Sunday, May 6, 2007

I'm back!
I can't stay on long...I'm super tired, and wish to go to bed early, so once again I might not get to everyone's site. I'm sorry :-(

Well let's see Friday I woke up at 4 am and left for Baltimore. We went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and we saw the Marine Corps Band a.k.a The President's Own. (In other words this is the same band that plays for the president for all special events)

We went to Medieval Times that night. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's a restuaurant where they serve you medieval food and you have to eat like your in the medieval times (in other words, they don't give you silverware to eat with) And as you're eating, you get to see a show. Basically they show off horses, falcons, and finally, jousting and sword fighting. It was awesome. The dining area is an arena, and everyone sits in different sections, and there's a knight for every section. We sat in the Black and White section. Unfortunately, the black and white knight didn't win and the green knight (curse his name) didn't spare him. :-(

I didn't sleep much during at the hotel.

Saturday

Woke up early
Checked into breakfast for attendance
ate breakfast
changed into uniform
went onto the bus to go to the high school in Washington D.C
Got out my oboe
Got into my concert band seat
Played Intrada
Played Danse Jubilante
Played Light Calvary Overture
Got into Orchestra seat
Played Barber of Seville
Played Eden Ridge
Played Orpheus in the Underworld
ran outside to the truck
Put my oboe away
got out saxophone
ran inside to get to stage band seat
played Evil Ways
played Moondance
played Rock This Town
got outside
got into marching position
marched onto the track
marched and played Magnificent 7
marched and played Manhattan Beach
marched off the track
got our instruments back into the cases and onto the truck
got onto the bus and went to 6 Flags America
went on every ride except Mind Eraser (which I heard was pretty good, but we couldn't get there in time)
and Bat wing (which was closed)
We went on Superman which was supposed to be even higher than Steel Force. Man was it fun!
We went on this ride called "Wild One" which was very fun. We went on it 10 times!
We went on this ride called Two-Face which the seats faced each other. The ride gets pulled up so some people go backwards and other forward. Then it drops you so that the people who went backwards are no going forward and vise versa. You went over loops and stuff then you go up another slope then it drops you so once again the people are now facing backwards go forward and vise versa. Then you go over the loops again and go back up the first hill, and then you go down so everyone reversed again, but they gently take you down and stop you at the station to get off. Man was it fun!
At the Amphitheater, was were the awards ceremony was held. We won 1st place in Concert Band which was a surprise because we won 4th place last year. We also won in Marching Band, Stage Band, and Orchestra, but I forget what our standings was. Last year all our ratings were Superior (except our concert band which was only excellent) But this year our highest rating was excellent and most of it was only good. :-(

Man it was fun. So many inside jokes (or were they OUTSIDE jokes?)So much laughter. I had a dream the night in the hotel, and I really want to fulfill it. Look out for a Rent video on youtube by RandomAvatarFan

So 66% of people who have voted in my poll said Avatar, so I'm gonna go look for one. I'll make sure I change the text color accordingly this time :-P

See ya all


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