thomas and karen

brandon and michi

steve and me

michelle and evan

this is for edmond...

[a 1000-piece puzzle that has taken me and cams over FIVE hours.. and we're still not finished!]

laugh all you want

i know i should be doing my hw and stuff.. but i havent updated in a while.. so yea.. here's something to keep you busy..

i got this band survey thing i took from jake...

*Hi what's your name?: michelle
*That's nice, I don't really care: i dont either =P
*Okay let's start with this, do you consider yourself to be a band dork?: nah.. not really... well.. i havent missed a day of zero.. ever.. so i guess that counts..
*Are you proud of it?: i dunno
*Do you like your uniform?: it's too plain and... black
*Does it fit?: nope.. the pants are really loose.. but i guess it's a good thing cuz it lets a lot of air in
*What does it look like?: it's black
*Do you roll your feet outside of band?: nope
*Has anyone ever said anything to you about it?: nope
*What's your band director's name?: Mr. Narumi and Mr. Castro
*What do non-band people think about him/her?: they're nice
*What is their original instrument?: narumi was a percussionist and castro was a tuba
*What do you play?: flute
*Do you enjoy it?: nope
*If you HAD to switch, what would you play?: nothing =P
*Have you ever dated another band dork?: no.. band people dont date band prople cuz they have either dated someone else in band.. ...unless he goes to another school  but that's my opinion
*What did he or she play?:
*How long did you last?:
*Do you still talk to them?:
*Did your break up affect your band life?: 
*What is/are your drum major(s) like?: i never got to know chuck..and jake stinks.. haha jk.. jake's pretty nice
*Have you ever wanted them to die?: lol...
*Have you ever plotted out their death?: err... no
*Have you ever went through with your plan?:
*Do you get along with your section?: no comment
*Are you section leader?: nope.. i doubt i ever will
*Do you prefer marching band or concert band?: concert
*Have you ever been ridiculed for being in band?: nah
*If so, how did you respond?:
*Have you and your band friends ever made and laughed at inside jokes in front of non-band people?: yea
*Did they look at you funny?: yea
*Did you explain the joke to them?: nope
*Do you feel bad about laughing at those inside jokes in front of non-band people?: sorta
*What do you think about bus rides?: silent bus stinks...
*In the dark?: har har...
*With that special someone?: i wish
*Have you ever made out on the band bus?:  nope
*In the band room?: nope
*Does your band get along with the football team?: i guess..
*The cheerleaders?: dunno
*Football fans?: no
*Do you constantly have the fight song stuck in your head?: nope
*The cadence?: nope
*The giggalo?: nope
*Does your section have a mascot?: nope
*Is your section known for doing something?: nope
*Are you a good marcher?: you tell me..
*Are you a good fellow band member?: yea
*Do you consider the band your second family?: kinda
*Does your band room smell funny?: it did once..
*Do you believe in the power of duct tape?: yes.. it can do wonders =]
*Have you ever tried to convince people that duct tape is magical?: nope
*Is your band director a tape artist?: nope
*Is your band ghetto?: i dunno
*Has your band director ever filled the basses and snares with foam lining and packing peanuts for indoor season because the line is large?: nope
*Is your band instructor hot?: *rolls eyes* no
*Have you ever been harrassed by a drummer?: yes.. kevin
*Have you ever been to a band geek party?: no
*Are your woodwinds annoying?: i am a woodwind...
*Are your brass annoying?: yeaa
*Is the battery annoying?: sometimes
*Is the pit annoying?: err...
*Is the guard annoying?: o.O
*Who is by far the most annoying?: BRASS
*Does your band have any rituals?: i dunno
*What's your favorite bus ride food?: too many to name
*Have you ever woken up after a bus ride to find your sandal missing and a nacho stuck in between your toes?: nope.. but i did fins crumbs stuck to my butt
*Have you ever played truth or dare on the bus?: nope
*Have you ever been dared to go up to someone in their sleep and lick a body part?: ewww no
*Have you ever used the Bathroom of Doom?: nope
*Have you ever sang the whole show along with the rest of the bus until the bus driver threatened to make everyone sit in complete silence all the way home?: nope
*Have you ever pissed off another band by playing your cadence while they are trying to consintrate on their cadence?: nope
*Does your band have any parodies to stands music?: ?
*Do people in the band like to steal stuff?: my folder was stolen once..
*What's the craziest thing they've stolen?: dunno
*What makes your band room 'unique' from others?: err.. i dunno
*Do you like those 'You Know You've Been In Band Too Long' lists?: kinda
*Do you like this survey?: nope
*If you don't you might be glad to hear that it's over: yay.. -_-

it's thursday and i'm done with tests for this year!! yay! ...too bad we're still gonna have tests when we come back in january =T anywho.. today was sooo stressful.. it was NOT good.. except for the afterschool part.. i'll start with zero... we set up and headed towards the auditorium but then ashby told everyone that it was cancelled since something was going on in there.. that was good.. it kinda gave me some time to study my terms.. then first period. it was alright.. until i got my test score.. =( i'm gonna CRY!!! ughhh.. this means my grade dropped... crap. second was aalright.. we had our quiz and stuff.. very boring.. third was err..frustrating... we got this one really easy worksheet and i planned on finishing it before the end of the period but then dumb and dumber-er was showing so i watched it instead... grrr... damn television.. i only got one of the questions answered... i was supposed to study my terms and vocab.. but i couldnt cuz i kept on getting distracted with that retarded movie... it was funnier than the first movie.. but it's still retarded... fourth was the tests.. i barely finished before the period.. hopefully i got at least a C... which is a super small chance... at lunch i went to ths swim room to sign up for second semester swim.. mann.. i saw a crapload of people in the room wanting to sign up.. good thing i'll be driving by the time season starts.. after that i went back over to our spot on the benches and studied my spanish vocab... these retarded.. no.. special ed cholo guys and their makeup-packed cholas keep on coming over to sit with us... i know they're makin fun of us and all but hey.. i doubt elac would want them after [IF] they finish high school...so yea.. no need get all pissed of when they should really be pissed off at themselves...  fifth was the spanish test... i did really good on the multiple choice but i know i'm screwed for that other writing section.. i forgot how to conjugate some stuff... sixth was alright.. we had study hall and it was STRESS FREE =] afterschool i went to banda's to finish wrapping the boxes and yea... i had a good time laughing at rohit's wrapping..lol.. at least he wrapped one box out of the ... i think 16? lol.. now that i'm done wrapping the boxes for csf... i hafta wrap for my mom's co-workers and familia.. heh..

alright.. here's a few pics from yesterday

chad...LOL

eva xD

me and joanna

andrew and hong

eva and me.. i think i blinked... again..

i took this while joanna was taking the vocab test.. well.. i guess she noticed i was standing there so she turned

rohit picking up a VERY heavy gift box... yea right.. =P

funny stuff...

guys drink to forget about the girl...
girls drink to think back about the guy...

when guys are in love, they become poor...
when girls are in love, they become pretty...

boredddd.... today's minimum day wasn't all that great... i dunno why.. probably cuz it was boring and i still got homework =/ oh wells... didnt do much today.. i sold a few rose grams =] afterschool i was at the bandroom til like.. 12:45 -_- doing NOTHING but starve... ohh yea... nhs is a rip off.. serious.. they sell like.. 1/2 of a slice of pizza for TWO dollars... the swim team sells humungo slices for the same price and we fundraise the most money out of all the clubs and sports... jeez u greedy people... work harder... dont worry eva.. we'll get your money back somehow..

^if you can see it... good for you..[now stop laughing...really] my last name has three letters... not four.. dont worry.. i'm not that offended... oh.. joanna's name isn't blurred out cuz she was making fun of me..  she can be up there with my loser name...

ohh yea... click this if you're bored and have nothing else to do

montrose parade was funnn =] it wasnt as cold as the years before.. which was super cool.. but it was sprinkling... so yea... hopefully my flute isnt all crappy when i play it tomorrow... it was cool... especially the ride back to school.. haha.. i brought a french sandwich just in case i got hungry.. which i did.. so i shared it with joanna... boy did we make a mess... there were crumbs and carrots everywhere! lol... oh wells... we kicked it over to the corner.. after that we had hot chocolate and krispy kreme doughnuts in front of th bandroom... it was yummy... when i got home i ate half of another french sandwich.. i'm gonna get fat.. but i cant help it!! lol...

today was watevers.. i went to dim sum in the morning with my family.. gosh.. that food was good.. but fattening.. =T  i got home and i started working on my math hw.. and i'm still working on it! grrr... i also have english hw too....homework sucksss
ohh yeaa...

happy birthday bryan!
i'm gonna sock yah on tuesday =P

today was ehh... okay... zero was mucho boring.. i didnt kno my christmas carols so i was winging it ahha... i betcha everyone around me heard my wrong notes... lol.. ooh i also got my band bag... i dont even think i'm gonna use it... it's too small for swim.. and it's so.. square.. but oh wells.. first period was alright.. i was going through the who's who amoung  america's hs students book that kevin brought... there's quite a few schurr people in there.. mr.blankenhorn left chalk handprints all over the BLACK book... grrr... hopefully i cleaned it all off.. second period was the test on cells.. it was sooo GAY!! like.. the questions were cut out from the section assessment from the end of the chapter in the book -_- so hopefully i did really good on that test and for once get a higher score than alvin =P haha.. third was a piece of cake.. i did my english outline in less than 20 minutes and then i started workingon my worksheet... i almost finished.. but it's alrite.. it's not like mr.p cares... english was blehhhh it was the sound and sense presentation.. ms.banda is scary and sooo mean! she was all criticizing the group.. which totally sucks.. spanish was sooo boring today.. i was falling asleep... band was okay.. joanna was falling asleep tho... dude... this girl is like.. a hardcore geek =P i can barely pull all-niters these days... i'm just so out of it...