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Hey! This is Jamie and Meghan! Fear the cows, or they will push you into the deep end!
i know, i know.....
I know, I know, I still haven't put up "Fifth Day of Camp, Thursday, 6-27", but I didn't write it that day (actually I haven't written it
So, today was pretty busty. Woa, ok, I meant
So, today was pretty busy. I had to wake up at 7 to babysit at 7:30 until 8:30. I usually don't babysit for kids over the age of eight, but Russel is an exception (he's nine!). He's really well behaved. He just plays Game Boy Advanced all morning until the camp bus comes. He didn't even hit me when I had to put freezing suntan lotion all over his stomach and back!
So that leaves me at 8:30. I eat a bagel with a couple of raspberries. I take a nap. That leaves me at 9:30. That leaves me with 15 minutes until I have to leave for a dentist appointment. The dentist was fun. I had three teeth drilled. Oh, by the way, about a month ago, I had my front teeth fixed (the backs of the top two broke in January. Well anyway, I had been under the goofy gas (a month ago) for 1 1/2 hours, all of this the day before a Latin final. Well anyway, today my dentist told me that I'll have to have it all taked out and completely redone. Funfunfun. But I'll get shot for it (anasthetics, not bullets, you dumb butts). But it's still not going to be fun.
That leaves me at 11. I now have another bagel and another nap. This leaves me at 12 noon, and I have to go to a tennis match vs. Philadelphia Country Club. I go, but I'm confused, because my schedule says be there at noon, my email says some people are playing at 12:30, and my email also says that I'm playing at 1:30. My email also says BE ON TIME! so what am I supposed to do? I get there like 12:05, get told I don't need to be there until 1:30 on the dot, and don't have anywhere to go (our air conditioned cars conveniently both broke down yesterday). So amazingly my mom agrees to go to the mall (Springfield). She didn't agree to
So now it's match time. I played doubles with Ann, who is really nice. I'm not that good, because I've only been playing for like three months. But somehow we managed to win 8-4 (8 game pro-set). I was serving last and we just went 15-love, 30-love, 40-love. I wanted it to be over so badly. I was so hot. I come off the court and my coach says, "Wow! I've never seen anyone's lips turn white before!" Apparently I was that dehydrated, even though I had drank two full bottles of water just during the match and about half a bottle just before. Afterwards we swam at the Rose Valley pool, which was fun because I don't belong there and it was fun to try something new.
Speaking of trying new things, I learned two new dives on Sunday with Meg calling me (a call is when the coach says something like "kick!" or "look!" or something random like "hup!" to call you out of a flip or to tell you to kick out or to look for the water). Today I got them both by myself. I'm so proud of me. Especially a reverse, which is where you start your approach (the steps before the dive) and dive like a front dive, but then do a back dive and flip back towards the board. I tried it when I was nine, and landed flat on my back. Then when I was eleven I tried it again, and held on too long and did a reverse flip. A reverse flip is worth the same as a reverse dive, and it's uglier, so you usually get fewer points for the flip. The dive is also a good dive to have, because sometimes you're required to do it in a meet. But I started having no approach and just jumping off the board and having Meg calling me out of it, and today I got it easily and looking nice with an approach and no call. I got second on Monday, so I don't have to worry about the League Cup anymore, so I'm just throwing stuff at the meet tomorrow. I'm putting in this reverse, a double (which I haven't done in years), and an inward 1 1/2. That last dive is where you stand on the end of the board and start the dive like a back dive, and then do a front dive towards the board. But since I'm doing a 1 1/2, I do a flip and an extra half of a rotation to go in head first.
So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Now I'm falling asleep. I started this entry at 8:46 pm, and now it's 10:30! I gtg.......
~J
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Going away for Two weeks!
Hey Everyone!
How's everyone's summers been going? yesh, i am leaving for a music camp at westminster choir college tomorrows, and then i'm going to my grandparents (fun...) so i'll be away for two weeks! I'LL MISS YOU ALL SOOOOO MUCH!!!! (even though i'll only be away for two weeks...haha..i'll be back before you guys know it! lol) Sorry this entry is kinda' short, but i'm leaving for the camp in about 45 minutos! Love you all sooooooo much!! ~Megs:o)
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 02:05 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2002Fourth Day of Camp, Wednesday, 6-26
Getting a little better at the Chorus Line dance. Still not that good. I'm going to pick up my jazz shoes when I stop at home, no matter how small they are. So, we're trying to work out my song. I'm going to try to switch to my head voice at kind of random places, but it doesn't sound that good. Ava told me that I can't ever tell her I can't sing again, and I guess I believe her. I mean, I can sing, it just doesn't sound that good. Sarah and I have the weirdest scene, but I guess all A/B scenes are. Really weird, I mean.
The diving meet was pretty good. I had to come up with a last dive when I got there, but I did. A back flip layout. I hate that dive. But, I guess it looked good bc it was my highest scoring dive! I was just so tired after the meet so I wound up sleeping at home. I kinda wish I had gone to Gene's master class, but I conked out at 8:30! Well, I'm kinda tired again.....zzzzzzzz........
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 12:32 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2002200!
we broke 200!!
Third Day of Camp, Tuesday, 6-25
This is probably going to be pretty short. Oh well whatever. Today was kinda "eh". I still am kind of behind in dance. Todd told me I was afraid of a Bflat and a C, and made me try to hit them over and over and he told me it was a breathing problem. It's not. I just physically can't get them. They're in my break (which is, lo and behold, Bflat to C), and I can't really get them out with either my chest voice or my head voice. Anyway, moving on. Teddie/Austin played games again. At the very end, we got A/B scenes. Another Teddie/Austin class got A/B scenes yesterday and real scenes today.
The magician was cool. I went up and helped. I got a baloon (well really like 10 balloons) that is a rainbow. Gotta remember to email Mr. Shaffer for suggesting him. I didn't go to the swim party. I didn't feel like it, and I'll be diving tomorrow anyway. Can't wait! ~9:30
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 09:48 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2002Second Day of Camp, Monday, 6-24
Christine's class is okay, but for some reason I'm doing really badly. It's not a hard dance, I just don't feel as light on my feet as I used to (maybe because I'm not...). That's okay I guess, because Kenny and Dan are bad too (sorry Kenny and Dan don't take offense). Todd's class is okay. I'm singing "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Mis. It goes a little high (ha....a C.....), but I guess that's okay. Teddie/Austin is okay. Have you noticed I used the word "okay" waaaaaaaay too much?? Inside Joe's Studio is my favorite class. I love Joe. (Not like
Ms. Gerry (spelling?) was fun. Especially when the power went out.....lol. She's the narrator for "A Makeover Story" on TLC! Meg would love her. Meg (my sis) and I are going to force our parents to go on the show. [Retroactive note: I found out when I got home that the application was in and is going through the process of being reviewed and hopefully accepted.] The other guy (Paul's friend) was kind of weird. He was fun, though. He did all this like traditional multicultural music stuff with that kind of instrument, and tried to blend acting and humor into it.
Before bed I played tennis against the wall and played ping pong.
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 07:59 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2002First Day of Camp, Sunday, 6-23
So I'm rooming with Ava and Suze. Got ice for my arm. Took Aleve. Wow, this is a boring entry so far.
I have Christine, Todd, and Teddie/Austin. Mallory and Emily Fishman came in because their respective roommates dissappeared. Ok, now there's a lot of loud people. I just want to listen to my damn Harry Potter on CD!! (lol sg)
I can't wait to get out of here on Wednesday. Even if it is to dive without practice. I miss my diving friends. I need their sn's. Ok, where is Anna Bruno? She needs to be here!! lol. Now they're all gone (the loud people). How does Zoe last 4 weeks? It's easier this year than the first year, but ot was better last year, when Megs was my roommate.
I'm glad I brought my AIS blanket. It's really cozy and I hate the Itchy+Scratchy Show blankets that they give us.
Oh, God, Austin's "Get to Know Each Other" activity. Jeez. So, First Task: you have five minutes to put on as many layers of clothing as possible. Oh great the loud people are back. Wonderful. I'm tired go away. w/e. anyway, back to Austin. I had on like 13 shirts (including a sweatshirt) and like 9 pairs of shorts. Mallory looked like a man! Then we had to run to the field where all the hot soccer guys were. With all the clothes on. Yeah. Then we had all these challenges (go kait's team....we definitely win at losing....). But we did get second-to-last.
So now two of the six loud people are gone. Unfortunately, Ava is one of the loud people. Claudia was like, "Who are your roommates again?" (This is when I was first on the floor to lock myself out of my room) Me: "Ava and Suzie." Claudia: "Ava and Suzie...Great...Is that going to be okay?" Me thinking: "Uhhh....no. When I get tired, I want to go to sleep. When they get tired, they fall on the ground laughing and then they scream and decide to stay up all night." Me talking: "Yeah. Great." I should have brought ear plugs! lol. ~10:30
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 07:00 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2002back from camp
Hey everybody!! I'm back from camp! This entry won't be very long! Camp wasn't so bad, and this entry is just to say the next few will be pretty much what I wrote in my journal during camp. If any names are like this: *name* it means that is not the person's real name. And by the way, no one get mad at me or take offense to what I say. Remember that I just wrote this stuff as it came out, and I am putting up as much of my writing as possible. So here we go!
camp camp camp diving diving diving
so yeah i'm going to yptw camp tomorrow.....i really don't want to go. like no one is going...oh well i get to cut out on wednesday for a diving meet...if you win all your dual meets and champs you get the league cup...and i did that two years ago, but i had missed a meet for camp...so it didn't count...that made me mad...and wednesday is a good day for a break from camp.
So like 10 of the older (10 and up!) divers from the team (Amanda, Jane, Alyssa, Kerry, Me, Meg, Anna, Ben, Mark, and Matt) went out to West Chester last night to work with Ronn Jenkins (oh joy my favorite person...). Well really to use his stuff (harness over the board, mini tramp(oline), and 3meter). I HATE HIM SO MUCH!!! I quit diving for him after he yelled at my sister and I realized I just couldn't take any more of him. And now I had to go back. I really needed more DD, and I needed to use the belt. Of course, he wouldn't let me in it. I have been doing a back flip in tuck for like 3 years and I don't like to do it b/c I end up doing a back 1 1/4 and it's not fun. But for the past three years I've been doing back 1 1/2 into the pit at gymnastics, and Ronn has been telling me there's no way in hell I can do it off the board. My sister is the assistant coach and came with us. It took her and the head coach telling Ronn multiple times to let me in to get him to let me in the belt to work on back 1 1/2. He also did this drill where I sit in a really tight tuck and fall backwards and kick out at the last second to keep from falling. I don't understand why I couldn't've done it on the deck and why he made me do it on the edge of the pool, but w/e. So he tells me "trust me" and silly me, I do, even though I learned long ago he is not to be trusted. He says he'll keep me from going of the edge into the pool (the side of the pool is like 1 1/2 feet above the water). I trust him and lo and behold he drops me into the water and I skin the backs of my legs along the wall. ouch. So just after that, he messes up the ropes for the harness and I get my arm tangled in one side of it and skin that to and now I have a big bruise there that *kills* and is *super* swollen. So Alyssa can't understand this next bit and neither can I. When I'm going to go in head first, which I'm supposed to do, seeing as it's a back 1 1/2, why would he yank the ropes so my head and hands go one way and my feet go another, causing me to crack my back *extremely* hard. I surface from the water only to hear "Don't do that. That's how divers hurt their backs". No shit. I was about to yell "No, that's how you hurt divers' backs!" but cooled off. I can't believe I used to dive September to March with him. I can't even take three hours! I also don't understand why he stopped me when I was fine, but let Anna slap over and over. And he's just sarcastic and makes wisecracks all the time! I wanted to just run over and punch him in the face and tell him to shut up! Well I'm getting tired of writing and I should ice my arm some more. The swelling just won't go down.
Jamie said sayonara while Meghan ate more ice cream at 12:46 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2002new picture! jr
I fixed it!! Thank you so soo sooo soooo sooooo soooooo sooooooooooooooooo much to Jenni! So the fishing kitty you see above is the original picture, and the sleeping kitty you see below was the stand-in. I had to cut out the picture of the kitty in a burger, but you can catch it on page 3 or 4 or so on TheSpark.com's Lazy Test. catch ya on the pilf side (woa jeez....) ~J
jamie's flying fingers
so hey i worked really hard with the html here (granted, i took the template from P I X E L S C R I P T S), and I had to format a lot of it. I think the picture is kinda cute, but the one that I really wanted can be found here (it's the last one in the third row). To make a long story short, I can't use that picture from that site because the HTML URL source code is incomplete. I'm still looking for another URL for that picture, but for now we've got the kitty in a hammock. Frankly, I'd rather be in a hammock than going to diving, but that's the way the bird falls out of the tree. ummm................yeah sorry about that.
Hey Gina I have an idea for how to make your text look right. Email me at jryan88@comcast.net if you want more info.
Don't you all love the kittyburger at the bottom? I got it off TheSpark.com's Lazy Test. The question was like "Burger King hands you this. Do you drive all the way around because they messed up your order, or do you eat it anyway?
A: Why would I ever eat this? Someone really screwed up my order and I want it fixed!
B: It's food."
see yall lata! ~J
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