Most of you are probably wondering, "What's USOMC and who cares about it?" Well, it stands for U.S. Open Music Competition. So, who cares about that, right? Well, I competed in it (this year and last year). And now, you're probably thinking, "Who cares if Jane competed in some random music competition?" Well, I got 4th place and I was in the Senior division! You're thinking, "Who cares about whether or not Jane gets any place in some random competition?" Well, you don't have to care but I do!
What's weird about this is:
-I got 4th place when I was in the Senior division
-I didn't get any place when I was in the Intermediate division with a bunch of kids
-I got 4th place when the song was much harder and longer
-I didn't get any place when I was playing the easy song that I never mess up on
So I have no idea why I did much better in the Senior division. When I was playing in the Intermediate division, my mind turned all blank and clueless in different parts of the song.
If I was to think the superstitious way, then here are things that might have caused this:
-My dad had to rent a car to drive me there the second day for the Intermediate competition because my mom had to go to work
-I didn't have as much stage fright (I know, this has no way it could make me do worse)
-This person from school was playing in the same competition as me (her name is Jane Wei :P)
-The judges were both men
-My dad and I were in a rush because he still had to fill gas into the rental car
Most of these things have nothing to do with the competition so I was just putting down the main things that were different between the two days. But I'm still really happy because the U.S. Open is pretty hard if you haven't already guessed, and I actually got a place in the SENIOR division!!!!! There's only 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place so I barely made it.
Anyways, that's basically all I wanted to say about this...bye then!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Red Cross Club Bake Sale (at school)
Sorry guys, I didn't get to post anything for a long time; I had been pretty busy lately with piano and stuff.
Anyways, last week, Red Cross Club hosted a bake sale at school! It was so successful! They ended up raising $495.50 which will be donated to Haiti. I'm in Red Cross Club and Builder's Club, and the Builder's Club bake sale (no offense) was way worse than the Red Cross Club one. They raised about $100, if not, less. But I guess that's still good because they only did it for 2 days or something.
I have a question for everyone here. WHAT'S UP WITH HI-CHEW NOWADAYS!!!! Julia (the president) bought 295 Hi-Chews for $30, and that filled up about a box or two. After the first day, I think about a half the box was already sold! By the second or third day (I forgot) the Hi-Chews were all sold out. Well, Julia saved some for the club, but still! She probably only saved about 20 of them which is not much compared to 295.
I brought Valentines iced sugar cookies, chocolate glazed doughnut holes, regular glazed doughnut holes, Milky Way (minis), Hello Panda (chocolate), and Hello Panda (strawberry.) Even though some of them aren't baked goods, they still sell pretty well! (e.g. Hi-Chew, Milky Way, Hello Panda). So if anyone ever has a bake sale at their school, it's okay to bring those types of stuff!
Here's a list of stuff that sold pretty well at my school (they are just rough estimations):
#1=Hi-Chew
#2=Chocolate Chip Cookies
#3=Brownies
#4=Cupcakes (don't forget the icing!)
#4=other types of cookies (NOT Oatmeal Raisin though)
#5=Chocolate Pound Cake
#6=Doughnut Holes (both flavors)
Here are some things that I think are not so popular:
-Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
-Banana Bread
-Hello Panda (strawberry)
-Milky Way (I think if they were bigger, than more people would buy it)
Some things were a little expensive for their size, like Hello Panda or Milky Way so people won't buy it. But if you don't make it that price, then we'll earn almost no profit, right? (I sold Hello Panda for 75 c. each pouch and 25 c. for a Milky Way. The cookies, brownies, cake, etc. were only 50 c. so they were cheap compared to those.)
You guys probably think this post is super boring. I just wanted to know about the Hi-Chew, but then I couldn't stop talking about the stuff! I just went on and on and on and on and on................................................................................................................and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...................................................:D
Anyways, last week, Red Cross Club hosted a bake sale at school! It was so successful! They ended up raising $495.50 which will be donated to Haiti. I'm in Red Cross Club and Builder's Club, and the Builder's Club bake sale (no offense) was way worse than the Red Cross Club one. They raised about $100, if not, less. But I guess that's still good because they only did it for 2 days or something.
I have a question for everyone here. WHAT'S UP WITH HI-CHEW NOWADAYS!!!! Julia (the president) bought 295 Hi-Chews for $30, and that filled up about a box or two. After the first day, I think about a half the box was already sold! By the second or third day (I forgot) the Hi-Chews were all sold out. Well, Julia saved some for the club, but still! She probably only saved about 20 of them which is not much compared to 295.
I brought Valentines iced sugar cookies, chocolate glazed doughnut holes, regular glazed doughnut holes, Milky Way (minis), Hello Panda (chocolate), and Hello Panda (strawberry.) Even though some of them aren't baked goods, they still sell pretty well! (e.g. Hi-Chew, Milky Way, Hello Panda). So if anyone ever has a bake sale at their school, it's okay to bring those types of stuff!
Here's a list of stuff that sold pretty well at my school (they are just rough estimations):
#1=Hi-Chew
#2=Chocolate Chip Cookies
#3=Brownies
#4=Cupcakes (don't forget the icing!)
#4=other types of cookies (NOT Oatmeal Raisin though)
#5=Chocolate Pound Cake
#6=Doughnut Holes (both flavors)
Here are some things that I think are not so popular:
-Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
-Banana Bread
-Hello Panda (strawberry)
-Milky Way (I think if they were bigger, than more people would buy it)
Some things were a little expensive for their size, like Hello Panda or Milky Way so people won't buy it. But if you don't make it that price, then we'll earn almost no profit, right? (I sold Hello Panda for 75 c. each pouch and 25 c. for a Milky Way. The cookies, brownies, cake, etc. were only 50 c. so they were cheap compared to those.)
You guys probably think this post is super boring. I just wanted to know about the Hi-Chew, but then I couldn't stop talking about the stuff! I just went on and on and on and on and on................................................................................................................and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...................................................:D
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