Basketball and Singing

Are all I have time for. This will probably be one of my last blogs for a few months. This upcoming week starts two months of having two or more basketball games a week. I'm going to be the starting center for the JV team. I don't know if we will be good or not. We might stand a chance, but only if we don't have 50 turnovers a game.

On another note, I'm learning how to play tuba. I don't know when I will start to play tuba in the band. I need to keep practicing still. I think tuba will only take me a month to learn. Just have to remember I'm not transposing a fifth now. Oh well, I'll figure it out.

I realize that I haven't talked much to some of my close friends lately, and for that I'm sorry. I've been so busy and so tired I just can't think straight. I also feel all I have been doing lately is bringing my problems to you so I think it'll be okay once I get back to school. I'll talk to you again if you've been feeling like I haven't been in contact with you.

Well I'll sign off now and I believe I will sing a little bit before I go to sleep. goodnight to you all and see you later, at school (boo!).

Marty

Richard Wagner is awesome

I'm doing a speech on the German composer Richard Wagner. One day I'll be able to sing a song from him. Concert band season is finally here. We can sit on our butts and be lazy. No more 6-9pm on Monday nights. Basketball finally started which is good because I'll probably drop 10 lbs again. I got my license and I'm driving now. The chorus is sounding better and its looking as if we might sing great at the Madrigal Dinner.
So here's something I need to say to people who probably won't even read this:
-we've become better friends this year and i'm glad i can trust you
-you're a great basketball player and i agree that toilet did look like kyle's face
-you're just crazy period.
So my first game is in 8 days. I probly won't play much. Not until I get on JV and can maybe help the team get a win. JV basketball is going to suck this year.

Another Day, Another Destiny

Good stuff happens in threes I hope. Two friends of mine get girlfriends and I hope I'm the third. I've been singing like hell lately. I'm gonna sing that solo the best I've ever sang before, then proceed to have my voice die on me. I think I'm going to work on being a basso profondo. If I'm able to hit a low Bb before my voice has matured completely then I should be able to extend that range to a F below the F; I think? I'll take a low A. That would be really cool. I'd never use it but who cares.

I really need to work on my piano playing. I can't sight read worth a shit. I can only sight read by notes not chords. And what crazy motherf'er writes a song where the entire accompaniment plays a GMaj chord and the basses come in on a F natural.

I realized today that I love Blues and Jazz. I was just in a mood that those two styles blended with. Oh well, I've overstayed my welcome on here.

Marty

Seriously

Ok so basketball doesn't suck for me. I love it. I see stuff happening like 3 seconds ahead of when it really is happening. I weightlifted Monday, then ran in conditioning. I'm actually in okay shape. It's because of my summer in the gym.

On a different note I love music. I just figured out a few warm-ups the chorus does. I can play them on the piano now. I'm singing a solo at a concert a week and 2 days away. I'm so screwed. Oh I'm gonna put my song I did for Kubik's poetry project on here. People have been asking me all week if I was going to sing it and I did.

So there happens to be this one girl that I like. That's all I'm going to say. Three people in this world knows who it is and I trust that they wouldn't tell anyone and I'm not saying anything to anyone so don't ask.

So far this week has been good so I'm gonna stop jabbering on. Semper Fidelis for the Marines and Carpe Diem for any dead poets lying around (I love Latin for some reason).

Marty (yeah I'm still the Jolly Green Giant)

What a Week

Once again I say what a week. Spending three hours with the devil-lady of choral music, first-time that the VHS Band does a real marching show, and pissing off a girl's boyfriend for fun. So, Mrs Clark (the devil-lady) actually was impressed with the chorus. I think Mr Riddle has completely lost all sanity. He expects both the band and chorus to learn an entire song from Les Miserables in 2 weeks. Oh, I got to warm up the chorus, which was good. Means I might get to actually direct a song soon. Basketball is starting up, so that means less time to do anything. I'll be really tired from conditioning, but it'll get me in shape. I'm still laughing thinking about pissing off that girl's boyfriend. I seriously don't think he knows who I am and how big I really am. So anyway, school tomorrow (boo), but then basketball (yay?). I hope my ankle doesn't bother me (yeah, right, like that's gonna happen). So until next time, goodbye.

Marty

You ever

had one of those moments where you realize how short time really is? I just realized that in May a whole class of Seniors will graduate and then the Seniors will be everyone I know. And then they'll graduate and I'll be a Senior. It amazes me that time will pass so fast. I need to live my life now. Before I know it high school will be over and I'll end up having to go away and meet a whole bunch of new people. I like all my friends now and I hope I only gain and don't lose any.

Homecoming

Is this week. So everyone was scurrying to find a date. New loves were created most of which won't last past the end of the month. I know that sounds sad, but the truth one can often find to be sad. The band is learning a new show for the game Friday so our practice tomorrow will be long and frustrating and will be full of push-ups which are oh-so fun after golfing for 2 and a half hours. Oh that's right I think there's a golf match Tuesday. Well wish me luck with everything, or not the choice is yours.

Yes I know I haven't posted one of these in forever but get over it. I don't feel like posting these every day (or perhaps I just forgot my password no one will ever know).

Marty aka her TMNT

PS Kelly is a squint. (idk why I put that when I know she won't see it)

Tell me where is the road I can call my own

Seems like music has been a huge part of my life this year. From learning solfege to learning about parallel fifths I've learned a lot. Chorus is the most amazing class and the most awesome group of people. Band has been life changing. Marching out in the hot sun does build character and yes we flew by the seat of our pants. I've played three instruments this year Bb Tenor sax, Eb Bari sax, French Horn. I've learned piano (kinda). I conducted the band for the spring musical. Most of all and what I consider most important I have met and gotten to know some amazing people. I've been through a lot of stuff. I think this year started off with kissing rugby and will end with graduation. To all of the seniors moving on in life we will miss you and wish you the best of luck.

Most of all as I write this I am realizing how different next year will be. New seniors. We are no longer little freshmen (although I was never little). New faces will roam the halls and yes a lot of familiar faces too. So this is dedicated to everyone who influenced my life at all this year.

Marty
(aka the Jolly Green Giant)
(aaka Miranda's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle)

short weekends, but long weeks

It has been awhile since I last posted a blog. I'm now the conductor for the "Grease" band. In case if you didn't know VHS is putting on the musical "Grease" May 7-9. It has been a lot of work, a lot of late nights and a lot of rehearsals. I don't know what I would do without my three friends from Wisconsin; Sierra, Colette, and Jac, who have been helping me. I love music so much. I never want to stop with music. I'm bored and just rambling on so I'll shut up now.

Miranda's TMNT

I suck at keeping these things recent

I'm tired of it all really. I only have 3 good classes all day. And 2 that are kind of okay. My highlights of today was I didn't miss to many notes in band and I sang really good today in chorus. I keep having trouble with singing loud at a B in the bass clef. I hope it gets better soon. Our geometry test is easier now because she actually helped us review for once. Both Baumanns are gone so my days are really easy. Computers is good I'm done with my project early as usual but my partner transferred to Wildwood so we just lost our wide reciever and a good forward in basketball. I lettered in basketball which is good. vocal Arts ensemble should be interesting Thursday since our bass section will hopefully be there. It doesn't matter how many basses there are I'm still really loud. I'm getting better at the piano even if i can only play one song completely. Ok I think I'm done writing stuff that no one cares about so I guess I'll just shut up now and let all of you continue to lead your lives.

Miranda's TMNT

2/7/09

So it's the weekend. Every week we need a break, this is it. Truthfully I'm writing this because I need something to do to pass the time. I'm not one of those crazy people that lists every little emotion in one of these things. I don't trash anybody and I share opinions. You have the right to care about what I write I just write it to put my thoughts into perspective so maybe people can understand me better but that is the impossible. I'll tell you the truth I don't really have big emotions that lead my life. I don't share my emotions because I really don't think anyone cares. All I know is I'm a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle that fights crime.

Her Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

2/5/09

So this is my first blog on here of either many or few. I just wanted to give a shout out to my possible Ninja Crimefighter in training. She got me on here so I guess I'll try to post a blog every once-in-a-while.