I don't do school/Off to Homer

I'm only really going to one day of school this week, because we've had an inservice, then two ice days. So I went Tuesday. I'm not sure if we'll have school tomorrow. Even if we do, I'm leaving at 10 for HOMER!!! I'm really excited as you can tell. FFA trips are my favorite. So I'd probably better get packing.

More vid and a wonderful day

Here's another video from California. We're stuffing six kids in a Weaver Nest, (thought it would be a good photo op) and then of course they started fighting.

Had a spectacular day on Friday, Jazz Choir and Class Act sang at the Palmer Art's Council's Annual meeting, and for some reason, even though I had a cold, the quartet sang really really well! It was so flattering for everyone there to be freaking out about us, it was really awesome. Makes me excited for the next time we get to sing. And it made me think about how great it is that I've been able to participate in that quartet in high school. I have to thank Apryll Walker, who helped us so much starting my Freshman year. And the girls I sing with are my best friends: Irene, Sara, Madison, Kendra, and Morgan, I love you guys so much! Thank you for always being there for me. And Randy, of course, our current director, is fabulous as well. I am blessed to have such a neat opportunity. Now for some pictures through the years...

Our first fair performance...I had forgotten how I much I love those striped polyester shirts!

Field attack

Another very memorable uniform.

Friday Fling and Irene's first appearance.

Our CD Cover "Alaska Girls Have Class"

Singing at the Madrigal

Alright, here's the last one, the only group photo I managed to get when we sang for the PND Party. You can tell from this picture that we are insane. Sorry Irene, you're only half in the picture, haha. I'm sure the Moss' have some nicer ones. (HEM HEM Madison you should send them to me :) )

Well, I just accidently burned some cookies, so I'd probably better go. Plus, I have a lot more bragging about myself to do filling out these scholarship applications. That gets really annoying. Anyway, peace out.

Two blogs in only two days...must be some kinda record...

I should be working on scholarship applications. I think I figured out how to put movie clips on here, so here is a taste of California for you: This first one is at our house, in the pool where we spent a lot of time. There's Melissa on the side, James holding screaming Louis, I am holding Daisy, Calvin's holding Andy, Keith's got Ty, and Richard has Avery. I think that's everyone in there. My favorite part, "You don't want to jump? Just c'mere then"

Back to the Freezing Cold

Well California was wonderful, but life must go on, right? I'll do a post later about the trip, when Mom gets back from Utah and I can (if I'm tech savvy enough) download a few video clips. Mom got bumped in Utah twice, Rita three times, so while I have to go to school, they are loading up the cash. No fair!

My goal this semester is to be much more optimistic. Although I'm doing okay, I must admit that it sounded easier when I was not in school. During Physics I almost lost it completely. But I'm so close to being done, I just love to think, "one more semester...and I never have to take high school English again." That really cheers me up.

I finished Beyond the Chocolate War over break. It wasn't that spectacular, I was bummed. It wasn't bad, but compared to the first book it was disappointing, so I don't reccomend it. I do reccomend The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. It's a short, quick read but I really enjoyed it. Micah gave me a compilation of C.S. Lewis works for Christmas, so I'm excited about working my way through them.

Another positive thing about my life is that we're actually studying poetry that I enjoy and appreciate in English class. The poet is Elizabeth Bishop, and she writes about real issues, using real words that people can connect with, like "dentist's office" or "oil-soaked". No namby-pamby poetry abstract garbage, which is nice. She reminds me a lot of Sophie Hannah, I love her stuff as well.

I get to go to Homer for thier Take-Off next weekend, and I am SO excited! They've even invited me to their dance. This sounds weird, but I'm really jazzed to put my official dress on again, it feels like it's been forever. I love FFA trips.

I really need to go to bed now. Class Act is singing tomorrow at the Mental Health Conference, should be good. It's a pretty big gig, we get to skip school and go into Anchorage and everything.

One photo tonight, just to practice putting pictures up in the right spot.


Alaska State Officers with a California delegate at the Wrangler Dinner

On top of the world!

I'm so excited right now. Christmas is going to rock! Those who know me well have probably already figured out that I've been pretty unhappy recently. Well, not anymore. Depression stops here, and it stops now. You want to know why?

Well I'm not going to tell you why. Just know that my life is awesome right now. Nothing can get me down.

Hey Guys

I need to go to bed soon...or actually more like an hour ago, because Class Act is singing twice tomorrow. We have a really pretty religious song worked up called,"This is the Christ". At first I didn't really like it, but it's definately grown on me.

Here are some pictures I thought I'd post tonight.

The Original Class Act: 2007

New Class Act, Church Prom 2008

Anything Goes, 2008

With two of my favorite people, Rayne and Mom, after winning Grand Champion at the fair this year.

So, one thing that can be a strength and a weakness about me is that I'm very pragmatic. I'm very disciplined, very practical. This helps me out a lot, when it comes to getting things done, and not letting romantacism or self pity get in the way of getting things done. But it's also terrible, because I don't relate to people very well. I feel like a robot. And I wish I was a little more romantic, and a lot more fun. Something to work on I guess.

To start, someone should teach me how to make my blog more cute and less like an English report. And tell me how to put pictures on here without it being a total pain in the butt.

Speaking of practical, on Thursday Mr. Fry let us out of Physics (6th period) early, a shocker!, so we got an extra hour and a half of Christmas Break. I spent about an hour of it at the Public Library. It sounds terrible, but I really enjoyed myself. I checked out some more Robert Cormier books, I'm working on Beyond the Chocolate War. I was sceptical, because really, how can you follow The Chocolate War? But if anyone can, Cormier can I guess.

Anyways, I'm going to sleep now. Peace.

Almost Christmas

Only 3 more days of school and a few more finals, then I'm finally free for Christmas!
I'm so excited because Morgan is here already, Micah is coming late on the 19th and Kendra is coming on the 21st! Too bad Grainger won't be there. My Christmas checklist includes:

1. SLEEP
2. Make a Gingerbread house
3. Caroling party
4. Sledding
5. Maybe a hot date
6. Snow Ball dance with the Partner's Club
7. Trip to CALIFORNIA!
8. Scholarship Apps...this one isn't so exciting maybe I should have left it off
9. Sending a Christmas package to Elder Blackett
10. Chocolate Party (hopefully we have time)
11. Disneylanding it up
12. Getting a tan maybe

So my list is pretty generic and not very exciting, but don't worry. There will be lots of fun had in the next few weeks!

But right now, I need to finish my english assignments that my teacher refuses to grade. She makes me SO mad.