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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
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Star Spangled Banner screw - up

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 10, 2008 - 15:05.

"Oh say, can you see
by the dawn's earl..."
(oh, my gosh! the mic isn't working!)
"Oh say, can you see
by..."
(It shut off again!)
"Oh say, can you see
By the..."
(they're gonna make me sing in front
of the whole
Baseball team now!)
-
Shakily walking out
Scared to death of screwing up
I stop and look
Everyone is standing there on the foul lines
looking at ME!
-
(loudly)
-
"Oh say, can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thru the parilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched"
-
(I think someone is laughing...)
-
"were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there."
-
(darn I hope my voice doesn't start cracking)
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"Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?"
-
(Hey! They're claping! They heard me! Yeay!)
-
--walking off the feild--
-
(hope the mic works next time)

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did you really sing this

Submitted by writingdog on April 10, 2008 - 15:43.

did you really sing this song in front of all the people alone? this is hilarious by the way..

yes I do...this wasv

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 26, 2008 - 22:35.

yes I do...this was actually recently too...lol...the other day I was supposed to sing with a mic and it kept shutting off so people had me go out in front of everyone (who were by the way staring at me...) it was scary then two days later there was another game and the mic shut off again. It's fun though, and it will definatley make me a stronger person. lol.

yes I do...this was actually

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 11, 2008 - 15:33.

yes I do...this was actually recently too...lol...the other day I was supposed to sing with a mic and it kept shutting off so people had me go out in front of everyone (who ere by the way staring at me...) it was scary then two days later there was another game and the mic shut off again. It's fun though, and it will definatley make me a stronger person. lol.

writingdog's picture

that must have been

Submitted by writingdog on April 12, 2008 - 12:32.

that must have been sooooooooo scary. you must be a really awesome singer to sing a solo!

you have no idea...not to

Submitted by horsegrl291 on April 12, 2008 - 16:38.

you have no idea...not to brag or anything, but I believe that I was blessed with an amazing voice.

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I'm sure you are, I mean to

Submitted by writingdog on April 13, 2008 - 14:38.

I'm sure you are, I mean to sing a solo and everything... I wish I had an amazing voice...

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