Choir Party

Today was the Cantate Choir party in Jill's backyard. (Jill DeVillbis is our choir director) It was way fun. The food was yummy. (I ate mostly cookies) We played an assortment of random, fun games, that I will attempt (Probably rather poorly) to explain to you. They're a blast! Ninja Destruction: To begin with, everybody stands in a circle. Everybody rubs their hands together (Like you're trying to warm them up) and shouts "Ninja destruction!" Then, the beginning person gets one move to try to hit another person's wrist or hand. (It counts if it hits below where your watch would go.) You only get one move to hit, and one move to dodge. If you get hit, you're out. You go around the circle counter clockwise until one person is victorious. (Please note: The game is more fun if you make ninja noises when you strike) Cracker Attack: In this game, everybody has to have a saltine cracker tied to one of their belt loops with dental floss. Your cracker must be showing. You roll up paper and try to hit other people's crackers with your paper sword. The goal is to be the last person with any cracker still remaining. (It's okay if your cracker breaks, as long as you still have some left.) If your cracker breaks completely off, or falls off, you're out. Haiku: Basically, this game is the most fun when you have ten or more players. The first step is to break up into two even lines. The person at the end of one line stands at one end of the center with their back towards everybody. The person at the end of the other line stands at the other end of the center also with their back towards everybody. The groups shout "One, two, three, HAIKU!" At that moment, the people with their backs toward the group turn around and walk towards each other, trying to keep a straight face while trying to make the other person laugh. If one of them laughs, they both go to the end of the other team's line. If nobody laughs, you return to the end of your original line. If they both laugh, they switch sides. The goal is to be the team that has everybody on it, but usually you just go until people get tired of it. Stinger: In this game, everybody stands in a circle with their eyes closed. One person goes around and taps people on the shoulder. One tap, and you're just a normal person. Two taps, and you're the stinger. Next, everybody just walks around and shakes hands. If you're the stinger, you squeeze their hand twice. If you get stung, you must then shake one other person's hand, and then scream loudly and pretend to die. You are then out. The whole point is to guess who the stinger is. You can make an accusation, and if you guess correctly, the game starts over, however, if you are wrong, you're out. I really thought that all of these games were very fun. I liked them quite a lot. I'm SO excited for Trek! I'm going NEXT WEEK!!! I've decorated my bucket. (My bucket is my suitcase and my stool.) I still have to sew my skirt. I want to know who is in my family. *Does an excited happy dance* Things that made me happy today: ~The movie "Fireproof" ~Opera practice (I'm in Carmen) ~Ninja Destruction ~I made progress on my novel! ~I went a whole day without talking to Winston, and I'm not insane! ~Our butterflies are starting to come out of their chrysalises! That's all folks! ~Emily