Oboe @ MindSay 
For the most part, today has been pretty good. I thought the first day back to school would be much worse.
We got Dr. Ellis's usual dose of 8 AM humor, which may have even been better than usual. My Chemistry lab group was great... we worked efficiently and got more done than we were supposed to, freeing up time in class tomorrow. Plus, I love just about everyone in that class. In English, I did awful on a prose passage quiz, but it's one of those things that's hit or miss, and you can't study for it, so I'm not going to sweat it. Calculus was good because I actually understood what was going on, and in my personal opinion, the problems we're doing now are pretty cool.
Lunch combined two of my favorites: Matt and Wendys. Enough said. It was good.
Brittiany and I had fun in Civics today as we usually do. Psychology was interesting because we had to stand in front of the class and show different emotions with our facial expressions. Mine was "contempt." Band was, well, band, but some drum major in Arizona wants to get in contact with me, so I think that might be kind of cool. We'll see.
I had to answer to "aye.... aye... aye!!" today after school. Yup, I felt like a dog or something.
But my oboe lesson went well... we worked on my beast of an all-state solo and made reads. And Boogie (her bird) is just too cool.
Now I'm going to go possibly do some homework, though I probably won't get very far before I decide to go to sleep instead. Good night.
... again. Mellophone for three hours wasn't so bad, but then I had to play oboe during 7th period, and that was a killer. My upper-inner lip (or I guess I could have just said the inside of my upper lip) is killing me. I tried ice earlier, and that helped a good bit, but it's sore again. It looks like I'll have to resort to other methods.
I've got a sink full of dishes to go clean! Yes!!
Tonight's conversation at dinner...
Mom: Courtney, I would like for you to do the dishes tonight.
Me: Mom, I would like for you to do the dishes tonight, but we can't all get what we want.
It was pretty funny at the time. Good night!!
It's been a nice day. It started out with a really hard AP Chem test before school. Then four classes after missing all of them yesterday... my struggle (and almost success, I think!) to understand what we did in Calculus. My favorite part was Maggie's Christmas music in chemistry. Then a make up test during my travel period on Lear. Then five minutes at my house... my dad made me a sandwich I ate on the way to school. Then Civics, a Psych test (and Myer's classic sense of humor), and band. Then I got dragged across the floor by Josh. I mean all the way across the band room floor. My white shirt is now filthy. I also got my CD that Dr. Ellis did for me. It sounds decent. I'm pleased with how it came out. I don't really think it will have much of an influence as far as college admissions goes, but who knows.
And all's well that ends well, right? My day's been good. Maybe a little less need for ice on the lips today... I didn't have to play three straight hours of mellophone plus a half hour of oboe.... which means my lips are doing much better today =D
I'm happy. I like this feeling. I like this day. School's out for the break. Who could not be happy about something so wonderful?
I love watching movies with Matt. This is one we really watched. It was very good. I don't have a whole lot to say about it because I'm still processing it in my mind, but I enjoyed it.
Then, today was auditions for All-District Band. I stunk it up. Big time. Well, my solo and sightreading were decent, but normally I nail sightreading and this year it just wasn't happening for me. All my scales were rough, and the thing is, I can play those scales... I've been playing the same scales for so long now... I was extremely frustrated with myself because I never screw them up. And I had to play second. I was definitely not happy about that. There were 13 or so that took out, and they took 3. There's no way I made it. It was pretty bad.
If I has legitimately been outscored by people who were better players than me, I would be okay with that. But I just had a rough audition, and it's really hurting me now to think that I didn't make it.
I talked to Anna, my oboe teacher who was one of my judges, and let's just say that being second up didn't help matters. She didn't think I was in her top 3, but she didn't remember entirely and she said the scores were pretty tight. I won't find out officially until sometime during the week, but I'm pretty sure I didn't come close to making it.
And in a way, I know it's just one band and I shouldn't care about making it that much. But I've never not made a region/district band before. In fact, I've never been lower than second chair. In 9th and 10th grade, I was first chair both times, and then last year I narrowly missed first chair by half a point out of two hundred possible points (thanks, Nate). I have always placed high enough to try out for All-State, too. I know I'm not fantastic on oboe, but to think that I won't even make district (after making it all these years) is pretty upsetting to me right now.
I can't change my audition so I guess there's no use in getting worked up over it, but I just can't imagine not going to that clinic. It's been an annual thing, and I'm feeling pretty low and ashamed about not being able to go this year. I'm not a fantastic player, but I'm decent, and I should have played better this year.
Alright, enough complaining. What's done is done. It's just such a good clinic, and the thought of missing it pisses me off. I guess if I'd never made it before, it wouldn't be that big of a deal, but to be a senior who's made it every single year thus far and to not make it this year upsets me. And then there was All-State tryouts last year (11th and 12th graders are together). I went in and played horribly and still managed to get 6th out of 12 in the state. I had the highest sightreading score of anyone. And now I'm not even going to go to district this year, after a year more experience.
Anyway, playing Egyptian Rat Screw with everyone was pretty fun. Sometime, I will beat Matt. First, we were playing with other people and it got down to the two of us and he beat me. Then, I destroyed everyone while he was gone, but when he came back from his audition, I lost again. Oh well. That's my game. I will prevail. It screwed me up not slapping ham and cheeses. That's how that game is supposed to be played! But I'm not trying to make excuses... he beat me fairly today. But I will beat him someday. I've made it my life's goal =D.
How to Save a Life by The Fray is a great song, and hopefully now some better memories have been added to it... like driving today and hearing it play. I really want that song to be associated with good memories.
I'm going to go sulk over my audition. I need to sulk for a little while at least before I get over myself and suck it up and move on. Right now, however, I'm pissed. I'm frustrated with myself. I would go for a run to get out some of my energy, except it's really cold outside!
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