ok, I HATE the fourth of july, and the funny thing is, it used to be my favorite holiday. Now I cringe whenever I hear the words. To explain why this change was brought about, I shall take you into the past; about 5 years ago.

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I am at my cousins' place for the 4th of July (although the date was only the third). Their house was at the top of a small hill. At the bottom of this small hill was their swimming pool, and a small group of people who were helping to set off fireworks (in the grass) the rest of the group was at the top of the hill watching the big kaboom and the pretty flowery type thing made when fireworks explode. I was one of the ones at the bottom.

To help aide the fireworks going off, we had placed them on a large cement block, so as to refrain from lighting the grass on fire (it had been a fairly dry summer). I was sitting about 10 feet away from said block on a white plastic lawn chair. My brother stepped up to the plate to light a work of exploding art known as the Desert Storm, a member of the Dakota Series. This particular firework was a repeating series of flowers that would whistle and spark on the way up, and then explode causing many "oohs" and "aahs". We had set off one of these previous to Joe's, otherwise I wouldn't have known this much about them, as I became quite preoccupied. After Joe had lit the fuse, he turned to run away, knocking the cement block with his overly large foot. The firework then exploded, shooting shells all over. One of them happened to land in between my legs, where it went off, causing much pain and third degree burns.

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So as you can see, I have perfectly good reason to HATE the fourth of July, although, I am fairly good around ground firecrackers, and fountains and stuff.

But no matter what your reason is, it is still mortifying when you friends dad sets off a box of 300 Roman Candles, and sends you into tears.


There, that was my daily rant. Sorry you people got the brunt of it, usually I pour out my aggrevations to my sister. (No wonder she avoids me...)

i am really excited because I got a really huge vocal solo in a local production of Annie. not Annie of course (that would soo vaccuum) but this random character who just steps out of the crowd and sings this really long, showy solo, and then never shows up again. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!! the person doesn't even have a real name. They're called the "Star-to-Be"

I get to take my permit test today, and I really should be studying cuz I've only read the book once and the test is in less than an hour, and my mom wants me to have my permit before I leave for Canada on Sunday. Ooh, I get to go to International Music Camp for a week, and my sister and I are singing this awesome duet about sisters. it was way funnier when my dad sang it tho (long story, suffice to say, he got shnuckered)

i'm rambling, aren't I? I always do that. People say I have ADD, but they just don't understand. FEY!!! CUT IT OUT!!1 sorry, my friends dog has way too much fun licking my face and chewing on my glasses.

ummm.. I'd better stop before I drive you all insane

See here's the dilly-oh.

My compy is a ten minute drive from my house, and most of the time the only opportunity I have to work on it is on the way home from town. So consiquently I never have my notebook/journal, where all my work is, with me when I have access to my compy. It makes me sad. I have a whole bunch of stuff I want to get on here, but I never get the chance.

Well, gotta go help my dad strip finish off a piano.

Hi!!! Guess what? Parents who live in the past?? Yeah, they vaccuum. See, when we moved, my dad decided not to hook up the television so I have gone 2 years without a television, with no end in sight! And my dad has just recently decided that the compy is for school and work. Not for play, which is just what he calls Instant Messenger, Email, DeviantART, and Homestar Runner/Strongbad Email (which ROCKS!!btw)

So I am sad inside. I think I might have to cry (tear)

I realized something today, they make you take tests in drivers ed!!! Who'd have thunk it? So they say, you have to take a week of classroom drivers ed before you can do your behind-the-wheel. I thought "A week of class, no big deal. My body clock's still set for it because school just got out on Thursday and it's only a week."

Little did I know that they make us get there at 8:00 and it goes untill 4:00!! I suppose this isn't that big of a deal to most of you people, but imagine taking an 8hour class of just signs!! It's deadly!! And all because I have the stupid idea that I need to get my license before I'm 16. I'm never making that mistake again.

Only one problem... Class isn't over till Thursday.