Crimson and White We're Marching Onward...

The opening line to my high school's song, Pep, rang through my head as I was unwillingly awoken by the band's practice run through my neighborhood Monday morning.  The hs band always marches through the east side of town before heading out on their Memorial Day parade route, and well... it's hard to sleep through those base drums.  

I'm home for the week!  Besides being woken up earlier than expected, I'm helping my mom redo our front closet.  I'll have pictures to follow on this project when we're finished.  It's been an extravaganza! 

I've also been helping my little brother study for his finals... I've tried to teach him some of my mad study skills such as, cramming with style for maximum performance, vitamin water, getting a good night sleep, and the classic sparknotes.  However, in my research of effective study methods I/my mom's friend Linda have discovered a new amazing tool:

www.quizlet.com

Here, you enter the information your studying (extra practice right there), and then it produces little quizzes, games, and even flashcards (you can print them too!).  It's so functional! 

Okay, so I'm a nerd, I think new study tools are exciting...  

Anyway, on a completely different note, National Tap Dance Day was spectacular!  My sister and I sat eyes wide and jaws on the floor for the whole show.  I was in awe of how fast they could move their feet, and get all the correct sounds in.  There was also one man from Spain who performed a sand dance; I was sceptical at first, but it turned out to be really cool.  He spread the sand out on a board and danced in it wearing a soft shoe.  The sand made several different sounds against the board.  Surprisingly Impressive!  

And the Japanese party was a blast; I'm going to miss Samantha this summer though! 

Uff da, 

Waha