soccer, almond, study, yoga
got up and started doing hw. got a bit done. called ali about yoga times, ended up going over to almond to study/watch laurel's soccer game/walk around almond. turned out we walked around almond the majority of the time. it was really awesome! it's my first time back since the remodel. saw mrs. roberts. she's teaching third grade now!! 11 years in first grade and she needed a change... hehe. she was super nice as always and remembered ali and me. it was great. i love the memories of that place. almond was good to me. :-D

after the game, we walked/jogged to ali's house and chatted for a while. soon it was lunch and we made mac n cheese and ate. laurel had a great time quizzing ali on the periodic table of the elements (something she apparently has to know for her bio quiz) and hung out in her room while we did homework and studied. it was great! i actually finished my bio notes and started my math project! very productive.

then we walked downtown (cheering all the way: 1! we are the eagles! 2! a little bit louder! 3! i still can't hear you, WE ARE NUMBER 1) we are the eagles 2) a little bit louder! etcetc) it was amusing. we bought grapleberry and strapleberry gum at walgreens and then headed to the yoga place.

it was their grand opening, and there were free classes all day. we signed up and took a free class!! it was really really REALLY fun. well, yoga IS fun, but we did a few more things than we did at camp, and it was a lot more formal. concentrated too. i definately got a workout and had some time in corpse pose (although she called it the indian name, something i can neither pronounce nor spell). the only bad thing was that we 'OOOOMMMMMed' 3 times at the end. i don't think i'm big on OMMMMMMing yet. not yet. that might change... but anyway, lauren w. started cracking up, totally shaking, so it was REALLY hard to concentrate. i gave Ali a look and she was surpressing laughs too. it was ummm...interesting. it tried my maturity, lets say. apparently afterwards though, the lady who teaches teen yoga (mondays from 4-5 on second street downtown la) said she'd give us teens a free lesson if we e-mailed her. how nice!! so yeah, emily's busy on mondays (sorry em!) but maybe heather, lauren, ali, and i can try it! or we can get more ppl too! it would be very fun!!

well anyway, I FEEL SO ALIVE!! yoga is amazing. you should all try it. it's not weird...xcept for the OOOOOMMMing. but yeah. it's totally worth it. you feel so...ALIVE.

gotta go to a sectual. yes, i DID say sectual. haha. mrs. olson was kinda freaked out...lmao. bye!

woah...i know SOO many people!! it's hella weird and it's freaking me out...

yeah, i'm a band nerd
ya know what i just realized? the greatest honor i can bestow on any guy that i'm serious about is creating a folder for them in my music section of the computer. that way, i put all of the songs that remind me of them/are representative of them/songs they have sung in it. So far i've only created 2. If you know me, you can probably guess which two people i'm talking about. (hint: the guy i was obssesed with in 7th grade, and the guy i was obsessed with in 8th grade...) i think it's time for me to make another one... (yeah, now you don't know who it is, do you?? DO YOU?? no, you don't. i've been checking out WAY too many guys for you to know. actually, christiana, sarah, and apparently eleanor and terrance might have a pretty good idea... haha.)

wednesdays are great for me. besides long periods of marching band and p.e. back to back, thus making me EXTREMELY lethargic for the rest of the day, i get virtually NO HOMEWORK (except for french II) and participate in ALL my electives. but i've mentioned that before. the other good part is, besides a voice lesson, I DONT HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE AFTER SCHOOL! thus giving me extra time to do the hw i didn't do last night for my 'hell' day, aka thursday.

it's a good deal. it also means that i have a class/elective/class/elective schedule. pretty lucky!

the only thing that continues to annoy me is that FOOTBALL HAS PRACTICE EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER SCHOOL!! and guess what? THE HOT ONES GO LATER!! (varsity, in case you didn't catch that...) and then, they're all juniors and seniors (do me now...jk jk!!) so they have a TON of hw on top of that! making their online time limited, sporatic, and generally between the hours of 12 and 3. that doesn't exactly fit in with my schedule, sorry.

so this creates a question: how am i supposed to get to know a guy i have talked to a grand total of 2 times??? hmmm? any ideas??? yeah, didn't think so. unless my popularity level shoots sky-high, (which it won't because i'm not THAT slutty and THAT preppy) i'm not about to walk up to him at school and make him look bad in front of his super hot friends. no way. i'm nicer than that. :-) oh well. i'll find a way. i have backups for homecoming anyway. JK! SHEESH! you know i'm not that shallow. it's the blonde hair, seriously. takes over my raging hormones sometimes...ya know?

my day in a nutshell
i promise you, the only reason i am able to be online is because i have ENTIRELY ELECTIVES tomorrow. my even schedule rocks... and plus i didn't get a ton of homework for thursday, anyway.

my day actually basically sucked. it was all pretty average, but there were quite a few major bad things that happened. (like my grammar? i thought so.)

so i'll just go through this quickly. i'm sooo tired.

*i swear deb yowell is staring at me all during girls' ensemble. it creeps me out! she gives me all these weird looks!! like she's trying to telepathically tell me what i'm doing wrong or whatever. first of all, you all know about my general feelings for the woman, and i really don't want her advice. mark (mr. shaull) is teaching the class. i would like to hear advice from mr. shaull and mr. shaull alone. (unless i'm at a voice lesson. then i'll listen to everything that mr. troll says. mr. troll can be trusted. he's awesome.)

*marching band was near hell today. it was sooo fucking hot and we were learning drill of all things. AND mr. florendo was getting tired and short tempered. he can be quite intimidating and degrading when he's short tempered. not fun. and i couldn't tell which football player was 'mine'. haha. mine. i've talked to him TWICE.

*i got a random fucking call from the school saying i was absent. i was not absent, i was not late. i figure it's for advisory cuz they fucked up my advisory class so i joined a diff. one for orientation. (actually, i wasn't in ANY advisory class officially in orientation, but i WAS officially added to the list today. and before, actually...WTF?? the office can go to hell)

*speaking of ppl who can go to hell, the office can join MR. FREEMAN. i almost started hysterically crying in 7th period because of him. he specifically told us to LEAVE OUR HISTORY NOTES/BINDER AT HOME ALL THE TIME!! then he gives us a reading quiz that WE CAN USE OUR NOTES ON. after forbidding us basically to bring them. his theory is, what if you lose it and there's a final? sucks to be you! so, i took his advice and left it at home. as well as my beautiful reading notes. I DID THE FUCKING NOTES. I READ THE FUCKING PAGES. DID I GET 100% ON THE EASY AS FUCK QUIZ? NO! I FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS AND LEFT MY BINDER AT HOME!! so i got hella pissed. i politely asked him if i could bring my notes tomorrow and retake the quiz at brunch/lunch/when he was free. i even offered to have my mom write a note that proved that I INDEED had done the notes on time. his answer? NO. in my face. he came up to my desk, pounded his fist ON my desk, looked me straight in the eye, and said 'no'. FUCK YOU, MR. FREEMAN!!

*dinner wasn't ready when i got home. i know i'm a silly little bitch for caring, but when i get home, tired as fuck, from a 2 hour HELL rehersal, i want my food. plus, the longer i wait, the less time i have to do hw.

well, the day wasn't ALL bad. i got scott's screen name, saw darin at school (he lives!), and continue to understand geometry HONORS. (haha ali.) and, tomorrow is my elective day (marching band, p.e.,girls' ensemble, french II) and i have a free-ish day to do hw! o and i took a bath and shaved with my last bath bomb. ahhhh...basins is the best store ever! besides anthropology, that is. and now i'm going to go to bed. yes, it is 9:40. but unlike you, I WAKE UP AT 6am!! so don't make fun of my self-made bedtime! i doubt you do 9.5 hrs of marching band per week PLUS 7 classes (2 honors) and succeed at it all!! haha, well neither do i, but i can try!

so bonne nuit, everyone! je dois dormir!

labor day and a question
today was great! woke up, pissed of my parents by wanting them to drive me to ali's house asap, and finally got myself over there.

we hung out, talked about tons of stuff, danced, and made/ate these awesome pasta things!! i forget what they're called now, but they're sooo yummy! yay for potatoe-ish pasta and pesto!!

soon got tired of staying in one place. showed up at my place (after pissing off ali's parents begging for a ride) and decided to swim. had a good time in the pool. (wow, didn't mean it that way!) played with a hose (in a very UNsexual way) and read AIM conversations. talked some more. very amusing.

swam in the pool...did some water jogging (yay for excersise!) and ate loads of yummy labor day food. this included steak, killer mashed potatoes, corn, and watermellon. o and fought our way out of a near attack from the hose and from the bees and flies. nearly had ourselves in serious danger!! luckully, our heroic skills prevailed and we were able to escape. o, and we 'bronzer-ed". sorry for all of you un-french people who can't understand that. sucks to be you!! :-p

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and now for my question.

"Listening to classical music while doing homework/studying. Do, or don't?"

pro's:
*keeps you (somewhat) concentrated
*keeps your mind working and active
*it's damn good music!

con's:
*causes me to lose concentration and close my eyes to take in the music
*keeps my mind active thinking about the MUSIC, not necessarily the schoolwork
*it's damn good music!

any thoughts?

isn't this perfect?
someone needs to sing this to me...


*howl*
What's that I see walkin' in these woods?
Why, it's Little Red Riding Hood.
Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood,
You sure are lookin' good,
You're everything a big, bad wolf could want...

*Listen to me*

Little Red Riding Hood,
I don't think little big girls should
Go walkin' in these spooky ol' woods alone.

*howl*

What big eyes you have,
The kind of eyes that drive wolves mad.
So just to see that you don't get chased,
I think I ought to walk with you for a ways.
What full lips you have,
They're sure to lure someone bad.
So until you get to Grandma's place,
I think you ought to walk with me and be safe.

I'm gonna keep my sheep suit on,
Til I'm sure that you've been shown
That I can be trusted, walking with you alone.

*howl*

Little Red Riding Hood,
I'd like to hold you if I could,
But you might think I'm a big, bad wolf, so I won't.

*howl*

What a big heart I have,
The better to love you with.
Little Red Riding Hood,
Even bad wolves can be good.
I'll try to keep satisfied,
Just to walk close by your side.
Maybe you'll see things my way
Before we get to Grandma's place.

Little Red Riding Hood,
You sure are lookin' good,
You're everything a big, bad wolf could want.

*howl*

this was originally intended to be written right after church, but i had things to do.

summary of church message:

"the only person you can change is yourself" -definately words for thought concerning my actions recently

"an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is outdated and wrong" -our society still cannot understand this. i'm almost positive he was commenting on the war in iraq.

"if you sit with your friends, you are less likely to pay attention and end up being excessivily noisy" -i was sitting with ruthie, annie, and nicole. enough said. point made.

"music continues to amaze and awe me." -we sang the GREATEST anthem today. yay for summer choir!!

"music is also the most fun thing in the world." point made.

"you perform a lot better when you have a standard set by more accomplished musicians." -i was standing by Fran, a professional singer and all around amazing woman, and suddenly my voice became 100 times better. (my sightreading was already pretty flawless)

summary of clarinet sectional: (in a format other than messed up quotes and explanations)

*it's really cool to be at mr. hayman's house.
*what is it with double families?? the nielsen's are exactly the same!! an oldest daughter named sarah who just got married. they even LOOK alike. o and having a crush on one of the sons. wow... (o, and the son i am developing a crush for might take you by surprise...:-) )
*we need to teach remedial music theory to some of our section.
*we need to learn how to keep time. i can't stand people without rhythm. it bothers me. rhythm is one of the things that comes naturally to me. rarely do i have to have rhythm explained to me. i also dislike explaining it to people.
*i want the recording of colours. i want it badly.
*i would like to have a long, interesting group discussion with the section. or modified versions of the section. i would like to discuss a few things. i enjoy discussion.


i think that's all.

to life!
i really need to work on summarization. (and yes, that's how it's spelled...i know, weird! i had to look it up!) so here we go. i'm going to summarize.

*sung with mark today (okay, i'm not TRYING to suck up, but it SHOULD be helping my chances of mainstreet as a sophmore, right?) at a memorial service for Ernie Newlands. incredibly inspiring. my first memorial service, i think. it focused on the life, not the death, and although it recognized the loss, focused on the joy. ernie was an AMAZING, incredibly beautiful man, and his 92 (almost 93) years were spent in happiness and productivity. the anthem we sang was also beautiful. a nice time.

*stopped by anthropology on the way home!! AHHH!! cutest store EVER!! probably my first european-style shopping experience. expensive, but GORGEOUS clothing. got the CUTEST pants...(omg it is like pant heaven there!! actually, it's also sweater heaven...:-D ) and a DARLING sweater. i look SOOO sophisticated in it. so french. now i REALLY wanna go to france for a couple weeks to shop and chat with the locals. maybe summer after next, when i know more french. should be fun!!

*dance last night: AWESOME!! danced the night away with my wonderful friends, had a lil party before hand with some more friends (tons of fun guys, thanks for a good time!!) and actually didn't have a problem with boys. i think it matters A LOT how you view yourself. (it also helps if you're wearing darling flower print capris and a sexy halter top and you have blonde hair and long legs...haha) but anyway, i danced with howdy, colin, and scott (iwishiknewhislastnamebutidon'tsosorry!) i can tell you that he's a junior, plays varsity football, and is HOT HOT HOT. but those things don't really matter. he didn't make a move on me, we talked the entire time, and he seemed really smart and interesting. you have to believe me when i say that if he WASN'T nice and friendly like that, i wouldn't have given him another thought. those of you who really know me know that that was completely honest. he's also greg's friend, and greg's really smart and a good guy, (although ALL YOURS christiana, i swear!!) so that's a good sign. we'll just see. i'm having a bit of trouble because there are 2 other guys making it obvious that they are interested in me. i think that both of them are great, even considered dating both of them, and i dont want to hurt them by going out with scott. but hey, IT WAS 2 DANCES and i'm thinking WAY too far ahead. i'll take it one step at a time.

should be a relaxing 3 day weekend. the "family" is tired, so we're hammocking and swimming in the pool. i'll do hw for a bit, but i got a lot of it done before my party last night...

wtf?!?!
WHAT THE HELL?!?? i am SOOOO less innocent then EVERY SINGLE ONE of my friends!! my away message says, and i quote: "o mio babbino caro...la la la laaaa LAAAAA laaaa...more itaaalian romance sexiness...and operatic beauty laaaaa laaaa... can you tell i'm taking mr. shaull's class? *cut...for reasons* as i often say, it's no wonder the musically gifted people love sex so much..." yeah. SO HOW AM I THE INNOCENT ONE?? i could have been mysterious, princess, goth, TONS OF THINGS!! maybe i'm just internally innocent? innocent at heart?? WHAT THE FUCK?? yeah ok, you win. maybe i am... i know a ton of people who would disagree...some of my closest friends, too!


You are too innocent and sweet for your own good.


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