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I hate math...

  • Oct. 27th, 2008 at 6:02 PM
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I don't know what to do anymore, I'm sick of math. After getting such a low grade on my last test, I tried to work harder for the next time. I did all my homework and paid better attention in class. I really understood the concepts of these few chapters. Well apparently I didn't because I got to the test today and I'm pretty sure I bombed it. All that work I did learning the concepts was useless because it was never used on the test as far as I could tell. I could be wrong, but it was not the same as we did for homework. We might have learned the stuff on the test, but it definitely wasn't what I've been working on. So I wasted my time and I probably failed it. I need this class for my major and I really don't want to retake it again. 

On a brighter side, Dome was yesterday. Auburn came in 3rd place which everyone I spoke to was disappointed with. I would have loved to get 3rd place when I was in the band. It was Jenn's last time with the band and I recorded the whole thing. I haven't gotten around to editing it and uploading it online yet but I'll do it eventually.

I got Guitar Hero: World Tour Sunday morning at midnight. Amber, Chris, Jess and I took a trip to Walmart in Fulton to see if I could get a copy of the game. When we got there, there was a big line and I was heartbroken when I heard they only got one copy of each system's band kit in. Somehow, amazingly, I was the only one there who wanted the Wii Band kit, so I went from the back of the line right to the front while everyone else fought over who was getting the only PS2/PS3/360 versions. Until this morning I was convinced my drum set was broken. Many many people have been reporting that the red drum pad on the set didn't work all the time and when I was playing my set I noticed this to be true.Apparently I was just being a hypochrondriac because after playing around with the set for a couple hours this morning I realized it was the pad, it was me. It's tough to hit the yellow cymbal and the red pad at the same time as is required in almost every song. It's tough, but it doesn't mean the set was broken. I finally figured out the technique to make it work. Now I can happily report that the only glitch I'm having with the game is the occasional hiccup the guitar has where it will strum with you doing anything causing it to break your combo and mess you up.

Saturday we had BDtH rehearsal at Garrett's house. I lost my Run Around Sue solo because of a freak occurance where I couldn't hit the high notes. I've been perfectly fine every other time, but for some reason I couldn't do it. Instead they're having Frank do it which is insane considering he's a bass and I'm a tenor II.  We got a new member as well, Rob Kristal, a tenor I.

Friday was the Ball in the House concert. Those guys are amazing. They sang a lot of stuff I don't remember from last year. I got almost the whole show on tape but my battery died 57 mins in so I missed the end of the concert. Their VP guy, Johnny wasn't there on account of his wife having a baby three weeks ago and the replacement's name was Steve. They sang us a couple songs off of their upcoming Christmas album, due out mid-November. Afterwards we went to Bridie Manor and hung out with them there like we did last year. How many award winning bands will hang out with you after their show? That's what makes these guys so great. On the way to the bar, as we were walking to Garrett's car, Amber fell and sprained her ankle. She went to the hospital on Saturday and she's on crutches now.

Earlier in the week we had a "chat" with Chris about all his baby stuff. When I say we, I mean Amber, Scott, Jeremy, and I. Steve, Scott's roommate was there too but wasn't talking that much. We were basically lecturing him about what's going to happen if he doesn't get his act together and get a job. We talked outside for quite a bit until Jeremy went back to Riggs and we went inside. Scott and Chris left while Amber, Steve, and I continued talking in the stairwell until Scott came back and we moved our discussion into the main lounge. Chris eventually came down to the lounge and we basically went back to what we were talking to him about before. You'd think after all the yelling we did and lecturing we attempted to give him he would have gone out and tried to get a job right? Well he didn't and isn't. Apparently his parents think it would be stupid for him to work now because he needs to focus on his classes. For a few days I was extremely pissed and hostile towards him for completely going against what we advised but I've gotten over it. I've tried to help and he's not having any part of it so I've stopped caring. So has everyone else. I'm not yelling, but I don't support him. I can't possibly support him if he's not going to listen to us and take our advice.

I'm having major car trouble. My battery died again. We tried jumping it before and it worked but we assume the reason it died in the first place was because of my Sirius radio. Well it died again and my radio wasn't even plugged in. I need to find a place in town to buy a new battery and a place to install it for me (hopefully one in the same) because I have no idea how to do it.

I've still got a ton of time at work left and nothing much else to do. I like how livejournal's calling itself Undeadjournal this week in honor of Halloween. I still don't have a costume yet...

Schedule of events this week: 
Tuesday: Working at Lakeside
Wednesday: Supposed to work at Lakeside but going to try to find a sub because there is another Rocky Horror Show being held in the campus center like last year.
Thursday: BDtH practice and the Drag Ball. Probably going to have practice earlier so we can go.
Friday: Halloween! I'm invited to a party at Bryan's house (he's in BDtH and I work with him at Lakeside) so that should be fun.
Saturday: Lakeside work and BDtH rehearsal.

Harvest of Sound

  • Sep. 28th, 2008 at 6:32 PM
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Just taking the time to update while I'm at work. Yesterday was the Harvest of Sound in Auburn. Amber and I went home for the day. I was supposed to go to Aunt Ruth and Uncle Al's 50th anniversary party. I assumed it was at their house because no one told me otherwise but when we got there, no one was there and we didn't have time to try to find out where the party was because my parents told me the show started at 6 and we wanted to get good seats (the show ACTUALLY started at 7 AND the party was at the Senate Fire House, but I didn't know that) We ended up going to Pet Depot to get a few things for Salt and the Gerbils before heading over to Holland Stadium.

Auburn came in first place, but their score wasn't very high. I taped the entire show and uploaded it to Myspace/Facebook/YouTube. Here's the link to just Auburn's performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icbRyOJUPKI
I have another video with the band entering and exiting the field, but the sound is slightly off because I had to compress it to fit it on the internet. I'll be putting up that one on YouTube eventually so be sure to look for it.

I got my new phone yesterday finally. The LG Shine, it's black. Amber has the same phone in red. Amber, her mom, and I went to Walmart to get it and I got a couple other things while we were there.

I've been having a medical problem the last couple of days. My uvula (that little dangly thing in the back of your mouth) is swollen and elongated. It hurts to swallow and it's so long it's touching the back of my mouth and tongue which is very irritating. From what I've heard, it can be easily cured with antibiotics, so I'll be going to Mary Walker Health Center as soon as they open tomorrow.

We don't have class Tuesday because of Rosh Hashana

I can't think of anything else to write about so I might as well end it here.