here is the weekend ….
3/13/09 March Camp Day 1
Well, its been a while since I last posted….my apologies. Life has been good for the most part. Went to the mens and womens CAA tourneys which is always fun. The men lost to VCU in the finals and the women lost a close game to UNCW in the first round. Everyone at Mason is hoping for a possible home NIT game.
I spent some time with Lauren on Tue …. Ughhh……JK! That was fun. As expected, we ended up going to Firehouse and such.
I caught the first flight out of Dulles for nky. Thanks to Vincent for taking me at 5 am. I arrived home and without dropping a beat, had to help my dad and brother move a fridge and freezer out of a U-Haul. My family has been working all week to bring my grandmother up from her home in Arkansas. Then I passed out for way too long. I set my alarm for 10, but woke up at 1:45…booo. So I spent the next 2 hours running around nky before finally leaving for Indy at 4:30. The drive up was kind of nice being that I tailed a couple of speed demons on I-74. Made sweet time!
Cue Blue Stars Camp!
We started with a brief corps meeting and then got to work in the horn arc. Had a fun “show and tell” session for everyone to show how hard he or she did or didn’t work between camps. That was interesting as always and I’ll add that I didn’t do too bad playing solo in front of the entire horn line.
JP just turned off the lights so I’m gonna call it a night. We’re putting drill on the field tomorrow! Wooooot
Quote/ Scripture Of The Day
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and he will make your path straight.”
3/14/09 March Camp Day 2
To say that I’m tired would be the understatement of the century. Although, camp has seemingly proceeded quite quickly. We started the day with some cardio and stretching. I really need to start running more. Anyways, the horn line worked on some music and then we broke for lunch. Now comes the fun part. We had visual block from 1:15-5:15. The first hour was fundamentals and then it was time to start learning drill. Shaaawing! Holy crap is the drill hard. I’m talking end of last years Cadets show hard. Its gonna be sweet though. I just need to get in shape. : /
Then it was time for some meatloaf. Not bad, not bad at all… The horn line broke up into sectionals and we worked some of the new music, which was pretty dang sweet. We actually have a phrase written in our parts entitled the “Loudest Moment in DCI”…mhm : )
Well, that’s it for todays recap…Looking forward to getting back to the Fax to see some friends and get the ball rolling with a few things.
Quote/ Scripture Of The Day
“The only thing I’ll ever ask of you is, you gotta promise not to stop when I say when”
Everlong- Foo Fighters
3/15/09 End of March Camp
Well, today was cool. Blue Stars camp finished this afternoon with a rousing full ensemble session. We have half of the show music memorized and about 20-25 sets on the field. I think that’s pretty awesome considering its not even Easter yet. My brother finally showed up to camp for the last 3 hours. He was being a slacker at the womens Div II NCAA tourney.
Speaking of my brother…. He totally ruined what could have been an awesome car ride home from camp. It was beautiful outside and perfect for a drive, then he had to start arguing with me about college basketball. I’ll start this rant by stating that my brother goes to Northern Kentucky University. For those of you who don’t know, that’s a Div. II school in conference that has no recognizable name. Now, my brother was trying to convince me that George Mason was bad this year and his NKU Norsemen would destroy Mason head to head. I’m pretty sure he was high because that is the most ludicrous statement ever. He claims that any team with ten wins in any division or conference automatically sucks. Hmmmm, lets see…. Ohio State easily made it into the NCAA tourney this year with 10 losses. Hmmm …. I mean sure, Mason didn’t have the best year, but no one expected them to be anywhere close to as good as we were. In no way does their 10 losses constitute them as a BAD team. My brothers Division II comfort is blurring his mind methinks.
Well, we arrived home in nky and then my brother, my dad, and I went to visit my grandmother at her new apartment. My parents had just moved her up from Arkansas. The move has been long overdue and her deteriorating health has made it a more urgent issue. Going to see her was nice. My grandmother hasn’t exactly been “nice” to my mom, brother, and I over the years. But, I can see that in her aging, shes become more caring and appreciative of her family. It really made her happy that I stopped by to visit while I was in town and I felt an actual connection to her for the first time ever.
Then it was time for another episode of the Adventures Donald Trump and Steve-o. I called up Steve and we met at Applebees for a beer. Mind you, this was the first time I’ve seen him since before he turned 21. So it wasn’t a big deal, but I still enjoyed me being able to by him a drink. Then we drove over to the White Castles for some mozzarella sticks and sweet tea. Yumm.
Oklahoma better not lose early…
And Mason plays @ Penn St. in the NIT first round at 8 pm Tuesday night on ESPNU.
Quote/ Scripture Of The Day
“My life has a superb cast, but I can’t figure out the plot.”
-http://vi.sualize.us/view/1606665dc7a11bcb627c130ba840cd3c/
