in the parent setion [sitting with my parents and Hermes'] AND we watched pretty much the most amazing show in the universe [Willy Wonka and Jaws kinda go together-- who knew?]. We went back to the bus and walked together to the back corner of the stadium where we waited for awards.
That's where a weird feeling always sets in. Suddenly you really pay attention to the looks on peoples faces. The handholding, the biting lips... the absence of the announcer saying "Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride."
We 'pulled it in' and made a small circle around Mr. A as he talked-- and I just couldn't listen. I balled up on the ground and started crying. I composed myself enough to listen to Jessica, the Guard instructor say this: "I see a lot of you guys have tears in your eyes, but I really don't think it's because we're not going to State-- it's because you just marched your last show."
And she's right.
I'm not doing DCI. I don't have the endurance for it. Or the time, really. Hopefully I'm going back to Germany this summer, and I have orientation for Ball State.
...............
I kinda wonder if I would've done Marching Band if Karree hadn't given me the Trumpet Football.
But then I realize--
Yeah.
I would've.
I'm not gonna lie.
I hate being branded as 'a band kid' in Drama.
I hate concert band.
And I really wanted to punch something when I couldn't try out for It's A Howl OR Caught in the Act...
But I love Marching.
Like I said in the previous post, it was quite a season. I gave up a lot in the sense of trying out for plays, sleep, and my grade in Calc, but....
When Regionals came... we were 4th. Before they [ISSMA] came up with the idea of Semi-State-- we would've gone to State at Lucus Oil... I kinda think I'm the only one that realized this at Semi-State...
It was kind of an off day-- Semi-state. It was cold, practice was extra long... But when we got there, it was warmer, Emily and Hermes improved my mood [along with Hairyman :)], and we marched a pretty good show. After heading back to the buses and eating, we all got to sit in the parent setion [sitting with my parents and Hermes'] AND we watched pretty much the most amazing show in the universe [Willy Wonka and Jaws kinda go together-- who knew?]. We went back to the bus and walked together to the back corner of the stadium where we waited for awards.
That's where a weird feeling always sets in. Suddenly you really pay attention to the looks on peoples faces. The handholding, the biting lips... the absence of the announcer saying "Greenfield-Central Cougar Pride."
We 'pulled it in' and made a small circle around Mr. A as he talked-- and I just couldn't listen. I balled up on the ground and started crying. I composed myself enough to listen to Jessica, the Guard instructor say this: "I see a lot of you guys have tears in your eyes, but I really don't think it's because we're not going to State-- it's because you just marched your last show."
And she's right.
I'm not doing DCI. I don't have the endurance for it. Or the time, really. Hopefully I'm going back to Germany this summer, and I have orientation for Ball State.
...............
I kinda wonder if I would've done Marching Band if Karree hadn't given me the Trumpet Football.
But then I realize--
Yeah.
I would've.
I'm not gonna lie.
I hate being branded as 'a band kid' in Drama.
I hate concert band.
And I really wanted to punch something when I couldn't try out for It's A Howl OR Caught in the Act...
But I love Marching.
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