(no subject)
Well this week is really boring.
We got out early today for finals. 11:30. I'm not even up that early on weekends.
Today was band and econ. Fun and not so fun.
Tomorrow's spanish and L.A. and Friday's band (again, but no final!) and math.
Know what pisses me off? How people get angry when someone says "Have a Merry Christmas" in like a store or on a commercial or something. Is it against the law to wish someone a good time? I wouldn't be offended if someone said "Happy Hanikuh (sp??)" to me. I don't celebrate it, but the point of saying that wasn't exactly to tell me to go and do all the things that you do for that holiday. It's a FRIENDLY way of wishing someone well! I was in petsmart today and the cashier was saying "thank you and have a merry Christmas" to all of the people in line after they checked out. The old man in front of me walked out the door after that, and then walked back in the store and said to the cashier "I want to thank you for the Merry Christmas, I'm getting tired of hearing 'happy holidays' around here."
The cashier said that he was too, and that's why he says it.
Anyway, I could go on and on about this and I still can't make it make sense the way I want it to. I never can.
In other news, I've decided NOT to go back to the second Carolina Crown audition camp. The main reason for it is not because I don't think I have a shot, because honestly, I think I am better than a good 85-90% of the people there. It simply is not worth memorizing another 4 pages of music that they sent us at the beginning of the week and then driving 4 hours to Rock Hill, South Carolina to sit there and play eights and double beat excercises in a chair and on a pad. I only had about 45 minutes the ENTIRE weekend last camp to actually play on a drum. I will now recite everything that was said as "valuble knowledge and constructive criticism in order to improve for the December camp":
"Try to get a little bit higher with your left hand, there you go"
"Loosen up your left hand a little bit"
Here's what Daniel told me tonight (I can completely understand this, too)
ms51n: i had more fun @ pr NOT making it than having a potential slot at crown
There's a reason why when everyone asked "how'd it go?" when I came back from the first camp, my answer wasn't very clear. To be honest, it was not that much fun. I can't remember the details very much, but I remember being more than ready to go home at the end of the weekend. It wasn't that I sucked or was better than everyone or any of that, because you really can't tell that when you're playing eights with 60 other people.
I feel relieved now that I don't have to think about the camp.
SO, who wants to have a bonfire this weekend? We have the basement all decorated and everything too, and a real tree on the bottom deck with lights and stuff all over it. Mom did that. It's really nice down there at night with that heater on.
I REALLY wish I had someone to share it with.
My birthday is pretty soon too, the 29th. I'll be 18. I think we are going to have a party. You're invited!
We got out early today for finals. 11:30. I'm not even up that early on weekends.
Today was band and econ. Fun and not so fun.
Tomorrow's spanish and L.A. and Friday's band (again, but no final!) and math.
Know what pisses me off? How people get angry when someone says "Have a Merry Christmas" in like a store or on a commercial or something. Is it against the law to wish someone a good time? I wouldn't be offended if someone said "Happy Hanikuh (sp??)" to me. I don't celebrate it, but the point of saying that wasn't exactly to tell me to go and do all the things that you do for that holiday. It's a FRIENDLY way of wishing someone well! I was in petsmart today and the cashier was saying "thank you and have a merry Christmas" to all of the people in line after they checked out. The old man in front of me walked out the door after that, and then walked back in the store and said to the cashier "I want to thank you for the Merry Christmas, I'm getting tired of hearing 'happy holidays' around here."
The cashier said that he was too, and that's why he says it.
Anyway, I could go on and on about this and I still can't make it make sense the way I want it to. I never can.
In other news, I've decided NOT to go back to the second Carolina Crown audition camp. The main reason for it is not because I don't think I have a shot, because honestly, I think I am better than a good 85-90% of the people there. It simply is not worth memorizing another 4 pages of music that they sent us at the beginning of the week and then driving 4 hours to Rock Hill, South Carolina to sit there and play eights and double beat excercises in a chair and on a pad. I only had about 45 minutes the ENTIRE weekend last camp to actually play on a drum. I will now recite everything that was said as "valuble knowledge and constructive criticism in order to improve for the December camp":
"Try to get a little bit higher with your left hand, there you go"
"Loosen up your left hand a little bit"
Here's what Daniel told me tonight (I can completely understand this, too)
ms51n: i had more fun @ pr NOT making it than having a potential slot at crown
There's a reason why when everyone asked "how'd it go?" when I came back from the first camp, my answer wasn't very clear. To be honest, it was not that much fun. I can't remember the details very much, but I remember being more than ready to go home at the end of the weekend. It wasn't that I sucked or was better than everyone or any of that, because you really can't tell that when you're playing eights with 60 other people.
I feel relieved now that I don't have to think about the camp.
SO, who wants to have a bonfire this weekend? We have the basement all decorated and everything too, and a real tree on the bottom deck with lights and stuff all over it. Mom did that. It's really nice down there at night with that heater on.
I REALLY wish I had someone to share it with.
My birthday is pretty soon too, the 29th. I'll be 18. I think we are going to have a party. You're invited!