May 22, 2012
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i’m whupped.
the evening wrapped up with a very long 9th grade concert. the music program in my town is just beyond the norm. i’m pretty sure i can safely say this. spawn is in both choir and band. the choir was quite enjoyable. i was still fresh at this point. not only that, spawn likes to sing, is very animated, and even though it’s a choir and she’s come a long way, i can still still hear her voice in amongst the other kids. (perhaps that’s delusion at this point, but i assure you, for many years, it was not. she can sing pretty darn loudly.) once again, my video didn’t download. sigh.
then we had orchestra. they were very good. i mean that. but the first song they played was about 6 days long. and i just can’t behave that long. i wrote a note to the MIL “i wish i was haydn from haydn”. she laughed. and then we made fun of the song title. cassation of something or another. which is apparently an excuse to have up to 7 movements. she called it cessation. well, clearly not. i thought castration was much more appropriate. really, just end the song already. and yes, i could tell it was difficult and it didn’t sound like 15 year old kids playing, so yay, orchestra. but end the song already.
band was also great. but by that point it was going to take a sousa march to keep me from wanting to go to sleep. and they didn’t play sousa.
and there was all the drama before we even got there. because you know spawn hates band. she must tell me this daily. on the other hand, when i ask after the concert if she had fun, of course she did. she always does. and usually it’s obvious when she’s still on the stage that she had fun. that girl can light up a room. she’s fun to watch. but the drama. spare me. just once. tonight it was wardrobe. because choir had no requirements but stinking band wanted the white and black and she didn’t want to wear white and black and she wants to quit band because of white and black. and she didn’t wear white and black. and it was ok. but seriously. why would a person sit around the house for hours after school not deciding what to wear and then 10 minutes before we need to leave have a hissy fit. this i do not understand. well, i probably do. because she is my spawn. which apparently means my clone.
and honestly today was long enough before the concert. i was the sub in the room today. and i think i’m done for the year with that. there are 3 boys in the class who just can’t hold their shit together when i’m in charge. and it is so frustrating. 167 days into the school year and some things should be crystal clear and they aren’t. and i’m tired of listening to myself talk to them. and everyone else gave me a hundred hugs today. because they are sweethearts. i don’t like who i am when i’m in charge.
and i saw a woman who used to be my friend being the total witch that she turned out to be. with a b.
it’s tech week for spouseman. and i’ve had too much rum and coke. the end.
Comments (15)
I like music, but that seems like it was an insanely long concert. I have to be in the right – patient – mood to listen to long symphonies. And then it very much helps if they are lively and energetic. Maybe they should have had like three or four separate events for each group.
@leaflesstree - and we sat through 30 minutes of pre-game show. 7-9:30. i just can’t do it. and then the kid wanted a cookie. let me out. now.
I wish I could have been there. I am glad it went well and she was enjoyed it. She does sound very much like you. : )
@lanney - it annoys me so much that i nicknamed her so well. she really is me. which is why she drives me insane
@promisesunshine - well of course!
mmm rum and coke…I haven’t had one in ages
I was in Choir from 5th grade to Senior year. The last year having to sing We Are The World was the worst. God, that song stinks on ice… I need some Crown Royal right now…
@godfatherofgreenbay - don’t have two.
@Zoz36 - yes, that song is horrible. i was in band. i would have done both, but couldn’t.
I started playing the clarinet in 4th grade and was in both high school and college bands and orchestras. I loved it, but sadly, I had not real musical talent. I could play well enough to be in the first row, but I was mostly technical and tone oriented, but not musical from the heart.
Glad the performance was enjoyed.
frank
im glad you survived
@longshadow618 - it was touch and go for a while.
@ANVRSADDAY - i think personal enjoyment is much more important and you must have had that. you’re a perfectionist, aren’t you?
@promisesunshine - I really do not think I am a perfectionist. My wife is,however.
@ANVRSADDAY - that makes sense, many insecure people are.
Wow! The schools here break it up into separate events (and make you pay multiple admission fees)!
@murisopsis - in middle school they did too. at least at high school kids see free as do grandparents, so it was cheaper than a middle school experience.