Alright, I'm having an issue here. My high school does a concert every year called Mayfest, and all of the performing art students get to do their recitals, dances, songs, etc. and it lasts all day. Well, this year me and a friend are planning to do the song from A Walk To Remember called 'Only Hope' for open mic, but I can't seem to find any place where I can download the sheet music for it. Does anybody have any suggestions?!
Well, I'd like to start publishing some of my original poems on my blog weekly. So what better time to start than now? So I guess this post is the beginning of a new tradition!
Outside my window, there is noise. In here, it is quiet.
Outside my window, no one has joys. In here, every breath rejoices.
Outside my window, the leaves have fallen. In here, the flowers are in
bloom.
Outside my window, people rush. In here, there is no sense of time.
Outside my window, people rush. They run from place to place,
never looking; never seeing; never believing.
Trees, perfected with age, ever growing, wither.
Wind, that blew their cares away, stands still.
Sunlight, cascading down around them, does not refill.
Children's laughter dies. The sweet smell of the air turns sour.
This is outside my window. But in here, it is quiet
Alright, well, for all of you who've been bugging me to blog, HERE IT IS!
As I'm sure you've read in the title, I now have a new name! Okay, so not exactly. You see, my first name is Brittany, but I find it utterly repulsive. (yeah, I know that's kind of strong, and I don't really feel that strongly about it, but in case you didn't get the hint, I don't like it!) I usually like very, um, different names. For example, I absolutely love the names Haddasah, Brooke, and Summer. You usually don't hear those names very much, but I love them. So for the past, like, 5 years, I've been trying to get my parents to let me change my name, but my dad wouldn't let me. His general reply was, "God put that name in my heart for you, and I don't see any reason why we should change God's mind." And not that I'm trying to change anybody's mind, but the name 'Brittany' is so... blah!
So we've come up with a new twist on the name. I'm going to go by 'Brittan'. You see? I didn't change anybody's mind, and it's the same name, minus the Y... and I love the name!
When I ws little, I wanted everyone to call me 'Sis'. Dunno why, but I did. And then as I got a bit older, I started using the name Brittany, but since I really didn't like it, I just went by Brit. I still didn't like it, but it was better than just Brittany. So once I heard this one, I was hooked!
If you know me any at all, you'd know that I'm fascinated by western-Europe (France, Europe, Wales, Ireland, etc.) So in that way, the name is a good representation of me, and I think it sounds pretty cool. So, anyway, the next time you see me, you can call me Brittan!
Oh, and it's pronounced like Britton.
I've also put in here a couple of songs that I just really like. They have nothing to do with my post, but I love the songs, so if you want to hear them, you can!
Oh my goodness... what a week! This past week has been SO busy for me. I think you already know that we had homecoming this week. I obviously went to the dance, but then our game and parade was on Friday. So all week we've been working on our floats and lineup and stuff for the parade. I ended up holding the banner for the French Club in the parade... I was going to be a ghost (because our theme was Ms. Pacman) but at the very last minute (and I'm being literal, here!!) one of the Freshmen wanted to be a ghost, and I was already wearing some red shorts, so I was 'voted' to be the banner holder, and give the freshman the ghost costume. So I became a walking flag (because they had me wearing a blue t-shirt, red shorts, and white knee-high socks) of France, and me and another guy held the banner. We had an awesome car, too. We got an official 1970-something pace car from the Indy 500... it was so awesome! We pretty much had to run the whole parade, though, because the truck in front of us kept speeding up. Oh, and I officially don't like any of the guys who run cross-country! They were right in front of us, and they were talking to us the whole time, and about every 5 minutes they'd laugh at us because we had to run to catch up to them. I found it very ironic that we were running, and the cross country RUNNERS were riding! Oh well. I guess my muscles will get over it, although I'd rather they get over it soon! They're a little sore.
So after the parade we all had to go back to the high school and get our stuff. Then me and my friend Brian walked over to the library. We were planning on staying there until the game started, but we had a bit of a set back... as we were walking up to the library, Brian saw a sign that said the library was closing at 5:30... Brian goes, "Brit, what time is it?" I started laughing hysterically, because by that time, we were both really tired, and everything was funny. We got to the library at 5:15!!! So we called our parents, and then we walked over to McDonald's, got a McFlurry, and then ate and talked for two hours 'til the game started.
The game didn't start until 7, so we had plenty of time... it was really fun, though. We both learned some of the other's secrets... and Brian came up with the idea that we're going to write a book about our 'adventures' called, "The Amazing Perils of Brian and Brit". OK, so that's a bit corny, but we were really tired, and at the time, it seemed hilarious! Brian kept joking about how we act like a 75-year-old couple, because we both kept talking about which muscles hurt worse, etc...
So we walked over to the game at 7, and met some other friends at that time. I really didn't spend much time actually watching the game... I was too busy talking to friends, and oh yeah... watching Wilson!!! He was selling glow sticks, so I got to talk to him a little bit. Oh, and I forgot to mention that at the Mini-Olympics at school, he came and sat right behind me!!!
Then today my Dad and I went to the Purdue game. That was really fun, too. My face got so burnt, though! I was outside for most of the day on Friday, and then half of the day today, so my face is really red.
I'm also getting new glasses next week. My mom and I both went on Thursday and got an eye-exam. They said that my eyes have caught up to each other since the last time they checked my eyes, so they now had the same prescription. I really like the glasses I picked. They've got half-frames, so they blend in more with my face. Mom's look really cute, too. She didn't get the ones that I wanted her to have because she said they were too flimsy, but I totally approve of the ones she ended up getting.
Well, I better go. If you've got time, you should all check out the blog my mom's made to help bring my aunt home from Haiti... it's been 'newly-renovated' and it looks really awesome!
blessings,
Well, I thought I'd put this trailer on here, cause I wanna see this movie when it comes out. I'll have to post more tomorrow, cause I have to go to bed!
Wow! So sorry that I haven't blogged in a while, but I've been really busy here lately with school and all the stuff that goes on after school... lol! I know that my mother would call this a very poor excuse, but it's true.
So here's how my week has went: On Monday, we didn't have school because of it being labor day, but we'd been camping all weekend, so we came home on Monday and spent all day working on putting our stuff away.
Tuesday was our first day back to school, so I went there and had another boring day in my school life. But as soon as I got home I had to take Sophie to the vet to get her shots and her matte all groomed out. I had to pay $100 dollars for that! Ugh
Then on Wednesday I went to school (big surprise, I know!) and then after school I had my musical auditions, which I must say went extremely well! We had to audition in groups of 4, so in my group was Ashley, Brian, Meagan, and me of course. Our audition wasn't until 4:15, but we all stayed after school and hung out until it was our time to go. We went into one of the band's storage rooms and practiced the whole time we were waiting! It was fun though, cause we got to hear each other's songs and give them tips and pointers on what we saw that they could improve. Then about 10 minutes before our auditions we came out waited, but we had to wait for about 20 minutes, because the teachers that were judging were running late. So when it was finally our turn, we walked into the theatre and all the teachers were in the back, so we all sat in the front row. They had us to sing first. Ashley went first; she sang 'In My Own Little Corner' from the Cinderella play. She did so good.... I made sure we all clapped at the end! Then Brian went, and then Meagan, and then *gasp* it was my turn! I was a little nervous, but not too much, because 2 or 3 of our judges are my teachers, so I was comfortable around them. I sang 'Part of that World' from The Little Mermaid. They were a silent for a few seconds after I was done, and they were still passing around my sign-up sheet that had all of my info on it. Then Mrs. Nieten sarcastically says, "And why aren't you in choir?!" I started laughing, but then the choir teacher, who also was a judge, told me I should seriously consider it, because I would make her day if I joined her choir! Of course, I was extremely happy, because that gave me a little bit of confidence. Then they had us read some lines from the play, and I was paired with Brian. If you know anything about Brian and I's relationship, you'd know that we act like brother and sister. It's so much fun to tease him and stuff, so we just pick on each other, back and forth, then we both burst out laughing... it's sooo much fun. So my roll was to play an over-bearing mother, and Brian was to be the whiny prince. I got so into it, because it was so easy for me to get in that roll; especially doing it with Brian! I guess Brian was cracking up as I was ranting out my monologue, becuase he knew that it was so easy for me. Plus, the itilicized words on the script said to 'rant with as much speed as possible without affecting the clarity of the words.' So I did it! It was incredibley fun, but after we were done, Ashely goes, "Brit, I'm mad at you." Obviously I asked her why, and she said it was because I did better than her! (We both read the same part, only at different times.) I thought she did extremely well, but I guess that's just because I was watching her. So after we were done, I called my parents and told them that we were done, and that I'd be waiting for them. Then the choir teacher came out of the theatre and pulled me over and asked me if I would join choir next year! I told her that I might, but I had other classes already filled in, but that I would try my best. So anyway, they went well!
After my mom picked me up, my whole family went "house-hunting"... my parents had a couple houses narrowed down so that we could start putting our house up for sale, and such and such. We've finally found one, and I love it! I get my own room (which I have now), but it's a lot bigger, and I'll have my own bathroom in my room! I'm so excited, because I get my own shower and everything! I think we're going to do my room in lime green and navy blue, with a movie theme... I can't wait!
Well, I need to go, cause I have to go to bed. TTYL!
Okay, so today in Theatre Mrs. Neatin told us about the upcoming fall musical. We're going to be putting on 'Once Upon A Mattress', and I think I'm going to try out. I put a You Tube video on here of part of the emmy-nominated play (which will most definitely be a ton better than ours!!) Anyway, I'm excited, and a couple of my friends are trying out, too. The auditions are going to be next Tuesday and Wednesday. So, as you can see, I'm really psyched for that.
I'm extremely glad that auditions are NEXT week, because I'm not feeling all that well. I had a headache on Saturday, and ever since then I've had a runny nose, watery eyes, a headache, and a bit of a fever. I absolutely HATE being sick, but I can usually get over things pretty fast, so I should be over this by next week: right in time for auditions. I have a little bit of an advantage, because the judges tend to think more kindly on theatre students, and two of my teachers are going to be casting the roles... hopefully those teachers like me! lol. I know I've got to get in based on my own talent, though. Well, It was a short post, but I have to go to bed. Since my mother refuses to homeschool me, I must go to school even when I'm sick. "O, woe is me, I am troubled." haha. ;]
I wanted to share with you some lyrics that I'm sure some of you are familiar with. It's a song called 'Brave' by Nichole Nordeman. I'll let you read them first, and then I'll add my own little insight, cause I know you all want to hear! lol.
All day it has seemed like Friday to me. I honestly don't know why, but it has. I was so excited to get on the bus, only to have my bubble burst with the realization that I still have one more day til my break.
So today was really fun for me, because I had all of my fun classes. We found out that on Monday there's going to be a 16-year-old French girl that's coming to our school, and will be there for 3rd block. There could've been a problem, because I have French 1st block, but I already talked to Mrs. Nieten (my theatre teacher, who I have 3rd block) and she's going to let me and Shayne (a guy that's in both my French and Theatre class) go for the last 30 or 40 minutes, so we can talk to her before she leaves. Apparently, she's doing an exchange program with a family in Noblesville, and working on her English, and Mme. Pierson found out and called the family, so they've been talking a lot because the family from Noblesville didn't know what kinds of foods to make and that sort of stuff, because they wanted her to be able to try a bunch of new things while she was here. So she volunteered to come to the high school for a couple of days and talk to all the different levels of french students. I am very pleased to say that she was amazed by our school, and how big it was. Of course, that makes us all proud (Noblesville has huge school-spirit.)
I did pretty good in Guitar today, too. I (unlike some people that I won't mention *cough cough* lol) practiced before I went to class, and what I thought I was supposed to be practicing wasn't due until next class, so I was ahead of most of the other kids.
Hm, well, I think that pretty much summarizes my day. My parents were at a funeral showing all day, because my mom's aunt died from diabetes on Monday. I was home by myself for a while until they got back, but when they did, my Dad said I didn't miss anything. He said that it was really sad, because there were only 2 bouquets of flowers. One was from the funeral home that they give to everyone, and the other was from us. I found that so... disappointing. I didn't know my mom's aunt that well, but I assume she was just like you or me. I think it's safe to say that she had hopes and dreams for her future, and for her children's futures. I don't know if she fulfilled what God had planned for her life or not, but I find myself almost disappointed, because
I find that so sad. For a person to work so hard in their lifetime, only for it all to be thrown away with nothing left; nothing to pass on to the next generations so that they will learn and grow from her experiences. She had, literally, a wooden box with some material wrapped up in it as her casket. I find myself feeling sorry for her, even though I know she's in a better place, and the details probably don't matter to her any more. I just find it so depressing to think that all God wants from us is to just live and die without purpose. Every day, when I wake up, I decide that I don't just want to live, I want to thrive. I want to show everyone what we can do when we've got God on our side, helping us along. Like I said, I didn't really know her that well, so I don't know if she felt that way or not, but I believe that if we really want to make a difference, we've got to believe and know down deep inside of us that we're living for something greater than just ourselves. If we tell ourselves that we're nothing special, or that we can't change anything, then we start believing it. And personally, I want to live for something better than the norm. Being normal is so overated anyway. So even though, in 10, 20, 0r 30 years, most people probably won't remember my great aunt Judy, I want to believe that someone, somewhere, will remember her, because she set an example for them, and showed them how exhilerating it was to live a free life. I'm sorry, I doubt that anyone really wants to read my ramblings! I tend to trail off into my mind, so I apologize if I'm not making much sense.
So I better go. I may post later if I remember anything else ;)
I have to blog quick tonight, b/c i have to go to bed at 9:30, and it's 9:17! So today was a gold day for me, which really isn't all that bad, b/c I've got study hall. I really didn't do anything productive, but I actually enjoyed Geometry today... how weird is that?! I'm hardly ever a science/math person- I'm usually into English and History, but today is that one exception. I'm not even going to begin trying to explain what the lesson was, because I would have to go way too in depth, but take my word for it that it was fun!
I am currently reading a book by Jane Austen called Sense and Sensibility- I would advise anyone who likes chick flicks and understands the sentence structure of a very old America to read it! I say that because 1) it's definitely chick-flick material, and 2) because it's a little hard to read, because of the way that Jane Austen wrote. Since the book is pretty old, and she's an even older author, it's kind of hard to understand. Still, it's an amazing book. It makes you want to cry right along with Marianne and Elinor (the main characters, whom I hope you'll all get to know!) I only started reading her novels because I thought it would be beneficial for when I see the movie that just came out called 'Becoming Jane'. It looked soooo good (plus, it has Anne Hathaway in it!), and I read somewhere that most of the characters that are in her books are somehow alluded to or in the movie.
Well, I guess I gotta go. I gotta put my laptop away and hop in bed in 5 minutes! l8r ;)
Alright, Angie, I'm going to post... finally! *lol*
Well, school has been extremely fun so far. We have block schedule, so on my black days I have French 3, Theatre, Guitar, and Typing. Then on gold days I've got: ICP (it's Integrated Chemistry/Physics~it's science in the simple tongue!), then Geometry (ewwwww!), English 10, and Study Hall. My gold days are my 'hardest' (even though they aren't that hard so far) but then I've got study hall, so that'll give me some time to work on homework. I've got a bunch of friends in both my lunches (if you're interested, I've got D and C lunch), and I've really enjoyed my classes so far. English should be VERY interesting, because my teacher, Mr. Miller, used to be in the Marines, and their base was flooded with this gas that effected everybody differently. It made him have short-term memory loss! He's really nice, and extremely funny, but I know kids in my class are gonna do stuff and mess with him. I won't, but I'll get a kick out of watching everybody else!
So this weekend I've been with my nana (my grandma) and grandpa. I've had a blast... of course! On Saturday we went to a ladies' meeting from her church, and that was really cool. Then at 2 we went to a tea party, which was also really fun. Then today we went to church and now we're home, getting dinner ready. I don't know if we're gonna leave later or not ;) I think we're going to, because my nana is leaving for Haiti next Saturday for two weeks, and she's got to get some stuff to pack. I ask that you all pray for her, because she's going alone, and extremely nervous. I know she'll be fine - after all, we've got God on our side, which makes us, like, the best side ever! - but she's asking everyone she knows to please pray for her.
Well, I think I need to go. TTYL!
Alright, it's is 4:30 (4:26 to be exact) and I am still awake! I made a pledge that I was going to stay awake tonight for as long as I could, because this is my last night of freedom before school starts. I'll have to go to bed at 9:30 tomorrow, cause school starts on Wednesday... how fun.
So here I am, wide awake, and since I've been drawing for a while, I thought I'd do something productive... like blogging! Today my dad got me a new digital camera ;) I was so excited. We had a little issue with the memory card at first, but then we got it worked out, and found that it also fits in my phone (for those of you who aren't very tech savy, I have a camera phone, so I can put that chip in my phone and save my pics on it, then download them on the computer later). It's got 6 mega pixels, so it takes awesome pictures, and I can save around 1,000 pics on my card. I really haven't been able to use it a lot, because everyone's asleep, so I started taking pictures of my sketches. After a while, that got a bit boring.
So I have a bit of a dilema, and I'm not sure how it can be fixed. You see, I'm starting to feel like my sisters' parent. Before you get too weirded out, let me explain: Kiara is going to start Kindergarten this year. She'll be riding the bus in the morning, and going every day in the a.m. Then Ruby is also going to ISD (Indiana School for the Deaf) and she'll be riding the bus twice a day, and she'll be gone everyday as well, but she doesn't get home until 4 in the afternoon. And to top it off, Karleigh starts preschool this year. They're all getting so big, and I miss being able to treat them like little babies... getting to hold them and rocking them to sleep, helping them put their shoes on, helping them pray at night, etc. You see? If I wasn't a big sister and someone told me that, I'd say they were being too sentimental and needed to get over it. But I'M the big sister, and it's almost starting to creep me out. I know that once all of them get into school, our lives will get considerably easier, but I'm starting to miss having a baby of the family around. Even though Karleigh's only 3, she acts so mature and does almost everything by herself... and being around her older sisters just makes her want to act like them. I know it's ridiculous, so I guess I'll just have to slap myself and get over it. Somebody pinch me!
I think the key here is just to keep reminding myself how blessed I am. That should get my mind off of it all!
Anywho, I think that pretty much covers my last day of freedom. I'll probably blog again tomorrow, and share with you all my woes... I know you're excited! lol
Today I have done... ummm, well, let me think: NOTHING!!!! I watched my sisters for a little bit because my mom and dad were asleep, but that really didn't last long, and I've done nothing ever since. I'm really dreading Wednesday. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP THESE DO-NOTHING DAYS! I'm gonna try to get my mom to homeschool me. I seriously doubt that she could this year, but I'm sure we could start next year. My highschool, even though it's a 4-star school, has a ton of stuff going on that really shouldn't be happening. Almost all of the kids cuss, some of the teachers cuss, girls wear their clothes so short and tight that it makes you (or at least me) want to gag, we see guys' butts all the time because their pants sag, and I get really tired of hearing about all the people who are 'trying to stop smoking', or hate their life and they have it so bad (even though their wearing extremely expensive clothes and have everything, even if they didn't want it), or wear black every day, call chains and handcuffs jewelry, and no matter how long I look at them, I can never seem to find skin that isn't decorated with tattoos. After a while, it gets kind of depressing.
Today my mom and I went to get our hair cut with a new beautician in Pendleton. My mom actually went to high school with her, so they chattered non-stop the whole time they were there... you know how moms are. I didn't do anything new to my hair, just got it trimmed up a bit.
I'm wanting to grow it out to look like this (only with my hair color and face!)
I don't have my hair grown out long enough to cut it like that yet, but still... that'll be the end product, just with brown hair and my adorable face! (jk)
Unfortunately, there is only 4 days left of my summer. I start back to school on Wednesday. I love school, but I have really been enjoying my summer. I've been able to stay up 'til 3 o'clock in the morning, sleeping in until 9:30, 10:00, being able to blog and facebook whenever, going outside, hanging out with friends on a moment's notice... it's been great, and I'm gonna loose it all in 4 days. With that said though, I am STARTING to look forward to my sophomore year. I'm taking guitar, theatre, film literature, and french, so I can't wait to get started in those classes. I really missed having a music class last year, and I'm so psyched for theatre. Plus, I have a lot of the same classes with my friends, so the odds are that I'll have more classes with my friends this year.
Well, I think that about covers my day so far. If anything else happens, I'll blog about it later ;)
