The last weekend of January was nothing spectacular,
just of pure relaxation. The big event was winter ball, and I was planning to
go with my friends, except none of them wanted to go this time because they
thought it wouldn't be the greatest. Fortunately, they were right and I'm glad
I didn't buy a ticket, because winter ball was apparently a disaster. It had a
lot less people than homecoming or any Club Mo, and they ended up having to end
it early due to the lack of people. From not going, I basically hung out with
friends and family, and relaxed. The past week had more of a work load than the
previous week, but still less stressful than three weeks ago. Monday started
off with a blast of homework from basically every class, leveled out over the
week, and increased in homework for Super Bowl weekend. Rehearsals for Rent
went well again, and on Thursday we got to play a few songs with the whole
cast, and it was epic! Already I can't wait to perform and see the turn out,
but I still have a lot of practicing to do. In ALA class, we worked on our
Tragic Hero project the whole week, and for our group on Monday we chose the
WWII movie, Saving Private Ryan. Tuesday and Wednesday I spread the movie out
to watch, because it is a long and very violent film. The movie is spectacular
in my opinion, on every level a film can possess. It also works well for our
project, so it's good for that too. Thursday and Friday I just got more stuff
to create our poster, and that was it for this class. Currently this week, our
group will be putting everything together and writing all the essays we need
to. I know this week will be more stressful for our project and include more
work, because the whole assignment is due this upcoming Friday.
Besides
finishing the past school week off with more homework in this class (and for
every other class), this previous weekend was eventful. Friday I got a cold,
but luckily it wasn't anything to worry about, because I had to wake up bright and
early Saturday morning. This was for the BVSD chess tournament held at Louisville
Middle School, which I had been preparing for the past few days before
Saturday. Two months ago my friend, Chris Scott, started up a chess club for
MHS and wanted me to join. Back in November I hadn't known how to play chess,
but since I joined, I've learned how and think it is quite fun, considering that
I thought it wouldn't be at all. A couple weeks ago, our club reached out to
the district through our principals' permission, and the district created a BVSD
chess league with tournaments for all the schools in the district, all because
of our club. The reason why Fairview, with their massive chess club that
somehow never decreases from graduations, didn't try to create this league first
is unknown to me. The first tournament was held at 8 AM the past Saturday, and
we had to be there by 7:30 AM. Instead, we thought it would be fun to go to
I.H.O.P for breakfast beforehand, so we had to wake up even earlier! Not only
that, we had to suit up for the tournament as well, so because of all the preparation,
carpooling, and breakfast, I had to wake up at 5 AM. The tournament was a great
experience, and was indeed fun! I didn't get home until 2 PM, and after waking
up so early and with all the chess, I only had a few hours to do my weekend
homework, because before 5 PM, I went to the mall with my friends, and slept
over with all them after. Sunday morning, having lack of sleep two nights in a
row and being mildly sick, I unfortunately had to finish the rest of my
homework, because there was a Super Bowl to watch! Of course, as everyone in Colorado knows, the Super
Bowl was a bust; embarrassing and depressing. I just watched it at home with my
family, and I'm glad I didn't go to any Broncos party, because it would have
been even more devastating to be with so many more fans. Cancelling out
sickness, tiresome, and the Super Bowl loss, this weekend actually was great! I
know this school week will be more stressful than the past couple already, but here's
hoping for a better week, and even better weekend to come.
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