Color Guard Rules
- At least one judge will be wearing something so eyecatching (good or bad) that you can't stop looking at them.
- 7 a.m. really is "earlier than you think"...they're not fibbing!
- People talk weird.
- Showers are a privilege, cherish them.
- It IS possible to pack for an entire weekend with nothing more than 3 sports bras, 2 pairs of underwear, 1 pair of pajama pants, and 2 tank tops.
- Never EVER walk down the drummer hall alone.
- NEVER cut your hair short 3 days before a show, becuase it's guaranteed not to slick back like it's suposed to.
- Things always fit in your bag better on your way down then on the way back home.
- Getting at the site at 5:30, sleeping for an hour and a half, and then waking up to rehearse isn't really all that bad.
- If you happen to be modest about your body, that comes to a crashing halt the first time you take a shower.
- Every time you have to go to the bathroom there WILL be a guard doing body warm-ups infront of the bathroom door and they WILL take a half hour to warm up too.
- Who needs real bras? All you need are sports bras!!!!
- Slipping into a spandex and putting on gobs of make-up in 15 min is considered normal.
- If you're looking to pick up boys (for the ladies) you're in the wrong sport.
- No one will look at you funny if your hair looks like it's plastered to your head and you have 3 inches of eyeliner on that wings out to your eyebrows...so long as you stay on school property.
- Taco Suprise!
- Colds spread like wildfire...make sure you blow your nose before you perform or you will get a "clif-hanger" during your rifle work, where you have no time to reach up and wipe your nose. And to make matters worse, the photo guy will take a picture of you at that moment too.
- DO NOT stand infront of the exit door, you WILL get run over, and the people running you over WILL NOT care in the least.
- If you don't like bagels, pb&j, white bread, and sunny delight...you're screwed!
- Your instructors, like your parents, are often scared by you.
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