Choir concert tonight! Should I be worried? Yes. Am I? For the most part, YES.

Though not for myself. Just in general. I better go get my costume together. Josh was nice enough to rip and paint a shirt for my "zombie" costume. Which I'm going to use for my thriller dance! I'll post later this weekend how everything went, and how we did at State. I just gotta go. See ya later! :)

Is school over yet?

It's been a long week. And I've missed my computer. AND I'm desperately longing for Summer Vacation. But I did have a relatively good weekend. Here's a rundown:

Friday: Ensemble dress rehearsal and First session of Vocal Workshop. Rehearsal went well, but I was still nervous about a few little things, but nothing drastic. And the vocal workshop was.....interesting. Definitely not what I expected! It was basically a yoga session that you use to warm up your body for singing, and speaking. I didn't see it. But I went along with it, because everyone was into it, so I figured that it would be a good experience. I was right. It was definitely different, but I enjoyed it. The only downside was that I didn't get home until 10:00. And I was sleepy.

Saturday: Second vocal session and ensemble concert: Second vocal session at nine-five, and straight to concert. The session went well, it just felt long. Though I did learn a lot of cool techniques, and I got a good workout! And then it was time for the concert. I had to be there early to go over some pieces with my teacher. Seeing that I was having trouble with a few spots made me nervous. But it was time for the concert, and I got through it! And it went really well! I feel very satisfied with my performances, especially that I was able to change from violin to saxophone accordingly. That was pretty funny. All in all it was great. :)

Sunday: Piano recital. The one performance that I get nervous and dread out of all of my performances. I went over my piece a million times that morning, until I finally got it! So I was like, OK, it's all good, just don't get nervous. And what do I do? I get up to the piano, and have a seizure in my hands. That is, that's what it looked like. Try playing piano like that! Of course I messed up, which made my nerves worse. BUT I did get the section I was having constant trouble with correct. Of course. But the point it, I got through it, and it's over, and I'm on to other things. Yay. :) And I got to end the day with rehearsal, which was great!

And this week I have my choir concert. Well, now it's more like tomorrow I have my concert, and Friday I have State! And Mrs. Bowen flew off the handle, and did her whole "it's the last straw you will be punished" spill that she goes on about once every two weeks. Except this time she's really pushed it. She's not going to let us practice for our concert, or State anymore. If we mess up, it's our problem, not hers. Smart. Little does she realize that the parents will see Mrs. Bowen as the authority figure, and a bad performance by us puts a bad rep on her. But we can't say that. Because she will interrupt
Ah!!! Sorry. I'm just annoyed because I didn't get to finish this blog. It's now 10:00, I'm home from rehearsal, and I finally have a moment of peace! It's kind of hard to write a blog when you have your brother looming over your shoulder. Anyways, tomorrow night is our concert, and to be honest.....now that my frustration has settled a bit, I think I'm just going to take it moment by moment and hope for the best. And I always have rehearsal to look forward to! Well, except for tomorrow, all I have to look forward to tomorrow is Mr. Bradley being a jerk(once again). And I have to tell him that I won't be in class Friday because of state. You know what he'll do? He'll look at me like I'm an idiot and grill me on the fact that I didn't tell him sooner. And I'll lose. Again. And I have Mr. Garlington and the massive paper to look forward to. Fun. AND Mrs. Bowen. AND reviewing for my test on physics. And all I can say is, "Can I stay home tomorrow" Nope. *sigh*
Guess I better go do homework. I'm saddened at the thought that I probably won't get to write in my blog until next Wednesday. Which means that next time I write this blog:

• The concert will be over
• we will have gone to state
• tech week will be halfway through

etc. etc etc....

Gotta go. Mom's home. UGH. 'night! :)

Wednesday, hump day, get this week over with day!!

Today has been alright. Though it started out terribly. Just to wrap it in one sentence, all I have to say is Thank you, Mr. Bradley, for further emphasizing the fact that yes: I am sick, and yes: I am having constant uncontrolable coughing fits, and pointing it out in the middle of a test does not help my stress level, it will just make the situation worse! So that was my morning. Thank goodness I have a kind and way too gracious mother(who I don't deserve BTW) who came to pick me up in second period, and went out of her way on her busiest day of the week to take me to the doctor! So thanks to her, I have a prescription, and will hopefully recover soon. Hopefully. Though the fact that the stale air in the school is filled with student's germs, the smell of drugs and secondhand smoke, and the smell of the boy's bathroom(which is probably the worst of the three.) my recovery will probably not occur anytime soon. Great.
Seeing as my grades are slowly spiraling downward, and I'm just trying to pass my classes, my Mom took my laptop away "indefinitely". Thanks Mom. So I'm sneaking around on the other three computers in the house, which is not easy when your family always knows where you are. It's even harder to blog, when you do NOT want your family to see what you're writing! So to my dismay, my blog entries will be few until the end of the school year. Sadness.
Though it's probably a good thing, seeing as my schedule is almost borderline ridiculous at the moment. Here's what's coming up in the(very near) future:
Ensemble Concert: This Saturday. I will be playing violin and saxophone, and will be singing Susan Boyle's version of "I dreamed a dream". This will be good.
Piano Recital: Next day. Who knew it was this soon? Now I'm frantically practicing every chance I get, because I'm not prepared. Yet.
Spring Choir Concert: Next Thursday. We'll do fine, as always. I'll have fun, as always. I'll just be miserable in choir everyday leading up to it, because everyone will be cranky, and Mrs. Bowen likes to take her frustration out on me. Who knew I was such an easy target? Not me apparently.
State Choir Competition: Next Friday. As in, the day after the concert! It doesn't help that we have to be ready to leave at seven a.m. And we're not ready, because we've been using all of our energy on the concert. Personally I think State is just as important, but that's just a sophmore's opinion, so it doesn't matter. hah.
Music Man: May 7. Is it really that close?! I feel like we just started! This is probably the one activity I'm enjoying the most. Even though I have rehearsal every night, I immensely enjoy it. I particulary enjoy this show because it is the first show that I dance more than I sing! And boy do I dance. It's going to be amazing, I can guarantee it.
Government Test: May 1. I think. I don't know. I'm DREADING it. I'd rather jump out of the window than take this test. Why oh why did I sign up for AP? Oh wait, I didn't. Mr. Bradley signed me up for it. He keeps telling me that I'm doing alright, but it's all a lie! I'm drowing, drowing I tell you! I hate that class. Now, there are times when the class is alright, but I was not, and am still not ready for college courses! But I have to do it. I have no choice. I've already signed the paperwork, and filled in all the bubbles! Maybe I'll faint. Will fainting get me out of the 4 FRQ's that I have to do in 100 minutes?(That's write four papers in response to four questions in 100 minutes BTW.) I can't faint anyway, I've never been good at it. Maybe I'll just walk out of the classroom. No. I'm not that brave. I wish I was! But I would feel bad about it anyway. My Mom didn't pay 86 dollars for me to fail, did she? Though she and I both know that the prospect of me getting those 3 hours of college credit are very low. I can talk and talk all that I want, but it's not going to change the fact that I still have to take the test. So I'll go fourth *raises sword* and conquer! *drops heavy sword and falls into ravine* See how I feel?
Tap recital: Week after school's out. I'm pretty excited about this. My first dance recital! And I'm tapping! I've always wanted to tap. This will be fun. I just need to get to class more often. *sigh* Why do my activities have to overlap?
Governor's School: June 3rd! Ahh I'm so excited! It's going to be great. Though I have to get over these mountians before I can get to this victory lap. It'll all be worth it in the end :)
So that's what is in my near future. Whoot. Though what's even closer is my physical science test tomorrow.....which I better go study for. Which means I better go. Now. Bye!

Nice weekend, now back to school.

I've had a great weekend. A little stressful, because I had to get my project done, but overall pretty nice. Our adventures at TVA were fun, I enjoyed filming and walking around the plant. I loved especially that we went for milkshakes afterward! When we made it home, everyone took naps, and then it was time for homework. And then sleep. LOL
Sunday was alright. I enjoyed singing the choir special "I Am", though coughing every two measures was fun. But I love the song, so it was alright. After we made it home, everyone...took naps. After church naps are the best. But then we had to wake up, and it was time to work on my project and homework. Fun. But everything's finished! And I can't wait to present my project today! Ok maybe I'm a little nervous, but how bad can it be? The majority of it is my video, and then I'll just conclude with a few words. No problem! Except for the fact that I'm a terrible speaker. Kind of strange coming from a singer, right? LOL I'll just get there and see how it goes :)
And today is going to be majorly busy, I have music lessons, tap class, and rehearsal tonight! Yeah, I guess I'm too busy, but that feeling of accomplishment in the end will be awesome! Bye now, off to school!

Yayayayayayayay Saturday!

Yayit'sSaturday! :D
Last night was ahmazing. At Music Man rehearsal, we ran through the entire show. It was rough, but now everyone has an idea of the order of the show, where they need to be when, and the overall flow of the show. I love runthroughs! Why does everyone get so stressed? I guess I don't get stressed because I have way too many other things to be stressed about! Anyways, any day I get to be with my theatre friends is a good day. Especially when they're willing to deal with my picture taking fetish! :)
And this morning I'm about to leave to TVA to work on my energy project. We had to choose a source of energy and tell why it's the best type of energy. I chose coal. Don't worry, I'll convince even you that coal is the most conveniant and best source!
Well, I'm off!

ahhh Friday. I am a happy person!

This week has been so hard. After taking two tests(one which I didn't know I had to take until the day before), than realizing that I was having trouble finding the light at the end of the tunnel(turns out I've been walking backwards) I just dropped. Though after two days of crying and tiny panick attacks, I'm feeling a little better. I guess being involved in a tap recital, a choir concert, and ensemble concert, and Music Man, is a little much. Though the ensemble ends next week, the choir concert is in three weeks, Music Man is in almost a month, and the tap recital is the week after school. So it's not like this is going to last forever. And it's Friday, so that's always nice :)
I'll feel so much better in five weeks, when school is over. Why does it feel like it will never end? Because it is draggging! It feels like every day goes by sooo. Slowly.
But having friends and supporting you helps. Especially when you're not in your right mind. LOL
Music Man rehearsal tonight! I'm so excited, we've accomplished so much in the past two weeks. It's going to be amazing. :)
Now I'm off to school! Wait.....school......;)

Weekends almost over. Bummer.

These past two days have been pretty nice.

Yesterday:

Haircut: To put it in a nutshell, I got a thirty five dollar haircut, to fix the eight dollar haircuts I've been getting for the past year. Let me just say that my hair is happy once again, and I think I'll have good hair days for quite a while. And after my layers grow out I just might get a new look for Governor's School!

TN Tech for costume fitting: Who knew that I was only supposed to be there for 20 minutes? Go figure. Instead of getting a complete fitting, they just gave us a paper saying what type of costumes we needed to get. Lovely. But, Elizabeth was going to be there until four when she would get her headshot, so Mom let me chill with her the afternoon. Score! We helped out and did little odd jobs(more like she, I just talked and made people laugh). Than we drove over to Sonic. That was fun. We talked about things we wanted to do before she left. And we talked about music, and how 90's grundge is NOT emo music, and how I've always liked it, without knowing it. Go figure. I got a pineapple-strawberry-limeade cooler. Which I made her say five times before she ordered it. That was entertaining. She got a chicken dinner. I made fun of her because getting a "chicken dinner" at a fast food joint means that she's lived in TN too long. Which is why I guess she's leaving. LOL Then we drove back to TNN Tech and chilled with other theatre people until they had their headshots, then I had to leave for the Luke 14 banquet. Overall a great afternoon. Gotta Love best friends! :D

Luke 14 banquet: The Luke 14 banquet is something my church does yearly for children with special needs. Since they probably don't get to go out and do things like this often, we throw a huge carnival-like thing with animals, a dunking booth, and tons of games. And food. That's where my Mom comes in; she's was in charge of getting and cooking all of the food for that evening. Dad and Andrew were handling the snakes and letting the guests pet them. Then Dad had to go to work and Andrew went off to chill with his friends. Thanks Andrew. And that's where I came in the picture. I arrived JUST in time for Dad to leave for work and for him to leave me with the snakes. Which I had to handle. By myself. I don't handle the snake by myself. So my Mom sent down this guy named Logan, who is in the military, which apparently means that he can handle snakes. As long as I didn't have to hold the snakes for two hours, I would of delt with anyone for all I cared! It ended up going really well. He handled the snakes, and when someone came up to the booth, I told them about the snakes and talked to them. They were so sweet. Not a lot of people realize that kids and adults with special needs have personalities, and are not vegetables. And they make you smile. Well, they made me smile the whole night. By the end of the carnival, Andrew had one me a dolphin necklace, Mom had cooked 100 pounds of baked beans(or more!) and I had watched kids squeal about touching a snake. It was fun. And as a little perk, our booth was right next to the peacock cage! Win. And right before we left, I got to pet these giant Norweigan water dogs, who were bigger than Saint Bernards. I think I want one now :)

Overall I throughly enjoyed my Saturday.

And today:

Church: We got to sing "Thou Oh Lord" again as our special, which BTW is my favorite special! I love singing the A at the end. And listening to all of the seperate parts perfectly merging together, and watching people standing up and applauding at how moving the song was. Because it is. It was great. And I got to do it in two services! Score!

And now I'm studying for a greek test(which I was supposed to have on Friday, but G didn't finish making the test. Thanks) and a government test(which apparently we weren't ready for according to Mr. Bradley. Go bureaucracy! UGH...). And I just finished studying physical science with Mom. Am I the only one who thinks it isn't fair to "teach" two chapters in five days? I think yes. And we have a test on it on Tuesday, which will be almost impossible to study for because I have rehearsal and music lessons Monday night. And if I "whine" in their words to the teacher? They'll say I need to learn to find out what I "really" want to do with my time and learn time management. They just don't get it, do they? UGH.

I better get back to studying. I just thought I'd make up for my short entries with this big one. Nice, right? LOL

Oh and one more thing: Where do I want to be right now instead of the "Katie Cave"?(which I have deemed my room.) Outside! It's beautiful outside, it's seventy degrees, and here I am, in the semi dark, studying. You know how The Mad Hatter does that dance at the end of the movie when they kill the Jabberwocky? I will do that dance at the end of the school year. I promise.

Caption for pic: I want to be where that kid is. He looks so happy. And the beach. Ohhh how I would love to be at the beach. *sigh*

Whooooh It's the Weekend :)

Well, last night we had Elizabeth's big amazing surprise b-day party. It worked. She didn't expect a thing. And of course the first thing she said after thirty seconds of shock was "I can't believe you kept your mouth shut!" Thanks, Elizabeth. LOL It was fun, about 13 people were there. Then she broke the news. Her Dad is getting a job in Ohio, and they're moving in July after Governor's School. Geez. Saying that I don't do well with bad news is an understatement. It took all of my will to not cry. And then we got out in the parking lot, she looked at me, and I started bawling my eyes out. Lovely. And why was it that I was the only one crying? Hello? My best friend is moving away! I mean, everyone else there had someone else that they considered their best friend, so they were just losing a cool friend who throws lots of parties, but I'm losing the friend who I share just about every inside joke in my book! And right before her senior year! This sucks. But I'm being selfish. I shouldn't cry! She's the one who's moving from her theatre company, her friends, the school where she sees those friends everyday. But anyways, that's how I'm feeling right now. I think I'm going to right a list of happy things.

• Elizabeth's birthday: That's a happy thing, she's going to be 17!
• It is the weekend.: That's always a good thing.
• I'm getting a haircut in half an hour. Wait. Half an hour! I better go!

Goodness I'm going to be late. LOL

:)

If I have to hear the word bureaucracy again I think I'll scream. Happy Thursday!

Whooh today is suit day in latin, which means I'm dressing up! I know, shocking. And today is also my government test, which is about(as you probably guessed) bureaucracy. UGH! So sick of government. But....I do have rehearsal today, which makes me happy. *sigh* Wish me luck! :)

Good day

Today has been a good day. With no homework, a great afternoon playing basketball before Music Man rehearsal, and ending the evening with crotcheting three necklaces, I'm going to bed with a smile on my face :)
Goodnight everyone :)

My entry for Disney D23 contest entry:

If I had the chance to spend the night in DisneyWorld, oh the adventures I would have! I would sit on a bench, right in front of Cinderella's Castle, and marvel at the beauty and let it spark my imagination to new levels. I would ride Big Thunder Railroad, and scream as loud as I could, without worrying about any strange looks. I would Not ride It's a Small World, that ride would be creepy riding it by yourself. I would wave my hands in the air while riding space mountian. I would grab a frozen lemonade and an icecream cone, and watch the fireworks over the Castle(best seats of course) I would get dizzy on the Mad Tea Party, and giggle at Donald's misfortunes at the Philharmagic. To end my marvelous night in the Magic Kingdom, I would wind up at the Castle once again, and let my wishes and dreams and wishes soar into the night sky. All in all, I would let myself become a little kid again, and wallow in the joy and magic that is DisneyWorld.

eh. I'm not a very good writer. Putting my emotions onto paper isn't a talent I have. But, I didn't think this was too bad. eh? ;)

Ugh....Mondays...back to reality.

Yesterday was incredible. Easter morning that is. We had a crowd of over 750 people in the first service, and the majority of them were moved by our songs. What an amazing feeling. The only bad part of giving my all in worship is that it takes all of the energy out of me. I came home completely drained, and a little grouchy because nobody new why I wouldn't say anything. Good thing God made Sundays a day for no work! I took a nice, long nap. When I woke up I was in a slightly better, little more groggy mood. And then I realized that I had to study for my physical science test. I studied from 4 to 11. Not fun. Apparently that's how long it takes for me to learn nuclear reactions. Lovely. But now it's Monday morning, and looking back, I had a pretty good long weekend. :)

And now we're starting over at Monday.

This week is going to be incredibly busy. I have Music Man rehearsal every day this week, which means I'm going to miss all of my dance classes. I have music lessons today, and I didn't practice at all last week. AND I have school, which is going to make all of my after school activities miserable, because of the studying I'll have to do late at night after getting home. After thinking about everything I have to do this week, ,I'd rather hide under the covers with a pillow over my head.

Now it's time to face the music. Oh. Boy. All I want to do write now is sit in the passenger seat of a car, with music blaring, windows open, and the open road in front of me. I like the passenger seat better because you get to appreciate your surroundings better. Argh. Why can't summer come sooner? I want Governor's School and all the perks that come with summer to be here!

Sleepover! What a great way to start a long weekend :)

• So about two hours ago I got home from a great sleepover with my best friend Elizabeth. It was great. Don't you love it when you have a friend who you can just chill and do nothing, without constant conversation? It's nice. Here's a few things we did:
  
• How to Train Your Dragon: Elizabeth said that I absolutely HAD to see it, so we got there before the movie theatre opened right after school. When they finally opened, we got our tickets, our popcorn and drinks(absolute neccesity when at a movie) and got our seats! The movie was amazing. To be honest I was expecting it to be good, but not THAT good. It was so much deeper than I thought, an instant plus to any movie for me. By the end of the movie, we'd devoured the popcorn, Elizabeth was crying, and we both really had to go to the bathroom. Hey, that's what you get for drinking 44 oz. of soda!
  
• Rehearsal: Yay for rehearsals! We blocked about half of Seventy Six trombones, and I'm in a dance break! So exciting. We also blocked the Columbia, Jewel of the Ocean scene, which I get to be a Watonee dancer. I'm glad to have another big ensemble opportunity, but the dance is just a little bit awkward. And then I have to catch Mrs. Shinn! Goodness. Who's brilliant idea was that? Oh well, there's no doubt in my mind it will come together. We also reviewed Trouble and Iowa Stubborn. Those songs make me smile. "You can have your fill of all the food you bring yourself!" LOL
  
• Sleepover time!: We were both. Exhausted. We watched youtube videos for a while, then we were like: "what do you want to do." "I don't know, what do you want to do?" yeah. But that was Ok, it isn't neccesary to constantly be doing something. Especially in our case. So we got on the couch, covered up in a mountian of fluffy blankets, and talked. Then we both passed out. It was obvious how tired we were, because we dropped at 12:30 and didn't wake up until 11:45! Funny how the first good night's sleep I had in a while was at a sleepover. After we both woke up, we talked. And talked. And talked! Long conversations about anything and everything and anything are great. Especially when you learn things about each other that you didn't know before. Who knew Elizabeth like writing technical papers wheras I like writing creative papers? Go figure. We kept talking until the dogs and cats attacked us, then we cuddled up to the fat cat and listened to Sunday in the Park With George and Music Man. I officially love Sunday in the Park in George. The music is amazing, and I want to get the CD. Too bad I forgot to get it off Elizabeth's itunes. Fail. Oh well. Anyways, when we realized that we were actually hungry, we made a McDonalds run for lunch. In our pajamas. At least I was in my pajamas. LOL Funny how you can see random people at fast food establishments. Like Mr. Bradley. How random. Good thing he didn't see us, I would of been slightly embarrassed if he saw me in my Minnie Mouse tee shirt and blue floral flannels. Oh well. It was a gorgeous day, and we drove back to her house with the windows down and music (slightly) blaring. Then we chowed down, chilled, and then my Mom came. And now I'm here. I hope we get to have another sleepover soon, it was so much fun :)

Now I think I'm going to keep chilling and maybe watch Sherlock Holmes. I love that movie. I still can't believe I missed the opportunity to chat live with Robert Downey Jr. while watching the movie because I don't have the DVD or the blu ray player! UGH. Oh well, I shall crawl into bed with my sovenier popcorn bucket(filled with popcorn. duh.) and my sovenier Cirque Du Soleil filled with lots of water(water is good for you ya know) and watch the movie on my laptop. I sort of wish I was going to see Joseph with my friends tonight, but I think I'd rather veg and do nothing. Sometimes that's the better option if you ask me. It's been a great start to my weekend, especially since today we get to celebrate the fact the Jesus died on the cross for us. Which most people probably don't think about. It's just another day for sales and no school. Gotta love this generation. *sigh*But to end this entry on a good note here's what I'm looking foward too in the near future:

• Governor's School: I'm sooooo pumped. Can you hurry up, please?


• Music Man rehearsals: They're so much fun. It's going to be such a great show.


• School ending!: Only seven weeks left! I hope I survive.


• All State!: It's going to be so much fun. I just hope that they got our acceptence letter and gave us a slot in the competition. *crossing fingers*


• First trip to Dollwood of the season!: Dollywood opened last weekend, and I can't wait to visit my "second home" as I call it. When you've been a seasonpass holder since the age of two, and when half of the employees know your family just from visiting the park, it really does feel like home :)
  
• Worship on Sunday!: Our songs are amazing. When you get to sing a song that the lyrics are "I can see Jesus, high and exalted, he is seated on his throne, and the train fills the temple. And all of the angels cry Holy, all the saints cry Holy, all creation cries Holy, Holy is the lame! All praise! Unto the lamb, who sits on the throne, honor and power dominion and praise! Unto the lamb, who was and is, and is to come!" I'm so excited.
  
• Watching Sherlock Holmes. Whooh! Yay for movies. And I think I'll stop typing and set up the movie on my laptop now. Happy Good Friday everyone!hehe. Gotta love Sherlock Holmes.