Monday, February 25, 2008

Good and Bad News

Obviously I have good and bad news.

Good news is that the sax quartet made a 1. We had the hard judge though. Now that we got a 1 we get to go to state. I am so happy. The other alto in the quartet called me and said that we made a 1. I was so exciting (like shaking with excitment and jumping up and down) After we played I found out we had the hard judge that we were suppose to have for my other ensemble. So I was excited and I get to go to state as a Freshman.

Bad news is that my other one made a 2. The woodwind ensemble also had a lot of my friends in that. And another one with 2 of my friends didn't make it either. It is sad. But one of my friends did make state.

It is going to be fun though.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Nervous

It is tomorrow. I really hope we do good. I heard someone say that it is easy to get a 1 at district. I hope they are right. Well I don't have much to say but I will post whenever I know how I do.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Bad News

Today during band i found out that the judge we have for the woodwind ensemble gave only two 1s last year. And we need a 1 to get to state. So I am not very confident about this. And the other one isn't too good. Well it is good but hard and we mess up a lot. I am getting less confident. I guess maybe next year. It would be fun to make state. Well hopefully I'll make it to state in at least one. Then I would get a jacket. But anyway.... I am just nervous and that morning is going to be horrible. (Maybe the judge is getting softer as he gets older.) We will hope. Anyway.... I don't have anything else to say just wanted to post in. I will tell ya'll how I do. Bye.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Hey Again!

Hey! I'm better. Back to my own self. Well nothing much has happend. Mostly school. It is pretty boring. Solo and Ensomble is Saturday. I am so nervous. I really want to make it to state but I kinda doubt my ensombles will. We have hard songs. They aren't going too well. As long as I make a 1 in one of my ensombles I will be ok.

I first said I would do the sax quartet because my mom talked to someone and found out that they needed another person. Most of the other saxophones aren't that good. It is pretty sad but... The song is Pollywog's Lake Talk. It sounds weird and is really hard. We still have problems with it. I like most of the people in it. One just gets on my nerves. We try to practice. I hated the sound of the song at first. Now it is ok but I still don't like it. That one isn't my favorite one.

This one is. (except) It is the Woodwind Ensomble. I have the 1st alto saxophone part and it is pretty easy. I really like the sound of the song. We are doing the Milatary Symphony. I really like how it changes from loud to soft and different styles (I guess) I like it. I have a friends in it. It also have percussion. The only problem is that I have a solo. I am always so nervous when I play it. It isn't that hard but I just get really nervous. It isn't too long or hard. But I still don't like it. I like whenever it is over.

Well I don't really have anything else to say. This is pretty short.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Kinda Sick (bleh)

I am still kinda sick but yesterday and part of the day before was horrible.

I had just finished watching Aristocats and then I went up stairs. I got really hyper and started jumping up and down. But then I got a really bad headache and I could only roll on the floor in pain. It was horrible. But then all the rolling made me sick to my stomach. I got on to the couch and lied down. I was miserable. My parents got home and my mom made me take a vitamin drink thing. It only made it worse. (though my mom says it couldn't) I went to bed early but I was probably the last one to sleep. I have had insomnia problems in the past so I tried all my old tricks. I even tried to sleep on the floor. Nothing worked. After an hour I tried to go see my parents to tell them that I couldn't sleep but they were already in bed. What was really bad was when I tried to get on the bed again my head started throbing. It was fine when I was lying down, but sitting up or standing up was horrible. (standing up was even worse) I still was trying to get to sleep after hours and then I got a really weird feeling. My mouth was really dry and I needed something to drink. Luckily I keep a few water bottles in my room incase I get thirsty. But I finished them and was still dying of thirst. I didn't want to have to get up and go fill up my water bottles but I was so thirsty. So I stood up and my head started to throb. It hurt so bad I fell down. I couldn't walk to the sink so I had to practicly crawl over the to sink and back. But when I got back I tried to take a drink but the water was kinda cold so when I drank it my head started to throb. And I also couldn't drink it lying down. So I couldn't. I finally went to sleep.

My mom came in and woke me up that morning. I felt ok but I was lying down and maybe a little scared to get up. But I did and I had to go to school because I didn't want to get behind. I got up and throbing head and falling down stuff. (you know) But I had to go. I went and lied down on the couch. I didn't want to eat but I knew I would be even more miserable if I didn't. So I had a banana, a tiny bit of smoothie, and another vitamin drink (I nearly couldn't get the whole thing down.) Well I am a bit stuborn and onry so I needed to tough a day out in school. Beside the next day would be Saturday.

I went to my first class Biology and I had no chance to rest. I went to finish a lab and then we had a really hard paper. I wanted to ask the teacher how to do it but I if I talk to people when I am feeling bad I usually start crying. (I don't know why but that is why I yell at people when I am sad) (so for future refence if I am about to cry or sad LEAVE ME ALONE) But I couldn't do the paper so I had to ask. I started getting a little teary eyed and my teacher asked if I was feeling ok. (Obviously not) So I said I was sick. And she said to go with her. I told her that I couldn't leave school. (My mom was a sub for my BCIS teacher and I didn't want to miss anything) Then she said that we could go get some tylenol for me. (I hate medicine) So I said that I didn't like that stuff. Then she said we could go to the nurses office and I could go lie down. (I had no idea we had a nurse or if we did, where he office was) I said no. (I regret that a little bit) I went to next period, math and had to take a test. It wasn't too hard but still. Luckily in English we just watched a movie. In band I had to get my saxophone out to practice for my ensombles. I didn't feel like practicing so I gave up and put my sax up. I went and found on of my friends (by her boyfriend) and I went and said hi and lied down. People were probably staring at me. The floor was really uncomfortable to I stood up. But I felt horrible. I rested my head on the back of a chair. Some one asked what was wrong, but I didn't tell him. (it is weird, I go to a really small school so pretty much everyone knows everyone, at least in band, so people will know me who I never talk to or accociate (however it is spelt) with.) He was one of the people who I never talk to and when I do talk it is short responses to their questions. But anyway. I was pretty miserable. Luckily as the day went on I got better. I was back to my old self later that day. But my mom made me get a makeover. (I hate makeup) I brought one of my friends with me and we talked for a while. Ok not really we IMed eachother and we were sitting in the same room. But then we started the torture. Ok it wasn't that bad but it I didn't want to do it. After that we talked for a little bit long and then she stole my phone (maybe I let her use it) And I took it back after I saw what she said. (none of your buisness) Well it resulted in a very short conversation and explaining that I didn't say that and answering a question that was sparked by Amanda's comment. (she said it like it was comming from me)

Well after that I watched a movie called Joshua that nearly made me cry. It was about if Jesus came back to earth would we reconize Him. I though something was going to happen that would make my cry but it didn't. So I went to bed. I have a slightly sore throut now but that happens a lot.

There is only about one or two times where I have been sicker than that. (That I remember) Once right before I was going to start 7th grade I got really sick. (I think I missed a concert or a lock out or something) But I couldn't stand up or sit up without getting dizzy. I also couldn't eat and slept all the time. (completly not like me) (especially the eating) Well I went to the doctor (it was horrible having to sit up in the waiting room) and got some medicine and then I decided I should go to school since it was the first day and all. I wasn't feeling too well all day and finally 6th period I started shaking and I went to the nurse and turns out I had a fevor. I got sent home on the first day of school. I slept, they had to practially force food down my throut. (not really) I didn't even go to school the next day. I went to a different doctor and turns out I had been given the wrong medicine or something like that. It was horrible. I got better.

Then I got kinda sick like that again but not quite as bad. I was working in the office. (I was an office aide in 7th grade which was really unusual. Well the secretary noticed something was wrong. The next period I was sent to the nurses office and I ended up sitting in the office for another half hour or more waiting for my mom to get there. It was pretty bad. I never want to be that sick ever again. (I could live) I think both times I lost a lot of weight but especially the 1st time.

Well I am better now.

Addie

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Aristocats (And the word I)

I probably should try another post that isn't completly random. (I think it might be short)

I am watching the Aristocats. I love that movie. I haven't seen it in forever. I probably should stop using sentences that start with I. I keep doing that. I don't know why. I am doing to purpously. I love the movie anyway. I think it is funny. I could have used other words in the sentences to go use.

I laughed at one of my friends got a Valentine's Day gift for her boyfriend. I was also laughing because he gave her stuff too. I was making fun of them also because he got her something.

I am getting tired of using only the word I. I can't stay on one topic. I think it is impossible.

I really am going to stop.

This is such a cute movie. I got it today for Valentine's Day. It is a really good movie. Edger is mean.

Today we extracted DNA from bananas in science.

"It's time to practice your scales and your Arpeggios."

"Mama, he did it again."

I love this movie. I love the song Everybody wants to be a cat. We have a video of me singing that to everyone in the waiting room of the hospital why my sister was being born. (Forever ago) I still love singing.

I also love Newies. It is very nice to quote. Like....

"You've been in a bad mood all day." and more.

"So that's Creme de la Cream alla Edger"
Sorry Aristocats again. I am very random. I will be saying something and then I will say something I see like. "Oh, horse" or "It's a kittie" It scares some people.

An Arpeggio is a broken cord.

"Everybody wants to be a cat!"

Oh no! The cute kitties were stolen and fell off the motercycle in to the water. And I didn't think windmills were that common in France. I think I am just going to give you a commentary of the movie. I you don't want to read it you don't have too.

Pause movie to talk to my little sister

Start movie again....

Ahh his shoes fell off.

Edger busted through the windmill. The kitties are lost. *tear*tear* They wake up. Marie is in a tree.

Well I am going to stop now.

Good Bye!

Monday, February 11, 2008

Really Bored (It happens)

I could be doing something else but, I am not. I really should be doing something else, but again, I am not.


Random Topics......

Music


I love music. I really like instrumental music. Michael W. Smith has some songs that are mostly just instruments and I like those. I just realized that we have a Kenny G. CD. I play saxophone too so I think that is cool. I have only played Alto Saxophone but I would like to play soprano saxophone someday. I think they are so cool. I love the bagpipes! (I know it is weird). Some day I want to learn how to play the bagpipes. (Weather it will happen or not is a differnt story altogether) I don't know why I just love the sound of bagpipes. Especially playing Amazing Grace. I love that song and I think bagpipes is just the perfect instrument to play that song one. I also love the cello. I don't really love string instruments. (I tried to play violin once and it didn't work out.) But I love the cello. I don't know what is that different. Maybe since it is lower than violin or something, but not too low. I obviously love piano and saxophone. I like a really strong clarinet sound. Flute is sometimes ok. I am not a fan of most brass instruments but I sometimes like the sound of a French Horn. ( I am glad I am a woodwind)



Opera and singing.


Oddly enough as it sounds I am a slight fan of opera. Not that I listen to it all that often. But occationally. I like softer opera and not all crazy and painful. I love listening to songs in different languages. (Even if I can understand a word of what is being said) I don't really know why it just sounds really cool. We sang a song in Latin in choir last year. I love voices. I like singing but I am not that good. (Well I say that) I love musicals like the Phantom of the Opera, Newies, Wicked (even though I have never really seen it, just heard the music), Les Miserables, and more. I love the song On My Own from Les Mis and most of the songs from Phantom. (Most) I despise All I Ask of You for some reason. It sounds pretty, but it is too, well I don't know how to explain it.


Spanish


I am learning Spanish in school. (to my dismay) It is not that Spanish is bad. But I would rather learn French. I would take it if my school had it, but they only have Spanish and it is required to take it. I though I ought to get it over with. I am learning. It is the only class I have that I have to learn everything. Maybe biology. I do pretty well in Spanish. My grades are pretty good. But I have problems with speaking and understanding it being spoken to me. Reading and writing it are the easy parts for me.

Narnia

I use to be obsessed with Narnia. It was around the time when the movie came out and I read all the books and stuff. I just loved it. My friends would get annoyed with me because I would talk about it a lot. I got really excited when I found out when the next one was coming out. I would go to school and want to talk about Narnia. (I am sure my friends didn't like me very much then) I got over that. Now I would like to possibly see the new movie when it comes out but I am no longer obsessed.

Cupstacking

I use to cupstack (or what is now officially called sportstacking) all the time. At a Preteen retreat we learned and had a tournament. It was fun. I was kinda nervous because I (like everyone else) had never cupstacked before and I think I went early on. There would be three people and the person who stacked the cups the fastest won. Well I won and I won again and again. It was down to me and 2 of my friends I think. (Maybe just one) And I won the whole thing (luck) I was happy. I went home and asked if I could get some cups and I did. I learned how to do the Cycle (the harder one) and kept getting better and working on beating my record. I don't remember exactly what my record is but it is less than 14 seconds i think. I can't seem to beat it anymore.

Valentine's Day

I really can't stand Valentine's Day. It is so boring and pointless. I don't see a point to it. People give other people cards, flowers, and chocolate and I really don't like that. And what about those people who want to get something but don't? :( It is so sad. People are like, "I am going to bring you a valentine tomorrow." I don't want to be rude by saying "No, I hate Valentine's Day." And I am very picky and don't really like sweets. I hope I don't get anything tomorrow. We might stick something in one of my friends lockers and tell her that it is from her boyfriend. (I don't know if he is smart enough to get her something.) Me and my sister figure it will cost about $20 to get her a rose, some chocolate, and a card (expensive) (That is another think I hate about Valentine's Day. It is too expensive.) We might stick something in her boyfriend's locker too. (If there is room.) (Shhh I didn't do anything, yet) Hehehe! I hope I don't get anything tomorrow. Well it won't be a very enjoyable day but I will tell everyone what happens.


Well I probably have some stuff to say but I don't want to.
Bye

Sunday, February 10, 2008

I must need a life.....

Hi! Kinda bored again so just wanted to say random stuff. This afternoon I went to choir practice which is always so much fun. (and I got cookies) (If you know me you know that, that is very, very bad.) I love the songs that we are doing so far. We are doing a variation of a Michael W. Smith song called The Call. (it sounds awesome you have to listen to it sometime) We are also doing an Out of Eden song called Vision of Love (it is cool too) (listen to it) And another one but I don't know for sure what that is but I think it is Kyrie by Mister Mister or something like that. (I had never heard of them until recently and have never heard the song or any of their songs.) Last year we did a song in Latin. That was interesting. I am a 2nd soprano but sometimes I really think I should be an alto. But I (selfishly) like being a 2nd soprano because I get melody. (I told you I was selfish) The hard song is always the first we sing in our choir because it is slow and really high. (like nuns in a convent says our director) Then it gets a little more exciting (we did Child of Mine 2 years ago) Then we get into something really jazzy and gosple. Last year we did another Out of Eden song and we did another gosple song the year before that.


I text a lot. I know that is random but I just though I ought to say that. I like texting. I didn't start texting till recently. (it was because someone kept texting me and i didn't want to feel rude by ignoring that person) But now I text a lot. My parents give me a hard time about it because I apparently beat my brother (he's not really my brother but he might as well be) and I never though that was possible. I use to text a lot more than I do now though. I have sent over 100 a day. (That wasn't good.)


I love music. I am in the band in school and love it. (I know I am a music/band nerd but I don't care) I also love writing music. I usually stick to certain intruments which are my favorite or that I can play. I write a lot for piano but I can play it. (even though I write music that I can't play) (don't ask why) (it just happens) I also love the saxophone. (I play alto and I love it). I want to learn how to play the clarinet. I love how it sounds. My sister has a really nice wooden clarinet. She lets me play it every once in a while (but I have to convince her) My big sister in band plays clarinet and says that she will teach me. (not really my sister again but she calls me sissy and introduces me to people that way) I also love the cello for some reason. I have never played it and probably never will but I love how it sounds. I use to play vioin but I did not like that at all. It was really hard and hurt my neck whenever I played. So after 2 months I gave up on that. But I have stuck with piano. I have played for about 8 or 9 years (I started in 1st grade, I think) I did quit lessons after 5 years so I could start band and worry about only that (and I kinda got tired of piano) I still knew how to play and played everyonce in a while. But last Christmas I really wanted to start lessons again and I was ready too. So I did have have been taking lessons ever since. I started saxophone in 6th grade and have continued to love it. I have made All-Region band twice (it is a band where you try out with other schools across the region and the best make it into the band) Last year I made 1st chair in the JH band. This year I made 5th, but it was the HS band and there were more people trying out. I was really happy that I made it. I was surprised because I always mess up when I am nervous and I was especially nervous because I had to go 1st out of all the Alto Saxs. (going 1st is kinda the worst spot for anyone to be in) I probably wouldn't of had to gone 1st but I had to get back to the school around 5:30 or 6 to do our school play.

I was lights in the school play. They tried to put me on the stage with real part but I got really nervous and decided I didn't want to do that. I also don't like being over dramatic. The lights wern't very fun, but my mom made me to the play and that was the only thing I could do without doing something really uncomfortable. I really wish I could get up on stage and just have fun. But singing and acting infront of people scares me. So most of the practices I spent sitting up in the booth thing texting people. It was pretty boring. Especially after one of my friends who sat up there with me dropped out of the play. The person doing sound was nice but I am not friends with her and don't really fit in with her. All my other friends were actually in the play. I was happy when we finally got to do the preformances. (it ment my misery was almost over) The first preformance was boring but the second I just talked to a friend of mine over the intercome thing. (it was weird considering how most of our converstions go) I missed the 3rd preformance because I went out of town for a youth conference thing called Winterfest. (I am sorry for all the theater people but I was glad to get a way from that musical)


Well I really didn't mean for this post to be this long. I probably wrote the whole thing and no one read it. But it occupied some of my time. If you actually read this and though it was extremly boring, please tell me and be completly honest. (If you hated the whole thing from beginning to end please tell me. It won't hurt my feelings at all) If you enjoyed reading about my life I don't know what you can do. I probably won't ever have a post this long again. (but you never know) Well I am getting really tired. (tired of typing mostly) And I am getting hungry. (I am going to try to get enchiladas again) I have ate them a lot lately. Unfortunatly we are nearly out. Well I really am going to go now. Bye

Hey!

I really have nothing to say I am just bored. (It happens) This just might be really really random. (again it happens) Has anyone ever played dork ball, it is really, really fun. But dangerous. I think I nearly died. Well for those people who don't know what dork ball is, it is hard to explain. (look it up) A few years ago my youth group played bowling with frozen cornish hens. Commercials are really annoying. There are only a few funny ones and the other ones are really boring, or other stuff. I like watching kid shows because..................no commercials yippie! I babysat 2 little kids this summer and all the littlest one wanted to watch was PBS kids or Thomas the Train. And little kids are ADD so 5 minutes after I would put it in he would change his mind. And he wanted to watch it every day. I am really bad at spelling and I don't like paragraphs a lot as you may be able to tell. I spell check these when ever I remember and there are a lot of mistakes. Well I am not the worst speller in the world. I have a friend who ask me how to spell the simplist words like "died" and other words. It is kinda sad. What is also sad is that I have a friend who forgot the alphabet. (Sorry if you are reading this but it is true and funny and I told you that you are never going to live it down) I have a song from hairspray stuck in my head. I went to a thing yesterday and they sang that song a lot. It was annoying. It is a good song but I don't want it in my head. They also sang there own version of a song from Newsies. I love that movie! If you don't love it, don't tell me. But it is a really good movie with good songs. I was singing them last night. Hahaha! I even watched part of it last night. I have the CD somewhere. I need to put it on my iPod. Anyway my fingers are hurting from typing. Apparetnly I type really fast. That is what everyone says. I don't type slow and i guess I type fast. But I don't know. I have been told that I was ADD. I believe that everyone is ADD. One of my friends is ADDBJ (ADD because of Jacob(her boyfriend)) It is funny. People should comment because I like comments and they make me happy so if you want me to be happy comment. If you don't want me to be happy, comment. (and if you don't want me to be happy you are evil and i should shun you) Well anyway. bye
Addie

Thursday, February 7, 2008

New Blog

Hey! I switched accounts so this is my new blog. I don't have much to say other than my sister got baptised yesterday.