Day 21

Today was a rather strange day. We got to sleep in until 8:45, then had stretch and PT (Physical Training) as usual, then shortened music and visual blocks, leading up to a hot afternoon ensemble block. During music block, a middle-aged woman named Ms. Gray who lived in the area wanted to hear us play Georgia on My Mind for her. We really touched her heart - experiencing moments like this where you can personally connect with someone is why I play music and do drum
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We went through a lot of changes in the evening visual block with the drill designer to learn part 1 of the show (we've done parts 2, 3, and 4 already and are coming back to the beginning)   It was a slow process, with the designer hand setting most people, and became tedious after a while. Naturally, people started being silly, doing things like throwing pencils into the ground. Our head  Drum Major, Jacquie, was doing it right as the drill writer called her name and was looking at her; it was perfect timing and we all laughed. Times like those help keep us sane in this activity.