Take it from me, it is incredibly hard not to be swayed by peer pressure, and the school environment. I think just today alone, I crumbled already. Somehow, while building sandcastles, I managed to let slip some words of non-encouragement. Not exactly glorifying words. And It happened quite a few times. And the worst thing is that they were totally unprovoked. Not that provocation would justify discouraging or hurtful words, but they just came out without reason, as something I would suspect was habitual. Anyway, we're going to start rehearsals in slightly under two weeks. Let's hope for the best, and expect the worst.