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Friday, December 31, 2004

Out with the Old and in with the New 

So this will be the last post of the new year. You know, it's so much easier to post when there are no classes :D. Well for me, Chris never posts on breaks, Amanda is like me and posts more on breaks and my big...well, let's just say his never really changes lol. I hope everyone out there has a happy and SAFE (see the stress on that?) New Year. Be responsible in all of your decisions and ring in 2005 however you see fit. Speaking of fit, anyone making resolutions out there? I plan on loosing weight and getting into shape, but I'm not making it my resolution. I'm doing for the sheer fact that if I don't come May I'll be miserable for 3 weeks, and more than likely the whole summer. But this is going to be one of the hardest things I've ever done in life. I have to change my life style. There is no turning back on this. No matter what I do I must be consistent. That is the key. It's a combination of things, no miracles here. If I watch how much I eat, what I eat, and exercise everyday then I'll be flying high. Just saying that seems easy, but it's going to kick my butt. But hey, we all need a good butt-kicking once and a while. Ok everyone, have a Great New Year, and see you in 2005!

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Saturday, December 25, 2004

Merry Christmas! 

Ah, Christmas Day it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Here in a few minutes I'll be going to my mom's family and spend the day with them. The last time I was up there was before this past semester started...darn marching band! I tried to update last week before I left for camp, but I either hit a wrong button or my computer decided not to work. Grades this semester are ok, a 3.5 overall G.P.A. I made an A on my theory term paper I pulled out of my butt the night before it was due! I still wound up with a B in the class, but that's fine, because I did learn quite a bit in the class. The paper though made my day Thursday, especially after my hearing. I did pass all my scales though, and I can do a recital next semester! I just wished I had played the music at the level I am capable of for the faculty. Biology was ok, came out with a B in the class, not to shabby for someone who fell asleep almost everyday...yay osmosis :) . CIS was an easy A, had the highest grade out of the whole class. History I got a B in, but I like the class, Mr. Acord is awesome. Now after 2 1/2 years I am a senior...and after 2 1/2 more years I can graduate. Sad isn't it? And I've not slacked on anything. Never dropped a class because I was failing it. This is me working my butt off and it still taking 5 years to get a degree. They should change it so our scholarships last 5 years instead of 4. But this blog is entitled Christmas, not school...so I hope everyone has enjoyed the time with their families and all the cool gifts they got. I now have a jacket instead of always wearing my black overcoat. I can now go without fearing the fashion police...even though I never feared them anyway. I now have a flat screen monitor for my computer! I can't wait to go back and try it out! Eww...that means going back to school. Idlest now though when I drive anywhere I will have a radar detector. That was from my dad. Too bad I didn't have that thing a little sooner, but even then it wouldn't have helped lol. Speaking of the Jeep, we ran into a little trouble coming back from Canton last Sunday. I was driving in West Virginia and I was getting sleepy. I kept pushing myself to try and make it to the next big town Charleston. But when I got 15 miles from it, I dozed off. I then awoke to the rumble strips and being startled over corrected my stearing. Which made my jeep start to go into the guardrail. The driverside front bumper grinded along the rail, and then the jeep finished spinning around and the back driver side bumper stopped the car. I was so scared I was going to be stranded in West Virginia and that Josh or my dad would have to come and get me. But when I got out to look at the car, the only thing damaged were the bumpers, nothing else was harmed. A man behind me pulled over and came up to help me and even flagged down an ambulance who called a sheriff to come out. This held up my progress but atleast these people were nice and in the Christmas spirit. The sheriff was really nice, he even had his radio set to K-Love, which is a big Christian radio station. One of my favorite Mercy Me songs came on and it was so true, I've never been more Homesick than now. So, I believe that's a big enough blog for you all to chew on. I'll post sometime later, till then take it easy!

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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Finals Week 

Ah, so I just started Finals this week. But let's back up to the end of last week first. So, this past Sunday our quartet played at The Morehead Church of God, the one right behind Wal-mart. This gig almost didn't happen. Thursday we tried playing the music for Dr. Baker and we sounded like crap! We had no inner pulse, and we weren't blending at all. It was like a bunch of divas. But after this wake up call we pulled our heads out of our butts and kicked it into overdrive. By Saturday we were ready to go, and Matt Kimmons didn't have to pull something out of his butt for the church service. The gig went really, the pastor even asked us to play "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" at the end of the service. After the service was over I left Morehead to go home for a little while to have my parents finish filling out some of my forms for Bluecoats, and since I didn't have any finals on Monday I spent the night. Now, I can start off with today. So Josh and I went to CIS 101 to sit there and watch people give their presentations and to see our final grades, I had the highest average in the class, woohoo! Next, we had our Biology final. If I had to worry about a final this would have been the one, but it wasn't hard at all. Tomorrow is reading day, so it's tuba/euph. time at the hospital and nursing home. Then Thursday is my "hell day". I have my flute test at 8am, then my hearing at 9, music history at 10:15, and then theory at 12:45. But I'll get through it, nothing too bad on any of these. Friday I have no finals, but I have to be in Canton at 8pm. So I'll leave here around 1 to get to Canton about 6, grab a bite to eat and then report in. I'll be there for the weekend, and I can finally go home that Sunday. Hopefully I'll go home with a contra!!! :D All right, that's all for now, I'll post Monday or Tuesday of next week to say how camp went, and what my grades are, but till then take it easy!

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Friday, December 03, 2004

Bloooooooo!!! 

Wow, this week has been hectic and I'm so glad it's over. So I turned in my Theory IV term paper in today, after I stayed up till 6 this morning finishing it. I know, I know, I procrastinate too much, but at least it's done. So, Tharp and I have our hearing coming up at the end of this semester, and for once I'm really not worried about it. I have almost all of the Strauss Horn Concerto under my fingers, and I'm kicking the snot out of Aboriginal Voices. The only thing not going is the duet we are going to play, we just need time to practice it together though and it'll be ok. This semester is almost over and I can't wait! Truely the time has flown by, and the feeling of Christmas is all around me, makes me happy :D. I'm starting to see all my college time start to come together and the end is near, but I'm going to enjoy the time I still have in college. Thanksgiving break was very relaxing...well at least the first 2 days. Wednesday I was awaken at 8 in the morning by my cell phone...guess who! Kristina calling me once again, apologizing and then telling me she doesn't know why she did what she did last semester but she wanted me to know that she liked me more than she did Moose. Guess being nice to the girl ain't workin' so I'm going to have to be blunt next time I hear from her. Oh, she also is getting a divorce now...if she ever got married in the first place. But I can't let that bother me. Thursday was wonderful, having my family around and good food to eat, God definitely blessed me with a wonderful family and home. But now to post on what my title says. So, this past weekend I had camp in Canton, OH for Bluecoats. I stayed with Kyle Kennedy on Friday where we had some crazy good times lol, and then left his house for Canton on Saturday morning. At the camp I met some fellow Sinfonians and I even ran into four Morehead people! One of them got cut the first night, but the other three were asked to come back to the next camp in December, I hope they make it. Anyway, my first experience playing on these brand new Yamaha contras...ohhhhhh, I never want to go back to a sousaphone! These played so much better! But anyway several of the people trying out were high schoolers around 16-18 years old, and they weren't terrible players, just young and inexperienced. So I went in and played my audtion for the tuba tech. and I gave a really good audition. We wouldn't find out how we did until the next day near the end of camp. So after sleeping on a gym floor and then using a public shower (which neither of these were as bad as I thought they would be) and some marching and playing, I go meet the tuba tech. outside the room we were rehearsing in. He tells me he has heard about 30 contras out of the past 2 camps, 8 or 9 in Texas and 22 in Ohio. And out of these 30 players I was one of his top 3 players! He offered me a contract right there! He even told me that I would be one of the most important players in the line. I was almost dumbfounded. I figured I could make it in, but make it in that easy, wow. So, this summer I will be touring with the Bluecoats drum and bugle corps. And at the end of this summer, I'm going to look totally different lol. They also told us the day of move in...May 21. Sorry Chris, I can't be at your wedding bro. I really want to be there, but this is my last opportunity to do corps. And yes I know you only get married once, and I could have done corps. anytime before this. But you could get married anytime before then, or after...the point is I wasn't ready for drum corps. till now and you weren't ready for marriage till now. Just wanted to beat you to the argument bro ;). Maybe the summer after this I can visit you and Rena. Or I may tour near Washington and you could come see me perform. One day bro, I will get out there to visit. All right, after only getting 2 hours of sleep last night, I'm tired and going to bed. Take it easy!

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