Urv

Wednesday, November 06, 2002:

Ok yesterday was okay... In the morning we recorded our music in the theater.. Was nice to see band people, but we were working so didn't chat or anything. Classes were fairly normal. Started our lab in bio.. Which was okay. Our only goofs we consistantly made on the second mix, because of letting our multiple drops when titrating... oh well.... at least were consistant... Acting I is evil.... At least my group is... anyways moving on, my english class is lazy as hell... I do the reading, and then get away with sleeping through class and wake up and answer a question in a nice intelligent and coherant way... then I go back to my half sleep state or write free writes about drama or band. Then after wards off to band rehersal.. first we listened to lodi tapes. Then we practiced the parade music for the next parade.. Then we were let out early and I went to tech. I was assigned the job of orginizing the storage room, because all the good jobs were taken. So I recruited Rock and Claire as my helpers and we cleaned it up to the point where the floor could be seen. Then went off to hang out peoples for abit before we left at 6. Because Huizing is sick and he needed rest and such... Then got a ride home from Molly and was at home online procrastinating, IMing, attepting to be productive and then the printer wouldn't let me... Then sleep... Wed... I woke up late and went off to school after a nice breakfast of a granola bar. Then had math (forthoffer needs some new jokes...), Then spainish (too much hw), and finally acting... (my bad group split into 2 groups.. one half sucks and the other is ok.. I rejoice to be part of better half.) Then we had drama after school. Which was nice. Then rehersal which I left early to go to S+D.. We had parent meeting tonight before breakouts. Then after that went to buy Kate a b-day present... Her b-day was today... HAPPY BIRTHDAY if you see this... Ok off to hw now....
Urv // 11:50 PM

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Monday, November 04, 2002:

wow... haven't written in a while.... Ok the 1st... School was fairly normal. Though after school had to play at the football game. I brought my candy to school and was giving it out during bio and math.. At lunch I did test corrections, then in all my free time from then til after the game I wrote Lodi grams. It took me so long because I deceided if it was wroth writing, it was worth being sincere about it and not writing "Have fun tonight, play well" ect.. you know all the over-used non meaningful stuff... thus this takes a lot of my attention. I wrote a lot of blogs, but I tried not to send any that were meaningless to me. After the game I hung out for a bit in the band room while Stef, Erin, Astra, Janelle and a few others were sorting the Lodi grams. After that I went home and then went to my cousin's house and hung out for a bit before convincing my mom to take me to buy a senior buddy gift and then go home.. Then I was up until about 12 getting my stuff ready, drawing on the sweatshirt to personalize it for Jeff and then searching for my shoes.. all the stuff for Lodi and such. Then sleep.....
Nov 2nd
Lodi... I wake up at 2:30 and finally drag myself out of bed by about 2:45. Then I get ready, wake up my mom to do my hair... And then off to the clarinet breakfast party at Heather's house. I take with me my back pack, clarinet (I took it home with me this time), lunch, shoes, and Jeff's gift. Then after a breakfast of pancakes and sausage, we're off to school. Then I sit with my section and we get our bags of candy, water guns and headband things with hearts. Too sprited for me at this hour. I give jeff his gift and he loves it... Yay for being a good buddy. Then onto the buses to head to Lodi. I find my bus buddy, Daniel (the mello), and after settling onto the bus (and petting Brian's hair[he was sitting in frount of me] for a bit), I sleep... ahh the joy of it. A bit later I wake up and see a beautiful site... rolling hills with windmills, and the sun rising behind them... by complete conisidance I woke up near the same part where I woke up last year. After watching for a bit go back to sleep. When I wake up again we're at a McDonalds talking a U turn and then getting on the freeway. Around the same point Daniel and I started making jokes about the Lodi Honda... A bit longer and we arrive. Out of the buses into the cold morning air, we head towards the muffins and juice. after eating my muffin and chatting with people I go get some more gel and such for my hair and the get my stuff off the bus and change into uniform. After getting into uniform I get blocked, shoes polished, and go grab my clarinet. Then we have our warm ups and got into parade block.. Then we went and set on the street and then headed for inspection. Then we marched.. We did good, not great but good... Then after that we were put on our buses and driven to the Grape bowl where we changed back into travel uniforms. After that we go to meet with our sections and eeat lunch while planning section salutes.. For the clarinets we decieded to make fun of ourselves.. My role was to be myself and be ontime to my spot and bitter and frustrated about other clarinets... A bit too real... oh well, then went and hung out with Brian, Ben and a few staff peoples for most of the freetime. Before the drill down, I went and joined some friends and then we went to that and awards.. Then I got seperated from them all when we had to sit the MV. Then we got 2nd in parade and 1st in percussion.. Yay.. Then the Lodi grams were passed out.. which was cool.. I got a lot more this year, unlike last year when the only ones gave them to me cuz I was in their sections and they sent them to everyone...Then we went and had a little free time before section salutes and that was way cool. All the skits this year were decent or better. During percussion's skit, the entire snare line had to shave their heads because of a bet... Was funny to see Ryan having his head shaved....Then was the clarinets... Fun fun... for some reason people liked us.. weird huh? (Ian put the thong russ had given him around russes head in our skit after he and brad dragged russ out, in order to get back at him for being a bad sophomore buddy) Then went the others.. I forget the order so am not gonna try. Low brass did a band camp thing, baritones made fun of drum majors, Drum majors made fun of us all, trumpets made fun of them selves, saxaphones did what they were thinking at attention, mellos did one about why mellos were weird and don't do drugs, flutes did one about ting, and color gaurd did things that come in 12... If I forgot any.... =P to them... haha, jk.. sorry. Then had dinner. Yum yum.. Then got hair fixed and changed for feild show. Clarinets got lucky pennies to keep in our pockets. Mine is a 1991 one... Then we went and had our circle where we listened to our insparational song from band camp... was so sad.. season over already, and at the same time so cool, cuz it just was. Then after that headed to get my clarinet and have warm ups. During this time I thought a lot about my rewording of something sent to me on a lodi gram "If you cry, cry for the joy of the present not the pain of the past".. Then we had warm ups in the same alley way as last year, and I was so happy.. completely contrasting last year. Then we all went insane on the warm fuzzies before continueing warm ups.. Focus was so damn amazing... why could it not be like that all of this season? Then we went to official warm up area and played Children and Gato before setting our block and heading towards the feild. weather was great. Clear skys and dry feild. Then we marched our show.. I messed up a bit... But WOOOOOW.... We were so amazing.. the energy from that wow.... jeez if I could do that again.. wow... no way to describe it. Then we marched off the feild (last one) and after our sprial, Eric asked us how we did... Our responce? Loud excited yells of how great we were.. oh my...was wonderfull ... All smiling and such. Nothing can beat that. We all sort of had one joyful yell and then ended up hugging the closest friend around us... Then Andrew talked for a minute or so and we were dismissed to change. And once more Eric told us to dress warmly.. Off we happily went going off on how the judges opinion didn't matter cuz we were so damn amazing and if they couldn't see it, their lose... Then as soon as changing we came to awards (late of course) and heard... Gaurd got 1st.. YAAAAAY.. then we got a few awards more... and then the big one.. the Lady.. The winner is....
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MOUNTAIN VIEW!!!!
All of a sudden the whole band is on its feet yelling jumping screaming and running towards the feild... Was so great.. As I rushed the feild wasjust one thought in head... WHOOOOOO HOOO!!!! and I said it as I sprinted down the steps, slid under the railing and ran onto the grass... We all were screaming jumping and hugging each other.. Was so amazingly great.. Only one way to say that... YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! then after the drum majors had to leave we were herded back to the bus as the Lady was passed around.And the rest of us just followed it... Then we got back to the buses and continued to talk, hug and be excited maniacs and such. Then we calmed down, and sat for senior salute. Which was amazing. They came with the Lady, and they get to leave with it. Then after that we got to eat some bagels and got back on the buses to head home.. Side note, half the people didn't read my Lodi grams cuz were too long and didn't have time. The on the drive back was awake for a bit, Saw the Lodi honda, and the Lady which was on our bus. Though was one sad thing, Jeff Silvermen wasn't there cuz of mono... (he missed the Lady... so sad) Then slept on bus and next thing I know am being woken up at school. Then got self and all my stuff off the bus, stumbled to band room and waited until I got picked up.. so amazing... WE WON THE LADY!!
Nov 3.. woke up late and 1st though.. We won the Lady.... Wow, then waited a bit before getting up. Took a shower and then we had people over to make garlands and then after that had a little free time and then a divali party at the raman's house. Which I left early with Shef and hung out with her until she had to head to Davis. Was nice getting to hang out for a bit. Then was unsucsessfully trying to do hw until I fell asleep.
Nov 4th.. Monday.. No m band this morning.. damnit, I want to see everyone and be ably to say it again... we won the lady. school wasn't too good, though in every spare moment thought about Lodi which made me happy. Then after school missed rehersal to come home and do divali stuff.. Then went to Rangina Aunties house and then got home.. blogged and am about to do hw... more on life when something else intersting happens.
Urv // 9:38 PM

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