State

So yeah, yesterday the band went to State competition. That was pretty awesome. We came is 6th which is pretty cool, I'm not going to say anything about any of the other shows because they were pretty good except for the fact that I didn't like some of them. There was some sort of "Clowning Around" show. It scared me because I'm terrified of clowns, although not as much as Katie T. Anyway they got first, but I really think they could of done really really well on another show because they sounded great. Anyway, so we got sixth and I'm happy because we all know we did our best. Mr. Pruitt said we sounded great so that's really cool. When we walked off the field almost all of us were crying. I didn't have any tears to cry; I let mine all out Thursday when my toe was messed up. Katie B. was crying in movement one! It was great though. There are only two things about it that make it terrible. It was our last performance this year and I don't even remember doing it. The second thing that makes it terrible is the fact that state competition is over and after school on Monday after band class I don't go back to the band room to get ready for marching practice.
Mr. Pruitt was really proud of us. At Fuddruckers he made a toast to the class of 2005 and then Dora made a toast to the best band director EVER! On Monday we're having a party and we can bring anything we want which is gonna be pretty cool. I'm just so happy right now. I probably won't be after this week though; without marching and all. I'll still go to the bandroom in the mornings though and hang out with those folks. We're all going to have to get together and hangout. I think at least Andrew, Collin, and I will. We'll got to Cole's for breakfast on Fridays or something.

Bored

I just got back from the Brave football game. I don't know if we won or not because the game is not over. I left after half time because I wanted to come and chill at the house before waking up really early to be at the high school at 6:30 tomorrow morning. I'm bored so that's why I'm writing this. No one is on. I'm a little worried about tomorrow. It's State after all. Tonight at the football game we did movements one and two. It was okay, but (I absolutely cannot believe it) we almost fell apart. I think the reason being is the fact that Cheraw is packed with rednecks walking around with no respect for any form of art or sport (YES! Marching band is a sport, even if the school doesn't believe that. I'd like to see them go and march!). They were all loud and we couldn't hear ourselves playing from one side of the field to the next. It was, well, not terrible, but it defiantly wasn't good. Mr. Davis was under the press box watching he said it looked and sounded good. But JP knew we almost fell apart being up front.
I can't believe that tomorrow is our last competition and our last time together as a band. It's like splitting up a family. I've made so many friends, I've found a new favorite thing, and everyone was so supportive even when I was upset about my toe. I love you guys!!

I CAN MARCH!!

Today was pretty crazy. I wasn't able to march because I think I broke my toe and guess what?!? It's not even a week before State competition. Anyways, today I couldn't walk so when I got to band I knew we were going outside to practice. I made in through the first and second movements and had to stop because I was in tears my toe hurt so bad. Then after school we had full band practice. I cried for the thirty minutes between school and practice and then fifteen during practice because I couldn't march. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to march Saturday. I tried to call my mom to see if I could be taken to the doctor to get some medicine or something but I couldn't get in touch with her. It was a good thing though because Mr. Pruitt was mad because so many people were missing at our last practice; we had one mellophone. Well, I sat in the pit and talked to Alex for like two hours and then right before the rest of the band when to do the second run through I stood up. What do you know!! I could get on my toes to backwards march. I wanted to sooooo badly. I told Katie and Brittany I would march the last run through as long as I could and if I started hurting I would stop. I MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT! Of course I'm not going into how I almost broke my toe. It wasn't too smart.

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Lower State

As you can see I didn't write anything about Lower State competition until today. I guess because we made 6th, and just barely making it to state. Which I guess it awesome. The only thing is I REALLY want to make higher than 6th at State. That's the highest Cheraw has ever made. The good thing is that we all know that our Lower State performance wasn't our best so we just have to show the judges that we can do better than they think. I just thought I would post how we did this weekend.

Band...I love band!!

So yeah, I'm just sitting around the house. I thought I'd put up a little something. I really need to be reading LOTR or working on my pumpkin (I've been working on my pumpkin, but I REALLY need to catch up with LOTR). Anyway, tomorrow the Tribe's has got LOWER STATE competition! I wish it hadn't come so soon. Marching is the only thing I like to do anymore. Chloe thinks that I'm going to go into depression when this season ends. I just think I will officially hate school, which bites because I was always that little kid who absolutely LOVED school and now I wish I could march all the time. I mean it's not like I just want to sit around my house and not go to school, I want to do something else, ya know? So yeah, I really hope we do well tomorrow. After tomorrow we'll have state and that will be our last performance this season. And seniors are doing their "Senior Speeches" tomorrow so that will make it worst and almost everybody will end up crying. Once again I am draining on about how I wish things were different and they are terrible. I guess I'm lucky though, I'm a freshmen; I've got three more years of this. Of course, I could always pull off a "John Roberts" and go to band camp the next year, hehe!
I just realized that we have some of the most band dorks in Cheraw. And most of the stuff you can do to go to the extreme, we do. Collin takes his trumpet, before most competitions, on the bus and cleans it. Asiah, Majik, and Alex did a project in one of their classes and they played some piece. I actually have a hand shake with Mr. Pruitt. The other day when Alex and Andrew were messing around with Collin's CD player he had a Cavaliers show in it. It's just pretty crazy. Wow, I'm just about band crazy but like I said it's about the only thing I like to do anymore and people think I'm obsessed. I guess I really am. *sigh* Band...I love band!

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Yay! The new Relient K CD is coming out November 2! They seem to have a little different sound, but I'm looking forward to it. November 2...that's Alex's birthday, but he could care less because he doesn't like Relient K because he's a loser.
Well, I just thought I'd post a little something because it's been a while.

Camden Competition

Yesterday was pretty great. We had a competition so that was cool. The trip there was pretty cool, except for the one time we had to wait like fifteen or twenty minutes on a train to pass, and then half way through passing having it stop and unload. Then it had to back up. Anyway, it was pretty crazy. A bunch of people went off singing all these rap songs I didn't know, and then Alex made a turban out of my Bubba Gump shirt from mission trip that I had worn during practice. Mark had his portable DVD player, and I just realized I had all his DVDs because he stuck them in my bookbag.
About the competition...we came in second overall, but the band thinks we should have been first. I guess because one of the judges was from Chapin (the band that won first) and the Visual Effect judge said it was "overwritten". OVERWRITTEN! What the crap! Why should we get points taken off because of the way the drill was written. We don't write it, we just perform it. Just because Chapin couldn't handle our high velocity drill doesn't mean we should lose points. Mr. Pruitt said he was an idiot, most of us, on the other hand, said he was a jackass. Anyway, so that was okay, because we all knew that was our best performance EVER!
Anyway, I actually rode the bus back from the competition. That was...interesting. Dana, Malcolm, Meredith, Mark, Samuel, Kevin, Andrew, Laura and I all played truth or dare and "never have I ever.." It was pretty cool. There was some toe licking and arm kissing, it was WEIRD!!! We got in trouble a bunch of times because we started laughing a lot and "cackling". Anyway, I just thought I'd update on my life.
Oh yeah, Leslie didn't end up with a B, she talked to Mrs. Ellerbe about one of her test she graded wrong and it got pulled up to an A!

Today and Contradictions

So many things in life are so contradictory. Everything from instructions, rules, to people. It's like your reading a sign on the road that says "stay right" and there's an arrow that points left. I know I contradict myself sometimes, but usually it's on small things like I say I'm going one place but I go somewhere else. Ya know stuff that doesn't matter a whole lot to anyone but me (if that even is a true contradiction). Anyway, well some people really are so contradictory and it's really annoying and hard to deal with. One day they'll just cuss up a storm, when the next day they're telling someone to go to church. In my opinion that's falling into the patterns of the world. Romans 12:2 says "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...." I won't deny that I have never cussed or anything, I certainly have. My problem is just cussing all the time without thinking about what your saying and then telling someone they need to go to church is totally weird! As if it's some subconscious action that just happens like scratching your arm. I feel bad when I cuss or whatnot. Anyway that's just been something that's been on my mind a lot lately.
Well, today was good. Fortunately Leslie wasn't made at me, I just forgot about the note and just asked her earlier today if she was mad at me. We did absolutely nothing at school today though. I hung out in the band room this morning. Then we went to homeroom and had some EXPLORE test that doesn't even count, but it got me out of class, so I didn't complain. I got to go to Rock Burger for lunch, which was pretty awesome considering the entire freshmen class has had silent lunch for the past four days. The only reason is because of a bunch of immature people starting fights and getting referrals. All the freshmen without them got to go off campus and eat lunch today. When we got back I went to band and watched BOA videos and some other shows from way back. And then I went to church tonight, but my small group didn't really do anything. It was terrible all Brandon, Ryan, Banks, and I did was talk. We got some God stuff in it, but we where slackers. Anyway reading my ramblings has got to be boring. I seem to do that a lot, but I'm just talking about my day. Does that mean my life is boring? Gosh...:-/

I Feel Crummy...

Jeez, I feel really bad...I think that Leslie is mad at me, but I don't know. What's so uncool about this is the fact that we're two people that are NEVER mad at each other. I mean ever! I feel so crummy, but I didn't really do anything bad or mean. I was just surprised at the moment. Well, anyway on to the point of what happen. We were sitting in Mr. Stafford's class when we got to talking about grades or something like that; Regina, Leslie, and me, I mean. Then we were asking each other what we had in "Intergrated Business Application" aka computer/Mrs. Ellerbe's class. Leslie suprised me by saying that she had a ninety-two, which happens to be a B+ and with one more point that would be an A. Well see, the problem is that Leslie has had straight As for...well, as long as I've known her, and now a stupid computer class in going to mess up her record! Anyway, I did the mistake of repeating the fact that she got a B, but I didn't mean to rub it in her face; I really didn't. I was just like "you got B?!?!" I was just shocked. Then she got really quite and she got sort of red faced, so I could tell she was upset. I felt so stupid.
Then the bell rang so I was off to band. After anything I do with or conerning band my brain has shut down to just about anything other than band. Well, when I got out, unusually I saw Leslie in the hall and went up to her and started talking to her about how cool band folks are. Of course earlier that day and every other day we always pick on each other about it. I had totally forgotten about the whole computer grade. Now I feel really bad and I hope that she will forgive me. I might give her a call or write her a note or something. I feel so stupid!!!
Well, I've got to go read chapter two, The Riders of Rohan, in book two, The Two Towers, of The Lord of the Rings. I'm practicing my BSing for my journal entry later...

New Balances

Today has been LONG and boring although I'm glad to have the Saturday off. Marching band seriously wears you out! Anyway, I finally got me a pair of New Balances today, that I've wanted since like February. I wanted a pair before everyone one in Cheraw had a pair. Some of the people in performing group at dance had them and I thought the were really neat. The next thing I know all the losers at school have a pair. Well, actually they're not losers, I just hope everyone doesn't think I'm following the crowd. Like I said I've wanted them since February. I also got a rockin' awesome shirt. I'm not really into Halloween, but I like the cool costumes, the nice one's of course. I don't really care for the scary stuff. But anyway, I got a shirt with the little Ghostbusters sign thing on it and on the back it says "I ain't afraid of no ghost!"
This morning I woke up at nine, which bites because I was really tired from last night. I couldn't get back to sleep though. The away game at Central was cool. Braves won, but I don't really care...I mean I do but I don't. I'm mostly there to play in the stands, and sometimes perform at half time. Anyway, the score was 9 to 7. On the way there I kept on saying "Quiet, this is a library!!" in a funny voice, but I couldn't do it as good as Preston so I made him say it a bunch of times. It was pretty dumb, but that's me. Then I started aggrivating Kate and calling her Taylor's little woman, but she knows I'm just kidding. During the game Erica and I went off kidding around again, acting like we were gonna beat each other up. Then her, Alex, Malcolm, and Angelina started dancing in the stands. That was weird, of course they are too. Then we performed at half time, which went pretty well I think. Except for the time about tripped over Angelina in the new sets in movement two. Mr. Pruitt was all happy and smiley afterwards. After our third quarter break Andrew came over to me and Jessica and we talked about everything from how much Chloe looked like Wall to some rockin' cool Bible verses.
On the way back I didn't ride back on the bus (do I ever?!), but we took Beka and Collin's little sister, Katie, to Cheraw. That was interesting. We listened to Relient K and talked and then Bek lost her earring. She searched for it for about fifteen minutes and then I asked if maybe if fell back into her purse because she was messing with it when she lost it. After she took all of her stuff outta there she finally found it.
Well, I just rambled about last night. I think I'm boring you, but I guess you should have stopped reading a long time ago. Just kidding...bye for now!

Marching Band Holes

How awesome is this? This week during band practice we've had to close down three holes! And guess what? We've got another to shut down too! Yeah right, this is really starting to get annoying. JP is going to be really pissed when he has to close the fourth one next week. He has spent his entire week making totally new drill charts, and today we lost somebody else. We've lost two flutes (Tasha and Heather) because of medical problems. And two clarinets because one cannot march and the other well....it's a LONG story. Thankfully Victor didn't quit!
Anyway, life is so CRAZY!! Right now life is good, but tomorrow..who know?!!? And the next day, thank goodness for the weekend. No official plans yet, but it still might be crazy! Really, I'm so glad I have so much going on, or I would be bored. Although right now I need some prayer for me and a few of my friends. Also please pray for the world and conflicts. I know of so many people that are getting into fights and other sorts of arguments and it's really starting to get not only annoying, but I've started to worry.

Why?

Why does it seem that when there is no drama everything goes smoothly, yet when the smallest thing happens everything is effected by it? The past few weeks have been pretty good. Now, on the other hand, there has been a bunch of crap going on. Luckily, there have been some things that are currently going away. I guess the answer to my question is, when one thing happens you get into an awful mood. This causes everything to seem terrible. Anyway, my point in that was just to know why unconnected drama happens at one time and then, suddenly, there is not any.
Oddly, Jaret got me thinking today. Mr. Pruitt had us turn to see who we would be behind in the next set of movement three today; Jaret was behind me. Then he went off talking to me but mostly rambling. He was saying something about how we were family now, which of course he took back because that was weird, to him it just "sounded good at the time". Anyway, my point is this is just to say that's how I feel now. Most of the people in band are almost like my second family. I go everywhere with them, I give up my weekends for them, and we all fight like brothers and sisters. That sounds really weird and pointless but I was just thinking about. I also couldn't stay focused on my homework because I kept thinking about it and other stupid drama crap, so I needed to write/type it down/up. Why do you write things down, but type things up anyway????

Competition

This weekend was pretty awesome. First we got to ride charter busses to Mount Pleasant; that was pretty cool. On the way there we watched DCI videos and "The Music Man." Well, the competition was okay. When we came off the field we all knew we could have done a load better. We came out with only an excellent, but we got first in 2A. The judges seemed to be pretty tough. They only gave superiors, and that was to 4A schools with a bunch of props, but they were good or whatever. We got the best drum line award, which was a surprise, but VERY cool. At least for the people that deserved it.
I rode back with my mom and brother. Bek rode with us so that was cool. We probably got back around 1:40 or so this morning...I'm not sure I was asleep.
Today I had a SALT meeting; that was cool. All the band folks were tired, so it was a strangly quiet meeting, but it was cool.