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300 Ways to Tell if You've Been on Color Guard Too Long
1.You walk on step to all music you hear.
2.You spin pencils/pens/mops/brooms/pool cues, etc.
3.You have a drawer full of guard/band t-shirts.
4.You're constantly involved in fund raisers (wanna buy a candy bar or pizza?)
5.The-term attitude has lost all meaning. (What attitude?)
6.You know where every high school in your District is located.
7.You are an expert at assembling backdrops.
8.When you hear a song you've done a routine to you get ecstatic.
9.When you hear a song by a group you used to get ecstatic.
10.You've seen 7:15 in the morning many times. (Don't even go there)
11.Seperate checks in a restaurant are the best thing to ever happen to you.
12.Your instructor invites you to her wedding to perform.
13.You're considered lucky if your instructor noticed your haircut. (Ours would)
14.You know how to wrap your own bandages.
15.You have a flag callus on your right palm under your small finger.
16.You have a permanent rifle bruise on your left and right thumbs.
17.You have more inside jokes than any of your other friends. (Also guard gossip!)
18.You can smile genuinly on command.
19.Your priorities are slightly askew. (Umm what are you talking about)
20.You have an excuse for everything. (We never make excusesol)
21.You can catch anything thrown at you.
22.You find yourself telling your friends to run for chewing gum.
23.You find yourself telling your friends to run or do jumping jacks for swearing.
24.Every song becomes a possible flag routine. (Yep!!!!!!!)
25.You know the perfect spot for a toss in your favorite songs.
26.Finals are an are even worse than before.
27.Your calluses are less stressful than practice.
28.You know that "one more time" never means one more time. (So true)
29.You can do your hair and make-up anywhere.
30.You can change into your uniform anywhere.
31.Someone who can throw a piece of wood 40ft in the air and catch it become your hero.
32.You find yourself designing flags/uniforms/drill in your classes.
33.You've missed more 4th periods than you've been to.
34.You can change, go to the bathroom, and go to your locker in 4.5 min.
35.You laugh like everyone else on your guard. (Nah-uh
) 36.You use two hands to tell your left from your right.
37.You count all music to beats of 6 or 8 (We sometimes go to 16 or 32)
38.You constantly watch t.v. dance shows for a good new move.
39.Watching a 1/2 time show has become more then a leisure activity.
40.Leaving your seat at 1/2 time would be considered a sin.
41.You know how many people can be crammed into a minivan;
42.Lycra-spandex has become a permanent part of your closet. (Groan)
43.You have never taken a dance class but you know more terms than in the foreign language you took (unless you are a Spanish Freak like me).
44.The soles of your practice shoes have holes in them from doing to many terms.
45.You've left your house wearing things you swore you never would like hair curlers, spandex, 2 tons of makeup, etc. (Yep)
46.You've been in a wrestler room when there were no wrestlers.
47.You've been in a guy locker room when there were no guys in it.
48.Getting a sip of water is considered an act of love and kindness from your instructor. (Kim brings us water and we do get breaks)
49.You find yourself critiquing every parade you see. (always!)
50.Caravans are run like well-oiled machinery.
51.You will not consider anything over $5 dinner while at a competition. (yea whatever)
52.The bandroom becomes your home away from home. (So true)
53.You become your own pharmacist. (Who me?
54.Anyone who carries fem. products becomes your best friend. (lol)
55.You know how many teenage girls you can fit in a hotel room. (four)
56.You know how to manage 33 girls and 1 bathroom. (9 or 12 in our case)
57.You wish they offered time/money/stress management in school.
58.You wish they offered nap time in school.
59.The-term battle of the sexes has been turned into battle of the bands/guards. (hahahaha)
60.You can mock all other bands/guards quite well. (Very)
61.4 1/2 hours of sleep before a competition is considered lucky.
62.You know what jell-o arms and legs feel like.
63.You've considered dating a band/percussion member or have dated one or have gone to PROM with one. (Yep, I've done that, but I won mention any names.)
64.Your parents know of more h.s. now than when they were in h.s.
65.Asking your parents for money has reached the extreme. Oh yeah
66.Having your show finished the day before your first competition/performance are considered lucky.
67.You know nothing is ever definite. (Oh yeah but it only gets better, unless its dance)
68.There's no such thing as a "summer vacation".
69. You know the significance of LXIX. (What?)
70.Getting 1 new uniform every 10 years is a rarity. (Yeah, if I ever make a lot of $$ or win the lottery or something, DCHS Guard will get new uniforms and flags =)
71.You're the last people to hear about the pep rally and the first the perform at them.
72.Coming home before 4:30pm on a weekday almost never happens.
73.You've spent more money on flags than you have on your college education. (not yet)
74.You've never worked so hard for a chunk of wood w/some metal on it (trophy).
75.You never could teach your dog to fetch cause everything you throw you have to catch yourself.
76.No matter how good your guard is you still get the smallest coverage in the yearbook. (*sigh*)
77.The guy at subway knows you personally.
78.The school nurse knows you and your parents by name.
79.You know what a fulcrum is.
80.Your guard has developed its own language. (Superman)
81.You know that if you try something weird it might just end up in your show. (not if I do it)
82.Your school locker is an uncharted area to you.
83.The term democracy is not in your vocabulary.
84.You try more stunts than the cheerleaders.
85.You love your instructor when you see other guard shows and uniforms. (THANK you THANK you THANK you Kim, We are forever grateful that we don have cheese.)
86.You went to every school football game but never paid for one.
87.Your nails have never extended beyond your fingertips.
88.You know what's significant about June 14th (if not look at your calendar).
89.You know whether you've passed your limit or not.
90.You know how to bend any rule.
91.You've never actually watched a football game. (why?)
92.You can get any teacher to sympathize w/you and let you off for that missing assignment. (not really...)
93.You say "guard halt!!!! (1-2)" when you want your friends to stop. (not yet)
94.You have had more pics. taken of you than any of your friends.
95.Your personal best is 60 push-ups in one day. (total for us is usually 300 per day)
96.You can arm wrestle any
band/chorus/drama/cheerleading member and win. 97.You have electrical tape in your backpack.
98.You have a screwdriver in your backpack.
99.You have hit yourself in the head w/a flag/rifle/saber more times than you would like to think about or can think about!
100.The smell of sun screen makes you think of band camp. (Yep, and so does spring rain)
101.You walk in step with your guard friends. (lol everyone)
102.You can talk about practically anything at practice and competitions no matter who's around.
103.When you hear "learn this" while you are picking up your stuff. (yep)
104.You march to the back ground music in the mall.
105.You jazz walk/run at home, school, mall, etc.
106. You do split leaps down every hall you come to.
107.Every time you find a bruise/scrape on yourself, you automatically know you got it at a guard rehearsal.
108.You've used up all the white out covering up the marks on the ceiling/wall from the rifle you WEREN'T spinning in the house...and need more.
109.You cheer louder than the cheerleaders at football games.
110.When you are together so much (because of practice or just getting together) that you all get your period at the same time!
111. When your instructor feels she has enough on the job training to look for a 2nd job as a hairstylist/makeup artist to supplement her income during the summer. (I bet so)
112.When all your "outside the guard" friends roll their eyes and whisper not again, as u talk about how cool ur show is, and how u manage to "nail" ur tosses every-time.
113.When you can drop spin and carry on a conversation, and jazz step all at the same time, with out even thinking about it.
114.When you point your toes in your sleep. (yeah whatever)
115.When you get teary eyed when you have to put your flag down so you can eat dinner. (Esp. when you are in the middle of a really good song that you are making a routine to.... that's me too!!)
116. When Colorguard is practically all you talk about!
117.When your colorguard friends are the only people you talk to.
118. When you spend 10-15 hours of your day practicing on spinning!
119.When you spend all your free time looking at band related websites, then creating one! (That's definitely me)
120. When you look at the websites of other bands in your area just to get the inside info on their show.
121. Your "out of guard" friends have heard so much about guard, they are almost pros at it!
122. When you've left more bruises on band members (especially the drum line and trombones!) than on yourself, and are proud of it!
123.Your friends notice bruises on you and you didn't even know that they were there!
124. When it becomes a game to see how many patches and buttons fit on a letter jacket
125. When you don't own any socks that don't have holes in them
126. When the only age that matters is 22. =) (WGI age-out age for those of you who don't know about independent guard=)
127. When you have one giant brown grass spot in the backyard from practicing so much. Lol yep
128. When stadium nachos and hot dogs are a delicacy
129. When you send forwards to people about colorguard. (what do you think this is?)
130. When you have 4 tan lines-tee shirt, gloves, shorts, and socks.
131. When the words 'one more time' really means 15 more.
132. When kool-aid, planters cheeseballs, cheese in a can, fat free cool whip, and berry lemonade fruitopia are the official food of band camp!!
133. When you think that some of the band student teachers are HOT!! (Not yet)
134. When the gym/football field/band room is your second home
135. When styrofoam flats are your favorite hiding place
136. When your band instructor begins to make sense
137. When you can see yourself trying to make your make-up darker (oh gosh)
138. When nike blush checks are a fashion statement
139. When your speed dial consists of your captain, director, and show writer
140. When you forget how to count above 8
141. You make up routines in your head to songs on the radio
142. When you have 6 different uniforms in your closet (6 wee lucky to have 3, 1 per year)
143. When you try and guess the height of the guard by the size of the pole
144. When you have a roll of duct tape next to your bed
145. When school nachos actually taste good
146. When you have 10 silks folded in your garage
147. When the blisters on your blisters don't hurt anymore
148. When you look for flags in commercials that show bands (In emember the Titans?and did yal see the dim-bats on Nickelodeon who dropped a toss on National t.v. and giggles? stupid)
149. When you own a copy of every show you've ever done
150. When band music actually begins to sound good
151. When you refuse to date outside the band
152. Life? what's that?
153. When you always step off on the left foot
154. When you see the guard more than your family
155. You have 2 flags to your name... maybe even a special one you bought or got for Christmas!
156. When you name your equipment
157. When the only song you have stuck in your head is your marching show from 2 yrs ago
158. When you glide step in the mall
159. When you begin to look good in show make-up
160. When your senior ring lives on your necklace
161. When you break a bone and still insist that you can march (even if on crutches)
162. When you still spend the same amount of time w/ your band-after you graduate.
163. You only go to football games to see the halftime shows
164. you find yourself switching feet to get back on-step while walking through the mall
165.When you name all your bruises.
166. When getting dressed up to go to school means wearing what you'll have wear to practice that night.
167. When riding in sections to a football game is the biggest dilemma of the day. 168. When you catch yourself spinning your pencil in Calculus class. (yepyepyep)
169. When all your teachers and classmates have seen your guard videos at least twice.
170. When your classmates roll their eyes at you for talking about the band, yet again. (This is a constant thing for me...)
171. When everyone knows that you are in guard by the t-shirts you wear.
172. When you show up for everything at least 15 minutes early (even parties).
173. When you wake up in the morning and put your drill charts on not thinking.
174. When you wear your hair slicked back every where you go.
175. When the people at Home Depot know you by name.
176. When vending machine food becomes gourmet.
177. you have had the words "left! right! left! right!" repeatedly screamed at you and you are not in the army
178. You permanently project to the press box whether that means the top of the six foot tall basketball player in front of your head or the top of the doorway.
179. You toss your flag even when they're 50 m.p.h. winds and it's raining.
180. When you choose a college for the colorguard and winterguard directors and programs.
181. you have hit yourself in the head so many times, not only can you not count, it doesn't even hurt any more. =)
182.when the local Friendlies is your second home, but only because you spend more time at school.
183.When you always have to walk in step with everyone, even if they aren't in colorguard
184.When you go to see other school's football games just to see their colorguard, and who you're up against.
185.When you in your loud english class your teacher yells, "Attention" and you look forward and sit up straight and don't make eye contact with anyone. (whatever)
186.You love rainy days, because it gives you a chance to spin (your umbrella) in school (And show off too!)
187.Your non-guard friends know that you're almost never available to go out
188.You jump up and down when you hear a song that a guard once did
189.Guard tape is the best thing that has happened since sliced bread
190.Guard tape fixes everything
191.When the "can i have 5 extra min." turns into a midnight practice
192.When you find yourself dancing everywhere.
193.When there are more holes in the school ceiling where you practice then Swiss cheese.
194.When you make shirts and accessories relating to Color Guard and you have 2 sections on your guard-- AP Guard and standard!
195.When getting new members is the most exciting thing that happened to you. (Il find that out this year)
196.When you have seen the same WGI or DCI tape a thousand times and still enjoy it
197.When you pick out the same things in the same tapes
198.You listen to the judges tapes more then the radio
199.When you don't think anything of bare feet in the snow
200.When the only jacket you own has the name of your guard on it. (almost the only jacket...)
201.When you practice more then the band that can only play the star spangled banner
202.When you look forward to getting new gloves
203.When you love the black stain from the new gloves
204.When you are told this is so hard you really walk 5 steps
205.When stretches are your favorite part of the day.
206.When you have a song for everything that has happened
207.You know how to sleep with the your music on 10 and the bus going 60mph. (forget the music think movies)
208.You take over guys bathrooms b/c the girls is too full.
209.Changing in front of guys doesn't phase you anymore (Only for some ppl. It phases me)
210.You have seen more skin from the same sex then the opposite
211.You can talk about "your body" with ease
212.When it all seems to be a soap opera with ups and downs. (GUARD GOSSIP!!!!)
213.When you work at a music store or at a clothing store and you have to send your manager your band schedule to schedule you around.
214.When you miss someone you saw 5 minutes ago
215.You see the same people all day everyday. (Yep)
216.The closest group you have ever been in is guard. (I LOVE YOU GALS!!!)
217.When you spend more time with the guard then your own family (again, I LOVE YOU GALS!!)
218.When you have practice 5 days a week and enjoy every second. (and now that I don't have practice I still do (yeah in my free time, right? )
219.You know all of your friends by their last names or a name that is completely awkward to others and they wouldn't be caught dead calling anyone that...
220. You have been in a guys locker room when there WERE guys in it!
221.. Your friends have heard about your routine so much that they can probably get out on the field and do your routine with you!
222. You have dated every guy in the band, and are starting to wonder what life would be like if there wasn't marching band!
223. You have become so accustomed to waking up at 5 am that you do it when you don't have to. (Not hardly)
224. You can march your show in your sleep. (Funny thought... colorguard dreams... prob'bly have had 'em)
225.You say the pledge of allegiance to YOUR flag. (I pledge allegiance... to my guard flag... in the backyard of my house in America... and to the poll.. for which it's on.. one show flag... that costs a lot.... hopefully indestructible ... that it will move smoothly and surely for me...........)
226. Seeing how fast you can fold the floor becomes your primary form of entertainment
227.You find it easier to fall asleep in a van along with seven other girls than in your own bed
228.While your non-guard friend sleep with teddy bears and other various stuffed animals, you sleep with your flag, rifle, and/or saber
229.If your room is covered with good luck signs. (and pictures of the guard for each year I in it.
230.If you have gotten a black eye from doing a toss! (helicopter toss)
231.If you catch your self doing air flag while walking down the hallway or while you are sleeping!
232.If you think you will die when the season is over. (I sure like marching season better than concert)
233.When you are doing a horizontal toss and you know that it won't make it too far and it smacks you in the face. (that's the black eye thing)
234.You own more stretch pants and tank tops then you do regular clothes.
235.When you make a website dedicated to guard. (Oh yeah!!!! hahaha)
236.When you have prayed all season for a break before the next season, be it colorguard or winterguard, then you spend the whole thing crying, cause your muscles aren't used to resting for that long.
237.When your boyfriend has been to as many practices and games as you have! (I doubt it even if I did have one)
238.When you like wearing your uniform. (it's PRETTY!! but it's spandex)
239.When people ask you about your social life and you say "Oh, you mean my flag."
240.When being mauled by a drum is a normal part of life. (hahahahahaha)
241.When you can show up to practice in your pajamas and dripping wet and no one notices.
242.When jazz running no longer reminds you of ballet.
243.When "armed guard" means a girl with a pole instead of a guy with a gun. (hahahahahaha)
244.When you see your section more than your family. (or when your section IS your family!)
245.When you subconsciously start practicing with a pencil. (ok, I already told you I did!)
246.When numbers past 8 just aren't important.
247.When you'd rather practice than read the list.
248. You have more bruises, scars, and injuries than a military solider 249. Your teacher makes you write on the board, "I will not spin in class" fifty times. (not that bad yet)
250. You find yourself watching your spring show routine from freshman year thinking, "was I ever that bad?" (Oh boy, was I!!)
251. Automatically you know what the captain is going to say and you do it before anyone else (most of the time)
252. Weekends are forever lost to practice
253. When you ask, "What is summer vacation?"
254. When you stand at parade rest to say the pledge to the flag at school.
255. When you can do drop-spins at any tempo with ANYTHING (pencils, forks, brooms, air, the wiffle ball bat at the Senior picnic....)
256. When you actually like to watch the Thanksgiving Day parade for the bands, not those stupid balloons. (I want to march in it, but I still like the balloons.)
257. When you can do splits in gurdles (yeah right)
258. When you are rivals with all the cheerleaders (I like the cheerleaders)
259. The funny smell in the guard room in no longer noticeable to you
260. The only nail polish you wear in the winter is clear or none at all
261. When there is a possibility it will snow, and your competition will be cancelled, you pray that it won't snow
262. When you spend all your money at competitions on guard shirts, boxers, etc. instead of food
263. You can mimic all the announcers in your circuit
264. Have a dresser drawer dedicated to guard unitards socks pantyhose and silks (I do)
265. You go to the mall to try to find something new to make your rifle colorful
266. The Home Depot (Hardware store) is you favorite place to shop. (nope, that would be either.... Old Navy, American Eagle, and Gap) 267. All your screen names have something to do with Color Guard. (Nope, all of them with the exception of one have to do with it)
268. You've eaten out more then anyone you know.
269. You anaylize every song you hear for Winter Guard Standards.
270. You always have to find the perfect Drill Team song, and you go crazy when you finally find one. (Lots of songs are awesome)
271. Your boyfriend owns more Color Guard shirts then the store that sells them. (OK.... I don't know a store that sells them and I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND! Stop making assumptions!)
272. You own every c.d. that contains a song used at a Winter Guard show.
273. Your non-guard friends think you're crazy because you've always got songs that they've never heard of stuck in your head.
274. Your Boyfriend has a copy of your schedule hanging in his room. (AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!)
275. You've used the word "FRESHMAN!" more then a billion times.
276. You actually catch yourself having your fists in a tuck position while taking pictures.
277. You actually have the guard and most of the bands phone number memorized.
278. Your guard probably has more disagreements than any other group.
279. Your guard probably loves you more than any other group.
280. When you can relate to things your guard instructor talks about. (Kim)
281. When you are actually close with your guard instructor. (Whether she thinks so or not.)
282. You would do ANYTHING to stay in guard.
283. When you take aerobics, creative dance and weight lift just so you can enhance your guard work.
284. When you do anything for our?guard.
285. When all you want is to be close to your guard instructor.
286. When you can look at your guard girls and know what they are going to say.
287. The only thing you WANT to talk about is guard.
288. You watch the DCI videos a billion times trying to pick up a new move.
289. You find yourself being gossip around the guard. 290. When the guard knows stuff about you that you don even know.
291. When 3rd Block is over, it feels like school is over and guard is play. (Work but play)
292. You start to hate make-up after so long.
293. You actually look forward to Pre-Camp and Band Camp.
294. You can wait to see our?guard girls during the summer.
295. When you do see them and all you talk about is guard.
296. You know who would be perfect for the shirt that says, the drummer that the guard captain warned you about.?p> 297. You dread the end of marching season and wait impatiently for next year.
298. You never want to leave your guard because you don know what youl do with out them.
299. You become a guard instructor after you graduate.
300. You can tell you been in colorguard when you actually read all of these
because i messed up this one, and i'm too lazy to fix it back up
lol, it did not occur to me to enter in my new xanga
http://www.xanga.com/ramenfreek19
random factoid: my favorite cup to use in the house is this elephant cup i got from making this special type of tea in taiwan. my favorite spoon is quite small and has an intricate rose design on it. i have no favorite knife or fork.
after discovering that i got an 89/100 on the very crucial AP NSL exam... I'm seriously going to buckle down even more this semester. it should be easier now with only international night rehearsal, spring guard practices, and tri-m functions within school. and my piano teacher is giving me the month off (because she's in taiwan for chinese new year) so, i get about a month to get accustomed to the new self-imposed academic brutality.
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