Summer 2007 is WHEW

I love this summer! I'm so busy and I've gotten to know and hang out with a lot of people that I normally don't go hang out with. I'm a junior now so I have a lot more responsibility resting on me this year to get some scholarships ready for the good ol' college years.

The college board is very helpful with a year planner, reading list, and SAT practice! 30 minutes a day right? You must must get this book if you will do those 30 minutes. I got it from a Princeton Review class for free but that's me. :)

My schedule really looks pretty good right now. I'm trying to keep afloat in Calculus and still be the co-chair for my Activist Youth Club all the while running, SAT, and saxophone practice everyday. If I don't do them now in the summer consistently, then I will get rusty and will regret it when I need it for the real SAT, pep band and volleyball tryouts this year will be gosh awful if I don't keep conditioned.

This summer for me means keeping fresh and resist the temptation of the couch and getting stale not only in my mind but body and social life!

Yearbooks Are Out @ HOOVER!

I GOTZ Mine! It's high school, come on, you have to remember these times. They are technically the most important years of your life, these years shape your future. No pressure right? But yeah people who got the yearbook should know I am in there about 7 times. Thank goodness for extra-curricular activities.

Having a yearbook shows you care about yourself. Truly care about yourself, it's not selfish. It's good that you are and have become aware of your life and how you've changed, as a person, over the years. It always fun to see how your friends have changed as well, and the goofy pictures.

Getting people to sign your yearbook and leave the phone numbers so you can actually talk is key. KIT means keep in touch for those who my know, I went through a year pronouncing "kit" as many ways as possible trying to decipher its meaning. :) They left their phone numbers because they did want you to call them.

Plan to hang out over the summer, why sit in your bedroom have random convo's on Myspace? Talk to real people! these days people are so timid and indirect, what wrong with being out-going? These are the most life-shaping years of your life. Never have regrets! You'll be thinking about for the rest of your life.

So go out do something! Ask someone out, sign a yearbook with a long letter about how you met the person and how you'll miss them, but come back to read my blog. :)

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Never forget that HOO-Ryde PRYDE!!

Many may not know ...

Many of my friends have no idea and are not even aware that I am a complete fashionista at heart. America's Next Top Model and Ugly Betty are shows that I'll move my schedule around to watch. Curse me for not buying a Tivo yet.

I love to watch young females empower themselves through fashion. The industry has introduced standards that have made it healthier to be a model. Such as nutritious backstage snacks and larger body mass requirements have helped a lot of young girls' dreams come true and kept their lives from turning into nightmares.

Personal Style is fun to watch develop and grow for a person. That is why I'm starting a segment called Fashion That. I will feature some show updates for Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, Ugly Betty, and other fashion-filled shows. I'll also introduce some of my friends on Myspace with great personal style.

Some Serious Linkage, No. 2

Love these links that I recently found on the web remember: Think educational, fun, or crafty.

How to Self-Publish a Magazine - I've always loved how-to's. Sometimes I'd just read them to read them because when are you really going to learn how to "How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs". I read them from time to time because they're on my google homepage. This one about Self-Publishing was very descriptive and helpful and now if I ever want to publish a magazine, I have a guide.

The Daily Growl - Music in England is SCHMEX {XD , I say. I've been listening to it a lot lately, mainstream: Artic Monkeys, Lily Allen, but who stays mainstream for long? I found the site and they give you SAMPLE Mp3s. Then to check out the artist on itunes or their personal websites.

Sunday Breakfast Club - The St. Thomas Photo Guild gets together each Sunday for a photo shoot and breakfast. The author of the blog just did a shoot on some llamas. Llamas are uber cute in that very-ugly-animal sort of way.

Today's Update - This is my kind of news, slightly off beat but interesting because of it. The words flow and so do the statistics. Lately the News on television has cherry picked what they want to show on TV to show some prospects in a certian light. I'm waiting for some "uncensored" journalism. Visit this site for a step in that right direction.

If you want, to be part of Some Serious Linkage Email me your link and I'll give a short review and possibly exchange links. For further info >> Clicky

And the GOLD goes to ... HOOVER

Forum Festival
Jes, the Band-Os went to the Happiest Place on Earth Yesterday Had a blast and whatnot. It was about the forum festival but we go to Disneyland as part of the Trip.

Some of the Wind Ensemble had a marathon going and played all three, er... groups.

The Whole Band Sha-Bam got a GOLD!! JEAH!

Wind Ensemble got Silver *single tear*
It all went to hell after some lame-o messed with Chris T's basoon reed. Out of count, coming in early, sometimes couldn't even get the notes. UGH!!

Orchestra got a Silver but w/e. That groups okay without us, the just needed a "full orchestra" for one song.

Everybody goes to change, some in front of others on the bus. Some behind friend-held T-shirts .. XD, or the small bathroom in the back.

Then on to DisneyLand

The Nev-ster gives us our tickets and I found out the importance of keeping your tickets at that place.

PHEONIX thank the lord that girl knows the place or we would have been wondering! She got us a locker to put loose stuff in, mapped out the day with fast passes and when we did actually waited in some line it was only like 20 minutes tops. LOVE HER.

We went out to get some jamba juice, good peach pleasure.

Rides
Indiana Jones - not that special, the rock took me by surprise though

Space Mountain - Rode 2x, v. cool ride, one with a whole group of 12 then + 2

Astro Blasters - 3500 pts!

Haunted Manshion - Good ride if you're a couple BAD if not.

Pirates of C. ride - I don't know what it was but there was some water at random time splashing us in the face.

Matterhorn - AN HOUR WAIT we actually got STUCK on the ride and they had to push us down; this was after the responsible Pahonix left us and we lost chris.

End it
Near the end of the we started meeting up with people and slitting up and then meeting up again; big groups of almost 20 then 2-3.

Didn't get to ride splash moutain though. Saw a little of the fantasmic show very cool made me feel like a kid again, I heard that Tink was OLD... Got a HAT, first lessons by Nancy *ahem* I don't think that that will happen again after I saw Myron or Byron or w/e. I was like er.. STOP.

Got on the tram to Mickey and Friend's Parking then to the bus. Fell asleep on lyndsey for two hours, then got a ride home {btw thanks kristen} Passed out as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Today
Sore, Tired and glad to be eating real food again. I'd thought I'd never say it but too much of a good thing can be bad.

So Yeah Thanks to all the Band-o's who let that day be very, very cool.