Dress Rehearsal

Today I had a dress rehearsal for orchestra. The performance is on Sunday so everybody came to practice including the hired people. We were supposed to wear solid black, however since the weather has been in the 80s to 90s here, I didn't... Anyways, practice went fine until the last song, then at almost the end of the song, I missed counting a measure and did a flute solo! Oops! haha... Oh well, my sister said that she didn't even notice. Hopefully the performance goes better.

For the people who live around here, please come... It's actually gonna be pretty good, I think...

Pool Party

Tonight my fam is going to the pool for dinner and swimming. It's nice having a membership to the pool, especially when the weather is super hot like it is today. It's been in the 90s for the last couple days which is pretty rare for Seattle. I feel like I'm gonna melt.
I'm learning some cool new stuff on guitar. Mark is teaching me penatonic patterns for blues and jamming rifts, its pretty cool.
So like this guy in purple sweats just sat next to me (I'm in the library) and he's giving me the hee bee jee bees so tata...

VANs

I was up way to late last night, having a sleepover with my friend Hope so I'm going to keep keep my post short and sweet.

You vote, which of these shoes do you like better? (these are my super cool rocker chick vans)
Yes, I do own these shoes and I love them. So take your pick and comment, please.

Nationality

So, since I don't have anything interesting to say....

I'll tell about my nationality, then you guys can comment with yours'. As you've probably guessed, I'm 100% American. In other words, I'm part Swedish, Norweigen, Bulgarian, German, Jewish, and Irish. The Bulgarian part though is the most interesting, I guess so my grandma told me that several generations back this princess of Bulgaria fell in love with some non-royal. Her parents told her that she was not to marry him, but she married him anyway. So, her family deserted her... the end... Yup, that story is true, kinda sounds like some story that I read in some cheesy kid book but it's not.
However, I probably look more Swedish than anything else. I have big blue eyes and blondish hair (over the years my hair has gotten darker).
So now its your turn, please comment with some interesting story....


Hopefully I'll get a pick of myself up soon, one that actually shows my face...

Ahhh, it's finally summer...

It feels good to be done with finals and not have to worry about school. However, my mom has had this crazy cleaning thing... She seems to think that since we're not in school, we should do all this housework and yardwork. I HATE yardwork and housework. I don't mind cooking or sometimes gardening but there are so many better things I could be doing, like playing guitar or swimming. Ugghh! My mom said that her mom made her do yardwork until noon everyweek day during the summer, I think that its outa date, I mean, how many normal families make their kids keep gardens anyway? They are a waste of time...
By the way, if any of you are music fans, Stellar Kart is releasing a new CD next month, its called "We can't stand sitting down". Buy it and support Christian rock.

Babysitting

Tonight I'm babysitting. I babysit for a family with two little girls, one is 2, the other is 7. They are easy to watch and totally adore me. I'm looking forward to seeing them tonight. Meckenzie, (the seven year old) is really into crafts so we'll probably do alot of craft projects. (I'm babysitting till 12 in the morning)

Now that I've totally bored you, here's something more interesting. Go here, then search for Malcom in the Middle, and watch the clip about lady's driving... It's hilarious!
For you music fans, go here, then click on myspace, then click on Matt Theissens myspace, then click on Agnes (listed as one of Matt's friends). This is Dave Douglas from RK performing his own song, he's pretty darn good.
Till next time...

Nihongo no testo

Today is my Japanese final, cooking nihongo no tabemono. Yippee! I'm the leader of the teriyaki group. Last night, I made the merinade (fermented bean paste and all!) so that the chicken would have a chance to merinade before we cook it for the class tonight. Another girl, is supposed to bring tofu teriyaki and one of the guys volunteered to bring beef. We'll see who actually pulls through....

Here's my teriyaki merinade recipe:

1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 hoisen sauce (fermented bean paste)
2Tbsp. soy sauce
2Tbsp. rice vinegar
2tsp. fresh minced garlic
1tsp. ground ginger
2tsp. dark sesame oil

Mix ingredients. Merinade chicken over night. Grill. Enjoy!

Presentation

Today I have a presentation on Contemporary Rock in my music class. Sadie (my partner) and I have chosen to use some examples from Switchfoot and Yellowcard. We're also going to talk about the instrumentation and I brought my guitar to show the difference between lead, rythm, and bass guitar and to show what a power chord is... I'm really bad at making presentations though so hopefully it goes well.
Other than that, Ri and I plan to go swimming this afternoon at the pool. I'm so glad that it opened. We've only gotten the chance to go twice. Hopefully today will make 3 visits. We'll I gotta get off to class....

The Wedding

Wow! That wedding was interesting. So like first, my dad drove to the location of the wedding. My sis, Ri and I went in. The place was grose, people were smoking, drinking and the whole building was filthy. We were wondering how anyone could possibly get married in such a place. It turned out to be the wrong place, I think it was some kind of a club LOL.
My dad got directions and drove to the right place. However, just as we walked in, the music started. There was hardly any seats left, and they were scattered. So we sat on the floor until the bride walked down the isle. Then Ri and I shared a tiny little chair that we kept sliding off of.
After the ceremony was the food. (I know, this is the part you guys really like) It was actually pretty good. There was fruit, vegetables, cheeses, meats, rolls, ceasar salad, tortellini, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a few things. Oh, yeah, and awesome cake. Then the dance floor was cleared and people danced to swing music. So that's the wedding story....
Yesterday we had relatives over for dinner. I babysat though so I ended up having left-overs when I got home. It was "in celebration of Matthew going to Japan" I think that its just an excuse for my aunt and uncle to come over. They usually do when my uncle gets home from a tugboat trip.

A Wedding

Tonight I'm attending my cousin's(well kinda sorta)wedding. I love weddings if I know the people and stuff, but this one is gonna be kind of awkward. Also, for those of you who don't know me personally, I HATE dressing up. I have a total of like two skirts and a pair of Dickies. I don't even have any nice shirts. Some make-up lady is coming to our house to do my sister, my, and my mom's make up. LOL! I never wear make-up though I do love to make a mess of my friends' faces with it. So is anyone doing anything interesting over the weekend?

Children - HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
(1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. -- Alan, age 10
(2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. -- Kirsten, age 10
WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
(1) Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then-- Camille, age 10
(2) No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.-- Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
(1) You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. -- Derrick, age 8
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
(1) Both don't want any more kids. -- Lori, age 8
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
(1) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)
(2) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
(1) I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. -- Craig, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
(1) When they're rich. -- Pam, age 7
(2) The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.-- Curt, age 7
(3) The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. -- Howard, age 8
IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
(1) I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out. -- Theodore, age 8
(2) It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. -- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)
HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
(1) There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? -- Kelvin, age 8 And the #1 Favorite is........
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
(1) Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. -- Ricky, age 10

6-1-06

Today I'm at school all day again. Oh well, at least there's only one week and a day left of the quaterter (plus finals).
In music class, each person is doing a class presentation on a certain decade/genre of modern music. I'm doing mine on contemporary rock. I was assigned to work with another girl so we met together today and talked about it. We're going to use Switchfoot examples, I'm going to play some examples, and we're going to talk about the instrumentation and stage presence of contemporary rock bands. So far we're a clueless as to what we're expected to do or present so we're just guessing. Tomorrow we're going to meet up again and discuss our presentation.
It's hard to believe that its already the first of the month. It feels like its still May. Oh well, all the closer to summer.