band camp has finally ended
Mood:  caffeinated
today wasn't too eventful. i just had to get up earlier and go dog sit for my friend's dog and then walk the rest of the way to work. work was pretty busy today and i made my usual thirty-six dollars. i'm noticing that people usually come in in big bunches and not in a steady stream like you'd see in grocery stores or something. a million people will suddenly appear in the story and you're running around grinding coffee, replacing peanuts on the shelf, ringing people up, and dodging the other employees (in my case, only 2 others), and all of this is done at warp speed. and then later in the evening i went out to the fair to collect my winnings which was only fifteen dollars anyways. i think that's strange since i took home four first place ribbons and one second place ribbon. hmph!

but most important of all are the events surrounding yesterday. let's see if i can remember what happened. oh yeah earl's big party for the entire band lol. it started at five 'o clock and i got there a little bit before then to find troy and a few others trying to untangle the volleyball net. it took like five people to get it stretched out and then we couldn't figure out how to put it on the poles. we had one side on but the other side was missing a few strings. so we tied it to a nearby tree and everything was okeedokee. (the pole problem was fixed later).

gradually more and more and more people began arriving as we were playing our feeble game of volleyball. then the guard arrived and more people along with them and it was time to start swimming. and a few of us jumped into the pool and splashed around for a while and then this great big black storm cloud moved over and it started thundering and lightning so we all got out of the pool and began to get stuff to eat since it didn't rain at all.

after we finished, the big rain cloud moved over and it was time to go swimming. and that's when another storm cloud moved over and it really started raining and thundering so we all went in the house. and some people watched "bruce almighty" in the living room, others played cards, and a few played on the computer. that was a blast and i played the most violent game of spoons i have ever been involved in lol. spoons rocks. it's a card game and yet it tests your reflexes too.

and that was pretty much the rest of the party and it was so much fun. but it's always sort of sad at the end of things like that because it's just too bad that time has to fly when you're having a good time. and it was the end of band camp. what an awesome experience. it was some hard work but it was really worthwhile. i am glad that i am doing field band this year. hopefully more fun is on the way!

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