So i went to notre dame this weekend with the band. It was an amazing trip. On friday we stopped in edwardsburg and did clinics for 8 high school bands which was lots of fun. I was working with the absolute worst trombonists in the galaxy. they seriously could barely read music. anyway, it was still fun, then we played at a high school football ( Read more... )

1st in the Big Ten: MSU (2-0)
Last in the Bit Ten: U of M (1-1)

it's the little things in life that make you happy :-D

so i thought my house was cool before... but after a night of drunken partying here, and then a night of an amazing bbq i realized how much i love it. there's nothing better then lighting up the grill, sitting around a fire pit at night with little lantern lights hanging from the house, it's so nice, and something i could never do before. anyway, i ( Read more... )

well marching band has started again. I placed chair 19 out of 36, which isn't bad. It's still 2nd part which is really nice since i've played it for 3 years now and know it backwards and forwards. I'm realizing that preseason gets easier and easier every year. the pregame show which my freshman year was so difficult to learn, i learned in one day ( Read more... )

come see my fabulous new house! i'm here for a whole week with nothing to do, and after that, will still be more than happy to entertain :-)

seriously my house is cool, and you should all come see it.

driving up to lansing in an hour for phase one of leaving dearborn for a year! woot.

so i just finished building my bookshelf for next year. it's gorgeous. i'm so proud of it. i haven't stained it yet, i'm going to do that tomorrow. and yeah, some of the boards aren't perfectly straight, but it's the first thing i've ever actually built with my own two hands (plus an electric drill & tablesaw). come see, and be amazed!

i went to the secretary of state to transfer the title of my new car to myself, my aunt came with me as she got a car from my other aunt, who also came with us. after hours of waiting the two of us were at the counter doing out stuff, and i'm writing a check for the it all. 121 dollars. first i write the wrong date, and the woman (who was a ( Read more... )

happy birthday john...

so it's almost 12 now, and i've already worked an 8 hour work day...