ROOMMATE!!!

I now officially have a roommate! When Housing options first came around I didn't request anyone because A) I didn't know anybody, and B) I was fine with the luck of the draw...being in the Honors College I seriously doubted I would end up with a complete wacko.

BUT. That has all changed! I'm a member of the Millersville Honors College on facebook and a couple days ago they created a subgroup for Fall 2012 Honors College New Members. So we've been all friending each other and messaging and all that good stuff. I've met a bunch of people who are TOTALLY AWESOME which makes me TOTALLY EXCITED about moving in. :)

The first conversation I had with this one girl, Taylor, she brought up that she saw I had done Indoor Percussion and we got into the whole story of how I ended up on Bass 4 my junior year. Out of curiosity I asked her if she knew what DCI was...AND SHE SAID YES. Do you know how many people DON'T know what drum corps is? I was so ecstatic when I heard that...and then I found out we both love camping and Disney movies and a whole bunch of other stuff...and now we're roommates! :D

AppScat

So my favorite female jazz singer is not only RIDICULOUSLY talented, she's also insanely funny...watch. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seLXWJ1N5E0&list=UUZn1Ueo6cQ5TMCMTUur1mKA&index=10&feature=plcp

Little Sample of the Show :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcfdc_enQEE

DCI Akron (in theaters)

Tonight was the preview of the first shows of the top six corps from last year. WHEW that was a confusing sentence to write...

Time to write thoughts on the shows!!! In order of appearance.

• Blue Stars with the show The Blue Way: Some nice drill ideas, but it wasn't executed very well. Sloppy movement, but the music overall was entertaining and had some nice moments.

• Phantom Regiment with the show Turnadot: Pleasing to listen to with three ballads. Definitely a more difficult book (music and drill) than last year, but still not pushing it as much as I think they could. Great sound though...love their tubas. Some out-of-step feet and not polished drill, but overall, really entertaining.

• Carolina Crown with the show For the Common Good: Disclaimer...Crown is my absolute favorite corps so I'm biased toward them a bit. That aside...their show was phenomenal. INCREDIBLY difficult...insane drill that was great to watch. I love how they opened with Copland's theme "For the Common Man" and brought that back throughout the show. Their drumline was REALLY dirty though.

• Cavaliers with the show 15 Minutes of Fame: WHAT THE HECK??? Soooo not the Cavies I'm used to! It was choppy...did not flow musically. The guard was very obnoxious to me, got me annoyed and I just couldn't enjoy the show. I don't like the direction they're taking it. Only good thing to say is that their tubas had a nice moment and their pit was good.

• Cadets with the show 12.25: It's...Christmas. A drum corps is doing a CHRISTMAS show. Just getting my head around that...weird. It wasn't as terrible as I expected. It works, but it's not my favorite. They were very gimmicky with it, and I don't like that at all. Drill was great though, and the music was nice...some fantastic moments. Just...odd. I wasn't sold.

• Bluecoats with the show UnMasqued: Disclaimer...David is marching his second year with them so I'm biased. BUT...even if he wasn't with them, their show would have been one of my top two favorites of the night. Really emotional and deep...which a lot of the other shows didn't have. The performance was classy and incredibly strong. Fantastic hornline sound, and their DRUMLINE. HOLY COW I was wooting and hollering in the theater! And the cool part was that I wasn't the only one...there was an INSANELY sick bass run in there. The music left an impression (I walked out humming some of the tunes) and the drill was cool and also CLEAN...which was impressive. I like the first half of the show better than the second half, so I think that's my only complaint...but it was great.

Best part of the night? As the Bluecoats were leaving the field, they took their helmets off, AND I SAW DAVID. I first recognized one of his friends I met last year, Mike, but then I saw him and I screamed his name in the very quiet theater. I was very excited. :)

Summer!

Update time!

• GOT A LAPTOP!!!! It was my graduation present from my parents and it's AWESOME.
• Went to two very fun grad parties...got to see some of the S gang! Though I missed Jenny and my stud muffin and I was very sad about that. :(
• Father's Day was great yesterday. :) I gave my dad a Starbucks gift card and a box of cereal...my version of breakfast in bed for him, haha! Then we all went out and saw Avengers together. I LOVE THAT MOVIE!
• Went on a ten mile bike ride today with my little (even though he's taller than me now) brother Josh. IT WAS INTENSE. My legs were like jello when I got home...but it felt good.
• On Facebook I was added to the Millersville Fall 2012 Honors College group and being the extrovert I am, decided to friend everyone else in the group. So now I have like 20 messages going on at the same time...haha.
• I'M SO EXCITED FOR TONIGHT. There's a DCI showing at movie theaters...a broadcast of the first performances of the top corps from last year. Going with some PV alumni...AND I'M AN ALUMNI TOO. That's really weird to think about. :P Ah well...SO EXCITED! Maybe I'll catch a glimpse of David's face...though I doubt it, since they're wearing masks this year for their show.

I LOVE CANADA!!!

Canada was SO AWESOME. It was SUCH a fun trip! Quick list of all the things I got to do:

• Niagara "Behind the Falls" Tour
• Stayed at a hotel that had a waterpark in it
• Went to that waterpark for about four hours (also had a pizza party there!)
• Ate at a three-story McDonald's
• Met people with awesome Canadian accents
• Visited the CN Observation Tower
• Went to a Rainforest Cafe
• Saw the touring Broadway show of West Side Story
• Went to Canada's Wonderland for ten hours
• Rode a double decker bus on a two hour tour of Toronto

One of the highlights of the trip was definitely the double-decker bus tour. I loved sitting on the top of the bus and our tour guide was SO MUCH FUN. At one point, we went through an Irish section of the town and Mark (our tour guide) said, "The Irish came over to Toronto during the potato famine. When they moved here, the closest church was a few blocks away, and since they're drunkards and incredibly lazy, they decided, 'Hey! What the potato! We'll build our own church right here!'...cause you know 'What the potato!' was a common saying back then." HAHA! We were saying that the rest of the trip and the ride home...oh my word...so funny.

West Side Story has to be the other highlight...I love that show so much. So emotional...such good music...so inappropriately funny...haha, I was roaring at some points. The humor in that show is just so bawdy, but it's perfect!

Fantastic senior trip. :)

The entire Music Department at Canada Wonderland at the end of the day.

This picture was posted at a bus stop and I had to pose with him...haha!

Me and my Polish friend Jen! She's my fashionista buddy. :)

Me and Andre freaking out in the tunnels of Niagara Falls.