Day 14 ~ Design Your Own Dream Show

Harry Potter field show. Definitely. It would be a super win.

Costumes - Colorguard can deck out in robes (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin)! And the band can wear witch/wizard hats instead of shakos! It would be so awesome...

Equipment - Not applicable for the band. =\ We can spin broomsticks, or flag with like Snitches on them and such. Or just the colors (maroon/gold, yellow/black, blue/bronze, green/silver). The drum major can conduct using a wand. ;D

Dots - We can make the lion, badger, eagle, snake, a Snitch, a wand shooting sparks, etc.

Score - There are so many possibilities! A sample could be...
Opening: Fireworks
Ballad: Hogwarts's Hymn
Closing: Sky Battle

126/365

Every time I fail at something, I feel like sh*t and cry myself to sleep... Yet when an opportunity comes to redeem myself, I make no effort to do better. And so the cycle repeats. Am I just un-motivated, or am I the worst kind of retard out there...?

125/365

February is the month of suckiness. So many tests and crap... All the competitions seem to be this month too... This week especially sucks - chem test, calc test (two if MC and FR are different, since they're on different days), bio test, three English quizzes, AMC tomorrow which I haven't prepared for and have no idea how to do, SAT scores are out Thursday, first Mock Trial competition Thursday, and the ACT Saturday... Not to mention that I've already had the AcaDec comp... Blah. So dead.

124/365

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Day 13 ~ A Note to Your Section Leader(s)

Dear Mellen (Melanie + Ellen),

All I have to say is that you guys are absolutely, superbly, wonderfully awesome! I love your bubbly personalities and happiness. I love your willingness to help others, and I love how you guys have a weird grandma/granddaughter relationship. I love you! =D

Why do you care about what other people do?

Day 12 ~ A Note to Your Director(s)

Hey Mr. J!

It's been blast marching under your direction. I know how you love your guardies, and we love you too! Although, it would be nice if you could be nicer to the band at times... And you seem to have lost a lot of appreciation for the guard this season - keep in mind that we only had 5 returning vets. I still wish we did field this year too; parade just didn't have the same vibe to it. Same freezing temperature, but no stadium lights. =[ Don't get me wrong, parade shows are awesome in their own way, but I just find that the whole setting of a field show - the marching to dots, the bright lights, the crowds and the box - irreplaceable.

And I do have a slight thing I need to talk to you about; I hope you won't get too mad... I haven't heard anything about spring season, but if we have one, it starts right before AP testing... I know you'll probably cut back on practices and stuff because of that, but Mr. J, I have 4 AP classes, and likely 4 AP tests that I'll be needing to study for... So because I value my AP scores, I don't think I'm doing spring season. Plus we have to pay again! To march the same show!

Ah well. I'll be back next fall season! Hopefully, you'll grant me the privilege of being co-captain to (most likely) Laura's captain. =]

*****

Elaine,

I have to say, you are the chillest instructor that I've had yet. And Nick and Gage are so cute! I can't wait to see the new guard baby in March. =] Anyways, it's been a pleasure this past season, and hopefully the next as well. I was definitely worried about having a new instructor for a new type of marching this season, and I have to say that you made the transition really enjoyable.

Although, I do have to say that you could be a teensy bit stricter. Not a lot or anything, but it seems as though the practices this season were a bit too... relaxed? What with the rifles meandering outside to practice basics, the ID gossiping in the halls, and the flags taking water breaks every so often... I can't say I never missed the strictness of Kelly and Jhay. Practices were definitely a lot more fun with you as our coach, but maybe they were a bit too fun?

In any case, it was a minor issue. Our show turned out extremely well, and I personally think that was a result of the love and care you showed us this season. I love how you continue to support us (or certain members of us) even after the season ended by showing up to Tri-Valley/Blue Devils Winterguard competitions and such. I'm sorry your Winterguard plans for Cal didn't work out; maybe next year? =]

123/365

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This is so going to be me when I need to cook for myself...

Cuddle Buddies!

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These are my cuddle buddies. Study cuddle buddies, sleeping cuddle buddies, drama cuddle buddies. They're here when I'm sad; they keep me warm when I'm cold. They're there when I want to give something a hug, or if I just want to snuggle. I guess you could say they're my rock?

S.A.D

I was just randomly thinking, and wouldn't it be ironic if there was a club called Students Against Depression, or S.A.D for short? I sort of want to make one, but I feel like it would be in bad taste...

122/365

I'm sick of failing.

Day 11 ~ Favorite Marching Tradition

CHS Live!!! One of the greatest parts of marching band... And the bonding events (everyone loves getting pelted with water balloons!).

121/365

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I want some right now... =[

Day 10 ~ Greatest Marching Achievement

I learned some pretty schnazzy rifle work this past season... ;D

Day 9 ~ Biggest Marching Disappointment

For the 2010 season? Dropping both the first and last triples of the show... And ONLY the first and last triples...