Omar explains...

Yay easter break is here!

2005-03-25T02:18:00.000-05:00

I've been waiting for this...a break at last! This morning my dad drove me to band practice. It was very fun because last night a figured out a little trick to get a better tone. Therefore it was more enjoyable to play ,and today I was actually counting in rests! Most of the time I'm lazy to count...^^;;. Then in the morning we had a supply; I did nothing, just sing songs and do random stuff (hehe). In geography and history we watched a french movie. It was called like "La Mystérieux Madamoiselle C." (I dunno, just that it said c.). Then I got my report card, I did worse than last term's average. I got 1 percent worse~! Now this makes me want to go beyond my goals that I'd set up.

I don't have much to talk about today...I'm kind of upset with myself for my grades on my report card. I know- maybe I should listen to music! That usually makes me feel better. Or...watch my Witch Hunter Robin dvds...go on deviant art...practice my clarinet (naw..not in the mood right now).

Okay, I'm off!

Edit I've completely refreshed my mind from taking a shower and not only does my hair smell like thermasilk hehe). Everyone in my house is dead/sleeping. Cause it's 2 in the morning right now. Tonight I have guests over which are my mom's friend that she used to work with. Since tomorrow my sister has to go to her friend's birthday party and I'm the only child here I need to entertain the guests (lol). Well my mom just asked me if I could entertain the girl, but I don't know what to do cause she's a girl and we've barely talked. Whenever I see her she just like "tags along". I was thinking of teaching her how to play gunbound (hehe...how boring).

I used to go on deviant art until I stopped for some unknown reason. I forgot my password so I need to make a new one! This layout on here is very...plain. I think I'm gonna make my own layout for this. That's if I don't have technical difficulties.

Over the easter break I have to...

- health sheet
- finish french secret agent profile
- get report card signed
- bring money and form for the Gypsy Musical
- practice the clarinet

And I think that's just about all.

I'm going to play gunbound now... and for the past hours I've been on gunbound I've been repeatedly saying "suck wedgie". I think alysha and rabiyah brain-washed me @_@

Today's glass of honeydew milk When trying to suceed goals remember the plan

Hello

2005-03-23T16:23:00.000-05:00

I'm at school right now searching for tornado stuff for a science assignment with my friend Reyadh and it was hilarious! In google images or nevermind it was ask jeeves, we typed in Wedgie and Thong. You have to do that sometime haha...that would have hilarious if he saw. But he's at the other side of the library so yeah. Okay got to go bye..

Edit School is finally over! At the computer lab I also sent constipation, diahrea and breast milk articles to these girls in my class by e-mail (lol). Yep we were looking at random pictures of stuff like fat sumo wrestlers and laughing our heads off.

I have a little questionaire that I got from Rio:

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you have a crush on me?
5. Would you kiss me?
6. Describe me in one word.
7. What was your first impression?
8. Do you still think that way about me now?
9. What reminds you of me?
10. If you could give me anything what would it be?
11. How well do you know me?
12. When’s the last time you saw me?
13. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn’t?
14. Are you going to put this on your journal/blog and see what I say about you?

Answer this in the comments please.

Today I got my speech over with. I got terrible! I got a C+, B- and an A. Which averaged out for my final mark to be a B. In my speech I was stalling for time because what I wrote wasn't much therefore I was speaking like my grandma (really slow), and at the end turns out my speech endured 2 minutes and 54 seconds! And the requirement was minimum 3 minutes T^T;. My teacher said I was speaking "mechanically" either words I was speaking like a cyborg. I kinda regret being lazy and I wish I spent more time on producing more information for my speech sigh. I'm just happy that I don't have to worry about that anymore. Tomorrow I get my term 2 report card! I know for sure I got worse than term 1, because I wasn't really focused on my school work this term. The only mark I'm looking forward to is my music/band mark because I need those marks ,because I want to major in music. But in term 3, I'm gonna focus, study and concentrate more on school. Which means:

- limit time on the computer except for school-use
- study and finish my homework as supposed to fooling around on the computer
- NEVER wait until the last minute to do homework or study

I'd say the last point is my most worst habit of all. I need to get that out of my system. But usually after school I'd practice my clarinet from minimum an hour to 2, and practice for atleast 4 hours on weekends. Then I start my homework after when I'm done and for the rest of the night I stay up at least until 11 or 12 playing gunbound or on the net. But that needs to stop and I need to atleast go to bed before 10 because for the past weeks I've been doing this and I'm exhausted at school. I also never want to wake up and just sleep all day. Problem is I don't like sleeping in all day because it feels that I'm wasting my day.

I think I'm gonna start this "routine" today. But I have no homework today so I can kind of fool around today =) !

Today's glass of honeydew milk Things have sacrifices for regrets but don't get mad if you fail

New

2005-03-22T19:13:00.000-05:00

I had just started this webpage today so I'm still setting it up.

Edit Okay, the webpage seems to be working fine now except I need to get an account at Hello.com to post pictures on here. I will be making another webpage which will be dedicated to the Clarinet. Mainly just little tips and stuff about the clarinet.

I can hardly wait until my birthday! The birthday countdown is at 26 days! Me and my dad were thinking of buying me a new clarinet since until Sunday it wasn't working. Then I found out that it wasn't working because the ligature got bent. Therefore I bent it back (good thing) and it worked fine. I was so excited I told my dad and his response was "Well now you need to save up to buy the clarinet on your own". Yep, so it'll take me like a year to buy the clarinet that I want. It's 800 dollars, a Buffet Crampon E-11 Intermediate student clarinet. It's made out of grenadilla wood and has an adjustable thumb rest (which is good because my thumb gets really sore at the end of performance). But it'll all pay off having a much better tone, and that way when I purchase it with my OWN money and by MYSELF then I won't have to feel guilty for my parents spending that much money. So now that's out of the birthday wishlist, recently at a music store I saw a mouthpiece set! I was surprised at the price; with a Vandoren B40 or 45 (can't remember), a Rovner Ligature and a box of Vandoren Reeds for &125 dollars, and a whole bunch of cool music books.

But now since my mom found clarinet sheet music over the internet whenever I ask "Can I buy this", she'd be like do you think money grows on trees, you can just download it over the internet. But she doesn't understand the fact how the sheet music manufacturers like Hal Leonard get paid! I was planning on buying the Harry Potter book, because I've wanted to play the Hedwig's Theme score for clarinet choir. So I wanted to play it with 3 clarinets and 1 bass clarinet for the spring concert.

I'm supposed to be practicing for my speech on smoking for tomorrow but it'll be fairly easy. Problem is...the length of the speech must be 3-5 minutes and mine is only like 2 minutes. Which means....I need to take a lot of pauses between and after sentences and talk really slow (hehe). For the past weeks I've been hiding away from my teacher making sure she doesn't call my name for the speeches but I'll just get it over with tomorrow and actually get a mark. On my playing test today (for the clarinet) I scored an A+. Then after I was done everyone was cheering for me and saying that was awesome! But people don't realize how easy it is when you practice. But it's not like it's the first time scoring that A+. I've been familiar with it a lot on every test =).

Perhaps I should start practicing ? I don't want to embarass myself by pausing every second and saying to myself "man what the heck did I just write, it doesn't even make sense". Yep that happens a lot since I don't proof read oral presentations especially; when I present it I have no clue what I'm saying and fumble over my words.

Today's glass of honeydew milk Be happy for others, be confident and walk like you're proud