WEEKEND!!!!

Yes, I finally got through the week, although I've got an even worse one coming up... There's a band concert, a choir concert, a Composition paper, and lots of play rehearsing to do next week....

But enough of all this stress stuff.... I want to tell you some random t hings that have happened...

- A friend fainted in choir today. She locked her knees and totally just crumpled on the risers with a KLUNK. A nurse had to come with a wheelchair and she was all red. She's all right, but it was a different experience.
- Today we sang with the pit orchestra and we kept going so slow!! Our vocal director told us that we need to tell the band teacher we needed to go faster. But the band teacher was like, "Quit telling me we're going to slow!" Ugh.
- We got to talk about the media today in Gov. Class. Here's what I feel about the media and it's political importance. It doesn't matter what the media ships out. It's what WE as citizens take in, and how we interpret it. The only reason the media puts up these "fluff" stories about Paris Hilton or puppy shows is because the media companies know that it's this type of thing that will make MONEY. They don't care about what the people need... they only care about what the people wants to hear, becuase people will pay to see and hear what they want to see and hear. So... what's the solution?
EDUCATION!!
We need to inform the masses about what is important. Teach them to analyze and scrutinize what they watch and take it for what it really is. We need to teach them to appreaciate REAL news and understand the difference between ENTERTAINMENT and NEWS. We need to pay for real news. Not the fake stuff. Use some discression. Maybe then those big news companies will change their stance on what's important, and we'll be more informed. Then both problems will be solved!! Hooray!!
- The athlete's really cute...
- Still talking a lot to Thaddeus, though our conversations now are a lot more lighthearted, generally. At this moment we're talking about System of a Down... I don't really REALLY like them, but they've got some moments I like a lot. They do wonders with melody and harmony and they have some cool foreign influences. So yeah, happier chats for Helena.
- I've got rehearsal in five minutes so I'd better go...