Going Through Grief

I might not post for a while, since, as the title says, I'm going through grief at the moment. That's because, at 5:36 this morning, my grandmother died. I was her favorite grandchild, and she meant the world to me. I just wanted you to know that I probably won't post for a while, and I wanted you to know why. ~RJ

Sorry I've Been Away...

But I've been super busy! I'm in: Scholastic Bowl, practices are Mondays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00, and the first meet is on Monday, with a tournament on the 10th! Jazz Band, and practices are Tuesdays at 7:30. Madrigal Brass, and practices are Thursday mornings at 7:15. Sauk Valley Band, and practices are Mondays at 6:30. So, you can see that my only free days are Wednesdays and Fridays, and those days I have homework to do, well, and weekends of course I'm free, but then I forget to blog! I should have SO much to say, but I can't think of anything right now to tell you, really. Oh! Actually, I have something related to a previous post that I could say! Remember last year's "I refuse to take dinner with my show!" post? Well, this year I'm getting dinner WITH my show! 'Cause I'm in Jazzy Band! Other things I've done: Helped build the Freshman Float for the Homecoming Parade. Been in the Homecoming Parade for band. Gotten used to the Sousaphone being on my left shoulder. I once held it for like twenty minutes straight! At least more than fifteen minutes, 'cause that's how long I actually knew the time for. Started the Genetics unit in Biology. YAY!! I <3 GENETICS! Became obsessed with Nickelback. Participated in the Three Rivers Conference Band(it's technically the Three Rivers ATHLETIC Conference, but what the heck!). Gotten a GREAT report card. Only one "C"! Been AWESOME!!! Yeah, I've been pretty busy alright! So I hope you'll forgive me for not blogging for a while. By the way, this post brings 2012 into a tie for yearly blog posts with '10, with 25! Yay, right? A LOL for you: Spell Checker suggests Rickenbacker as a correct spelling of Nickelback. Well, it might not be a LOL, but I think it's funny! Also, check out @MHSScholBowl's #MathMondays! I got one right on Columbus Day, but that was the only one I tried I've been forgetting lately... #MathMondays is one math problem every Monday, done by Mr. Smith, or as Mom calls him, Mr. Hottie, the Scholastic Bowl coach. And I'm not afraid to put his last name on here since Smith is like the most common name ever. And sorry Mom, but I had to put that you call him Mr. Hottie! It adds to the hilarity of this post, which was almost nonexistent before. I think that's enough for now, I've been digging around in my brain for long enough to get stuff to tell you. So, Bye! ~RJ

I would write an actual post...

But I can't think of anything to actually blog about. So I'll give you a mini-update and we'll hope that I can think of something to actually post soon. Update: I think I'm sick. I have a sore throat, but it's better than it was before, but now I feel slightly sick in my nose. I'm not all "I hab a code", but I feel some pressure, or something similar, in my nose. Hab is now a word according to my computer's dictionary. Everyone in the house except possibly Tom is sick, and I'm going with Mom in blaming the elementary school. Well, she blames the public school system, but I didn't get my maybe-a-cold from school, I got it from Tommy, who's in preschool this year. So I blame the elementary school, since I haven't set foot in one of those in- well, since last December. But I haven't been in the school Tommy's in in like five or so years. So the blame goes on the elementary school, in my mind. (I just realized that my possibly-sick rambles are long enough, and interesting enough if you're bored enough, to be considered a post. To me, at least. But I'm keeping the title.) Anyway, my first Marching Band game is on Friday, the High School open house is Wednesday, and Tommy's first soccer practice is sometime next week, but I can't remember the day. I'm gradually getting used to the sousaphone. I actually wore it for over twenty minutes straight, over twice the length of a regular game show, on Wednesday. I feel accomplished! Tomorrow is Labor Day for all of you who didn't know that, but I hope you knew that. I should have eaten a snack when I could because now I feel hungry and I don't know what or when dinner is. That's sucky, isn't it? And apparently, sucky isn't a real word. If sucky was a real word, it would be much more interesting to describe things. Like vacuum cleaners, they're really sucky(sucking up the dirt, not sucking at cleaning)! I'm rambling because I have really nothing else to do and I'm possibly-sick. I think I'm sick, though, since one of those things in the side of your neck that swell up when you get a cold is swollen. Isn't swollen a funny word? I think so! Yeah, I'm rambling. I hope you have a good, healthy Labor Day! Bye, RJ

Fair and Freshmanism

Yes, I know Freshmanism isn't a word, and I really don't care.

Today is the second day of the County Fair, and I'm home taking a break from it. I know, I know, why take a break from the fair? My feet are sore, that's why, and I need a little break to rest my feet.

In other news, school starts next Monday. I'm actually a bit excited, in part because I get to get away from my brothers for seven hours a day and in another part because I want to get back to school. Not the waking up early part, the bored part, or the homework part- the learning part, the having lunch every day at the same time part. (Not that I don't like the whole meal schedule at home, Mom, I just like that I have lunch at the same time every day at school.)

I'm actually taking most of my semester electives second semester, except for general business. One funny thing - the Health and PE teacher's name is Whitebread. And white bread isn't really all that healthy! Nothing against the teacher, I haven't even met them yet.

Another thing I'm excited about is Spanish class. I already know some Spanish, but I get to learn more and take a structured class on it. Yay!

Anyway, that's all I can think of to write right now. I'll update you on my Freshmanism later, see you type to you later!

Bye,
RJ

Introducing... Delly!

I got a new laptop today! A Dell Inspiron that I named Delly! I was thinking about Adell(like Adele), but I much prefer Delly. She(yes, Delly's a girl laptop)'s awesome and shiny and new.

I also got Sims 3, and am currently installing it. Just the base game. I think I can wait for Christmas for the expansion packs. I think. I mean, it's only four months away!

Anyway, you may be asking how I managed to purchase a four-hundred-dollar laptop. Or not, if you're Mom or you actually know me outside of the internets.

I detassled to get the money to buy Delly. Detassling, if you don't know, is where you walk through cornfields and pull the tassels, the parts with the pollen on them, off the female corn. It's hot, sweaty, sore-feet work and even though I haven't been doing it since Friday, I still wake up with sore feet.

In other news, I'm starting high school in a few weeks!! I'm actually kind of excited. But then again, I am a very odd person.

Oh, Sims 3 is nearly all the way installed. I'm gonna have to go soon. Now right now, but really soon. Because there's a little less than an inch left on the bar, and it's not installing build mode any more.

Bye,
RJ

Boredom

As you can tell from the title, I am bored. And I can't think of anything to blog about. So I guess I'll just write random thoughts I have.

Chihuahua sleeping on my leg.
Paula Sands can't kabob tofu.
Punk rockers smash lightbulbs on their heads.
Bassoons burn longer than oboes.
I'm bored of this already.
Mariah Carey is Miss Iowa. A different Mariah Carey.
I spelled Mariah wrong.
Chihuahua moved his head off my leg.
Ina Garten in a garden.

This is totally lame.

You're bored of this, aren't you?
I am too.

I wish my life was more interesting right now. But, when you're watching Barefoot Contessa, you're generally guaranteed to get bored. Unless you like Barefoot Contessa, of course.

Pageant-ing is apparently a good way to get scholarships.

I'm bored of blogging. Sorry, Mom.
:(

Bye,
RJ

Ice Cream Cakes and Tablets

I forgot to post on my birthday. I am sorry.
I am posting today instead. I hope you forgive me.

Last night, I ate ice cream cake. For my birthday. Which was on Wednesday.
Thursday, I ordered a tablet computer from Walmart. It should be here around Monday. It might have been here tomorrow, but. as Fred reminds me,
"No post on Sundays!"
No post on Sundays.

In about half an hour, I am going to Ash's house for her graduation party.

For my birthday, I got the Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7 game. I beat the story part of the game yesterday.

I feel like eating ice cream cake. And I will.

I'll post after the party with my tired/possibly sugary ramblings.

Bye,
RJ