Accomplished Letter and Religious Shit
February 12, 2002 - 4:10 p.m.

First of all, y'know that letter to Mrs. Lasit I was talking about a couple entries ago? Well, today Selena and I started passing it around to a selected few students during choraliers, and we got an amazing amount of signatures (compared to how I thought it would go). Unfortunately, the paper got in the wrong hands, and Brittany Harrington (whose dad is one of the drama teachers at our school and the King of Favoritism) got ahold of it. She, of course, spouted off about it being horrible and wrong and blah blah blah. Then she told everyone around her not to sign it. Like we care or something... Anyfuck, so in soul we passed it around some more, and got a bunch more signatures. We even almost got a chords member to sign it, but for some reason she didn't. Oh well. The number was impressive enough (21 signatures!), and we knew Brittany would tattle to Mrs. Lasit before tomorrow, so we changed the date and turned it in at the end of class. In 5th period Selena told me that Sheena and Malaree stayed after and watched Mrs. Lasit read it. Apparently, she was agreeing with the idea of doing away with favoritism and appreciated the letter. Woo hoo! Take that and eat it, Brittany! We'll see if the favoritism actually ends though.

Care to read the letter? Alright, here it is. Look, I used big words:

Dear Mrs. Lasit,

We are writing this letter to approach the disturbing issue of favoritism in the choir program. We are not criticizing your teaching skills, we are simply directing your attention to a continuously growing problem. Choir used to be a class we could come to and enjoy ourselves, but it has evolved into a place where we are expected to sit and sing while watching certain people do whatever they want in front of the classroom. During pleasure reading, certain students take it upon themselves to talk freely and shush others. While the rest of the choir is singing, some students use the time to put on make up, play games on the computer, and check their e-mail. They are not disciplined for this behavior when other students would be reprimanded for such actions.

The intimidating presence of favoritism has led to many potentially strong singers not singing to the best of their ability. They are not rewarded for their talents, and end up losing confidence in their voices. Many students do not try out for solos anymore because they know they stand no chance against the favorites. At the same time, said favorites often fool around during the auditions, and do not take the process seriously. Some students try out every time a solo is offered and never receive the privilege of performing one. They are given a false hope by being allowed to try out when the same people always get the solos. We understand that you choose soloists based on stage presence as well as singing ability, but if some people were given the opportunity to sing by themselves, the encouragement would result in these people blossoming into great performers. They are simply intimidated by the overwhelming presence of the favorites during auditions. There are many singers with potential whose voices are being smothered. A lot of choirs are singing more softly because they will not put their all into an unfair program.

We hope you will take our opinions into consideration in order to make an equal opportunity choir. We would like to feel comfortable singing when we come to room 513, and not feel belittled by those who have been given the opportunity to shine above the rest. We feel choir should be a fun class for everyone again, and you can help make that happen.

Sincerely,

Concerned Choir Students

:::bows::: That's right, Laura has balls! (figuratively speaking... don't start with the hermaphrodite jokes now.)

In other news, Jordan got the letter I sent him on Friday today. I think that's purdy damn fast since he lives in Canada. I just thought I'd mention that cuz wow, go postal service.

Jeremy finally got a phone line!!! Yay!!! :::does a little dance:::

Wanna see a funny IM I got the other day? I just don't understand why people go out of the way to say this shit. Like one IM is gonna convince someone to turn to Christ or something...

JESUS IS LORDbfk [4:04 PM]: In the Bible God says that all who accept the sacrifice of His sinless Son Jesus Christ as payment for their sins will be saved from Hell, will become His children and will live forever in Heaven. God loved us so much He gave His only Son, Jesus, to bear our sin and die in our place. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:16). My Friend, pray the following prayer out loud from your heart: "Dear Jesus, I believe that You are the Son of God. I am a sinner and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe that You died on the cross to pay for my sins. I believe that You were buried and God raised You from the grave on the third day. Jesus, please save me. I receive You as my Lord and Savior right now. Thank You for saving me, Lord Jesus! Amen." Email me if you prayed that prayer at href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected] No IMs. Emails only.

I mean, geez, they could at least get the html right for their email address. That's the second IM I've gotten like that. Does the sn Radkitty scream I LOVE JESUS to anyone? Yeah, me neither. Apparently, it screams I LOVE PORN too cuz I get a hell of a lot of IM's related to that shit. Oh no, I said hell and shit, I'm going to hell.

Well, my government hw appears to be fairly longer than usual, and for some reason by reading slightly under yesterday and having to read slightly over today, I hafta read 40 pages tonight. Weird that happens...

Anyfuck, I guess I better get on the hw. Ta! ~BOB

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