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Status 5-29-08 "Summer?!"
Summer is almost here, yay. I wish I could say I can finally relax and focus on things besides school, but my high school requires a "graduation project" so I have to do 25 hours of community service during the summer. Its not so bad, but when you have your schedule full of band activities, job hunts, and a possible trip to Ohio, its tough.

Speaking of band, I was presented the position of slave Brass Captain and Business Manager at band banquet, an event where the current years seniors step down and allow the rising juniors to control the band. The one thing I regret about this is I have to manage the band accounts for over 100 people, which includes counting money, giving out receipts, etc. There are two of us though, so it should be manageable.

On the art side, I haven't really posted much recently. I've drawn a bit, but most are sketches practicing anatomy, perspective, and motion. I really haven't had the time to do very much drawing due to the close proximity of exam week (next week). Once school is over, I should be posting a lot more, and hopefully I can finally get my hands on a tablet.

Oh, I decided to make my Journal a bit more unique organized. You can read all of the previous entries here as well.
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Status 5-20-08 "Locked Out and Powerless!"
Ok, ever had one of those moments where you realize something so obvious that most people don't think about it? I had one of those today.

So I leave band practice and go to the local Hardee's at around 4:35pm, order a Thickburger, and head to my car. Normally, I wouldn't go for fast food, but I had to be in church by 6:15 to play music for Confirmation (It takes half an hour to get to my church from my house and 10 to get to my house from school). I look up and go "Oh shit, its probably going to rain really hard really soon." The sky was black, the wind was whipping, and a dull haze obscured your vision past about 50ft.

On my way home, I hear an emergency broadcast over AM radio at about 4:55 saying something about a severe thunderstorm warning between. Once in my driveway, I hit the garage door opener in my car. Keep in mind, I have an electric garage door opener so I don't carry keys. Nothing happens. I think "Shit! The power is out." Then, according to Moor's Law, the wind picks up and sheets of rain start pounding my car. I run out to the back yard in the middle of the pounding rain to fetch the spare key and sprint back to the front door. I'm about to turn the handle on the storm door when BOOM! It hits me. No, not lightning, realization.

I may have the spare door keys, but they don't work in the storm door. I spend about half an hour running around the house trying to find a way in. Hell, I even tried to get in through a window, but the screen wont come out unless I slash it. Finally, at around 5:20, one of my neighbors notices me running around and yells "Hey, are you locked out?!" I say yes and they invite me to stay at their place until the power goes back on.

Said neighbor goes to my high school, so I know him pretty well. His mom explains to me that the power went out around 4:30 due to a circuit breaker or something exploding in town. Seriously, what the hell. It wasn't even any lightning or rain at that time. The rain slowed down to a drizzle and we spent a good half an hour talking about random things before one of their dogs (they have two) needed to be let out of the house. My friend goes to open the door, and, out of no where, the dog he didn't leash busts out the front door and runs off. We spend a good 5 minutes running around trying to catch him. We finally do and re-enter the house. The ceiling fan was spinning, so at 6:15pm, power was finally restored. I thank my host for his kindness and return home.

There was no way I would make it to church on time so I decided to screw it and stay home. I wasn't really worried about not attending, I was just pissed no one thought to put another set of keys out... So yeah, I learned a lesson today. Always have a spare key somewhere, not only for your door, but your storm doors.
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4-25-08: "School Update" [link]
4-15-08: "Tagged" [link]
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