Hey people!

Here's an account of my All-District Band Auditions yesterday! (I got bored and decided to try and blog it.)

4:01 A.M. I got up from bed. Looked like a zombie. Got clothes on and made last minute adjustments on packing.
4:12 A.M. Left for school. Had to turn back because I forgot my flute.
4:28 A.M. Arrived at school.
4:34 A.M. Dad leaves after extensive coaching. I talk with Alison for a little while.
4:44 A.M. We are allowed to board the bus. It is FREEZING cold!
5:00 A.M. Buses leave. And I attempt to sleep.
7:00 A.M. We stop for breakfast at McDonalds and Hardee's. McDonald's line is way too long, so I have a breakfast burrito with Kammy at Hardee's.
7:45 A.M. We leave.
8:56 A.M. We arrive at the middle school. I forgot what it's called. Still really cold. Mr. Frank registers us.
9:07 A.M. Mr. Frank comes back and hands out numbers. Kammy gts 57, Alison 85, and me 133. We head to the gym to practice our butts off.
10:00 A.M. People start auditioning. We are all still practicing. Kammy's clarinet breaks. She freaks out.
10:16 A.M. Kammy's clarinet is fixed. We keep practicing. And we find out only aout 5-10% 7th Graders get in the first year. There's also symphonic and concert band. Symphonic is the better one. They take about 24 flutes and 30 clarinets. 12 for symphonic, 12 for concert.
11:20 A.M. I buy Sour Straws to reinforce myself. Rest for awhile. We read.
12:00 P.M. Kammy practices. I read. Alison reads.
12:34 P.M. Kammy's audtion time! She goes. We all wish her good luck. Flutes number at around 50 to 60.
1:09 P.M. Kammy hasn't come back. Alison starts practicing.
2:04 P.M. Alison is called! Kammy comes back, saying that her judges wanted to take a break, so she had to wait extra long. She isn't very happy. Flute numbers around 100.
3:28 P.M. I am finally, finally called! I go.
3:49 P.M. The guide makes us wait outside the scales room. My mind is blanking out most annoyingly on me. I find out scales of C, Bb, and Eb.
3:56 P.M. I go in. I make small mistakes on Bb and chromatic. Otherwise, fine.
4:04 P.M. I go into solos room. The judges are nicer and they don't stare at me. I get one small mistake at the end.
4:06 P.M. I get in line for the sightreading. It is so long!
4:35 P.M. Still not there!
4:39 P.M. I finally get into sightreading. I do okay. Just forgot the dynamics and the staccatos.
4:43 P.M. Back in the gym. Kammy is now running a fever. Mr. Frank says the results will be out soon.
5:20 P.M. Results not out. Everyone is nervous and really, really wound up. We go on the bus to wait for the results.
5:28 P.M. Results are out! Yay! Mr. Frank approaches the bus with the folders.
5:34 P.M. He announces results! Alison gets 3rd Chair in Symphonic band! Wow! Kammy gets 8th chair in Symphonic band! I also get 8th chair in Symphonic band, too! A lot of people are disappointed. Mr. Frank reminds them that they are competing against 800 other people.
6:00 P.M. We arrive at a mall to eat.
6:45 P.M. We finish eating. Back on the bus.
9:42 P.M. Back in Wilmington. Tired, cold, and happy.