The Fourth of July

Hehe, so this post is kinda... almost a month late, but I had to wait for the pictures from my friend in order to make it. You see, my friend's dad has an awesome waterproof camera, so he took all the pictures when we were out on the lake.

Alrighty, so just like every other year, during the 4th, my family takes a trip up to Lake George to the trailer we own up there. The campground is pretty much like a little town, meaning that everyone knows mostly everyone else, and we're all on speaking terms. I also happen to have made friends up there (most of them live near Albany), so we end up having lots of fun.

So during that vacation, I went tubing with my friend Hannah, her friend Sandi, her brother Andrew, our friend Ryan, my brother Charley, and Charley's and my friend Brian. (and her dad of course) Here's some pictures!

After that, while we were loading the boat back onto the trailer so we could bring it back to the campground, it rained while it was sunny. After the sun went away and the rain stopped, this beautiful thing showed up.
So on the night of the third, we saw fireworks! Some lady who was apparantly friends with Hannah's dad somehow was selling glowing swords (kinda like lightsabers) so most of us bought one (I think they were only four or five dollars) and played around with them. Pictures!

Here's the rest, from assorted times throughout the weekend:

To Do List

So this is my 'to do' list for the rest of the summer, since it seems as if I've gotten nothing done. I can take pictures of the artsy things I complete if people want to see.

1. Finish reading The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey (her books are recommended for fantasy lovers!)

2. Write SOMETHING. (Anything you lazy bones!)

3. Obtain a job.

4. Make a video for the Final Fantasy Returners Marathon. (www.returnersgaming.blogspot.com for those interested in looking it up before I make said video.)

5.Fix LOTR bag so things don't fall out of the bottom. (See past post for pictures.)

6. Make a new bracelet. (My bracelets are made of embroidery string.)

7. Finish coloring my poster. (It's like one of those fuzzy posters, but without the fuzz.)


That's all I've got so far. I'm going to go run my finger under cold water; it's throbbing because I burnt it on the oven earlier. >.<

THE OFFSPRING ROCKS!

So, instead of writing a huge paragraph on the AWESOME concert I went to, I made a video! Woo! Although, I'll paste what I put in the sidebar in youtube so you don't have to venture over there to look.

Yesterday, I went to Channel 103-1's Big Day Out in Saratoga, so I made this video about it. The lineup was Malestrom, Chevelle, Sum 41, Shinedown, the Offspring, and Staind. I WISH the Offspring went last so they could encore, but they didn't so... yea.

Links:
http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId...
http://www.returnersgaming.blogspot.com/
http://www.returnersgaming.proboards.com/
http://www.pccd-ainulin.blogspot.com/

New GIMP Designs

Well, here are the three most recent. The reason there are three is because the first one I made was originally with the cute little guy in the second render. I decided that the background and the render didn't match at all, so I replaced it with the only render I had with the same color scheme, which ended up being little Axel and Roxas. The other two with cute little Hunny and his cake were made at the same time, cause I couldn't decide which one I liked more to keep, so I kept them both. So, here we go:

The Lord of the Rings Bag

Alrighty, so while I was looking for pictures of the Door to Moria to embroider onto a bag, I found that video that was in the last post. So just a half hour or so ago, I FINISHED THE BAG!

It's made out of an old Aeropostle sweatshirt that I got for $15 about 3-4 years ago that I don't wear anymore. I figured that instead of throwing it out, I could make something out of it, so I put the Door to Moria on it. Now... that may have been the dumbest idea I ever had, because the elven letters were REALLY HARD to embroider. >.<

As you can see, I took the picture of the door and printed it out on my computer. I then pinned it to the bag where I wanted and started embroidering. Little did I know that it would take FOREVER to get the paper out from under the sewing. (I thought I could just pull and it'd rip and come off, but noooo, pulling rips out the stitches too. -.-) I also didn't think that my stitchings would look bad underneath the paper if they looked good on top of the paper. So although the brown string that outlines the trees is quite messed up looking, here's the final product!

I may go back at some point and touch it up to make the brown look better, but overall, I think I did a great job for someone who can't embroider well. All that's left is to put the strap on, which I think I'm going to take one of the sleeves and cut it up into fourths and sew them together. (I would have used both sleeves, but one of them I already used for the bottom of the bag.)

Mines to Moria, in reality!

This... is the coolest, nerdiest thing I have EVER seen in my entire life... and I love it to death. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_ZzbnTSoE&feature=player_embedded

Music in the Parks 09

So Friday and Saturday, our music department (minus the freshman band, chorus, and orchestra) all went on a trip to Massachusetts where there was a Music in the Parks competition. Friday was when the actual competing was, at Holleyoak High School; Saturday was when the awards were given at Six Flags New England. The trip was a blast and we all had a lot of fun. Concert Choir was awarded First Place in the AAA division with a rating of Superior. Women's Choir was also awarded First Place with a rating of Superior, but I don't know what division they were entered in. We were also awarded for having the best choirs. I'm not sure the awards given for the bands, because there were so many different types and divisions that I lost track. However, I know that there was one school that kept beating us in that category. (Their school began with an N, I forget the name.) The Phil Harmonia Orchestra was awarded First Place with a rating of Excellent, and Symphony Orchestra was awarded Second Place. (I think, we were kind of confused with those categories and divisions as well.) Here's some pictures!

Friday:

Saturday:

If anyone wants clarifications on who's who, just leave some comments.

Rae, if you read this, I want your pictures too. Email me: christa.firegal@yahoo.com

Junior Prom

Woo! Prom has come and gone, and although it was fun, I'm glad that I don't have to worry about it anymore. Now I have NYSSMA and the SATs to look forward too. Woo...
Overall, the prom was very enjoyable and pretty, although being sick hampered things a lil. (Hope you can't tell in the pictures!)

I couldn't help but take pictures of the totally AMAZING corsage thingie that my mother gave me. It's so shiny...

If you want to know who's in a particular picture, just leave a comment because the pictures keep cutting off the words.