Starting high school means no free time. Since I last posted I have been doing lots of homework for all my honors classes and every second that isn't filled up with homework I spend marching with the pride of Avon Lake, the maaaaarching Shoremen!!! Now I got a part in the school play, pirate number 3 whoop-di-doo but I still have to go to all the rehearsals. I only have time to post this because I'm at home, sick with a fever.
I've told everyone I know this story so that means my three readers will probably be bored by it:
It is a band tradition, supposedly a secret one but everyone knows about it, for freshman wake-ups. Your section, your family until band season ends, wakes you up the first day of band camp really early, puts you in an embarrassing outfit and usually takes you some place for breakfast. I have an all guy section so I was woken up by mom (defying tradition) and in the hallway six guys waited with a leprechaun costume. I got off easy because my awkward section had no idea how to dress up a girl. They took me to IHOP and it was the first time I've been out to eat where the guy who wasn't a family member paid; wow I'm a loser.
Other freshman had to wear way more embarrassing things than a green tutu, a floppy green leprechaun hat, a green robe, green shamrock shutter shades and a Thor tie (you know, the super hero, no idea where that came from). One guy had to wear an ugly blue dress, a pink plastic pollypocket wig and one of the girls in his section smeared makeup on his face.
The trombone section, my section/family:
Nathan (junior) is our section leader and he takes things pretty seriously. He is always willing to help his freshman 'daughter.' He is a geek: into Harry Potter, super smart and just pretty awkward. So he is cool in my book. Probably the cutest guy in our section. (nobody reads this so I shouldn't feel guilty)
Tad (sophomore) is like second in command. Super nice guy. He has a girlfriend, Emily, who is practically in our section because as a girl and a pit member she is almost shunned by the drumline (plus they're that couple that is NEVER apart). I'm rooming with Emily for our band trip to Florida (more on that later). So they're my first couple friend (they're close enough to be one person).
Jesse(sophomore) broke his ankle so he's not in band right now but he didn't seem like the nicest guy in the world while he was in band so I don't mind
Eric (sophomore) is super quiet. He's nice to me and very helpful if I ask him a question. At first because he's so shy I thought he hated me or something but it's the opposite.
And then there's Connor (sophomore). He is really obnoxious and disobedient (the opposite of me). He asked me to homecoming at the band-a-rama, I said no and he argued with me in front of everyone.
Anyways, I'm usually pretty awkward with guys so I think hanging out with guys so much has helped me get over my awkwardness. I've come to realize they're not as scary as I thought.
So now Cassie (junior) rejoined marching band because her parents said they would buy her car if she would, is messing up the whole section. She is really pessimistic, her asthma prevents her from marching with us some times(suck it up will ya?) and she is supper catty. She acts nice to everyone in the section while they're around but then she'll confide in me (because I'm a girl) how geeky, stupid and awful the others are. It's annoying because I really like my section. Besides, I wonder what she says about me when I'm not around.
Few (I could go on for hours about how frustrating Cassie is) so homecoming: less than a week away and I don't have a date, I guess I'm going with Ilana. Well, who else can say their date is doing their makeup for them?
Which brings me to my next subject-Ilana's story. I really need to finish it. I feel bad but luckily Ilana seems to be doing just fine in high school like I knew she would. I need to finish it before November too. I never work well motivating myself so I am thinking about participating in (drumroll please) national novel month. The idea is to work really hard and complete a 50,000 word novel only in the month of November. It's a good start anyways.
Um...I said I would talk about the band trip to Florida but I really don't have much to say. We are playing in the Champs bowel in December. It's super exciting. Um, we've been working our butts off fundraising. I'm rooming with Lizzie (senior, clarinet) and Emily (sophomore, pit). Maybe I'll post about it if I ever get around to it.
I've told everyone I know this story so that means my three readers will probably be bored by it:
It is a band tradition, supposedly a secret one but everyone knows about it, for freshman wake-ups. Your section, your family until band season ends, wakes you up the first day of band camp really early, puts you in an embarrassing outfit and usually takes you some place for breakfast. I have an all guy section so I was woken up by mom (defying tradition) and in the hallway six guys waited with a leprechaun costume. I got off easy because my awkward section had no idea how to dress up a girl. They took me to IHOP and it was the first time I've been out to eat where the guy who wasn't a family member paid; wow I'm a loser.
Other freshman had to wear way more embarrassing things than a green tutu, a floppy green leprechaun hat, a green robe, green shamrock shutter shades and a Thor tie (you know, the super hero, no idea where that came from). One guy had to wear an ugly blue dress, a pink plastic pollypocket wig and one of the girls in his section smeared makeup on his face.
The trombone section, my section/family:
Nathan (junior) is our section leader and he takes things pretty seriously. He is always willing to help his freshman 'daughter.' He is a geek: into Harry Potter, super smart and just pretty awkward. So he is cool in my book. Probably the cutest guy in our section. (nobody reads this so I shouldn't feel guilty)
Tad (sophomore) is like second in command. Super nice guy. He has a girlfriend, Emily, who is practically in our section because as a girl and a pit member she is almost shunned by the drumline (plus they're that couple that is NEVER apart). I'm rooming with Emily for our band trip to Florida (more on that later). So they're my first couple friend (they're close enough to be one person).
Jesse(sophomore) broke his ankle so he's not in band right now but he didn't seem like the nicest guy in the world while he was in band so I don't mind
Eric (sophomore) is super quiet. He's nice to me and very helpful if I ask him a question. At first because he's so shy I thought he hated me or something but it's the opposite.
And then there's Connor (sophomore). He is really obnoxious and disobedient (the opposite of me). He asked me to homecoming at the band-a-rama, I said no and he argued with me in front of everyone.
Anyways, I'm usually pretty awkward with guys so I think hanging out with guys so much has helped me get over my awkwardness. I've come to realize they're not as scary as I thought.
So now Cassie (junior) rejoined marching band because her parents said they would buy her car if she would, is messing up the whole section. She is really pessimistic, her asthma prevents her from marching with us some times(suck it up will ya?) and she is supper catty. She acts nice to everyone in the section while they're around but then she'll confide in me (because I'm a girl) how geeky, stupid and awful the others are. It's annoying because I really like my section. Besides, I wonder what she says about me when I'm not around.
Few (I could go on for hours about how frustrating Cassie is) so homecoming: less than a week away and I don't have a date, I guess I'm going with Ilana. Well, who else can say their date is doing their makeup for them?
Which brings me to my next subject-Ilana's story. I really need to finish it. I feel bad but luckily Ilana seems to be doing just fine in high school like I knew she would. I need to finish it before November too. I never work well motivating myself so I am thinking about participating in (drumroll please) national novel month. The idea is to work really hard and complete a 50,000 word novel only in the month of November. It's a good start anyways.
Um...I said I would talk about the band trip to Florida but I really don't have much to say. We are playing in the Champs bowel in December. It's super exciting. Um, we've been working our butts off fundraising. I'm rooming with Lizzie (senior, clarinet) and Emily (sophomore, pit). Maybe I'll post about it if I ever get around to it.
You'll probably have to change a bunch of the character's houses once pottermore opens up.
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