Friday, October 19, 2007

Birthday Fun

Yeah, somewhat brain-dead. Anyway!

Birthday was on Monday, but it was celebrated on Saturday with one of my best friends who lives off in Richland (a year and exactly two weeks apart - she's older). I was very happy - new MP3 player from Dad, mom got me a new pendant for my necklace and a holder for said MP3 player, Andrew got me the Sonic Mega Collection, and my friend got me a card. Grandma and Grandpa Jensen had also sent me a $25 check in the mail as well as a card.

More gifts came on Monday the 15th when I actually turned 15. Grandma Joan sent me a $35 dollar gift certificate for Amazon.com (which I quickly spent on a video game that I have wanted for ages now) and Aunt Jeanne got me black hair dye (it's part of an idea I have planned), a card, and $20 worth in gift cards for Hastings. I am very happy now.

Oh, that reminds me...last week, tryouts for the school play were held. I am very, very happy, because rehearsals first started on my birthday, and I got to see if I got a part. And I do! *cue squeals of happiness* The play is called Shoestring Theater, and I'm supposed to play an airhead by the name of Denise. My hair will most likely still be black in December when we actually put it on, since I'm getting it dyed on Saturday. Ah, well, as Mr. L. said, "Airheads come in all shades." It works.

Speaking of Mr. L.'s classes, since he's also one of my choir teachers, all choirs perform next week on Thursday. This means that starting Monday, we're gonna be working with the Rhythm Section for practice. This also means that once the concert's done with, I get to sleep in on Friday! Either way, I am very excited - now I need to find a pair of black slacks or something...

S and D are arriving this afternoon. Huzzah, frantic cleaning of the house... Ah, well, I can deal - my room needs cleaning, anyway.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

*gasp, wheeze*

I LIVE! Barely...

Okay, first month of school has been wonderful...if it weren't for the fact that I was absent for four days straight. *grumbles* Fortunately, my Algebra grade's back up to an A, since it was mainly review for me (thank heaven it wasn't chapter 2 and not chapter 6). History almost puts me to sleep, but we're currently learning about Ancient Greece, so I'm normally conscious still (at least it wasn't WA State History), Biology has been learning new tools of the trade (READ: MORE MATH), and I have reached a new typing record of 135 GWAM now. (Yes, Mom, I'm serious - a 3 GWAM increase from my last one now.)

Our first choir concert is October 25, and five days before that is Homecoming. One of my classmates who is in both my homeroom and choir classes thinks that I should try out for the upcoming homecoming parade with my singing talent, but I'd really rather not. I'll just stick to the new school play tryouts that are starting next week.

Homeroom also doubles as English, and my English teacher also doubles as the Journalism teacher. Apparently, I strike him as a Journalism kid, so now I have a personal invitation for Journalism class next year. I need to work on interviewing anyway. (I'm too shy for my own good.)

Let's see...two weeks ago the Young Women had a presentation in which I was singing as a soloist. Fortunately, no nosebleeds resulted at the end of it, so I am very, very thankful for that. Also, what do I do about people who accuse me about going out with someone when 1) it's only been a month into the school year and 2) I'm not allowed to date anyway? Because it's gonna start to become 7th and 8th grade all over again at this rate. I already told him to get a life, but I don't think that's gonna phase him. And due to the fact that I have the automatic older-sister-response system installed in me with taking care of kaijuu, I can't ignore him.

And that seems to be everything that's happened in the past month.