What's wrong with today's society?

I opened up my aim as usual today, and when aol.com opened, an article caught my eye- "Have we become too casual? Why I dress my kids up for church."

It got me thinking: today's society really is casual in the extreme. In doing a bit of internet research, I have found that I am not alone in thinking this. People, both male and female, wear t-shirts and jeans to church. Fifty years ago, it would not have been appropriate for women or girls to show up in pants, let alone jeans for either gender.

Not too long ago, I saw an old handbook detailing the dress code for my high school, as of 1962 (or thereabouts). Girls were to wear dresses, knee length or longer. Boys were to wear slacks and a collared shirt. This is a public school, it's not like it's private or anything.

However, you should see what people wear to school nowadays. Skintight, ripped, bleached. Bra straps hanging out (which unfortunately, even I am guity of), guys with boxers clearly visible. Clothes that look straight from the hamper. However, my biggest pet peeve is the people who show up to school in pajamas. Do those people even try?

I see people wearing a multitude of inappropriate clothing items. Leggings as pants are one of the most prevalent. Clothing that is too large, too tight, or just all around sloppy. However, even some of the worst, the studded, the tacky, the skintight/bleached/ripped/baggy clothing at least looks like they sort of maybe tried.
The worst and most inappropriate sort of outfit I have seen anyone wear to school was committed by an old friend of mine, who shall remain nameless here. Countless days I would see her show up to school in too small t-shirts emblazoned with names of motorcycle shops or Betty Boop's face, paired with pajama pants, and usually a really tacky bag (think cheetah print, red patent leather, or those horrible bags shaped like corsets). It makes me wonder, did she even try to look presentable for school? Or did she just grab the first thing she saw in the morning and put it on?

My point, however, was that society has become too casual. Recently I have been on that long hard road called the Job Search. When called in for an interview at Borders Books, I was going to wear what I thought was appropriate for a job interview- a black pencil skirt and white button down with black pumps. However, when I told my mother this, she told me it was too formal for a job interview. Was it really? The outfit she suggested- a tropical printed skirt and turquoise tank top with a black cardigan- seemed more fit for being a guest at a casual summer wedding perhaps, or even just to wear on a normal day. My interview was just at Borders, and not a corporation or anything, but I listened to my mother, and I don't exactly have a job yet...

Maybe I'm just too old fashioned for today's society. At least my beliefs are. You won't exactly see me out wearing a skirt and pearls every day, but hey, if it was societally acceptable you better believe that's what I'd be doing. You'd never catch me wearing what I am right now (baggy shorts printed with music notes and a men's XL flannel shirt) out in public. Come on now people, that's just not appropriate.

April 2010- Holy S***!

So I for one, do not believe that it is already April. Where did my senior year just go? So far, it's been pretty great.

All the way back in the fall, during football season, we won our first two home games- we haven't won that many home games in my four years here. And our marching band performances were pretty baller (Check them out on my youtube channel www.youtube.com/surferkitten92 )

Also, our men's basketball team was pretty, ahem, BALLER this season. We made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the DVC! I went to those post season games...the student cheering sections can get so intense! Pep band can too... but we have to abide by the rules, like no swearing or vehemntly flicking off the other team's cheering section. We lost in the Sectional Final, but it was still a great season! Go Rams!

I've had concerts and games and pep rallies... band has just been crazy this year. But it's been so fun, and every time I think about it, I realize how much I will miss being a part of the GE Marching Rams next year. Not to mention the fact that my amazing boyfriend is only a sophomore... and will still be there for two years after I'm gone. But hey, that gives me a good excuse to come back and visit ALL THE TIME :D
Not that I wouldn't anyway.

Back in November, I auditioned for my school's production of Broadway- Our Way. We took six musicals, and performed the best parts of them- the showiest show stopping songs. Pippin, Chicago, Wicked, Will Rogers Follies, Spamalot, and the Producers. I was cast in Chicago and the Producers, so I spent the next couple months dancing and not eating and not sleeping, and generally going crazy because of all the conflicts with pep band and scholastic bowl. We performed February 3,4, 5,6. It went really well, and the only complaint we got was from one mom who thought our costumes were too inappropriate for high schoolers...

Now here we are. It's spring break, marching band is over for football, pep band is over, and scholastic bowl only has our final party left. There's really not much left to the year, and it's kind of sad. I was named co-crewhead for the scenery crew for my school's production of The Three Musketeers. I'm rather excited for this, it should take up quite a bit of my time. Prom is coming up. I, like many other senior girls, have already bought my dress. It's gorgeous- white satin with sheer black chiffon over it, so it looks silver. :D

And of course, right after prom, we have AP tests. We still don't understand why they put prom before AP tests- isn't that kinda dumb? Especially since- get this- my first AP test is at 8 am, the monday after prom. Gahhhhhhhhh D:

In any case, maybe now I'll keep this a bit more updated, and fill you (my readers...??) in on The Three Musketeers as it comes along, and all the festivites involved with the last few months of school. :D

Peace out and much love!
~C

PS. Congratulations to my best friend Corinne on being named a Lilac Princess!
(You know all those local town festivals- ours is the Lilac Festival. xD)

Not goodnight quite yet. :]

Okay, so I lied. It's not just the nine months out of the year that I'm in school. I like to rant whenever I don't have time to go on photo adventures. ;]

Right now, I'm going into my senior year of high school. And I'm tweakin'. Because it's getting to that time. You know the time, when every senior in high school is constantly nervous, tired, and stressed.

Not final exams.

I'm talking about college application time.

Right now, it's June of the summer before my senior year. I have a vague idea of where I want to go. My ACT scores are in (I got a 29, first time, without trying!). So now I guess I should just fill out the apps, write the essays, and I'm golden, yes?
Eh. Not quite. Because I want to be a music major.

It doesn't sound like it would be different from any other major, does it? It's majoring in music, just like somebody would be a history major or a biology major or a theatre major. Well, I guess it's not that different. But there are some differences. This is what I know.

First of all, with a music major, you start music classes right away. It's not really one of those things you can skip for a few years to get your gen. ed's out of the way. You have to stay good at your instrument, which means being in an ensemble and practicing. You also have other classes, like theory, aural training, and beginning instrument classes, so you know what you're teaching.

Just to be accepted as a music major, you need to audition. Which for most people means preparing college audition music. And a lot of people start picking stuff out Junior year. Why am I tweakin' about that? My lesson teacher hasn't even mentioned college auditions. o_O

Basically, at the moment I am just freaking out about college. I was looking up college stuff, and they already have the audition dates posted for 2010. >_>

Currently, I'm looking at University of Illinois, Illinois State University, and Eastern Illinois University, which I know are all amazing music schools.

I'm wondering, does anyone out there in blogland have advice for me? Maybe on college auditions, or which colleges I should look at? It would be much appreciated. :]

Thanks a heap! Peace out, C.

A Minor Correction, perhaps?

Okay, so in my last post I wrote that what'll be on here is mostly photography and my art stuff, and that's all fine and dandy. However, nine months out of the year, I don't do much with that.
School tends to get in the way like that.

So during the months when I'm in school, there will probably be a lot about marching band on here. Like, a lot a lot. Or maybe not even marching band, just a lot about school in general.

That was my minor correction. Thank you and goodnight. :]

My first blog post!

Hello to anyone who might be reading this! This isn't really my first blog post I guess, I am a regular blogger on myspace. However, this is my first posting here on blogspot!

I guess I'll start with introducing myself. First of all, I'm a high school student. My first love is music. I'm a musician, I play the tuba as my main instrument, but I also play flute, and alto saxophone and guitar to some extent. I am a proud memeber of the GE Marching Rams. Music is my life, and it's what I plan to major in at college.

I'm also into art and photography, and that's probably mostly what'll be on here. I like to go on "photo adventures" with my friends, and I also love vintage fashion.


A typical photo adventure is comprised of my friends and I going to neighboring towns, dressing up in vintage or "creative" outfits, and taking (or at least attempting to take...xDD) artistic pictures.


I've been published in my school's literary art magazine a few times, as well as in my local newspaper.


This is the first photo I had published in my school's literary art magazine. ^_^

And here's the one that was published this past year.

Here's just one more that I took that I just really like

So anyway, there's a basic introduction to me, and a hello to everyone out in blogland. Happy trails!

Over and out.