Homecoming

omh i went on my first date on saturday! it was so much fun. we danced the whole time and he was cool because he let me have my space and stuff. he pulled the move on me while we were dancing. he was just kidding though.

these are the girls. the first one is sarah, then it's me, then jacquie, then pricilla, and then alice.



these are the couples (gotta have one of those pics, right?) it's me and john, then sarah and craig, and then jacqie and jonathan.



this is me and john. i know i don't look too happy, but that's because the camera wasn't working so i got tired of smiling and my mom just took the picture, so that's what i get. nonetheless, it was really fun. i can only hope the next dance is as great!

conquest of gold

this weekend while at our tournament for this years show, i suddenly missed the amazing show we had last year. this is third movement (and 2nd but who cares if the drumline doesn't play?) at a football game which was amazing because it has the whole spanish theme and had a few fat beats. i am the last snare drummer to the left next to the tenors.i hope you like it! sorry the quality sucks. p.s. if you want to just see third, just fast forward to 2:25. =)

so i have a lot to catch up on! well, there is the football game that we lost in last week. we won the week before! but we are going to get killed again tonight against Rowland. tomorrow there is a band tournament. i personally don't think we are ready, but we are praying for rain so that we play in the gym standing still or something like that. i really hope it rains! pray for us please.

so i am officially friends with this guy in my third period, matthew halvorson, because i am the only sensible person in voices besides our long-term sub ms keener. i don't really know how it happened, but he was just like so we're friends now, so yeah i guess we're friends now. i knew him back in seventh grade when we were in our like news tv journalism class, but we didn't talk much. i have a new friend! =)

i don't really know what else to say. life definitely hasn't been boring and i have been enjoying each little part of it. my ap class is keeping me busy which helps me stay out of trouble and marching band takes up the rest of the time. i am almost sixteen and i drive! i wish i could have my license on my birthday, but i'll get it soon enough.

so we are selling these wreaths for chior so we can go to new york and there was a sample on the piano today. it smelled just like christmas so i said, "i miss my sisters!" i am so excited for christmas so that everyone can come home and we can all be together forever! or, i guess for just two weeks. but still, it's better than nothing!

nuts

yep, i am going NUTS! not in a bad way, but still: going nuts is going nuts. i have been learning so much in my ap class. i know what some words mean! odd words like, whimsical and facetious. i've heard people use them and i guess what they mean by the context in which they are used, but i actually know what they mean! even better, i did so well on my first monologue back in drama class after a year. i had forgotten how thrilling it was to go up in front of people and be some off-the-wall character. this week i was a 6 and-a-half-year-old. yes yes, good times. mr. wingfield told me it was so cute how i would let my eyes wander and my arms swing at my sides. and i mispronounced some words. hee hee. it was fabulous. there was also a football game last night. yeah, covina! woo woo! except, we lost sorely so it wasn't as great as it could've been, but that's okay. the score was 55-12. i know, it's really pathetic, but it happens. the band did better and we fell apart during half-time. the music was so off and it is so hard to march that dumb thing because the band drags which makes it hard to be on-step because the drumline wants to speed up and i really hate back-marching (which we do a lot of). the tenor players rush the music so much and that starts the sucking streak. it is awful. the first thing julie and i said to each other was, "that was awful!" it was bad, but it was surprisingly fun. my arm hurts so bad from playing cadences way too fast. stupid johnathan likes all of the fast cadences and he rushes all of the slow ones. it's because he is a tenor drummer and likes to show off. it's a re-occuring thing i've been seeing in the many tenor drummers that pass through covina high school. enough about the football game. there is a dance tonight! i am really excited because they are like the most fun thing you can do on a saturday night. yay!

it's only been three days...

...and i am already suffering from chronic over-working syndrome. i have 11 pages of reading i have to take notes on (but i guess i expect that from my ap class), and i also have some spanish homework i have to do, except i left my dumb book in the bandroom so i can't do my homework. oh well. that's what my 1 hour lunch is for, right?! i finished my chemistry homework, so i have 4 more pages to go with my english. ugh...and then there is seminary. it isnt that bad. its not at all the class, it is the people in the class who say stupid things. i feel bad for my dad because he wants to have a good, edifying discussion so that we can "learn by the spirit," as he calls it. i have a huge head ache accompanied by cramps and pms. grrr...i just want to go to sleep, but i still have at least a half-an-hour's worth of homework. my pillow and new duvet cover are calling me...very, very, VERY loudly.

wow!

oh my gosh, oh my gosh you guy-uys! i just finished the last of my ap english summer assignment! i am free for the rest of the day. now i can waste time like no one else (duke spirit, haha anne and amanda!). it is so exhilarating to finish all of that stuff the day before school starts. at least i am not doing it in first period tomorrow! now i actually have to find something to do...

what do you do when your older sisters leave for college?

i am really bored...beyond words...i am about to fall asleep...at the computer...even though i just woke up an hour ago...because i am really bored...beyond words...i could use some help...but my sister is reading breaking dawn...and i don't want to disturb her...=(...stupid book...although i probably will end up reading it...because all of my sisters will...GAH I'M SO BORED!

what do i do now?

okay, so i am really sad at the present moment. my sisters and brother left for college this morning. nothing was weirder than having to witness my sister leave for school. mainly beacuse all i can think about is the fact that i am next! and even scarier, i might not go to BYU (hopefully i do , though). it is very quiet. normally by now we would be tackling each other for the best spot on the couch or something. it is scary now because i am the oldest-even though daniel is still here and sits on his butt while we do the work, but he doesn't count. i guess i'll just sit here sipping on my glass of rootbeer and let my mind wander into the deep abyss of loneliness and heartache. sigh...

hmmm...i don't really know what to make out about today. it was just like any other day at church. yesterday was weird. we went to the park to practice, but we didn't really even practice! we spent most of our time on the swings. that really made me upset. i was hoping we would work on 3rd movement, but we just ran through 1st a couple of times and played a few cadenses. ugh. now i wish i went to the beach with anne and brittany. whatever.

i finally finished my notes for the great gatsby. i really hated that book. i don't understand what's so great about it. all of the people are corrupt and stupid and they can all DIE (except for nick)! i just have to finish my other book and write my responses and i am done with my summer assignment. woo hoo!

i got my class schedule on friday. that was cool. if amanda is in my math class, then i'll have a buddy in all of my classes!

oh crap

so i am really mad at myself. my sisters and i were planning to go to the beach today, but the drumline planned to go to the park today to practice music. i forgot that we were going to the beach and agreed to go to practice. now i feel like such a jerk and my sisters are leaving on tuesday to go to school. =/ if only i remembered.

the downs of things that are "fun"

i am sooo BURNT! i just got back from an eight hour marching band practice and i am completely baked. well, not completely, but my feet and shoulders and knee pits are lobster red. it actually hurts and that is saying something. it normally doesn't hurt me to get burned so much, but i am hurting even when nothing rubs against those sensitive spots. i am so sore. we had to wear our drums today while marching which sucked so bad. i sometimes get sore without that dumb thing on my back. it wouldn't be so bad if we didn't have to go so far in so little steps, but we have to do that and crab march while doing it (that means we have to be on our toes and march sideways while keeping our shoulders square with the drum major). i almost puked too! that was fun. i was like hugging the trash can in the bandroom. the band really makes me angry as well. they are so slow. it took them forever to get first movement down. we have our plotting and all that stuff down. the only thing the drumline needs to do is put the music and plotting together. now that is what i'm scared of. and tackling third movement. i am so tired and i have to mow the lawn. NOT FUN!

tomorrow i have voices and registration for classes. i am so excited because i am taking drama this year! i didn't take it last year and i was miserable. i am never making that mistake again. although, i have to admit that i will miss second period band. band season we work on the show and cadenses (our tunes that we play at the games, rallies, etc.) and then the rest of the year we do homework. that's nice for people who have ap classes and the other lazy people. the drummers just hang out in the drum room and we play random games that would probably break our necks, but no accidents so far =)! and we listen to stupid ring tones and best of all, we play palace (or idiot for anne!). good times, but i am not willing to give up my first extra curricular priority for that. i don't know. i guess there are downs to everything (almost).

impatience is a virtue

you know how everyone says patience is a virtue? i hate that. you know why? because despite the fact that that is true, it takes just as much work to be impatient as it does to be patient. just like if you want to get an f in a class, you have to work for it because you have to commit to yourself that you are obligated NOT to do any work at all! i hate that patience is a virtue. why not occupy it w/ something useful like the ability to resist temptation or something. now that is a lot harder than practicing patience.

why do i suddenly bring this up, you may wonder. well, my letterman jacket is late. it was supposed to arrive here on thursday and it is now monday. i cant be waiting for forever! i hate it when sporting goods stores lie to you. or any store at that. honesty is a virtue just as well as patience!!!!

today

some days i feel overwhelmed. today was one of those days. i really don't know how to put it into words, but i am just drained physically and emotionally. i am a little bit tired, but i think i can make it through this blog. i sometimes just feel like...crap i can't put that into words either. it just has been crappy for a first day home after girl's camp. my eyes are dry and red and i want to sleep. i would say what's wrong, but then this turns into my diary full of complaints rather than a blog where you hear how boring my life is not. i am upset, but i'll get over it.

a depressing parting

today i have to go to girl's camp. i am not thrilled at all.partly because i am missing yet another week of marching band, but mostly because i am ditching my sister for a "spiritual experience". i don't even want to go. my parents are mostly making me and they've already paid so i can't bail out. whatever. whining won't do anything to get me out of it so i should just shut up and go. it should be fun, but since anne is here i really want to stay. whatever lauren, just suck it up.

my extra curricular life

today was my first day of band for the summer. where to begin, i have no idea. i will do my best not to go crazy; but i can't make any promises...

so today we started off like every other summer. we convened in the band room and our director mr. franco kinda gave us an idea of what to expect this year. then we went outside to go over basics of marching and standing at attention, etc. luckily, i didn't really have to go through all of that because i had voices practice. during which, we actually got stuff done. we practiced this song called fruitcake which everyone loves (except for those few people in the audience who are young and sane). it is sort of fun to sing, but i hate to listen to it. in any case, the few of us who are both in band and voices (besides the one who ditched voices [cough cough jenni davidson]) headed back to the basics session and formed a line w/ the rest of the band. we did some marching and all that stuff and then we had a break. we then broke up into sections and learned parade rest (which i had very conveniently forgotten). i thankfully had to leave a half an hour before lunch for my orthodontist appointment. i came back and enjoyed an awful lunch at jack in the box w/ amanda, julie, and katie. yeah, 99 cent tacos!

then we returned and did some more marching, but it was tricky because we had to carry our instruments. seriously, i was about to die w/ that stupid heavy snare drum on my back. then we competed against other sections for nothing and the stupid flutes won, those kiss-ups! anyway, franco said the drummers did pretty well, but our "drum instructor" eric flores laughed and i said, "well, we did pretty good considering you didn't teach us anything." i am not sure if he heard me, but i really wish he did. then we split up into sections and practiced music for the rest of the two hours.

speaking of eric flores...HE PISSES ME OFF!!!! excuse my french. he keeps changing his mind and stuff and he would fool around and get mad at us when we fooled around! he makes me so angry. he's just like a woman, but he's worse because he's a guy (i think) which makes him so much more complicated. i like him alright when we're outside of band because he is kinda stupid and easy to pick on; but inside band i really really really...do not like him!

well...

you know, i am not really sure what to write, but i need something to occupy my time with (i don't use the word bored, remember?). so yeah. i went to mormon night at dodger stadium. that was fun. the dodgers didn't win, though. stupid rockies. i get really angry when the dodgers don't win. well, not really angry, but a little upset. i am not too happy about the new guy, manny what's-his-name. he has dreadlocks and that is kinda weird to me. they have not been doing so hot recently (in my opinion) but it's better than the boston-yankee game i saw on the plane ride home. that was ridiculous. boston lost 10-3. grrrrrrrrrr...

i went driving today with my dad. this time it was legit. i am now legally driving. i can't necessarily drive on the street just yet, but it's a step up. i don't think i'll be able to drive to band tomorrow, but i will soon.

i have been so tired lately and i have no clue why. i was falling asleep in church and i feel really bad. i don't know, i think it might be from dog-sitting tina mccendrick's dog. i guess it's my fault since i don't have to go. i just go to keep brittany and anne company. so yeah, i guess that's it. i kinda have been b.s.ing this so i'll get out of your hair.

This Week

So...i have had a crazy week. On monday, my sister came home and we went to the dodger game. On tuesday there was an earthquake! it was so crazy! then i had my first behind-the-wheel class. it was great because i can finally drive. today i went to the beach and julie and katie are spending the night. i am so excited for tomorrow because my mom and i are going to chicks so i can try on my lettermen's jacket and send it in to lettering. i am really happy.

i have been reading this new book, "what does it mean to be human" and i really like it. it is a compilation of essays and philosophies of different people's definition of what they think it means to be human. it's cool because it has really smart people, but it also has regular people. the people range from scientists to homemakers, musicians to college professors. i really like it. it has the dalai lama, elie weisel, jewish rabbis, a bunch of people. the best part is i get to write down what i think each author means by what they say. i have to write a journal entry about each one stating whether i agree or disagree. i really like that because my ultimate goal in life is to tell others how i feel and the fact that i get to write it all down and my teacher can read it really drives me up the wall.

i finally finished "the great gatsby". UGH! i hated it...to say the least.

my new nick-name

my sister asked me why i called myself porkey. it is not at all because i think i am fat. i know i am not fat. i am named after the kid from the little rascals. i love to say otay so it stuck! we (my crew) all have names from the little rascals and the sandlot. my name from the sandlot is birtrum. i figure porkey was better, so i chose that one. what do you think?

crazy week

so this week has been amazing. i went to utah to visit my brother and sister/go to efy. it was so great. we went and saw the very majestic light of the full moon reflect off of the clouds while on the ski lift. we saw the dark knight, which-by the way-was amazing. i have never seen such a movie. i went to church in a college ward. that was very interesting. i also saw step up 2. now that was some crazy dancing. then on monday i went to efy. i met some great people and had an awesome experience. i showed off my magnificent dance moves at the dances and my incredible coordination while playing frisbee. the food wasn't all that great, but it was better than nothing. the boys were very nice and courteous, and the girls were very friendly and fun. saturday we hung out at temple square and wandered. we went on an interesting picnic after crossing a stream. we saw beautiful creations on the alpine loop as well. the best part was visiting anne. it's only been one day, but i miss her already!

how to begin

no one ever really knows what to say except that their life is boring. well i have vowed NOT to make people feel sorry for me and to dedicate this blog to how boring my life is not.

i do not want to subject others to the droning complaints that most people post on myspace and all of those other creepy cyberspace places. i want people to see how i love life and everything that comes w/ it...even the hard and boring things.

i guess i'll start off with the exciting adventures of a fifteen-and-a-half-year-old driving for the first time. it has been a scary experience at first-especially w/ my mom screaming at me for driving over the curb-but i got over it and i must say it is the highlight of my day. i like to watch the clock tick down in my history class as i wait in anticipation for my mom to come pick me up and take me to she church to drive in circles (you think i'd go crazy!).

alright, since i wont say my life is boring, that is all for now.

peace out?