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    Tuesday, April 19, 2005


      Sonrise was a good time overall. It's great being able to see people I don't get to see very often. Playing games is a ton of fun, as is eating and staying up late. But, I am not sure it is nessicary to stay up ALL night long. A few parents I talked to Friday afternoon were/are very against the concept of staying up all night. Some of their arguements were:1. It's not taking good care of your body2. You lose all weekend because you're so worn out3. Grumpy teenagers makes for not so happy par'ents

      I tried defending the CYPU and make "good" excuses and reasons for SONrise, but now I think the adu'lts might be right. Staying up all night is a teenagers dream, right? I mean, I've done it a few times in my life and have great memories from it. Along with that, I remember my par'ents being not so happy about it. I'm not exactly a...err...morning person. And staying up late/all night makes it all the worse for me. I don't think I'm alone in this...am I right?

      At things like SONrise, before you know it, it's 2:30 AM and you're still WIDE awake! But when 4 and 5 AM roll around...you're lacking a bit in the energy field. Ok, ok, so the guys can play basketball for 6+ hours, but what about us gi'rls who simply want a nice, quiet game of Psychiatrist?? Uh, we stand around doing nothing. I must admit around the time of 4-6, I was a little on the grumpy side...which I apologize to all the people who were around me at the time. Anyways...(I'm forgetting my point here...)

      I guess I'm just not sure it's worth it to stay up the entire night..even if it's only once a year. Wouldn't it be more fun if we would go to bed around 3 and get up, eat, and maybe do one last thing before cleaning up and leaving? It's not like anyone is doing anything constructive at 4:30 in the morning!

      Not that my opinion really matters...but I think SONrise would be better if a lot of things were changed. First of all, what I said up there ^^. Secondly, I think there should be more organized events. Otherwise, we end up with little groups and loners. I know, I know, I hang out with my "little group" (if you want to call it that) a lot of the time. But I do like it when I get a chance to do something with a bigger/different group. (Don't worry, my friends. I still love you all!! :-)) I did finally get my game of Psychiatrist, and I got to meet some new people as well as hang out with old friends.

      No offence to our dear game leader, but I agree that the games need a little help. I love big group games...but kicking people in the shins while trying to pop balloons on their ankels is not exactly my idea of fun. Nor is inner-tube dodgeball! I'm sure it's hard to find a game for that big of a group, though. So, we won't give our 'game person' too hard a time with that. I enjoyed the movie-making a lot. I do think, however, that it would have been more fun with a few more people on each team and a little more time to plan. It's hard to get people to agree on what to do, though.

      The speaker was wonderful!! ANd for those of you who are still totally offended by my 'raciest' comment, I apologize. :-P But, you should have heard Mrs. Ray in our worldview class if you think my opinion was bad! Hehe. :-) Well, I think I've got my nice, random two cents in here for now. I'm not doing too well in the updating area of blogging, but my comments don't seem to be lacking lately! SOrry this is not a very well-written post...I was a little rushed. Hope everyone has a great day!

      No change of song right now...WMP is being dumb at the moment...

    Charity | 10:10 am

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