Snow!

Greetings from.... Well, to be honest, I'm not sure where exactly I am. The sign says it's the Hilton Garden Inn. Basically, my family ditched our house to stay at a hotel (which, by the way, smells like coconut for some reason) tonight, since our house has had zero power since about 7 last night. Which means we all spent the night in sleeping bags huddled around our fireplace. Chilly not, but I survived. And since there was no school today, and still no heating in our house, we figured it was time to get out. So here I am, in a warm and powered building. Too bad there is absolutely nothing to do here.
And there's no VI tonight, either. Bummer. This week has just been crazy. Also hard to believe it's only 2 days until the weekend. Finally. That's basically all I have to say, leave some comments so I know SOMEONE reads my pointless rants.
Love y'all. Stay classy.
-Dtro

Swimming

So, it's official. I am what is known in the sports world as a "beast."
Ok, so I'm not going to state. Or even districts.
But I just had the best meet of my life. I had to swim a 50 yard freestyle and a 100 yard breaststroke. My lifetime best on the 50 was a 29.67 seconds.... I hit the wall at 28.01 seconds, which is a pretty big drop for a sprint event. Then came the breaststroke, where my personal life best was a 1:22.96, a decent time. My goal was to beat my dad's old high school best of 1:20, and I came in with a 1:20.95. So, I didn't quite reach my goal. But dropping 2 seconds is pretty good.
So I repeat. I am a beast.
In other news.... no, wait, that's pretty much been my life lately. And now my swim season is over. I guess you could say that's bittersweet- I'll enjoy the relaxation, but part of me wishes I could keep dropping time
Oh, and by the way, I had to play "Over My Head" by the Fray at VI on Wednesday. Challenging song, but it turned out great. Other musical recommendations: Hillsong United. We played both "Mighty to Save" and "From the Inside Out" on Wednesday, and I'm telling you when you hear these guys, it just might make you say "Who's David Crowder?"

Schweet

Gotta say, I'm diggin the new layout here. You guys can post and rant about how much you love me, and/or how lovely that picture of me is (in my defense, it was taken after we had been playing a strenuous game at VI).
So, things have been decent lately. I love the snow- it's a pain to drive in (it literally took an hour to get home today, when it usually takes ten minutes), but it's pretty and is fun to play in. Unfortunately, my swim coach doesn't want me risking pneumonia with sectional championships 3 days away.
So leave some love, guys. Tell me what kind of things you want to hear me rant about. Complain about my hair in the picture. Vent about your bad day. Because I'm probably enjoying blogging this just as much as (or maybe more than) you are.
Oh, by the way. This YouTube video I made has gotten way more attention than I expected. 4500 viewers, and even a few adament complaints. One guy told me I was sinning by making it. Ouch. Let me know what you think. I think, video quality aside, the fact that people actually noticed it is pretty funny.

Update

So, swimming is almost over. That's kind of good, kind of bad. The good news is, I‚ll be able to go home after school sometimes, and concentrate on the other million things in my life. Bad news is, I‚ve actually gotten pretty good this season, and have dropped significant time off my events. Even worse, without the hundreds of calories swimming burns, I'll probably lose my amazing metabolism and gain 20 pounds by summertime (I eat a LOT). Other than that, my life has been pretty much geared toward school, VI, and my musical. We're doing Guys & Dolls; I'm Nicely-Nicely Johnson. If you've never heard the song, "Sit Down, You're Rockin‚ the Boat" before, you'll be blown away when you hear me sing it. Just kidding. But if you're interested in some humor (a bunch of other Mariemont VI-ers will be in the show as well) check it out, March 22-24.

Phil would hate it if I forgot to mention VI's worship lineup for the next couple months. First of all, Vertically Impacted (the in-house band) will be playing some pretty sweet new music on top of your old favorites. If you want a hint of what caliber of music we're talking about, go to iTunes and check out Hillsong United. In addition to the great music, we'll be having a teaching series about what worship is- and isn't- and how it's more than music, it's our daily life. Well, that'll do it for now. Hard to believe it's already February. Here's to a great month.

Stay classy, friends.