Time to kill

So I've had plenty of time to kill but nothing to do with it all. So I figured I would update this thing because I always forget about it.

Drum corps is going rather well so far. Last weekend at our home show in Syracuse we posted an 89.263, which is only 2.5 points behind the 1st and 2nd place corps and we are just over a point from Minnesota Brass. With the way we've been rehearsing we should be able to break into the low 90's this weekend for sure. This weekend is definitely going to be a fun one. I'm picking Bridget up at Philly Airport Friday night and then heading from there to Reading where our show site is this weekend. So she's the only friend I have that has/is coming to see a show and she's from Wisconsin. Makes me think about my friends just a little you know. So I'm really looking forward to this weekend, it's really the only I have to look forward to since I don't have a job or anything lol.

I don't know if that Barre PD job is going to work out anymore, I've been trying to get in contact with the chief but he hasn't gotten back to me. So I'm thinking about going on some ADSW orders for a little while. oh I forgot to mention that I'll be taking online courses now since Norwich kinda kicked me out because of my grades. So now I'll go somewhere cheaper and transfer all my credits in and still get a NU diploma. Since it's a state school, unlike NU, the Guard will pay for most if not all of it.

So I guess the big thing going has really been job hunting. It's funny that this happens now because I got a call from a couple companies who read my resume online and wanted me at their companies, go figure that I turn them down because I thought i was getting this PD job. UGH!

Ugh

Well I should have been in bed a couple hours ago but yet here I am. So let's see....

My week home in Twp basically consisted of doing nothing, nothing, going to the bar, nothing, going to the movies, and that's about it. Things have definitely downgraded in Twp, but that probably has to do with the fact that I've lost touch with so many people since HS. Oh well. But it was definitely a nice break from the usual routine here.

This week coming up I have a National Guard class that runs Monday-Thursday. It shouldn't be all that bad because I know Carrie is taking it and some other people from my unit. The only thing I'm worried about is the IV needle part. We have to stick each other with these things in order to get practice in it. Great, nothing like being a pin cushion for these huge ass things lol. But the training is worth it in the end I guess.

This coming weekend's show is in Syracuse NY. So at least I know how to get there and not get lost haha.

Sorry this isn't more enlightening but it's 0100 lol....I'm sure you all understand

Last week of summer school...

So yes the final week of summer classes has finally come. It has been a long time but I am so glad that I will finally get a break. I plan on going home this weekend after my drum corps show in I think Endicott, NY but I'm not sure. I have no idea what I am going to do when I get home because, I don't many friends left in NJ anymore, so it'll probably be pretty boring but then again I could use some time away from here and doing nothing.

This past weekend was a camp weekend for the Brigadiers and not a competition weekend. We really needed the extra rehearsal time to clean and improve the show. Although for me, I have to relearn parts of the ballad and the entire closer because we closed 2 contra spots we used to have. And the way I was positioned on the field with the 2 holes, I was about 10-15 yards away from the rest of the contra line for the closer, which looks pretty weird. So I have all new dots which kinda sucks but I'll be fine. Plus I also have to learn the lower splits of the music now because Shawn needs help with the lower part since John isn't coming back. It's more or less just octave stuff but some of it is 4ths, I'll be looking at it the next couple of days so I can get it down.

Hmm what else....ah, during our FTX in September we have the oppurtunity to either do a 10K ruck march or a 10K run/walk. So a couple of us are rucking up and bringing our instruments along, I think we're playing something from National Emblem, but I forget I haven't looked at the email in a little while. So I think that will be pretty funny to see/watch.

I guess that's it really, I know my life is pretty boring, but it should pick up in the next 2 weeks as school gets closer. But we'll see.