oh why, hello!

at 09/13/09 11:53PM

i'm not kidding when i say i sometimes forget i even have a pleonast.
are any of yall the same way?
hmph.

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sigh...ojdrupert is right!

by campmagicman at 09/14/09 5:49AM
yes. or rather i neglect it due to more improtant things such as school work :P

by adeline at 09/14/09 11:37AM
lol ya, its all about facebook now!

by pinkrocker123 at 09/14/09 9:13PM
I did not see your face tonight. Were you in town with the family?

by jamiemmoon at 09/14/09 9:51PM
I check pleo rather frequently

by iamchriswindham at 09/14/09 11:06PM
I check mine pretty much daily, but I have noticed that it seems a lot of people don't get on as much any more...or maybe they just don't like me. haha :P

by windham4life at 09/15/09 9:41PM
sorry I missed you

by jamiemmoon at 09/16/09 10:20PM
I forget about pleo all the time. haha :D

by freckleface96 at 09/19/09 11:14PM
nope, lol!

by anonymouser at 09/20/09 12:46PM
Happy Birthday Amanda!!!

by lynnpaige at 09/23/09 7:46AM
happy 18th Amanda

by jamiemmoon at 09/23/09 8:05AM
happy birthday :)

by aggieman at 09/23/09 10:26AM
happy bday!

by markroberts at 09/23/09 11:47AM
happy birthday!!

by waynezworld007 at 09/23/09 11:49AM
happy birthday!

by pbnj at 09/23/09 1:58PM
happy birthday girl!!

by rachel_jeanne at 09/23/09 4:19PM
Happy Birthday!!!!

by oldrupert at 09/24/09 7:49PM
happy birthday!

by emwright at 09/27/09 2:11PM
happy birthday!

by iamjane at 09/30/09 5:04PM
Hi!!

by inklilly at 11/08/11 3:28PM

a picture is worth a thousand words,

at 07/03/09 7:27PM

i'm afraid to announce that Joy Payne is in payne, and is going to have a little difficulty providing food for us at camp this year.
& no, that was not an invitation to bring food into the cabins.
remember to come to camp with a full stomach!

what in the world happened?!?

by stephmc10 at 07/03/09 7:59PM
That's not good.

by oldrupert at 07/03/09 8:45PM
oh no! what did she do??

by rachel_jeanne at 07/03/09 9:21PM
OKay...there is something about this that just doesn't smell right.
The little smirk on her face makes me think you guys are up to something...

by jamiemmoon at 07/03/09 9:27PM
Poor Joy!!! This can't be good!!

by sheshe at 07/03/09 9:34PM
FOR THOSE WHO ARE CHECKING THIS OUT, PARTIALLY SHE HAS HURT HER HAND, THE REST IS HER FRIENDS GETTING HER PICTURE READY FOR A BUNCH OF SYMPATHY! SHE WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO MAKE ROLLS WITH ONE ARM!! :)

by anutty at 07/03/09 9:43PM
If there's no 'JOY' at camp, I guess I need to start unpacking!

by oldrupert at 07/04/09 1:56PM
yes, that is a smirk!!

by campmagicman at 07/06/09 6:52AM
tell her to feel better! and get well soon

by philipmagee at 07/06/09 9:28AM
thanks so much for coming to the wedding. it was great to get to see you there! and i love your picture in the corner of the sky. did you take it?

by mkluvspink at 07/06/09 4:50PM
:( oh no! Please let her know I'm thinking of her and will miss her in the kitchen this year. Who's gonna protect me when buddy picks on me now!?!?

by lilooshortay at 07/06/09 11:05PM
oh no!! Poor thing!

by windham4life at 07/07/09 6:40PM
oh no! well it was good seeing you in Lubbock (which happens to house the best university ever contrary to YOUR opinion lol) and I hope you can make it back down here soon! remember Tech after FC!!!!!!!!! =)

by kara15 at 07/07/09 8:47PM
Hope you are having fun...

by jamiemmoon at 07/13/09 6:14PM
how did you post this while at camp??.....lol

by willis at 07/14/09 10:23AM
Hi Miss Amanda. Its Faith. I was in your cabin? Did you have a good time at jr.camp and sr.camp?

by stella at 07/19/09 3:20PM
hey Amanda, this is Paige. i miss u a bunch!!!!

by pbnj at 07/20/09 4:58PM
I was lucky enough to be at camp during the talent show. Your voice is not just your gift, it's a gift to all of us who get to hear it. You do a beautiful job of sharing that gift.

by kyakergirl at 07/26/09 9:43PM

Amanda's Video Pick of the Week

at 05/01/09 7:46AM

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Yeah I got enough grants and stuff to go to Tarleton. It's for sure now.

by averagejoe91 at 05/05/09 10:45AM
That's hilarious! :) I love it!

by gracie03 at 05/06/09 4:39PM
hahahahaha where do you find this stuff?!? ps. what time does your concert start?

by stephmc10 at 05/12/09 2:00PM
I don't like your dad's name change one bit. Now some of our old inside jokes just won't make sense any more. Like, now what are we supposed to call your mom???

by iamchriswindham at 05/13/09 11:32PM
Miss you! Love you! :)

by lilooshortay at 05/19/09 11:26AM
hey amanda! i've missed you!

by ophicleide at 05/19/09 12:41PM
that. is. amazing!!

by lilooshortay at 05/25/09 3:40PM
Video Pick of the Week. That was May 1. Helloooo.

by oldrupert at 05/25/09 4:38PM
I thought it was good! THough the coustumes could be much better

by beckybaby at 05/30/09 4:36PM
Did you know any Lafountain's at tarleton? We hired a new percussion director who just graduated from there.

by philipmagee at 06/02/09 11:21AM
and how are you

by philipmagee at 06/02/09 11:22AM
hope your end of school is "ending up" great...sse you soon.

by jamiemmoon at 06/03/09 1:41AM
yeah, we went to state for '08

by philipmagee at 06/03/09 11:47AM
French horns

by philipmagee at 06/03/09 11:47AM
We are missing you around here!

by jamiemmoon at 06/07/09 10:16PM
im so glad that you got to go to the wedding rehearsal dinner and that i got to see you! and i will see you in 15 days!!! :]

by rachel_jeanne at 06/26/09 7:52AM
Ha Ha!! That was pretty cool......but they were a little scary lookin. o_o'
XD

by freckleface96 at 07/02/09 1:43AM

Musicals

at 04/09/09 10:36PM

"You've NEVER seen Moulin Rouge? It's only the greatest EVER. And you claim to be a musical performer!" -shakes his head in shame-

said my friend Chase to me in Physics the other day. It really made me realize that I have seen very, very few musicals. I've seen a few on DVD/VHS (like Singing in the Rain, Westside Story, Grease, The Wizard of Oz) and 2 of those by Tarleton theater (Westside Story and Grease).

Obviously, I haven't branched out much. I love the musicals I've seen. But, I would like to be enlightened by more wonderful musicals. This summer, I'd like to make it my goal to watch musicals. Not that this will be a burdensome goal.

So tell me. What shall I watch?

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DEFFINATELY WATCH MMoulin Rouge, and Sunday in the park with George.

by philipmagee at 04/10/09 2:24PM
Hairspray is a really really cute musical.... ohh and i also really really liked the phantom of the opera. but i have to say that your not the only one who hasnt seen moulin rouge :]

by rachel_jeanne at 04/10/09 3:56PM
I would suggest Moulin Rouge's soundtrack, but perhaps not actually watch the movie, it's not necessarily the most appropriate :)

by iamchriswindham at 04/10/09 10:42PM
gotta modest dance!!!

by beckybaby at 04/10/09 10:57PM
My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, White Christmas, Sister Act (I and II) - I love musicals too! I have several!

by lizzyb at 04/11/09 12:35AM
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, first musical I remember watching, was great, Brigadoon, Paint Your wagon (its interesting...) Sweeny Todd has good music, movie w/ Depp not so great, Gene Kelly movies like Singing in the Rain, An American In Paris, ect.

by bparker1000 at 04/11/09 12:49AM
Fiddler on the Roof is supposed to be great. I want to watch it when I get a chance. I have heard that there are great lessons to learn about faith.

by jamiemmoon at 04/11/09 11:06AM
i'm on chapter 8!! lol. ryan king. crazy huh :)

by riverofrain at 04/11/09 1:40PM
WICKED

by cascadingharmony at 04/11/09 6:04PM
moulin rouge!! mary poppins! my fair lady! sound of music!!!!!!! (one of my favorites!!)

by jlorizado at 04/12/09 12:28AM
you saw tyler in westside story right? i think youve seen it all

by luke at 04/12/09 9:26PM
My favorites have always been Oklahome, Hello Dolly, Sound of Music, Music Man and of course Phantom of the Opera!

by lynnpaige at 04/12/09 11:03PM
sweeet i love that song too

by koolkat96 at 04/14/09 6:47PM
just about any live action, old Disney movie is a musical... Pete's Dragon, Bedknobs and Broomsticks. You should watch some Barbara Streisand musicals too, like Hello Dolly. and WHY HASNT ANYONE SUGGESTED THE NEWSIES YET?!?!?! insanity. dont see Across the Universe, its trippy...

by runningblind17 at 04/16/09 12:30PM
I miss you AmAnDa!! :)

by alex at 04/17/09 11:41AM
sound of music, My fair lady, Gigi, Sweet Charity

by carrie326 at 04/17/09 5:47PM
I hear Sweeny Todd was pretty good.lol

by averagejoe91 at 04/30/09 3:13PM
Has everybody forgotten the classics? Thoroughly modern millie, Little Shop of Horrors, Big River, Chicago? these are award winning, highly amusing musicals you can miss if you want to have any musical culture. hello dolly is also very good

by ophicleide at 05/19/09 12:47PM

2009 Texas All-State Women's Choir

at 03/01/09 3:08PM

The schedule below was precise indeed, but now I can give yall better details of my TMEA experience!

It was encouraging open the door to room 1819 of the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk Hotel and discover Alexis, a friendly Alto 2 I’d met at a previous audition. I was happy to be roommates with someone I'd had a few conversations with before. My other two roommates were Summer, a girl I ran into at a previous audition, and Courtney, a girl I met in our hotel room 11:45 P.M. that Wednesday night. These roommates were all so sweet and welcoming, and the four of us got along well. Since Alexis and I sang in the same section, we were around each other more often than with Summer and Courtney, so we really got to know each other in 4 short days.

We had 7 very long rehearsals to attend in preparation for Saturday's concert. As I expected, our incredible clinician Lynne Gackle knew how to keep us focused by giving us short breaks, allowing us to sit sometimes, and stand others. Before one of the rehearsals, I decided to approach and meet her. She was just as sweet face to face as she was face to many faces.

Of the 7 songs we performed, 2 composers, an editor, and 2 arrangers of their songs came to work with us. So, 5/7 of these people we actually got to see in action, which made it even more thrilling to sing at the concert, knowing we were singing to those who contibuted to writing our pieces. Paul Basler, the composer of Alleluia, was one of the composers who not only worked with us, but also played his horn when we sang Alleluia in our concert! Before the concert, I got in line to meet him. He was a very sweet man, and in fact, signed my copy of his song!

The concert was a cool experience. Finally putting together everything we'd worked on for so many hours felt good. I thought it was neat to walk off the stage after performing to receive a handshake from our pianist Jay Whatley, a hug from Lynne Gackle, an all-state letter jacket patch from...someone I don't remember, and Hershey's Kisses in honor of Valentine’s Day from the Alto 2 section leader. It was also lovely to see Erin and her mother at my concert, as well as dine with all the Perkins minus him at Alamo Cafe afterwards.

The 2009 Texas All-State Women's Choir is an adventure I hope never to forget. Even if I don't get the opportunity to attend All-State next year, I absolutely adored the experience I got this year. Thank yall for being so supportive of my goals!

For anyone interested in this weblog with less words and more pictures and videos, click
here.

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amazing. you did really good i bet.

by philipmagee at 03/02/09 7:00AM
You're awesome!

by alex at 03/02/09 8:02AM
Just finished listening to the concert. Not the same as being there, obviously, but I enjoyed it. Glad you had a good time.

by kirbyj2 at 03/02/09 1:36PM
this brings back great memories of our time there!!

by campmagicman at 03/02/09 6:41PM
didn't read this one...looked at the pics though!

by beckybaby at 03/03/09 10:20PM
Good for you!

by charlies_angel at 03/04/09 8:56AM
How fun. It's definitely an experience to remember. Great job!

by whatsyourconfession at 03/05/09 7:06AM
congrats

by rossatron at 03/08/09 9:56PM
sounds like fun! I met a girl who was visiting our church who had come from san antonio all-state too! (She was there for band) lol i thought that was pretty exciting. I miss you my friend :(

by lilooshortay at 03/08/09 11:34PM
good to see you all last night. I really do love the bangs!

by jamiemmoon at 03/09/09 8:55PM
It's not over yet, but yes, I did go to Senor Rics! Thanks for posting the choir - I listened a while ago but forgot to post anything. You keep up the good work. Love you bunches!!

by lizzyb at 03/15/09 4:06PM
i just lost the game too!

by jerome at 03/16/09 12:04AM
S'prise...s'prise...s'prise

by jamiemmoon at 03/20/09 8:32PM
you could come and s'prise them sometime...wink wink

by jamiemmoon at 03/24/09 3:50PM
i like them alot.

by freckleface96 at 03/26/09 4:59PM
of COURSE mariachi ;) and you make me too ^_^ i miss you more... i'm pretty sure i do. are you going to banquet? :D

by tex at 03/27/09 11:57PM
I'd rather have the warm weather on spring break than at school...that way I can enjoy it!

by beckybaby at 03/29/09 3:00PM
good to sing with you last nite

by jamiemmoon at 03/29/09 4:37PM
:D! it is so funny!

by pinkrocker123 at 04/04/09 6:15PM
by campmagicman at 04/08/09 3:56PM