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I completely forgot about this day. Nothing to celebrate about today except that it marks ONE WEEK until the Military Ball! Which is like a dining-out for ROTC cadets and guests. Which reminds me.. I was supposed to be able to get my 10th Grade Course card back on the sixteenth so I could get rid of a semester of ROTC, and replace it with another science. Aw, damn! gonk
So ANYWAY, Here's the noteworthy list of events so far:
-Two weeks ago, I went to my interview at the Governor's school. After looking around the campus I know that I want to get into this school even more!! I found out that all of the teachers there are nationally certified, so I can not only learn a whole lot more in the visual arts area than at Byrnes, but in regular academics as well! I think it went really well for the most part. I know I wasn't bad, but I couldn't say if I was impressive since I have nothing to compare to. I kinda overestimated the pressure I put myself under just... just a little bit (I literally almost pissed myself getting ready that morning rolleyes ). Anyway, the students were nice, the school was beautiful (you have the view of a waterfall in the courtyard), and I found out that I won't starve if I get accepted because I went and checked out the cafeteria.
-About a week and a half ago in ROTC, Colonel Pittman asked ME if I could paint a mural of an F-22 on the wall of the ROTC hall by Felix and Rachel's recommendation. It's really flattering, but in all honesty I do not want to do it! Maybe I'm just naive, but I really don't care how much money he offers me, even if I can get him to pay for all of my materials. I mean, I've never actually painted before! And I'm certainly no good at dealing with something with so many straight edges that demands the perfection I'm always (unnecessarily) frantically trying to achieve, and I still never even manage to meet my own standards. Especially with the scale it's on. My Grandaddy suggested painting it on paneling, but unfortunately Colonel didn't exactly take to this idea and he wants me to paint it directly on the wall. This is another reason I don't want to do it. Although I really don't want to tell Colonel "No" because of how much emphasis he's putting on the fact he can't afford to pay the professional artist he's come up with, and he's not even sure if this person will paint him what he wants from what this person's sketches tell him. He's also putting a lot of emphasis on the fact he wants it to look realistic. I think I'm being picked on.. besides that, as much as I love Rachel and Felix as my friends, I don't think Colonel should trust their judgement on this. Hell, no one even knew I'd never painted before. Maybe, just maybe I'm once again overestimating the gravity here (I'm under like.. five gees here in my head). I tend to do that often. Perhaps it won't be as bad as I think, but I can't find out if I can't practice painting myself.
-The up coming Military Ball! I bought my dress last week and my shoes just today. I honestly thought I might get a dark green dress, and it never occurred to me I might actually end up wearing neutral colours (as I most often wear). Well, I ended up with a brown and off-white cocktail dress. It was a good deal really. It's a cute dress for the price we bought it for. I can't say it really brings out my figure (probably because I'm kinda.. lacking in those areas TT__TT), but it is flattering anyway. It falls down from directly under my chest with white cloth in the front, with brown making up the rest of the dress. It's haltered in the back, showing off my shoulders and my chest, and falls down just past my knees. I bought a pair of brown shoes and a small off-white purse to go with it. I made sure that if they must be heels, that they weren't high, and that my toes aren't visible (because my toes are like.. insanely red). Anyway, my circle-of-love necklace and a pair of chandelierings to go with it, and that's it! That's probably the only dress I've worn since it was required at my old church (toddler), and the first formal thing I've worn ever.
So, more about the Military Ball. I'm glad I get to go because it means two things: 1) I'm still on the Good-Standing List, and 2) CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN HOLY s**t. It's also at a fancy hotel, and people even say it's more fun than the seniors' and their prom. And since Byron broke up with me (I was very relieved), I won't have to worry about asking him to be my escort, I don't need one. Oh yeah, I bought my ticket early, which also means I get a souvenir. biggrin
-FINALLY, report cards come in next week. Ahahahaaa I want it now. TT__TT
Would ya' look at me? I sound just like some kinda busy body teenager type girl, 'cos I guess.. I am really. Damn. Well, this is nothing compared to the drama my classmates, and even some of my closer friends have to report often. I like not having drama involving others revolving around me. I think it makes things so much easier on me, and gives me more time to think clearly, when I'm not doing stupid things like cursing out a hair dryer, or a vacuum cleaner, or talking to myself, or Kiki, or the air. *appreciates being a hermit crab*
I guess that's all I'll type for now then.
Uhhhm... Hm. End?
 Atomu · Sun Mar 18, 2007 @ 06:11am · 0 Comments |
