“Alright, we’ve got three weeks until competition. Find one you like- it doesn’t have to be amazing- and we’ll make it work. Ready, break!” With those final words of inspiration, my best friend and I set out on a nearly impossible task. It was junior year and both of us had been ridiculously busy with Student Council, National Honor Society, and School News. In the midst of our hectic schedules, we had unintentionally let our Speech duo piece fall by the wayside. We’d found a few pieces earlier in the year, but between only practicing once in three months and never quite falling in love with the scenario anyway, they weren’t exactly getting us to All State anytime soon.
So there we were: two teenage girls stretching themselves to the very limits with extracurricular commitments. It was the first day back at school from Christmas Break, and we had until January 26th to find a script, memorize it, and perform it for people we’d hate to disappoint.
Every night we scheduled last minute practices with the coach, met at each other’s houses, and recited lines back and forth across the table at lunch. When it came time for competition, our performance soared. Our parents gave us standing ovations, as they were the ones who had witnessed our ridiculous preparation.
SLAM! My body thuds as I collapse onto my futon to write this blog. You’re probably wondering why I consider a point in my life where I literally procrastinated until the last possible second a situation I consider myself at my best. Perhaps it’s just because that year I was having a great time with my best friend in the world and that skit made it to State with 1 ratings across the board. More likely, it’s because I was thriving in all my commitments and the one I personally felt I was lacking in was still successful. I feel like I can literally drive myself crazy with everything I am involved with and still do great in all that I do- as long as I’m passionate about what I’m doing. In college, I don’t plan on over-committing to different clubs, organizations, and activities. But just like when it came to speech my junior year, I’ll be tackling whatever comes my way this first semester head-on.
Read this a way long time ago, buttttt I feel like I need to be commenting on the blogs! I love speech!! It's pretty awesome! The best feeling is when you go to perform and your nervous, but then you go to do it and time flies, its over, and knowing that you did it! and did it well!!
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