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[mmeeshal]

My sister auditioned for the Iowa All-State Chorus today, which is really hard to get into....

 

She just called to figure out what she was doing for a ride home (she's open enrolled in a farther school district, but she was hoping to be able to ride back into town with the school district we live in) and I asked her if she made it...

 

SHE WON'T TELL ME!!!! She said I'll find out when she gets back, and I told her she had to tell me, and she said "bye," and hung up!!!

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

did she sound happy?

[mmeeshal]

did she sound happy?

Well, that's the thing. She did sound like she was in a good mood, so my initial reaction was to think that she must have made it. And she wants to be dramatic with it, so that's another plus for the "she made it" theory.

 

However, she has learned to be a little more humble during this school year, since she's now attending school with people who are further along in their studies than she is, and who have worked as hard as she has at stuff, for longer, and are consequently at a higher caliber than she is. She's learned to be excited for other people's successes, too.

 

All-State is hard, so I don't think she was expecting to make it in (this year, anyway)...so if she didn't, she wouldn't be too disappointed, and if a friend or two made it, she would be happy for them.

 

So I am torn on what to think.

[Tiinker]

Well personally, I love surprises. :p

[mmeeshal]

I hate suspense. XD

[Tiinker]

Love suspense! Hate it when it's happening though.. When is yours going to be over?

[mmeeshal]

 

That's the whole point of suspense, honestly.

 

Should be over in the next half hour, but I'm not sure! XD

 

My sister can be a real drama queen, so I don't know if she's going to wait till dinner or something. XD

[mmeeshal]

I guess it might be a longer wait than that; I don't know if they've even left to come home yet and she has a play tonight. XD

[Tiinker]

Found out???

[mmeeshal]

No, but she'll be home in about 15-20 minutes!!!

[mmeeshal]

Mom's going to pick her up right now...although she has to leave almost right away in order to get back to her school in time for the play. XD

[mmeeshal]

Oh, well, that wasn't very fun. >.>

[mmeeshal]

Apparently she didn't make it, and now she's irritated that Mom was planning on going to her play, and she's on a self-pity streak right now.

 

"I didn't make it because I suck," and "I don't even want to go to my play, because I'm gonna do terrible."

 

So I don't know what her good mood was about. XD

[mmeeshal]

Oh man, and "The only reason she can think of why she didn't make it was if someone in her group got them disqualified."

 

What? XD Teenagers, I tell you.

[Tiinker]

Teenagers! What a bunch of weird-o's *rolls eyes*

 

Nawh she'll make it next time :P

[mmeeshal]

I'll tell her that she has a bunch of supporters, thanks.

 

I mean, it's not exactly uncommon for people not to make it. There are some really talented people I've known that tried out 4 years and only made it their last year of high school. So as long as she doesn't give up, I'm sure she'll make it before she graduates.

 

Haha, I can never smell when something's burning until it's on fire. Charcoal cookies. XD

[Tiinker]

Epic :p I actually sometimes like my food a bit burnt. Crispy o-o maybe it's just me..

[Aiel Heart]

slightly burnt food is good

[mmeeshal]

I've found that sometimes burnt stuff is good...but not (for me personally) when it's so burnt that you can't actually chew it. >.>

[Tiinker]

Yeah okay.. well .. that was pretty much a given :P I meant like just a lil bit like slightly burnt beans is good stuff.

[mmeeshal]

Grrr....I hate how it always seems like, when you're trying to type up a positive, meaningful message...whether it's a post, PM, status update, email, whatever.... And you're in the middle of typing it, and you have this really great feeling and inspiration is rushing into your head, and then someone (a family member, friend, random stranger, ex-boyfriend, whatever) decides, right then, to pick a fight with you, or insult you, or otherwise do something to damage your good mood.

 

And then, now that you've been thoroughly crushed, you turn back to the message you were trying to write....and you've just LOST it. You can't phrase things nicely anymore, you just want to sit down and cry and say life sucks, or else punch someone in the face....

 

Why does this happen so often?

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

need to turn the music up louder.

[mmeeshal]

Yeah okay.. well .. that was pretty much a given :P I meant like just a lil bit like slightly burnt beans is good stuff.

Yeah, I think if I'm eating ground beef on tacos, I'll eat it burnt as well as maybe somewhat undercooked... >.> I've developed a taste for burnt marshmallows, and hot dogs burnt aren't bad. Definitely get where you're coming from.

[mmeeshal]

need to turn the music up louder.

Thanks for the reminder. XD I'd had the music turned off because I was supposed to be having a conversation with my mom. Back on.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

always on, always in the happy place