18

A whole lot is new!!! But here are the main things right now:

• I'm 18.
• My dad got me a car.
• I saw Mumford and Sons in concert.
• My last choir concert is tomorrow night and I got a letter.
• The day after that is my last day to turn in work and projects.

I cannot freaking wait to be done. I am so close.

Scholarships and College and Junk

This month and this week in particular have been very busy. Last weekend I went up to the valley to visit Western Oregon. I'm so looking forward to it. The sad thoughts of moving away are mostly overshadowed by excitement. And I have a bunch of family up there as well. This week I was stressing a lot about scholarships. Luckily I met all of the deadlines, and now I just need to find more more more. It's really touching to read letters of recommendation. It's difficult to write good essays! I'm in AP Literature and we don't write many essays. I think I actually prefer reading to writing but writing allows me to have a chance to feel proud of my work.

Anyway, this weekend I get to hang out with Taylor after he's done working after the Solo/Ensemble Festival--which I am a part of. This is my first year performing for it and I'll be singing with the Men's Choir. (Ha) It's been a really great experience though. I wonder what the judicators will think when "Summit Men" walks in the door and I'm in there with my folder ready to sing. It should be a good experience though.

Today I'm taking a day off from school, until 1:00 when I have Chorale, to do homework. I didn't have time to do any last night because I was working on a scholarship the whole time. It was actually ridiculous, I got so stressed out to the point of tears and had to call Christian to help me calm down and leave the room and not think about it. I was waiting for my last letter of recommendation. But it got done. I really needed to get this in because it's a scholarship for children and grandchildren of FBI Agents. I only received the application 4 days ago and it's due today. So that was my evening...

I really wish I could somehow just have some substantial style of writing. It comes out more when I tell a real story, but I have to settle for whatever this crap is. ^ Oh well. I think I'll start a new blog after I graduate. Next year I'll have many more interesting topics to write about. New student week at Western starts September 22. It's quite late. That's when I'll be moving in and all that. It'll be great. :) And I'm actually very glad the drive from here to there is only 2-3 hours. I'll visit ALL the time. As long as I have snow tires to get over the pass...

Oh mylanta! Also, I'm going to Spain this summer!!!!

Heo.

It's a bit sad seeing my number of posts decreasing each year. I joined Skyliner Jazz so I've been liking that quite a bit...besides a good mountain of drama. I STILL have to start applying for scholarships. :/ I really do need to start doing that. I don't even know how I'm gonna pay for college. And it's about time I start worrying about it...

I don't have much to write about today. 5 months and I'm done. So scary.

Update

Alas, we are heading into midterms and the end of the semester. It will be nice starting fresh though. We just have to make it past the wonderful finals. There's a boy's basketball game tomorrow, which will be my first one this year. I find them just so fun. :) I sort of just felt obligated to write tonight. Nothing significant or exciting has really happened for a little while and I don't want to talk about the weather.
Last night my aunt Elissa had a baby girl, Pearl! She is so beautiful. I can't wait to meet her. My other cousins, Noe, Keala, and Koa came over this afternoon and I participated in a pretend ball. I let them put make-up on me and I got all dressed up and they did the same. Then we danced to classical music. It was splendid. :)
Sometime next week or this weekend I need to take my form down to the district office and sign up for online health... I am determined to suck it up and get it over with. That way next year I'll be able to have an open block for the whole year. I have a bit of pressure from one of my friends to try out for the other jazz choir at school, but if I did (and actually made it in), I wouldn't have any open block--totally full schedule like this year. I kind of want a little bit of freedom in my senior year. I'm shooting for an honors diploma. All of the classes I'm planning on taking anyway lead to it...except science. I could just go without a science class next year (preferably) but I have to have 4 years of it for my plan to take place. So I'll take forensics. It's way easier than physics, and there's no way I'm taking that.
Anyway, I'm done blabbing now. Perhaps there will be something amazing for me to write about soon.

The semester is over...

We have no school tomorrow because of it. :) I'm kind of surprised that the year is half over. I start 2 new classes on Monday: Guitar Americana and Intro to Art. I decided that I'm not going to work tomorrow. I'm not on any schedule so it doesn't matter. Winter formal is next Saturday. But it's not a formal, it's just a white-out. Winter non-formal that we wear white to. It's ok though because formals are expensive! Which is why it's not a formal. Anywho, I am just rambling because it's been a little while since I've posted. I have a bunch of Val-o-grams to sell or send. They include a song sung by a group at my school, a box of chocolates, and a rose. They'll be going all over town to deliver them. :) I've been thinking about auditioning for one of those choirs and today I found out that I'll have to do a pretty prestigious audition. I'll have to sing a whole jazz song a cappella. I don't even know any jazz songs. Well, I probably do but didn't realize it. Still. Auditions are in April so if I want to do it I'll have to do some preparing.

Ramblings

The concert went really well! However, it was 2 hours long. I think there were more good things than bad though. My solo went well but the lights turned off in the middle of it. I wasn't really nervous though, for which I'm pretty proud.
I'm really cold right now. I would wear my footsie pajamas but they have thunder thighs so I'd rather not. Anyway, it's the weekend! I'm so happy! Lately I've been working on thinking about everything I say. It's a difficult skill to acquire so I'm hoping I shall acquire it. Man, I'm hungry...
I'm in need of some serious sleep. I've been deprived from it all week. But I did find the best white elephant gift I've ever thought of. I think I might as well say what it is. It's a Barbie box from 1989, including a Barbie with its head taped back on, a Kelly doll, and a Madeline doll. There are clothes and accessories and everything. I put labels on it that says what's in it. I can't wait to see whoever opens it. The other gift will be a bikini top that's too small for me. (It's reversible!) Oh how I love white elephant.
Well this was a random post!

100th Post

Hey this is my 100th post! Yes!
          I have a few exciting things going on. Yesterday I auditioned for a solo in the choir concert on Thursday and got it! I'm so happy! It's kind of hard though so I've been practicing a lot. I'm gonna be quite nervous but I can't wait! We're singing 3 songs plus Carol of the Bells with all of the choirs together. Hanerot Halalu, a Hanukkah song, Frobisher Bay, and Jing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling, which is the song I have a solo in. I finally got them all memorized today.
          Second, I switched houses with Kate for the weekend! I'm staying with her family and she's with mine. We do each others' chores and everything! So far I'm loving it. Since I was grounded I've been home for a really long time so I wanted to have a break, and she wanted to be out of her house too so we just swapped. My brothers are hers and hers is mine.
          Last thing, we're going to a Hanukkah party tonight, held by our very good friend KP. :) We'll be having White Elephant as well. I'm really excited for the Christmas party on the 18th. It will be intense.
          Anyway, happy holidays to you all, whoever you are. Thank you for reading, if you do! In case I'm not sure if you do, feel free to hit the 'follow' button. Until I write again, goodbye!



At White Elephant I got a $10 Cuppa Yo' gift certificate! I've never been there so this'll be really great! :D