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My parents keep talking about how I usually end up doing the bulk of most projects, other than my physics ones, and as much as I want to tell myself that my partners have done plenty of work, I can't help but agree with them at times...

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I am slightly annoyed now... I feel like I've done way more on this project, and it's a bit irritating. I know she has her English speech and everything, but I was thinking, she's put about the same number of hours into this project as Brian has, and not only does he also have the English speech, this isn't even his project. He presents next week for English, but still... Plus, you'd think she'd be a little bit more willing to contribute more given that she wants to raise her grade in the class, and not "Well... I'd rather work on my English speech, but if you REALLY want me to do it..." I know the English speech is a lot of work, but that excuse has gotten a bit over-used... And it's not like I don't have stuff I need to do, not the least of which is SATs this Saturday...

Of course, don't get me wrong, she's definitely contributed and I'm happy to have her as a partner, I just sort of wish she'd do more...

Inkless Metal Pen! =O

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Thanksgiving Break is Over?!?!

Whaaaat?!?! Blahhh. I like, didn't do anything this week... And I'm so screwed for SATs and my bio test tomorrow. -sighs- Thanksgiving Break needs to be two weeks long, like Winter Break... Ah, I wish... At least I got to sleep a lot! And eat a lot. And procrastinate more than I should have... Blah, I didn't finish all the homework and stuff I wanted to either... Stupid "I'll do it later" mentality... =[

Went to Brian's today to edit the video; it took FOREVER since Andrew gave us the files in a DVD format. We're not done yet either; I need to go over after school tomorrow... Sort of want to drag Courtney along since I feel like I haven't collaborated with her enough on this project, but it would be sort of pointless, since I'm the one who knows the layout for the video... Ah well...

Anyways, hope everyone else's break went a bit more productively and/or excitingly than mine... =] I'll see most of you in school tomorrow!

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"You're cute. Every now and then... There are times when you're beautiful too. From time to time..."

Awhs, someone's reluctant to admit he loves her. xD

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There is something up with all of the main female leads in dramas being complete airheads... I mean, I guess it makes more sense in the overall appeal if the girl isn't brilliant, but they might be overdoing it a tad these days... I feel like banging my head against a wall sometimes, watching Ha Ni in Playful Kiss... Ah well, it's cute! =D

Black Friday!

It was pretty awesome. =] I didn't sleep until 10:30 when I got back though. Yeps! Stayed up all night. xD

Anyways, we went to Target at like 3am and there was a crapload of people there. o.o The store doesn't even open until 4, and this is SAN RAMON! It was scary... But most of them were there for a flatscreen TV, so whatever. We got an iTouch for my uncle and I got some pajama pants. Because PJs are THAT amazing.

Went to Kohl's next, where my sis got a pair of boots and some tights. I found myself a very nice, big, fluffy, fuzzy blanket. =D The line was HELLA long though... I wouldn't have gotten my blanket if my sister didn't want all her stuff. I got to calculate how much money we would need to spend for my mom to utilize all her coupons and still get the $10 gift card for spending $50 at the store. xD But anyways, the line took us like 2 hours, no joke. The lady in front of us had a ton of stuff and she couldn't find a cart, and since she seemed nice, I figured that I'd go find one for her. Took a while, and I ended up waiting by the cashiers until someone came along with a cart that they no longer needed, but I got one! =P

We went to some Safeway a bit after to get a few drinks from Starbucks. Soy Peppermint White Mochas are YUMMY. =] Good timing too; after that line at Kohl's, I could barely keep my eyes open. It seriously felt like I was going to pass out...

We went to the mall afterward, and shopped around for a bit. Checked out A&F and Aeropostale, but they didn't have anything special. =\ Hollister was amazing though. =] I got a nice sweatshirt and Jess got a few tees and whatnot. I found like three of the same sweatshirts and spent the wait in line making sure I got one without any flaws or stuff. Yeah, my mom sort of trained me to do that... We passed these people giving out chocolate chip cookie samples on the way out of the mall too; they were sooooo good! Warm and chewy.

So yeah, nothing extremely cheap or such, but I got some stuff, and it made me happy. =]

Then I got home and passed out. Until around 1:30pm at least. Went bowling with Clarie and Laura after; we absolutely FAIL at bowling... It was so sad... But whatever, it was fun. xP

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Playful Kiss ♥

It's so amazingly cute! I miss my dramas... -sighs- I need to do homework, but I think I'm getting addicted again. Ah, these aren't good for my health... They make me lose sleep and do weird things with my heart. But they're so cute!!!

Ha Ni is SO retarded sometimes... Seriously, she's a senior and can't do basic algebra... -sighs- And Seung Jo is rather mean, but he's so sweet too! Seriously, almost every main drama dude is really mean until you know his sweet side...

AHHHHH!!! -obsesses-

Personality Quiz...

Your view on yourself:

Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education

You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

Success in your career is not the most important thing in life. You are content with what you have and think that being with someone you love is more than spending all of your precious time just working.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

Christmas Present Ideas!

Help meeee!!! xD I seriously have no idea what to get people for Christmas... Especially guys. What do guys want for Christmas? Blah.

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I absolutely hate it when people think they can talk sh*t about my friends. I might be small, but that doesn't mean I won't stick up for them. And if you want to come up to my face and tell me my friend is a loser, go ahead, but I might just punch you. And I may, and probably will, get beat up in return, but that won't stop my fist from flying.

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Sam Tsui ♥

Marching Season 2010!

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I can't believe it's over! It totally didn't settle in on Saturday, but I just spent a good few minutes crying. We did pretty well for a re-building season. I was sort of hoping for more in some senses, but all in all, it was a great season. I love all of you and I'll miss all you seniors who are ditching us for college next year! Thanks for another memorable experience! Get it guys! =D

To my guardies - Thanks so much for working hard this year! I hope I see all but two of you back next fall! As for the two who aren't coming back, I'll miss my amazing captains and best of luck in college! =]

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I love you guys! Thanks for a great season!
Go California High Marching Band and Color Guard 2010!!!

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The Pasta Feed yesterday was really fun too. =] Melanie and Ellen loved their blankets, and it was just an awesome time in general. Yay!

Championships 2010!!!

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1st place Marching Band, Division A
1st place Color Guard, Division A
2nd place Percussion Line, Division A

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So today was pretty awesome. =D Clarie, Ellen, and I slept over at Laura's on Friday, and we have these very nice comfy air mattresses. Woke up at 4:00-4:30 to get all our hair and makeup ready, which sort of sucked, but meh. xP We ate Froot Loops for breakfast! And bagels. And candy. Yes, candy. The bus ride there was pretty boring though; I fell asleep halfway through and just slept. Apparently my makeup was really pretty according to Clarie and Laura.

When we got to Stockton, it was sprinkling and rather cold. Like I-can-see-my-breath and I-can't-feel-my-hands-or-face cold. And hella windy too. So all of guard was really nervous because we don't have the warmest uniform, our equipment leaves are hand and gets pushed places by the wind, and rain just sucks since it makes the flags rather heavy and the rifles super slippery. We got these thin plastic ponchos too, which were nice because they kept us dry for the most part, but also very annoying.

Anyways, our first warm-up went... not too well. My personal one was pretty decent but I guess for the most part, everyone was just getting the jitters out and warming up their bodies. Second warm-up was pretty good, and the actual show was the best one we've had. Not amazing, although I could call it that given our shows so far, but very good. We ended up tying for first with a score of 78.5. So yeah, that was nice. =]

*****

We went to get food later, then I ditched the guard to play Publish or Perish with band people. It was super fun, especially since I had some pretty epic rounds.

So the first game, I was a Contributor, Graham was the Authority, Tommy/Giulio/Ross were Pioneers, and I forget who the Lunatics were. So the Lunatics got out pretty fast, then I was getting beat up by everyone, so it pretty much looked like the Pioneers were going to win, until by some weird chance, I happened to get some good cards when both Giulio and Tommy only had one credibility, so I took both of them out in one turn. xP The game went on for quite a while after though, so Ross just gave up since Graham and I would have eventually killed him.

The second game, I was a Pioneer, and I have no idea who anyone else was except Michael Frank, who was the Authority. Basically, what happened was I ended up facing off with him and we had this epic 1-1 1/2 hour back-and-forth battle until I finally killed him off. It was pretty amazing, but I felt sort of bad since I'm sure everyone else was bored as hell. xD

The third game was AMAZING. Tommy, Tony, and I were Pioneers, Graham and David were Lunatics, Giulio was the Authority, and Michael was the Contributor. Basically what happened after that was, Graham and David both thought the other was a Pioneer, so they kept trying to kill each other, and David thought I was a Lunatic, so he kept trying to help me. We went through a ton of turns with David just passing me cards (it's his ability) and trying to help me, so I thought that was pretty funny. Then Tony was about to die, and I was pretending to be a Lunatic, so I had to do something that would keep Tony in, but not give my cover away. Basically, I killed off Michael (since pretty much everyone wants him dead), and Graham, since David thought he was a Pioneer. But then Graham flipped his role card and David just sort of went, "Wow I allied with the wrong person." Tommy/Tony/I proceeded to kill off David and Giulio in a few more rounds. Then he called me mean for a while afterward. =[ But that was pretty fun. =P

So that was pretty fun. Clarie and Laura thought I was crazy, but meh. We kept having random people come over to see what we were doing too. There were these guys from Las Plumas, I believe, who came over because they thought it was Yu-Gi-Oh. xD Then they sang "Gee" and did the dance too, it was epic.

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We went to awards, and it was FREEZING. Tommy, Giulio, David, and I (and Truc later on) all huddled together for warmth. Ross sort of sat to the side by himself. But yeah, it was freezing, and raining, and extremely windy. We ate David's food (he freaking brought his track bag full of a ton of stuff xD) and just bunched together under umbrellas. Ross looked like a little kid in his jacket and drinking hot chocolate though, it was pretty cute. =P

The announcer kept messing up because "it was her first time," so that was really annoying, but whatever. Oh, and DAVID BIT ME. Twice. He blames it on the cold; he says he's not responsible for his actions. But basically, I had my guard jacket on with the hood and I'm huddling against David, and he bites my shoulder, and later on, he bites my head. I was like, "o.o What are you doinggggg?!?!" But it was... interesting?

I got a piggy back ride back to the buses though! I get one from him every season. xP

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Sleepovers are amazing! Especially when they're the day before a MB/CG championship competition!!! =D

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! ♥

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This was absolutely AMAZING. Best one yet in my opinion, contending with the Prisoner of Azkaban though. Lots of action, and a few scenes are sort of weird, but it's wayyy better than the last three... Lots of humor spread throughout too, so that's nice. =] Anyways, it was totally worth it to go watch and be tired during school tomorrow/today. =D

*****

On the downside, I lost my phone. Again. But I think it got stolen this time, because I'm pretty sure that I put it in my backpack for photos. In any case, it's gone. I suspended service too, so no calls or texts. Just in time for Thanksgiving Break... -sighs- But if anyone finds an LG EnV Touch with a ghost sticker on the back, that's mine.

That really hurt...

Painpainpain

Yeah. My legs hurt. From lunges. That I did on MONDAY. I believe the pain has gotten worse; it sort of sucks. The day after, I was like, "Okay, this hurts, but I can deal." Walking up the stairs didn't really hurt, walking down them did, but if I did a weird hobble step thing, I was fine. School went through like that. Went to Courtney's to work on our history project, and around 6, it starts hurting like hell to walk up stairs. When I got home at 8-ish, I stayed downstairs until bedtime just to avoid walking up the stairs. I went to bed after stretching some, and figured that I would feel a bit better in the morning.

Boy, was I wrong.

I woke up this morning and one of my first thoughts was, "My legs are really, really sore." I got out of bed, and my knees totally just buckled. Walking up to Mock Trial was torture, walking down to yoga was hell. Walking three miles during yoga sucked really bad too... -sighs- Hobbled up the steps to math, and just stayed there so I wouldn't have to walk down until absolutely necessary. History was okay, since it was all level ground, but they still hurt. It got a bit better maybe 45 minutes into practice, but better isn't saying much...

Did I mention that it hurts like a b*tch to sit down though? And even more to get up? Yeah... I hope we all heal by Saturday, or else half the band will not be marching correctly...

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LOL. This is AMAZING.

Kitten Love ♥

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My aunt is coming over todayyy!!! =D

Dear Princeton Review...

I'm sorry, but your review books are false advertisements. Look at this.


Yeah, I don't think so. Maybe they left their makeup on from school. Lipgloss doesn't look that shiny unless it's been applied right before though, so -coughs-. And like hell anyone is going to be sitting up straight while reading about random cell processes and crap... And Kaplan, you're even worse. Do you see the size of the smile on that girl? Seriously? I don't think ANYONE smiles that big reviewing biology... Hell, I don't think anyone smiles at all reviewing biology... Or any subject, for that matter. I WISH I could be that happy studying for bio; maybe I wouldn't be failing the class then!

Now, here's a picture of a REAL AP Bio student REALLY studying bio...

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My thighs are KILLING me. Freaking lunges...

Call (413) 497 - 0164! =D

Just do it!

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So apparently I can't use two computers at once. A little background info - I was using Courtney's desktop and my laptop for a project, since I was making a PowerPoint on my laptop, but it doesn't have internet at Courtney's so I used hers for research. Anyways, during the about 1.5-2 hour period I was using both computers, I tried to move the mouse icon thing on my laptop with her physical desktop mouse a minimum of 5 times. And each time, I would be frustrated that my mouse wasn't moving until I realized what I was doing. xD

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Dub FX! =D

Sometimes, You Just Want a Hug

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I can hear the Cal High vs. De La Salle football game from my house. o.o Like the announcer, and the cheers. It's crazyyy. =O

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It really sucks when people take your words and derive a meaning from them, one that you didn't mean at all. It makes me not want to talk at all, and it takes a hell of a lot to shut me up...

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There are some days where I really just can't deal with anything. Everyone seems to have problems, and I really want to help them, because I just hate seeing them like that. But then that old feeling comes up again... And I just can't. All I want to do is curl up and sleep. Or drink tea and cuddle with a stuffed animal. At least they don't have any problems that I feel like I need to solve...

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So apparently I'm under "house arrest" for all things non-academic until December 5th. Hopefully I can still go to the Harry Potter midnight showing or else I will be legitly PISSED. I'm still really annoyed though... -sighs-

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I've been having this really weird feeling lately. It's not bad per se, just different. I just feel like there's something I should know but don't... And I've felt like curling up with someone a lot too... -sighs- I don't know. It's interesting, but I have no idea what's going on. =\

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So I was waiting for my mom to pick me up after I was done volunteering and raiding the snack shack tonight, and the moment I get to the front of the office, this girl is being yelled at in Korean by this lady in a van, and so the girl slams the door and like storms off. Then the lady, who is her mom, speeds around the parking lot and pull over near the girl and starts screaming at her in Korean, and the girls just stands there and is like, "Shut up! Shut up! SHUT. UP! I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME!" Then some stuff like "I told you I was staying until it finished!" and "Do you want me to say I'm sorry when you're SCREAMING at me?" And yeah... She got in the car though, but when it passed by, the lady was still yelling and the girl was like, "Can you just shut the f*ck up?"

It was sort of scary. Anyways, I just found it amazing that people actually tell their parents to shut up. It's really crazy...

Cal High Band Review!

So since I slept on the couch, Ellen tried to wake me up at like 5, but that didn't go over too well, so I fell asleep again. Then about 15 minutes later, Tappy jumps on the couch and starts licking my face all over, so THAT woke me up. xD

We had a little bit of trouble getting to Bishop Ranch 8, and some more trouble doing our hair and makeup there (given the lack of natural and artificial light at 6:30 in the morning), but we eventually figured it all out. Laura started feeling really woozy though, so people tried to find a ton of sugary stuff to shove into her system. Then I started feeling pretty sick, but it wasn't TOO bad; I just had a ton of mucus in my throat and stuff.

So we did the runthrough, which was alright. No drops, but I didn't toss the second triple. =\ The actual show, on the other hand, was absolutely HORRIBLE. I caught the first toss, then dropped the next three. I'd like to think it's because (and it probably is) I was feeling so damn sick. At the second toss (don't read this if you get queasy easily; skip to the next paragraph xD) I sort of threw up a little in my mouth, so I dropped that one since I was like... yeah. So then I was all like, well crap, I need to smile and I have vomit in my mouth... So I tried to swallow it. But it came back up. Twice. Which was why I dropped the next two tosses. Then I gave up and just held it in my mouth. While smiling. Blegh.

We had pictures afterward, which was alright, but meh. Laura, Clarie, Ellen, and I all went to the Target shopping area for lunch, since we had a two-hour break before our band review shift, but when we got there, we found out the whole area had had a power outage and was out. =\ Except for a few places, so we got food from Target and Bagel Street Cafe. Then Ellen drove back to the school while Laura, Clarie, and I walked (Ellen can't give us rides yet =[).

Our shift as runners was pretty boring. We went from the Commons, to the band room, to the Commons, to the Event Center, and so on and so forth. Except there was like, a half-hour lull between packets/runs, so I slept on a bench during that time. xD Went home, took a shower, read stuff for English, and slept for a while once I got home; it was nice.

Laura, Clarie, and I sold some stuff during the field shows. Three shout-outs and a lollipop! But it was pretty boring - selling stuff, that is. Watching the shows was nice. I wish we were still doing field though... =[ I miss it a lot... But on the upside, we got free food after our shift/the review was over! Clarie and I totally like, raided the snack shack and got a big plate of nachos, a hot dog, and a bag of chips each. xP Hey, free food!

So yeps. A pretty good day except the actual "competing" part (I should mention that we don't get scored for trophies since we hosted the review - we DO get judged though), but once I started feeling better, my day got better too. Funny how that works. =P

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I was presented with a very awful circumstance/dilemma today - What the hell are you supposed to do if you start throwing up in the middle of a show? Like, you can't randomly spit it out onto the street; that's just nasty. People would step in it, and I could just hear the judge's tape now: "Feet timing could use a little bit of work, line are pretty - Oh god, a Colorguard member if throwing up into the street." I just held it in my mouth after deciding that trying to swallow it wouldn't work, and I can't see a different solution... =[

My Rifle Is Out To Get Me...

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How pretty, right? I also have some very nice bruises on my right knee too. And it hit me in the neck today as well. Keep in mind that these look about 5x worse in person. xD

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You Have GOT To Be Kidding Me

I walk downstairs to get my damn chem book so I can do my damn chem homework and my mom starts lecturing me about how I don't manage my time well, and how -someone-, who happened to be in the newspaper, "manages her time way better than I do." Screw that, I just walked away. This is getting on my nerves. Stop freaking comparing me to everyone. Sheesh.

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I find it rather amusing indeed how I can legitimately scare some of my guy friends. Who are about a foot taller than me. But we all know that it's only because they're gentlemen and wouldn't hit a girl, or else I would be dead by now. xD

30/365

This Mandelbrot crap is impossible.

That Was Just Rude...

So Mr. J was asking guard where one of our members was at the beginning of practice, since she's always late because she's with her boyfriend. But even so, we don't bring it up because that's just rude. Then this other girl in guard just says, "Oh, she's outside making out with her boyfriend. She'll be here soon since we told her practice was starting." Laura, Clarie, and I were all like "...WTF." I mean, yeah, we all know where she is, and we aren't happy with it, but we're not going to tell Mr. J that. If you wanted to complain about her consistent late-ness, just say something like, "Oh she's running late as usual, but she'll be here soon." You still get the message across that she's always late, but it's not outright rude... Then when the girl came in, Mr. J was like, "Get in here and sit down. You can make out with your boyfriend on your own time, not on my time." I felt SO bad for her... It was sort of mean for Mr. J to do that too though; that's not something that should be discussed/brought up in front of the whole band...

Then when I tried to talk to the other girl (the one who told Mr. J where our member was), it went sort of like:

Me: Uhm, in the future, you might not want to tell Mr. J something like that, because it's a bit rude.
Her: Well, it doesn't matter, it's a problem.
Me: But still...
Her: I mean, if this gets her to practice on time, then I don't care.

Then a bit later, she comes up to me and says something along the lines of, "And I don't appreciate you talking to me like that. I've been doing Colorguard as long as you have and I know how this stuff works." And then some other stuff; I sort of stopped listening since I was pretty pissed that at point. Like seriously, I don't care if you've been doing Colorguard as long as I have, or longer even. It's just plain rude. It doesn't even really have anything to do with Colorguard, it has to do with manners...

Anyways, that just sort of pissed me off. I have to keep myself from punching something for about 10 minutes after that. This is also the girl who usually acts like she knows everything. And the girl who got kicked out of practice once for talking back to the instructor. Or so I hear, but I'm pretty sure my source (ooh, so secretive) wouldn't lie. But yeah, whatever. I don't care. I just thought that was amazingly rude, and then the fact that she wouldn't even consider how mean it was to say that to the band director, who then humiliated the girl in front of everyone. I'm not saying that it's right for her to be with her boyfriend during practice, but seriously? Please learn some manners...