yesterday, not to great; better today

Yesterday was a pretty lame day, except for an ok game of frisbee. some people (no need to use names) kinda barged in on the great game we were having, deceided they should play, and i got stuck on their team. ah well, i shouldn't complain because it was still a good workout and definately better than doing nothing during meetings. also, i had to rewrite my english paper last night, and i was soooooooooo exhausted after another tortuous day of track. i dont feel i did great on the paper, considering i was so comatose when i wrote it. today was better, although i never completely woke up. i was so wiped out that may parents forbade me to go to track (no joke). so that made my day better, cuz i came home at 310, and slept from 420-530. now im doing the little bit of hw i have.

Ehhh...ok day

Today at school wasn't bad. Not a bad case of the Mondays. Wes quit track (bittersweet feelings about this) But he's excited. Track was the worst day so far. We ran a 10k (6.2...miles) at a nice easy RACE PACE. Then if that weren't a big enough present from Mizzuno, he gave us 6 200m sprints afterwards. Ahhhh...the joys of a annoying track coach. Exhasted from this torture.

Hard Times

I dont feel so great. Im depressed about stuff. I feel like i have no friends besides 'school friends' and im sick of being excluded. i wish people would make the effort to contact me when something is happening, but noone really cares enough about me to do that. and when i try to arrangements to meet with people, they just blow me off. this weekend sucks, along with the last one.

Clothesline Day

Today was definitely the best day of the week so far. I felt more energized at the beginning of school, we goofed off in the computer lab during history, math was a day of review in which I did all my homework, FREE MEETINGS that we used to pass the Frisbee and then play a game of ultimate, French was typical, English=not so great cuz of boring poem presentations, biology good b/c we watched a lot of videos of disappearing octopi and then of squids eating. I left school early for the check-up, and some shots (i hate deez). And, then CLOTHESLINE. It was fun, I got some new CDs for a great price($2 a piece) and hung out looking for Serenity Part Deux, or however one likes to call it, costume stuff. But I couldn't go to chipotle cuz my mom didn't know about it in enough time beforehand, so she didn't let me go. And now im doing homework.

Easter and Things

Yeah, so, I haven't updated in about a week. Sorry about that. So Unitown on Saturday was great. It was a deep bonding experience. I got to meet so many new people and my relationships with others were strengthened. Easter was okay, I spent most of the day doing the unimaginable amounts of homework (history notes, history paper, studying for a history test, English poetry presentation, French quiz studying, biology take-home test). Church was ok, it seemed really long. I didn't take any pics though. Easter evening was great though. Went over to my aunt and uncle's for a great prime rib with horseradish and caper mouse. We talked, drank, listened to good music, enjoyed great weather and food. I unfortunately had to leave early because of all my homework. Today was fine, kinda boring. Although, nicolas and i had a great run around the campus (hmmm...hmmm), we played catch with a baseball afterwards, i learned im not going to the dreadful meet tomorrow, and i got a much anticipated late birthday gift from my other aunt and uncle (in Washington, d.c.). It is unfortunately another B&O receiver, but definitely a much cooler one and it comes with matching speakers. Im really excited. Now i just need a cable to connect it to my computer.
Cya later


Pics to come later

Wes' Early Bday

I had a good day today. The only crappy thing was that I had to wake up early (6) to practice the French Horn (no more fhorn jokes. it's a fun and very challenging instrument). Then I had a good day of school. History was kinda boring, typical useless math class, choir=not bad, french wasn't the worst, english w/d loeb was, like always, fun, study hall=fun and unproductive, bio=typical. Early dissmissal rocked. We (Lydia, Busse, Wes, David, and I) ventured to david's by foot. Was a nice stroll, more like hike with a heavy backpack and a french horn w/music that got heavier as we went. Anyways, saw Octavio burning fuel by driving in circles around the neighborhood and then he pick busse and me up (which was a great relief to my arms). But low and behold, lydia, david, and wes sneaked into david's without us knowing, we got in though. hung out on computer, in london room, allison came over, did frisbee/wrestling/practicing for movie and started a cookout. I coudn't eat cuz i had fhorn lesson. now im home, getting ready to eat planet sub. And....I just ate it.

Saturday Evening

This one is of Alex before everyone else arrived.

This is a really cool photo us making our way to Busse's house to attempt to rescue him from the confinement of his house. Unfortunately, it failed then, but his parents eventually let him come over later.

This is of David and Adam Y. wrestling in Busse's lawn.

The bunch in the London/Train room hanging out/ writing script/making prank calls.

Alex, Gregg, and I having some fun with a slow shutter speed.

Symphony Tonight

Twas pretty good tonight, not the best I've seen. Good pianest, Joseph Kolichstein or something similar to that. A neat thing about tonight's performance was that the symphony play Mozart's first and last symphonies (no. 1 and no. 41). I saw David's grandfather. I also saw the McDowells (old PS1 and CS1 people). I also was Ben K's (in Scouts) dad and new wife. I admit that I started to nod off a little, I suppose from being tired because of the track meet. I'm wiped out now.
sorry I couldn't make it to ff, couldn't get away from the track meet, and i was pooped after the symphony. Ill be at Caledonian practice tomorrow though.

P.S. I got that photo of the cellos for you david. I learned that taking photos is a major offence during the show.

Track or No Track?

Today was pretty much average, minus the injury that finally showed itself today. I highly suspect that Coach Mlika is the one who put this sharp pain through my right knee from overtraining me (and the rest of the team) so early in the season. It was very painful indeed this afternoon, but after i iced it and took two advil, it's not so bad. Now that I feel better, my parents think I should go to the track meet, eventhough i already told the coach I cant go because of my knee. They're changing their minds!! I feel like I need to go to support my team, and if i can run, then run. I just don't want to be halfway through the 800 meter relay, and have my knee give out to pain. Also, now that the meet was postponed back to 2:00, i will most definitely miss the several social activities I had set forth for Friday night. I've tried to get ahold of Mlika many a time, but i cant get him. What should I do?

Another Apple Breakthrough

Today Apple Computer announced it has released software, called Boot Camp, to allow Microsoft's Windows XP on its computers. Boot Camp is available for free on Apple's website. This sofware only works on Apple's new Intel-chipped computers. Although only certain computers can use Boot Camp, this is a major breakthrough in the separation between Macs and PCs. Apple thinks it will help people make the swich from PCs to Macs because it will now allow them to use software only written for PCs on Macs. This is amazing. Yet again, Apple makes a fast, timely, and effective innovation that will revolutionize computing. Here is a good article on the matter: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/technology/05cnd-apple.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

P.S.
Apple also announced that it would release a new version of its running program in early 2007, called Leopard. Let's see...thats the fourth or fifth new running system for Macs since XP has been out, and Microsoft STILL hasn't released Vista.

Escuala aujourd'hui

I woke up and was in a complete state of daze and comatose until meetings (those hershey's kisses surprisingly gave me a boost). However I have vague remembrances of history today, which was enjoyable. We watched a former Monty Python dude who does history documentaries on old Europe nowadays. He threw in some Monty Python clips and Monty Python-like jokes, which made it a pretty good start to the day. English cinco-pod was not so great. I'm not a fan of the "Loeb in-class essay." Bio quad pod was interesting. Sea star dissection was really interesting, b/c they are nothing at all like humans. Like how they regurgitate their stomachs to eat their food, digest it outside of their bodies, the bring their stomach back in. And the tube feet, cool. I'm glad I didn't have a terrible, unbearable partner like Jessica Bly or Katie Duffy, who both refused to touch the sea star. Track wasn't bad. Nicolas really pushed me, which felt good and was beneficial. Had a good Juice Stop before French Horn. French Horn wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Worked on legato tonguing, double octave slurs, audition piece, scales. He said I had made considerable progress on my audition piece, made me feel good. Finally, I had like 30 minutes of homework, which is always, always nice.

Family Birthday Gathering

This evening my family got together at my house to socialize and open several birthday gifts. Was nice to see some family I don't see often enough. The "mudburgers" (hamburgers from Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes) were really good, like usual. Had a nice out-back fire. A good homemade chocolate cake and ice cream. I got a $20 bill, a running shirt and shorts, a Barns and Noble gift card, and a digital camera. I really hyped about having my own camera now, esp. that I have a blog. Can't wait to start putting it to use.
Good day in general. Confirmation class seemed a bit too early b/c of Daylight savings.

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Concert

Great concert last night. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are amazingly versatile and play some awesomely cool music. Victor Wooten, the bassist, is the greatest I've seen or heard. He could freakin' play the thing with two hands, like it was a harp or somethin. Great time. Bela Fleck was at his best, a brilliant banjoist and folk/eclectic/jazz musician. The horn player (played the soprano, alto, and tenor sax, recorder, and flute) is astounding. Recommend this great group of 4 musicians to anyone who likes cool music and anything new and different. Bela did an awesome jam-session type-thingy where he played regular acoustic banjo for like 20 minutes. Here are some photos. Sorry, they didn't come out very good.