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