Do I Get A Life Now?

No. Almost, but no. No school tomorrow though. That's a plus.

I know everyone's been talking about it, but it snowed yesterday. We got 10 inches at our house. That's never happened in my lifetime. Pretty awesome. I have some pictures, but I'll try not to pain you with the boring ones you probably wouldn't care about.

The second and third to last pictures are of our trees. By the end of the night, a quarter of the branches fell off. And about a third of the tree closer to the house fell down too. It took out our herb garden. Pretty scary. So I'd say we lost about an eighth of all of the trees in our backyard due to snow and wind. Other than that I had a lot of fun. I was a kid again with my brother Nic. My family and I took a walk this morning for about an hour. Got some good pictures of the white valley. Just coming outside makes me happy, thinking "Oh yea, it snowed..."

Marcea's Quince was last month. It's a little late to be talking about it, but I will anyways. It was amazing. From what it looked like everyone was having a great time. The waltz was alright. I don't think we messed up that much, but I wasn't paying much attention. Thanks for leading Josh. Our other dances went alright. The hustle was fun- I just pretended no one was there and it was just another rehearsal. Oh and the video was hilarious. Priscila and I were laughing so hard we couldn't breath. Yea, great time. Good job Marcea. I'll try to get some pictures up here when I have some good ones. (Priscila and Marcea- this picture is for you. I wouldn't have put it up otherwise.)

Tournament of Roses has been going pretty well. We set our parade block last week. It's only tentative, but as of now I'm on the end. All our music is supposed to be memorized. (Supposed to be... Yea, that's what I'll be doing tomorrow.) I got my black sweatshirt too. It has sparkles on it... No thank you. And we get our white wind breakers on Saturday. Funny how materials get us excited. As if the experience itself isn't enough... Okay, sorry. Too much English class... I enjoy the people I'm around too. I think I've gotten used to them now. Meals are interesting and usually pretty entertaining. John and I watching Josh eat. Joey recording it. Yea, good stuff.

A couple weeks ago a few of us went to the school play. I had my doubts, but I actually thought it was pretty hilarious. However, I don't think I would've laughed that much if I hadn't been with the people I was with. Priscila, Marcea, Kyle and Amanda. They all laugh at everything, so that made the play all the more enjoyable.

We've had a few competitions lately. Got Grand Champion at AV and in Palmdale lost it to Littlerock by 0.78. Great, huh? Thanks to Kyle for letting us all use his car. I had a lot of fun, and I know others did too. And sorry to everyone I was a jerk to. My fault, no excuses. But I think we all had a good time. Oh, and our school won the CIF Championships. If that means anything...

Happy belated Birthday to John. I think I'm glad he's alive, so his birthday is something to celebrate. A bunch of us went to BJ's today for him. I'm surprised at how comfortable I am around most of these people. It's kind of weird for me.

Okay, I think I'm almost done rambling. I've put more pictures up in one post than I have in my whole blog. So here's another from the wedding. Oh yea, Allison and Tyrel are flying in from Virgina tomorrow. I'll be seeing them on the 22nd. Can't wait.

Hope everyone has a great/safe Christmas break.

-Julia

Happy Belated Turkey Day

I had Ham... Oh well. My Thanksgiving went just fine. I stirred the gravy, which kept me from socializing, so I'm grateful. Most of my family was there. And everyone knows how much I hate my family. So- dinner was good, company was nice. I'm thankful.

Marcea's Quince is tomorrow, and I can't wait. So much planning. And with more people coming than came to my sister's wedding, I'm getting increasingly nervous. I still like dancing, and it's too bad I'll be stopping after this is over. Maybe one day I'll be able to pick it back up again. Thanks to Marcea and her video, I and many of her friends have physical injuries. Good stuff. Thank you Marcea.

Every Sunday I've been driving down to practice for T of R. And I've been thoroughly enjoying myself. I like the people I'm around (for the most part), the music we're playing, and band itself... There's not much to complain about. It really picks me up before I get to go to school and crash on Monday's. Whenever I visit family. It's always- "Hey Julia. Hows the Rose Parade coming?" Wherever my name is, that seems to be the topic of conversation. Pretty funny... So, that's going smoothly. Just like the last 2 years.

I'd like to thank all of my friends who continuously make me happy. Even if some of them don't read this. Whether it's making me laugh, or actually bothering to talk to me. It's really nice, and I appreciate it. You probably don't understand how much good it does me.

Well, I'm off to watch Pushing Daisies, which regretfully is getting cancelled. It's a clever show, but no one watches it...

-Julia

Observe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNF9QNEQLA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cd63P54PaI&feature=related

Please watch these videos. It's worth it. Not important, just unexpected. And not stupid. If you know me, then you should know that. It makes me feel like an idiot. I'd like to know if I'm the only one who didn't get these things at first...

I'll update when I have time. (I love how it's vacation, and I still don't have time...)

-Julia

Whats the pressure?

Wow. I'm sorry. This post is way overdue. Between school and band there is hardly any free time.

My Halloween is sorta uneventful. My mom and I are going to watch some movies and eat junk food while my dad and brother are out to dinner or something. It should be fun. I'm looking forward to a quiet evening. Oh no... my mom is dressing up like Sarah Palin... So much for my quiet evening...

I guess I should explain my blog title. I have Chemistry with these girls- Alyssa and Heather T. Heather is hilarious (and insane, might I add.) But one day in Chemistry we were in the middle of lecture doing and example of PV=nRT and we were plugging stuff in. And right in the equation it says- "What is the pressure of...?" and Heather says "What's the pressure?" And we made fun of her enough for that. But by the end of the class all three of us had asked the same thing. That and mixing up Kelvin and atm... Lots of new inside jokes because of that class. I like it.

Lots of band activities lately. Oh I made Tournament of Roses Honor band. I tried out on the 12th and the first rehearsal is on November 9th. I'm almost excited. I'm more nervous, because I have no idea what I'm doing. We'll see how that turns out...

I've fallen in love with dance. Couple dancing at least. It's so different and new. I'm dancing in Marcea's quince and we've had a few lessons. I really enjoy it, even if Josh doesn't. We've learned the waltz and the hustle and the cumbia. I think waltz is my favorite, or hustle because it's easier and fun. If you ever have a chance to dance with a partner, do it. Because I think it's worth it.

I never have any pictures relevant to my life... Sorry. Ughh, sorry I'm so boring. Okay, to finish- Here's a clip from an old 30 Rock. Since it started up again last night...

-Julia

Busy, Busy

Wow, I haven't actually updated in over a month... Sorry. School is intense-ish. But I'm enjoying it. AP Euro especially. I just wish I had more geeky friends in my classes to share my odd excitement with. Oh well. I'm just destined to be a loner.

I just came back from a Pep Band thing. And, contrary to Priscila's opinions, I had a lot of fun. I have my days where I feel social and confident, and I think this was one of those days. And I'm also glad I didn't get beat up at Palmdale High tonight... We've had our first couple of football games, and they've been pretty fun. We have to, I mean "get to", play for AVC tomorrow night.

Last Saturday I went and hung out with some clarinet people at Sheena's house. I had a lot of fun. (Hey, fun is becoming a trend now. That's cool!) Then on Sunday Josh and I went to her church. I hadn't been to another church's service in a really long time. I really enjoyed it. It was really down to earth, and... informative? It was good...

Thanks to Emily, I've found a new obsession. She's a signer names Regina Spektor. She has such a pretty voice, but she twists it and puts it to the weirdest rhythms. I really like her music, even if it is a little odd. This is her myspace, with a few songs on it. Here's a youtube video of one of my favorite songs of hers so far.

After my mom called me a loser she told me to get a facebook. (I'm twisting the story, she didn't call me a loser directly.) So the other day I conformed and got one. I don't find it all that entertaining, sorry to say... I don't really get it. That and I don't have enough time or patience to figure out what I'm doing. And I don't even have any pictures of my face to put in my facebook...

This year I'm auditioning for Tournament of Roses at PCC. I'm nervous, but I'm not necessarily expecting to make it this year. I just want the experience to be able to do better next year. I'm playing Mozart's Quintett, even though I only got the music on Monday. Apparently half of our clarinet section just at QH is trying out. So we'll see how that turns out... I'm excited to get the whole process done and over with.

Umm. Band... School... Band... I don't think there's much more too my life. I think I need a new one. I'll try to update more frequently now. Sorry for the delay.

-Julia

More Wedding

We just got some pictures from another photographer. He wasn't hired, but just a friend of Allison's. So here are some better quality photos. (Like I said, you're going to get sick of me talking about this wedding.)

There are a billion more. I love going through these pictures.

-Julia

Success!

Amazing, beautiful, unexpected, unbelievable. I can't think of enough words to describe this wedding. I loved all of it, and it went by too fast. I can't describe everything, because it would take me forever. But I had an amazing time, and thanks to all of our friends, we pulled it off. Here are a few pictures. If I get more from Trinity Photography, I'll share those.





Wonderful!

-Julia