Band Camp Day 2

So, I'm sorry I haven't written in a few days, but I worked 48 hours this week in four days, and then I started band camp yesterday... Anyway, this is the first full day of band camp, but if you count that little bit last night it's day two. Only 12 seniors this year. There are a lot of dropouts. We're marching 6 more people than last year, but we're down two instrumentalists. I guess that's not too bad. I half expected it to be worse, since Dr. Boehm quit and I know a lot of students were so unhappy without having him or Mr. Orr this year, myself included. However I do like Colonel Morgan and his assisstant (whose name I can't remember) seems pretty cool too. We had a bunch of Alumni come back and teach a little sectional last night (Matt Vitartas did flutes and clainets, Big Kenny did saxes, etc.) which was cool, but we have no section leaders and no squads, so it's really just the teachers, Amber (administrative assisstant) and our three section leaders who are the 'leaders'.

Band Camp is a little odd this year for me. I went into it with very mixed feelings. I like Colonel Morgan and Mr. Tirey a lot and they both inquired on whether I would do marching band this year. I quit early into last season due to reasons of a personal relationship problem, which I kind of regret, but know I would have been even more unhappy than I was last fall if I had to keep being subjected to what I was subjected to when I was in band so I know I made the right decision. However, I stayed in all the other bands and still consider myself a fourth year student, and so does Colonel Morgan it seems, even though Jenn and Nate give me crap and call me 3 1/2 year student. That's ok. What are friends for, afterall, right? Anyway, I thought it would be weird to be around certain people that I've grown apart from either because I kind of mostly removed myself from the OC Community last year or due to untrue things said about me that I have no control over so I try not to worry about. I didn't know if I would be accepted back into the band fold. It seems most people, other than my close friends, have forgotten that I even left. There are a few people that it makes me uneasy to be around, but not enough that I regret joining back in. There is even one close friend whom I had little to no contact with most of last year but we seem to be reconnecting and this makes me very happy.

Oh, and of an interesting note, the clarinet section this year is Erin Packer, me, and five freshman girls. Tony Guzman had better rejoin next year! And maybe some other upperclassmen. If I have to 'lead' a pack of sophomores and freshmen next year, well...I don't know. I guess it might be kind of cool. Loser me in my fifth year. Honestly, I love OC marching band and I would consider staying in a sixth year after I graduate, like Carl or Julie before me. We'll see. Depends on what we need in the band and how everything is going by then. I also found out I get to write some of the drill this year since Jenn and I are Col. Morgan "Advanced Marching Band Methods students". Ugh. I don't mind writing drill, but I don't want my peers to know I did it. It's the same reason I have problems 'teaching' with others of my age. I know I can teach and I can lead, but I hate it when I have to do something leadership like when there are other people in the band I feel could write much better drill than me. They are going to think my stuff is crap. It's not something I dwell on often, or am completely terrified of, but it does leave me feeling a little nervous.

Anyway, off to shower and movie watching. I'm tired. Tomorrow, sleep until noon, then more band camp and doubles softball in the afternoon. Ought to be interesting. Take care all!