Episode 8- Mash-Up
Ken Tanaka& Mike Chang
Dear Journal,
Today Emma and I went to see Will to ask for dance lessons and a mash-up of our wedding songs. I love Emma so much, and of course she goes directly to Will to help us. Well I suppose in a few weeks it won't matter, and we'll be married and in Hawaii…luckily Will agreed to give us the lessons and song for free. I just hope that Emma will start to pay attention to me and not him once we've got our wedding song and everything prepared.
Ken
Dear Journal,
Today Will was giving Emma her first dance lesson. I was watching, because I caught sight of her in her wedding dress and I was curious if something was up. He was totally flirting with her while singing the thong song, and even pulled her down on top of him, though he made it appear like an accident. I think I really snapped because she didn't cry when he touched her above the wrist…like she did that one time I accidentally brushed by her breast. So when Finn and one of the other players started fighting, and I found out Puck was off doing something for Glee, I flipped. I told them that they needed to pick between Glee and football, and scheduled a practice during afterschool Glee rehearsal. I think all four of the guys will choose football, because the herd will always pull them back in. Finally, I will win over Schuester.
Ken
Dear Journal,
Only Finn chose football. This is a disaster. I thought that the other three surely would, just because they've been less invested in Glee than he has. Plus I figured if I had the quarterback, he would lead the others in the right direction. I'm thinking about maybe canceling the Thursday practice, but I'll see if Finn mentions anything, or if we can manage to put a few good plays together without the other guys first …
Ken
Dear Journal,
Finn came to me after practice today. He wanted to talk about Glee and the Thursday practice. He brought up some good points and I realized I shouldn't push my problems and insecurities on the kids. So I told him the Thursday practice was canceled and to tell the other guys as well. He seemed to appreciate it, and it didn't work out as planned anyways. Damn. Schuester gets everything in the end.
Ken
Dear Journal,
Today we sang "Bust a Move" in Glee. It was a lot of fun, especially because we just got to sort of improvise the dance. The only thing was, Mr. Schue only asked Finn and Puck if they wanted to sing lead. I can understand why he wouldn't ask Kurt, seeing as he's a countertenor and all, but I think Matt or Artie or I could have managed it…either way, it was still really fun. I'm worried though because Finn and Quinn were slushied today…and as Mercedes said, if those two were hit, none of us are safe. I don't understand why people are so critical of Glee or the people in it. After all, everyone listens to music and thinks musicians and dancers at the professional level are pretty cool right? Hopefully, once we start winning, people will see us in that type of light…
Mike
Dear Journal,
I'm screwed. Coach Tanaka is making us choose between Glee and football next week. I really like Glee, but I've been doing football so much longer and I'll be beaten up by the guys if I don't choose football. I was all set to choose football, but then we had so much fun at the last rehearsal. We were just hanging out, being funny, then Puck decided to sing Sweet Caroline, and we all just sang together. It was so easy and natural…it'll be hard to just set Glee club aside. I think I'll ask Matt what he's doing. If at least one other guy chooses Glee, I won't feel as vulnerable I guess. I can't ask Puck or Finn though…Puck has never liked Glee as much as football, and Finn's the one who's taking the most heat over this, so there's little chance he'll choose Glee…dang this is confusing.
Mike
Dear Journal,
Well Matt told me he was choosing Glee too. We both were a little bit nervous, and we took awhile to walk there, so we freaked everyone out because we were late. But when we walked in, it was so worth it. Brittany came over and hugged me really tight, (I'm thinking we'll become official any day now) and everyone else looked really happy to see us. Then, surprisingly, a few seconds after we walked in, Puck walked in too. I think he did it for Rachel, (which is a little weird, but I'm glad he did it, no matter the reason. The only one of us who didn't show was Finn. Even though he'd been taking a lot of heat over this, I guess it was still surprising. He was the first one of us to join Glee and he's the one who really got the rest of us football players to join…and now we only have eleven kids. Hopefully another person will join, so that we can go to sectionals. Preferably someone with a voice to rival Finn's…
Mike
Dear Journal,
So Coach canceled the Thursday practice and is letting us back on. I'm glad about that. Even though I chose Glee, I still like football a lot, and I have to admit it keeps me in better shape than Glee. Finn apologized for leaving us all hanging and gave us all slushies, which I thought was a fitting tribute. I hope I never get hit with one again, the day after I missed practice for the first time was awful. When Mr. Schue informed us he had never been slushied, we all started stepping forward, and when he realized our intentions, he was actually pretty cool about it, telling us to just "Hit me with it." Once we did, he told us to start from the top of our most recent song. This is why I chose Glee I think. We're able to handle our problems, and we don't let them bring us down. Sectionals, here we come!
Mike