So, ya.
Today was a Wednesday.
Wednesday is when I have Sr. Jazz Band at 7am, but for some reason always get up later then the other days. For Sr. Jazz and Dixie, Mr. CR is our conductor, while for Sr. Steel and Sr. Concert Bands Miss ML is our conductor. Mr. CR is a bit more strict about band being taken seriously, so it really doen't make sense to wake up later on Wednesday...
Anyways, today Sr. Concert and Dixie went to play a gig at Bethel Pentecostal Church which is just down the road from school. We got everything packed up and then took a yellow bus there. We actually only got the permission forms yesterday.. xP but I'm 18, so I can sign them myself now.. xP So, we got there, set up, warmed up, then we had lunch with our audience. Our audience was a seniors fellowship group of some sort that gets together every month and having the Sr. Band play is an annual event. We had lasagna, salad, garlic bread and a brownie thing. The food was very tasty, and free... xP But that's beside the point.
So, usually it's about four seniors and 2-3 students at each table, but our band is pretty small, so I ended up at a table with six seniors and no other students. I was sitting beside Bob. Bob used to play trumpet, but then there was some sort of accident (I don't remember...) and he had to have his fingers sewn back onto his right hand, but his thumb and ring finger died and the finger's movement was reduced, so he couldn't play anymore. So, he tried to find a left-handed instrument, apparently french horn is the only one. He was saying how you can play trumpet alone, but french horn is usually in a group. He used to come home from work and blow off some steam by playing trumpet, it wasn't the same with a french horn...
Anyways, we played and then we hurried back to school for musical rehearsal, OUAMPO was practicing with us today. We brought the stands and stuff to the music room and then went to rehearsal. Apparently SD and AS are both on the baseball team. Good job guys. SD isnt very good at batting though... but he can throw really far!
So, ya, about band. I am in five bands plus vocal jazz. Sr. Concert, Sr. Jazz, Sr. Steel, Dixie, OCDSB Secondary All-Star Band, and Vocal Jazz. I have rehearsal every morning at 7-8, brass sectionals for Sr. Concert Tuesday at lunch 11-11:30, and Sr. Jazz 2:30-3:30 Mon, Dixie 2:30-3:30 Fri (when we have a gig coming up), and I think Vocal Jazz is Wed and Fri at lunch..? Also, All-Star band is every Thursday until May from 7-9:30 at Brookfield HS. I play trombone in all of them except Steel, where I play the Cello pans (3 large oil drums or whatever they are), and I sing Baritone (usually the Tenor line) in Vocal Jazz.
With all that on top of Musical, work and homework, my life is very busy.
xP. Today I got Pokemon Heart Gold for the DS. It's basically a remake of Pokemon Gold for the GB Color. Every time me and my brother get pokemon games, we get opposite ones. I get the Red version and he gets the Blue version. So I've had Red, Gold, Ruby, Fire Red, Pearl, and Heart Gold. To be honest I wanted Diamond and Soul Silver because they both sound way cooler, but I have to get the Red one...
So, there's a new feature with this game, when you try to save, if there's a different file already you CANNOT save over it. You have to delete it and then start a new game... This is a problem because when we get new pokemon games we immediately trade starter pokemon, so we can have one of each. Not for our main party, but to collect them all. xP That would be my perfectionism... xP So, I go to trade the next starter pokemon and you know how you have to save before trading pokemon, well, IMPOSSIBLE!!! pops up and I'm like "What?!?!?! I just wasted 20 minutes for nothing?!?!?" My brother got his game a couple days ago, so he's already like lvl 50......
I always choose the fire pokemon and he always chooses the water pokemon... does anyone choose the grass pokemon..?
So, ya... I'm gonna be wasting a lot of time on this game in the near future.. xP I hope to not get consumed by the game...
30 hour famine starts tommorow at 9:30. We have raised over 1200$ at our school. =D I told my dad about the famine and he went "You're not going to eat for 30 hours..? Are you crazy..?" and he said I'd be 5 pounds lighter afterwards.... xP... He immidiately baked cookies so I wouldn't starve..
Anyways, I think that's it for now.
D.Fa
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