Advancements in personal lifestyle
I really intended to update on Wednesday, but the huge-ass storm that came through on Tuesday (I don't know what it was like for you folks, but it was quite spectacular here) and screwed up our cable connection. The service man originally wasn't going to come in until July 12, but apparently he was feeling generous (or extremely underbooked) and came in last night.
The big news from Wednesday: I passed my driving test with only one minor (turned too sharply while backing into a dirt-turned-mud road and couldn't back up any further because of the condition of the ground). But, as is standard with Mr. O'Hara, I was told the one month or ten hours, whichever occurs first, of practice with parents should happen. Well, seeing that I can't get my license until I'm fifteen, which is precisely one week from today, I have to practice anyway. The other delay is, the Tenth is a Saturday, I'm leaving on the Sunday following for a week, and not getting back until the next Saturday. So, it will be at least another two weeks before I can go to the DMV to receive my license.
I've been watching Wimbolden for the sole purpose of watching Andy Roddick run around the court :P. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the result of the semi-final match.
Thursday:
Bought the Jamie Cullum CD to expand my relatively small jazz world. I don't know how I missed Michelle at the mall because I'm sure I was there at the same time as her. Also while I was there I bought the original Tony Hawk Pro Skater for a whole $3.00. Outdated gaming is extremely cheap. Unfortunately I don't have any controller paks for my N64, which is required to save a game on THPS (something that I was aware of, but had not the money to spend... a whole $5.00 more), so I tend to spend about two hours at a time on the game, realize I'm beginning to go cross-eyed, and decide it would be good to end my run.
Also Thursday I had an AYSO game (in the event that you don't know, Jimmy, AYSO is much less organized in Montana than in California).... Yeah, we won, but that's because we have people that have played club and high school league. Then I went off to Patriot Marching Band practice. We're going to look horrible, as always. Middle schoolers don't have the right attention span and discipline to learn how to march in two days, and since they make up the majority of the band (because most high schoolers are aware that this band sucks to be in.... I felt like doing civic duty for once and helping the poor children) there is little form to the band. It's a good way to build patience. I had both a band director and some kid who marches behind me tell me that I was off from the rest of the line, when in fact, I was the only person in my line to keep four-step spacing, while the rest tend to march up the ass of the person in front of them. Whatever. I know high school band is less stressful.
My parents have been out car shopping with my sister. I still don't understand the logic of this. She's going to Ashland, Oregon, for schooling. Well, USO is more than half of the town. She can walk from one end of the town to the other without breaking a sweat. But she's going to get a new car while I'm stuck driving my parents vehicles. A Windstar and an Intrepid.... They've got too much space for a high schooler. But my sister has to have something for the road. Their money, not mine.
I've been thinking about actually having a party, seeing that my birthday will fall when I'm in town for once. Actually, it has been for two years already, but for one we were painting the living room, and the other was when my dad developed kidney stones... Not the best time for a social gathering. It almost feels wrong to do something... It's not in my nature.
Cameron's doing well in BMX right now. I haven't had a chance to talk to him, but I've followed him in the paper.

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