Shhh...Grad is only a week away!!!!

So, there are plenty of pictures up on facebook which show the wonderfully good time the grads of 2010 are having in various schools, and about this time next week a similar phenominon of insane picture uploading will take place, because it is the grad dinner dance of MY school.

The Lanyards are still no where to be found.

Well, they ARE on their way, so I am confident that they will arrive monday morning, and all will be well.

I spent most of my morning filming for a "music video" for guitar class, in which I dragged two of my friends and my younger sister to act out some stuff. All in all, it's gonna be one INTENSE music video (complete with weeping, fight scenes, and skipping in the rain...what more could you ask for?)

With school almost over, I'm beginning to realize how frivilous some of these projects truely are. Granted I'm still a keener and will be doing everything I can to get the grades, but I'm starting to loose interest in these types of "express your learning" projects I seem to be getting in more abundance these days.

That being said, I am officially getting ready for grad. Yes, my faithful reader, that means NO-EXCITEMENT GRAD HATER has now become: SEMI-EXCITED GRAD ACCEPTER (in real terms...Grad is gonna be...better then nothing :D). Chocolate fountains, chocolate fundraisers, cheap and corny lanyards, grad dates, and budding "romances", is what I have to look forward to for grad night. Maybe "semi-excited" is too strong...Barely-excited! Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Alright...fine. Grad ISN'T going to be so terrible. And i'm sure once I get their I'll have a brilliant time. But until that time, just let me have my moments of "GRAD ANGST" before the real thing. That way, I won't have them DURING the night (which I'm sure about half the grads will have...THANK HEAVEN for seat switching...and on that note if you ARE going to switch, YOU MUST SWITCH WITH ANOTHER PERSON! NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS!!!!!!!)

Well that's all faithful reader,

Signing Off,
DG

So...Season Finales...NOT FOR GLEE!

So, granted there are still three episodes left of Glee (including the one tonight) it is the ONLY show that has NOT ended in the past week. With hospital shooters for two hours, confusing endings that explained nothing and irked thousands of views who do not ENJOY being lost! Or staying up til 11 to watch semi-famous people win dancing with the "randoms"? So when you are at loss as to what to do with themselves on a cold lonely tuesday night, just switch on a TV and watch your favourite show come to a grinding halt for a good 6 months, and hope their opening can live up to your expectiations.

And then there is glee. Tonight is Gaga night. Costumes, craziness, birthmother drama. Glee is NOT ending...well not yet. But it will, like anything on TV, it will end. But we still have two more episodes to enjoy the sights and sounds of Glee. So for all those NOT converted to the GLEE-CAUSE, it's time to jump on the band-wagon, cause you've only got two more weeks to do so.

And besides, what are you doing wasting your life on frivolous random TV shows? You should be studying! You should be sleeping! YOU SHOULD NOT EVEN BE READING MY BLOG!!!!! (but I do enjoy the attention).

So, whether you are procrastinating the completetion of your final project, or just so depressed because your favourite show has now been temporarily ended, enjoy these moments of "wasted time" because they are probably the only moments of relaxation any of those in highschool will be getting any time soon.

Signing Off,
DG

A weekend of Going Downtown

It appears, that whenever I go down town Vancouver I always go like three days in a row. Don't ask me why, but it's just something I do. It's a strange thing, but I don't think i've ever gone down town before with out having other days following in which I will return there. It's kinda odd.

In other news, apparently grad ticket sales AREN'T over O.o

Basically this means, that I get to spend one more fun-filled lunch hour dealing with grad twelves who desperately want to get to grad, but weren't able to pay during the whole WEEK we granted them time. So we are giving them a little grace period. Hopefully it won't be too hectic, or stressful, or tramatic, or dramatic...or any number of combinations of those.

Grad is two weeks away, and things are wrapping up quickly. English essays, french projects, Valdictorian speeches, guitar music video, guitar final project, another english prezi, probably one more french project ALL BEFORE JUNE 18 O.O which is for all those counting a glorious 19 days away. Time is running out, but somehow its all gonna get done...don't ask me how.

But this week has killed me and it was only four days, I don't know how much more of this I can take. But i'm surviving....somewhat.

Signing Off,
DG

Pet Peeves and Smothering

Ah yes, spring is in the air. Can't you see it? It's every where you look. Students who are just so tired that motivation has completely died, and therefore work ethic has dissolved into a terrifying diseray of commotion. Granted of course, it is magnified twenty fold by the fact that everyone is either so emotional or hormonal they don't know what do with themselves. I honestly have no idea what's going on...no joke.

Granted, my life has been pretty epic. Very little to complain about. I'm just plodding along, doing what I can to keep my head up. With only 4 weeks to go, I figure I can hold on til then. However, I'm not sure how strong the grips of my friends are, some of them are at their wits end.

I naturally assumed that with Grad Sales over, things might settle down. That people would calm down, and that nothing would go wrong, that grad would come and everything would be "honky-dory" and we'd all survive the final weeks of grade 12 with fond memories. Sadly, it looks as though this is not the case. Stress is high, emotions are bubbling over, people are wearing out, and yet life somehow keeps going at its blistering pace, leaving an worrisome amount of carnage in its wake.

Now I wish that there was something I could do that could eleviate some of the stress and tension that seems to be brewing as of late, but sadly, there really isn't anything I can do. In reality, it's up to them. So i'll help where I can, I'll listen. I'll just be a friend. But as for sympathy, as for pity, as for useless empathy, you won't be getting much of that from me. Action is MUCH more useful.

Let the Count Down Begin: 22 more days

Signing Off
DG

That's 4 for table 5 and 6 for table 8

Ah, I should totally go into the fast food business. It seems that my friends and I are getting quite good at yelling numbers out for tables. We've got it down to a system.

With ticket sales only a day from completion and 300 seats to be distributed, the grad dinner and dance 2010 for my high school has technically already started. The hype has anyways. Dresses, make-up, dates, guests (oh yes there is a difference), date drama, guest drama (oh yes there IS a difference) and of course hair. And then the guys are just along for the ride. Granted of course, most of the guys are more excited for the After grad. I, personally, am not going to After grad, but I've heard some great things about what's gonna be happening. So for all those one the fence, just pay the additional $35, it's a one in a life time opportunity...plus where ELSE are you going to be able to stick yourself to a Velcro wall...at 3:30 in the morning...AND BE SOBER!??!?!?!

Oh and reader, there will probably only be 3-4 more blogs about the grad dinner dance, so yes, the count down has begun.

The school, it seems, has taken a collective sigh of relief. Apparently everyone was super busy ALL at the same time. NOT surprising, considering there were AP exams to write, scholarships to apply for, huge projects to be completed, grad to organize, keepsakes to order, provincial competitions for pretty much every sport happened in the first two weeks of May. So it's not a shocker that everyone has decided to take this week a little slower, plus the beautiful weather is certainly a plus.

It's amazing how fast its all gone (cue "I Will Remember You"). I mean it feels like just last year we were all entering the school, blissfully ignorant to all the fun times and excitement that lay in store. We blindly followed our tour guides on that first day, contemplating where we would find our selves. Among the achievers? Among the Athletes? Among the music kids? No one really thinking too heavily of the future, so memories are not really stored for that later day when we might need them.

Of course, grades nine and ten whisked by (cue "As we go on") friendships were made, broken, refurbished. We all worked at our own speeds and paces, but all made it to the destination: grade 11. It was then we realised to our horror, that there was a life after high school, and we had better start applying ourselves and seriously thinking about it. Some had chosen their career in grade 6 others had no clue. But all began the terrifying ascent to grade 12.

Upon reaching the tip-top of the high school experience (Cue "Good Riddance") some with scholarships in hand, others with personal gratification that they had successfully made it to graduation, a collective sigh of relief and joy could be heard. "We made it." Even more then that: "We ARE the champions...of the world!" We made the most of these four years, and we've got friends and memories to show for it. So now, as friends separate to go on to bigger and better things, be it Ottawa, Provo, Quebec, Burnaby, Vancouver, Richmond, Ontario, or many other post-secondary organizations, let us not forget the ties we've made, the friendships we've nurtured and the memories we've created. It may only be high school, and good byes may be part of life, but this truly was "the time of our lives".

GRAD 2010!

Signing Off,
DG

Oh...The Canucks

Grad...the Canucks...AP exams...and those DANG KIDS WHO ARE IN STRATFORD (LUCK BUTTS :D :D) 

I'm not going to talk about the Canucks...(win or loose, my already limited faith in them is dwindling)

However, let's discuss grad for a minute. It's pretty much here. And with it, the end of the year...and the future. I am starting to worry that my lack of enthusiasm towards grad is going to seriously poison the amount of fun I have on the night. And despite previously stated apprehensions toward this evening, I am more concerned that I am going to spend the night complaining, criticizing, stressing, or worrying. None of which grad should be about. Grad should be about spending time with friends, some of which you will probably never see much again after that night. I've already had a attitude overhaul towards grad, but now I worry that I just don't have ENOUGH feeling towards it any more. I worry that I'll arrive at grad, the music will blare, I'll eat my over priced food and watch the six hours evaporate and leave me wondering what I did at grad in the first place? 

It's not apathy towards grad...that's even to strong a feeling. I just don't have ANY. It's a night I've helped organize that for some reason I have already filed under "passed tense". Even dislike towards grad would be accepted, but I don't have hate. I don't feel irked because of high ticket prices (there is nothing we could do, we tried to fundraise). I don't feel choked because of limos (I need to get to grad somehow, and well i've already paid. SO it's a way to get there). I don't feel stressed about ticket sales. I don't feel displeased with any of my fellow grad committee members (who have ALL done a great job, by the way. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU). I just don't feel anything. Grad is grad...and grad is one night. 

So, I'll be there. I'll put a smile on my face. I'll drink my water, and I'll eat my personally-carved meat. I'll dance, and I'll talk to friends. But...none of this...for some rather unsettling reason is building up any burning desire to go to grad. If fact given the choice between sleep and grad...right now...i'd take sleep. (Is that concerning to anyone else?)

Signing Off,

DG

BEST WEEKEND EVER!

For those avid readers of my blog who DON'T understand what the letters TYC mean, you will be EXTREMELY confused while you read this. But do read anyways.

TYC: INTENSE, UNFORGETTABLE, AND THE BEST 3 DAYS OF MY LIFE! -sorry grad but you are going to pale in comparison...you don't even stand a chance.

The memories that were made this weekend are irreplaceable, and there is nothing anyone could do or say that could make me forget the feelings that I felt, the words that I heard, the people I met, or even the fun that I had. It was a very special weekend.

Usually at church events, I feel awkward and out of place. I feel as if I am somewhat not accepted. Usually, I find church events rather difficult because I feel as if I missed something that everyone else knows. But not this weekend. Not at TYC. TYC was completely the opposite. I felt included, I felt accepted, I felt like everyone was cheering for me JUST as loudly as I was cheering for them. TYC was the best church youth function I have ever been to, and it's made me excited for church and youth again. I feel that I need to be better. A better example, a better friend, a better person. I have become convinced that what I was before TYC is someone that I have left in the passed, and now I just want to do my best...in everything.

Now before you jump to conclusions and think that I've done something terrible, don't worry. I'm not ashamed of who I was before TYC, I just WANT to be even better! And since there is always an option to be better why not take it.

"WE WILL CARRY ON!!!" ~ Relief Society Song (Lower Mainland Girls)

I made new friends, I strengthened ties with old friends. I learned that sometimes dodging the line is ok (ie make-up...shudder) and when dodging the line isn't cool (ie for lunch -glower-). It was a show of a life time, the buzz back stage and in the dressing room was intense, and I wouldn't trade the time I spent at TYC for anything...except for maybe another day added on.

"THIS IS OUR TEMPLE! We were chosen for this"~ My phrase of the weekend.

"This is the house of the Lord...Lift up your voices and sing!"~ Finale Song Ending.

My apologies grad dinner dance, but there is no way you are going to be able to top this, so don't even try. In my books you are already number 5 of most exciting events in my life...and that's the highest you (Grad) can go...sorry :P

Signing Out,
DG