I was right! The devil DOES live here!

Ah, football. Last night's game against JCS was really pathetic despite the noise made in the stands. All of J-town seemed to be there. Seriously, I saw a bunch of people from Madison at the stadium. Also Drew was there. And that's a miracle in and of itself.
And we will all be sad if he goes to Memphis.
Don't go to Memphis, at least not before I go to college. :(
But yeah, the final score was USJ 6, JCS 0.
BUT the fireworks show afterward was pretty cool. I might want to change my minor to pyrotechnics. :D
Today I'm finishing up my tiger costume for Heather's party, going to said party, and if I have any time whatsoever between finishing the first and beginning the other, homework. Blah. Definitions.
So off go I.

...YO' FACE!!!

Quick post before I wander into my literature book and then to CyHigh.
Two nights ago there was a string of storms that managed to hit just about every county in West Tennessee...except ours.
So yesterday, what do we do? We have some more that pass directly over J-Town, that's what.
So I'm at home with my mom and two brothers (Emily was at school, Squirt was at daycare, Dad was in Selmer...) and the alarm and sirens and news alert thingies go off.
And I'm like, "I'm not gonna get Emily." Smart me :)
So I'm keeping an eye on the TV, listening to Gary Perkins getting choked up about the good job the school system did with the elementary school lockdown and the bus driver who saved the little kids, and refreshing the radar on the computer every few minutes. Pookie was in the sunroom howling. It's kinda funny. She has to throw her head over her shoulder at an unnatural angle to do this...
We don't love them enough to bring them into the safest part of the house, especially since they'd start a fight or eat Michael >:)
Well, the tornado warning gets extended (woo hoo) until 4:30, so I'm like "I'm still not gonna get Emily." But I did get my phone and have Mom call Dad and tell him not to drive through the tornadoes. Smart me :)
And apparently some of the sirens weren't going off at first. Mom was like, "Isn't Drew's dad in charge of that?" I didn't know. But he is. They called him on the news and we heard the school bus story again.
But anyhoo, eventually it clears up enough for me to drive through the partially flooded streets and retrieve Emily from the school where everyone was camped out in the weight room and the downstairs Spanish room. Sassy Song was apparently being stupid and trying to take a picture of the storm. Sassy's such a freshman!
And everything was more or less okay after that. *curtsey*

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Happy Friday! I've had a lovely and wonderful day! Whee!
I got a picture and a card from Miki :)
and an e-mail from our long-lost Canadian friend Lauren :D
...two, actually...
Anyhoo, woo and yay and I've still got to finish typing the research paper, which I should get a B on, possibly an A if I make sure my grammar and the content are excellent.
Lucille has started her exercise regiment, and now she thinks I'm the best person in the world, as I can't get anyone else to walk her :P
But aaaaaaaanyway, I must go work on English stuff, eat, yadda yadda...

Twelve-ounce Pound Cake

Last night went exceedingly well. We got all the equipment set up and a little practice time before people started showing up. It was a pretty good crowd, especially for a smaller church. After we were done with our first set, the speaker (*coughcoughTimmy*) did his thing. Malachi. Not one of your more commonly visited sections of the Bible. Then we got up, did one slow song, and then let ourselves go with our loudest, fastest, most hyperactive pieces. We felt loved. Some of the girls wanted to take us to their host home for their Bible study and FOOD. But we had to pack up and get everything back to the Warehouse. After all, it was getting close to 10:30 and we had to sing this morning.
So I'm on a natural high right about now. Hehehe...
Later!

Also, I'll be 18 in four weeks! Woo hoo!

Have some popcorn. It's not green.

Well, for the past couple of weeks I haven't had much of a life outside of my English research paper, but it's fall break and my rough draft is turned in, so I can't very well do anything about it now. So it's time to chill out. Somewhat.
I took the dogs to the vet for their vaccinations. Lucille is officially a fat girl and needs to lose weight, so I guess I'll be taking her on more walks and crap. Pookie's fine except for some slightly funky teeth, so we're just gonna send both of the dogs in for cleanings sometime soon.
Started applying to colleges (whee). I may have already mentioned that, but I'll say it again anyway.
And I'll be doing a diary for CyHigh about the whole "I-wanna-go-to-college" process. Installments will begin soon.
I would like to see Ladder 49 before I go back to school.
Ooh! I got word earlier this week that the band is playing at Heather's church tonight. No Jordan this time, so I'll be singing all by myself. Which is fine on most of the songs, but I generally prefer to do harmony/backups/not lead.
And that's all I have for now. As my brain cells reboot I may post again.

A few minutes later
I almost forgot. The weirdest thing happened while we were taking our calculus test yesterday. We were writing along, thinking nasty things in Mr. Scott's direction for making some of the problems really horrible, when we heard this tapping on one of the back windows. Everyone ignored it at first, but it happened again. So we all look around and there is a huge crow on the windowsill pecking and flapping against the window. That couldn't be a good omen. Either that or he knew that Danny had brought cookies and muffins (they were really good, too). Lesson learned: bad omens can be bribed to go away with pastry. I wanted to let the bird in. He looked like a fairly intelligent creature. I would have named him Aloysius. Long story.

Up, up, and away!

All northwest results are in:
Sarah got third chair, I got sixth, Janell seventh.
Upset of the year: Jessica beat Libba by five places.
Congrats to the Beal sisters for placing back to back, and to Sarah Newman and Beau Sage for making the choir in their first (and only) year to audition, also thumbs up to Caroline Dale for placing well - she should be a major force in the years to come.
Good job to all of the people selected for the choir, and to everyone who could have made it but screwed up or got bumped off by someone a little better, better luck next year. Unless it's your senior year, and in that case, bummer.
And away I go.

Yay! Fall break is next weekend...I think...

Hello all who read this. Updateness:
I completed 33 notecards and 8 bibliography cards for my research paper. We were supposed to have 50, but I didn't have that many available, plus I try to go for quality over quantity...so whatever. The lowest grade we can get on this is 67. So I'm not going to look at anything by or about Shakespeare for the rest of the weekend.
Senior pics came in. (Yay) And I have plenty of wallets for everyone.
Sixth and lastly, All Northwest auditions (for choir, that is) are today. Mine was scheduled for 1:45, but everyone was running late (some more than others *coughsopranos*). Mapquest lies. Never use it. It almost got me lost. Grr. Fortunately I'm a fairly bright individual, so I found my way to the site without too much trouble. And I think I did well. Possibly top 5? *crosses fingers* I'll probably hear/read something about it tonight or tomorrow. Good luck to Adri and Sarah and all of the other people that I like that are trying out.