I guess my summer is nearly complete. I begin working at my new job full-time on September 1st. On the one hand, I'm really really excited about what I get to do and about finally start working in healthcare but on the other hand I'm a little apprehensive about jumping straight into my first full-time job. We don't even get Labor Day off!
To prepare for this momentous life-changing occasion I have finally gotten a car. It's a 90 Acura Integra LS (which means it has a souped up engine and racing seats) and I'm getting to be pretty proficient in driving my car (which happens to be manual.) No definite names yet, but I'm entertaining suggestions. It is by no means an amazing car but it is a pretty sweet deal for a first car.
Working backward, my time in Yosemite with Sheila & co. was amazingly fun. I became exceedingly attached to this little orange kitten at a party Sheila and I went to on Saturday night (and have since gone into orange kitten mourning) and even went so far as to contemplate sneaking it home. I also enjoyed Tracy, Veronica Mars, Wii Just Dance, Taio Cruz, Yosemite Falls, "ELMER!!!", The bear, trading diaries, The Best Ice Cream Cone I Have Ever Had in My Entire Life, Yosemite busses, "This could have been a better idea," In-n-Out, Sheila singing me lullabies on the long car ride home, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Ozzie.
I didn't enjoy car troubles, mosquitos, dirty pools, the almost-perfection of my sundress, not getting to meet Andrew and go to Idyllwild. But all in all it was a great trip.
Ultimate Frisbee season is also officially over. We had our final playoff on Thursday against the Pan Galactic Groovesquad. Despite missing 4 of our best players we still finished a spirited 9-15. Not great, but we played hard. It was a frustrating end to the season - we finished in 2nd place, the Groovesquads were poor sports, I wasn't on my game, but I still had a blast playing summer ultimate. Afterward a few of the UW guys, Luke, Alexander, Louie, Grace, and I stayed on and played fliers up for probably another two hours until the lights went off. We then got Dick's and that was a really fun after party. I'm definitely going to play summer league again next year if Spencer puts it together and I'm also going to look into UW women's (which I definitely wouldn't make A team since they're took 9th at 2010 nationals) and also UW coed because they need more girls (and also frisbee guys are hot.)
As far as movies and stuff to review, I honestly don't think anyone reads them/cares (I only occasionally reference them for future choices) and I'm feeling slightly sorry for myself because my entire family ditched me at home to go do other stuff so I'm just going to end here.
I plan on making the most of my last week of summer and you should too!
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
WAY overdue
The Amazing Summer of Miss Michelle has already been underway for quite sometime; however, my vague, incomprehensive (which I hereby christen a real word), rambling, sporadic updates fall deplorably short of offering any real insight into this most wonderful month and a half. Therefore, this is going to be one hell of a long post. Get ready.
June 11th, 2010:
I graduated from high school. Commencement was satisfying, if a bit awkward. 31 psudeohomeschooled students who made no pretense of knowing each other. Outfits which ranged from prom-worthy gowns to jeans and a t-shirt. Blissfully short speeches (including my commencement address.) Agonizingly long slideshow. Hideous blue gowns. Unique and admittedly touching actual graduation ceremony. Old friends, family, cheesecake. Hurry home and crash.
June 12th - June 19th 2010: NFL Nationals
3:30am up and leaving for Nationals!
Nationals was definitely an interesting tournament. It was bittersweet because it was my very last high school forensics competition and quite possibly my last forensics competition ever because the odds of me in college debate are shaping up to be pretty slim. It was slightly odd as well, because the event I qualified in (DX) I had only done three times before as a joke and had never actually received a ballot or watched another competitor so I pretty much had no idea what I was doing. However, I ended up just really savoring the opportunity and concentrated instead on making the most of the experience as opposed to trying to be competitive. Honestly I am disappointed with how I ended up doing overall for my final Nationals, but I was proud of my record in DX (my cumulative scores was 40 and they broke at 27 so not all that bad. My round ranks were: 4,2,4,2,3,3 which were the best in DX (and extemp in general sans Mitch Murdock) from WA and also incredibly respectable for someone as inexperienced in the event as I.) Supplemental events were where I really started to unravel. I was getting sick on Wednesday and while my first two (guaranteed) rounds of EC were the absolute best EC speeches I'd ever given the later two sucked and I was eliminated painfully early. In fact I was feeling so sick I skipped my consolation event altogether on Thursday and instead used the morning and afternoon to rest and recharge. Many of my friends were incredibly successful at Nationals, though, and I am so so proud of them all. Seeing Kansas City and experiencing my first club (Jardine's) was also a fun experience.
June 29th - July 4th 2010: Club Rust
Club Rust contrasted Nationals in many ways. Accommodations, weather (no humidity :D), purpose, etc. Rancho La Paloma is, in your author's humble opinion, one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is so completely relaxing and peaceful and I look forward to going back again and again for the rest of my able-bodied life. The food was incredible as only authentic Mexican food can be, I felt useful and (somewhat) more competent on the worksite and again made wonderful new friends while rekindling old ones. I got to practice my Spanish a little and made friends with the two neighbor girls helping on our house - Miriam and Liz. The last day they went around and had each person from our house write on their shirts, then asked me if they could write on mine. I soaked my shirt in vinegar and hope their messages stay on it forever. I am continually amazed by how much we can convey when languages don't match. It was almost more of a language bridge than a language barrier. I pounded nails on the latrine roof with Erika and Jorge, mudded drywall with Miriam, and (at her insistence) recited the alphabet and counted to 100 in both languages with Liz. In addition, I renewed engagement vows, got engaged a few more times, and even became married in the back of the bus early one morning on the way to the worksite. I love Club Rust not only because what it holds - lifelong friends, relaxation, beauty, delicious food, cold showers - but also because of why - bringing Christ and stability to a region ravaged by poverty, American greed, and the drug war one house and family at a time.
July 9th-July 11th: Long Beach
On a spur-of-the-moment weekend vacation the Herman side of my family made the trek down to Long Beach at the treat of my Uncle Jeff. We enjoyed a freezing pool (although once we discovered the root of its polar temperature - a hose spewing freezing water into the pool - and shut it off the temperature warmed considerably), the Buck Hunting Game, long walks on the beach, go-karts, bumper cars, Mexican food (not NEARLY as good as real Mexican food but at his treat I wasn't going to complain), and time with my family. My little cousin Lauren is just getting old enough that she remembers me and playing with her is such a treat. I love finally having a cousin (two, counting Seth.) It was a fun break from daily living but I'm ready to stay home for a while.
Now that all of my travels have been elaborated upon I briefly considered delving into my summer reading and movie plans but decided against it. For now, travels recounted will suffice. Maybe I'll do some movie/book stuff tomorrow. Who knows! I love summer.
June 11th, 2010:
I graduated from high school. Commencement was satisfying, if a bit awkward. 31 psudeohomeschooled students who made no pretense of knowing each other. Outfits which ranged from prom-worthy gowns to jeans and a t-shirt. Blissfully short speeches (including my commencement address.) Agonizingly long slideshow. Hideous blue gowns. Unique and admittedly touching actual graduation ceremony. Old friends, family, cheesecake. Hurry home and crash.
June 12th - June 19th 2010: NFL Nationals
3:30am up and leaving for Nationals!
Nationals was definitely an interesting tournament. It was bittersweet because it was my very last high school forensics competition and quite possibly my last forensics competition ever because the odds of me in college debate are shaping up to be pretty slim. It was slightly odd as well, because the event I qualified in (DX) I had only done three times before as a joke and had never actually received a ballot or watched another competitor so I pretty much had no idea what I was doing. However, I ended up just really savoring the opportunity and concentrated instead on making the most of the experience as opposed to trying to be competitive. Honestly I am disappointed with how I ended up doing overall for my final Nationals, but I was proud of my record in DX (my cumulative scores was 40 and they broke at 27 so not all that bad. My round ranks were: 4,2,4,2,3,3 which were the best in DX (and extemp in general sans Mitch Murdock) from WA and also incredibly respectable for someone as inexperienced in the event as I.) Supplemental events were where I really started to unravel. I was getting sick on Wednesday and while my first two (guaranteed) rounds of EC were the absolute best EC speeches I'd ever given the later two sucked and I was eliminated painfully early. In fact I was feeling so sick I skipped my consolation event altogether on Thursday and instead used the morning and afternoon to rest and recharge. Many of my friends were incredibly successful at Nationals, though, and I am so so proud of them all. Seeing Kansas City and experiencing my first club (Jardine's) was also a fun experience.
June 29th - July 4th 2010: Club Rust
Club Rust contrasted Nationals in many ways. Accommodations, weather (no humidity :D), purpose, etc. Rancho La Paloma is, in your author's humble opinion, one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is so completely relaxing and peaceful and I look forward to going back again and again for the rest of my able-bodied life. The food was incredible as only authentic Mexican food can be, I felt useful and (somewhat) more competent on the worksite and again made wonderful new friends while rekindling old ones. I got to practice my Spanish a little and made friends with the two neighbor girls helping on our house - Miriam and Liz. The last day they went around and had each person from our house write on their shirts, then asked me if they could write on mine. I soaked my shirt in vinegar and hope their messages stay on it forever. I am continually amazed by how much we can convey when languages don't match. It was almost more of a language bridge than a language barrier. I pounded nails on the latrine roof with Erika and Jorge, mudded drywall with Miriam, and (at her insistence) recited the alphabet and counted to 100 in both languages with Liz. In addition, I renewed engagement vows, got engaged a few more times, and even became married in the back of the bus early one morning on the way to the worksite. I love Club Rust not only because what it holds - lifelong friends, relaxation, beauty, delicious food, cold showers - but also because of why - bringing Christ and stability to a region ravaged by poverty, American greed, and the drug war one house and family at a time.
July 9th-July 11th: Long Beach
On a spur-of-the-moment weekend vacation the Herman side of my family made the trek down to Long Beach at the treat of my Uncle Jeff. We enjoyed a freezing pool (although once we discovered the root of its polar temperature - a hose spewing freezing water into the pool - and shut it off the temperature warmed considerably), the Buck Hunting Game, long walks on the beach, go-karts, bumper cars, Mexican food (not NEARLY as good as real Mexican food but at his treat I wasn't going to complain), and time with my family. My little cousin Lauren is just getting old enough that she remembers me and playing with her is such a treat. I love finally having a cousin (two, counting Seth.) It was a fun break from daily living but I'm ready to stay home for a while.
Now that all of my travels have been elaborated upon I briefly considered delving into my summer reading and movie plans but decided against it. For now, travels recounted will suffice. Maybe I'll do some movie/book stuff tomorrow. Who knows! I love summer.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The National Forensic Tournament 2008 - Desert Lights, Las Vegas
As the white screen greets me I am forced to funnel all the fond memories, as if fond could accurately describe the feeling awakened in me when I reminisce upon them, from that trip of such proportions, extremes, fun, and competition so as to make my job so much the harder.
First of all, I sense scandal on the horizon like feeling an enormous army of drums before I can as yet hear them that my enjoyment of, and love for Las Vegas will be presumed as to mean I welcomed the sin and debotchery present therein. Ha.ha.ha. Vegas was so much more than I imagined, and really, it didn't bother me.
I would, however, give a word of advice: The Excalibur is depressing.
New York New York, The Luxor, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace, Mirage, Tropicana (the new part, at least) The Venetian, and Treasure Island are much more enjoyable. In addition, Circus Circus, while possessing a highly amusing Amusement Park known as "The Adventuredome", is very depressing as well, possibly rivaling Excalibur?
Now, you wonder, did she not travel to Sin City for debate? Ah yes I did. Approximately 6000 other debaters, coaches, guests, and judges also traveled to that exotic destination to witness the best of the best face each other in ultimate competition. The tournament started at the UNLV Sunday for registration, and culminated in the Proposal of Marriage solicited by Snoho Colin Cole followed by a pomegranate smoothie from Jamba Juice.
Also on that Fateful Day: I was wooed by Kansas State University, Eric Hare proved that he could, in fact, throw a VBI ball over the Student Union Building, Congress was paired with Parli and showcased for my assumed appreciation(it did, in fact, produce exactly opposite emotions), I got my GUEST ribbon, The rest of my team sang karaoke while I videotaped them so they could writhe with hysterics later, I cursed the phrase "right across the street", We discovered how indecisive our team was when faced with the question "Where should we go for dinner tonight?", and finally, I beheld the great Water Show at some casino/hotel/resort on the strip, and was entertained by a Small Medium at Large.
Monday: We awoke at an ungodly hour (a lot of that occured on our trip, which makes perfect sense considering where we were) and traveled to Greenspun Middle School for 4 rounds of Duo/HI heaven. I contented myself with Duo the first round while showing support for our Duo team (killing two birds with one stone), and Dawna and I drove over to Miller to watch DI for round #2. Lunch promptly followed. Round three was awarded an HI visitation by my humble personage, so I watched Suzie from Snohomish and had my first experience with (wait for it...) An HI Round That Was Funny. Round #4 was another Duo round then we left the premises in the shimmering heat and returned to our hotel. Dinner sucked. The air was steeped in excitement, like a fragrant mug of strawberry tea, and it was not long again until we cruised the strip, entered the Venetian, and waited for THE BLUE MAN SHOW. If you have never heard of THE BLUE MAN SHOW, I extend my deepest condolences, because awesome essentially sums them up. For fear of ruining a future show of theirs I hope you will behold, I will give teasers: Paper, Drums, Paint, Audience Interaction, Comedy, Twinkies, Rock Concert, Black Lights, and oh so much Noise.
Tuesday: At the NFL tournament, there are 6 rounds of each Speech event guaranteed. After the 6th round they cut all by the top 60. After that, they continue cutting until for the Final round (preceeded by the semi, quarter, and octafinal rounds) there are the top 6 competitors left. Round 5 Dawna and I watched DI at Miller (she actually judged), and for round 6 we watched our hometeam. Tuesday was probably the hottest day, and a few of us went to DQ for something to quench our thirst and hunger. Let it now be known how amazing Water was. Local water was laced with Calcium Carbonate which 'tasted funny'. Now it did not bother me, but the rest of my team claimed it tasted like poison and idolized bottled water. Ice was my idol, for it alone made life in the hot sun crisp and refreshing. I drank my fair share of warm water, because without ice it stayed cold all of 20 minutes, but throughout the entire trip we all craved water, and any place which gave water was a place which I blessed (like all the coolers of drinks at the schwan party). Anyways...
Our Duo didn't 'break' (the term for making the cut). No Duo from our state did, actually. Our campus also held the HI rounds, and our state faired similiarly in HI. And DI. And OO. In fact, the only speech even to my knowledge we did break in was Extemp, and we only got to octafinals in that. We returned to our hotel and Erika, Dan, and I went swimming, the most refreshing swim I have ever taken. We also made friends with the Kansas City debate boys in the pool too. No Further Information Made Public Concerning Previous Topic. We went to the Schwan party where I was deseprately hoping to 'bump' into Kingston (I saw them at registration but was not given ample opportunity to summon my courage and say hello). I did, however, see Bennett and Bisbee and spent the entire party talking with them about Congress which was exceedingly interesting (hence the fact I spent the entire party talking to them about it). Only later did I learn that Snohomish was on the other side of the enormous park talking to the rest of my team, but c'est la vie, by the time I learned that fact there was nothing I could do to change my past. Now at this 'Schwan Party' (which was basically a huge pavillion with a disgusting Elvis Impersonator who couldn't impersonate worth a stale bean coupled with a few thousand people and a large grassy lawn) there were the most beautiful and abundant coolers of every sort of ice-cold drink imaginable. I had three bottles of delicious ice-cold water, and relished every sip.
Wednesday:The next cut (to the top 30) was made the previous night, so this morning were the Quarterfinals. We went to Hoover dam in the morning and I touched Arizona for the first time - an experience which touched my soul and changed my life forever. The dam was pretty cool, and we got to take this elevator 538' underground into solid rock. That afternoon they made the next cut (top 12) and we ran into Snohomish at Green Valley where Dawna and I watched a Semi round of Duo with Colin, Carly, and Stephanie. It had: Galaxy Video, Rabbit Hole, Someone to Watch Over Me, Wizard of Oz, Minority one, and Beauty pagant one. Galaxy Video was so amazingly hilarious. They were identical twins. Afterwards we caught the stupid Siren Show at TI and also went out for dessert at about 11 (very late for us).
Thursday: We went to Green Valley and Dawna and I caught Expos quarters. The reason Dawna and I were the only adventerous ones who actually wanted to see lots of stuff was that Erika and Dan were off all the time, Elliot had his laptop, and Susan watched Duo. Now if you do not make the Cut in the main events you are eligable to compete in Supplementary and if you don't break in that, Consolation events. I find the whole thing very confusing, but essentially the rest of the state was doing those that day, but our team (Erika and Elliot) didn't want too. Lame. Afterwards we went to the Pavillion to get in line to get great seats for the Main Event of the Week: The Interpretation Final Rounds. The top 6 HI, DI, and Duo on a stage performing their pieces for a panel of 15 judges and 4000 audience members. I had already seen 2 DI finalists in outrounds, 1 HI finalist, and 4 of the Duo finalists, so was super excited to see them again and see the new ones. Sam from Kamiak and Mike from Snohomish sat with us, and guess who introduced the NFL president....THE BLUE MAN GROUP!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome, the entire auditorium was shrieking.
Friday: In the morning the rest of the Final rounds commenced, but we went to Red Rock Canyon instead. We then went to the Adventuredome at Circus Circus which had a really fun water ride. That water ride, in fact, was what made us late for dinner at Claim Jumper with Snohomish (and Shorecrest, if you want to get technical). It was So Much Fun! Erika, Dan, Eric, Colin, and a few assorted snoho/shorecrest chaperones sat at one table, and everyone else sat at this other massive table. Weren't those chairs heavy?! No, I do not go to school in my PJ's. I had a good day! No Trippi-I mean the T-word! Just because I had a Caesar Salad does not mean I am annorexic. Colin is annorexic judging by the size of what he actually ingested. TXTING!!!!!! hahahahahahaha, you guys are so funny, we should make that Friday Night dinner a Nationals Tradition between Snohomish and Edmonds. :D Everyone keeps asking me if Colin and I have engagement rings, it's really funny. Did you end up eating that piece of kale I told you to? You should have. Wow, what a riot. What a fun night.
We (Edmonds) then went back to the hotel and had a party by the pool and Erika and I had a dramatic 'annual' pillow fight.
Well if you indeed did read this long, lengthy, and I'm sure boring narrative if you were not, in fact, present there yourself, GOOD JOB! I commend you. The reason it is so lengthy is I enjoy speech and debate, I enjoy Las Vegas, and I want to remember that trip for ever.
Love to you all,
Meechy
First of all, I sense scandal on the horizon like feeling an enormous army of drums before I can as yet hear them that my enjoyment of, and love for Las Vegas will be presumed as to mean I welcomed the sin and debotchery present therein. Ha.ha.ha. Vegas was so much more than I imagined, and really, it didn't bother me.
I would, however, give a word of advice: The Excalibur is depressing.
New York New York, The Luxor, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Palace, Mirage, Tropicana (the new part, at least) The Venetian, and Treasure Island are much more enjoyable. In addition, Circus Circus, while possessing a highly amusing Amusement Park known as "The Adventuredome", is very depressing as well, possibly rivaling Excalibur?
Now, you wonder, did she not travel to Sin City for debate? Ah yes I did. Approximately 6000 other debaters, coaches, guests, and judges also traveled to that exotic destination to witness the best of the best face each other in ultimate competition. The tournament started at the UNLV Sunday for registration, and culminated in the Proposal of Marriage solicited by Snoho Colin Cole followed by a pomegranate smoothie from Jamba Juice.
Also on that Fateful Day: I was wooed by Kansas State University, Eric Hare proved that he could, in fact, throw a VBI ball over the Student Union Building, Congress was paired with Parli and showcased for my assumed appreciation(it did, in fact, produce exactly opposite emotions), I got my GUEST ribbon, The rest of my team sang karaoke while I videotaped them so they could writhe with hysterics later, I cursed the phrase "right across the street", We discovered how indecisive our team was when faced with the question "Where should we go for dinner tonight?", and finally, I beheld the great Water Show at some casino/hotel/resort on the strip, and was entertained by a Small Medium at Large.
Monday: We awoke at an ungodly hour (a lot of that occured on our trip, which makes perfect sense considering where we were) and traveled to Greenspun Middle School for 4 rounds of Duo/HI heaven. I contented myself with Duo the first round while showing support for our Duo team (killing two birds with one stone), and Dawna and I drove over to Miller to watch DI for round #2. Lunch promptly followed. Round three was awarded an HI visitation by my humble personage, so I watched Suzie from Snohomish and had my first experience with (wait for it...) An HI Round That Was Funny. Round #4 was another Duo round then we left the premises in the shimmering heat and returned to our hotel. Dinner sucked. The air was steeped in excitement, like a fragrant mug of strawberry tea, and it was not long again until we cruised the strip, entered the Venetian, and waited for THE BLUE MAN SHOW. If you have never heard of THE BLUE MAN SHOW, I extend my deepest condolences, because awesome essentially sums them up. For fear of ruining a future show of theirs I hope you will behold, I will give teasers: Paper, Drums, Paint, Audience Interaction, Comedy, Twinkies, Rock Concert, Black Lights, and oh so much Noise.
Tuesday: At the NFL tournament, there are 6 rounds of each Speech event guaranteed. After the 6th round they cut all by the top 60. After that, they continue cutting until for the Final round (preceeded by the semi, quarter, and octafinal rounds) there are the top 6 competitors left. Round 5 Dawna and I watched DI at Miller (she actually judged), and for round 6 we watched our hometeam. Tuesday was probably the hottest day, and a few of us went to DQ for something to quench our thirst and hunger. Let it now be known how amazing Water was. Local water was laced with Calcium Carbonate which 'tasted funny'. Now it did not bother me, but the rest of my team claimed it tasted like poison and idolized bottled water. Ice was my idol, for it alone made life in the hot sun crisp and refreshing. I drank my fair share of warm water, because without ice it stayed cold all of 20 minutes, but throughout the entire trip we all craved water, and any place which gave water was a place which I blessed (like all the coolers of drinks at the schwan party). Anyways...
Our Duo didn't 'break' (the term for making the cut). No Duo from our state did, actually. Our campus also held the HI rounds, and our state faired similiarly in HI. And DI. And OO. In fact, the only speech even to my knowledge we did break in was Extemp, and we only got to octafinals in that. We returned to our hotel and Erika, Dan, and I went swimming, the most refreshing swim I have ever taken. We also made friends with the Kansas City debate boys in the pool too. No Further Information Made Public Concerning Previous Topic. We went to the Schwan party where I was deseprately hoping to 'bump' into Kingston (I saw them at registration but was not given ample opportunity to summon my courage and say hello). I did, however, see Bennett and Bisbee and spent the entire party talking with them about Congress which was exceedingly interesting (hence the fact I spent the entire party talking to them about it). Only later did I learn that Snohomish was on the other side of the enormous park talking to the rest of my team, but c'est la vie, by the time I learned that fact there was nothing I could do to change my past. Now at this 'Schwan Party' (which was basically a huge pavillion with a disgusting Elvis Impersonator who couldn't impersonate worth a stale bean coupled with a few thousand people and a large grassy lawn) there were the most beautiful and abundant coolers of every sort of ice-cold drink imaginable. I had three bottles of delicious ice-cold water, and relished every sip.
Wednesday:The next cut (to the top 30) was made the previous night, so this morning were the Quarterfinals. We went to Hoover dam in the morning and I touched Arizona for the first time - an experience which touched my soul and changed my life forever. The dam was pretty cool, and we got to take this elevator 538' underground into solid rock. That afternoon they made the next cut (top 12) and we ran into Snohomish at Green Valley where Dawna and I watched a Semi round of Duo with Colin, Carly, and Stephanie. It had: Galaxy Video, Rabbit Hole, Someone to Watch Over Me, Wizard of Oz, Minority one, and Beauty pagant one. Galaxy Video was so amazingly hilarious. They were identical twins. Afterwards we caught the stupid Siren Show at TI and also went out for dessert at about 11 (very late for us).
Thursday: We went to Green Valley and Dawna and I caught Expos quarters. The reason Dawna and I were the only adventerous ones who actually wanted to see lots of stuff was that Erika and Dan were off all the time, Elliot had his laptop, and Susan watched Duo. Now if you do not make the Cut in the main events you are eligable to compete in Supplementary and if you don't break in that, Consolation events. I find the whole thing very confusing, but essentially the rest of the state was doing those that day, but our team (Erika and Elliot) didn't want too. Lame. Afterwards we went to the Pavillion to get in line to get great seats for the Main Event of the Week: The Interpretation Final Rounds. The top 6 HI, DI, and Duo on a stage performing their pieces for a panel of 15 judges and 4000 audience members. I had already seen 2 DI finalists in outrounds, 1 HI finalist, and 4 of the Duo finalists, so was super excited to see them again and see the new ones. Sam from Kamiak and Mike from Snohomish sat with us, and guess who introduced the NFL president....THE BLUE MAN GROUP!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome, the entire auditorium was shrieking.
Friday: In the morning the rest of the Final rounds commenced, but we went to Red Rock Canyon instead. We then went to the Adventuredome at Circus Circus which had a really fun water ride. That water ride, in fact, was what made us late for dinner at Claim Jumper with Snohomish (and Shorecrest, if you want to get technical). It was So Much Fun! Erika, Dan, Eric, Colin, and a few assorted snoho/shorecrest chaperones sat at one table, and everyone else sat at this other massive table. Weren't those chairs heavy?! No, I do not go to school in my PJ's. I had a good day! No Trippi-I mean the T-word! Just because I had a Caesar Salad does not mean I am annorexic. Colin is annorexic judging by the size of what he actually ingested. TXTING!!!!!! hahahahahahaha, you guys are so funny, we should make that Friday Night dinner a Nationals Tradition between Snohomish and Edmonds. :D Everyone keeps asking me if Colin and I have engagement rings, it's really funny. Did you end up eating that piece of kale I told you to? You should have. Wow, what a riot. What a fun night.
We (Edmonds) then went back to the hotel and had a party by the pool and Erika and I had a dramatic 'annual' pillow fight.
Well if you indeed did read this long, lengthy, and I'm sure boring narrative if you were not, in fact, present there yourself, GOOD JOB! I commend you. The reason it is so lengthy is I enjoy speech and debate, I enjoy Las Vegas, and I want to remember that trip for ever.
Love to you all,
Meechy
Friday, August 24, 2007
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Hey Ya'll!
I am back from Samish. My favorite parts:
Kayaking (my favorite part)
The Russells!!!!
Sunsets
Intertubing (memorable ;))
Mucklocking
Blackberry Peach Upside-down Cobbler
Sitting on the deck reading Rear Window in Sleeping Bags
"Birds are Stoopid"
Little Mermaid & Beauty and the Beast
B-ham
moonlit walk
"Can I have a back rub?" HAHA!!! :D
Tanning
Goin 'round the point lookin for otters
Lieutenant Bask
Mossy & Flossy
"Have a Great Day At Work..."
and everything and anything else I left out.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!
oh...I almost forgot Biceps :D *wink wink
I am back from Samish. My favorite parts:
Kayaking (my favorite part)
The Russells!!!!
Sunsets
Intertubing (memorable ;))
Mucklocking
Blackberry Peach Upside-down Cobbler
Sitting on the deck reading Rear Window in Sleeping Bags
"Birds are Stoopid"
Little Mermaid & Beauty and the Beast
B-ham
moonlit walk
"Can I have a back rub?" HAHA!!! :D
Tanning
Goin 'round the point lookin for otters
Lieutenant Bask
Mossy & Flossy
"Have a Great Day At Work..."
and everything and anything else I left out.
LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!
oh...I almost forgot Biceps :D *wink wink
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