*Sneeze*

I think my previously cheerful attitude has jinked my health. I made it through Christmas and my B-day ok, but now I'll have to face New Years with a cold. Which, is horrible, since I go back to school in TWO DAYS. *faints*

(Also, I just found out that 20 of my post titles have exclamation marks in them, which is over half. Gosh, I hope my cheerful phase is over, and I can get back to my usual gloomy self. I think I'm ok, though. I made up a weird after-christmas carol today, to the tune of Christmas Gloria. It goes, "Christmas is over, and I'm depressed! Here comes the sorrow, and all the stress! I feel so gloomy, as the tree comes down! Christmas, come back to town!"
Hmmm...am I scaring you already?)

Well, I have to go and do "laundry duty," ick.

So long and farewells!

The Best Day EVER!!!

In first period, we went to the coffee house, (a fundraiser to raise money for the library) where I got to eat/drink some holiday themed stuff, watch people playing chess/checkers, and listen to some very sad Karaoke singers.

In the end I kind of just walked around with some of my friends and talked. Maybe I would have played checkers, or something, but the library was packed with people. The description of the food line was "so close, yet so far". Seriously, I was three feet away from delicious brownies, and the line was moving like snails! There were also raffles you could enter. I bought three tickets and put them toward some good prizes.

Then, after the coffee house, my whole team gathered together to watch "Elf", which was pretty fun, considering it's one of my favorite movies. After that was another trip to the coffeehouse, thanks to my Study Hall teacher. And then came "Home Alone", snacks, and finally....yes, another trip to the coffeehouse, for my third cup of hot chocolate.

At the end came the best part, considering that I'm almost never lucky.
That's right...I won a raffle!

I came home with 4 tickets to the Regal Cinema, and a gift card to Blockbuster. I call it my "before birthday present". Yup, my birthday is the day after Christmas. Not the best date if you don't like two days of presents in a row, but I've gotten used to it. Plus, I get two parties. One with my family on my birthday, and one with my friends in May.

I so happy, I'm so happy!!! Plus, the first day of break is tomorrow, and I can finally relax. So, I'm off to watch this cool movie I got from the library called "Christmas in the Clouds."
See ya!

P.S. (Whatever that really means...)
Sorry for the typos, but I think all of this sugar is affecting my brain!

Caroling, and Cookies

I 'm currently suffering from sugar overdose, due to the two cookies and cups of cocoa I had last night. Why? Because I went caroling with the rest of the school's Builders Club...

I was just going to skip the whole thing, since I'm not the most active member, but someone asked me if I was going, and in the end I decided to attend.

When I got there, I picked up the sheet of carols and looked around. No one was there.
Baaad sign. Soon, however, some people I knew arrived, and we got to practicing singing. It was kind of fun at first, but after we walked to this senior home, sang, and talked on the way there and back, I was having a great time!

Then, we arrived back at the school, we were presented with delicious sugar cookies smothered with creamy icing, and steaming cups of tounge-burning cocoa. (Sorry, I'm in descriptive mode, all of the sudden.) So...I'm feeling great.

I have to go! I'm getting ready for tomorrow, the last day of school before break, and the school Coffeehouse. (More details about the Coffee thing, tomorrow. All I'm saying is that it sounds really fun!)

Quotes

So, following up the concert thing, I'm going post some quotes from our band teacher. He really hates the drummers on our team. (The pull your hair and scream exasperated, kind of hate.)

It's mostly because if you look at the class troublemakers/attention seekers, they happen to be all drummers. Don't get me wrong, some of them are ok, or else band would be a total disaster! It's just that when our band teacher gets mad, he seems to take it out on them.

So...straight from the school band-room, some quotes from my band teacher to the drummers.

1) "Can't you even keep a beat? Just get a radio!"
2) "Why are you even in band?!"
3) "Have any of you even looked at your grades?!"
4) "To some of you I really want to show my nice side! But with some of the drummers, I just want to take them around to the back of the school and teach them a lesson!"

Hmmm...I'm sure there is more, but I can't think of any at the second. Oh yeah, there is the one he said to the parents on concert night...

5) "I don't think we could have anymore drummers....if you get your kid to switch to French Horn, I'll pay you!"

*looks at what was just written*

Oh no! I hope I don't sound too mean. I'm not trying to make my band teacher look bad or anything, I just thought his quotes would make a cool entry on the blog. I mean, he's not my favorite teacher on earth, but he isn't that bad.

So, I guess that wraps everything up. I'm off...to make homemade dog biscuits. See ya!

(By the way, the dog biscuit thing is true...unfortunately...)

Brava! (I wish...)

Yeah, my band/choir concert was two days ago. So...I was nervous. I was really worried that I was going to screw up. I mean, I've only been playing the keyboard bass for two months!

And, not to change the subject, but what happened to the name of my instrument? During Summer Band it was called "Keyboard Tuba", and now all of a sudden everyone hits me with the "Keyboard Bass" thing. And my music still says "Tuba" in the corner! So...do I play bass, or tuba? Is there a difference, or is everyone just trying to mess with my mind?!

Sorry, *calms down*. Now, back to the concert. I played ok. I got three songs, and the other player got two. That would have been great, if I didn't get the three songs I didn't like. But at least I didn't make major mistakes.

And the choir part was cool too, and everyone clapped when the concert was over, so in the end the experience was a thumbs up.

The only part I really hated was dressing up. I was dreading the afternoon where I had to put on that annoying blouse and dress pants. Hmm....well at least I was allowed to skip the dress pants. Instead I wore these ok-looking black cords.

So...I've got to stop writing. We're getting some ice cream from Coldstone as a celebration, yum!

SNOW!

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

By Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

(This reminds me of the woods near our house. They were breathtaking the other day, coated in white wonder. When I was outside, I remembered this, and decided to post it.)