Miss Independent

Miss independent
Miss self sufficient
Miss keep your distance mmmmm
Miss unafraid
Miss out my way
Miss don't let a man interfere, no
Miss on her own
Miss almost grown
Miss never let a man help her off her throne
So, by keeping her heart protected
She’d never ever feel rejected
Little miss apprehensive
said ooo, she fell in love

What is this feeling taking over
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise it’s time to feel what’s real
What happened to Miss independent
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye old you when love is true!

Miss guarded heart
Miss play it smart
Miss if you want to use that line you better not start, no
But she miscalculated
She didn’t want to end up jaded
And this Miss decided not to miss out on true love
So, by changing her misconceptions
She went in a new direction
And found inside she felt a connection
She fell in love

What is this feeling taking over
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise it’s time to feel what’s real
What happened to Miss independant
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye old you when love, when love is true

When Miss independent walked away
No time for love that came her way
She looked in the mirror and thought today
What happened to Miss no longer afraid
It took some time for her to see

How beautiful love could truly be
No more talk of why can’t that be me
I’m so glad I finally see…

What is this feeling taking over
Thinking no one could open the door
Surprise it’s time to feel what’s real
What happened to Miss independant
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye old you when love
when love is true...

Miss independent


- Kelly Clarkson

Super Heroes

These are our new nicknames....

• Kaity: Batman
• Me: Robin
  
• Brianna C: Yoda
• Brianna L: Catwoman
• Cecile: The Incredible Hulk
  
• Pamela: Superwoman
• Jenn: Spiderman

I swear this time I mean it

Oh Florida, please be still tonight
Don't disturb this love of mine
Look how she's so serene
You've gotta help me out

And count the stars to form in lines
And find the words we'll sing in time
I want to keep her dreaming
It's my one wish, I won't forget this

I'm outdated, overrated
Morning seems so far way

So I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right

If luck is on my side tonight
My clumsy tongue will make it right
And wrists that touch
It isn't much, but it's enough
To form imaginary lines
Forget your scars, we'll forget mine
The hours change so fast
Oh God, please make this last

'Cause I'm outdated, overrated
Morning seems so far way

So I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right
Could get it right

You could crush me
Please don't crush me
'Cause baby I'm a dreamer for sure
And I won't let you down
I swear this time I mean it

And I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right

- Mayday Parade

The Adventures of....

.....A break dancing cheese boy

Narrator: This is me.
Setting: Wit da brothas in da hood




Once upon a time, there was a break dancing kid that went to Eby Pine's skating rink.

"Break it down now.... Woah, Woooah. Sing it to me baby in my head right now..."

When he got tired of break dancing, he and his "boyfriend" went to eat ice cream. When he was throwing his trash away, he rolled through a mess of cheese that two goofy girls accidentally dropped on the floor. Then to express his anger, he exclaimed "AWW, my wheel!"

"This plain vanilla ice cream tastes heavenly while I'm with you...."

Then to finish the night off, he and his boyfriend went to skate together to Ricky Martin.


TO BE CONTINUED.

Heartfelt Conversation

Yesterday Mr. Powell and I worked on some of my maple city music.

He asked me some pretty basic questions about myself, such as why I play the violin, how long have I been taking lessons, what clubs am I involved in, etc. But towards the end he asked me about my solo I was supposed to be doing for CSA today.

I am a very shy person. Don't get me wrong, I can be silly with my friends but that's just like the saying that there are strength in numbers. I am a perfectionist, and sometimes when things don't go as planned, I get upset. But I hate to give up. I am the type of person where if I think you are doing something wrong, I'm going to tell you. If you're acting like the world's worst nightmare, I'm going to tell you. It's nothing personal, but I just live my life knowing that every second I'm mad, it's a second of happiness I won't get back. Life is too short to be unhappy.

With this in mind, take into consideration last year's solo. I didn't feel prepared, and I didn't do too well either. Now, this time this solo rolls around and I don't have half of it memorized. The first page is like perfection, but the second page isn't quite ready. I'm supposed to be playing it from memory today, but I told my lessons teacher that if I got up on that stage and I played, I'd get to the second page and it would be downhill from there. I was not ready to play today. So I'm not.

So I explained a lot of this to Mr. Powell, and he understood how I felt. He elaborated that when he was my age, he was a lot like me. He was shy, involved in a lot of clubs, and a perfectionist. It was nice to know that someone understood. He knew what I meant when I said that I didn't want to do bad at the recital because I didn't want Mrs. Powell to be disappointed in me. I am glad to know that isn't the case.

I really am considering doing the solo at Mrs. Powell's recital in May, where I'll also be doing a duet with Jenni. More info on this later.

Goshen students earn ISSMA honors

Goshen students earn ISSMA honors - The Elkhart Truth - Elkhart, IN

Indiana State School Music Association District Solo and Ensemble Contest results: Goshen Middle School and Goshen Community Schools fifth-grade orchestra students

Goshen's middle school orchestra entered 50 students in the contest, which was Jan. 30 at Memorial High School. Of those 44 received gold ratings.

Group III earning a gold rating:

* Violin Solo: Emma Roth, Natalie Evans, Alexis Barton, Lauren Graves

* Cello Solo: Kirsten Shriver

* Bass Solo: Zach Ganger

Group IV earning a gold rating:

* Violin Solo: Lily Nussbaum, Jenn Howar, Savanna Ponce, Amy Harris

* Viola Solo: Gabriel Chenier, Josh Bustos

* Bass Solo: Noah Shreiner, Matthew Williams, Benjamin Reimer, Ryan Meade

* String Trio: Alexis Barton-Violin, Josh Bustos-Viola, Ryan Doyle-Cello

* Violin Trio: Jennifer Howar, Alexis Dirmyer, Esther Lederach

* Misc. Trio No. 1: Nikkole Berkey, Noah Shreiner, Alex Metcalfe-Bass

* Misc. Trio No. 2: Daniel Thiery-Viola, Joel Moyer-Cello, Zach Ganger-Bass

* Violin Quartet: Savanna Ponce, Maria Mares, Melissa Ramos, Stephanie Quiroz

* Misc. Quartet: Lily Nussbaum, Bethany Pollock, Amy Harris-Violin, Natalie Evans-Harp

* String Quintet No. 1: Lauren Graves, Emma Roth-Violin, Sergio Bermudez, Gabriel Chenier-Viola, Kirsten Shriver-Cello

* String Quintet No. 2: Fatima Hernandez, Gisela Romero, Teresa Martinez, Nathalie Gonzalez-Violin, Veronica Macias Vasquez-Viola

* String Sextet No. 1: Teage Minier, Emily Stoltzfus, Clara Wieczorek, Amira Kupty, Alex Prater-Violin, Maddie Mathews-Cello

* String Sextet No. 2: CJ Hanna, Alejandro Reyes, Hector Aguero, Miguel Gamez-Violin, Corey Borem-Viola, Kainnen Black-Cello

* String Sextet No. 3: Karagen Garcia, Caroline Yonts, Esther Burgos, Leslie Jarret, Cecilia Avila, Hannah Puryear-Violin

* String Sextet No. 4: Teaosha Cunningham, Briana Gunn, Anthony Kuznetsov-Violin, Jacob Isnogle-Cello, Ryan Meade-Bass

* String Sextet No. 5: Claudia Davila, Adriana Davila, Viridiana Macias, Lupe Flores-Violin, Natalia Chavez, Elijah Lederach-Cello

* Large Ensemble No. 1: Alexis Barton, Jennifer Howar, Elizabeth Holbrook, Erin Clouse, Brianna Carmona-Violin, Courtney Jones-Viola, Pamela Studebaker-Cello

* Large Ensemble No. 2: Natalie Evans, Bethany Pollock, Lily Nussbaum, Anthony Kuznetsov-Violin, Daniel Thiery-Viola, Maggie Walters, Joel Moyer-Cello Zach Ganger, Ben Reimer-Bass

* Large Ensemble No. 3: Lily Nussbaum, Natalie Evans, Amy Harris, Bethany Pollock-Violin, Payton Walter, Jackie Reyes-Viola, Maggie Walters-Cello

* Large Ensemble No. 4: Omar Figueroa, Sonia Velazquez, Perla Lozano, Jasmine Diaz-Violin, Sabrina Garcia, TJ Longacre-Viola, Jacob Kaufman-Cello, Matthew Williams, Ben Reimer-Bass

Group V earning a gold rating:

* Violin Solo: Jenny Bustos, Emma Whitlow, Tiffany Culp, Dominique Brubaker

* Viola Solo: Dave Marshall, Chelsea Studebaker

* Cello Solo: Alexis Johnston, Rosemary Nussbaum

* Like String Instrument Choir: Mario Aguero, Evelina Badzuh, Jenny Bustos, Tiffany Culp, Ian Keim, Ethan Lapp, Molly Metcalfe, Ali Miller, Sophie Troyer, Jasmine Vazquez, Erik Villegas, Emma Whitlow, Hannah Snyder, Grace Roth, Sadie Yoder-Violin

* Large Ensemble No. 1: Chelsea Studebaker, Cassie Brown, Keila Flores, Dave Marshall, Rachel Horning-Viola, Chris Ubaldo, Alexis Johnston, Kelsey Reyes-Cello, Audrey Miller-Bass

* Large Ensemble No. 2: Kirsten Graves, Sergei Culp, Tiffany Culp, Lily Nussbaum-Violin, Noel Zak-Viola, Rosemary Nussbaum, Byeong Min Lim-Cello

Group III earning a silver rating:

* Violin Solo: Elizabeth Holbrook

* Viola Solo: Daniel Thiery

Group III earning a bronze rating:

* Cello Solo: Pamela Studebaker

Group IV earning a silver rating:

* Violin Solo: Lupe Flores, Teaosha Cunningham

* Cello Solo: Maddie Mathews

Lose Yourself

Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted-One moment
Would you capture it or just let it slip?

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti
He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drop bombs,
but he keeps on forgettin what he wrote down,
the whole crowd goes so loud
He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out
He's choking now, everybody's joking now
The clock's run out, time's up over, bloah!
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Rabbit, he choked
He's so mad, but he won't give up that
Easy, no
He won't have it , he knows his whole back's to these ropes
It don't matter, he's dope
He knows that, but he's broke
He's so stagnant that he knows
When he goes back to his mobile home, that's when it's
Back to the lab again yo
This this whole rhapsody
He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him

[Hook:]
You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo

The soul's escaping, through this hole that it's gaping
This world is mine for the taking
Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order
A normal life is boring, but superstardom's close to post mortem
It only grows harder, only grows hotter
He blows us all over these hoes is all on him
Coast to coast shows, he's know as the globetrotter
Lonely roads, God only knows
He's grown farther from home, he's no father
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
But hold your nose cause here goes the cold water
His hoes don't want him no mo, he's cold product
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
He nose dove and sold nada
So the soap opera is told and unfolds
I suppose it's old partner', but the beat goes on
Da da dum da dum da da

[Hook]

No more games, I'ma change what you call rage
Tear this ************* roof off like 2 dogs caged
I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed
I been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
But I kept rhyming and stepwritin the next cypher
Best believe somebody's paying the pied piper
All the pain inside amplified by the fact
That I can't get by with my 9 to 5
And I can't provide the right type of life for my family
Cause man, these ******* food stamps don't buy diapers
And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
And these times are so hard and it's getting even harder
Trying to feed and water my seed, plus
Teeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donna
Baby mama drama's screaming on and
Too much for me to wanna
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony
Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail
I've got to formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot
Success is my only ************* option, failure's not
Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go
I cannot grow old in Salem's lot
So here I go is my shot.
Feet fail me not cause maybe the only opportunity that I got

[Hook]

You can do anything you set your mind to, man

- EMINEM

She "bangs"

I decided recently that I wanted to chop the former bangs that I have been growing back out since 5th grade off. Again. This was a hard decision for me - I wasn't sure how I'd like bangs again, or what kind I should get.

While reading in the car on the way to the mall, my small ponytail flipped up in front of my face, creating an illusion that I actually had bangs that were side swept. I took a picture and all my friends thought they were real - most of them loved it.

With this in mind, and my scheduled hair appointment less than two days away, I began searching through photos online trying to find an idea of what I want. I have learned through very many bad haircuts that if you have a picture of what you want, it helps sooo much. So if you're trying something new, ever, keep that in mind.

So.... As of today, I have bangs. I love them.

Movie List: Update

I have added to my movie list and have several to cross off.

Fried Green Tomatoes - 12/18/09
Forrest Gump - 12/21/09
The Devil Wears Prada - 4/5/10
Steel Magnolias - 12/20/09
Dirty Dancing - 12/19/09
Flight of the Navigator - 12/23/09
Harry and the Hendersons - 2/4/10
Willow - 4/2/10
Bad Boys 1 -
Bad Boys 2 -
Karate Kid 1 - 1/16/10
Karate Kid 2 - 2/10/10
Labyrinth - 4/2/10
Sound of Music - 3/24/10
Teen Wolf -
Tremors -
Bed Knobs & Broom Sticks -
White Noise - 4/7/10
My Girl -
Coming to America -
Ghost -
Girls just wanna have fun -
Ferris Bueller's Day Off -