Too Many Russian Beverages

Notice that I'm posting on a Thursday- a school night. This probably won't happen again for the rest of the year. School is back up again, and I'm looking forward to it. I'm determined to better this semester, mainly in English. (Hey, a 92.9% is better than I was expecting, but being disappointed with it is just the way I work.) I could do better in AP Euro too. Just good enough to beat Ryan.

I auditioned for District Honor band and I made it this year. Seventh chair. Not amazing, but I'm content. Congrats Josh and John. Yea- you're better than Miles. Stop smiling now. I'm looking forward to it, even though I don't know how great the music will be. But I'm just glad I made it.

I've started studying for my AP Chemistry and European History tests. Thanks Josh and Sheena for letting me borrow you're books. It saved me some $40, so I'm grateful. I took the diagnostic exam in the Chemistry book and only got a 3. That kind of made me mad, but if I'm not content yet, then I guess it'll just make me study harder. I'm getting a 5. Then dad promised I would be his favorite.

I've been watching a couple of TV shows lately. 24 has started back up again, and I'm really enjoying it. It's smarter than most shows I watch, and it's rare that I have problems with it. Like when I start to think "Okay, our government isn't that dumb..." Looking good this season. Another new show is Superstars of Dance. I went to a live recording a while back, and now it's great to see it on TV. The judges are stupid and the hosting is awful, but the dances are worth it all. (The Russian judge is pretty funny- that's who my title comes from, by the way. Hope I don't get too much grief for making that my title...)Some of my favorites have been the American Grovaloos, the Russian ballet dancer, the Australian and Argentinian couples, and India's Mythili. Hah, it sounds like I listed everyone, but there are so many dances. If you haven't yet, watch one or two of the shows. If you hate it, complain to me. But if you like any of the dances, tell me about it. The finale is the 26th of January and the show I attended comes on next Monday the 22nd.

Leftover T of R news- I got the pictures of the Mexican band. I told my Spanish teacher about them, and she asked if I got their e-mails. And I wish I had. Carlos, my section leader, did and he e-mails with them often. I told her about how I spoke Spanish, and she looked proud. She wasn't there to see how stupid I sounded I guess...

And here is something from John and Mitch. They posed themselves, honest. I had nothing to do with it, but take the pictures. And knowing those two, this made me laugh. There were some wires running across the walkway, so this was the caution they put on the cover.

I'm sure I forgot to write something here. Oh well... Have a good weekend.

-Julia