Marching band is a huge part of my life. I also like to play a few sports like soccer, basketball, and run track. One of my FAVORITE "hobbies" i guess, or things to do, is jump on my trampoline. I have had a trampoline ever since i was about 7 and i love it (i can do double backflips and double frontflips!!!). If ever i get the chance to join a gymnastics team or have a go on an olympic trampoline, i doubt for the life of me i will be able to resist.
Lots of stuff really...the weirded out psychology of people, cars, motorbikes, and playing music. YOU KNOW YOU'RE A BAND DORK WHEN…
…you listen to songs without words.
…you're turned on when you hear drums playing.
…your body tenses when you hear the word “set†even if it’s just your mom telling you to set the table.
…you can chug a half a gallon of water in 30 seconds and run on it.
…you tap your foot to the beat of your alarm clock.
…you dut in time with your alarm clock.
…you and your friends always walk in step.
…you march when you are trying to balance something and walk at the same time.
…you march when trying to get through a particularly icy patch of snow.
…you have a tan on everywhere else but your sock line.
…you hear the word “fun†and think “12 hour practice in the rain.â€
…you enjoy wearing hats with giant feather dusters on them.
…you wake up in the middle of the night to find you’re at attention.
…you stand at “pistol†when anyone of a higher rank talks to you.
…when watching a movie you soon lose the plot because you’re too interested in the music.
…you laugh when you hear a cheerleader say, “OMG, I have a two hour practice on a FRIDAY… I can’t believe it!!!â€
…99.9% of your conversations start off with “This one time…at band camp….â€
…you get to practice 2 ½ hours early…just so you’re not late again.
…you practice audition music… even though the actual audition was last month.
…you play scales when you are bored.
…teachers laugh at you because you get there earlier than they do. (Just so you can sit in a hallway with fellow band geeks...)
…you wonder why no one is there at 6:00 when the practice starts at 7:30.
…you dut in your sleep.
…you enjoy bus rides more than anything else.
…you hear the word “trumpet†and think “sexy.â€
…you’ve been hit by a color guard flag more than once.
…you’ve ever tripped over a three-year-old because you were busy keeping your chin up.
…telling someone they blow is a compliment.
…you can identify any instrument by its case.
…you can identify an instrument by its clang when it hits the floor.
…you know where every single dent in your instrument came from.
…you think a tuba locker is a good place to sit.
…you’re proud of having a band letter on your varsity jacket.
…the band letter is the only letter you have on your varsity jacket.
…you’re not disgusted by pools of spit all over the ground.
…you’ve played the concert B-flat scale in over 90 variations.
…"rushing" and "dragging" are technical terms to you.
…rest doesn’t mean "take a break."
…the word "festival" doesn’t necessarily mean "party."
…you can sing the entire piccolo part to "Stars and Stripes Forever."
…all your friends are in the band.
…if you’ve ever used cork grease as chap stick.
…you’ve ever used your trumpet mute to plunge a toilet.
…you have chocolate flavored reeds.
…you cringe when you hear the word "oboe."
…you know the guys at the music store by name.
…you always use the excuse “Sorry, I have band.â€
…you’ve ever been at school for over twelve hours.
…when Saturday night rolls around, you’re in the band room.
…you’ve slept in the same room with band members.
…you see your director more often than your parents.
…you refer to inter-section conflicts as "sibling rivalry.â€
…you know the difference between a sousaphone and a tuba.
…you’ve ever used the phrase, "It’s okay, I’m in the band."
…you know the difference between a percussionist and a drummer.
…you’ve ever been called a drummer and felt insulted.
…you know every drum cadence by heart and are not a drummer.
…the football team provides entertainment for the band concert.
…you go to the Band Field to watch football games.
…whenever you hear a song on the radio, you start saying, "left...left...left, right, left..."
…you tell time in measures.
…you can tell the difference between a duck call and a saxophone mouthpiece .
…you sit around an think up reasons why you are a band geek.
…you have a webpage devoted to band.
…you've ever rolled down the bleacher steps screaming, “catch my flute!â€
…you find yourself checking to see if the bands in the Macy's Parade are in step.
…you've ever responded to your other friends' puzzled looks with, "Sorry, it's a band thing."
…you switch from flute to a brass instrument.
…“band room†and “home†are synonymous.
…you enjoy the taste of reeds.
…you can put on a uniform in less than three minutes on a school bus.
…you think marching in a parade is fun.
…you think the band sings better than the choir.
…the band really does sing better than the choir.
…your marching shoes double as dress shoes.
…you can use your turn signal as a metronome.
…your drill book is a fashion statement.
…you spend summer vacation in the band room.
…you're excited about the new gong.
…you have 2 instruments.
…you just can't bring yourself to wear white socks with any type of black shoes.
…you judge a school by how good their band's field show is.
…you've tried to make another band mess up by concentrating on them with bad thoughts.
…the band actually messed up.
…you still don’t know the “Star Spangled Banner,†but play it by ear on the field.
…you're asked who the people in your family are and you start naming off band people.
…someone behind you says "band geek" and you turn around.
…you have put your Buddy List into two separate categories- band friends and non-band friends.
…the "band friends" category has at least 30 more people in it than the "non-band friends" section does.
…you feel more at home with the band than with your own family.
…you can relate everything in life to band.
…you dress to the lunch line.
…numbers above 8 aren't important.
…letters above G aren't important.
…you’ve forgotten what the numbers past 8 and the letters past G are.
…you insist that band is not a cult. It’s a culture.
…you know someone's personality by what instrument they play.
…you wish daylight savings would occur at 3:00 p.m. instead of 2:00 a.m.- that way you'd get an extra hour of band practice!
…you constantly dress to your row (in the classroom) to make sure your desk is in line.
…you have to fix it if it isn't.
…your teachers are used to this.
…you have resorted to recruiting small children to make you drill better.
…you can use the word crescendo in a sentence.
…you make CD'S of band music.
…you listen to CD's of band music for the heck of it.
…you know of more than one use for old reeds.
…you have spent more time in the band room that your bedroom.
…you have a corner of your room devoted entirely to band.
…you wish you had a corner of your room devoted to band but you have no time to organize it because you're always practicing.
…your entire room is devoted to band.
…you accidentally called your band director 'dad' more than once.
…you purposely called your band director 'dad' more than once.
…as you walk into the band room, you sniff the air (ah, the smell of band)
…your teacher asks if you understand a problem and you scream back, 'YES!'.
…you own a water bottle bigger than your head.
…you have very strange tan lines.
…your as red as a lobster with sunburn from marching out in the hot sun.
…you can honestly say that you play with people other than your significant other.
…because of the third-degree sunburns all over your body, you insist on carrying sunscreen with you everywhere you go!!
…you have a tuning CD in your CD player.
…1+2=24. (I'm gonna let you figure this one out.)
…you fall asleep on your breathing tube.
…you actually dream about breathing exercises.
…you are proud to wear those uniforms.
I'd like to meet:
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Music:
A-Z Order (not all i assure you.) ALT METAL- Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed, Evanescence, Linkin Park, and Trapt BLUEGRASS- Bryan Sutton, Doc Watson, The Keel Brothers, The Seldom Scene, and The Stanley Brothers CLASSIC ROCK- The Allman Brothers, Aerosmith, Bob Seger, GN'R, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Styx IRISH- The Pogues METAL- AC/DC, All That Remains, As I Lay Dying, Avenged Sevenfold, Between the Buried and Me, Buckethead, Dream Theater, Lacuna Coil, Mastodon, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, Shadows Fall, Slipknot, and SOAD MOVIE SCORE- Crimson Tide, Gladiator, Pearl Harbor, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Boondock Saints PUNK- Pennywise, Rancid, and The Ramones RANDOM GENRE- 3 Doors Down, Blue October, Boston, Earl Klugh, Fleetwood Mac, Phish, Journey, Kansas, Oasis, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Sister Hazel SKA!- Andy and the Jivers, Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, the Pietasters, the Toasters, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Specials, and the Aquabats I personally believe that Everything Went Numb by Streetlight Manifesto is the greatest album ever created.
Movies:
Toy Story, Gladiator, The Green Mile, Behind Enemy Lines, The Bourne Trilogy, Bad Boys I & II, The Butterfly Effect, and Star Wars are my favorite movies. Russell Crow, Tom Hanks, Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, Jim Carey, Wesley Snipes, Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington, Jet Li, Tommy Lee Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Ewan McGregor, Mel Gibson, Mel Brooks, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Tucker, Ryan Reynolds, Jackie Chan, Martin Lawrence, and Will Smith are (in no particular order) my favorite actors. Almost any movie with those actors in them are my favorites and i like a few others. Horror, Suspense, Comedy, Action, Drama...i like em all.
Seven Deadly Sins Survey:
Wrath
Who did you last get angry with? Ronnie
What is your weapon of choice? defense
Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? never
How about the same sex? if they started it and i couldnt defend myself without violence
Who was the last person who got really angry at you? Shawne
What is your pet peeve? Incompetence...real and fake
Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? easily let go
Sloth
What is one thing you're suppose to do daily that you haven't? Scholarship stuff...
What is the latest you've ever woken up? i dont sleep over 8 hours usually, so it depends on when i fall asleep
Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't? Mitchell
What is the last lame excuse that you made? cant remember, dont make many
Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through? yes
How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock this morning? 0
Gluttony
What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Rum
Are you a meat eater? yes
What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event? a glass and a half of rum
Are you comfortable with your drinking and eating habits? deffinately
Do you enjoy candy and sweets? yes
Which do you prefer: sweets, salty foods or spicy foods? any
Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "lunch"? no
Greed
How many credit cards do you own? none...1 debit card though
If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? help my family and friends
Would you rather be rich or famous? rich
Would you accept a boring job if it meant that you would make megabucks? no
Pride
What's one thing that you have done that you're most proud of? Become Co-Captain of the IL Band in the footsteps of my sister. Hopefully i will get Captain as well
What's one thing you have done that your parents are most proud of? ^above^
What thing would you like to accomplish late in your life? get married, have a family, and be able to support them
Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? no...i finished
Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? not all...
Have you ever cheated to get a better score? yes
What did you do today that you're proud of? cleaned the whole kitchen
Lust
How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies, family, strippers, locker rooms)? 1
How many people have seen you naked (not counting physicians, doctors, family, locker rooms, or when you were a young child)? 1
Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a person of your chosen sex during a normal conversation? yes
What is your favorite body part of a person of your gender choice? hips
Have you ever had sexual encounters (including kissing/making out) with multiple persons? no
Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? no
Envy
What item of your friends would you most want to have for your own? Xbox 360
Who would you want to go on "Trading Spaces" with? Mitchell
If you could be anyone who existed in the world, who would you be? me
Have you ever been cheated on? yes
Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? yes...and worked for it
What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? to be a lil taller
What deadly sin...
Do you do the most often? sloth
Do you do the least often? envy
Is your favorite to act on? pride
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Television:
Not much, but if i had to choose it would be The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Your Inner Gangsta by crash_and_burn
What is yo name?
Yo gangsta name be V-Shizzle
You ride around in a A pair of 1962 Roller Skates
Yo gang Gary Coleman's Alleycat Thugs
Yo shoes be Cement blocks
Yo dubs be dis big, fool 3,175
How much money you got? $4.31691818012403e+26
How gangsta are you, bitch?: 80%
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The Basics
Full name:: Samuel Luke Carnes
Home town:: Indian Land
Birthday:: 8/10/89
Appearance
Hair color:: brown
Eye color:: hazel
Height:: 5'7.5"
Contacts or glasses:: glasses, but contacts soon
Piercings:: nope
Do you wear any rings?: no
What shoes do you wear?: Pumas
Just Lately
How are you today?: great
What pants are you wearing?: jean shorts
What shirt are you wearing?: "Old School" tricycle shirt
What song are you listening to right now?: N/A
What was the last thing you ate?: three turkey sandwiches
How is the weather right now?: sunny
What time is it?: 12:44
More About You
What are the last four digits of your phone?: 0749
If you were a crayon what color would you be?: green
Have you ever almost died?: probably...
Do you like the person you got this survey from?: yea
What makes you happy?: everything! friends...
What's the best advice ever given to you?: challenge yourself -Chad
Ever done drugs?: nope
What sport do you hate the most?: water polo
What sport do you love the most?: soccer and basketball
How many TVs do you have in your house?: 3...and a broken one
Do you sleep with stuffed animals?: no
Have you ever broken a bone?: no
Who do you tell your dreams to?: depends on the dream
Your Friends
Who is the...
Loudest?: Joel
Quietest?: me
Weirdest?: Nate
Smartest?: Gibson
Funniest?: Mitch
Most energetic?: Mitch
Least energetic?: Corey
Preppiest?: Brittany
Blondest?: Brittany
One you can trust with anything?: name one...
Best friend?: Mitch
Most likely to end up in jail?: Joel or Corey
Cutest?: Carly...she is beautiful
Daredevil?: me
Shortest?: Brittany
Tallest?: Nate
Would you die for your friends?: yea
Do you have a crush on any of your friends?: my girlfriend...
You and Love
Do you believe in love?: yes
Do you believe in love at first sight?: no, only lust
Do you want to get married?: yea
What song do you want to be played at your wedding?: dunno yet
Dream guy--GIRLS FILL OUT ONLY!
Long or short hair?:
Curly or straight?:
Tall or short?:
Good boy or bad boy?:
Hat or no hat?:
Ears pierced or not?:
Dimples?:
Studly or cutie?:
Smart or dumb?:
Boxers or briefs?:
Funny or romantic?:
Dream girl--GUYS FILL OUT ONLY!
Regular or thong undies?: depends...not the brand..
Painted nails or not?: no
Dressy or casual?: casual
Curly or straight hair?: either
Dark, light, or cool/crazy eyes?: blue
Hat or no hat?: nah
Hair up or down?: either
Jewelery or not?: not much
Tall or short?: shorter than me...bout 5'5"
Smart or dumb?: smart
Blonde or brunette?: brunette
Pants or skirt?: either, not too short tho
Funny or romantic?: both
This/That
Lights on or off:: off
McDonalds or Burger King:: Sonic
Do you wish on stars?: not unless theyre shooting
Which finger is your favorite?: the MIDDLE!
What do you think of the person you took this from?: hes pretty cool
Do you like your handwriting?: yea, no one else does tho
What's your favorite lunch meat?: turkey
Any bad habits?: not really
Do you have any embarrasing CDs on your shelf?: if they dont like the music they dont have to listen to it
If you were another person would you be friends with yourself?: yea!
Are you a daredevil?: yes...
Do looks matter?: u have to be attracted to someone for anything to work
What do you miss the most right now?: nothing really..
What are you thinking of right now?: this
Do you think there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?: there is no end to ANY rainbow
Do fish have feelings?: yea, why else would they swim away from you when you try to catch them?
How do you release anger?: think
Where is your second home?: Carly or Mitchell's
Do you trust others easily?: yea
What was your favorite toy as a child?: our Go-cart
What class in school do you use as "nap time"?: cant sleep in school
Are you in love with someone?: yep
What's your favorite color(s)?: blue or green
What is your least favorite thing in the world?: incompetence
Ever been on TV or in the newspaper?: yea, we went to Texas and we kicked ass...i think we were on TV...
What do you do when you're sad or depressed?: im rarely sad or depressed...ill tell you when i AM
Do you use sarcasm a lot?: no not at all...
What are your nicknames?: Loogie (curtesy of Corey and Matthew)
Would you bungee jump?: yea
Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?: yep
What are you worried about right now?: nothin
Anything else you want to add?: nah, u read to much already
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Books:
HARRY POTTER...i dont really read much...unless i am FORCED TO...as in school...
Your EQ is 147
50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.
What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?
Three Things
Three things that scare me:
1 Alone in the dark
2 random stuff in the road at night
3 nothing realy...
Three people who make me laugh:
1 Mitchell
2 Fro
3 Joel
Three Things I love:
1 Life
2 Family
3 Friends (not naming ANY!)
Three Things I hate:
1 Immaturity
2 Ignorance
3 Perfectionists
Three things I don't understand:
1 Perfectionists
2 Rap's success
3 Ignorance
Three things on my desk:
1 Phone
2 Honey Puffs
3 2 cents
Three things I'm doing right now:
1 Talking to Carly
2 Petting my cat
3 This survey
Three things I want to do before I die:
1 Graduate (HS and College)
2 Marry
3 Join a Drum Corps.
Three things I can do:
1 a backflip
2 play sousaphone...WELL
3 Pass classes, w/o doin h/w
Three ways to describe my personality:
1 Smartass
2 Trustworthy
3 Happy
Three things I can't do:
1 Fly
2 Understand why ppl cant follow directions
3 Sleep past sunrise, when in a windowed room
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Heroes:
My sister Sara has inspired me more than anyone i know, and knowing she's my sister gets me through the day. My OTHER sister Davina, i love her more than she knows Mom, couldnt ask for anyone better Dad, has his defining qualities, much love. All of my family, too many to name Anyone in the world who survives in the hardest times, my gratitude goes out to you Mitchell, my best friend, 8 years of low brass ownage together makes a bond that will never be broken Fro, a great leader and brother to me who'll leave more in the IL band program than he will ever know Carly, the single most amazing woman i have ever met, and the only one i will know forever Shana, my very close friend who i can tell anything Joel, my brother who i love to death Gibson, a smartass smart person Chad, the best musician ive ever known, and also a perfect leader ANYONE WHO HAS HAD AN IMPRESSION ON MY LIFE, WHETHER THEY KNOW OR NOT.
