i know you may not care but for me it's worth remembering...
ok so i know i promised no more speech entries...but you had to expect one about state, didn't you? gahh i am so happy!! i mean sure, i really didn't agree with who won, and i really felt i should have....but i am seriously genuinely ecstatic with 3rd. i mean....i got 3rd at STATE! and i got 4 1's on the day (i was first going into prelims with 3....up by 2 points!)....i missed first by 2 points and 2nd by a point.....but i still made top 3. (2 judges...one of which mrs. peterson claimed would like me...placed my 5th at finals. both put me behind a girl that just wasn't all that great, but...) i was so sincerely happy with my final round. there was nothing else i could've done...it all came down to the judges. so luck was a little bit against me...but i don't feel all that upset about it. i feel like i was finally given credit for all the hard work i've put into this. judges finally acknowledged that i was the best. that's all i really wanted. i started to tear up after giving my speech in finals because it's over. it's consumed me for 4 long years....i've put every effort into perfection...and just like that it's over.
and my third round judge is officially my favorite person of the year. (especially since i thought i sucked 3rd round...and 1st round lol) she gave me the nicest critique and it actually made me cry....
"I am getting happier and happier as I listen to you. You have written an informative speech with a preview, you like your topic and you speak to us. You are the first one in this room (i went last this round) to do inform as it ought to be. Alleluia!......Thank you for a superb job! Have fun in finals!"
seriously... that made my day as much as anything else. you have no idea how amazing that made me feel...especially after the season i've had.
annnnd....the girl who beat me at sections didn't even make finals....which was a pretty nice bonus ;)
other stuff for today: i got really lost driving to the meet, and even more lost coming home. and "disturbia" is the most ridiculous movie ever...
i have been awake for 21 straight hours...but i'm still sooo high on adrenaline (from state and the movie)
and my third round judge is officially my favorite person of the year. (especially since i thought i sucked 3rd round...and 1st round lol) she gave me the nicest critique and it actually made me cry....
"I am getting happier and happier as I listen to you. You have written an informative speech with a preview, you like your topic and you speak to us. You are the first one in this room (i went last this round) to do inform as it ought to be. Alleluia!......Thank you for a superb job! Have fun in finals!"
seriously... that made my day as much as anything else. you have no idea how amazing that made me feel...especially after the season i've had.
annnnd....the girl who beat me at sections didn't even make finals....which was a pretty nice bonus ;)
other stuff for today: i got really lost driving to the meet, and even more lost coming home. and "disturbia" is the most ridiculous movie ever...
i have been awake for 21 straight hours...but i'm still sooo high on adrenaline (from state and the movie)