While everyone was at the football game...

I couldn't go because I had a piano lesson at 8:15pm. It rained a lot, but I'm sure it was very, very fun. On the way home, right after we'd left the teacher's house, it wasn't really raining. There was a straight part of the road, and in the DARK, my mom let me drive for the first time and I didn't actually have my temporary permit(piece of paper used before they mail you the card) with me. The car lurched quite a bit because I didn't know how easily it would move. 0.0
Chanyang called me around 9:30pm and I answered her back at about 10:00pm when I arrived at home. She was calling from a restaurant place where a lot of CHS band people were, and I asked her if I knew anyone else there. It just so happened that the student body president, John Moran was there, and he scares me ridiculously. Today during Pre-Calc (6th period), I could see the 900 building balcony and I got very scared because someone could be spying on us. Ryan and Jack didn't help. Later, while waiting for the bus, Joseph kept pointing and indicating locations behind me and saying "Who's there? It's John Moran!"

This is Not Meant to Scare You

I know where you live. I know where you sleep. I know with whom you sleep. I know why you sleep with them. I know where they live. I know where they sleep. I know they sleep with you. I know why they sleep with you. I know where you live...

I GOT INTO JAZZ BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-2008 Chiles Jazz Ensemble
I'm not typing all of it, though.
William's 1st trumpet!
I'm excited! I'm excited! I'm excited!

Diana convinced Ryan and me to join JCL. I think he's doing History. I might draw something? I don't know... I would like to contribute to the club, though. Hopefully, this year will be more fun than last year.

I haven't started my homework yet.

This is What Happens When You Read Jonathan's Facebook Notes

My entire biological family forgot my birthday.

This would be really funny if it weren't actually true. This morning, my mom wondered why I was "dressed up" (not really), and I was like, "It's my birthday." Then, she was like, "Oh. I forgot. -silence-", and added a not-very-happy "Happy Birthday!". I feel really special that my friends remembered, and how I went home with seven textbooks because Jack was returning the Spanish 2 textbook I gave him to study over the summer. My bus driver told me to wait outside the bus because I switched to another one to get home a little earlier today. Most of the people on the bus saw me with five large textbooks in my arms. Some looked at me like I was mental, and others actually felt sorry for me. This wasn't a very special birthday, but I'm hoping to get some piano sheet music in the near future!!!
Connie sent me a card and a 2-D timberwolf that you can cut and glue into a 3-d one. 0.0

::EDIT:: I forgot to mention this amazing act of chivalry!!! Ryan and Jack helped me carry my very abundant textbooks after lunch to Pre-Calc and after Pre-Calc to English!!! THANKS, ANTONIN AND NARCISSA!!!!!

El Cuarto.

This day was much better. The classes were even more dull than usual, but my dad installed our Embarq modem, and we now have DSL!!!!!! Finally! After a year of FSU dial-up, this is absolutely amazing. He even said he might get a wireless router! I'm so excited about this! People who never get high-speed are thankful for it. =]
I'm really worried about AP Euro because I'm the only one in the class who's never done a DBQ because I wasn't at Deerlake so I didn't get a certain class (Logic and Semantics) last year. "Really worried" is an enormous understatement.
Stats is so boring! Nooo!!!!! And we had to do measurement in Bio!!!!!! Even worse!

El tecero es el mas horible de los tres.

Nothing really significant happened to make me plunge into a horribly depressing mood, but my chest is weighing me down as though I've cried for hours, but of course, my eyes aren't watery or anything. In Spanish, the teacher pronounces her words really well, but we're not elementary schoolers. In Euro, the only thing that really happens is like David predicted- Omar flirting with the teacher. In Stats, basically, we're covering my second least favorite topic in math (after measurement). It's so dull. Chem isn't much better. Even though the entire company except Diana is there, everyone just sits there the whole time. On the bright side, we took a Math Pre-Test and it was really nice to just solve easy math problems as quickly as possible. Bio was really disappointing. We'd finished our concept map yesterday, and as it turned out, we weren't supposed to make it like the second example in the book (which was still a concept map). I'd already started to feel irritated at everything for some odd reason, so I just vented my anger inside my amygdala during the class. At lunch, I went to Mrs. Chason for the Anchor stuff but I'll have to go back tomorrow because she didn't have all the papers. Lunch... June and Chanyang love stealing each others' seats so much that they always end up stealing MY seat. Pre-Calc was very boring as usual. I haven't learned anything yet, but I never seem to learn anything in math classes at Chiles. Hopefully, this year will be a bit better. English was incredibly vapid, but we read an excerpt from a book about a Japanese woman who was put into a camp in the US when she was young. I believe the teacher misinterpreted an important part, but it doesn't really matter. This day doesn't really seem very terrible, does it? I don't know what's wrong with me. I just feel so empty. My mind is on autopilot and it doesn't want me to have any feelings. Funny... this is how I felt when I first moved here. A relapse, perhaps? Probably not. Enough people have flat-out lied to me to bring me into the real world and notice more the weirdest occurrences.

El Dia Segundo

Spanish was incredibly dull. And we had to choose our Spanish names from a list of really bad names. She wanted "exotic" names this year and they are terrible.
During homeroom, I realized that I was supposed to see Freed about my Mini Mu test. He went over his corrections, and surprisingly, my test actually might be really good! Euro... same preppiness as always. We took the 2004 test and I failed miserably. I knew about one or two questions. FLVS didn't teach well. Stat was really boring and dull as it will be forever. Chem was when we were shoved with homework. Bio homework- get three leaves from the same plant as long as they aren't azalea leaves. En el primer minuto del almuerzo, dio un mechero rojo. Lunch- I sat next to William and said "DON'T TOUCH ME" multiple times and very loudly. Apparently, Anna and Katelyn cheered me on even though they didn't know who it was, but after last night's conversation about guys who touch girls too much... And William wasn't even in that conversation. Pre-Calc was really boring. I hate radians but understand it, which helps make it even more boring. In English, Ryan, Jack and I presented the exemption rules with a poem.
Freed to Jack:
Roses are red,
violets are blue.
You can't exempt because you got a 2.
You're grade was an F
in the first nine weeks,
so I can't give you the signature that you seek.
You can't exempt,
You're not the best,
Blah-be-dee-blah,
You got OSS.

And none with me.

I'm so sad. Susan typed "And none with me" after I told her how I have five classes with Ryan, three with Jack, one with Diana, and all of us have lunch together! All meaning: Joseph, Chanyang, Katelyn, Yige, Anna, June, Diana, Jack, Ryan, William, Paul, Zeck, Andrew, Lisa, Linda, Vicky, Catherine, etc, etc, etc. =D
I still really miss WI, and every day here isn't so good without all my Wisconsinite friends.
Today was an interesting day. I found out that I have my first two, Chemistry, and last two classes with Ryan. Who else was really scary throughout the day? Jonathan and I yelled at Shuyao for recommending Yige for Chem. However, we found out that a certain person is moving away. Before that, you cannot believe the excitement when I seriously informed Jonathan that David had already moved away. Except then, of course, we received news that there is only one Pre-AP Chem class, so he quickly forgot all the happiness. I thought it was a pretty funny and dynamic mood swing.
Poor, poor Diana. She just HAD to take AP Art History so she has one class with me. Jack's the only sophomore in his Physics class.
I really hope this year will be better than froshie year!

Back to my old habit.

I really need to play Halo. I never have, and Anna has it and she was going to bring it to my house for the get-together but her mom wouldn't let her. Why? There's grenades in them and it's supposed to be a really good game! There's this group on Facebook called "Accio Grenade!" which is really weird.
Oh, and I still need to whack Luke on the head.
It's kinda late so this post will probably be very short, too.
I wonder where Ryan went for the weekend.
Apparently, Jack slept with Luke again and even took a shower at Luke's house. For the people who know him, though, it isn't very surprising.
I finally finished the first draft (30 questions) of the Mini Mu test and when I emailed it to Freed, he replied saying I was the first one to hand it in and then he put this smiley ":-)" which was kinda weird. I mean, most teachers don't use smilies. I've emailed Ms. Colombo and if she ever puts a smiley in her email... O.O Scary thought.
I'm really, really worried about sophomore year because I don't want to go back to Chiles and suffer, and it'll really either be good or bad. I hope it's good!!!!!

Sorry, but you'll be able to catch up with the conversation.

I'm temporarily leaving the chat (Joseph, Katelyn, Chanyang) to write this post. I'm waiting for Chanyang to go to band rehearsal so she can ask German the Jazz Band audition results! I was at Chiles yesterday to help out with MAO. Erica and I felt a bit left out because everyone else could drive and were getting their parking passes. Joseph is currently trying to catch up with the conversation because he went to lunch and missed a lot. He still hasn't finished reading, which is saying something. Okay, now he has finished.
I'M SO NERVOUS!

Student Class Schedule

I got lucky today and received my schedule for the 07-08 school year.
1. Spanish 3
2. AP European History
3. AP Statistics
4. Pre-AP Chemistry
5. Pre-AP Biology
6. Pre-Calculus
7. English 2 Gifted

LCHS Dog Wash

Every year from April to September on the second Saturday of these months, the Humane Society has a dog wash. Funny how the school's initials are the same as the society's. I arrived around 9:30. Washing dogs fit the descriptions from the interrogation of Cissy. We wet the dogs, put shampoo on them, rinsed them, gave them a flea dip if the owner wanted it, and dried them. Some of the dogs were kind of large. I washed at least two smaller dogs by myself. They all seemed to want to stand on the edge of the table (on which they were put if they were small enough) even though it would've been incredibly dangerous to jump. Actually, I'm not quite sure they realized how far they were from the ground. I'm glad we have perspective. In 6th grade, we learned how "special" we were because we had opposable thumbs, depth perception, and stood upright. This was our introduction to early humans. Anyways, Cissy was right. I became more immune to certain smells. I can still distinctly smell the weird shampoo that the Humane Society had. The flea dip smelled a bit like bleach but not as strong. One of the smaller dogs was so nice and just stood in the tub of flea dip, whereas other dogs were very eager to leave. There were drinks and food , but there were so many dogs that I didn't eat until I got home. The ladies who were volunteering were very nice. When I arrived, one of them was at the gate and she told me to go to the lady with blonde hair. There were two or three people with blonde hair, though. My father came at about 2:10pm to take me home, and by then, my lower back was very, very tired. I can still fell it, actually, just like Cissy had complained. Next time she'll probably be there too. Focusing on washing dogs really helps pass the time because five hours is a very long time while doing only one thing.
::EDIT:: Today's my brother's 8th birthday! I know... I forgot until after I published the post.

Unwanted Signs

As we approach the next school year, so many horrific signs that it is approaching seem to mask the happier points of our days. Before the tax-free days, school supplies already replaced the chocolate at Wal*Mart, stores claimed to have clothing "sales", and the first newsletter of the year arrived in its ugly maroon/white/black-ness. The MAO sponsor sent an email to his "wonderful officers" to remind them of the first meeting of the year. But before school actually starts, I've managed to put a lot of stuff into these last weeks. A jazz band audition, eye doctor appointment, planning a get-together, my brother's birthday that I obviously never planned, rereading the summer reading books that I pushed into the back of my head in late May/early July, and once again, rereading HP7 and replacing certain characters with my friends, finishing up the Mini Mu test, beginning to procrastinate playing the piano, and going to school for MAO stuff next week all seem to be leading up to the 20th.
This might be helpful for the future:
Me=Bellatrix Lestrange
Jack=Narcissa Malfoy/Lavender Brown
Ryan=Antonin Dolohov/Cygnus Black
Jack's mom?=Thorfinn Rowle
Katelyn=Luna Lovegood
Anna=Ginny Weasley
Diana=Rich and old descendant of Helga Hufflepuff
June=Ted Tonks
Chanyang=Andromeda Tonks

One More Year

366 more days until 08/08/08!
Hopefully, I'll be able to see by then so I can watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics on TV. I just got my eyes checked and I think their dilation eyedrops are way too strong.
It's so blurry. <-- everything

Waiting for next Thursday

At around 12:30, I arrived in the band hallway and met William, Chanyang, and Marshall. Around 1:00, the band teacher told everyone to play a part of a piece with a long name, and they went off to sectionals. Later, he took me to the ensemble room (the largest practice room), told all the saxophones to leave and stand in a small room for about 10 minutes, unlocked the piano, and the Jazz Band audition began. I played the F and B Major scales, the first two pages of the first movement of the Pathetique Sonata by Beethoven, and four pages of the tiny score of jazz music with tiny notes.
The results will be posted on either side of the band room wall (bulletin board and the band hallway) next Thursday.

Unecessary Questions

Chanyang goes to church with her younger brother and Joseph. She said that Joseph "was asking unnecessary questions" regarding a certain blog and a certain someone. I find this incredibly interesting.
Band camp is next week and I wouldn't usually care, but I'm so freakishly nervous!!!!!
Despite my stalkerness, I managed to immediately forget my own cousin's birthday. How humiliating.
I'm thinking about having a birthday party for the first time since... I think it was 3rd grade, but I'm not quite sure. Anyways, as long as my parents agree, it will be AWESOME! I should ask them some time... I hope they say "yes".
Amazingly, it wasn't very difficult to memorize the fingerings for all the major scales. I just hope Mr. G doesn't mention minor ones. William said "major scales", though, because that's probably what he had to play, but he plays the trumpet.

NOOOOO!

I haven't written for so long and I really feel like I'm neglecting this blog. Perhaps the reason I haven't updated so much is because nothing interesting really happy these days even if they're interesting. I have less than eight minutes to make that up before I got to my Head of Marketing/Travel's house for a get-together that involves most of my employees. We are finally going to see POTC3!!!!! Because of conclusion #1, Ryan is Dolohov, June is Ted, Jack is Narcissa, I'm Bellatrix, Katelyn's Luna, Anna's Ginny, and I think that's it so far. I'm not going to explain why because I've had to tell that story to about three or four people by speaking very quickly because it is so long. I'm currently on question 15 on the math test that I have to write and it is mandatory that I finish by the first day of school. I don't know how I'm going to actually see the president of MAO on the first day, though, but maybe there'll be some sort of meeting. Or, she's just warning me. Either way, I really need to work on it. Tonight should be fun. I am forced to either bike or walk there because my mother said so, so I'm going to bike, of course. I suppose I'll have to bike back, too. In the dark of Ox Bottom and Summerbrooke. That doesn't really feel very safe. I'm going to leave now and try to wake up my MVC on the way.
::EDIT:: Right. I completely forgot to mention this. Chanyang suggested that I audition for the Jazz Band on the piano, so I emailed the band teacher and he said that I need to play a few scales and some sight reading. I don't really see how this can test peoples' abilities (especially if they don't actually practice scales for over a year), and I really wish I could play a solo or something. I'm so worried!