So, last Thursday the first day of school came. The first week went by okay. I enjoyed some classes, not so much on others, and for some reason, I already hate a teacher. Haha, so, school is going to be cool.
So, this Summer, explained in two words? Think I can do it? Well, here I go: Marching Band. Ha! There! Well, it was more than that, but, a lot of it was Marching band, which was freaking awesome, and I thoroughly enjoy it.
Saturday, first marching band thing on Saturday so far, won't be the last. First hour or so we played tag. In the empty high school. It was sick. (as in freaking sweet) Then, for the last couple minutes, we played infection/zombie tag. That was intense. Me and my good buddy Geoff survived the whole thing. I thought to myself that day, playing tag: "Paintball would be awesome in here!" (here meaning the high school)
So, other stuff that happened this summer can be found in lower posts... haha I'm too lazy :P
So, before I go, I just wanna say this, and I don't care what you think, this is the deep part of my post:
My mind is officially messed up right now. I have no idea what my emotions are, what my feelings are and what I think. Yeah, I know it's pretty normal for most people... especially me (haha :P) but, I haven't felt like this in awhile, and never this intensely. Yeah, I know, I spilled a lot about my thoughts, but, I don't know how I feel or think. Life is just like that right now.
So, have a good day/night and my freedom and safety be the air under your wings, and my friendship the light that guides you.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Band Camp
These last Two and a half days (Thursday & Friday 8-8 and today [Saturday] 8-12) have been band camp. The most freaking awesome stuff ever. Band is so freaking fun, and I'm so glad Geoff led me into marching band, and got me to learn how to play Tenor Saxamophone (Saxophone to all you stupid people...) [Yeah, I did kinda teach myself how to play Tenor...] and now that I can play and such, Band is even more epic.
Thursday, first half of the day, we did marching stuff,and, we were kinda crappy :P... next half we got our first thing of music, Mr. Roboto (Yeah, we're doing a Styx show this year :D) and, we played that for awhile, and within 3-4 hours (? I'm not sure) most of us had most of the music memorize :D Then, after tracking and such (playing and marching for ignorant and stupid people) we played capture the flag. It was awesome. We played three games (WARNING: I'm not going to try to brag at all, but, if it passes off as that, I am deeply sorry about that, so, I plead for forgiveness now) and my team one all three games. Cody (one of our drum majors) one the first game for us, and he ran the whole field and got the flag, ran back, and it was epic. Next to games... I kinda got the flag, but, only half way. So, someone had gotten the flag half way down the field, but, had gotten tagged, so, I brought it back. The second game (first one I won) I crossed the line as our flag was being carried by the other team (they where about half way to the line when I crossed) so, it was a REALLY close game. Luckily, I had some drumline kids that guarded me per-say and took the tagging for me, so, I made it to the other side. I was sore after that. Next game, I was planning on just guarding, and that I did, for awhile, but, we had like three or four people on our side, when the other team had pretty much their whole team. They got our flag within 5-10 feet of their line, but, they where too scared I guess to go and get the flag, why? I don't know. I ran to the other teams jail (originally headed for the flag, and narrowly escaped Andrew [brass instructor, guarder of other teams flag, and got many people out] and decided to get someone to get a free walk back) so, I walked back, slowly, cause I was tired. I got to my side, and resumed the defense, and yeah. Then, me and Cody some how took off at the same time, so, I was gonna let him go, but, I saw he was going for the jail, and so was some one else, so, I look back and see people going for my teams flag, and so, I was gonna go back to help, but, they where chased off, so, I looked back at the flag, nobody, and I mean NOBODY (the guarders of the flag had taken off after the people going for the jail) so, I booked it to the flag, grabbed it, and booked it towards my line. Someone on drumline noticed me as a neared the line, and they shouted something to the effect of "Guys look-out!" but, I guess it was too late or something, cause nobody reacted, I passed the line, and the game was over, the results surprising me, because of the shortage of my team. The game was then preceded by people hugging/tackling me (because I couldn't hold myself up) and Eva (Color guard instructor, who was on my team) ran up to me (was in jail at the other side at the end of the game) [I was lying on my back in the dirt, to tired to get up haha] and said something like this "I would hug you right now but that would be very inappropriate." (I was secretly happy because I had been hugged like twice or three times, but, I was so sore, the hugs hurt.) So, that was capture the flag which was awesome. But, I think the only reason the other team didn't win was because Jordan Bills was kinda puppy-guarding (well, basically standing right on the flag). So, yeah.
Friday, marching that morning was better. That afternoon music was better, and we tracked, and we got rained out. It poured. The band/drumline played in an arc in the track tunnel area, and the color guard ran inside at the biggest burst of rain. Then, it stopped raining, and we started tracking again, but went inside when we saw lightning fairly close. So, inside, we cleared out the band room, and played train wreck, buddy style I guess. That was fun, a lot of fun. Then, we emptied out the band room (basically) so the janitors could make it all nice and pretty.
Saturday (today) we marched for most of the morning, and from what I hear, it was amazing. Then, we tracked, and we did pretty good. Then, the instructors had us sing our parts to the color guard as they practiced (with our backs to them) and as we where singing, they proceeded to throw (normal) balloons filled with water at us. Some popped, but, others didn't. We didn't break set, then, Cody told us to get them, so, we did. They had us start throwing at guard too, but, that didn't work (normal ballons don't work so well) and, then, as we came and talked, Eva dumped a bucket of water on the Color Guard, and I happened to be next to a few :P and got pretty wet. (:P was for the water getting on my due to my proximity to the guard, not because I don't like the guard), but, it felt kinda nice, and dried quickly.
So, that was my time at bandcamp.
So....
FIZIKS!!!!!!!!!/PHYSICS!!!!!!!
and KILL THE BEAST!
Thursday, first half of the day, we did marching stuff,and, we were kinda crappy :P... next half we got our first thing of music, Mr. Roboto (Yeah, we're doing a Styx show this year :D) and, we played that for awhile, and within 3-4 hours (? I'm not sure) most of us had most of the music memorize :D Then, after tracking and such (playing and marching for ignorant and stupid people) we played capture the flag. It was awesome. We played three games (WARNING: I'm not going to try to brag at all, but, if it passes off as that, I am deeply sorry about that, so, I plead for forgiveness now) and my team one all three games. Cody (one of our drum majors) one the first game for us, and he ran the whole field and got the flag, ran back, and it was epic. Next to games... I kinda got the flag, but, only half way. So, someone had gotten the flag half way down the field, but, had gotten tagged, so, I brought it back. The second game (first one I won) I crossed the line as our flag was being carried by the other team (they where about half way to the line when I crossed) so, it was a REALLY close game. Luckily, I had some drumline kids that guarded me per-say and took the tagging for me, so, I made it to the other side. I was sore after that. Next game, I was planning on just guarding, and that I did, for awhile, but, we had like three or four people on our side, when the other team had pretty much their whole team. They got our flag within 5-10 feet of their line, but, they where too scared I guess to go and get the flag, why? I don't know. I ran to the other teams jail (originally headed for the flag, and narrowly escaped Andrew [brass instructor, guarder of other teams flag, and got many people out] and decided to get someone to get a free walk back) so, I walked back, slowly, cause I was tired. I got to my side, and resumed the defense, and yeah. Then, me and Cody some how took off at the same time, so, I was gonna let him go, but, I saw he was going for the jail, and so was some one else, so, I look back and see people going for my teams flag, and so, I was gonna go back to help, but, they where chased off, so, I looked back at the flag, nobody, and I mean NOBODY (the guarders of the flag had taken off after the people going for the jail) so, I booked it to the flag, grabbed it, and booked it towards my line. Someone on drumline noticed me as a neared the line, and they shouted something to the effect of "Guys look-out!" but, I guess it was too late or something, cause nobody reacted, I passed the line, and the game was over, the results surprising me, because of the shortage of my team. The game was then preceded by people hugging/tackling me (because I couldn't hold myself up) and Eva (Color guard instructor, who was on my team) ran up to me (was in jail at the other side at the end of the game) [I was lying on my back in the dirt, to tired to get up haha] and said something like this "I would hug you right now but that would be very inappropriate." (I was secretly happy because I had been hugged like twice or three times, but, I was so sore, the hugs hurt.) So, that was capture the flag which was awesome. But, I think the only reason the other team didn't win was because Jordan Bills was kinda puppy-guarding (well, basically standing right on the flag). So, yeah.
Friday, marching that morning was better. That afternoon music was better, and we tracked, and we got rained out. It poured. The band/drumline played in an arc in the track tunnel area, and the color guard ran inside at the biggest burst of rain. Then, it stopped raining, and we started tracking again, but went inside when we saw lightning fairly close. So, inside, we cleared out the band room, and played train wreck, buddy style I guess. That was fun, a lot of fun. Then, we emptied out the band room (basically) so the janitors could make it all nice and pretty.
Saturday (today) we marched for most of the morning, and from what I hear, it was amazing. Then, we tracked, and we did pretty good. Then, the instructors had us sing our parts to the color guard as they practiced (with our backs to them) and as we where singing, they proceeded to throw (normal) balloons filled with water at us. Some popped, but, others didn't. We didn't break set, then, Cody told us to get them, so, we did. They had us start throwing at guard too, but, that didn't work (normal ballons don't work so well) and, then, as we came and talked, Eva dumped a bucket of water on the Color Guard, and I happened to be next to a few :P and got pretty wet. (:P was for the water getting on my due to my proximity to the guard, not because I don't like the guard), but, it felt kinda nice, and dried quickly.
So, that was my time at bandcamp.
So....
FIZIKS!!!!!!!!!/PHYSICS!!!!!!!
and KILL THE BEAST!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Flaming Gorge
So, last Wednesday-Saturday (July 28th-31st) I went on a camp out with the teachers and priests of my ward, to Flaming Gorge dam and reservoir. It was pretty freakin' sweet, haha.
So, Wednesday (haha, I spells it 'Wed-nes-day') we left around 12:30 (Well met then, we left about 12:45) for Flaming Gorge. It was a long drive. We got there about 6 or so. We set up camp, and just sat around for the rest of the day.
So, Thursday we got up, had some food, then rented some rafts. That's right! WE WENT RIVER RAFTING DOWN ZE GREEN RIVER! It was awesome. Though, so stuff did happen. On the first trip, we had water fights and such, and that was fun, but, Brother Field got wacked in the head with a paddle and had a concussion, not good. I went in the river a bit, and it was cold cold cold. And my watch broke that trip, so, my only source of time is my phone now :/ but, maybe now I can reach my goal of loosing my watch line, huh? So, it also rained that trip. Second trip, one boat fished, other one relaxed, my boat.... we had a mutiny. We threw each other off, and it was good. I wasn't thrown off then, I jumped off. Haha, good times. I did a front flip off of it, kinda, and it was fun, but, the water was cold there. So, yeah, we went back, had food, and life was good.
So, Friday we went on the Dam tour. (Haha, we cracked dam jokes a lot :D) The Dam tour (}:) ) was pretty cool, the dam was pretty big, and the dam fish where big too (:P) They where big ol' trout that just swam right next to the dam and waited for tourists to feed them, not fun. Then, we did one of the best things. We went cliff jumping in to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. I'm afraid of heights pretty badly, so, I wasn't too sure how fun it would be. I thoroughly enjoyed it though. I mostly jumped off a 10 foot cliff, a couple times a 15 foot cliff, and three times a 20-25 (?) foot cliff (yikes) but, it was fun.
So, Saturday, we packed up (my tent was up before the leaders! WOW!) and we left. We stopped for food on the way home (YAYS!) and then continued home. I got home about 3:01 and was tired, and it was pouring rain. I mean POURING! Then, my family and I went to see Shrek 4. It was better than I thought it would be, but, I was pretty tired so, I was out of it. Oh yeah, I took like 3 different (shortish) naps in the car on the way home, glad I put my pillow in the car! So, all in all, it was a great trip, and I look forward to next year. Thanks to all those who where there who helped make it great! (THAT MEANS EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED!)
So, Wednesday (haha, I spells it 'Wed-nes-day') we left around 12:30 (Well met then, we left about 12:45) for Flaming Gorge. It was a long drive. We got there about 6 or so. We set up camp, and just sat around for the rest of the day.
So, Thursday we got up, had some food, then rented some rafts. That's right! WE WENT RIVER RAFTING DOWN ZE GREEN RIVER! It was awesome. Though, so stuff did happen. On the first trip, we had water fights and such, and that was fun, but, Brother Field got wacked in the head with a paddle and had a concussion, not good. I went in the river a bit, and it was cold cold cold. And my watch broke that trip, so, my only source of time is my phone now :/ but, maybe now I can reach my goal of loosing my watch line, huh? So, it also rained that trip. Second trip, one boat fished, other one relaxed, my boat.... we had a mutiny. We threw each other off, and it was good. I wasn't thrown off then, I jumped off. Haha, good times. I did a front flip off of it, kinda, and it was fun, but, the water was cold there. So, yeah, we went back, had food, and life was good.
So, Friday we went on the Dam tour. (Haha, we cracked dam jokes a lot :D) The Dam tour (}:) ) was pretty cool, the dam was pretty big, and the dam fish where big too (:P) They where big ol' trout that just swam right next to the dam and waited for tourists to feed them, not fun. Then, we did one of the best things. We went cliff jumping in to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. I'm afraid of heights pretty badly, so, I wasn't too sure how fun it would be. I thoroughly enjoyed it though. I mostly jumped off a 10 foot cliff, a couple times a 15 foot cliff, and three times a 20-25 (?) foot cliff (yikes) but, it was fun.
So, Saturday, we packed up (my tent was up before the leaders! WOW!) and we left. We stopped for food on the way home (YAYS!) and then continued home. I got home about 3:01 and was tired, and it was pouring rain. I mean POURING! Then, my family and I went to see Shrek 4. It was better than I thought it would be, but, I was pretty tired so, I was out of it. Oh yeah, I took like 3 different (shortish) naps in the car on the way home, glad I put my pillow in the car! So, all in all, it was a great trip, and I look forward to next year. Thanks to all those who where there who helped make it great! (THAT MEANS EVERYONE THAT ATTENDED!)
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