Ok, my week was very exciting. On Monday I took off after my last class and made it home in 4 1/2 hours. The reason? and I were going to see the Mad Caddies. We were uber stocked because the last time we saw them the concert was so awesome. The venue this year was a little scuzzy, but since it was in town it was kind of nice to not have to drive to Seattle.

When we first got there, we went to use the bathroom and there was a man in there. It was actually really fun because Sam and I both did a triple take between looking at the sign and the guy. He apologized and left. We later figured out it was Keith from the Caddies. Of eff we had a love trapped and let him escape. Anyway the opening band was rather terrible. Why they have death metal bands play at ska concerts I will never understand. Most ska/reggae fans aren't into that. The second band was way better. They were really silly and fun to dance too. Then it was time for the Caddies. Oh my gosh we were smack dab in front and I got to look at a delicious Sasha the whole time! They played a really great variety of old and new stuff. The people around us also weren't crazy, which is always a bonus.

As for getting to talk to the band, it's a little hard when you are not 21. We saw Sasha and Chuck go into the bar but were to nervous to approach them before they went in. Sam did get the set list from Sasha and we got to meet Ed outside and he took pictures with us and signed it. Ed is so nice and easy to approach!

So after I got back to school I had to preform on Wednesday for Dia de los muertos (Day of the Dead). It is kind of like a Mexican Halloween. We had been working really hard and spent a lot of prep time on our make-up. Half of our faces were painted like skeletons for the occasion. There was a lot of people and really good food. Our performance went really well except for the part where our music like paused and we just looked at each other. But we recovered so it was ok. Everyone really seemed to like us and we put a good name out for our team. This was our first performance so it was really important to make a good impression.

So now dance is going to have some down time to be really prepped for basketball season, which won't start until after break. School is picking up though so my concentration has to go there.

Wow. It's really sad that I haven't wrote about school yet. So here we go:

Move in was rather easy this year because my roommates family was here to help. My roommate is really cool her name is Emily and she is a Freshman finding out about all the wonders of college (like guys trying to get in you pants). We get along really well though. The room I'm in this year is about the same size, but you get a walk in closet. My father didn't understand why I liked it so much.

Anyway classes are going to be a lot of work this quarter. I'm starting my chemistry series and its going to be tough. My teacher is alright since I didn't get the really hard one, but he isn't the best at explaining stuff. Thats what making study groups is all about! It's my last quarter of math and English (hell yes!). Math is just always a bitch. My math teacher is really cool and always stops to ask if we have questions. Problem with Calculus is I never know what to ask, since it is like a bunch of theories, otherwise I so would. Luckily my guy friends are totally geeks (bless their souls I love them) and help me. English again is not hard, just a lot of work. Pretty much the whole class is based around one paper so I just have to do good on that.

Dance Force...I won't even go into that drama with you guys. To put things simply our last captain pretty much fucked us over. But its ok because we fixed it. I'm pretty much a captain along with 2 other girls. We just finished up tryouts and are now a team of 8. We will just be doing side stuff (like the homecoming parade) until basketball season. The good thing is we have a lot of time to work on technique and be ready for basketball season. We really want to step it up a notch this quarter, so I'm super excited.

I'm trying to reach out to new people, but I forgot how hard that can be when you first start classes because there isn't a lot of time to socialize. I don't know what I'm gonna do when Scott and Casey go on foreign exchange next year. Casey will at least be coming back, but Scott will be gone a year and I confide in him for a lot of stuff. I will probably cry. But, I will just focus on making this a great year and not worry about it.

Thats about all for now. I hope this was long enough to tide you guys over because it is probably
going to be awhile before I update.

P.S. It is already like freak'n freezing here. WTF happened to fall. I have no scarfs with me. Grr.

Ok so I just got back from a weeklong trip to Alaska. I will try and make a short summery about everything that happened.

From the beginning everything was exciting for me because the last time I was on a plane I was not even 2 years old. So even at 5 am in the morning, I was the only one excited to get on the plane. In fact I’m pretty sure that I’m the only person who didn’t sleep on the plane. Lol. When I landed in Juneau my friend Anne was waiting for me and I ran up and hugged her. Turns out her house was only like 2 minutes from the airport. For the next 2 days she took me all around Juneau. It is defiantly a small town, but it had and lot of charm and I really liked it. There are lots of cool little shops for the tourists and the main hang out spot is the glacier. It was just breathtaking. I also saw a black bear cub and got to eat at a yummy waffle house.

Then on Monday we had to get up at 4 in the morning to catch a ferry to Haines. Anne was not too thrilled about this, but I was nice and let her sleep some on the ferry. Her new car was so full that we couldn’t see out the back! Her poor dad had to sit back there with all our stuff. The only reason we had so much is because Anne is in the process of moving to Anchorage and started school yesterday, hence needing all her clothes. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any whales on the ferry ride. When we got to Haines we had some more yummy food at a little restaurant and headed straight through Canada on the Alaskan Highway. It took us until Wednesday night to get to Anchorage, but the drive was just gorgeous. We got to camp at two different lakes. The second night we had a wind fire though, anyone who knows what I’m talking about knows that they really suck.

In Anchorage we stayed at Anne’s cousin’s house because the one she is going to live in is still being built. Anne doesn’t know where that much stuff is in Anchorage so her friend Ross showed us around. He was really nice and fun the hang out with. On Thursday we wanted to surprise my friend Scott because he had no idea I was there, but we couldn’t find him. We were literally at his door but no one answered (we later found out he was too lazy to answer the door and he got a beating lol). Good news is I saw a moose that day. Those things are huge! On Friday we got Scott to ride his bike over to come see Anne, so he finally knew I was there. I think he was kind of in shock and didn’t really know what to say. He was really proud of me for finally going on a plane! Then he took us to flat top mountain where you can see all of Anchorage. On Saturday Scott and Ross took us frolfing (sp?) which is Frisbee golf. I was god awful. Anne was slightly better than me. Scott and Ross both play ultimate Frisbee so they kicked our asses.

Sunday was my last day, so Anne and I drove a few more places before taking me to the airport. That is a pretty rough summary of what happened. I had an amazing time and would love to go back and eventually see the northern lights. I can cross one place off my bucket list now.

My friend Krista made one of these and I thought it would be a cool idea. I will update it when I get new ideas but I thought I would show you guys my first 20 I thought up today:

My Bucket List
(Not in order of importance)
Started on: 06/30/09

1) There are many places I want to travel to: Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, Australia (stromatolites!), Caribbean, Brazil.
2) In general I would just like to take a road trip across America in a car with a few close friends.
3) Make out with a guy in the pouring down rain.
4) Learn how to surf.
5) Always have dancing be a part of my life no matter how small (Janice being my inspiration).
6) Get a job that I wake up in the morning and look forward to.
7) Go out to a real club with some girlfriends and dance my ass off.
8) Own a set of really nice professional water colors.
9) Own a house with a big yard for my dogs (they will be big ones) and fill the house with paintings from said water colors.
10) Contribute in some way to helping the environment as it so desperately needs it.
11) Write a novel (at one point in my life I wanted to be an author).
12) Actually live in a different state for a decent amount of time that isn’t Washington.
13) See the northern lights.
14) Go fishing with my dad in Mexico or Alaska.
15) Go camping with my mom.
16) Swim with some dolphins.
17) Learn how to play an instrument (brass is preferred).
18) Be in a situation where I could use my bird calling skills to signal to my friends where I was.
19) Learn how to tap dance (with the shoes and everything).
20) See the Mariners play in the world series.

Well it has been awhile since I updated but school is a time suck. My finals went well and I actually did a lot better then I thought I was going to in most of my classes. I do find myself missing my Eastern friends, especially Scott. It is funny how you get use to being around people for so longs then you have to be seperated. The good news is all of my closer friends (except Anne ) are going to be back next year. Besides, its always nice to get a break from school.

I'm pretty much going to be working all summer and will update and post art here when I have to time or am not being lazy. I work for my brothers painting company and I go door to door to try and set up free estimates for him. So in a sense I'm not really selling anything. Yeah, its annoying, but I consider it one step up from being a tellamarketer because I have to guts to actually talk to people face to face. Anyway my brother changed my hours around in hopes that more people would be home, but now I have to drive in rush hour and miss jazz class. I can't complain though because I need some way to earn money. By mid July I will probably be on different hours anyway and can go back to jazz.

I do get to do some fun stuff because I have Thursdays and Fridays off. Last week I got to go night sailing with and her dad. It is was really fun and cool. This week I might get to go dancing with my friend Krista. We will see how it plays out. Well, that's about all for now.