AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOMGI'MGETTINGANIPOD
NANO5THGENERATIONI'MSOFLIPPIN'EXCITEDCOULDYOUTELL?!?!?!?!?!?! Because guess what? The i-pod I'll be getting is....AN I-POD!!! "Oh really, Grace? The i-Pod is an i-Pod?" YEAH THE I-POD IS AN I-POD!!!! But it's not only an I-POD!, it also has games, video, a radio, a pedometer, an audio recorder, and a FREAKING VIDEO CAMERA. Not that I'm excited or anything.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I imagine my loyal, avid readers would kill me if I had any loyal, avid readers.
I really need more followers..
So Halloween was last Saturday, and it was incredibly fun, but now I'm sad because I have to wait another whole year for it to come again. I went trick-or-treating on Friday, because for some reason that's how they do it in my town. This was probably the first year I've actually been glad that they do this, because usually it rains when we trick-or-treat, and never on the real Halloween. This year it was the opposite. TAKE THAT, ALL YOU SCURVY CALENDAR-ABIDING DOGS!!!!!
*ahem* Anyway, I went trick-or-treating with my friend Bronwyn, and I was a Crazy Cat Lady. It was awesome. Although most people didn't really get what I was, they just thought I was an old lady, or a Grandma or something. HELLOO??? CAN'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THE STUFFED CAT?!? And CLEARLY I'm a little off!!!!! (I actually was. I was wearing cheap dollar store prescription glasses, and since I don't actually need glasses, they made everything look blurry and and I couldn't see where I was going that well.....) Jeez...
Then on Saturday (the actual Halloween), I went with my mom and little brother to hear scary stories, and then the whole family watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I think there should be a Halloween Appreciation Day, and people would do all their Halloween activities all over again in honor of Halloween. Isn't that a brilliant idea? I think so.
On another note, I really need a huge planner that has room to write all my homework in it, and all the events and stuff. Because I have a bit of a problem with remembering stuff. Which is why I didn't go to either T.A.B. Halloween party or the meeting that was today. The only problem with a planner is that I would probably lose it, or forget to bring it to school, or I would leave it somewhere because I didn't feel like carrying it around, and then I wouldn't have it with me when I needed to write something down. Then I'd tell myself I would write it later, but I'd forget to write it later, and therefore forget all about the event until it's a couple hours or days after and I think "Now, when was that thing I said I'd go to??................crap." *sigh* I'm hopeless...
If you want to hear some of my music, go HERE. I wrote everything there except the track called "Lucky 13". Other credits are on the page. Keep in mind though, this is all pretty old stuff, my newer stuff is much better, but I don't have it recorded yet. I might try to work on getting them recorded, but don't expect anything too soon, I probably won't get around to it for a while.
In other news, I had a test today, I have 3 (3!!!!) tests tomorrow, and YET ANOTHER TEST on Thursday. I think there should be a law against excessive testing. Anyone care to second this motion??
So Halloween was last Saturday, and it was incredibly fun, but now I'm sad because I have to wait another whole year for it to come again. I went trick-or-treating on Friday, because for some reason that's how they do it in my town. This was probably the first year I've actually been glad that they do this, because usually it rains when we trick-or-treat, and never on the real Halloween. This year it was the opposite. TAKE THAT, ALL YOU SCURVY CALENDAR-ABIDING DOGS!!!!!
*ahem* Anyway, I went trick-or-treating with my friend Bronwyn, and I was a Crazy Cat Lady. It was awesome. Although most people didn't really get what I was, they just thought I was an old lady, or a Grandma or something. HELLOO??? CAN'T YOU PEOPLE SEE THE STUFFED CAT?!? And CLEARLY I'm a little off!!!!! (I actually was. I was wearing cheap dollar store prescription glasses, and since I don't actually need glasses, they made everything look blurry and and I couldn't see where I was going that well.....) Jeez...
Then on Saturday (the actual Halloween), I went with my mom and little brother to hear scary stories, and then the whole family watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I think there should be a Halloween Appreciation Day, and people would do all their Halloween activities all over again in honor of Halloween. Isn't that a brilliant idea? I think so.
On another note, I really need a huge planner that has room to write all my homework in it, and all the events and stuff. Because I have a bit of a problem with remembering stuff. Which is why I didn't go to either T.A.B. Halloween party or the meeting that was today. The only problem with a planner is that I would probably lose it, or forget to bring it to school, or I would leave it somewhere because I didn't feel like carrying it around, and then I wouldn't have it with me when I needed to write something down. Then I'd tell myself I would write it later, but I'd forget to write it later, and therefore forget all about the event until it's a couple hours or days after and I think "Now, when was that thing I said I'd go to??................crap." *sigh* I'm hopeless...
If you want to hear some of my music, go HERE. I wrote everything there except the track called "Lucky 13". Other credits are on the page. Keep in mind though, this is all pretty old stuff, my newer stuff is much better, but I don't have it recorded yet. I might try to work on getting them recorded, but don't expect anything too soon, I probably won't get around to it for a while.
In other news, I had a test today, I have 3 (3!!!!) tests tomorrow, and YET ANOTHER TEST on Thursday. I think there should be a law against excessive testing. Anyone care to second this motion??
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wow look how long this posty is!! You know you wanna read it...
OK, I'm not going to go over EVERY SINGLE DAY of school since the 1st, cuz that'd take waaaaaaaaaaay too long. What I will do is post my schedule for day 2.
1. US History 1-which isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I actually kind of like it..
2. Geometry-I like this one too, more than history.
3. Biology-I also like this class a lot...gosh I'm such a nerd..lol
4. Lunch-least favorite period...of day 2 at least
5. Guitar/Pop Ensemble-2nd favorite class in both days combined
6. Percussion Technique-the BEST.
7. Music Theory-actually it might be Musicianship, I forget. On day 1 & 2, I have basically the same class in 7th period, but one's called Music Theory and one's called Musicianship. Weird. This is my least favorite of my music classes.
And day 1:
1. Spanish 1
2. English 10 CP
3. Concert Band
4. Lunch
5. Orchestra
6. Jazz Music History
7. Music Theory/Musicianship
And now to rant. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my new school. Most things about it I really like. But there are just a few things I need to rant about. First of all...
SPANISH CLASS. I HATE my Spanish class. The Spanish teacher is perfectly nice, and I have nothing really against her, it's just that she seems to barely know english. It's hard to understand what she's saying, because she usually speaks in some strange mix of Spanish and English, plus she has a really heavy accent. I have to rely on what the other students are doing to know what to do. And today, she was quizzing us about phrases she never actually taught us. Unless she covered them all in the first 2 classes (which I missed) and then just never mentioned them again until now...it also helps that the classroom somehow seems more flourescent-lit than the rest of the building...all the classrooms are have flourescent lights, but only the Spanish ones have that dim quality to them. That kind of dim flickering flourescent light makes me slightly depressed...which brings me to my 2nd complaint.
There are no windows. The school is part of one huge brick building that takes up most of the block it's on, so it's not possible to have windows. = [ ...it's not a big deal, I just miss being able to see outside anytime I wanted...I'm a bit spoiled in that way..ha ha.
I have nothing else to rant about. =D So on to other matters....
So yesterday I went hiking with my mom and brother....there were a ton of AMAZING photo oppurtunities....but we didn't have a camera. My family (me included) ALWAYS forget to bring a camera. SOMETIMES my dad brings one. Sometimes. But anyway, the trail kept going up and getting higher and higher...like, REALLY HIGH...and there was this one part that had an absence of trees so there was a really nice view of the trees in the distance and the creek below, and there was this part of a stump on it's side with the roots sticking up in the air. The roots were really nice, not caked with dirt, so just imagine.....If I had camera with me I would have taken a shot through the roots at the amazing scenery. It was perfect. (By the way, I'm not really much of a photographer at all....I just reeeaaalllyy would have liked that shot.)
If you like to draw, as I do, check out this website: http://www.iscribble.net/ It's awesome.
I saw Ponyo last week...it was GREAT, as all Hayao Miyazaki movies are. My Neighbor Totoro is still the best, though. Ponyo isn't as good as Spirited Away, but almost.
I'm going to watch Elizabethtown tonight, never seen it before. I kind of have a feeling that it will be a bad movie...but, being me, I'll probably like it anyway. I would make such a bad movie critic, 'cause I like almost every movie I see. I couldn't recognize a bad movie if it looked me square in the eye and growled "I am your worst nightmare...". Whenever I see a really bad movie, and afterwards people are like "Wow, that movie SUCKED..." I'm like, "What? It did? What was wrong with it? I liked it!!". And this is a pity, because Movie Critic would be a really cool job to have.
I forget if I actually told you what my major at my school is....in case I didn't, it's Drums/Percussion. I also auditioned for Visual Art, but on the day of auditions, they made me choose which major I'd prefer, and I chose Instrumental rather than Art. I don't know if I would have gotten into Art or not.
Well that's all for now. I wrote most of a new song, but I don't feel like posting it. Maybe some other time. Toodles!!!
1. US History 1-which isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I actually kind of like it..
2. Geometry-I like this one too, more than history.
3. Biology-I also like this class a lot...gosh I'm such a nerd..lol
4. Lunch-least favorite period...of day 2 at least
5. Guitar/Pop Ensemble-2nd favorite class in both days combined
6. Percussion Technique-the BEST.
7. Music Theory-actually it might be Musicianship, I forget. On day 1 & 2, I have basically the same class in 7th period, but one's called Music Theory and one's called Musicianship. Weird. This is my least favorite of my music classes.
And day 1:
1. Spanish 1
2. English 10 CP
3. Concert Band
4. Lunch
5. Orchestra
6. Jazz Music History
7. Music Theory/Musicianship
And now to rant. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE my new school. Most things about it I really like. But there are just a few things I need to rant about. First of all...
SPANISH CLASS. I HATE my Spanish class. The Spanish teacher is perfectly nice, and I have nothing really against her, it's just that she seems to barely know english. It's hard to understand what she's saying, because she usually speaks in some strange mix of Spanish and English, plus she has a really heavy accent. I have to rely on what the other students are doing to know what to do. And today, she was quizzing us about phrases she never actually taught us. Unless she covered them all in the first 2 classes (which I missed) and then just never mentioned them again until now...it also helps that the classroom somehow seems more flourescent-lit than the rest of the building...all the classrooms are have flourescent lights, but only the Spanish ones have that dim quality to them. That kind of dim flickering flourescent light makes me slightly depressed...which brings me to my 2nd complaint.
There are no windows. The school is part of one huge brick building that takes up most of the block it's on, so it's not possible to have windows. = [ ...it's not a big deal, I just miss being able to see outside anytime I wanted...I'm a bit spoiled in that way..ha ha.
I have nothing else to rant about. =D So on to other matters....
So yesterday I went hiking with my mom and brother....there were a ton of AMAZING photo oppurtunities....but we didn't have a camera. My family (me included) ALWAYS forget to bring a camera. SOMETIMES my dad brings one. Sometimes. But anyway, the trail kept going up and getting higher and higher...like, REALLY HIGH...and there was this one part that had an absence of trees so there was a really nice view of the trees in the distance and the creek below, and there was this part of a stump on it's side with the roots sticking up in the air. The roots were really nice, not caked with dirt, so just imagine.....If I had camera with me I would have taken a shot through the roots at the amazing scenery. It was perfect. (By the way, I'm not really much of a photographer at all....I just reeeaaalllyy would have liked that shot.)
If you like to draw, as I do, check out this website: http://www.iscribble.net/ It's awesome.
I saw Ponyo last week...it was GREAT, as all Hayao Miyazaki movies are. My Neighbor Totoro is still the best, though. Ponyo isn't as good as Spirited Away, but almost.
I'm going to watch Elizabethtown tonight, never seen it before. I kind of have a feeling that it will be a bad movie...but, being me, I'll probably like it anyway. I would make such a bad movie critic, 'cause I like almost every movie I see. I couldn't recognize a bad movie if it looked me square in the eye and growled "I am your worst nightmare...". Whenever I see a really bad movie, and afterwards people are like "Wow, that movie SUCKED..." I'm like, "What? It did? What was wrong with it? I liked it!!". And this is a pity, because Movie Critic would be a really cool job to have.
I forget if I actually told you what my major at my school is....in case I didn't, it's Drums/Percussion. I also auditioned for Visual Art, but on the day of auditions, they made me choose which major I'd prefer, and I chose Instrumental rather than Art. I don't know if I would have gotten into Art or not.
Well that's all for now. I wrote most of a new song, but I don't feel like posting it. Maybe some other time. Toodles!!!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Schoooollzz....
Wow. I simply cannot believe I have not filled you in on what's happening with school. Well, I am now.
The Thursday before last was the first day. Aside from being utterly CONFUZZLING, it was great. First there was homeroom, which was easy enough to find, but then my next class was Spanish, so I found the Spanish room, and there was a homeroom in there, but I thought it was my Spanish class so I went in and sat down, but after a few minutes every one left and I thought I was supposed to as well. So I went to my next class which was English, and it seemed to be the right class 'cause the teacher was the one who assigned the summer reading/essay thing. So I stayed for that whole class while I was supposed to be in Spanish, which was a GREAT start to my day *sarcasm* (But hey, I got to miss Spanish class....:P) After that I got confused and asked some random adult standing in the hall where I was supposed to be and they said I should be in English. Seeing as I had just come from English, I was like, whaaaaaaaaaaatt??? So I had two English classes.
After that, there was Concert Band, then lunch, then Orchestra...and now there's MORE confusion. This one wasn't my fault though. My schedule said Percussion Technique was next, in room 142, so I went to 142, and IT WASN'T PERCUSSION TECHNIQUE. So I asked ANOTHER random adult standing in the hall what the heck was going on. They told me to go to Jazz Music History, which my schedule said was the same time TOMORROW. Stupid faulty schedule. I should also mention that Jazz Music History is in room 128, which is hard to find because for some reason, 127 and 129 are right next to each other and 128 is somewhere else entirely. Go figure. There was also a bit of confusion about the fact that my schedule said I had Instrumental Music in 8th period.....and guess what?? 8TH PERIOD DOESN'T EXIST. 7th period is the last period in the day. *sigh*
The second day was a LOT better. More later, my dad's making me get off the computer...=[
The Thursday before last was the first day. Aside from being utterly CONFUZZLING, it was great. First there was homeroom, which was easy enough to find, but then my next class was Spanish, so I found the Spanish room, and there was a homeroom in there, but I thought it was my Spanish class so I went in and sat down, but after a few minutes every one left and I thought I was supposed to as well. So I went to my next class which was English, and it seemed to be the right class 'cause the teacher was the one who assigned the summer reading/essay thing. So I stayed for that whole class while I was supposed to be in Spanish, which was a GREAT start to my day *sarcasm* (But hey, I got to miss Spanish class....:P) After that I got confused and asked some random adult standing in the hall where I was supposed to be and they said I should be in English. Seeing as I had just come from English, I was like, whaaaaaaaaaaatt??? So I had two English classes.
After that, there was Concert Band, then lunch, then Orchestra...and now there's MORE confusion. This one wasn't my fault though. My schedule said Percussion Technique was next, in room 142, so I went to 142, and IT WASN'T PERCUSSION TECHNIQUE. So I asked ANOTHER random adult standing in the hall what the heck was going on. They told me to go to Jazz Music History, which my schedule said was the same time TOMORROW. Stupid faulty schedule. I should also mention that Jazz Music History is in room 128, which is hard to find because for some reason, 127 and 129 are right next to each other and 128 is somewhere else entirely. Go figure. There was also a bit of confusion about the fact that my schedule said I had Instrumental Music in 8th period.....and guess what?? 8TH PERIOD DOESN'T EXIST. 7th period is the last period in the day. *sigh*
The second day was a LOT better. More later, my dad's making me get off the computer...=[
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Well kick me down the stairs and call me a monkey, It's the day before school!
Hmmm, don't really know where that title came from, but HOLY CANNOLI, IT'S THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL!!!!!! JUMPING JELLYFISH!!! Praise the pencils, for they are the one and only unquestioned Lord of the Universe!!!!!!! OK, that was weird.....It's just that I happened to be looking at a pack of Ticonderoga pencils at the moment that I was deciding what to say next. And Ticonderoga pencils are pretty awesome. Although there is the fact that if there were more than one pencil, they would be Lords of the Universe, not one Lord of the Universe. But ANYWAY, shhhhhcooooll shtartsh tomorrow, and I am FREAKING. OUT. *hyperventilates* I shtill have to finish my eshay, whhich I SHHHOULD be working on RIGHT NOW, but AAAAHH!!! I HATE WRITIN' FLIPPIN' ESHAYSH!!!! OK, enough with the extra H's. But sher - I mean, SERIOUSLY, I am HORRIBLE at writing essays. I can't think of how to phrase what I want to say, and I get distracted really easily. As you can probably guess. On to other school matters...
It's ridiculous how excited I am that I get my own locker. Since 4th grade was my last year in public school, I've never had one before. YAY LOCKERS!!! Also, you're supposed to have "several" 1 and a half or 2 inch binders. I can't fit that many in my bag!!!!!!! 2 is pushing it...Supposedly I only need them for Music Theory and other music classes though, so I doubt I'll actually need any more than 2. I already know two people who go to my school, but one of them is a year younger, and both are different majors, so I probably won't see them much anyway.
I got a haircut today!! It's a little shorter than I had in mind, but it's OK, and it'll grow out soon. YAY HAIRCUTS!!!!!!! As you can probably tell, I'm a little hyper right now. I'm not sure if I'll be able to fall asleep atall tonight. I can just picture it: First day of school, everyone's loud, excited, and well-rested...except me, with bags and dark circles under my eyes, and a super-caffeinated expression. Just call me Zombie Girl.....way to make a first impression. 0_0 *sigh*
So am I still waiting
For this world to stop hating
Can't find a good reason
Can't find hope to believe in
Unfortunately, those awesome lyrics are not mine...I just thought I'd put them up here cuz I like them ^_^ TICONDEROGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's ridiculous how excited I am that I get my own locker. Since 4th grade was my last year in public school, I've never had one before. YAY LOCKERS!!! Also, you're supposed to have "several" 1 and a half or 2 inch binders. I can't fit that many in my bag!!!!!!! 2 is pushing it...Supposedly I only need them for Music Theory and other music classes though, so I doubt I'll actually need any more than 2. I already know two people who go to my school, but one of them is a year younger, and both are different majors, so I probably won't see them much anyway.
I got a haircut today!! It's a little shorter than I had in mind, but it's OK, and it'll grow out soon. YAY HAIRCUTS!!!!!!! As you can probably tell, I'm a little hyper right now. I'm not sure if I'll be able to fall asleep atall tonight. I can just picture it: First day of school, everyone's loud, excited, and well-rested...except me, with bags and dark circles under my eyes, and a super-caffeinated expression. Just call me Zombie Girl.....way to make a first impression. 0_0 *sigh*
So am I still waiting
For this world to stop hating
Can't find a good reason
Can't find hope to believe in
Unfortunately, those awesome lyrics are not mine...I just thought I'd put them up here cuz I like them ^_^ TICONDEROGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Rehearsal today
So the other person in the band (I shall call her Vi from now on , since she doesn't want her real name posted) came over today and we had rehearsal...finished a new song called Wishful Thinking. Actually it's not that new, I wrote it a couple months ago, but we finished the completed version today, with Vi playing keyboard and me playing Guitar and singing. This is a bit strange for one of our songs, because a) Usually Vi plays keyboard and sings, and I play drums. But seeing as she can't play guitar, I need to play guitar, therefore I can't play drums. b) because Nowhere in the song do I sing the words "Wishful thinking". Usually I name my songs based on lyrics.
I played Vi all my new stuff (1 finished song, 1 almost finished song, and 2 little parts of songs), she liked them. Also, I learned to play The Boxer on guitar, I played that too. Vi played 2 new songs of hers, which were awesome. Upon request (by me), she also played this other song of hers which I don't know the name of, but I had heard before. I swear, it's THE COOLEST song she's ever written, which is saying a LOT.
My dad and brother are going to an archery range today, I'm going to come with, just cause I'm SO BORED. I haven't even left the house since Tuesday. I CAN'T STAND not going anywhere. Thankfully
SCHOOL STARTS IN 6 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!
I played Vi all my new stuff (1 finished song, 1 almost finished song, and 2 little parts of songs), she liked them. Also, I learned to play The Boxer on guitar, I played that too. Vi played 2 new songs of hers, which were awesome. Upon request (by me), she also played this other song of hers which I don't know the name of, but I had heard before. I swear, it's THE COOLEST song she's ever written, which is saying a LOT.
My dad and brother are going to an archery range today, I'm going to come with, just cause I'm SO BORED. I haven't even left the house since Tuesday. I CAN'T STAND not going anywhere. Thankfully
SCHOOL STARTS IN 6 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
NEW CHORUS!!!
OMG!! I thought of a chorus for #2!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!! Anyway...
Days pass
and I'm running and screaming
and hey
I believe in the power of wishing for hours
to say what I think
and I'm hoping and dreaming
that way
that everyone does but not everyone loves
like I do
I do it for you
I do it for you
I do it for you
It's kind of hard to write it in a way that makes them obvious, but there ARE rhymes.
I keep writing verses and no chorus'...but I finally wrote one!! YAY FOR CHORUS'!!!!!!!!!
Days pass
and I'm running and screaming
and hey
I believe in the power of wishing for hours
to say what I think
and I'm hoping and dreaming
that way
that everyone does but not everyone loves
like I do
I do it for you
I do it for you
I do it for you
It's kind of hard to write it in a way that makes them obvious, but there ARE rhymes.
I keep writing verses and no chorus'...but I finally wrote one!! YAY FOR CHORUS'!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Essays and songs.
8 DAYS.
A boring day lies ahead. I'm planning to read the summer reading list books for most of the day, which I'm dreading. Not that I mind the reading, I actually am enjoying The Diary of Anne Frank, it's just that as soon as I finish the books, I have to do a compare and contrast essay on them..oh, woe is me. I absolutely DESPISE writing essays with every fiber of my being. *shudders* I should mention that I have a procrastinating problem....I will sometimes start writing an essay at 3am the morning it is due. AUGHH...
And now for the moment all 0 of you have been waiting for.........*drumroll*.........I'M POSTING ONE OF MY SONGS!!!! Well actually it's just a bunch of different parts of songs, since lately I can't seem to finish anything. *sigh* Oh well. Here they are.
1. "Even the latest of the buds in spring
will still be blooming when the other closes
And it is more beautiful than anything
And you are the last of the roses
And I try to close my eyes now
It's 3 am, I'm still awake
And I can't seem to decide now
Whether to give up or wait"
2. "Why am I still here, so lonely
I should go
Why do I stay for tears oh
only God would know
Just one last chase and the race is on
Suddenly filled with snow
And may the best girl win, oh
Who am I kidding? I'd love to show them
Instrumental
Feel like I'm stuck in a rut
I may be trapped here, but I digress
When I fall, I fall down, but
You make me happier, I confess
You make me question astrology
think that I could impress
You make me dream of you constantly
Dreaming's what I do best"
3. "Instrumental
While ago, I felt I had to say
that I wished that the rain
would just move, go away
And never come back
Well the sun came out today
Memorize every word that you say
Now my head's in the clouds
and my mind's far away
You wouldn't believe
It's all because you talk to me
CHORUS
Oh
Don't know how I can forget you
Was so sad before I met you
And now I'm fine
Oh
Always when I think about you
I just smile, there's no doubt who
is on my mind
Instrumental"
That's all for now.
These are some songs I'm OBSESSED with right now. Check them out =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sGmmxUQWig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiUx0WdBdyA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mseHzLYLzH8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJlF_W9H8k
OK, this post has dragged on long enough. Now I'm just purposely wasting time. Ciao!
A boring day lies ahead. I'm planning to read the summer reading list books for most of the day, which I'm dreading. Not that I mind the reading, I actually am enjoying The Diary of Anne Frank, it's just that as soon as I finish the books, I have to do a compare and contrast essay on them..oh, woe is me. I absolutely DESPISE writing essays with every fiber of my being. *shudders* I should mention that I have a procrastinating problem....I will sometimes start writing an essay at 3am the morning it is due. AUGHH...
And now for the moment all 0 of you have been waiting for.........*drumroll*.........I'M POSTING ONE OF MY SONGS!!!! Well actually it's just a bunch of different parts of songs, since lately I can't seem to finish anything. *sigh* Oh well. Here they are.
1. "Even the latest of the buds in spring
will still be blooming when the other closes
And it is more beautiful than anything
And you are the last of the roses
And I try to close my eyes now
It's 3 am, I'm still awake
And I can't seem to decide now
Whether to give up or wait"
2. "Why am I still here, so lonely
I should go
Why do I stay for tears oh
only God would know
Just one last chase and the race is on
Suddenly filled with snow
And may the best girl win, oh
Who am I kidding? I'd love to show them
Instrumental
Feel like I'm stuck in a rut
I may be trapped here, but I digress
When I fall, I fall down, but
You make me happier, I confess
You make me question astrology
think that I could impress
You make me dream of you constantly
Dreaming's what I do best"
3. "Instrumental
While ago, I felt I had to say
that I wished that the rain
would just move, go away
And never come back
Well the sun came out today
Memorize every word that you say
Now my head's in the clouds
and my mind's far away
You wouldn't believe
It's all because you talk to me
CHORUS
Oh
Don't know how I can forget you
Was so sad before I met you
And now I'm fine
Oh
Always when I think about you
I just smile, there's no doubt who
is on my mind
Instrumental"
That's all for now.
These are some songs I'm OBSESSED with right now. Check them out =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sGmmxUQWig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiUx0WdBdyA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mseHzLYLzH8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLJlF_W9H8k
OK, this post has dragged on long enough. Now I'm just purposely wasting time. Ciao!
Open mikes are a waste of time (sometimes)
OK, so first I should explain that my dad is a guitarist, and I play drums with him. We sometimes do classical music and sometimes rock and/or folk.
Anyway, we went to this open mike tonight, planning to play a few songs. There were a bunch of people signed up before us, so we got some apple juice, found a table, and watched other people perform for about an hour and a half, or 2 hours. A LONG TIME. Everyone sucked.
The band that played before us consisted of 2 guys, a guitarist and a drummer. The guitarist thinks he's really cool, but I find him quite comical. He always (ALWAYS) wears these beat-up red converse sneakers which are about 5 sizes too big for him. You can tell because there's a LOT of empty space in the toe, and they turn up at the front and kind of look like those red shoes clowns traditionally wear. I have to wonder how he keeps from tripping over the front of his shoes...the drummer isn't bad, but he isn't all that good either. Anyway, they played their 5 songs (which all sounded the same, and weren't very good), and then they left. Their friends left with them....and then there was NOBODY in the place, because everyone else was outside. This really annoys me. They all just hang around outside and then come in when it's their turn to perform. It's like they can't be bothered to listen to anyone else, and then they wonder why no one's inside when they're performing. My dad and I listened to people playing bad music for 2 hours, and NONE of them would listen to us. We ended up leaving without playing anything, cause it was just so pathetic. UGH........I just had to rant about that, sorry...
Anyway, we went to this open mike tonight, planning to play a few songs. There were a bunch of people signed up before us, so we got some apple juice, found a table, and watched other people perform for about an hour and a half, or 2 hours. A LONG TIME. Everyone sucked.
The band that played before us consisted of 2 guys, a guitarist and a drummer. The guitarist thinks he's really cool, but I find him quite comical. He always (ALWAYS) wears these beat-up red converse sneakers which are about 5 sizes too big for him. You can tell because there's a LOT of empty space in the toe, and they turn up at the front and kind of look like those red shoes clowns traditionally wear. I have to wonder how he keeps from tripping over the front of his shoes...the drummer isn't bad, but he isn't all that good either. Anyway, they played their 5 songs (which all sounded the same, and weren't very good), and then they left. Their friends left with them....and then there was NOBODY in the place, because everyone else was outside. This really annoys me. They all just hang around outside and then come in when it's their turn to perform. It's like they can't be bothered to listen to anyone else, and then they wonder why no one's inside when they're performing. My dad and I listened to people playing bad music for 2 hours, and NONE of them would listen to us. We ended up leaving without playing anything, cause it was just so pathetic. UGH........I just had to rant about that, sorry...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Summer heat, school, and terrific movies.
It's too hot to drum. It's too hot to go on a walk or a bike ride. And you know what's the best part about all this heat? The air-conditioner in my family's 13 year old car is broken. Yes, you read right: BROKEN. Also the car is dark-blue, so when you get in, it's literally over 100 degrees in there. Anyway...
10 DAYS. OMG. School starts in 10 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!! And I still need to get a school bag, new clothes and finish my summer assignment. Words of caution: Never buy a cheap messenger bag at Wegmans. That's what I got last year and by the end of the year, it was actually shredded. And I only used it one day a week...
Today is boring so far...but I will probably go to the creek later. YAY FOR CREEKS WITH DEEP SWIMMING HOLES!!!!! Tonight I'm going to watch It, a movie based on a Stephen King book...I LOVE horror movies. Misery (also based on Stephen King) was really scary, which translates to really awesome. I really like musicals too, which explains why I think Sweeney Todd is THE BEST MUSICAL EVER. Horror + musical + ingenius lyrics by Stephen Sondheim = PURE AWESOMENESS.
Bye for now.
10 DAYS. OMG. School starts in 10 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!! And I still need to get a school bag, new clothes and finish my summer assignment. Words of caution: Never buy a cheap messenger bag at Wegmans. That's what I got last year and by the end of the year, it was actually shredded. And I only used it one day a week...
Today is boring so far...but I will probably go to the creek later. YAY FOR CREEKS WITH DEEP SWIMMING HOLES!!!!! Tonight I'm going to watch It, a movie based on a Stephen King book...I LOVE horror movies. Misery (also based on Stephen King) was really scary, which translates to really awesome. I really like musicals too, which explains why I think Sweeney Todd is THE BEST MUSICAL EVER. Horror + musical + ingenius lyrics by Stephen Sondheim = PURE AWESOMENESS.
Bye for now.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
HELLO
Hello, hello, hello. FINALLY I have a blog, it took me an eternity to decide what I wanted to call it...So ANYWAY, since this is my first post, I should say a bit about me, as boring as it is.
My name is Jack, only it's not actually Jack, it's Grace. But just call me Jack. I'm 15, and I absolutely LOVE all forms of art. I love to draw and write, and I play drums, piano, and guitar. Only I'm not very good at guitar AT ALL. So, ummm...what else?? Oh yeah!! I write songs...I'll probably post some here, sometime...Also I will post drawings, if there's a way to post pics (which I assume there is). And if I ever get around to making a youtube video of me playing drums (or some other instrument), I will post a link to that. Let's see..I have a band (meaning 1 other person), the band's name is The Rosethorns. I've been home-schooled since 4th grade, but in September I'm going to a performing arts school, and I'm super SUPER excited but also reeeaaaaaalllyyy terrified, because....well, I haven't been to a public school for 6 YEARS!!!!! GAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! *ahem*
OK, so right now I'm rolling a die with my bro, and if it's 1, 2, or 3, I win, and 4, 5, 6, he wins. I've won almost EVERY SINGLE TIME. This is awesome. *Minutes later* We just switched to me being 4, 5, and 6 and I still won.YAY ME. Ummmm....the end.
My name is Jack, only it's not actually Jack, it's Grace. But just call me Jack. I'm 15, and I absolutely LOVE all forms of art. I love to draw and write, and I play drums, piano, and guitar. Only I'm not very good at guitar AT ALL. So, ummm...what else?? Oh yeah!! I write songs...I'll probably post some here, sometime...Also I will post drawings, if there's a way to post pics (which I assume there is). And if I ever get around to making a youtube video of me playing drums (or some other instrument), I will post a link to that. Let's see..I have a band (meaning 1 other person), the band's name is The Rosethorns. I've been home-schooled since 4th grade, but in September I'm going to a performing arts school, and I'm super SUPER excited but also reeeaaaaaalllyyy terrified, because....well, I haven't been to a public school for 6 YEARS!!!!! GAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! *ahem*
OK, so right now I'm rolling a die with my bro, and if it's 1, 2, or 3, I win, and 4, 5, 6, he wins. I've won almost EVERY SINGLE TIME. This is awesome. *Minutes later* We just switched to me being 4, 5, and 6 and I still won.YAY ME. Ummmm....the end.
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