Why do you write poetry so much?

Why? Because poetry right now, for me, is like a substitute for dramas. I don't have the time to watch a 25 episode drama, so I write poems instead. I think in poems sometimes; I had one of those moments about an hour ago. I can escape life in general when I write poems. I can focus on a specific aspect of my life and I can force the essence out of it until I feel better. If you haven't noticed, a lot of my poetry isn't exactly the happiest ever. Ironic, because looking back at to 6th grade, my poems were so amazingly light-hearted and happy and hopeful. I still have hopeful poems, but those aren't happy per se. And for the most part, my poems are pretty sad. Loneliness. Depression. Abandonment. Pretty wonderful main topics, right? I think it started in 8th grade, but who am I to know. Could have been there earlier.

Why? Because poetry is a way for me to let out emotion. Because I grew up in a family where, if I cried, my parents would yell at me for crying. "Crying isn't going to solve anything! Stop crying!" So, guess where those feelings went? Into my heart. And I kept them there. Sometimes I wrote in journals, but that didn't happen too often. After a while, I perfected the art of silently crying myself to sleep. It comes in handy a lot. I'm losing my touch though, sometimes I need to sob myself to sleep. Not silently.

Why? I feel like I hurt others all too much. Poetry helps me force it into perspective. And I would be lying if I said I never cried while writing my poems. It's rare, since my sadness usually gets channeled into the poem, but it happens. And I tend to write poetry from other people's views too. Sometimes they're my friends (even if they don't know it), sometimes they're just general speakers formed to encompass a specific situation or idea. It helps me realize how damn retarded I am sometimes, and just how much I can hurt people.

Why? Because poetry is there. And because it's a hell of a lot better than crying in a corner or punching walls.

First Parade Show...

Was disappointing. I don't even want to talk about it. -sighs-

Edit: We were, however, one of the prettier/more glamorous guards out there with our cute sparkly uniforms. xD

Edit: And something interesting about parade was the length of time we're left marching before we actually perform. Field was just march on, perform, march off. Parade is march on, march, march, practice run, march, perform, march, percussion line, march off.

First parade show tomorrow! I'm so excited! =D Wish us luck! CHS You Knowwww!!!

When I get to the point at which I just can't handle life anymore, not much helps more than a good book to escape into.

Breaking Point?

See, there's always a point where, in the midst of all my sadness and anger, I become so apathetic, I just think, "You know what? Screw it. I just suck at life, I hurt people, I'm a horrible person, and I won't get any better. I don't care anymore." Then something else happens, I completely break down again, and sob my heart out. Then the cycle repeats. Is there ever a point when apathy actually reigns and nothing can touch your emotions again? Because given the rollercoaster mine have been on today, I sort of want to reach that point...

-coughs-

So I am amazingly sick. Sore throat, runny/stuffy nose, headaches, slight fevers at times. All that jazz. Yay. It's making my life rather miserable, and I hope it goes away by Saturday, because I do not find marching in my first parade show with a cold to be particularly appealing.

So Monday sort of sucked. Three tests and a three-hour long practice after school. Combine that with a very sick Erica, and you get an unhappy Erica. So the tests went okay... Chem was so freaking hard... Bio was okay, and English was amazingly easy, especially compared to the last quiz we had.

Just my luck that we had this ex-Marine coaching us yesterday. He had us screaming "Yes, sir!" and "One, two!" for about an hour and a half. Not exactly the best way to remedy a sore throat. And we did lots and lots of marching. Got a break after about two hours; the band headed in to practice music, and guard stayed outside. And I fainted a few minutes into the break, which sort of sucked. I think the guard started freaking out. Such a different reaction from Elaine than I got from Kelly last year too. Kelly cared and told me to sit out and stuff, but she still wanted me to get back in ASAP, like after the normal break we had. Elaine pretty much freaked out, asked if I need to go home, and goes, "Everyone, let's take a solid 10 minute break." It was amusing and relieving at the same time.

So we changed some work, and then we went in at 6:30. Band went over the practice time by like, an hour though. I don't think Mr. Nielsen (the ex-Marine) realized he'd gone past the time limit (he was really surprised when someone said, "Sir, we have to GO"), but Mr. J definitely knew. I mean, extra practice is always good, but I know that a ton of people in band are hella busy with schoolwork and stuff. We choose to come to practice and pay money to march in this band, and we should be able to do that without living in fear of going over scheduled practice time and not having enough time to finish homework and study for tests. So I sort of felt sorry for the band... I just slept while I waited for Ross. xD

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So Mock Trial was pretty chill. We got into groups of our witnesses and just reviewed the witness statement. Nick quizzed me on the fact situation too; we have a quiz on that Thursday.

Mrs. Petrich got really mad at us when we couldn't keep two straight lines and walk at the same pace. She threatened to make us condition on the track, but decided to give us a second chance. We learned a new salutation in Yoga too; some of the poses have the weirdest names. Like seriously, Cow Face? What? xP

The calc quiz was super easy. Not even joking. Eric and I finished homework really early and just hung out with Jung, Zach, and Soomin and talked. I was sitting on the floor because it was closer to them than me actual seat, and leaning against desk legs since I was getting dizzy again. Then Mrs. Dillman comes over and tells me to get back to my seat. I'm not sure if she believed me initially when I said I was done, but then she asked me how early I started to finish the assignment so quickly. I didn't remember so I just provided a time relative to Eric's start time, and went, "About three minutes after Eric did?" And she goes on to talk about how she has two of them this time, since Zach apparently did the same thing last year. xD

History was pretty cool too. We had this observer, Mr. K, who seemed nice enough. I actually knew stuff for the questions he asked today; it was amazing! xD Then we did some more Cult Lits and talked a bit about the exam next class. I hate the word "exam". Like, for a quiz, I think 10-15 questions, not necessarily easy, but not long. "Test" connotates 30-50 ish questions and 5-10 free response. "Exam" is like, 80 questions, about 10 free response, and an essay. xD But ah well...

I went home and checked Schoolloop to see how my grades were. I didn't do TOO badly on chem, but it still brought my grade down 5%. Which is scary. But Mr. Coburn also gave everyone I asked a 10/20 on the scavenger hunt, so I think he made a mistake on that.
History quiz didn't bring my grade down too much... But I did pretty badly on that... xD
The bio test isn't inputted yet; I hope I did okay... =\

Practice tomorrow! Hopefully I won't faint again.

I think I'm getting sick. I can't afford to get sick; I have too much crap going on this week. And I feel so damn weak, it's pissing me off. =[

We NEED To Get It!!!

So in short, I'm pretty confident about my personal show for next Saturday. The guard in general? Not so much. I'm actually sort of pissed at the attitude this year. I don't want to be mean or anything, but the guard in general is NOT working hard enough. We're supposed to set an example for the band, and right now, we're trailing WAY behind them. The season this year has been way easier than previous seasons, partially because it's parade, but mainly because Elaine is so much "nicer" than Kelly and Jhay were, and the newbies don't seem to be motivated to do well. First guard season was always hard, especially before you get the thrill of a performance, but some of them don't even seem like they want to be here... Most of guard isn't even ability per se, but passion and motivation. If you WANT to do well, and you WORK for it, you'll get there. I mean, come on. You have me, who was pretty much the worst on the field frosh year, and now I'm one of five vets, and on the rifle line.

I actually had a flag talk back to me today and tell me I didn't know how hard it was to stop being afraid of the flag. I seriously went, "Are you kidding?" I was absolutely TERRIFIED of the flag freshman year. It's a freaking 6 foot metal pole! But you know what? I got over it in band camp, and decided that I wouldn't let the flag control me. Oh, we know how you feel, rookies. And we know it doesn't take THAT much to decide you want to be better. We NEED you to be better.

We need to have people stop leaving early and arriving late to practice. We need to have people stop oversleeping. We need to have people stop talking during rehearsals, and stop talking back. We need to have people stop slacking off.
We need to have people start being on time. We need to have people start paying attention during practices and start taking corrections. We need to have people find their motivation.

We need to have people start working their butts off for this performance. As Mr. J said, we've been the best guard these past few years, and if we continue at this rate, honestly... We're going to be one of the worst. We need to show the judges that Cal High can march on the field and on the street. We need to work for what we want, but we can't do that is not everyone is ready to crack down and push it. We need to GET IT.

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On the other hand, Ellen, Laura, and I went to Little Mad Fish and Yogurtland after practice and got yummy food. =D We did some of those little exercise sections on the way to the park, then we just stopped off at the library. But it was fun. =]

My Arms Are Sore...

Freaking vaccinations. I hate when they tell you, "This one is going to sting," because then you fool yourself into thinking it stings even if it actually wouldn't. And you get all tense and they tell you not to tense up. xD But yeah. Two shots in the left and one in the right. My right arm hurt right after (I THINK it was the HPV one...) then got a bit better, and now my left is KILLING meeee (tetanus and meningococcal, if the right was HPV). So yeah. Apparently I'm 5' 3/4" and weigh 104 lbs 12.8 oz. So my BMI is 19.97. I'm such a fatty. xD I think I got shorter; I swear I was 5' 1 1/2" last year... Blah. Whatever. You'd think at my height, every fraction of an inch matters, but I figure, at my height, I'm still going to be shorter than everyone, so screw that. I got a kitty sticker though!!! =D It made me insanely happy when she asked if I wanted a sticker. =P

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Today was pretty awesome though.

Mock Trial was cool as always.

We had a sub in Yoga, and we couldn't get into the cabinet with our mats, so we just did corpse pose (but not really) all class. xD

Calc was pretty basic; we went over homework and stuff. I was talking to Eric and Soomin and Mrs. Dillman apparently said to bring up our finished homework since we were done. At least, I think she said to. I just followed Eric. xP She said she was impressed that I actually did my homework the way I was supposed to. Might be a subtle reference to the "since I'm a troublemaker," but whatever.

Protag meeting was just making posters; I showed up, signed in, and left to go study for history. =]

Speaking of history, I epically failed that quiz: 16/20 ftw... -sighs- My history grade is going off the deep end soon... Blah.

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Meanwhile, I have so many tests and so much crap over the weekend... 5 hour practice tomorrow, 3 hour volunteer Sunday. Add it to probably 2-3 hours of piano per day, then my Chinese essay, chem/bio/calc/history tests, English homework/response, and you have a sad Erica... Ah well... -sighs- I'll survive. xD

So yeah. Sad Erica with sore arms is going to bed now. Meaning in like an hour. =P

Wow, Really?

So I was getting one of my friends to quiz me on bio, and her second question was, "What's the fluid mosaic model?" And so I told her, then she started saying some stuff about fluid meaning like the particles aren't set and mosaic meaning they are, so I said that the fluid mosaic model just means that the plasma membrane is made of different proteins (which "make" a mosaic) and the fluid part means that the proteins can move along the phospholipid bilayer.

Then she starts saying some stuff, and finally goes like, "Do you even know what fluid means?" in this sort of condescending tone, so I just said that it meant the proteins can move in the bilayer and aren't set. Then I repeated my answer to her whole question, and showed her the definition of a fluid mosaic model in the glossary, and she got mad and was like, "I can't study with you, do it by yourself." So I asked her why, and she says I'm too mean. Uhm. I'm sorry that knowing the definition of a fluid mosaic model and having the definition confirmed by the glossary almost word-for-word is constituted as being mean.

Then she started complaining that her question wasn't what a fluid mosaic model is, but rather the difference between fluid and mosaic, which definitely wasn't the question. So I told her they don't have much correlation, and that fluid just means it flows, and mosaic means it's made of different parts/proteins. She insists that it has more to do with this "extra research" section in the book that says recently conducted research states that the membrane might be less fluid than originally thought, and "more mosaic." And having re-read that section, I get what she means now, but at the time she was just freaking annoyed at me, she didn't explain anything, so I had pretty much no idea what she was talking about. It still isn't the actua definition of the fluid mosaic model, and they specifically said that the membrane was a "mosaic" composed of different proteins, but it would have helped if she could have TOLD me what the heck she was talking about before getting irritated and saying I'm too mean for her to study with.

Anyways, that was just really stupid and annoying. Ah well, whatever. Just had to rant a bit. xP

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On the flip side, since I wasn't getting any bio studying done, I spent the rest of tutorial playing "Bang!" with Brian, Peter, Tommy, Sam, Ross, Sharanth, and Guilio. Pretty fun; I killed Ross the first game, and the outlaws won (yay!), then Ross kills me the second game, which was amazing because he's supposed to protect me (I was the sheriff and he was the deputy). xD So that was fun.

But really, I should have been studying for my Crucible test/quiz, because that thing was ridiculously hard. So there are these character descriptions in the play, which are about a page long each, and he chose a single line from them and asked us who it was referring to. -.- So lame. Then we had quote match-ups, which were harder than you think, if not because it's a play, then because the first act is complete pandemonium. So yeah, that wasn't exactly good.
But Mr. King has the most AMAZING reading voice. So he played Abigail in the scene with John Proctor and read all softly and "coyly" I guess. Then he played Tituba, and had this fake accent. And when we all started laughing, he was like, "What? She's from Barbados!" Then, when he gets to the part where Tituba quote's the Devil, he read the Devil's words in this really deep voice, and the whole class BUSTED out laughing. His reason? "This is my Dark voice!" It was AMAZING.

Bio was pretty standard. We had a quizzie-poo, which was really easy for once. xD Then we finished up the lecture (more cat-torture references), and started talking a bit about another lab we're doing later. And we have a test next class. Joy. =\

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Guard sectional went pretty well; I'm excited!!! =D

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And now I need to go take some history notes and stuff. Blah.

One and a Half Weeks Until Parade Show!!!

So today was pretty chill. I'm liking my almost no homework week so far. ;D Of course, most of it's because I finish in class, or did it over the weekend and stuff.

We have an ASSAULT case for Mock Trial! I'm excited! Way more awesome than an arson case! We were thinking maybe a burglary, but I'd pick assault over this any time! I'm excited!!!

Yoga was same as ever. We walked around and did Sun Salutation and Corpse pose and stuff. Apparently I got marked off a point on my salutation; I have no idea why. But whatever. I have a 99.8% now! -gasp!- Such a disgrace! xD I had a nice conversation with Larissa and Mrs. Petrich about raccoons though... =P

During brunch, people were talking about the basket story they had to write for Foss. Sounds interesting, but I wouldn't do it unless I had to. xP

Calc was fun. We went over limits! I did my homework in class. =P We got our tests back too, but Mrs. Dillman gave mine back last, because a loser -cough- Zach -cough- told her to do so. -.- And then Jung and Zach told me I left 2 problems blank on my homework, and I seriously had a mini heart attack. It wasn't fun. And Zach made fun of me for drawing my tables with rulers... =[

Lunch was pretty boring. I just ate food. Food is good though. xD

History was pretty boring; people presented Powerpoints and we went over format for DBQs. I can't wait to present our Powerpoint, complete with a slide on Quaker Oats! Aha. =D

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Practice was pretty good today, WAY better than Monday in any case. Newbies talk too much still though; we had to tell them at like 5 times to be quiet before they finally shut up. I have a problem with talking too much too, but at least I'll shut my mouth when I'm told too... And a lot of them don't pay enough attention... Ah well, in any case, we're getting better. With the sectional tomorrow, extra practice Saturday, and two practice next week, we SHOULD be decently prepared for the show next Saturday. I'm so excitedddd!!!

Oh, and guard gets band cubbies too!!! So we can put all our guard stuff (shoes, makeup, tights, etc.) in our cubbies and not worry about leaving stuff at home! =D Yay!

First Parade Show in Two Weeks! =\

We are SO not ready... I'm so worried. I messed up so much in our semi-runthroughs today too. The guard got all confused, since we've been doing our work standstill all season, so we got all messed up when we had to march... Then we didn't make the right form for the band to pass through; it was pandemonium. And some guard members didn't get out of the way in time either, so they darted through the band, which you NEVER do... It was all bad...

I NEED TO GET THIS. WHY CAN'T I GET THIS. I'm so disappointed in myself. It seems like I can't do much right lately... Aghhh. I'm going to get this. I will. And I will own in the show on Saturday. I will. I'll do it. I will GET IT.

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On the other hand, I had a pretty good day today. Mock Trial was spent playing Hangman and fail-studying for my calc test. xD

Yoga was boring, as always, but WE SAW A CHICKEN ON THE IRON HORSE TRAIL. It was just pecking away at the dirt under a tree. It was the weirdest thing everrr. =P

Calc was pretty good; we just spent the whole class taking the test. Which, by the way, was pretty easy, if anyone reading this blog is wondering. I was pretty much just sitting around afterward, since I finished the homework due Wednesday over the weekend, then Jung comes up behind me and pokes me, and I seriously JUMP. What a loser. -.-

History was fun. We had some Cult Lits, then this interactive thing where we simulated the "packing" of slaves onto a ship for the slave trade. Bhumika, Tori, and I were the overseers, so we got to pull people into the room, tie their hands together, and make them lie down. xP It was pretty fun. The video clip we watched was amazingly graphic and disturbing though... I seriously felt like crying... =\

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As I previously stated, we aren't ready for our parade show, as evidenced by our rehearsal today. But we'll get it. We have two weeks. We'll make this happen.

On another note, Clarie and I are continuing our Monday Spirit Days. Today was simple though, just a classic outfit (white shirt, blue jeans, black jacket). =] It was pretty nice having a spirit day that was actually, legitimately normal though. xP Anyways, I think it's my turn to pick something for next week. I wonder what I'll do... Hm... Maybe just something simple; the first few spirit days were pretty crazy. xD

People are used to our spirit days though; guardies asked if we had a spirit day today and what it was. =P I wonder how we're going to come up with themes for the whole year though... That's a lot of Mondays... Hm...


But these are fun. It's a nice way to incorporate some fun and "relaxation" for my junior year too, since I'll be so overwhelmed with homework I might cry. My bio and English grades absolutely SUCK right now too... -sighs- I need to bring them up... =\

I'm pretty happy with where I am right now though. I just need to keep telling myself that I still have a whole semester, or quarter at least, to bring these grades up. And I will do it. I will.

...I feel like all I ever do is tell myself that I'll do something... I rarely ever end up actually doing it... -sighs-

Love The Way You Lie Mashup

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Remember September 11th

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I still remember back in 1st grade, that day I woke up ready for school, same as always. I remember walking downstairs and eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the kitchen table. I remember my mom turning on the TV and flipping to the news in the few minutes I had before leaving for school. I remember seeing the smoke. I remember the cries and the flames licking up the World Trade Center. I remember the pain.

That day was one of the most serious days I've had at school. Hushed voices whispered through the halls, and all of the teachers had solemn countenances. We children knew nothing of what happened, all we knew was, "Did you see the burning building on the TV?" and "My parents were really upset..."

We all had the question, "What happened?" We didn't know that America had just been the target of a terrorist attack. We didn't know that this event would be remembered for the rest of history. We didn't know the lives that would be lost. We didn't know.

And even more importantly, we didn't know why. Teachers, not wanting to inform us of the severity of the event, and knowing that our 6 year-old brains wouldn't understand the gravity, just told us that sometimes bad people do bad things. At the time, we didn't know how bad it really was. But now we do.

And now that we do, we need to keep it in our minds. We need to remember. Remember the Twin Towers crashing to the ground. Remember the lives that were lost. Remember the sobs of those who lost a loved one. Remember the tears. Remember the pain.

We need to remember 9/11.

Why even try?

An Endless Loop

Sometimes it feels like life is just the same old thing over and over again. Everyone seems to have it down pat, so why change? But now life is just the tune on a one-song playlist that's been put on repeat. The same old, used treadmill set at the same pace. The same tired, worn-down schedule enacted monotonously every day.

But you know what? We don't have to live like that.

We can turn off the iPod and make our own music. Set our life to our own melodies. Add in some schnazzy bits and some low key lullabies. So what if we mix rap and smooth jazz? It's our life and we're the DJs.

We can leave that treadmill and get out of the house. Take a lap around the neighborhood. Go walk in the park. Jog around and just look at the scenery. There's so much to see if we pay attention, so why lose the opportunity?

We can rip that schedule to shreds. We can take some chances, even if they're miniscule. We can be kids again; we can learn how to have fun. We have these wonderful people around us called friends. Gather them up and do something! So who cares if we're putting off homework for another hour? Just press pause on our hectic lives and let our imaginations roam free.

Life doesn't have to be the same boring routine, day after day. What's the point of living if we don't actually live? Don't let society control our lives and force us to fit into their mold. And if everyone else wants to continue with their tedious, banal lifestyle, then let them. We can be the rainbow Lucky Charm marshmallows in the middle of all that cereal. The funnily shaped clouds in a sky of cotton balls.

Life doesn't have to be this way. And we can change it.

♥

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All I wanted in high school
Was to stay out of all the drama,
All the unrequited loves,
All the messy breakups...
I didn't want to get involved
In all of this love stuff.
I promised myself I wouldn't.
I didn't believe I'd meet someone
I could truly love in high school.
All the tears,
All the broken hearts...
I didn't want to take the chance.
So I made it one of my goals
To not get involved.
And I was doing well...
Until you came along,
And suddenly...
I couldn't keep my promise anymore.

Cal vs. Davis - 52:3!

Cal totally demolished Davis at the football game yesterday. It was actually pretty sad; I pretty much stopped watching after halftime. xD

So I got to Melanie's and we hung around until Zach got there and went on our merry way. Melanie is possibly the most amusing person to watch during a car ride. It's amazing.

Got there and walked around for a bit. Then we headed off to get FREE STUFF! =D Noisemakers, pom poms, Cal signs... Melanie and I got our faces painted too, which was fun. Mine started rubbing off though, so I washed it off later. =\

We met with Shine, Colton, Brandon, and Michael at the student store and watched the marching band. Shine and Colton bought some Silly Bandz (Fantasy and Sea Creatures respectively) and I stole a white glow-in-the-dark jellyfish (or technically octopus, but it should be a jellyfish ;D) from Colton. We decided to follow the band for a while after too, so that was fun. We also hunted out Michael Zhao and screamed his name a bit. xD

Went to the actual game after; as I said, it was sad how easily we destroyed Davis. But hey, GO BEARS! =D Zach, Colton, Shine, and I all got frozen lemonades, but Zach was the only one who got a spoon thing, so the rest of us just made do by crushing up the ice and eating it that way. xP We also had noisemaker fights, and Colton started snapping people with the rubber band on the end of my noisemaker. And Zach had a conversation with a dude from Davis about what an "Ag" or "Aggie" is. It was interesting... Halftime was fun. The band made a smiley face that winked at us; it was awesome. =D

After the game, we went around picking up the pieces of paper that the Cal alumni use to make shapes in the stands. I made a nice light blue ninja star and Zach (eventually) made a purple crane. Went back to the car and waited for the band to pass. People started playing ninja too (I abstained because I SUCK at that game) and it was really fun to watch. I completely conked out on the ride back too; I guess I was just that tired. xD

Anyways, it was a really fun day. =] Now I need to do homework. After I procrastinate some more. =P

Kitten Love ♥

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A Broken Soul

Lock the door
Keep the world on the other side
Light a candle
A flame in the dark
Close the curtain
Keep others out
Shield them from the pain
The broken shards of memories
The blades of agony
Fake a summer smile
Hide the shadowed winter soul
Lie, lie, lie
Fool everyone, trick yourself
Just walk past
These jagged pieces of glass
In a world of darkness
In a mind of gray
Muffled voices, stifled thoughts
But nothing's ever wrong
Because no one cares about
The same broken soul
In the same spinning world

Oh My Gawd. xD

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Guard Sleepover/Sectional! ♥

So I couldn't go to the sectional on Thursday (piano, joy), but I made it to the party/sleepover afterward, which was AMAZING. Pizza, lemonade, and lots of fruit is yummy. And we took pictures. xD Ellen like, climbed onto the table for our funny pic.

Went swimming afterward, and Clarie and I totally just jumped in. I also got pushed/double cannonballed/swung into the pool. Double cannonballs are rather interesting and sort of weird; it was HELLA fun though. Being swung was fun until the impact. My back was sore for like, the next 10 minutes. xD Pool noodle/squirt gun fights also ensued, and we had this big blow-up beach ball too, which reminded me of Zach's birthday party. xP Colton, Clarie, and I tried to use the pool noodles as snorkels, but it takes way too long to get air through the tube. Almost everyone crammed into the hot tub once that started working, then we all got out of the pool for ice cream. -drools-

We ran out of ice cream, so I had this amazing idea of putting chocolate syrup in my hand and eating it. And after I showed Colton and Clarie the creepy stalker smile face, they decided that if I put syrup in both of my hands and smeared it over my mouth, then had my creepy face, it would be epic. I have to admit, it WAS pretty epic... xD

Clarie and I tried to beat the 26 million record on the Batman pinball machine. Didn't work out; we got up to 20 million though! It was amusing; we were just standing around in our swimsuits playing pinball. We sang some karaoke too; they had a Jesse McCartney song! =D I remember singing a ton of those with my sis way back when. =P

Slept outside since I was talking to Zach and it was WAY too loud inside. They were watching "The Sound of Music" (I think). It was REALLY nice outside though; I've never slept outside before (willingly), so it was a good experience. Clarie came and joined me after a few hours, so that was cool having someone there. I apparently fell asleep and woke up at like 5, when the sprinklers started pelting my sleeping bag. xD Nice accuracy there. Clarie wasn't outside anymore; she got cold and went in, so I followed since I didn't want to get wet.

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Woke up at like 7:40, which is a rather ungodly time of day to wake up on a day off from school... I was the last one to wake up by far too... Had donuts and junk food for breakfast. =P It was good. Then we changed and got ready for our sectional.

The field was fenced off the way we went though, so we had to chuck our stuff over and crawl through a space between the gates. xP It was SO hot outside. A few of the guard just wore bikini tops, and like half the guard rolled up our tank tops. No one around, so might as well. =P

We finished about 3/4 of our halftime routine, which is going to be AMAZING. I'm so scared of dropping though. But anyways, we'll be performing at halftime during the football game on the 10th, if anyone's interested and has nothing better to do. =P

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Cal football game tomorrow. I'm happy. =] Four-day weekends are AWESOME.