The Daily Adventures of Mercat

Within 24 hours in the last day:

I learned you should not eat the gelling powder inside a diaper, or you will have some serious systemic blockage.

My math class had a "draw"-ing contest with our calculators. As in, calculators in bookbag, hands on desk, GO! Unzip backpack, flip open calculator, see who's got the fastest hand in the... east.

Domer's quote, taken completely out of context and abused for the rest of the night in every possible discussion--an awesome quote: "I was banging the queerness out of it/you!"

Ah, context, how lovely it is to displace you. =^n.n^=

I hope we play Capella next week... and haha Springboro!

*sigh* I typed up a whole entry for BOA, and then IE just completely shut itself down. Grr. Anyway. Thursday, we had an awesome performance, minus the mikes' signals being bitchy and not working. But anyway- excellent performance! The waterfall in the trio... spotless! Glorious! w00tness. Friday I could not focus because I was so nervous about our score. (By the way- lunch was spaghetti and we played the pirates in football. Oh, yeah. We beat them, too!) We found out after half time that we got a Division II rating... so we could have scored badly, or well. We didn't know. Later they found out that we didn't make semis. Oh, well. Saturday was awesome! Semis were fun to watch. The skeleton band was definitely marching concert tubas without assistance. Yowza. Oowasa (sp?) had cool music, but the guard (dressed as birds) was too distracting for most people to notice. L.D. Bell (3rd in finals?! WTC?!), aka, the whore corps... haha! Ronald Reagan...OH MY GOD. WHY DID THEY GET SECOND?! Their show was GORGEOUS. Carmel won, I think just because they suspended their guard. Their music was crap, though. I ignored the show TWICE. No plume swtiches, amazingly. Lots of stuff stolen blatantly from this year's DCI shows. Afterward we found out we got 5th in our class (AA) and missed Division I by two points! (A 73... we needed a 75. I attribute those two points completely to the mikage, because the GE judge mostly talked about our balance, which was off because of the mikes.) I just checked BOA's site... it said we got 21st overall. That can't be right, because they took the top 30 (or 34) bands for semis, and we didn't go. SO... maybe that was 21st for our day? Anyway. Afterward, I roomed with Alicia, Teresa, and Suzie. I drank 20 oz of Diet Mountain Dew (grody) and 16 oz of regular (yummers) and 3 mini bags of cheezits. We watched almost all of Blast and all of the Stewie Family Guy Movie. (Which is pretty much only funny for the first hour.) I went to bed at 4, got up at 8:30... I'm still feeling it. Read Kevin's bathroom reader, saw the play (It's a Wonderful Life), went to a lame corn maze.

I'm going to miss marching band.

I already do.

I hope it snows tomorrow, that would be le tight. =^n.n^=

According to Johnny, w00t means "we pwned the other team." Which we did. WE THREE-POINTED BEECHWOOD AT MSBAs! They won prelims by two points, and we beat them by three in finals! Gold medals, lots of tears and hugs and excitement... we sang the show (well, more shouted it) and the fight song and other stuff on the short ride home. It was awesome. I have never felt so much... family love. It's shocking.

So, yesterday we found out that yearbook committee completely forgot to print any marching band photos. I'm like, big deal, we'll get a supplement or something, and even if not, I've got my own photos and memories, life will go on. =^n.n^=

Then I got a $50 stolen right out of my purse. I'm not caring about the money, it can be replaced. I'm just really upset that there are so many great people and one person can screw it all up.

Please, for the love of God, don't get teh dumb from people. *le sigh* Keep your ears peeled... thanks for being there, guys.

Oh, for any girls (and maybe guys? I haven't decided yet. It's a girl scout trip, though, so guys don't get any discount) who want to go... Ren Fest Sunday... meeting there at 12:30 or 1:00 ish. Maybe even in costume...

=^n.n^= Life's been pretty good to me, believe it or not. The last few days have just reminded me that I'm glad to be patient and forgiving, and if I'm not I'm learning to be. At least in my opinion.

So, new visual for the drill...

holy crap. That's some HARD drill. =^n.n^= Can't wait to show it off...

Well, I actually have a homecoming dress (after my mom kind of freaking) and I bought Hitchhiker's Guide on DVD (meant to get it yesterday, fgackdangit). Yeah... funny thing about that. When the Improbability Drive was engaged in one scene, my cat took off like a rocket (Spatz- crazy cat). It was funny.

Yeah, band is going okay. I am busy to no end, we put on some of movement 4. My senioritis is reaaaalllly bad, which is not good. Argh. I'm a horrible procrastinator. I thought t I had some stuff to write, but I can't think of anything.

Oh. Well, some guys came and tore down our chicken coop and oil barn. There's a big muddy hole in the yard now where they're going to rebuild the oil barn. It's... strange. Very strange.

I am very very bored right now. And I'm procrastinating. And watching Hitchhiker's Guide. =^n.n^=

Well, last King's compy. Only got to see Touchdown Jeebus, the Anatomically Correct Horse(s) and the railroad fun once, cuz my dad drove us home another way. Phooey. Anyway, the show was pretty good, we won First Place in AA, but didn't get best guard or percussion. Oh well. I think there's a pretty good chance we could win MSBAs this year for our class.

Well, this morning I went to Panera with my mom... it was yummy. I got a chocolate pastry that is popular in Spain (fluffy pastry with chocolate and honey...mmm), and a HUGE cup of tea. Then we went to the Dayton Mall to look at a dress for homecoming, but they had sold it. So we went next door to the pet store and played with the lonely-looking Persian kitten they keep "outside." It was adorable. Nicest purebred I ever met. *cry* SO CUTE! Yeah, then we had practice (good runthroughs) and compy (ok show, but we won).

Brian Reagan is awesome, and now a ton of band kids know it. And so, the quote for tonight:

Sou: "Good job tonight guys."
Johnny: "YOU TOO! ...Oh wait, you didn't do anything. I'm a DOOFUS."

Yeah. Kevin's kinda pissed because he probably won't use the stage for his solo, according to the directors. Anyway. That's all I got. =^n.n^=

Haven't updated in a while. We lost the CJ game Thursday, just like I predicted. Last night (although still right now...) we went to Friendly's after our 4+hour practice. Then we went bowling. Kylicia (minus Kyle for the bowling), me, Mrs. Minge, Domer, and Fisher. Domer did a sprinkle shot. Fun times. Endless jokes. The quote of the day:

Me: No, you're the bandit.
Peter Certo: I'm the bandit?
Me: You're the bandit.
Peter: I am the bandit.
Me: Coo coo cachoo.

It was good times. In other random news, I have (at least, with a sore throat) a 2 octave singing range and my dad bought Blue Juice for my valves which is going to kill them. Northmont later today (after I go to sleep). Yes... cherry blow pops and the water bottle game... also finding the hirhgt of the stands because we know the time and gravity. w00t the nerds. =D

Also, Lara and I totally owned at our Don Quixote/ Sancho de La Mancha vocab skit. w00t.

Wow! I'm seventeen now... haha. Anyway... marched the Riverside Founder's Day Parade, that was not too bad. It rained some, our show runthrough was all right. Was going to go out with some friends, but it didn't work out. Was going to go to a party, but I just felt like staying at home. I watched Chicago, which is a freakin' GOOD movie. Talk about ironies... Anyway, we headed out to the Egyptian Festival for dinner and expected booths and stuff (and w00tness culture!) but it was just... a dinner. So we went to the Lebanese festival. YUM. Oh my goodness YUM. Mmmm... pine nuts.... and just mmmmm. And cool dancing! Beside that... I came home to watch Newsies, but now the Twilight Zone (a newer version) is on, and it is awesome! ...I'll watch Newsies afterward. Heh heh. =^n.n^= See people later.

Heh, I just saw that Levi's ad where the guy throws rocks at the windows until he finds the cleaner lady. I really like the song in it..."I must be Love," or whatever.

So, I am 17 TODAY at 6:47 PM! I thought I should add a few songs I've been singing lately, just for laughs:

"I am 16 going on 17..." and etc. I don't really like that song except I can sing that line for now!

Then there's Newsies, which, for once, I'll post an actual entire song. I love this musical now...
"So that's what they call a family
Mother, daughter, father, son
Guess that everything you heard about is true
So you ain't got any family
Well, who said you needed one?
Ain't ya glad nobody's waitin' up for you?

When I dream
On my own
I'm alone but I ain't lonely
For a dreamer night's the only time of day
When the city's finally sleepin'
All my thoughts begin to stray
And I'm on the train that's bound for Santa Fe
And I'm free
Like the wind
Like I'm gonna live forever
It's a feeling time can never take away
All I need's a few more dollars
And I'm outta here to stay
Dreams come true
Yes, they do
In Santa Fe

Where does it say you gotta live and die here?
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
Why should you only take what you're given?
Why should you spend your whole life livin'
Trapped where there ain't no future
Even at seventeen
Breakin' your back for someone else's sake
If the life don't seem to suit ya
How 'bout a change of scene?
Far from the lousy headlines
And the deadlines in between

Santa Fe
Are you there?
Do you swear you won't forget me?
If I found you would you let me come and stay?
I ain't gettin' any younger
And before my dyin' day
I want space
Not just air
Let 'em laugh in my face
I don't care
Save a place
I'll be there

So that's what they call a family
Ain't ya glad you ain't that way?
Ain't ya glad you got a dream called Santa Fe?"

Yup... Lara and Katy decorated my locker... *hugs* and Lara got me a mythical beasts coloring book and a Frank Lloyd Wright coloring book, and more sharpies! *hugs more* Those were the highlights of my day, along with the H.E.I.S.

Low? Definitely all the drama that stems from homecoming and other dances... I thought maybe it's be my year, but hoo-boy. Drama level is way too high for comfort.

Anyway...we'll see how this goes. =^n.n^= Oh, man, my throat is killing me. I sang as loudly as physically possible along to Newsies as I drove home from tonight's game, which, by the way, we beat Beaverditch 34 to 14, or soemthing dismal like that. We always have, we always will.

Wow.. the first day of senior year. And what a day it has been! I got up 15 minutes late, hopped in the shower, ate a great and yummy breakfast of Corn Chex, milk, orange juice, and bacon... got in the car and listened to Newsies on the ride in. That definitely got me pumped. Band is good, music theory was just plain fun, World Religions is exciting, US politics and government, however... that is one class I could live without. Oh, well. English, fun, as always, Mr. Hemmert is hilariously "grumpy." Fifth period Spanish was not too bad, Senora Perfilio is MUCH nicer than I expected (and heard), and I am glas that this year is lots of culture, and less language. And AP Calculus... Dr. Carter is freakin' hilarious. Then sectionals, which did not go too well... ugh, we have to set the third movement this week! Afterward, I listened to Newsies on the way home, and determined that Alan Menken is better than Andrew LLoyd Weber... mind you, Andrew Lloyd Weber is awesome, but Menken is THAT MUCH COOLER. Want to know why? Newsies, Little Shop, Aladdin, the Little Mermaid. That's why. Hm, what else? Well... Pat stole Mrs. Fisher's elf this morning before school started and we moved several times but have not yet found a hallway spot for this year... unfortunately it looks like we'll be stuck in the Lobby. Oh well. =^n.n^= Gotta go finish my AP Calc summer work for tomorrow... yikes!