Today's the last day of spring break. And I did absolutely nothing all week. I only worked out twice because I was so lazy, and I only left the house probably three times.. but its excuseable because there is nothing to do in my town or any of the other towns around here. My boyfriend came home with me so I at least had some company while everyone was at school. We baked alot since we were so bored... we made banana bread, cheesecake, tapioca, peanut butter bars, and cookies. I love baking when I'm home cuz then I get to bring back some good food to school.

I'm not looking forward to going to classes again.. but it's only 13 days until our first outdoor track meet! And its a home meet!

This weekend was amazing. The Omaha symphony was amazing. For choir, we sang the music of Queen with the Omaha orchestra and it totally rocked. The lead singer was part of a Queen cover band who sang with the orchestra and the chorus (us). He sounded exactly like Freddie Mercury and hit every note perfectly.

In the second half of the show, we sang the background chorus parts to "We Will Rock You," "We Are The Champions," "Flash," "Take My Breath Away," "Who Wants To Live Forever," "Somebody To Love," and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

In the first half, they sang "Killer Queen," "Another One Bites The Dust," and "Under Pressure," among others. During the encore, they sang "Fat-Bottomed Girls" and "Too Much Love Will Kill You."

The energy in the symphony hall was crazy! There were about 2500 people in the audience and EVERYONE got into the music.. it was like a rock concert! They sang along and clapped and waved their cellphones in the air.

It was awesome to be at a concert like this and not be in the audience. I was more pumped being on the stage than I ever have being in the crowd. The conductor was really amazing too... he cued us in everytime we sang and one time the lead singer held the microphone in front of the conductor to sing the note and we had to hold our note for what seemed like forever.. but it was so awesome!

This weekend I played indoor soccer in Sioux City. There was a 24-hour tournament but I only played one game. We got there and the other team didn't show up, so we automatically won. And since the ref felt bad for us, he let us scrimmage each other and reffed for us.

This week is midterms and I only had two tests. One on Monday that I aced, and another today that I think I bombed. It was in my Holocaust class and the test was ridiculous... essays galore and identifying the significance of minor characters and quotations in books.

For my video class, our next project is a set of two commercials for a product. I think I'm going to do shampoo and conditioner. Hopefully I can make it commical.

This weekend choir is going to Omaha to sing with the symphony orchestra. We are performing the music of Queen. I'm really excited.. we get to hang out in Omaha and I wish it was longer than just the weekend. After that, my boyfriend and I are going to my house for the rest of spring break.

I cannot wait until spring break.

I need a break from school, sports, and just life in general. I am getting way too stressed out.

Our next project for video is a movie trailer. Mine is "Where's Waldo: The Movie." At first I had a terribly hard time coming with an idea for a movie and my brother actually helped me think of this one. But once I had and idea of what to do, it was even harder thinking up ways it could be a movie. Basically, two people are searching for Waldo. It's lame and I hope it turns out okay, but I'm thinking its not going to be my best work.

I'm getting really frusterated with Critical Thinking. We have an argument paper due every week and I am not entirely sure I am even doing them correctly. Today we handed in our third one and we haven't even seen how we did on the first two. How am I supposed to know if I am on the right track or what I need to fix to improve my next papers if I never get to see how I did?

For the The Moderator, I am writing a music review on the new Red Jumpsuit Apparatus cd. A friend burned a copy for me and I am really digging it. Its not as good as their first cd, but that's pretty normal with most bands. A few of their songs have a different feel to them, perhaps like they are using different instruments, which I think is pretty cool.

Next week is midterms. Hopefully I can make it thru them without injury to mind or body.

TGIF! This week has flown by... but I guess that's what happens when you only have four school days.

On my day off, I went to my boyfriend's house to celebrate his sister's birthday. It was a lot of fun and he showed me around his town, which I had never been to before.

This week I was consumed with an overwhelming amount of homework. I had to read an entire book for a class on top of the usual stuff. I had a paper for one class, a project for another. I'm hoping next week won't be so bad.

This weekend is our conference meet in Lincoln. We are leaving in an hour and its about a four hour drive down there. I am running just the 4x400 and its at 7 tomorrow night. The meet starts at noon and we are getting to the track at 10 a.m... so I will have LOTS of down time.

My boyfriend is in the a cappella group Mt. Martians, and they are competiting in Missouri this weekend. They have three songs to sing and I really hope they do well! If they get first or second place they move onto the next round of competition, which is in Chicago.

Only two weeks until spring break!

As soon as Monday comes around I can't wait for it to be Friday. So you can only imagine how anxious I am by Wednesday.

This weekend is a three day weekend because we get Monday off for President's Day. I'm really excited to finally get more than one day off at a time. On Saturday I have a track meet in Sioux Center at Dordt. We have to leave at 7:15 in the morning, which is better than last time, but I'm still not looking forward to getting up that early. And we probably won't get back til after 6. I'm running the hurdles and hoping to qualify for conference. I did last year, but this year I just haven't been doing so well, so we shall see how it goes. I'm also running the 4x400 again, as well as the 55 meter dash, which is something I've never done before. I hope it goes well.

Saturday is also Valentine's Day. I think my boyfriend and I are just going to stay in and watch a movie. I actually have more fun just lounging around with him than going out.

If the weather is nice on Sunday, I'm going to Sioux Falls to meet my mom. I think we will probably just go out to eat. And Monday is my official day off. Yay!

I spent three and a half hours tonight working on my video. And its no where near being done. I have been really busy this week and its homecoming week. There has been alot going on for that, but I haven't done any of it.

On Sunday, some friends and I had a super bowl party.. we were rooting for the underdogs the Cardinals, so we were pretty disappointed when they lost. On Monday, there was ice skating as a homecoming activity but I didn't go because I had a lot of homework. Today there was dodgeball and a $3 movie, but I was, again, doing homework.

Tomorrow I run the 4x200 at the USD meet. We are only one second away from breaking the school record so hopefully we can do that. On Saturday, I have to run the 4x400 and I really really really hope I run faster than last week. That would be awesome because I have been working really hard the past two weeks to get better, faster, and stronger. I just want my hard work to finally pay off.

Saturday night is the homecoming dance. I'm really excited for that, but my boyfriend doesn't like dances, so I am still trying to convince him to go. That would also be awesome if he went.