today was actually close to perfect...the closest anything's been in a while

wow. that's about all I can say. today was great. and I have that I'm-exhausted-but-still-feel-really-good feeling, like you get when it's been a long but super-productive day.

school went well. I did my music homework in class while the teacher was explaining to the other half of the class how to work the keyboards and computers. never mind being less than technically savvy when it comes to setting a password on a computer that doesn't really like you....I don't actually need to have it figured out till next Tuesday I guess. we got to clap and I learned some stuff about time signatures that I honestly didn't know before. so then I finished my worksheet and sat there helping everyone else figure out theirs.
"I can't read this bass clef stuff. I'm strictly treble clef."
"what instrument do you play?"
"trombone."

ha-ha. piano players just have the upper hand when it comes to theory, I have to say. and yesterday I met this girl named Ira from the Phillipines who seems pretty sweet.

We go our math tests back from yesterday and I got 100 on mine!!! *jumps up and down* we'll see how I do on the homework though. luckily I have all weekend to do it, but it's all on graphing and using calculators with over 200 crazy buttons, and both of those are weak points for me. however, I made a new friend (hey, if you can't find your friends on campus, make new ones)! her name is Ulyana (the pronounciation is sweet) and she's from the Ukraine - has the coolest accent ever. she totally reminds me of our German exchange student from four years ago. we sat by each other and she showed me how to use my graphing calculator. she's going for Registered Nurse - really nice. I think we'll be friends.

history went fine, though I can't wait for this week to be over so we can get into actually history, and out of evolution. but I talked to my professor for awhile after class; I found out she's a Christian who believes in evolution....we talked for like 10 minutes about that sort of thing. but it was cool, because it was a really good discussion, not an argument. she respects my point of view and the fact that I can defend it. and she likes having the diversity in the class. I'm really glad she's a Christian though, even if she's rather confused about some things.....

I walked home and one of my friends from youth group had come over with her brother on her way home from school, so we talked for awhile before I had to leave for golf.

*boring details...filler.....golf stuff*

my coach bought us all sodas since we got there super-early and had nothing to do for awhile. we all hit the range and the putting greens.....felt really good today. the course was easy too, and their team only had three girls, so we knew we were pretty much guaranteed a win.
I shot a 52, fairly good for me, with 11 points. I almost scored a point on every hole - I just missed it on the last hole by one stroke. my big goal is to break 50, and soon too. we talked about districts and I found out that if I make it past the first round of districts, the second is played at Chambers Bay - amazing course my dad goes crazy over. this is both really scary and slightly exciting. picture a 100-acre sand pit with some grass sprinkled in over humongous hills. and an amazing view of the sound. this is chambers bay. my big dream is to go there with a super-nice camera like my grandpa's. it's built on the old gravel mines and there are still some ruinous remains from the structures they had there. the train goes by too, right on the water.
if I can consistently shoot a 49-51, I'll make it to the second round.
right now I'm about 51-54. but with serious practice and taking each game very seriously, I think I can get there within the next three weeks.

yikes though. I'm freaked out.

anyway, our team won the match today, and we beat the goal of 66 points set by our coach. we actually scored 76 total, which is the best this team has ever had (in the last four years of its existence). so on the way home Walker took us all to Starbucks as a reward/celebration. I sincerely hope I can keep this up, and even get a little bit better. the course we'll play for the first round of districts is a harder course than we're used to, so I may not score quite as well.





*sigh* and I have to miss one, maybe two full days of school. this is not good news. it means if there's assignments I miss, those grades will be dropped but I'll have to do really well and not miss at all the rest of the quarter. so how do I balance getting really serious with golf for the next month or so, and keeping up with school too? they both take time and lots of effort, and can't be skipped until golf is over and done.
and what if I make it to State? that's not until next spring, so I'd have to keep up my game all winter, and take more lessons.

life is a circus act, and I'm the juggling clown.




but nevertheless, today was good. and I'm holding onto that, because I need it right now.