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When I first started Computer Programming, I was amazed at how few people I knew. It was like a very odd clean slate. A few weeks into the class, I finally realized that only one or two kids knew I’m in band. What a very strange revelation. It’s hard to think of me, a North Side student, without thinking about band.

But I’m pretty sure everyone knows I’m a band person through and through after finding out I’m coming into school at 2:30 in the morn this coming Saturday. That and the fact that I basically begged Sapper to get over to my computer and grade my last application so that I could leave and go to band. Plus I didn’t go to class at all yesterday cause I was in the band room watching the tape / playing (the little we did play).

So yeah, speaking of marching band…

Today’s rehearsal was…unproductive? I mean, the run through sucked. We didn’t work on anything other than those last few sets and since we haven’t been outside since Saturday, the run through sucked. It didn’t feel as though we got very much accomplished in the past two days. By God tomorrow nite’s rehearsal better be a bad ass rehearsal, cause we desperately need it. Oh geez…

Tomorrow is my last Wednesday nite rehearsal. Oh dear. I don’t like thinking about how final it is. It still hasn’t completely sunk in even though I realize it is the last one…

So, god damn it, it better be the best frickin’ Wednesday nite rehearsal this year! I want to get stuff much improved. I have this somewhat dreaded feeling in the pit of my stomach about Saturday and I hate the fact that it’s there. I want it to disappear, I want my wishes of a spectacular senior finish at State to come true.

Sigh.

I should attend all of lunch tomorrow so I can talk with Ryan about this. He gets all riled up about this and probably would have a better time getting other people pumped up than I would.

I still cannot believe how laidback today’s rehearsal was. It was insane. It was fun at the time, but in retrospect I gotta say, no more of that!

I do believe that was the best quiet time ever. I have no idea whose idea it was to do all of that, but it was awesome. God, I’m going to miss everyone and band itself when this year is done. This senior class…man, I’m glad it is what is. I have not a clue what I would have done at NS without them.

So, moving on to the subject of State, here’s the draw for next Saturday:

Northview
Greenwood
North Side
Jasper
Dekalb
Greenfield-Central
Carroll
Columbus East
Concord
Floyd Central

Sigh. What a lovely placing. Right in the middle of the Big Three from the South. And so early. I don’t even want to think about how early we’re going to have to get to North Side. However, with it being (basically) the complete opposite of our Regional’s draw, maybe it will be a good thing. Yeah…

Anyway, we are all going to have to give the performance of our lives. This week our rehearsals have to be completely kick butt. I’m planning on going in early so I can finish my last project in Computer Programming so that I can go to band fourth period and watch the tape / listen to King’s uber-long speech. Wait! King won’t be there. (How did I forget that?) Ah well, I still want to watch the tape. Maybe I can get a hold of the percussion or music tape. I still haven’t listened to even one this year. I’ve been missing out.

Speaking of percussion (i.e. pit)…

As I was about to fall asleep on the couch after eating lunch, the phone rings. For whatever reason my dad wakes me to give it to me. Turns out it was Jake’s mom with some not good news.

This morning at around 2:00 am Jake had to have emergency surgery to remove his appendix. He then had some sort of complications (something respiratory related) and ended up in intensive care. He will be out of school for the rest of the week, but the doctor did clear him to perform on Saturday. (He was really concerned about this which is absolutely understandable.)

Sigh. That really sucks. Plus his birthday is this week. Man. I still can’t believe I haven’t even seen him since we performed. Bleh, none of that is pleasant.

People in North Side’s band need to stop getting sick and injured! It’s beyond ridiculous now.

This year… *insert a frustrated noise.* It all has been just that…frustrating. In talking with King after getting off the bus, he even seemed frustrated. He says he doesn’t really understand the visual score we got. Though, in watching the tape…there were things I saw (some spacing issues, people missing a couple step-offs). But at that point, King hadn’t seen the tape. He started talking about how we don’t have all the choreography that other bands have and that may be what is effecting our score. Marcus then said the thing about how visual is only 40%, but went on to say it sure doesn’t feel like it this year.

You know what? This isn’t fun telling my section that Jake’s in the hospital. (Not that something like that could be fun…) Especially since I know very little about the situation. I know only the vague details. But since the doc cleared him for Saturday, I guess he’s going to be fine.