Blog #2

Today, my computer almost crashed. After five unsuccessful reboots, the computer screen still froze after opening a web browser window. After waiting for about 2 hours, the problem was somehow fixed. (I should really get a new computer, this Pentium III processor I got over 3 years ago is really starting to deteriorate.)
Today's events:
Our assembly was the first major highlight of the day. In this assembly, our principals made some formal and (forgive my criticism) woefully rhetorical remarks. I rather like Ms. Bailey's speech, which had more substance and clarity. She told us about the troubles we must overcome as we get older. She hinted that high self-esteem may not always be a good thing, because we are bound to face criticism from our peers. I found her advice very realistic. Although it sounded cynical, it was very true.
In second block, the intermediate band (of which I am a part) performed for the grade 10 assembly. I played O Canada on the drum set, and then on mallets for Ode to Joy and Jazzy Brown Jug (a piece of swing-jazz style music).
In English, we got our old quizzes back (yes, we got a quiz on the second English class). I got 100%, but Ms. Densford still corrected me in several places where I made mistakes on punctuation, modifiers, and some prepositions. I found her remarks very helpful, and she inspired me to be meticulous in all my subsequent compostitions.