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Sometimes it is best to audition.

I looked back at my blog and found 'Sometimes its best not to audition.'

Now I have a counter argument for it...

Last night I got the letter accepting me into 6 Counties Symphony Orchestra, which is about the best thing I could possibly get into.

And between you and me.

I had a lot of luck.

In our county, only 2 percussionists turned up to the auditions, me and some drummer (who's actually good).

So even then I had a pretty high chance of getting in. (There is the orchestra, wind band, brass band and big band)

I guess I can talk about how it went now, even though I was so ashamed of it I thought I would never want to relive it again.

I played a piece on the xylophone. I stumbled.

I played a piece on the snare drum. It went fine. I thought. Until I had my percussion tuition again and realised I got some of the rhythms completely wrong. But its okay, because the auditioner-person doesn't know that.

Ooft. Then the sight reading bit.

Snare drum first...... It went so well that he had to stop me. Stood next to me. Clapped the rhythm out, while tapping his foot, and I had to try again. He obviously thought I was amazing.... 'Good effort.... but never mind....'

Timpani s. I was supposed to tune the timpani s myself. I hopelessly peddled at the peddle in trying to get the right note. The same thing happened with the snare drum again. They ended up clapping the rhythm out. It was insanely obvious to all of us that I couldn't sight read untuned rhythms. 

So, onto the xylophone.I was looking forward to this. I'm good at the xylophone. And sight reading at it too.

However they already saw my inability, and gave me an awfully easy piece. Possibly to make me feel better.

I played it perfectly.

The thing is. I got in. And I should be selling how amazing I am.

But truthfully, there is a lack of percussionists. And they're desperate.

And I am a bit worried.

I played in the county orchestra concert last week. I played very well in the rehearsals. And fell apart a bit in the real thing. Mainly going too fast. But it was fine. I got a 'well done, but there were some hairy moments'.

So, sometimes it is best to audition. Sometimes you get in regardless of your ability/inability.

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Saturday Morning

By 10:30 am this morning, I had already baked a cake, ate some cake, went down to the library and back home again.
It was my mum's birthday yesterday.
So I baked an upside-down pineapple cake with the help of my brother.
I tried to make a caramel topping, but burnt the sugar.
I made another caramel topping, by melting the butter in the microwave.
It was a pool of oil. I stirred the sugar in.
I improvised and poured some honey everywhere, onto the pineapple, the 'caramel', the cake mix.
It was very nice.
I will put it on the pudding leader board (on the tab above).

On my way down to the library there was couple with a poodle having a very loud rant with another man about prime ministers and stuff.
I didn't really know what they were talking about.
Just stuff about 'he wasn't even elected', and 'just sits there all day and people are fighting'......
Then I walked past and they all said 'morning!' and then a pause.
Pause.
Then they continued to rant.

Carried on walking. Saw a lot of people going to the rugby club. Had a charming conversation with a year 7 kid from my mentoring form (class I help to 'settle in' to school).
It went like this:
Me - 'Rugby?'
Him - 'Yeah.'
Me - 'Have fun.'

Library. There were old people there. And me. But I found the Welsh for beginners stuff. So I queued in the queue with one woman in front of me. And listened to their conversation.
'Hope you have a lovely weekend.'
'It's supposed to rain in the afternoon.'
'Oh no!'

Gah, I like eavesdropping.

And there is my account of a Saturday morning. I feel ill already. I'm never going to wake up so early ever again.

Goodbye

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Dear Lemon Jelly.

First of all.
LemonJelly
is a terrible name.

I understand that when making a username, sometimes you wish not to use your real name.
Here are some examples of cool usernames:
StrawberryJelly
RaspberryJelly
BlackcurrantJelly.

BUT
LemonJelly
is a terrible name.

I had a really weird dream last night. The plane had been delayed and I was stuck in an airport. I used a token to go to the ladies' toilet and I inserted the token into the slot in the door of cubicle. And I opened the door and it was a restaurant!!!

I understand how people also don't really like listening to other people's dream sometimes, because although it may seem completely weird and amazing in one's mind, to others it's just stupid.
So, I told my friends about my dream.

And then acted my dream out.
It was lunch time and we went to the girl's toilet. I closed the door of a cubicle from the outside, pulling it close with my foot.
Then I pretended to insert a token in to the lock of the door, opened it and said 'It's a restaurant.' We couldn't stop laughing for a very long time.

People gave us (me) really worried looks. It didn't help that we were all singing a song from the movie 'The 3 idiots' called 'Zoobi Doobi'.

I tried to do my homework last night. Watching Welsh TV.
'Pam? (Why?) Bla bla bla bla rydw bla bla bla.'
*Reads magazine
'Bla bla bla bla hoffi bla bla'

Oh and I should be doing research for a chemistry trip tomorrow. But then I got distracted.

And I use Colgate. On my teeth. And on my face.
And I am not posting any recipes up.

For now.

afscheid 

Well I was going to

post some photos of my fingernails.

We had a Welsh lesson today in which we watched bits of Welsh TV. And me and my friend had some tip-pex and pens. So.....
I had a terrible Hello Kitty drawn on my thumb nail.
Dots on my second finger.
A really nice flower on my third.
The union jack on my fourth (I had to teach her how to draw the union flag first though)
AND
on my little finger.........

..............A NINJA.

Oh dear me, we are childish.

I got too excited and started showing everyone my 'ninja', and the amount of sympathetic 'it's okay' pats and hugs I got...... made me feel very popular. It is sad when I have to show my little finger with a cute ninja to be able to feel popular.

I also got the alphabet wrong in maths. I sat next to a friend and we were going through the alphabet and I missed out a few letters.
So he taught me the alphabet, and the guy behind me shook my hand to congratulate me.

Oh, and recently I've started putting toothpaste on my face before I go to bed. As apparently they help with spots and stuff. But then, my uncle also said that cutting the blood circulation in the feet is good for them.

I just need to find the right balance between gullible and. Cynic? Cynical? I think that's the word.

Hmm.
Pudding tomorrow.

再见

Pudding Leader Board

Okay, I have posted up a pudding leader board, which takes into account the puddings we've had since 3 weeks ago (1 pudding a week). They are rated out of 100.... And I will update it every week/time we have pudding.
So you can visit it with the link below or click 'Pudding Leader Board' on the above bar.
:)

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The pudding ritual.

Every Tuesday evening, we have pudding.
Because my dad's home and we have pudding.

So after we finish supper, my brother usually runs off to play on the computer or read some geeky books.
And I would say (loudly) 'SHALL WE HAVE PUDDING NOW?'*
And my mum would say (loudly) 'SHOULDN'T WE GET YOUR BROTHER FIRST?'*
And I would reply (loudly) 'WHY WOULD WE WANT TO DO THAT?'*
And my dad would say (loudly) 'YEAH LETS JUST HAVE PUDDING WITHOUT HIM.'*

*All in Chinese, but translated for better understanding.

My brother would run to the kitchen... 'Did I hear there were pudding?'
And I would say....'Yes it was so delicious, mmm, mmm, mmm,'
And he would sigh exasperatedly
Then we would get the plates, and the pudding, and we would all tuck in to the pudding.


Today the first part happened again, I shouted 'WHY WOULD WE WANT TO GET MY BROTHER TO HAVE PUDDING?'
Then I laughed and said...'We do this every week...
And, I knew this was coming. I really did. I KNEW this was coming...
My mum said 'Maybe you should write it on your blog....
'I knew you were going to say that! I just knew! I was going to say it myself!'
My mum laughed and said 'Maybe you should write that on the blog....'
And I said....'I knew you......
My dad laughed (everything in this involves a lot of laughing)....'This could go on and on....

So, I might go and watch Top Gear later, and I have decided to create a leader board the puddings we've eaten (starting from 3 weeks ago), rating them out of 100.
 Woo!
अलविदा

Tea and a lesson in logic.

'Well hello, my little sachet of leaves,
Please don't fret, the scorching water won't scorch.
Your wonders will diffuse, your powers will spread.
In dribbles the milk, and a magical stir.
Then I'm sorry, but you go in the bin.'

...Yeah.... I had to write a poem about tea. Technically we could write about anything that fits into our palm (teabag), but I was craving tea.
The reaction was 'Aww, that's so cute... you're actually thinking about the teabag's feelings'

Hmph.
I'm still annoyed at that place (writing squad).
They were teaching us logic once, and their example was

'Every mammal is warm-blooded,
A dog is warm-blooded,
Therefore a dog is a mammal'

WRONG,
Because we are not given that every warm-blooded creature is a mammal
Theoretically and logically it's not correct.... that like saying...

'Every lemon is yellow,
A banana is yellow,
Therefore a banana is a lemon'

I tried to argue my case, but they wouldn't hear it.
Gah, this was probably about half a year ago, and I'm still annoyed.

I hate being proven wrong
But even more so when I'm actually right.

Argh. I sound like a spoilt kid.
or a spoilt brat.

But I did make sure I was correct as soon as I went home - I asked my brother.
I have a lot of my faith in my brother when comes to: Science, Maths, Logic, and Maths.

Haha, this is my lament.
Ironically the author who taught us incorrect logic's 'best' work were her poems of lament.
I should send her this.

TEA
So, this is my theory.
I was talking to my mum about the 'Four Great Inventions of Ancient China'  (paper-making, gunpowder, compass - and the one we forgot, which is printing)

And I said one of them should be tea.
Although no-one invented tea leaves.
Someone had to come up with the concept of putting the tea leaves in to water for the drink.
Its wasn't as if tea-leaves in water was 'waiting' to be discovered.
Someone had to invent the concept.

I have a really cute cup that I drink tea out of... it's pink, with a cute cat and sushi's. I may put a photo up later.

I take tea with no sugar and a good dosage of milk.

Ciao