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2004 27 August :: 11.47am
Dance!
Tres fun. Best dance in a long time, I think. Well, let me rephrase that. Best dance in terms of letting myself totally rock out with friends the entire time and not care A BIT what I looked like. Good times with everyone, but especially Gabi and Lane. It's so much better to dance with friends and not worry about liking people!! Whoo! Had some good times with the usual gang, too-- (of course!) Ali, Sarah, Molly, Rachel, Emily, Marcella...and many thanks to Christiana for picking me up and taking me! Talked a bit with Nick, Heidi, Jamie and that group...met some freshman guys. Good stuff!
A few thoughts:
*Slow dancing is overrated unless it's with someone you like (as more than a friend.)
* There are definitely levels of freaking. You can technically freak but REALLY not be all that sexual. At least, that's how I see it.
* Guys with attractive personalities are often pimps. This really sucks.
* Dances are not great places to meet guys. (I didn't try that this year...)
* The fun you get out of something REALLY depends on what you put into it. (EUREKA!)
* I think Mrs. Williams saw me dancing semi-inappropriately. Whoops.
I'm tired, REALLY sweaty, and quite content. I had a GREAT horseback riding lesson today. Like AWESOME great. That really does make or break my day. Last lesson at Stanford...*tear*
Love life update: Still haven't found anyone. Will continue to search.
Edit: Saturday morning. Had the SCARIEST dream last night!! Let's just say that being raped by a friend (specifically one you thought liked you) would be A MILLION times worse than being raped by someone you had bad feelings about.
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2004 26 August :: 6.16pm
First Day
Still have to study for the YRIBW quiz so I'll try to make this quick...
Random: My popularity on AIM varies SO greatly from day to day. Sometimes I only talk to 1 or 2 people online, but today 5 people IMed me within a minute of me taking my away message down! All in all, I'd say I've talked to at least 10 different people within the past 2 hours...that's a lot for me!
Marching Band: We have a new clarinet! Whooo! She seems really quiet so far, but the more the merrier! We did absolutely nothing but get a 'you are all slobs' lecture from Ferrucci and then warm up for like an hour. Played through NCD ONCE. Soooo productive...
Algebra II: Teacher seems nice, young and cheerful, but the class is SCARY. I'm SOOO not used to regular math! There are all of these huge seniors who are intimidating and probably dumb as dirt. Eeeeek! Christiana and Sara will save me...right? I'm also glad that they're in the class becuase that makes 3 of us who'll be late because of marching band. Her late policy is strict, but we'll see how that goes... The class seems ridiculously easy.
MEHAP: Wangsness is cool. Should be an interesting class because of the people in it... Yay for Shrina and I being history buddies again!
Chorale: W00000000T!!! Soooo hyper in this class. Problem: there are only 4 guys. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY GUYS WITH A FREE 3RD OR A WAY TO SWITCH INTO CHORALE, ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO! Should be a fun class. We have lots of Girls Ensemble pride. Heeheee. New girl from New York seems cool.
Lunch: Yay for the 500 wing crowd! REUNITED!
French III: Mme Youatt called me for role as 'Melissa? Ou est la belle Melissa?' I was so flattered! Very nice of her. Someone slap me, though, because I might develop another nerdy person crush. Like REALLY nerdy. (Not Naveene.) Sarah, Sara, Rachel, Amanda, and lots of others are in this class. Yay!
World Lit H: There are 38 people in this class. Good Lord! Strange people for an honors class, too. Not sure why a few people are in there... Molly, Ali, Christiana, Shrina, and others are in the class. :-)
Chemistry: Mr. Babb is interesting... Gotta love the "Chem is the most fun thing you can do with your clothes on" quote. Michelle is in the class with me!! JOY! (Along with Alexandra, Emily, Shrina...)
That's all for now. Gotta make a good impression in english even though Ms. Bonnano is apparently easy...
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2004 25 August :: 9.28pm
Pics from Band Camp!
http://www.la.mvla.net/Curric/Per_Arts/InstMusic/MarchingBnd/2004/Pics/bandcamp/
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Marching! (Our lines are horrible, but it’s only the first week!)
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Christiana and me in the pool!
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Lisa and I waiting to entertain people with our choreographed, sexy diving board act
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Learning to march on Day 1 (hot freshman aka Lane second from the left)
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Mr. Florendo looking confused as he talks to our parents and friends during our performance.
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Center pull? Look at those bee-yootiful, bright green shorts!
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Oh yeah! 2 clarinets and the drum major (an ex clarinet) winning the drill down!
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Circle drill!
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2004 25 August :: 8.27pm
Found: Brush
While cleaning out my backpack from last year, I found a large, square, periwinkle hairbrush with brown hair in it. This must have been from a loooong time ago. Is it yours?
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2004 25 August :: 12.23am
:: Mood: discontent
Realizations
1. I will have no time to shop for a back to school outfit.
2. I don't really care about the above realization! I know that I have friends who'll support me no matter what I wear, SO WHY THE HELL EVEN GO SHOPPING FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL?!
3. I'm not going to have a new backpack for the beginning of this school year because I'm picky and we're ordering one online.
4. Crap! I actually kind of care about that one!
5. I have random bouts of ADD. This may not be clinically accurate, but I'm having an awfully hard time focusing on Niccolo's Smile for more than 45 minutes at a time...
6. I don't really know where my classes are. I'm not going to have time to walk my schedule before the first day of school. I'm kind of worried about this.
7. Why the hell is it like 20 degrees colder by the computer than anywhere else in the house?
8. I went skinny dipping last night. No really, I did.
9. I want to be in a concert band...NOW.
10. I had no idea Paige treated Molly and me so differently. That kind of creeps me out.
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2004 23 August :: 3.59pm
Survey
I FINISHED THE PRINCE!! WHOOOOO!!! I also have spiffy notes and the chance to discuss answers with people today. Yay!
So what time is it now!? SURVEY TIME!!
1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Melissa Charlene (fill in the blank)
2. HOW OLD ARE YOU? 15
3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the hum of the water pressure from the hose
4. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER? 8443 or 1137
5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? NuGo bar (nutrition...to go!)
6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? bright blue
7. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Alexandra about MEHAP
8. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? everything
9. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS? i love her!
10. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? quite stressed. hoping to finish MEHAP homework, that my voice lesson goes well, and that i have enough energy to party for the third day in a row
11. FAVORITE DRINK? water
12. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINk? fuzzy navels (wine cooler)
13. FAVORITE SPORTS? marching band!!! gymnastics and swimming are fun to watch.
14. HAIR COLOR? blonde
15. EYE COLOUR? hazel
16. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? yes
17. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES? none
18. FAVORITE MONTH AND Y? last year it was october because of homecoming and marching band...december is good too...christmas and vacation
19. FAVORITE FOOD? pesto pasta
20. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? de-lovely
21. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? depends
22. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT? nope.
23. SUMMER OR WINTER? summer, but i like winter clothes better
24. HUGS OR KISSES? both! hugs, though
25. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? relationships
26.CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? chocolate
27. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK? not the entire survey as a comment...
28. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? okay, this is just for e-mail people
29. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO? n/a
30. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? (lisa's answer)im not hella neat but im not messy lol...house w/ mom, mom's boyfriend, bird, 2 cats, tortoise
31. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? next up is Niccolo's Smile
32. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? a picture of 2 cats who look like Skittles and Mr. M. I got it from my mentor the day i was confirmed
33. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? church pool party at my house, bought The Prince and a gift for Sarah, celebrated my mom's birthday, started The Prince, watched Olympics...
34. FAVORITE SMELLS? lemons, rain, cucumber melon...
35. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE? only if i squish my nose down
36. WHAT INSPIRES YOU? (lisa's answer:) JEFF HAYMAN MY IDOL AND MY SEX GOD success, watching people better than me
37. BUTTERED, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? depends if i'm dieting or not...yeah for salted and buttered
38. FAVORITE CAR? Y? tiny, baby blue BMW convertable...it's pretty!
39. FAVORITE FLOWER? rose
40. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 1 (house key)
41. CAN YOU JUGGLE? no
42. FINAL WORDS? (lisa's answer:)JEFF I LOVE YOU... PLEASE LET MY VOICE LESSON BE BETTER THAN 2 WEEKS AGO!!
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2004 23 August :: 2.39pm
:: Mood: excited
OHMYGOD!!
Did anyone catch the whole Albinus/Severus thing in the MEHAP reading?!!?!?! HARRY POTTER FORESHADOWING, I TELL YOU!!!!
Based on historical events described on pages 75-76 of The Prince by Machiavelli, I think that Snape will betray Dumbledore and kill him. AHHHHHHH!!!!!
Had to get that out of my system. Back to reading!
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2004 22 August :: 8.11pm
:: Mood: tired
must...stay...awake
Good lord the MEHAP homework is going to take me a while if I highlight and take notes at the rate that I am...
I just realized how redundant I've been in regards to journal comments recently. Too much sun...
104 pages a day and I can do it! (But shit, tomorrow I have no time!)
STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID SCHEDULING CONFLICTS FORCING ME TO CHANGE AP'S!!! (Sorry, we all have to be whiny and obnoxious sometimes, right?)
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2004 21 August :: 12.52am
:: Mood: amused
:: Music: Band music.... hehe
Long time, no update
Since I'm tired.... I'll just put up my new and perfect schedule.
0- M:T:W:F Marching Band, W Girl’s 21, Th Concert Choir
1- Chemistry with Paige
2- 1st Semester Health with Christensen, 2nd Semester PE with Payne
3- Chorale with Shaull
4- Algebra II with Yamasaki
5- Spanish IV with Potter
6- World Lit. Honors with Bonanno
7- 3rd Quarter Track
8- Concert Choir with Shaull
8- Auxiliary Unit with Ferruci
I really wanted an advanced Spanish class but that didn't happen, Mrs. Passallo said it had to be prearranged...but I signed the honors contract for III, I think we should just pretend it was a goof and let me into advanced Spanish IV. She also gave me a hard time on the whole guard vs. marching band pe credit. She was like "the band has to march and play their instruments". Omg, like the fing guard doesn't march too! And, we have to spin things that weigh more than most instruments... most, not all, but most. ARG! ANNOYING! I'll straighten it out with Ms. Esrailian when school starts because I need that quarter to make an even year of PE. I really wanted to yell at her but I just said fine and decided I'll work it out later. BUT I WANT SPAINISH IV AP!!!! SNIFFLES!!!!
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2004 20 August :: 9.07pm
Melissa's Clarinet Playing Adventures
7:30-Started practicing NCD sixteenth notes
7:40-Can play NCD sixteenth notes at 160--as eighth notes.
7:50-Can play NCD sixteenth notes at 160 (and as sixteenth notes) IF I play them 4 notes at a time, pause, next 4 notes, pause, etc.
8:00-practiced warmups
8:15-bits of other pieces practiced, sightreading from Geckler oboe book begins
8:25-chose a minor piece (without checking to see that it was minor) and liked it
8:25 to 9-sightread numerous other minor pieces, feeling very expressive, calm, and good.
It was a good evening. I realized that playing clarinet makes me REALLY calm and sightreading is very, very, very good. I think I'll do this more often.
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2004 20 August :: 8.07pm
:: Mood: happy
:: Music: the end of New Century Dawn (be prepared for marching band music only for the next semester...)
Melissa's Schedule!
Sooooo....after waiting in line to get my schedule changed this morning, Mrs. Passallo told me that it was Ms. Dawson's call because it was an 'administrative issue' whether or not to let me switch APs to MEHAP. I was rather scared. My only run-ins with Ms. Dawson have not been pretty. (Her: You cannot take Girls' Ensemble AND Marching Band! It's too much! Me: I know the teachers personally. I am taking the classes. *glare* and you all know the second...)
Came back as soon as we were dismissed for lunch praying that people would be nice even though it was THEIR lunch break and found Ms. Dawson. Asked her when to come back, but she changed my schedule for me right then because Mrs. Passallo had already talked to her. She was so nice! She put me in classes that were full (heehee) and valued Chorale over Algebra II honors (which is what I value too) so yeah. Here it is:
0 PE Band Soph
0 Marching Band (Ferrucci)
0 Girls' 21 (Shaull)
1 Algebra II (Robertson K)
2 European History AP (Wangness)
3 Chorale (Shaull)
4 PE 1,2,3,4Q (Phillips)
5 French III (Youatt)
6 World Lit H (Bonnano)
7 Chemistry (Babb)
8 Concert Choir (Shaull)
So there you have it!
Getting coffee (well, frappecino for me) with Yahya later tonight -- should be fun. (Edit at 8:52-Or not. Il ne m'a pas telephonee. Je ne suis pas tres triste, et j'espere qu'il n'est pas un manteur.)
Marching Band performance of music and marching (but no drill) tomorrow at 2 at LAHS, then pool party and bbq. Come if you want!
Oh my good Lord God. There are 17-21 people coming to the church pool party thing at my house this sunday. (I'd say 'drop in if you want' but it's a church thing and it'd be weird and people would get mad at me...) That's a lot of people!
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2004 20 August :: 6.18pm
:: Mood: *sigh*
:: Music: that song from ROTK
Molly's schedule... finally!
After starting this morning at 9 AM, at 3 PM in the afternoon, I finally got my schedule figured out! It is as follows:
0- Girls 21 (Shaull)
1- Spanish 3 (Schiffman! YAY!)
2- Chemistry (Babb)
3- Chorale (Shaull)
4- PE 1Q/3Q (Phillips)
5- Algebra 2 H (Evans)
6- World Lit H (Bonanno)
7- Health (Christensen)
8- Concert Choir (Shaull)
JV Basketball G 2Q (Lodge/Perez)
Do I have classes with YOU?
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2004 18 August :: 12.25pm
:: Mood: ecstatic
:: Music: olympic fanfare
we interrupt your normal lack of journal entries for this special announcement:
GO PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2004 19 August :: 12.19am
:: Mood: proud
CLARINET PRIDE!
DoktorKwack: The clarinet section kicks some fat rear though.
Yes, yes we do. GO CLARINETS!
If only I could figure out how to play mine...
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2004 18 August :: 9.22pm
Possible new schedules...
The only problems would be that these classes are full and there's that whole AP contract thing, BUT:
Reasons why Melissa should not be punished for taking MEHAP instead of History of Art AP:
*I'm not transferring out of the class because it was too hard.
*I'm switching into ANOTHER AP, so how is this making my life any easier?
*I would have stayed in History of Art AP had it have worked out with my other classes!
So....here are the revised schedules:
0 Marching Band/Girls' 21
1 Algebra II H (Evans)
2 Chemistry (Paige)
3 Chorale (Shaull)
4 MEHAP (Wangsness)
5 French III (Youatt)
6 World Literature Honors (Bonnano)
7 PE (Phillips)
0 Marching Band/Girls' 21
1 Algebra II H
2 MEHAP
3 Chorale
4 Jazz Dance (Oliver)
5 French III
6 World Lit. H
7 Chemistry (Babb)
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2004 17 August :: 7.42pm
My schedule is so screwed!!
So not sure why they sent out the schedules in the mail, but whatever. Mine is so fucked up it's not even funny. I'm freaking out, even though they set dates for schedule changes. So anyway, here's how my schedule looks so far.
0 PE Band Soph (this just means that I get a quarter of PE credits for doing Marching Band)
0 Marching Band (Ferrucci)
1 History of Art AP (Wangsness)
3 French III (Youatt)
5 Adv Jazz Dance (Oliver)
6 World Lit H (Bonnano)
7 Chemistry (Babb)
8 Concert Choir (Shaull)
There are so many things wrong this. 1) I do not have a math class. 2) I do not have Chorale on there. 3) I didn't MAKE Advanced Jazz Dance, so I can't take the class. 4) Girls' 21 is not on there.
Besides that, I think that Chorale was 3rd period last year, meaning I can't take French III at the same time. There HAVE to be at least 2 French III classes because not that many people were 'reccomended' to take French II again and everone from Ms. W-somethingthatIdon'tknowhowtospell's class has to be taught by Mme Youatt.
OHMYGODDDDD!! This is all not good. Even though it'll be worked out, I don't know how the whole Chorale/French III thing is going to work out. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
(Actually, I might.)
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2004 16 August :: 8.13pm
:: Mood: blah
:: Music: Beethoven-Moonlight Sonata
Band Camp Day 1
It was so great to see everyone again! (Especially Christiana, Lisa, Sara, Gabi, and Alexandra!)
It was weird to re-learn everything... There were all rookies in my group except for Raissa so no one knew what they were doing. It was kind of cool to not be a freshman, but I really miss last year. The clarinet section was better. We have 2 freshman and one picked up on marching really quickly so that's cool.
Hrm. Seeing as I completely SUCK at playing clarinet and still don't have time for symphonic band in my schedule, I'm almost rethinking trying out for leadership staff next year. I don't think I'd deserve it. I marched better than I thought I would, but Joseph won the drilldown, so he really wins the talent contest. Hrm. Maybe I'll change my mind by the end of this year...
Oh, and I'm still screwed for the History of Art AP paper. HELP ME, ALI AND SARAH, OR I AM GOING TO DIEEEEEE!!!
Does anyone read this anymore? I haven't gotten comments in a while...
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2004 14 August :: 8.14pm
New Colors
Like? No like?
(Is it just me or does 'like' suddenly look like it's spelled wrong?!)
BAND CAMP STARTS MONDAY!! EEEEEE!!!
Just reread some entries from a while back. I really DO sound like a bitch in all of those entries!! I'm hoping this has changed...?
The Olymics are cool. Gymnastics is awesome and Ian Thorps is BEAUTIFUL.
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2004 14 August :: 12.22pm
Yippee!
Oh my...829 "You know you're a band geek when..." statements!
http://www.spiffysocks.net/radmango/bandgeeknav.html
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2004 12 August :: 11.07pm
:: Mood: pensive
It's really amazing how time changes things.
Just thought I'd put that out there.
Tomorrow should be tons more fun than today (which is a good thing!) Some people are coming over to swim in the early-mid afternoon and then I'm going to the Charity Horse show in Atherton with Mary and Kelsey to watch a jumper class! WHOO!!! :-D
(By the way, if any of you want to come over and swim tomorrow, feel free to call and come on over! So far it's just Nicole, Molly and me. The more the merrier! Just call first...)
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