“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself. I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind.”
— Neil Gaiman
Have a great year!
Friday, December 30, 2011
I'm sorry I've become such a horrible blogger...
On the bright side, I am working on writing more! I've begun writing a page every night. Just basic little one shot short stories... although the first one sounds like it could be a prologue!
Running Away
I never thought I would want to do something so desperately. I was happy. Then things got out of control. I didn’t mean for it to end up this bad. We were in love. I knew my parents didn’t approve of our relationship. They always said he was too good for me. Isn’t that a great support system… I knew they were right. He was perfect. He couldn’t have entered my life at a better time. My brother had just left for the war and my friends had stopped talking to me because I always chose schoolwork over partying. I bet they wish they had stayed home as well. Anyways, He helped me cheer up. I was finally getting my life together. We were going to go to school together in the city. My parents wanted nothing to do with that idea. They told me I had to stop talking to him. Of course I couldn’t listen to them. They eventually began locking me in my room every day. After several weeks I found a ways to escape. That was great until they went to check on me. I had gone to his house to hide which was stupid of me. My parents had gone nuts. They showed up and apparently were armed. We ran as soon as we heard gunshots. They followed us, shooting everyone who got in their way. We found out own guns right as they found us. We all stated shooting. It was chaos. They killed him. I shot them both. Turns out they were robots. I have no idea what they did with my parents or why they are after me, but I know I have to keep running.
And then tonight's was
Flying
I always knew my tree climbing habits were dangerous. I bet my mother was thrilled the day my father helped me climb my first tree. He was a mountain climber. One of the best in the world actually. He taught me to climb trees when I was six. He felt it was a safer way for us to spend time after my mom shot down his idea of taking me mountain climbing. And I’m sure it would have been. He died a year later. I spent most of my time up in the trees after that. He once told me that he felt free on the top of a mountain. As if he could just jump up and fly. I felt the same way about the trees. He died flying. His plane crashed on his way home after climbing Everest. I wish he would have died on the mountain. That’s where he was happiest. It had been 10 years since he died when my mom announced we were moving to California. I was so excited. I never told her about my plan to climb the redwoods for him. I spent months preparing. Those trees were nothing like what I was used to. When I finally reached the top of one, I pulled out a picture of my dad and tied it to a branch. I made a stupid decision after that. I found a big, sturdy branch and decided to take a nap before starting my climb down. Apparently the wind picked up quite a bit. I woke up just in time to see the branch break. Now, I’m flying with my dad.
Just thought I would post those here so that I can find them again. I will probably post more as I write more!
Running Away
I never thought I would want to do something so desperately. I was happy. Then things got out of control. I didn’t mean for it to end up this bad. We were in love. I knew my parents didn’t approve of our relationship. They always said he was too good for me. Isn’t that a great support system… I knew they were right. He was perfect. He couldn’t have entered my life at a better time. My brother had just left for the war and my friends had stopped talking to me because I always chose schoolwork over partying. I bet they wish they had stayed home as well. Anyways, He helped me cheer up. I was finally getting my life together. We were going to go to school together in the city. My parents wanted nothing to do with that idea. They told me I had to stop talking to him. Of course I couldn’t listen to them. They eventually began locking me in my room every day. After several weeks I found a ways to escape. That was great until they went to check on me. I had gone to his house to hide which was stupid of me. My parents had gone nuts. They showed up and apparently were armed. We ran as soon as we heard gunshots. They followed us, shooting everyone who got in their way. We found out own guns right as they found us. We all stated shooting. It was chaos. They killed him. I shot them both. Turns out they were robots. I have no idea what they did with my parents or why they are after me, but I know I have to keep running.
And then tonight's was
Flying
I always knew my tree climbing habits were dangerous. I bet my mother was thrilled the day my father helped me climb my first tree. He was a mountain climber. One of the best in the world actually. He taught me to climb trees when I was six. He felt it was a safer way for us to spend time after my mom shot down his idea of taking me mountain climbing. And I’m sure it would have been. He died a year later. I spent most of my time up in the trees after that. He once told me that he felt free on the top of a mountain. As if he could just jump up and fly. I felt the same way about the trees. He died flying. His plane crashed on his way home after climbing Everest. I wish he would have died on the mountain. That’s where he was happiest. It had been 10 years since he died when my mom announced we were moving to California. I was so excited. I never told her about my plan to climb the redwoods for him. I spent months preparing. Those trees were nothing like what I was used to. When I finally reached the top of one, I pulled out a picture of my dad and tied it to a branch. I made a stupid decision after that. I found a big, sturdy branch and decided to take a nap before starting my climb down. Apparently the wind picked up quite a bit. I woke up just in time to see the branch break. Now, I’m flying with my dad.
Just thought I would post those here so that I can find them again. I will probably post more as I write more!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Hi.
For all of you who can't see in my mind, which I honestly hope is all of you, that title came with an awkward smile that can be found by any character in a movie or tv show that shows up after a long time and says nothing better than hi.
It's been a while since I really blogged... and I have no real excuse. I would say tumblr but I've been disappearing there quite frequently as well... (I don't take very long absences from tumblr but some days it must seem as if I have died to my followers there.) I've been dealing with trying to fix the mistakes I've made this year. I've made stupid decisions that I suppose will work out to be better in the end but right now they are a serious cause of my stress. I'm so stressed I am beginning to gain a frequent stutter... Okay, It's not that frequent but it happens enough that I am beginning to worry...
Yesterday was state one acts! We placed 4th! I've grown up watching tv and movies and there is always that moment of complete happiness for a character when they are a part of something successful (Due to the 1 am-ness of the time, I cannot think of a valid example, but they do exist!) Until we won districts, I had never known that feeling. That was the first time I ever cried tears of joy. I was almost not going to participate in the winter play but then I remembered the emptiness I felt watching the musical and I quickly fixed that almost-mistake. I mean, I really hate the theater department most days, but it's too fantastic to let go of. I plan on having a much smaller role in the production though. Plus, I am planning on actually auditioning for the Spring play. I've already begun working on my audition monologue.
Quiz Bowl has been going great this year! Brooke joined the team so I am not the only girl! I defeated Adam in show off to determine who would be on the team for the radio competition. (That was a great moment. I was so close to being the alternate! He needed to lose...) We've had one competition so far and it was Halloween Themed! I dressed as Sarah Jane Smith and one person actually recognized who I was!!!!!! It was entertaining! Andrew, Adam, and I had a good laugh about how surprising that was. (Preston didn't care.) We have another competition next Saturday. It will be Brooke's first competition which is kinda funny because it is the same one that was my first competition last year. This year, quiz bowl is my biggest focus. It's what I waited the longest for and it's what I truly care the most about (in terms of school that is!)
Mock trial was rather boring this year. It went much quicker which is weird because for me it was literally much longer (I joined 2 months late last year!) I had a witness role and I was seriously on the verge of a breakdown due to the religiousness of my character. Luckily, I learned to not give a care. I also became quite good friends with Grady. He, Tiffany, and I were (and still are) obsessed with the Badger Song! I've never had so much fun being hated by a teacher... Yeah, we were definitely the team Steinkamp liked the least. But we had much more fun than the team that actually tried hard and did good.
JSA is still quite awful. Especially the officers. I may rant about them some other time, but I am trying to keep my ranting to a minimum now due to a education system rant I had a while ago that ended up not so good... (I really shouldn't be allowed near any form of communication devices after 11 pm.) FBLA is not getting any better either... Again, not going to get started on that now either...
Classes are okay I suppose. I'm still struggling with band but I love every minute of it! Although, I was quite worried for a bit last week when the only good baritone player got suspended for fighting... I am barely passing AP Lit/Comp but I am learning a lot and I don't really care about the grade. I'm just in it for the english-ness of it. I don't know if Ms. Henre has realized that yet though. She probably thinks she overestimated my abilities... I am thinking about starting to try harder to improve though. I understand everything I just don't feel like trying. I would be doing much better in Math if I didn't hate my class so much. This can tie into my earlier twitter rant because that class is full of absolute idiots. I'm hoping to switch to the 8th period class so that I can rejoin choir and get away from the stupid people. I love lunch. It's the time when I get to be around people I actually like. I eat with the Jazz Band I class. So on days when they are gone, I don't like it so much (although I wouldn't know for sure. I took a lazy sick day on the day I knew they would be gone.) I love Sociology. It's an easy class with lots of time to read. Aerobics is hell. Investigating History is awesome but it is awful if you miss a day...
I've decided that I am going to go to Northeast for college... at least at first. I know I want to do screen writing and probably other forms of writing but I think I want to also do something that can help me if the writing doesn't go so well. I'm a dreamer, I'm not an idiot. I will probably do something with IT. I still need to apply for Northeast. And a ton of scholarships... I have no clue how I will pay for anything... I applied for a job at Hastings but they never replied to me...
Well, I think I've finally managed to become tired enough to sleep... Or at least tired enough that forming understandable sentences is horrendously difficult. Goodnight! I shall try to blog more often!
It's been a while since I really blogged... and I have no real excuse. I would say tumblr but I've been disappearing there quite frequently as well... (I don't take very long absences from tumblr but some days it must seem as if I have died to my followers there.) I've been dealing with trying to fix the mistakes I've made this year. I've made stupid decisions that I suppose will work out to be better in the end but right now they are a serious cause of my stress. I'm so stressed I am beginning to gain a frequent stutter... Okay, It's not that frequent but it happens enough that I am beginning to worry...
Yesterday was state one acts! We placed 4th! I've grown up watching tv and movies and there is always that moment of complete happiness for a character when they are a part of something successful (Due to the 1 am-ness of the time, I cannot think of a valid example, but they do exist!) Until we won districts, I had never known that feeling. That was the first time I ever cried tears of joy. I was almost not going to participate in the winter play but then I remembered the emptiness I felt watching the musical and I quickly fixed that almost-mistake. I mean, I really hate the theater department most days, but it's too fantastic to let go of. I plan on having a much smaller role in the production though. Plus, I am planning on actually auditioning for the Spring play. I've already begun working on my audition monologue.
Quiz Bowl has been going great this year! Brooke joined the team so I am not the only girl! I defeated Adam in show off to determine who would be on the team for the radio competition. (That was a great moment. I was so close to being the alternate! He needed to lose...) We've had one competition so far and it was Halloween Themed! I dressed as Sarah Jane Smith and one person actually recognized who I was!!!!!! It was entertaining! Andrew, Adam, and I had a good laugh about how surprising that was. (Preston didn't care.) We have another competition next Saturday. It will be Brooke's first competition which is kinda funny because it is the same one that was my first competition last year. This year, quiz bowl is my biggest focus. It's what I waited the longest for and it's what I truly care the most about (in terms of school that is!)
Mock trial was rather boring this year. It went much quicker which is weird because for me it was literally much longer (I joined 2 months late last year!) I had a witness role and I was seriously on the verge of a breakdown due to the religiousness of my character. Luckily, I learned to not give a care. I also became quite good friends with Grady. He, Tiffany, and I were (and still are) obsessed with the Badger Song! I've never had so much fun being hated by a teacher... Yeah, we were definitely the team Steinkamp liked the least. But we had much more fun than the team that actually tried hard and did good.
JSA is still quite awful. Especially the officers. I may rant about them some other time, but I am trying to keep my ranting to a minimum now due to a education system rant I had a while ago that ended up not so good... (I really shouldn't be allowed near any form of communication devices after 11 pm.) FBLA is not getting any better either... Again, not going to get started on that now either...
Classes are okay I suppose. I'm still struggling with band but I love every minute of it! Although, I was quite worried for a bit last week when the only good baritone player got suspended for fighting... I am barely passing AP Lit/Comp but I am learning a lot and I don't really care about the grade. I'm just in it for the english-ness of it. I don't know if Ms. Henre has realized that yet though. She probably thinks she overestimated my abilities... I am thinking about starting to try harder to improve though. I understand everything I just don't feel like trying. I would be doing much better in Math if I didn't hate my class so much. This can tie into my earlier twitter rant because that class is full of absolute idiots. I'm hoping to switch to the 8th period class so that I can rejoin choir and get away from the stupid people. I love lunch. It's the time when I get to be around people I actually like. I eat with the Jazz Band I class. So on days when they are gone, I don't like it so much (although I wouldn't know for sure. I took a lazy sick day on the day I knew they would be gone.) I love Sociology. It's an easy class with lots of time to read. Aerobics is hell. Investigating History is awesome but it is awful if you miss a day...
I've decided that I am going to go to Northeast for college... at least at first. I know I want to do screen writing and probably other forms of writing but I think I want to also do something that can help me if the writing doesn't go so well. I'm a dreamer, I'm not an idiot. I will probably do something with IT. I still need to apply for Northeast. And a ton of scholarships... I have no clue how I will pay for anything... I applied for a job at Hastings but they never replied to me...
Well, I think I've finally managed to become tired enough to sleep... Or at least tired enough that forming understandable sentences is horrendously difficult. Goodnight! I shall try to blog more often!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Hi
I suppose that is a bit of an understatement... Tumblr kidnapped me away from here!
Well, This year I think I've finally done it. I've taken on more than I can handle... And in a way I've managed to lose a bit of myself already. And school has only been back for a month. I dropped choir for AP Lit/Comp instead of dropping AP Physics. Now I've also dropped Physics. So That was a new experience. Then I'm not doing well in band at all, but I love every moment of my failure so that's okay. I am literally failing AP Lit/Comp. That's also new. But I have As in all of my other classes so I suppose I can't be TOO upset. I've figured out what I want to go to college for! No clue where though... I should be working on my Investigating History essay right now... I'm not helping with Musical this year. That's really killing me. I don't know what happened to me... and now I've lost my blogging focus. Bye for now... Hopefully I will return soon!
Well, This year I think I've finally done it. I've taken on more than I can handle... And in a way I've managed to lose a bit of myself already. And school has only been back for a month. I dropped choir for AP Lit/Comp instead of dropping AP Physics. Now I've also dropped Physics. So That was a new experience. Then I'm not doing well in band at all, but I love every moment of my failure so that's okay. I am literally failing AP Lit/Comp. That's also new. But I have As in all of my other classes so I suppose I can't be TOO upset. I've figured out what I want to go to college for! No clue where though... I should be working on my Investigating History essay right now... I'm not helping with Musical this year. That's really killing me. I don't know what happened to me... and now I've lost my blogging focus. Bye for now... Hopefully I will return soon!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I've got a sonic screwdriver! (So I shall go build a cabinet)
Not really.
Its been a long time since I last blogged. (Long time meaning probably 2 weeks or so...) So, I love doctor who. And Firefly. and in 19 days I get to meet Kaylee from firefly. this keyboard fails miserably... Will try blogging again soon. bye!!!
***Kat***
Its been a long time since I last blogged. (Long time meaning probably 2 weeks or so...) So, I love doctor who. And Firefly. and in 19 days I get to meet Kaylee from firefly. this keyboard fails miserably... Will try blogging again soon. bye!!!
***Kat***
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mother's Day
Today is Mother's Day. Today my mom is at work. All day. This fact has been killing me for weeks but I know she is doing it to support me like she always has. Happy Mother's Day to my mom, I don't know where I would be without her.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Doctor Who! (again)
I am obsessed.
I could just end there and my point would be made but where is the fun in that?
This weekend I finally got caught up on Doctor Who intime for the premiere of season 6! I have also watched the new episode 7 times already! I have gone through several favorite characters throughout the show. It started as Rose. Then Donna. Then Amy. Now it is River Song. (Who Skyler believes is the devil. We have an ongoing argument) My theory is that she is the doctor's future wife just because they have made it so obvious that she could be. I think they are trying to trick people into thinking thats too simple.
I turned my bedroom door into the tardis too! I also made doctor who themed easter eggs. Basically I had a Doctor Who themed Spring Break!
Well that is all for now because I Should probably work on actual assignments.
***Kat***
I could just end there and my point would be made but where is the fun in that?
This weekend I finally got caught up on Doctor Who intime for the premiere of season 6! I have also watched the new episode 7 times already! I have gone through several favorite characters throughout the show. It started as Rose. Then Donna. Then Amy. Now it is River Song. (Who Skyler believes is the devil. We have an ongoing argument) My theory is that she is the doctor's future wife just because they have made it so obvious that she could be. I think they are trying to trick people into thinking thats too simple.
I turned my bedroom door into the tardis too! I also made doctor who themed easter eggs. Basically I had a Doctor Who themed Spring Break!
Well that is all for now because I Should probably work on actual assignments.
***Kat***
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
I feel absolutely awful.
Today was a Quiz Bowl competition in Nealeigh. That was fun but we lost in our first round. Luckily our first round was the 14th round. We left there around 12:30 and then headed back to Norfolk. We stopped at McDonalds for lunch.
Now I am back at school and I feel like crap. I have had an awful headache all day. I am pretty sure everyone on my team could tell I wasn't feeling great. I may find out if the guy I like likes me soon... Tyler decided to finally do something about it so she wrote him a note...
My head really hurts so I need to stop typing.
***Kat***
Now I am back at school and I feel like crap. I have had an awful headache all day. I am pretty sure everyone on my team could tell I wasn't feeling great. I may find out if the guy I like likes me soon... Tyler decided to finally do something about it so she wrote him a note...
My head really hurts so I need to stop typing.
***Kat***
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Music
Tonight's choir concert is the first concert I have ever felt completely prepared for. I find this hilarious because I have propbably missed the most days during preparation for this than any other concert this year. It is honestly a lot of fun telling my teachers I will be gone again because I am more caught up in classes than people who are in class everyday...
Today I had to make up my State math test. So, I had to rush to math to get my teacher to sign the paper for tomorrow then I had to begin the search for room 410... A new reason to hate freshmen, Their hallway is messed up!!! So a group of 6 students walked into the test late because we could not find the room. I finished my test as one of the first few people done, even though I was late... So I headed back to class and started to work on the assignment while waiting for the teacher to notice I was back. By the time she noticed me I basically had the assignment done. This is funny because I had no clue what I was doing... I had been gone the day we learned that lesson. Finally near the end of class I asked her for friday's notes and had her check my assignment which I had finished. It was all right... So I am definitely not a fan of our school system today because if it is possible for me to miss the instructions of an assignment and still get more done than the rest of the class who were there and have it all right, yet I am unable to take AP Calculus because my mom made us move, then there is definitely something wrong.
Lunch was incredible today. Not because the guy I like talked to me a bunch or anything (Although he did actually talk to me today...) but because I had a real conversation about Doctor Who with Riley, Skyler, and Kayt! I had had several good Doctor Who convos with people on facebook but this was the first time talking about it face to face with someone... Turns out Doctor Who fans arent all the same... But I do feel they were surprised to know I am even a fan... Well Sklyer was but I hardly talk to him. (They are fans of Martha... Dumb boys...) I also had a conversation with Riley about Dollhouse... I am fairly tempted to never talk to him again... He doesn't like it... This concept makes me feel like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory... I can't comprehend someone NOT liking Dollhouse that has seen it... I use a lot of ellipsises... And that is absolutely the wrong plural form of that word.
I have almost finished reading all of my new comic books! I only have theRiley one-shot and the Angel scriptbooks to finish! Although I have to wait a while for one because I havent gotten that far in the series. I am excited by how much my Compic Book Collection is growing... Although soon I will need to find a new box. I also need to get more of the little comic book protector thingies. Oy, I am such a nerd!
This morning I watched last night's Make It Or Break It with my mom... Gymnastics is one of my favorite sports... She couldn't shut up about how stupid she thinks it is. I am close to disowning her some days.
I need to get money for Contagion: Outbreak. I cant wait!!! Its a 3 day Con in Omaha in June. Jewel Staite from Firefly will be there. This weekend I actually tweeted about Seeing a bench with her face on it advertising the con and she replied and retweeted it! I had a mini nerd heart attack from excitement... I also almost walked into a pool staring at my phone when I saw it... Well I almost walked into the fence surrounding the pool.
I keep having dreams about Lydia. They make it very hard to wake up and remember that she is gone. It sounds stupid to me but I really think I might finally be realizing that she is really gone... Just like when Jessica died it didn't click until they actually burried her. Until that point I really thought everyone was just joking with me. That is actually one of the only things I remember about her funeral. I remember the moment it all became real. I was only six at the time. I worry about my future somedays because of it. I mean sure I have my bad days now but what will happen when Lita's new baby is born, or when I graduate, or have my own kids. I've read that traumatic events can cause major problems later in life. (I will admit I read that on a news article about Tina Fey when the cause of her scar first went public. It said how its likely that when Alice gets to the age she was she will have more worries than usual.)
Well, I suppose that is all for now.
***Kat***
Today I had to make up my State math test. So, I had to rush to math to get my teacher to sign the paper for tomorrow then I had to begin the search for room 410... A new reason to hate freshmen, Their hallway is messed up!!! So a group of 6 students walked into the test late because we could not find the room. I finished my test as one of the first few people done, even though I was late... So I headed back to class and started to work on the assignment while waiting for the teacher to notice I was back. By the time she noticed me I basically had the assignment done. This is funny because I had no clue what I was doing... I had been gone the day we learned that lesson. Finally near the end of class I asked her for friday's notes and had her check my assignment which I had finished. It was all right... So I am definitely not a fan of our school system today because if it is possible for me to miss the instructions of an assignment and still get more done than the rest of the class who were there and have it all right, yet I am unable to take AP Calculus because my mom made us move, then there is definitely something wrong.
Lunch was incredible today. Not because the guy I like talked to me a bunch or anything (Although he did actually talk to me today...) but because I had a real conversation about Doctor Who with Riley, Skyler, and Kayt! I had had several good Doctor Who convos with people on facebook but this was the first time talking about it face to face with someone... Turns out Doctor Who fans arent all the same... But I do feel they were surprised to know I am even a fan... Well Sklyer was but I hardly talk to him. (They are fans of Martha... Dumb boys...) I also had a conversation with Riley about Dollhouse... I am fairly tempted to never talk to him again... He doesn't like it... This concept makes me feel like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory... I can't comprehend someone NOT liking Dollhouse that has seen it... I use a lot of ellipsises... And that is absolutely the wrong plural form of that word.
I have almost finished reading all of my new comic books! I only have theRiley one-shot and the Angel scriptbooks to finish! Although I have to wait a while for one because I havent gotten that far in the series. I am excited by how much my Compic Book Collection is growing... Although soon I will need to find a new box. I also need to get more of the little comic book protector thingies. Oy, I am such a nerd!
This morning I watched last night's Make It Or Break It with my mom... Gymnastics is one of my favorite sports... She couldn't shut up about how stupid she thinks it is. I am close to disowning her some days.
I need to get money for Contagion: Outbreak. I cant wait!!! Its a 3 day Con in Omaha in June. Jewel Staite from Firefly will be there. This weekend I actually tweeted about Seeing a bench with her face on it advertising the con and she replied and retweeted it! I had a mini nerd heart attack from excitement... I also almost walked into a pool staring at my phone when I saw it... Well I almost walked into the fence surrounding the pool.
I keep having dreams about Lydia. They make it very hard to wake up and remember that she is gone. It sounds stupid to me but I really think I might finally be realizing that she is really gone... Just like when Jessica died it didn't click until they actually burried her. Until that point I really thought everyone was just joking with me. That is actually one of the only things I remember about her funeral. I remember the moment it all became real. I was only six at the time. I worry about my future somedays because of it. I mean sure I have my bad days now but what will happen when Lita's new baby is born, or when I graduate, or have my own kids. I've read that traumatic events can cause major problems later in life. (I will admit I read that on a news article about Tina Fey when the cause of her scar first went public. It said how its likely that when Alice gets to the age she was she will have more worries than usual.)
Well, I suppose that is all for now.
***Kat***
Monday, April 11, 2011
Doctor Who, Late Night Stupidity, and An Unexpected Free Evening
So, Helen and I made the mistake of taking the stairs Friday night to avoid the crowds by the elevators. Did I mention in my last post what floor our room was on??? The NINTH FREAKING FLOOR! Surprisingly aside from the pain it was a lot of fun... Tasha and Kylee thought we were drunk even though they had just seen us two minutes earlier... Honestly that just made it funnier. We were all tired but tried waiting for Mrs. Mueller's midnight room check... We woke up wondering if she ever came by. "Yes I did and I was knocking and knocking so you better have been in there!" she told us in the morning...
Saturday afternoon it finally sunk in that Doctor Who returns in two weeks and I was only on the middle of the second season. I spent saturday evening and a majority of sunday watching Doctor Who! I love it so much. I also watched an episode this morning.
I may have a quiz bowl competition wednesday but I dont know because ms norman is gone today... but that also means I HAVE NOTHING TO DO AFTER SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I am excited)
Well I have several assignments that I need to work on so that is all.
***Kat***
Saturday afternoon it finally sunk in that Doctor Who returns in two weeks and I was only on the middle of the second season. I spent saturday evening and a majority of sunday watching Doctor Who! I love it so much. I also watched an episode this morning.
I may have a quiz bowl competition wednesday but I dont know because ms norman is gone today... but that also means I HAVE NOTHING TO DO AFTER SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I am excited)
Well I have several assignments that I need to work on so that is all.
***Kat***
Thursday, April 7, 2011
SLC Day 1!
As Day one of FBLA's state leadership concludes I am excited to say I have had a very successful day. So my feet hurt like heck and Ive got 2 more days of heels to endure but I have an awesome Robot necklace and I have learned a ton! Sadly, I must admit I am one of those people who come to events like this and get all these brilliant plans for how I shall change my daily life yet I never do anything about it. Today has imspired me to become more confident and just go after what I want. It has also taught me that I am weird. A plane went by during our first test and my guesses were it was either really long thunder or the beginning of a zombie apocolypse. I also decided I could not wear a second green necklace because my Robot was already angry at the first one... I will admit I had a vault and part of a large coke by this time. I also learned that when you go to a burger king where it is highly likely that the person running the cash register seems to be on drugs, just leave. Dont drink the soda. Its nasty!!!!
Well its 11:30 so I am heading to bed.
***Kat***
Well its 11:30 so I am heading to bed.
***Kat***
Monday, April 4, 2011
I am not happy.
Okay, because I know this blog is used for school I am resisting my need to swear but be aware of the fact in my thoughts I am swearing up a storm.
Budget Cuts.
This weekend I was informed that one of my activities will be cut. This was disappointing but I wasn't sure if I was going to do it again so I was okay. Today, I found out that German is being cut. That's crap. I mean, I know most people in german had no interest in french or spanish. what will they do now? Aside from lack of other language interest, I joined German again in high school because I had it at my second school in 7th grade. Before and After Lydie died. I remember how supportive my german class was then. That was a large reason that I joined. Now its being pulled from me.
Well I am too tired to continue my ranting...
***Kat***
Budget Cuts.
This weekend I was informed that one of my activities will be cut. This was disappointing but I wasn't sure if I was going to do it again so I was okay. Today, I found out that German is being cut. That's crap. I mean, I know most people in german had no interest in french or spanish. what will they do now? Aside from lack of other language interest, I joined German again in high school because I had it at my second school in 7th grade. Before and After Lydie died. I remember how supportive my german class was then. That was a large reason that I joined. Now its being pulled from me.
Well I am too tired to continue my ranting...
***Kat***
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Pride and Prejudice
After several years of wanting to, I am finally reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! I am really loving it.
Yesterday was not okay. Tech went lateish as usual then JSA went obnoxiously late. I did not get home til 10ish. Normally I go to bed at 10 on Tuesdays if not 9. I usually decided to watch the Good Wife at 9 after I shower and do any homework. Last night I was extremely excited for The Good Wife because the writers were doing a live event on twitter during it. I was stuck at school reading their tweets unable to watch the episode.
So my day didn't start out well considering I had very little sleep even without watching The Good Wife last night. I did watch it this morning at that helped my mood. Then I had to go do stuff for FBLA this morning which was nice because it got me away from people. When I finished that I found a text message from my dad. Apparently raven hasnt cleaned her room and had a bad attitude so she wasnt going to be allowed to go to tech tonight. Hes changed his mind on that now but he says if she doesnt clean it she has to quit the play... When I told her this i asked why he was texting me and not her even though I knew she had her phone. She explained how shes not supposed to have her phone... This cant end well.
Family is a wacky thing. Mine is the furthest thing from normal. Some days I really love that Raven and I are becoming closer but most days I really don't. I think that may be why I am excited to overwork myself next year. If I have no free time there is less time for family drama!!!!
Sam and Tyler have decided they need to get my crush to be my prom date. I simply told them "Good Luck with that" poor boy. They are going to traumatize him... haha.
Mr. Miller is making a tie out of my duct tape. I am super excited to see it! Im really going to miss him for Physics next year...
Thats all for now.
***Kat***
Yesterday was not okay. Tech went lateish as usual then JSA went obnoxiously late. I did not get home til 10ish. Normally I go to bed at 10 on Tuesdays if not 9. I usually decided to watch the Good Wife at 9 after I shower and do any homework. Last night I was extremely excited for The Good Wife because the writers were doing a live event on twitter during it. I was stuck at school reading their tweets unable to watch the episode.
So my day didn't start out well considering I had very little sleep even without watching The Good Wife last night. I did watch it this morning at that helped my mood. Then I had to go do stuff for FBLA this morning which was nice because it got me away from people. When I finished that I found a text message from my dad. Apparently raven hasnt cleaned her room and had a bad attitude so she wasnt going to be allowed to go to tech tonight. Hes changed his mind on that now but he says if she doesnt clean it she has to quit the play... When I told her this i asked why he was texting me and not her even though I knew she had her phone. She explained how shes not supposed to have her phone... This cant end well.
Family is a wacky thing. Mine is the furthest thing from normal. Some days I really love that Raven and I are becoming closer but most days I really don't. I think that may be why I am excited to overwork myself next year. If I have no free time there is less time for family drama!!!!
Sam and Tyler have decided they need to get my crush to be my prom date. I simply told them "Good Luck with that" poor boy. They are going to traumatize him... haha.
Mr. Miller is making a tie out of my duct tape. I am super excited to see it! Im really going to miss him for Physics next year...
Thats all for now.
***Kat***
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
To go with my blog's current subtitle!
So at this point in time I think I shall be going into English and Theater for college. These are what could effect the majority of things I may want to do. I have talked to Ms. Henre who has given me approval to take AP Lit/Comp nect year even without the required writing class before it. That should be interesting. Ive also decided to go onto AP Physics even though Mr. Miller will be gone. Hopefully I get to be in German 3. We only have 13 people capable of taking it and the school is trying to make a 15 student minimum for all classes... its lame.
This week and the upcoming weeks are basically a test for my sanity. I have no free time. I am so glad I had nothing to do last weekend because that is no longer the case! I have tech after school today, tomorrow, and Thursday. I have JSA tonight. I also have to go in and do FBLA work by Thursday. Then this weekend I have tech on Sat. Monday I have Quiz Bowl, Tuesday I have either a concession stand for Quiz Bowl or tech and JSA. Then Wednesday I theoretically have nothing but I leave Thursday for FBLA so I will have to pack and do homework. Then I return that Sunday. Monday is Quiz Bowl, tuesday is JSA and Tech and now I have lost track of where I am. I think Wed and Saturday are Quiz Bowl competitions and District Music Contests on Friday. Then Monday Quiz Bowl, tuesday tech and JSA, then I think it is spring break!
So back to my topic of next year. AP Lit/Comp will take a ton of work but I am totally excited for it. Im not sure what AP Physics holds for me. German 3 will be odd because none of my German friends will be there. Choir will be choir. PreCalculus may rock because hopefully I get Ms Norman as a teacher and most math hating students will be done with math by this point. Band will be a struggle but it will be so much fun! Then I have to take aerobics which may literally kill me but its required. Psychology will be fun! I also plan on staying in Quiz Bowl, JSA, Drama Club, FBLA, and the various plays. I may actually try for a role in the musical but that shall depend on what it is. If I don't try for a part in musical I will do Mock Trial again although I plan on doing that either way and just requesting to help with behind the scenes stuff to prevent utter failure again. Its like my improv failure I cant think fast enough so I freeze although with improv I kept going I just didnt say anything else.... Mock trial I completely froze.
Well thats all for now!
***Kat***
This week and the upcoming weeks are basically a test for my sanity. I have no free time. I am so glad I had nothing to do last weekend because that is no longer the case! I have tech after school today, tomorrow, and Thursday. I have JSA tonight. I also have to go in and do FBLA work by Thursday. Then this weekend I have tech on Sat. Monday I have Quiz Bowl, Tuesday I have either a concession stand for Quiz Bowl or tech and JSA. Then Wednesday I theoretically have nothing but I leave Thursday for FBLA so I will have to pack and do homework. Then I return that Sunday. Monday is Quiz Bowl, tuesday is JSA and Tech and now I have lost track of where I am. I think Wed and Saturday are Quiz Bowl competitions and District Music Contests on Friday. Then Monday Quiz Bowl, tuesday tech and JSA, then I think it is spring break!
So back to my topic of next year. AP Lit/Comp will take a ton of work but I am totally excited for it. Im not sure what AP Physics holds for me. German 3 will be odd because none of my German friends will be there. Choir will be choir. PreCalculus may rock because hopefully I get Ms Norman as a teacher and most math hating students will be done with math by this point. Band will be a struggle but it will be so much fun! Then I have to take aerobics which may literally kill me but its required. Psychology will be fun! I also plan on staying in Quiz Bowl, JSA, Drama Club, FBLA, and the various plays. I may actually try for a role in the musical but that shall depend on what it is. If I don't try for a part in musical I will do Mock Trial again although I plan on doing that either way and just requesting to help with behind the scenes stuff to prevent utter failure again. Its like my improv failure I cant think fast enough so I freeze although with improv I kept going I just didnt say anything else.... Mock trial I completely froze.
Well thats all for now!
***Kat***
Saturday, March 26, 2011
New Movie Day
All week I was dreading my weekend of having nothing to do but I think maybe my constant busy-ness is what caused my breakdown last night.
So today I have finally gotten around to watch some new movies. I have watched The Social Network, Going The Distance, Death at a Funeral, and The Pink Panther 2. I am currently watching Pretty Ugly People. I love discovering new movies! Especially ones with epicly awesome casts!!!!!!! This has been exactly the kind of day I needed.
I love movies. They are incredible. Especially ones that are less popular. I've always preerred less known things over the things everyone is currently obsessing about. I don't know why...
***Kat***
Friday, March 25, 2011
Another attempt at improv ends in tears...
I wish I wasn't so scared. I love everything about improv. I got brave tonight and that was stupid of me. Since my last attempt at improv I have improved my social skills so much. I can handle scripted acting just fine. okay... too many tears gotta stop blogging.
***Kat***
***Kat***
What Kind of Day Has It Been?
I haven't even been on my own computer in days aside from a school assignment. I have had a few off days but other than that the last few weeks have been incredible.
Today was theoretically a quiz bowl competition at Weslean. We made it about 10 miles past Columbus then ms Norman decided we had to turn around. We stopped at McDonalds for breakfast and stayed for well over an hour playing the games! It was a great morning. Tonight I have been convinced (All it took was the guy I like saying he was going to go so I dont know if convinced is quite the right word) Its gonna be awesome! I have had several really good days in a row with him.
This room is full of different computers playing Rebecca Black's Friday... This is awkward... The Funny thing is I just swore at lunch I would never look it up... This is really odd... Its about as catchy as justin beiber's baby... and i hate it as much. Wow that sentence was capitalization failure.
This weekend I have no plans which is strange... Maybe I can find a solution... Maybe...
This week has been really busy. I havent even been tweeting as much. This morning (at 4 am!) I watched 30 Rock and The office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AARON SORKIN WAS ON 30 ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And MICHAEL PROPOSED TO HOLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the best morning TV ever.
I am very lucky for having friends with cars... The change in plans today almost made me walk home after school... Luckily Andrew offered to give me a ride! The darn snow ruined my day but I think it will end up okay. The morning was fantastic already.
So I think I have finally decided for sure that I shall try out for the musical next year (this also may have something to do with a certain guy saying he might be...) Hopefully its something good.. I already know what roles I would audition for in certain plays! Of course this means I cant fully do Mock Trial... I will probably talk to Steinkamp and see if I can just help with the paper stuff and such on days I could go.
I think I understand why blogging is becoming more difficult... I talk more! Only to certain people (Tyler, Brooke, and Andrew seem to be the only ones really.... ) but way more than I used to... And now that I think about it its mostly Tyler and Andrew... I dont see Brooke as much.
This class is very musical today. I need to look up more modern videos... Also I still need to look up superbowl commercials...
Well today rocked and hopefully it shall continue to rock!
***Kat***
Today was theoretically a quiz bowl competition at Weslean. We made it about 10 miles past Columbus then ms Norman decided we had to turn around. We stopped at McDonalds for breakfast and stayed for well over an hour playing the games! It was a great morning. Tonight I have been convinced (All it took was the guy I like saying he was going to go so I dont know if convinced is quite the right word) Its gonna be awesome! I have had several really good days in a row with him.
This room is full of different computers playing Rebecca Black's Friday... This is awkward... The Funny thing is I just swore at lunch I would never look it up... This is really odd... Its about as catchy as justin beiber's baby... and i hate it as much. Wow that sentence was capitalization failure.
This weekend I have no plans which is strange... Maybe I can find a solution... Maybe...
This week has been really busy. I havent even been tweeting as much. This morning (at 4 am!) I watched 30 Rock and The office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AARON SORKIN WAS ON 30 ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And MICHAEL PROPOSED TO HOLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the best morning TV ever.
I am very lucky for having friends with cars... The change in plans today almost made me walk home after school... Luckily Andrew offered to give me a ride! The darn snow ruined my day but I think it will end up okay. The morning was fantastic already.
So I think I have finally decided for sure that I shall try out for the musical next year (this also may have something to do with a certain guy saying he might be...) Hopefully its something good.. I already know what roles I would audition for in certain plays! Of course this means I cant fully do Mock Trial... I will probably talk to Steinkamp and see if I can just help with the paper stuff and such on days I could go.
I think I understand why blogging is becoming more difficult... I talk more! Only to certain people (Tyler, Brooke, and Andrew seem to be the only ones really.... ) but way more than I used to... And now that I think about it its mostly Tyler and Andrew... I dont see Brooke as much.
This class is very musical today. I need to look up more modern videos... Also I still need to look up superbowl commercials...
Well today rocked and hopefully it shall continue to rock!
***Kat***
Friday, March 18, 2011
Mini Post Because I am all caught up!
I am finally caught up in all of my classes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been so busy this week. It has been an interesting week although I only have 10 mins so i cant go into much detail now... I will probably post after Open Mic Night / The Abstract show tonight.
Today I finally started learning Baritone! I am pretty sure it will be a lot of fun. I am excited!
Glee this week made me happy. I believe it has finally refound its former awesomesaucity! Ive been listening to the fifth CD Constantly this week. Such good music.
This weekend I have nothing planned except for tech so i am happy. Last weekend was too much for me!
Well thats all for now.
***Kat***
Today I finally started learning Baritone! I am pretty sure it will be a lot of fun. I am excited!
Glee this week made me happy. I believe it has finally refound its former awesomesaucity! Ive been listening to the fifth CD Constantly this week. Such good music.
This weekend I have nothing planned except for tech so i am happy. Last weekend was too much for me!
Well thats all for now.
***Kat***
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
I wear the cheese it does not wear me.
The current title of this blog post is a Firefly quote. I couldn't think of anything better but it will probably change before I am done.
Today has been a very lazy day for me. Tomorrow at 9 am I am heading for Lincoln for state basketball... The band doesnt even leave til nearly noon. I am going with My friend Helen and her sister Angie and Raylee Vosberg and her daughter Beth. It will be a lot of fun! We already have made plans for shopping while we are there so I get to go convince money out of my mother when I get home! I plan on taking my camera (Well my moms camera because my camera sucks) so I can take stalker pics of my Band friends. This will be my last time hearing the band play at a game without being a part of it!
Tyler and I were discussing how odd it feels to not have a quiz bowl competition this weekend considering we had 2 last weekend. We are also plotting ways to convince Norman to let us leave in the morning even though it doesnt start til 3 something. Our curent theory is that if we leave during first period we can be in Soiux City for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and tea! Then we just talked about tea for a while. I would love to see our quiz bowl team go out for tea. That would be comedy.
I am extremely tired today. I am not quite sure why. I wasn't up too late because The Good Wife wasn't on. Glee watching ended up rather entertaining. My mom was shouting "get the hose! get the hose! I hate her. I want to kill her!" at Holly. We weren't very happy with her. It has also caused "afternoon delight" to be stuck in my head all day. Such a great song. haha!
Well that is all for today! My title did not change. wait! It is going to change now. now it is a buffy quote!
***Kat***
Today has been a very lazy day for me. Tomorrow at 9 am I am heading for Lincoln for state basketball... The band doesnt even leave til nearly noon. I am going with My friend Helen and her sister Angie and Raylee Vosberg and her daughter Beth. It will be a lot of fun! We already have made plans for shopping while we are there so I get to go convince money out of my mother when I get home! I plan on taking my camera (Well my moms camera because my camera sucks) so I can take stalker pics of my Band friends. This will be my last time hearing the band play at a game without being a part of it!
Tyler and I were discussing how odd it feels to not have a quiz bowl competition this weekend considering we had 2 last weekend. We are also plotting ways to convince Norman to let us leave in the morning even though it doesnt start til 3 something. Our curent theory is that if we leave during first period we can be in Soiux City for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and tea! Then we just talked about tea for a while. I would love to see our quiz bowl team go out for tea. That would be comedy.
I am extremely tired today. I am not quite sure why. I wasn't up too late because The Good Wife wasn't on. Glee watching ended up rather entertaining. My mom was shouting "get the hose! get the hose! I hate her. I want to kill her!" at Holly. We weren't very happy with her. It has also caused "afternoon delight" to be stuck in my head all day. Such a great song. haha!
Well that is all for today! My title did not change. wait! It is going to change now. now it is a buffy quote!
***Kat***
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ummm... Yeah.
So about today. Its kinda lame. I am just too tired to want to do anything. Then at lunch I went to McDonalds with Brooke because our other friends were annoying us too much. Then I returned to find out that Sam and Andrew ended up eating alone because everyone else left too. Actually we found them all at McDonalds. But when we got back I went and talked to Andrew for a few min. That was fun.
Other than that today has been uneventful. First Crew Chief meeting tonight followed by JSA! Hopefully JSA will go well tonight because we should be finally making the last decision on the t-shirts (voting on my design!!!!!!)
Last night was the Katan party!!!!!!!!!!! There were about 12 of us who actually showed up! It was a lot of fun. Sam and I had about 12 knight cards between the 2 of us.
Last night I also found out that someone I thought was my friend has been telling lies about me so now I am not talking to that person at all. Luckily we werent too close.
Quiz Bowl Practice was fun yesterday! For the first half we watched some of the other competitions online. We tested our knowledge against the videos and won both games. Then during break I bought a vault!!!!!!!!!! During the second half we did actual questions. I failed miserably at answering the one question I was excited to answer. (Ceder City and Carson City are not the same, In case anyone is wondering)
Well thats all for now! I think I shall be stupid tonight and stay up to watch my shows! Glee and The Good Wife Tonight! I love Tuesdays!!!!!!!
***Kat***
Other than that today has been uneventful. First Crew Chief meeting tonight followed by JSA! Hopefully JSA will go well tonight because we should be finally making the last decision on the t-shirts (voting on my design!!!!!!)
Last night was the Katan party!!!!!!!!!!! There were about 12 of us who actually showed up! It was a lot of fun. Sam and I had about 12 knight cards between the 2 of us.
Last night I also found out that someone I thought was my friend has been telling lies about me so now I am not talking to that person at all. Luckily we werent too close.
Quiz Bowl Practice was fun yesterday! For the first half we watched some of the other competitions online. We tested our knowledge against the videos and won both games. Then during break I bought a vault!!!!!!!!!! During the second half we did actual questions. I failed miserably at answering the one question I was excited to answer. (Ceder City and Carson City are not the same, In case anyone is wondering)
Well thats all for now! I think I shall be stupid tonight and stay up to watch my shows! Glee and The Good Wife Tonight! I love Tuesdays!!!!!!!
***Kat***
Monday, March 7, 2011
Such a Fantastic Weekend!
So This weekend was amazing.
We tied for 5th in Both Quiz Bowl competitions! It was great to be around my friend and the guy I like for so long.
Sunday, I watched TV, Played WoW and Sims 3, went to the Mock Trial Banquet, then made snickerdoodles while watching Doctor Who. It was a nice way to end the weekend.
Today has been disappointingish. I have had some good laughs. Plus, I feel awesome in my Quiz Bowl T-Shirt!!!!! (which Tyler, Andrew, Adam, and I remembered to wear... Preston and Bryan forgot... Losers!) Lunch was awkwardness. After school I have Quiz Bowl Practice and then Tyler and I are going to Sam's house (where I get to see Sam's baby, Cooper!!!!) Then we are heading to Ms. Cook's house for the Katan Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well that is all for today because I need to work on my one act. (which is based on Firefly but I have decided to focus more on the relationships rather than the action and such, because Thats what I know more of.) I may post more about this weekend tomorrow.
***Kat***
We tied for 5th in Both Quiz Bowl competitions! It was great to be around my friend and the guy I like for so long.
Sunday, I watched TV, Played WoW and Sims 3, went to the Mock Trial Banquet, then made snickerdoodles while watching Doctor Who. It was a nice way to end the weekend.
Today has been disappointingish. I have had some good laughs. Plus, I feel awesome in my Quiz Bowl T-Shirt!!!!! (which Tyler, Andrew, Adam, and I remembered to wear... Preston and Bryan forgot... Losers!) Lunch was awkwardness. After school I have Quiz Bowl Practice and then Tyler and I are going to Sam's house (where I get to see Sam's baby, Cooper!!!!) Then we are heading to Ms. Cook's house for the Katan Party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well that is all for today because I need to work on my one act. (which is based on Firefly but I have decided to focus more on the relationships rather than the action and such, because Thats what I know more of.) I may post more about this weekend tomorrow.
***Kat***
Friday, March 4, 2011
Life Is Good.
The past 2 days have been epically awesome. Thursday I found out that I am co light crew chief!!!!!!!! Then today, we got 5th out of 32 at the bellevue quiz bowl competition!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a really great day. I feel that I grew much closer to my friends on the team. We leave for Souix City in less than 11 hours... I am absoultely excited!!!! I also recieved my first Quiz Bowl t-shirt today!!!!!!!!!!
(Took a quick "does your mother know" break)
(Took a quick "does your mother know" break)
Today was full of laughs and smiles. It was amazing. I can't even put it in to words how happy it made me.
Thats all for today. Mamma Mia is too distracting to blog through.
***Kat***
Thursday, March 3, 2011
It's Fake Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Yes this is a pic from my flash drive... I couldnt help it)Today is Friday for me because in approx. 15.5 hours I leave for Bellview for Quiz Bowl. (For those who don't care to do the math its at 5 30 am.)
I am a bit annoyed by tech because it goes until 830 tonight. I have been going to bed at 9 lately and I wont even get home until 845ish. And its not like theres really going to be anything to do at tech tonight... I hate that we have to go this first week. Thats never been required before.
Tomorrow is the beginning of Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle. I am having my own little ECCC. Tomorrow I plan to wear my Murloc shirt (If I don't find any WoW fans at a quiz bowl competition I will be ranting to my guildies tomorrow...) Then I will be having a Buffy Sing-A-Long alone in my room at 10 pm because thats what will be happening at ECCC. Then Saturday I will be wearing my Wesley Crusher shirt. (Once again, if noone at a quiz bowl competition is a Star Trek/Big Bang Theory fan major interweb rantage shall occur) I haven't decided what to do Sunday. Probably a Guild marathon... Yes, I do tend to geek out for Comic Cons that I am not even at.
I have decided that my goal before graduation is to go to a con. It's where I belong. I have no doubt about that.
Today I finally started reading my Buffy book. I spent the whole morning dusting off tables before setting it down. Jokes on me though, In physics I picked it up and forgot about the marker dust on my hand. Theres a nice black smear on the white cover.
So, Today I discovered that Chivalry is not dead! (yes, this is an UNO story!!!!) Today, while playing UNO at lunch my "friends" kept making me draw cards. It got to the point where I couldn't possibly hold them all in my hand. So, Andrew, who was sitting next to me, offered to hold half of them for me. It was a very simple thing but it made my entire day.
So last night my new Hard Drive, Laptop battery, and Flash Drive arrived. The hard drive doesnt fit but mom will be ordering me a new one! It was incredible to finally have a potable laptop again!!!!!!!!!!!! And the flash drive. My precious flash drive. 16 GB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Its black with some magenta!!!! I love it. Its in my pocket with my school 8 GB flash drive. I now have 32 GB total of Flash Drivey Portability! Oy, I am such a nerd :)
New Big Bang Theory tonight. Another reason I am angry about tech... I have to miss it. and then I will be so tempted to watch it on DVR it will be late when I get to bed... GRRR.. Oh well, I am gonna convince my mom to buy me caribou coffee that I can heat up in the morning!!!!!!!!!
I didn't watch Serenity last night like I planned. Maybe that can be part of my Sunday plans. Along with returning to Angel watching. And maybe Desperate Housewives. I love TV so much... I learn more from TV than I do in school... That should tell you something about modern education.
I am still angry about the fact I am not in Pre Calc. Its all my mothers fault. The people in my class are so stupid and the work is simple. Heck I would probably be just fine in AP calc. But I won't even get the chance to take that. It bothers me so much. I still don't know how the MAPS tests are scored but I know my score was in the same range as many of the Pre Calc students. I am still tempted to ask ms Norman to let me borrow a pre calc book just for fun... Of course then I really would be a nerd. Haha.
I think my dad has agreed to pay for my ticket to Wicked. I am completely excited! I just need to figure out what I am doing this summer to figure out when I can go. I know I need to take Speech in Summer school then Fireworks stand if they have it and Band Camp.
Which reminds me, Tyler and I have entertaining planning skills. We were going to start teachign me Baritone at 7 on Fridays. Starting this week. Now we leave earlier than 7 so we cant. Then next week there is no school. So the 18th we shall begin. then the next week theres another quiz bowl competition. Yay! haha so eventually I will learn the Baritone it just may take a while.
I am already missing Firefly. Such a great show. Its making me hate fox even more. Glee, Raising Hope, and Running Wilde are hilarious otherwise FOX sucks. I finally emailed them about the stupid staticy lines that have been around for months. They have gotten worse since then. Its stupid.
Well thats all for today! I am in such a great mood since lunch hopefully tech doesnt ruin it.
***Kat***
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Religious Naiveity
(I dont care if Naiveity is not a word.)
I was going to try to do this without saying who caused it but thats kinda impossible. I wont say names and I dont blame them.
So Monday at quiz bowl we got to a section of questions about the Bible. The boy reading questions is a religion that believes highly in the Bible. I have no clue which religion that is. He kept making innocent jokes about how everyone but the boy with no determined religion should be able to answer all of them. Then because we werent he was jokingly calling us heathens. I looked this up and it basically means a godless person.
What gets me is how even though we are taught how there are so many religions in the world, people here still assume everyone is one of a few main, similar religions. My mom and I are the only people in town of our religion and I don't mind that. What I mind is how even the teachers assume everyone understands everything religious they refer to. It is ridiculous.
The past 2 summers I went on long twitter rants after the assemblies for either memorial day or labor day (whichever is during summer school time) where we had no choice about going to the assembly and then they did a prayer during it. I have looked into it and this may be legal. From what I have found its not but from what teachers explain it is. I am not really sure. I have finally moved on past this. And I enjoy learning religious things in class. I think religion is fascinating. But when people assume everyone is the same it pisses me off.
People need to realize that the Bible isn't always common knowledge. In JSA, we are planning Diversity Day. Steinkamp kept saying how she wants to find people to talk about being another race or religion. This is the only time I have ever wished for the chance to speak in front of a large group of people. But I will be in Omaha that day for FBLA. I still need to talk to her to suggest finding someone who could spread that message.
I am an Eckist. I have been one since I was born. I plan to be one until I die. I believe in God. The same God as the majority of this town. I have never opened a Bible of any kind. I have my harsh theories on Mary. (althoguh due to Firefly I have had an urge to get a bible to "fix" the parts that don't make sense. River is Brilliant) I did grow up with a bit of Lutheran influence because of my dad's side of the family but I do not remember much of it. My religion should not put me at a disadvantage but occasionally it does. And thats just not right.
***Kat***
I was going to try to do this without saying who caused it but thats kinda impossible. I wont say names and I dont blame them.
So Monday at quiz bowl we got to a section of questions about the Bible. The boy reading questions is a religion that believes highly in the Bible. I have no clue which religion that is. He kept making innocent jokes about how everyone but the boy with no determined religion should be able to answer all of them. Then because we werent he was jokingly calling us heathens. I looked this up and it basically means a godless person.
What gets me is how even though we are taught how there are so many religions in the world, people here still assume everyone is one of a few main, similar religions. My mom and I are the only people in town of our religion and I don't mind that. What I mind is how even the teachers assume everyone understands everything religious they refer to. It is ridiculous.
The past 2 summers I went on long twitter rants after the assemblies for either memorial day or labor day (whichever is during summer school time) where we had no choice about going to the assembly and then they did a prayer during it. I have looked into it and this may be legal. From what I have found its not but from what teachers explain it is. I am not really sure. I have finally moved on past this. And I enjoy learning religious things in class. I think religion is fascinating. But when people assume everyone is the same it pisses me off.
People need to realize that the Bible isn't always common knowledge. In JSA, we are planning Diversity Day. Steinkamp kept saying how she wants to find people to talk about being another race or religion. This is the only time I have ever wished for the chance to speak in front of a large group of people. But I will be in Omaha that day for FBLA. I still need to talk to her to suggest finding someone who could spread that message.
I am an Eckist. I have been one since I was born. I plan to be one until I die. I believe in God. The same God as the majority of this town. I have never opened a Bible of any kind. I have my harsh theories on Mary. (althoguh due to Firefly I have had an urge to get a bible to "fix" the parts that don't make sense. River is Brilliant) I did grow up with a bit of Lutheran influence because of my dad's side of the family but I do not remember much of it. My religion should not put me at a disadvantage but occasionally it does. And thats just not right.
***Kat***
Its Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!
I get to go home semi early tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So yesterday JSA got cancelled. So I went to the game. That was dumb. It was scary crowded and I ended up standing on the stairs by the one person I hate most... So that was lame. But it was fun by the end!!! I may go to state to listen to the band one last time But I am not sure...
Today, I had 3 people remind me to get a green sheet. I got my green sheet then forgot to have my first period teacher sign it... Oops! I have 3 quizzes Friday... LAME!!!!! I had a good laugh with Andrew at lunch while talking about how Ms. Cook makes a big deal about you having a green sheet for her to sign then just writes TBA and says "check with me when you get back." It has become a joke between Tyler and I because its everytime... And we tend to have green sheets on the same days because of Quiz Bowl!
Tonight is tech again... Yesterday wasnt fun. I need to remember to tell Rowse I may be late to tech on Friday... Unless she reads this... Although I should still probably tell her... I will probably be back in time though.
I am so excited for Friday! It helps that this week is going quickly! I only have one more class today! Then only one more day of school this week!!!!!!!!!! Then Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Snickerdoodle baking, Mock Trial dinner (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), school, Quiz Bowl Practice, then KATAN PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then comes next tuesday where everything goes back to normal... Boo.
I finished the series of Firefly today. I was going to start the movie finale of it (Serenity) but my mom said she was interested in watching it so I should wait. I will watch it after tech.
I feel so much better today because I remembered my watch. Although I know my voice is going away. I need it to last through the weekend then I will gladly accept silence then Rizzoli voice (ok not so glad on the first... although the second is entertaining) Over vacation after I lost my voice for a few days when it started coming back i sounded so much like Angie Harmon that I now refer to it as my Rizzoli voice. Fits well with my Rizzoli glasses if I ever remember them...
I spent most of German writing my one act. I have about 3 pages hand written which basically equals one page typed. It is pretty much like Firefly although I have created different characters. I think it will end up pretty good.
I was so excited to watch Glee last night then I realized it wasnt on... Thats why I decided to go to the game. The game was very exhausting. I forgot to take tylonol this morning so that wasnt good. My hip hurts like heck right now. So do my ankles. I feel so awkward when teachers comment on the fact I occasionally limp and I just reply "I am used to it." I am 17 years old and I am already falling apart.
My hands are very blue because of Physics. Then I keep touching my face making it blue... Its not a good thing.
Well, I have a mini rant to go on but I think I will make it a different post because it isnt so happy ish like this post is.
***Kat***
So yesterday JSA got cancelled. So I went to the game. That was dumb. It was scary crowded and I ended up standing on the stairs by the one person I hate most... So that was lame. But it was fun by the end!!! I may go to state to listen to the band one last time But I am not sure...
Today, I had 3 people remind me to get a green sheet. I got my green sheet then forgot to have my first period teacher sign it... Oops! I have 3 quizzes Friday... LAME!!!!! I had a good laugh with Andrew at lunch while talking about how Ms. Cook makes a big deal about you having a green sheet for her to sign then just writes TBA and says "check with me when you get back." It has become a joke between Tyler and I because its everytime... And we tend to have green sheets on the same days because of Quiz Bowl!
Tonight is tech again... Yesterday wasnt fun. I need to remember to tell Rowse I may be late to tech on Friday... Unless she reads this... Although I should still probably tell her... I will probably be back in time though.
I am so excited for Friday! It helps that this week is going quickly! I only have one more class today! Then only one more day of school this week!!!!!!!!!! Then Quiz Bowl, Quiz Bowl, Snickerdoodle baking, Mock Trial dinner (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), school, Quiz Bowl Practice, then KATAN PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then comes next tuesday where everything goes back to normal... Boo.
I finished the series of Firefly today. I was going to start the movie finale of it (Serenity) but my mom said she was interested in watching it so I should wait. I will watch it after tech.
I feel so much better today because I remembered my watch. Although I know my voice is going away. I need it to last through the weekend then I will gladly accept silence then Rizzoli voice (ok not so glad on the first... although the second is entertaining) Over vacation after I lost my voice for a few days when it started coming back i sounded so much like Angie Harmon that I now refer to it as my Rizzoli voice. Fits well with my Rizzoli glasses if I ever remember them...
I spent most of German writing my one act. I have about 3 pages hand written which basically equals one page typed. It is pretty much like Firefly although I have created different characters. I think it will end up pretty good.
I was so excited to watch Glee last night then I realized it wasnt on... Thats why I decided to go to the game. The game was very exhausting. I forgot to take tylonol this morning so that wasnt good. My hip hurts like heck right now. So do my ankles. I feel so awkward when teachers comment on the fact I occasionally limp and I just reply "I am used to it." I am 17 years old and I am already falling apart.
My hands are very blue because of Physics. Then I keep touching my face making it blue... Its not a good thing.
Well, I have a mini rant to go on but I think I will make it a different post because it isnt so happy ish like this post is.
***Kat***
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Here Comes the Sun.
March is packed. I have a whole 5 days free this month. I am not too worried about it. I am feeling much better about everything this week. Over the weekend my room became clean. I admit my mother cleaned it because when I try I just get distracted and nothing gets done. Plus both of the apartments next to ours got new windows so logically we figured we would be next. So far nothing. Drive down Norfolk Ave I am sure you can find ours above the Kitchen Place... Its pretty easy to spot now.
I am also starting to get better at falling asleep. I think it may be the lack of clutter. Plus I have yet to move one of my laptops back to my room so that helps me with the distractions while falling asleep.
So that random stranger from the other day has actually become a very good friend. I have found out he is a guy. And I am pretty sure he is an adult. also he is a member of my World of Warcraft guild. I love twitter. It gives me good friends.
Lots of upcoming quiz bowl competitions!!! There is Bellview on Friday, SC North on Sat, Morningside on the 16th, and weslean on the 25th. I am absolutely excited! Although Friday I have to be to school by 530. Wont that be fun! I just hope we don't get back during school... Although either way I have Tech after school. I will be so tired. Although rehersal doesn't go too late.
This morning I started the final episode of Firefly. Its a bittersweet thing. I will probably watch Serenity (the movie that was the main finale) tomorrow after tech.
Today, it is sunny. Aside from the drive to school, I don't get to see the sun today. Hopefully it will be sunny for a few days. I miss it. Even though I hide from it.
Well that is my little post for today!
***Kat*** (P.S. I totally have "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles stuck in my head now...)
I am also starting to get better at falling asleep. I think it may be the lack of clutter. Plus I have yet to move one of my laptops back to my room so that helps me with the distractions while falling asleep.
So that random stranger from the other day has actually become a very good friend. I have found out he is a guy. And I am pretty sure he is an adult. also he is a member of my World of Warcraft guild. I love twitter. It gives me good friends.
Lots of upcoming quiz bowl competitions!!! There is Bellview on Friday, SC North on Sat, Morningside on the 16th, and weslean on the 25th. I am absolutely excited! Although Friday I have to be to school by 530. Wont that be fun! I just hope we don't get back during school... Although either way I have Tech after school. I will be so tired. Although rehersal doesn't go too late.
This morning I started the final episode of Firefly. Its a bittersweet thing. I will probably watch Serenity (the movie that was the main finale) tomorrow after tech.
Today, it is sunny. Aside from the drive to school, I don't get to see the sun today. Hopefully it will be sunny for a few days. I miss it. Even though I hide from it.
Well that is my little post for today!
***Kat*** (P.S. I totally have "Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles stuck in my head now...)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thinking
So, I had this "brilliant" idea for a one act but then I realized it would never work so now I am trying to think of something else. I want to use several dialects because I am a major fan of accents. So while I think, I am going to blog.
I watched 6 hours of Firefly yesterday. I finally had to quit when my Netflix was freezing too much. It made me angry. I watched a few episodes before school today. I should be finished by the end of the week. I feel it has changed my life just as much as Buffy and Dollhouse did.
Today I get no dinner and maybe no sleep. I have quiz bowl until 6 then I have to go home and change into nice clothes and be back at school by 630 for the choir concert. I also have PC and math homework which I never have. So I am not a happy camper today. Luckily I don't have any homework in my afternoon classes. (Aside from my one-act)
This week will be very busy. As I said, Quiz bowl and choir concert today, read-through and JSA tomorrow (no dinner time again), tech on wed, tech on thursday, then quiz bowl competition and maybe tech (if we are back in town on time) on friday, then another quiz bowl competition on Satuday!!!!!!! I am excited!
I feel much less shy and depressed today. I mean, don't expect me to start talking all the time but I really don't feel as afraid to talk. Who knows how long that will last but I shall enjoy it while I can.
It has only been 2 periods since lunch and I am already hungry... Boo...
I have played a lot of UNO today. Hehe... We played in the middle of the forum during the first half of lunch (Right on the big N) then at the lunch table, then through most of German. I win a lot... Not quite sure why.
The sun is out. I probably won't get to enjoy it very much today which is highly disappointing. But I did forget my Rizzoli glasses (a.k.a. my aviators) so maybe that is okay. I love the sun although I also fear the sun. I don't tan. I am simply incapable of it. I freckle and burn. It is quite awful. So my summers are full of sunscreen. Lots and lots of sunscreen.
I am so excited for summer! I have to take speech in summer school because the councelors kinda forgot to put me in it and its required... I should just blame them and not take it but then I couldn't graduate... And that would theoretically suck. I don't really look forward to graduating. I will be lost after high school. I also plan to work the firework stand again. Although I have heard they may not have it because they are too lazy to find people to work it. That would be lame. Then Band Camp!!!!!! Tyler is going to start teaching me Baritone this Friday. I am excited.
Today is going pretty fast. That is good for a Monday. I usually love Mondays. I wasn't excited for this one at first but it is kinda kicking arse so I am enjoying it.
I have come up with a basic concept for my one-act! I knew blogging could help. Although I think I shall keep blogging because it is fun!
I am finding that a good way to have a good time is to have little to no expectations. If you don't expect much, then anything makes it better. Like Winter Royalty. I went so I wouldn't be sitting home alone and I had fun. Or today at lunch. I went to play UNO, then the guy I like joined in. We didn't talk much but I was satisfied with that.
Okay, now I am going to start sounding a bit evil. So during Winter Royalty, my step brother's dog attacked his face and he had to get 5 stitches (my step brother, not the dog) I hate him very much but I was worried because he is family. Today I saw him at school. He kinda looks like the joker. only its just on one half of his mouth. I started laughing. I feel awful about it but it made me very happy. well not happy but satisfied with my life. I have a feeling he was taunting the dog and probably deserved it. Now I am just worried for the dog. Had he been very injured I probably would have been more concerned but if hes good enough to be at school I have no problem feeling good about it.
I feel like this may be the least organized blog post I have ever made. I have a very tiny attention span today because of my good mood. It has been a very good day. I love it. And later I get to wear heels!!!!!
Okay that is all for now.
***Kat***
I watched 6 hours of Firefly yesterday. I finally had to quit when my Netflix was freezing too much. It made me angry. I watched a few episodes before school today. I should be finished by the end of the week. I feel it has changed my life just as much as Buffy and Dollhouse did.
Today I get no dinner and maybe no sleep. I have quiz bowl until 6 then I have to go home and change into nice clothes and be back at school by 630 for the choir concert. I also have PC and math homework which I never have. So I am not a happy camper today. Luckily I don't have any homework in my afternoon classes. (Aside from my one-act)
This week will be very busy. As I said, Quiz bowl and choir concert today, read-through and JSA tomorrow (no dinner time again), tech on wed, tech on thursday, then quiz bowl competition and maybe tech (if we are back in town on time) on friday, then another quiz bowl competition on Satuday!!!!!!! I am excited!
I feel much less shy and depressed today. I mean, don't expect me to start talking all the time but I really don't feel as afraid to talk. Who knows how long that will last but I shall enjoy it while I can.
It has only been 2 periods since lunch and I am already hungry... Boo...
I have played a lot of UNO today. Hehe... We played in the middle of the forum during the first half of lunch (Right on the big N) then at the lunch table, then through most of German. I win a lot... Not quite sure why.
The sun is out. I probably won't get to enjoy it very much today which is highly disappointing. But I did forget my Rizzoli glasses (a.k.a. my aviators) so maybe that is okay. I love the sun although I also fear the sun. I don't tan. I am simply incapable of it. I freckle and burn. It is quite awful. So my summers are full of sunscreen. Lots and lots of sunscreen.
I am so excited for summer! I have to take speech in summer school because the councelors kinda forgot to put me in it and its required... I should just blame them and not take it but then I couldn't graduate... And that would theoretically suck. I don't really look forward to graduating. I will be lost after high school. I also plan to work the firework stand again. Although I have heard they may not have it because they are too lazy to find people to work it. That would be lame. Then Band Camp!!!!!! Tyler is going to start teaching me Baritone this Friday. I am excited.
Today is going pretty fast. That is good for a Monday. I usually love Mondays. I wasn't excited for this one at first but it is kinda kicking arse so I am enjoying it.
I have come up with a basic concept for my one-act! I knew blogging could help. Although I think I shall keep blogging because it is fun!
I am finding that a good way to have a good time is to have little to no expectations. If you don't expect much, then anything makes it better. Like Winter Royalty. I went so I wouldn't be sitting home alone and I had fun. Or today at lunch. I went to play UNO, then the guy I like joined in. We didn't talk much but I was satisfied with that.
Okay, now I am going to start sounding a bit evil. So during Winter Royalty, my step brother's dog attacked his face and he had to get 5 stitches (my step brother, not the dog) I hate him very much but I was worried because he is family. Today I saw him at school. He kinda looks like the joker. only its just on one half of his mouth. I started laughing. I feel awful about it but it made me very happy. well not happy but satisfied with my life. I have a feeling he was taunting the dog and probably deserved it. Now I am just worried for the dog. Had he been very injured I probably would have been more concerned but if hes good enough to be at school I have no problem feeling good about it.
I feel like this may be the least organized blog post I have ever made. I have a very tiny attention span today because of my good mood. It has been a very good day. I love it. And later I get to wear heels!!!!!
Okay that is all for now.
***Kat***
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Deep Thoughcicles
So, Firefly is causing me to think about some major things and I feel the need to blog about them.
Thoughts:
If I were to actually say (or even tweet) half of the things I was thinking sometimes, I would probably be absolutely hated by people. I tend to have very strong opinions I just know how to hold my tounge. So people think I'm overly quiet. Would they really rather I not be? I am not saying I always think things like that. I rarely think things that are really mean its just my opinions. So If i were to offend people. I certainly wouldnt mean to.
Society:
Society these days really determines what is "appropriate." Swearing, sex, and things such as that. I was watching the Saturday Night Live Backstage Special yesterday and they were talking about how in the 70s they couldn't say "sucks" or "penis" on tv. The second one is still a bit uncommon on tv but even children's shows are saying "sucks." I tend to refer a lot to this time I heard the All-American Rejects song "Gives You Hell" playing right next to the toys section in Target. I understand there are many people who beleive that is not really a bad word due to its religious meaning but do we really want children to think its okay to use it whenever? I admit I do swear sometimes but I don't do it consitantly. I hear high schoolers swearing all the time in most cases its just to say a bad word. Heck, even teachers have given up on resisting swearing in class. Its interersting to me. I never swore until 8th grade (aside from once when I was little and my grandma used to say "crap" all the time but I dont actually remember it my mom has just told me the story many times) and now I hear little 2nd and 3rd graders swearing worse that I do now. It's horrible. I think its fascinating how much society and the media affects what is okay in the world.
Well those are my random deep thoughtcicles for the day. Back to Firefly! Apparently, my reaction tweets are entertaining the older fans of it!
***Kat***
Thoughts:
If I were to actually say (or even tweet) half of the things I was thinking sometimes, I would probably be absolutely hated by people. I tend to have very strong opinions I just know how to hold my tounge. So people think I'm overly quiet. Would they really rather I not be? I am not saying I always think things like that. I rarely think things that are really mean its just my opinions. So If i were to offend people. I certainly wouldnt mean to.
Society:
Society these days really determines what is "appropriate." Swearing, sex, and things such as that. I was watching the Saturday Night Live Backstage Special yesterday and they were talking about how in the 70s they couldn't say "sucks" or "penis" on tv. The second one is still a bit uncommon on tv but even children's shows are saying "sucks." I tend to refer a lot to this time I heard the All-American Rejects song "Gives You Hell" playing right next to the toys section in Target. I understand there are many people who beleive that is not really a bad word due to its religious meaning but do we really want children to think its okay to use it whenever? I admit I do swear sometimes but I don't do it consitantly. I hear high schoolers swearing all the time in most cases its just to say a bad word. Heck, even teachers have given up on resisting swearing in class. Its interersting to me. I never swore until 8th grade (aside from once when I was little and my grandma used to say "crap" all the time but I dont actually remember it my mom has just told me the story many times) and now I hear little 2nd and 3rd graders swearing worse that I do now. It's horrible. I think its fascinating how much society and the media affects what is okay in the world.
Well those are my random deep thoughtcicles for the day. Back to Firefly! Apparently, my reaction tweets are entertaining the older fans of it!
***Kat***
Firefly
Joss Whedon's Firefly is incredible. I have been working on watchign it for weeks but due to my current acheing from the dance last night I have finally sat down to watch hours of it.As with the rest of Joss Whedon's shows, Firefly is brilliant and it shows his usual theme of the "bad" guys being the protagonists and the "good" guys being the antagonists. It also has a lot of questionable morals.
(summary from IMDB)
"In the far-distant future, Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds is a renegade former brown-coat sergeant, now turned smuggler & rogue, who is the commander of a small spacecraft, with a loyal hand-picked crew made up of the first mate, Zoe Warren; the pilot Hoban "Wash" Washburn; the gung-ho grunt Jayne Cobb; the engineer Kaylee Frye; the fugitives Dr. Simon Tam and his psychic sister River. Together, they travel the far reaches of space in search of food, money, and anything to live on. "
In my opinion, the captain is very annoying but the actor who portrays him is one of those actors whose character I hate but as an actor I love. (Nathon Fillion). Zoe is entertaining but shes not as cool as many of the others. Her husband Wash (Played by Alan Tudyk!!!!!) is hilarious. He is actually my second favorite character. Jayne is the big tough guy of the group. Loves to fight and win. Major jerk-face though. many funny lines. I havent really seen much that fascinates me about the doctor except for the sibling thing with him and his sister River. River is amazing. She still doesnt interact much at the point in the show which I am at but she is brilliant and entertaining anyways. My favorite character is Kaylee. She is the Serenity's mechanic. She is a total tom-boy type but she is still very girly at times. She is funny and smart.
I am currently only on the 4th episode so these are very beginning feelings but I know this show definitely lives up to its internet fame. And proves to me once more that FOX is stupid and should learn what good TV is. (Although they do rock on the "comedy" genre. )
***Kat***
Friday, February 25, 2011
I have nothing specific to write about.
I have nothing specific to write about but it's Friday and I don't want to work on my characters right now. My base plan for my One-Act is just to get into the inner workings of the relationships between my friends.
Tomorrow, I get to be to school by 530 am for quiz bowl!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, there is very little sarcasm in those exclaimation points... I am completely excited. Plus, I actually get to be part of the team this time!
My mom and I have been using my few days of no after school activities to get caught up on our TV shows. We watched 6 episodes of outsourced yesterday. Only 4 more of those to go! I think we have 10 episode of Mike and Molly but other than that I think everything is less than 5 episodes. I also think once we catch up on Mike and Molly then we will be completely in 2011. Its odd seeing ads for Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales... Esepcially considering its nearly March. But if the weather can be confused about the month then so can my DVR!
I've been trying hard to think a bit less. I have had several good days in a row that were not overly good they just weren't bad!
Today I completely avoided my stepsister at lunch because she didn't get a role in the play and I assumed she would be upset. She is, but not as bad as I expected. I am so proud of her for trying at all. Ever since Musical sophomore year I haven't been able to. It sucks to audition then only end up on crew. It really sucks. But now I have grown to love lights. Although we get a new person for this play who I don't know and that really scares me. The only other names I noticed on lights were Matt and Dan although I believe there were 1 or 2 more plus the stranger. It will be a good experience.
I have almost finished the book I am reading. It is "The Book of Tomorrow" by Cecelia Ahern. It is kinda creepy how relavent it is to my life. The main character is a 16 year old girl whose father kills himself leaving her and her mother alone with all of his debt so they go live with her aunt and uncle on a farm. She is a spoiled brat and her mother is deep in grief. Its a very interesting story. But I know its going to have a disppointing ending because all of Cecelia Aherns books have disappointing endings but that is why i love them. I am just waiting for July so Tess Gerritsen's next Rizzoli and Isles book comes out!!!!!
This week at JSA Mrs. Steinkamp asked if anyone would be willing to accept the job of working on the T shirt design that has been in the works for months. We finally chose a design last month but it needed to be edited for the tshirt makers and noone was getting it done. I said I would do it. I went home and sent her the first draft that night. So what it took others months to not do I did in a night. Then the next morning she sent me what needed to be fixed. I fixed it and sent it back that night. Then finally after a 3rd fixing I sent her a copy that will be voted on next week. Of course I don't quite think it is a good plan to vote because that what gets us stalled so much but I suppose its fair. When I said I would do it I was just wanting to help but the more I think about it, it would be very cool to design the shirt we all wear. Its a tiny bit of fame even if noone knows who made it, hundreds of people would see it.
Although I still don't know what I want to do after high school, I am thinking that I am more of the creative type but I enjoy the logical things too... They say people are either left-brained or right-brained but I think I am both. Maybe that is the root of my indecisivness. Even my brain can't decide what it prefers.
I believe it is facinating how many good people you can find on the internet. I also love how a random stranger on twitter can make my whole day better but a random stranger in real life terrifies me. I posted a tweet yesterday about how I was thinking about Doctor Who while my friends were discussing hair and makeup. Some random person I had never heard of before replied saying how they are glad I am not caught up in the superficiality of high school. They also replied saying they were glad I was having a great geeky day (which is what I labeled yesterday because of my Save the Murlocs shirt and comic books and Big Bang Theory) Twitter is one of the main reasons I am excited for Summer. I was so close to some of my twitter friends over the summer. Now We only talk a few times a week and its depressing. Today is one of my original twitter friend's birthday. Shes 30 something and from Britain. She was the one who first got me to watch Buffy. She found me because of Dollhouse.
It is very interesting to think of how such a little thing has changed me so much. How many people that I talk to now remember much of me before Buffy. Or Dollhouse. I found Dollhouse completely by chance. I was watching Jimmy Fallon and I recognized Eliza Dushku from Bring It On. She was talking about her upcoming show Dollhouse. It wasn't the type of thing I would have watched back then but I decided to check it out. Look where that has gotten me. Dollhouse, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, The Guild, World of Warcraft, Comic books, Dr. Horrible, Doctor Who, Twitter, and so much more. Can anyone remember me without those??? I honestly can't.
I notice myself quoteing any of those shows I just listed without trying. It has become who I am. My entire mind has changed because of them. The funny thing is, I think I am finally the person I always though I would be in high school. Theater, Choir, and Quiz Bowl running my life. I love it.
Well thats all for this week. Hopefully next week I will refind my writing inspiration. Both blog worth and assignment worthy inspiration are needed.
***Kat***
Tomorrow, I get to be to school by 530 am for quiz bowl!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, there is very little sarcasm in those exclaimation points... I am completely excited. Plus, I actually get to be part of the team this time!
My mom and I have been using my few days of no after school activities to get caught up on our TV shows. We watched 6 episodes of outsourced yesterday. Only 4 more of those to go! I think we have 10 episode of Mike and Molly but other than that I think everything is less than 5 episodes. I also think once we catch up on Mike and Molly then we will be completely in 2011. Its odd seeing ads for Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales... Esepcially considering its nearly March. But if the weather can be confused about the month then so can my DVR!
I've been trying hard to think a bit less. I have had several good days in a row that were not overly good they just weren't bad!
Today I completely avoided my stepsister at lunch because she didn't get a role in the play and I assumed she would be upset. She is, but not as bad as I expected. I am so proud of her for trying at all. Ever since Musical sophomore year I haven't been able to. It sucks to audition then only end up on crew. It really sucks. But now I have grown to love lights. Although we get a new person for this play who I don't know and that really scares me. The only other names I noticed on lights were Matt and Dan although I believe there were 1 or 2 more plus the stranger. It will be a good experience.
I have almost finished the book I am reading. It is "The Book of Tomorrow" by Cecelia Ahern. It is kinda creepy how relavent it is to my life. The main character is a 16 year old girl whose father kills himself leaving her and her mother alone with all of his debt so they go live with her aunt and uncle on a farm. She is a spoiled brat and her mother is deep in grief. Its a very interesting story. But I know its going to have a disppointing ending because all of Cecelia Aherns books have disappointing endings but that is why i love them. I am just waiting for July so Tess Gerritsen's next Rizzoli and Isles book comes out!!!!!
This week at JSA Mrs. Steinkamp asked if anyone would be willing to accept the job of working on the T shirt design that has been in the works for months. We finally chose a design last month but it needed to be edited for the tshirt makers and noone was getting it done. I said I would do it. I went home and sent her the first draft that night. So what it took others months to not do I did in a night. Then the next morning she sent me what needed to be fixed. I fixed it and sent it back that night. Then finally after a 3rd fixing I sent her a copy that will be voted on next week. Of course I don't quite think it is a good plan to vote because that what gets us stalled so much but I suppose its fair. When I said I would do it I was just wanting to help but the more I think about it, it would be very cool to design the shirt we all wear. Its a tiny bit of fame even if noone knows who made it, hundreds of people would see it.
Although I still don't know what I want to do after high school, I am thinking that I am more of the creative type but I enjoy the logical things too... They say people are either left-brained or right-brained but I think I am both. Maybe that is the root of my indecisivness. Even my brain can't decide what it prefers.
I believe it is facinating how many good people you can find on the internet. I also love how a random stranger on twitter can make my whole day better but a random stranger in real life terrifies me. I posted a tweet yesterday about how I was thinking about Doctor Who while my friends were discussing hair and makeup. Some random person I had never heard of before replied saying how they are glad I am not caught up in the superficiality of high school. They also replied saying they were glad I was having a great geeky day (which is what I labeled yesterday because of my Save the Murlocs shirt and comic books and Big Bang Theory) Twitter is one of the main reasons I am excited for Summer. I was so close to some of my twitter friends over the summer. Now We only talk a few times a week and its depressing. Today is one of my original twitter friend's birthday. Shes 30 something and from Britain. She was the one who first got me to watch Buffy. She found me because of Dollhouse.
It is very interesting to think of how such a little thing has changed me so much. How many people that I talk to now remember much of me before Buffy. Or Dollhouse. I found Dollhouse completely by chance. I was watching Jimmy Fallon and I recognized Eliza Dushku from Bring It On. She was talking about her upcoming show Dollhouse. It wasn't the type of thing I would have watched back then but I decided to check it out. Look where that has gotten me. Dollhouse, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, The Guild, World of Warcraft, Comic books, Dr. Horrible, Doctor Who, Twitter, and so much more. Can anyone remember me without those??? I honestly can't.
I notice myself quoteing any of those shows I just listed without trying. It has become who I am. My entire mind has changed because of them. The funny thing is, I think I am finally the person I always though I would be in high school. Theater, Choir, and Quiz Bowl running my life. I love it.
Well thats all for this week. Hopefully next week I will refind my writing inspiration. Both blog worth and assignment worthy inspiration are needed.
***Kat***
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Can you miss something you never got to have?
All week, many of my TV shows have been featuring a plot about the closeness of siblings. This has been causing me to go into a quite depressed mood. I miss my sisters. I've also been realizing that I have missed out on that close bond that siblings get to have. I had 2 sisters but I basically grew up as an only child. My older sister lived almost 1,500 miles away then died 4 months after we moved closer. (Even then we were a few hours away) Then Lydie was Lydie. I love her so much but it really wasn't like growing up with a normal sister. I suppose my step siblings are close but I will never be very close with them. I haven't talked to my step brother in months (and he is in one of my classes. I think. He was at the beginning of the semester. I haven't seen him in a while) And Raven. I guess Raven is very close. I argue with her but I still love her. She's family.
I don't know... This week is just getting to me and I am really not sure why...
On a brighter note, Quiz Bowl competition on Saturday!!!!!!!!!!! I actually get to participate in this one and its a longer car ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This weekend is going to rock!!!!!!!!!!!! I still need to figure out what to do instead of Winter Royalty... I will figure something out.
One thing I realized yesterday is that I am a major optimist. Which in theory is a good thing... but it's also rather stupid.
well that is all.
***Kat***
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Well...
I've pretty much gotten caught up in this class so I've decided to blog again... I don't really have much to say. I am doing my advice column as Brittany from Glee but I couldn't really make an advice column fill the whole page so I am actually going to make a mock newsletter for the Cheerios.
Yesterday was absolutely amazing then terrifying. Lots of good stuff happened in Quiz Bowl then I went to Sam's with Tyler because we had to cook for German. Tyler was at quiz bowl with me so I followed her to Sam's. Then We watched tv and ate pizza while Sam's baby played with my phone. Smart little guy took a picture of himself. Then we went to buy our ingrediants. Cooking went wellish... at first. We kinda lit Sam's kitchen on fire. Luckily her parents got it under control quickly. Once it was finally possible to cook I was practically falling asleep while standing there. I helped prepare the stuff then they told me to go home because I was not really capable of doing much. I am still a bit traumatized from the fire.
Today has been rather blah ish. I have JSA right after school which means::: I GET TO WATCH GLEE WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be the first time in many months that I get to do this!!!!! Then there is a new episode of The Good Wife!!!!!
That's all for now.
***Kat***
Yesterday was absolutely amazing then terrifying. Lots of good stuff happened in Quiz Bowl then I went to Sam's with Tyler because we had to cook for German. Tyler was at quiz bowl with me so I followed her to Sam's. Then We watched tv and ate pizza while Sam's baby played with my phone. Smart little guy took a picture of himself. Then we went to buy our ingrediants. Cooking went wellish... at first. We kinda lit Sam's kitchen on fire. Luckily her parents got it under control quickly. Once it was finally possible to cook I was practically falling asleep while standing there. I helped prepare the stuff then they told me to go home because I was not really capable of doing much. I am still a bit traumatized from the fire.
Today has been rather blah ish. I have JSA right after school which means::: I GET TO WATCH GLEE WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be the first time in many months that I get to do this!!!!! Then there is a new episode of The Good Wife!!!!!
That's all for now.
***Kat***
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Blog of Stories
So, it turns out I have fans of my writing! This is actually the second time people have looked forward to my writing. In 8th grade, I started a small series for science class. It became a big deal amongst my friends. Mass Squirrel was awesome! That was then. Now, I have been telling people about my plans for my observation story and there became a mini bit of excitement generated from the idea.
I finished my very rough draft last night and sent it to Brooke, Raven, and Tyler. Brooke and Raven loved it. I have been convinced to make it into a mini series after I finish the first one for my assignment. I'm debating on setting up an email list for it. That probably won't happen but it has been very thought provoking. A series of short stories sent out via email. If it doesn't exist yet I am sure its not far away.
Now to the reason for this post. I have started a separate blog to post my stories on. I will be adding a link to the side of the page because I post so much this post will be gone sooner that it should be. It is funny to think I had had this blog for several months with 2 posts now I believe this is my 40th in like 2 months.
I hope if you check it out you enjoy my story!
LINK::::: http://writtenbykat.blogspot.com
I finished my very rough draft last night and sent it to Brooke, Raven, and Tyler. Brooke and Raven loved it. I have been convinced to make it into a mini series after I finish the first one for my assignment. I'm debating on setting up an email list for it. That probably won't happen but it has been very thought provoking. A series of short stories sent out via email. If it doesn't exist yet I am sure its not far away.
Now to the reason for this post. I have started a separate blog to post my stories on. I will be adding a link to the side of the page because I post so much this post will be gone sooner that it should be. It is funny to think I had had this blog for several months with 2 posts now I believe this is my 40th in like 2 months.
I hope if you check it out you enjoy my story!
LINK::::: http://writtenbykat.blogspot.com
Friday, February 18, 2011
Superhero Quiz Bowl???
For my Creative Writing Class' Observation Story assignment I have decided to use Wednesday's quiz bowl competition and turn my team into superheroes and the other teams into supervillians with me as the civilian witness.
It is starting out okay but Its seeming weird to write about my friends as if they are superheroes. Good weird, I suppose, but weird.
Today has kinda sucked. I played UNO with Helen in Choir then more UNO at lunch with Sarah, Kris, Jordyn, and Andrew. Other than that today has been very Blah. I couldn't get to sleep last night because of drunken idiots yelling at the bar across the street around 11 pm... This afternoon I work concession stands... Oh Joy.
Well, back to my story for now.
***Kat***
It is starting out okay but Its seeming weird to write about my friends as if they are superheroes. Good weird, I suppose, but weird.
Today has kinda sucked. I played UNO with Helen in Choir then more UNO at lunch with Sarah, Kris, Jordyn, and Andrew. Other than that today has been very Blah. I couldn't get to sleep last night because of drunken idiots yelling at the bar across the street around 11 pm... This afternoon I work concession stands... Oh Joy.
Well, back to my story for now.
***Kat***
Thursday, February 17, 2011
What an Awesome Day!
So yesterday was our Quiz Bowl competition (the one that will be on TV!)We ended up with Mr. Morton as our champarone which was worrysome but ended up great! Bryan was sick so Tyler got to be on the team! That was disapointing but I suppose there is always next year to be on the team. Plus, I loved the experience I got. On the car ride, Tyler, Andrew, and I played a bunch of UNO. We also quized each other quite a bit. Then, when we arrived we went to the assigned waiting area and played more UNO. Then after exaplining to the lady how to say my name, it was time to film the alternates spot. She pronounced it Stethman but it sounded closer than most get it so I let it go. Then I got to stand in the little editing room with the other alternates during the competition.
The first team's alternates were cocky and kinda rude. They Kept saying how they were the chemistry ones of their group and no one in the game actually knew much chemistry. There were 3 of them for that team. They crowded around the window so that is when I settled for watching on the editing screen with the four different views. This ended up being better because I was freaking out. I would silently cheer every time my team got one right, Cringe when the alternates said something stupid (which was often) and just freaked in general when my team missed a question that I knew the answer to... (Nancy Drew is from what town? was one)
The second team was very loud (the team and the alternates) And stupid. When my team guessed Shakespeare on a poetry question the girl alternate turned to the other and asked "Shakespeare wrote poetry?" then they decided the only way our team won is because Preston and Andrew have photographic memories (Preston and Andrew got a good laugh when I told them about that (they don't have photographic memories by the way))
We went to lunch at the Mall. Thats when I read Raven's first attempt at a monologue for her audition for the Spring Play... I was proud of it being from Buffy but it was so inappropriate I made her change it. Then we played more UNO on the ride home. We got back about 10 min after 8th period started so Mr. Morton let us decided if we went to class or not. Tyler and I went to Hastings instead of 8th period. Everyone else (Preston, Adam, and Andrew) went to class... (Nerds! haha) Then Right when school got out I went back to my car and drove to get my mom from work (passing Andrew on the way... and Brooke...) I waited about an hour for my mom while singing in the car. (took me a while to remember the window was open) then I went home and watched Rizzoli and Isles while doing homework. It was weird... I don't think Iv'e ever done homework at home...
Well that was yesterday!
Today has been relatively uneventful.
***Kat***
The first team's alternates were cocky and kinda rude. They Kept saying how they were the chemistry ones of their group and no one in the game actually knew much chemistry. There were 3 of them for that team. They crowded around the window so that is when I settled for watching on the editing screen with the four different views. This ended up being better because I was freaking out. I would silently cheer every time my team got one right, Cringe when the alternates said something stupid (which was often) and just freaked in general when my team missed a question that I knew the answer to... (Nancy Drew is from what town? was one)
The second team was very loud (the team and the alternates) And stupid. When my team guessed Shakespeare on a poetry question the girl alternate turned to the other and asked "Shakespeare wrote poetry?" then they decided the only way our team won is because Preston and Andrew have photographic memories (Preston and Andrew got a good laugh when I told them about that (they don't have photographic memories by the way))
We went to lunch at the Mall. Thats when I read Raven's first attempt at a monologue for her audition for the Spring Play... I was proud of it being from Buffy but it was so inappropriate I made her change it. Then we played more UNO on the ride home. We got back about 10 min after 8th period started so Mr. Morton let us decided if we went to class or not. Tyler and I went to Hastings instead of 8th period. Everyone else (Preston, Adam, and Andrew) went to class... (Nerds! haha) Then Right when school got out I went back to my car and drove to get my mom from work (passing Andrew on the way... and Brooke...) I waited about an hour for my mom while singing in the car. (took me a while to remember the window was open) then I went home and watched Rizzoli and Isles while doing homework. It was weird... I don't think Iv'e ever done homework at home...
Well that was yesterday!
Today has been relatively uneventful.
***Kat***
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
It Makes Sense If You Don't Think About It
So on Sunday I bought a new version of UNO. It comes in a really awesome case. So of course, during quiz bowl yesterday (at break), I pulled it out for a quick game. It was fun! Then at lunch today we all (we being Kay, Brooke, Andrew, and me) finished eating relatively quickly so to solve our boredom I pulled out UNO. After a few jokes about the fact I now carry UNO with me everywhere, we got 2 games in.
In PC today we had a sub. Our assignment was to work with partners on some worksheets about capitalization and numbers. So as usual I worked alone. It was very simple for me. Several seniors and the teacher came to me for help... This should worry me a bit but I loved it!
Then In math I finished the review rather quickly. Today I have been rereading the Guild comic books. Chior was exciting. The evil pregnant bitca was gone and we sang Bohemian Rhapsody in a cicrle! (Helen and I could actually hear the alto section!!!!!)
In Physics I admit I was basically zoned out but I had many good laughs. Mr. Miller is very entertaining.
Tonight I plan on going home to watch Judy Greer's new show Mad Love then catch up on other shows before JSA.
Tomorrow is the rescheduled quiz bowl competition!!! Sadly, I will miss out on all of my club yearbook pictures but I get to be around people I actually like so I'm okay with it. Hopefully Ms. Norman gets out of Jury Duty otherwise we may get stuck going with Mr. Morton. That would be weird. I have nothing against Mr. Morton. In fact, I think he is pretty awesome! But quiz bowl with him would be strange...
I am thinking that I proabably won't go to Winter Royalty. I keep lying to myself and claiming the Homecoming and Winter Royalty dances are fun. And they are to a point. Mostly, they are stressful and awkward and I don't want to deal with that. I am thinking of having a mini UNO party at Dairy Queen or something. Plus It will be after a Quiz Bowl competition so it can be a little quiz bowl party too!
I am really excited for Spring Play. Tyler is planning to join lights crew. Next year will be weird without her. Thursday is when she is going to start teaching me Baritone so I can join band next year!!! I am really excited.
I had another mental breakdown last night. I had like 5 good days in a row. I guess I am paying for that now... I have a feeling it is because of sleep deprivation. I have been having difficulty sleeping through the night. Iv'e also been having nightmare worthy dreams again which probably means something is bothering me. I have a theory that the fact these nightmareish dreams don't bother me is because not much actually bothers me that much. Iv'e even built up a large tolerance to physical pain these last few years (although my fear of needles is still very much in tact!) I suppose it is not the best thing to have but I am glad for my tolerance of physical and mental pain. Of course it makes my breakdowns longer and more dramatic but overall it makes life easier.
Today Felicia Day announced she is making a new Webshow (And the Guild was renewed for a 5th season (this being the reason for the rereadment of the comic books)) Its been a very busy day for my twitter feed! I really love twitter. I have made very many great friends there. Actually I love the internet in general for that. I may not have met them but I think most of them are better friends than the majority of my actual friends. Connor and Jessica are my Scottish friends who I found through Buffy. Bubblecat is a buffy loving WoWer from Britain. Eskie is a guildie from britain. My other main guildie is Starre. She was very close to Jim (who I have mentioned in a previous post) Then there is ctofine who I talk to quite often. she lives somewhere in the eastern us. Some others include ActiveDoll and GrrAargh. ActiveDoll is a jossverse fan like too. GrrAargh and I have been helping each other through hard times (me with my ongoing missage of my sisters him with the sickness and i think death of his father) I dont know the exact age of any of them (aside from Jessica and Connor) or the gender of several but why does that really matter. They are my friends.
I have a headache which is the reason for my long blog rather than catching up on assignments. My stomach has also been making awkward sounds all day. I should probably worry more about this than I am.
So now to the title. Yesterday was an interesting day with the guy I like. At lunch I was talking to Sarah and I made a reference to the quote "It Makes sense if you don't think about it" Then a bit later I was talking to him. He seemed really distant. But at quizbowl he was arguing with another member over who was right about a question and he said that quote. Whether it was a coincidence or not it made my day.
Well thats all for now!
***Kat***
In PC today we had a sub. Our assignment was to work with partners on some worksheets about capitalization and numbers. So as usual I worked alone. It was very simple for me. Several seniors and the teacher came to me for help... This should worry me a bit but I loved it!
Then In math I finished the review rather quickly. Today I have been rereading the Guild comic books. Chior was exciting. The evil pregnant bitca was gone and we sang Bohemian Rhapsody in a cicrle! (Helen and I could actually hear the alto section!!!!!)
In Physics I admit I was basically zoned out but I had many good laughs. Mr. Miller is very entertaining.
Tonight I plan on going home to watch Judy Greer's new show Mad Love then catch up on other shows before JSA.
Tomorrow is the rescheduled quiz bowl competition!!! Sadly, I will miss out on all of my club yearbook pictures but I get to be around people I actually like so I'm okay with it. Hopefully Ms. Norman gets out of Jury Duty otherwise we may get stuck going with Mr. Morton. That would be weird. I have nothing against Mr. Morton. In fact, I think he is pretty awesome! But quiz bowl with him would be strange...
I am thinking that I proabably won't go to Winter Royalty. I keep lying to myself and claiming the Homecoming and Winter Royalty dances are fun. And they are to a point. Mostly, they are stressful and awkward and I don't want to deal with that. I am thinking of having a mini UNO party at Dairy Queen or something. Plus It will be after a Quiz Bowl competition so it can be a little quiz bowl party too!
I am really excited for Spring Play. Tyler is planning to join lights crew. Next year will be weird without her. Thursday is when she is going to start teaching me Baritone so I can join band next year!!! I am really excited.
I had another mental breakdown last night. I had like 5 good days in a row. I guess I am paying for that now... I have a feeling it is because of sleep deprivation. I have been having difficulty sleeping through the night. Iv'e also been having nightmare worthy dreams again which probably means something is bothering me. I have a theory that the fact these nightmareish dreams don't bother me is because not much actually bothers me that much. Iv'e even built up a large tolerance to physical pain these last few years (although my fear of needles is still very much in tact!) I suppose it is not the best thing to have but I am glad for my tolerance of physical and mental pain. Of course it makes my breakdowns longer and more dramatic but overall it makes life easier.
Today Felicia Day announced she is making a new Webshow (And the Guild was renewed for a 5th season (this being the reason for the rereadment of the comic books)) Its been a very busy day for my twitter feed! I really love twitter. I have made very many great friends there. Actually I love the internet in general for that. I may not have met them but I think most of them are better friends than the majority of my actual friends. Connor and Jessica are my Scottish friends who I found through Buffy. Bubblecat is a buffy loving WoWer from Britain. Eskie is a guildie from britain. My other main guildie is Starre. She was very close to Jim (who I have mentioned in a previous post) Then there is ctofine who I talk to quite often. she lives somewhere in the eastern us. Some others include ActiveDoll and GrrAargh. ActiveDoll is a jossverse fan like too. GrrAargh and I have been helping each other through hard times (me with my ongoing missage of my sisters him with the sickness and i think death of his father) I dont know the exact age of any of them (aside from Jessica and Connor) or the gender of several but why does that really matter. They are my friends.
I have a headache which is the reason for my long blog rather than catching up on assignments. My stomach has also been making awkward sounds all day. I should probably worry more about this than I am.
So now to the title. Yesterday was an interesting day with the guy I like. At lunch I was talking to Sarah and I made a reference to the quote "It Makes sense if you don't think about it" Then a bit later I was talking to him. He seemed really distant. But at quizbowl he was arguing with another member over who was right about a question and he said that quote. Whether it was a coincidence or not it made my day.
Well thats all for now!
***Kat***
Monday, February 14, 2011
Angel: The Series (and, as always, other stuff completely irrelevant to this title)
Last night, after 6 months of stalling, I finally started watching the Buffy The Vampire Slayer spin-off. My main reason for stalling was the fact that Angel killed Jenny Calendar in Buffy. She was my favorite character. Also, I didn't want to watch it because once I finish it (And Firefly) I will be out of Joss Whedon tv shows... But, I finally started it and I love it.
Today I have been way out of it. I knew it was Monday but when Mr. G pointed this out I was taken by surprise... On the bright side, I'm not having a bad day! My day has been filled with laughter. I wouldn't particualarily say I am happy but I'm not sad.
As much as I would like to avoid the fact that Valentine's day is probably going to mentioned in Millions of Blogs today I can't avoid it. I am a hopeless romantic. So I love Valentine's Day. The only Valentine's day I remember was 35 days after my sister died yet it was my favorite. It was my fake last day of school in Omaha and I learned how to make a paper boat (Which I still remember how to do!) I still have a tendancy to call it "Anna Howard Shaw Day" due to that 30 Rock episode last year but that would just confuse people even more than I already do.
I am really excited for quiz bowl tonight. I am hopeing to beat my record that I set last week. I probably won't.
I really proabably shouldn't say this here but I feel I need to. So, during the play the lights cues were messed up. As soon as it happened Dan was on the floor cowering just waiting for Rowse to come yell at him. Then more mistakes happened and he returned to cowering. By the end we were all just talking and laughing and paying minimal attention to the show (which I have learned was a bit mistake full today) Now, in most situations I would say what we did was wrong and we should have been completely focused on what we were doing but i really feel what we all needed was that break. But I do believe Dan needed it most.
After the play, I went to my first cast party. It is kinda funny how I ended up there. So, during our time of not paying attention I told them that I had been involved with 6 plays and with all of them I was informed of the cast party after it happened,, therefore I had never been to one. Well, I left right after the show and took Raven home. Then when I got home I had a text from Dan saying that strike and the cast party were happeneing at that moment. Then Tiffany texted me. Then Raven did. So I ended up going to get Raven and going to help with Strike. The Janitor lady didn't trust us I think so that was funny. Then after Strike We attempted to follow Dan to other Kat's house. That was bad. He had no clue where we were going. Then we found Dylan and followed him there. Our matching Chevy Cobalts are now Mustard and Ketchup (his being yellow mine being red) When we arrived, Tiffany was shaking from freight of riding with Dan, Matt, and Elijah. (At the end I took her home) We basically just played Ninja and Rockband the whole time. Dang I sing loud... It was alot of fun. Although, Midnight is not a good time for me. I managed to not lock the car and shower without washing my hair...
Yesterday I finally bought my UNO game with the awesome carrying case.
Its funny how a momentary power outage can change my whole day. I was watching a DVR'd SNL episode and playing with Photoshop on my nonportable laptop (dead battary) when the power went off. It shut off my laptop and reset the cable box making my DVR recordings unavailable for several hours. Not Fun. Also gave me a pretty good heart attack. So I put Bandslam on and enjoyed a good movie. Then I started Angel.
Tonight is Quiz Bowl, then Probably a movie because redbox sent us free movie codes! Then Pretty Little Liars followed by shower and homework time before Rizzoli and Isles!!! Woot Woot! I get my Monday ritual back... although I believe it is the last week of it... Maybe penultimate. Yeah, Its the penultimate week. Tonight Includes 2 more of my favorite episodes of R and I. (If over 4 out of 12 are favorites can I still call them favorite episodes or is it just good episodes?)
I am currently reading Cecelia Ahern's newest book "The Book Of Tomorrow" It is really god so far althoug I am only 80 somthing pages into it. Its weird reading a book by her that is set in teh life of a teenager. Her books have always been my escape because they are set in the lives of people who are at the same mind level as me. In my favorite, "If You Could See Me Now" a 30 something lady with a silent dad still waiting for his runaway wife to return, a runaway mother, a sister who is just like her mother, and her sister's 6 year old son in her care gets a lesson in believing the imaginary when her nephew's "Imaginary Friend" becomes visable by her. They kinda fall in love but then he has to leave. Because of that book Dandelions are my favorite flower. (And yes I know they technically are a weed) Her books never have tradtional happy endings but they have realistic endings and to me thats better. They don't have bad endings it's just never what you expect.
Well thats all of my Random Musings for now! Bye!!!
***Kat***
Today I have been way out of it. I knew it was Monday but when Mr. G pointed this out I was taken by surprise... On the bright side, I'm not having a bad day! My day has been filled with laughter. I wouldn't particualarily say I am happy but I'm not sad.
As much as I would like to avoid the fact that Valentine's day is probably going to mentioned in Millions of Blogs today I can't avoid it. I am a hopeless romantic. So I love Valentine's Day. The only Valentine's day I remember was 35 days after my sister died yet it was my favorite. It was my fake last day of school in Omaha and I learned how to make a paper boat (Which I still remember how to do!) I still have a tendancy to call it "Anna Howard Shaw Day" due to that 30 Rock episode last year but that would just confuse people even more than I already do.
I am really excited for quiz bowl tonight. I am hopeing to beat my record that I set last week. I probably won't.
I really proabably shouldn't say this here but I feel I need to. So, during the play the lights cues were messed up. As soon as it happened Dan was on the floor cowering just waiting for Rowse to come yell at him. Then more mistakes happened and he returned to cowering. By the end we were all just talking and laughing and paying minimal attention to the show (which I have learned was a bit mistake full today) Now, in most situations I would say what we did was wrong and we should have been completely focused on what we were doing but i really feel what we all needed was that break. But I do believe Dan needed it most.
After the play, I went to my first cast party. It is kinda funny how I ended up there. So, during our time of not paying attention I told them that I had been involved with 6 plays and with all of them I was informed of the cast party after it happened,, therefore I had never been to one. Well, I left right after the show and took Raven home. Then when I got home I had a text from Dan saying that strike and the cast party were happeneing at that moment. Then Tiffany texted me. Then Raven did. So I ended up going to get Raven and going to help with Strike. The Janitor lady didn't trust us I think so that was funny. Then after Strike We attempted to follow Dan to other Kat's house. That was bad. He had no clue where we were going. Then we found Dylan and followed him there. Our matching Chevy Cobalts are now Mustard and Ketchup (his being yellow mine being red) When we arrived, Tiffany was shaking from freight of riding with Dan, Matt, and Elijah. (At the end I took her home) We basically just played Ninja and Rockband the whole time. Dang I sing loud... It was alot of fun. Although, Midnight is not a good time for me. I managed to not lock the car and shower without washing my hair...
Yesterday I finally bought my UNO game with the awesome carrying case.
Its funny how a momentary power outage can change my whole day. I was watching a DVR'd SNL episode and playing with Photoshop on my nonportable laptop (dead battary) when the power went off. It shut off my laptop and reset the cable box making my DVR recordings unavailable for several hours. Not Fun. Also gave me a pretty good heart attack. So I put Bandslam on and enjoyed a good movie. Then I started Angel.
Tonight is Quiz Bowl, then Probably a movie because redbox sent us free movie codes! Then Pretty Little Liars followed by shower and homework time before Rizzoli and Isles!!! Woot Woot! I get my Monday ritual back... although I believe it is the last week of it... Maybe penultimate. Yeah, Its the penultimate week. Tonight Includes 2 more of my favorite episodes of R and I. (If over 4 out of 12 are favorites can I still call them favorite episodes or is it just good episodes?)
I am currently reading Cecelia Ahern's newest book "The Book Of Tomorrow" It is really god so far althoug I am only 80 somthing pages into it. Its weird reading a book by her that is set in teh life of a teenager. Her books have always been my escape because they are set in the lives of people who are at the same mind level as me. In my favorite, "If You Could See Me Now" a 30 something lady with a silent dad still waiting for his runaway wife to return, a runaway mother, a sister who is just like her mother, and her sister's 6 year old son in her care gets a lesson in believing the imaginary when her nephew's "Imaginary Friend" becomes visable by her. They kinda fall in love but then he has to leave. Because of that book Dandelions are my favorite flower. (And yes I know they technically are a weed) Her books never have tradtional happy endings but they have realistic endings and to me thats better. They don't have bad endings it's just never what you expect.
Well thats all of my Random Musings for now! Bye!!!
***Kat***
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Once More, With Feeling
As many people know, I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I started watching it last January. I finished it in July. This show has made me who I am today. I don't remember my life before Buffy.
Once More With Feeling is the musical episode of Buffy. It is amazing! I have gotten Raven hooked on Buffy too because of the Musical. I own the CD and the Script book (which includes a preface, note from Joss Whedon, Script, Pictures, Behind the scenes, afterace (not sure real word), and sheet music) for the Musical (also my mom got me season 6 which is the season it is in). It is honestly Epic.
I am looking forward to spring break when I plan to rewatch all of Dollhouse. Dollhouse is also by Joss Whedon and is tied with Buffy and Gilmore Girls as my ave show!
So today was proof I have been too busy lately. My mom comes out to the living room around 630 after I have showered and put on my pajamas and asks "When do you have to go back to school?" Now that I think about it that just proves how oblivious she is...
Tomorrow is the play!!! I have had a fantastic mood today. Such a laughful day. Lunch was pure energy.
So, Sarah Silverman is a funny lady but her autobiography should not be read in school. I was doing fine hiding bad and inappropriate words then I came across a drawing of a penis. I quickly covered it with my bookmark (which happened to be my Emma Pillsberry magnet... I found that funny) and luckily I did this when I did because several seconds later the teacher in charge of the room walked up right behind me to shut off my computer (this was after my state writing test which took me a whole 20 out of 90 min...)
Tomorrow I get to dress up. I am so excited. I may be hopeing to impress a certain person but mostly I just feel powerful when dressed up.
Well thats all!
***Kat***
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
So yeah...
Today hasn't been bad. It hasn't been particularily good either. I woke up on time. Watched some Rizzoli and Isles. Was late to pick up Raven. PC and Math were way too easy but what else is new. Choir was exciting. He rearranged the rows so the old back row was in front. Sadly, this made it even harder for Helen and I to hear... German was easy. Lunch was full of laughs and disappointment. Physics we floated our boats. Dakota and Mine failed... Pretty Miserably. Now I am in creative writing. I am excited I actually get to go home after school! Gives me time to finish and probably rewatch some Rizzoli and Isles before conferences...
After the way today is going, I am even more bothered by conferences than usual. I haven't been paying any attention to any of my classes except choir today but I haven't needed to. Iv'e pretty much just lost hope today.
So last night at quizbowl, I answered 22 questions!!! Compared to my max of 5 I was kicking some major nerdy arse! Preston answered 106... I'm still super proud of myself... Now if only a certain other person had actually been there. Then I went to rehersal where I spent the first half hour searching the school for an FBLA logo with Helen (yet missed nothing even though I didn't get to the theater until an hour and a half after practice started...) I was photographed a lot yesterday... it was awkward. We got to leave early! I also mooched a lot of food off of people. I don't reccomend staying at school for over 15 hours straight...
JSA tonight after conferences! That exclaimation point was mostly my last bit of hope. I used to love JSA now stupidity has taken over a majority of the people.
This weekend I plan on killing a lot of things on World of Warcraft. I need my guildies! Iv'e been thinking a lot about Jim Quon lately. He was the Guild Master shortly before I joined the Knights of Good. He had a heart attack and died right before I joined. Everyone loved him so much. Even though I never knew him I know he is a large reason that I am in the guild today. Starre and the other guildies still miss him so much.
I have been talking a lot about how I need to find something that I really love doing but the truth is I have lots of things I love. It's just a matter of what I will do about it. My mom and other adults keep excitedly telling me how close graduation is getting. Some days it takes a lot of willpower to not punch them in the face. I tell people my main reason for fearing the end of high school is that I don't know what to do afterwords and that is part of it but mostly I'm terrified of entering new territory and outliving my older sister. It's just not right. She should be 28 now. The same age as Rowse and several of my other teachers. She wanted to be a special education teacher.
I don't think a lot of my friends realize just how hard it is to see the LIFE class around school. Well, some of them would understand they just don't ever notice when I see them. I have to see several of Lydia's friends everyday and it hurts. I almost lost it at lunch today when I saw the little girl my mom used to take care of. I miss both of my sisters so much. I wish it were easier.
Well, that's all for now.
***Kat***
After the way today is going, I am even more bothered by conferences than usual. I haven't been paying any attention to any of my classes except choir today but I haven't needed to. Iv'e pretty much just lost hope today.
So last night at quizbowl, I answered 22 questions!!! Compared to my max of 5 I was kicking some major nerdy arse! Preston answered 106... I'm still super proud of myself... Now if only a certain other person had actually been there. Then I went to rehersal where I spent the first half hour searching the school for an FBLA logo with Helen (yet missed nothing even though I didn't get to the theater until an hour and a half after practice started...) I was photographed a lot yesterday... it was awkward. We got to leave early! I also mooched a lot of food off of people. I don't reccomend staying at school for over 15 hours straight...
JSA tonight after conferences! That exclaimation point was mostly my last bit of hope. I used to love JSA now stupidity has taken over a majority of the people.
This weekend I plan on killing a lot of things on World of Warcraft. I need my guildies! Iv'e been thinking a lot about Jim Quon lately. He was the Guild Master shortly before I joined the Knights of Good. He had a heart attack and died right before I joined. Everyone loved him so much. Even though I never knew him I know he is a large reason that I am in the guild today. Starre and the other guildies still miss him so much.
I have been talking a lot about how I need to find something that I really love doing but the truth is I have lots of things I love. It's just a matter of what I will do about it. My mom and other adults keep excitedly telling me how close graduation is getting. Some days it takes a lot of willpower to not punch them in the face. I tell people my main reason for fearing the end of high school is that I don't know what to do afterwords and that is part of it but mostly I'm terrified of entering new territory and outliving my older sister. It's just not right. She should be 28 now. The same age as Rowse and several of my other teachers. She wanted to be a special education teacher.
I don't think a lot of my friends realize just how hard it is to see the LIFE class around school. Well, some of them would understand they just don't ever notice when I see them. I have to see several of Lydia's friends everyday and it hurts. I almost lost it at lunch today when I saw the little girl my mom used to take care of. I miss both of my sisters so much. I wish it were easier.
Well, that's all for now.
***Kat***
Monday, February 7, 2011
Let the games begin!
This week is going to be super busy. (Thus, I have begun calling it hellweek.) This week's festivities include: FBLA Week, Parent Teacher Conferences, The Play, Incredible TV Episode, and no time to sleep.
Seeing as it is Monday and just the beginning of hellweek It's just obvious that today must be the busiest of all. First I should say that I have created a Monday ritual these last few weeks which includes quiz bowl until 6 then dinner until 7, Pretty Little Liars at 7 until 8, shower and homework until 9, then Rizzoli and Isles until 11. I, being the type of person who goes to bed at 9, am stressed by this ritual but because I love Rizzoli and Isles so much I don't mind. But with this being the week before the play, we have late rehersal tonight. Basically, I have quizbowl til 6 and rehersal from 5-10. I will be late to rehersal. I still plan to watch my shows tonight... at least Rizzoli and Isles because tonight's repeats are two of my favorite episodes. I also don't get dinner until 10. The fact that my lunch was at 11:30 makes this fact horrible. Also, apparently a new Monday tradition is feeling like crap. Hopefully I make the instant recovery I did last week.
Tomorrow, We have early dismissal but I have tech until 4. ( although I don't exactly know how lights is expected to do anything in the little theater...) then I get to go to conferences. I hate conferences. Home me and School me are two completely different people. I don't like them mixing. After conferences I have JSA.
Wednesday, we get out early and I have tech til 4 but that's all! It seems so far away. This is probably when I will either do homework or die.
Thursday is the day of the play! Full day of school. Ten back at 5...
FRIDAY IS NO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! I am thinking of inviting Brooke over for a Rizzoli and Isles mini marathon because I got her hooked on the books. Iv'e also mentioned the idea of heading to Yankton for Pizza (and by pizza I mean cheese bread) to my mom.
Saturday is the last day of the play! I can't lie, I am really excited for this play to be done. For some reason, this play has made me come to hate lights crew. It's easily possible that the next play will be my last. I was almost in tears just thinking about today's rehersal last night...
Then life gets boring. I can't wait!
Today has been Blah. SSR was hilarious. I decided I really need to finish reading Sarah Silverman's biography "The Bedwetter." Yeah, never bring a book with that title to school if you don't want people asking you a million questions. Back to my story. I was reading it in SSR and I got to a portion where she was describing her idea of sticking a pencil in a guys afro and when she did she actually stabbed him in the head. I was laughing so hard. The class was totally silent while I was cracking up. and considering Ive rarely said a word in that class, I would say Im the new class Crazy.
In choir, we got through all of our songs! We have never done that this set and it was awesome. The only reason this happened was because mr G was gone... Thats always how it is. It finally hit me today that this may be my last semester of Choir. This year German 3 is during the same period as choir so unless that changes I wont be in choir next year...
Well thats all... I feel like I may pass out soon... So tired and sickish.
***Kat***
Saturday is the last day of the play!
Seeing as it is Monday and just the beginning of hellweek It's just obvious that today must be the busiest of all. First I should say that I have created a Monday ritual these last few weeks which includes quiz bowl until 6 then dinner until 7, Pretty Little Liars at 7 until 8, shower and homework until 9, then Rizzoli and Isles until 11. I, being the type of person who goes to bed at 9, am stressed by this ritual but because I love Rizzoli and Isles so much I don't mind. But with this being the week before the play, we have late rehersal tonight. Basically, I have quizbowl til 6 and rehersal from 5-10. I will be late to rehersal. I still plan to watch my shows tonight... at least Rizzoli and Isles because tonight's repeats are two of my favorite episodes. I also don't get dinner until 10. The fact that my lunch was at 11:30 makes this fact horrible. Also, apparently a new Monday tradition is feeling like crap. Hopefully I make the instant recovery I did last week.
Tomorrow, We have early dismissal but I have tech until 4. ( although I don't exactly know how lights is expected to do anything in the little theater...) then I get to go to conferences. I hate conferences. Home me and School me are two completely different people. I don't like them mixing. After conferences I have JSA.
Wednesday, we get out early and I have tech til 4 but that's all! It seems so far away. This is probably when I will either do homework or die.
Thursday is the day of the play! Full day of school. Ten back at 5...
FRIDAY IS NO SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!! I am thinking of inviting Brooke over for a Rizzoli and Isles mini marathon because I got her hooked on the books. Iv'e also mentioned the idea of heading to Yankton for Pizza (and by pizza I mean cheese bread) to my mom.
Saturday is the last day of the play! I can't lie, I am really excited for this play to be done. For some reason, this play has made me come to hate lights crew. It's easily possible that the next play will be my last. I was almost in tears just thinking about today's rehersal last night...
Then life gets boring. I can't wait!
Today has been Blah. SSR was hilarious. I decided I really need to finish reading Sarah Silverman's biography "The Bedwetter." Yeah, never bring a book with that title to school if you don't want people asking you a million questions. Back to my story. I was reading it in SSR and I got to a portion where she was describing her idea of sticking a pencil in a guys afro and when she did she actually stabbed him in the head. I was laughing so hard. The class was totally silent while I was cracking up. and considering Ive rarely said a word in that class, I would say Im the new class Crazy.
In choir, we got through all of our songs! We have never done that this set and it was awesome. The only reason this happened was because mr G was gone... Thats always how it is. It finally hit me today that this may be my last semester of Choir. This year German 3 is during the same period as choir so unless that changes I wont be in choir next year...
Well thats all... I feel like I may pass out soon... So tired and sickish.
***Kat***
Saturday is the last day of the play!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Silently Rebellious
Does anyone else even just silently rebel against people because everyone thinks you never do anything wrong. Probably not... I just spent several minutes doing extra work just so I could send my pc assignment from my blackberry just because Ms. Hinze said it couldn't be sent from a phone.
Iv'e also done many other "rebellious" acts this year. I mean I don't do anything that could get me in any real trouble or cause any harm. I eat in places I shouldn't eat. I get to school earlier than they want me to. Just stuff like that.
I also realized that I am really a contradictory person. I love the song "Everything" by Alanis Morrisette because it explains me so well (and there was a Dollhouse fanvid about Adelle set to it...)
This was mostly just a post to get some of my random thoughtcicles out to the interweb.
Another thing is how so many people are confused by my saying yet they start saying them too! (Bitca and asshat have become very popular among my friends)
***Kat***
Iv'e also done many other "rebellious" acts this year. I mean I don't do anything that could get me in any real trouble or cause any harm. I eat in places I shouldn't eat. I get to school earlier than they want me to. Just stuff like that.
I also realized that I am really a contradictory person. I love the song "Everything" by Alanis Morrisette because it explains me so well (and there was a Dollhouse fanvid about Adelle set to it...)
This was mostly just a post to get some of my random thoughtcicles out to the interweb.
Another thing is how so many people are confused by my saying yet they start saying them too! (Bitca and asshat have become very popular among my friends)
***Kat***
Friday, February 4, 2011
Impromptu Inspiration
So I am sitting here home alone on a Friday night watching Rizzoli and Isles when I find myself on Tess Gerritsen's website. I paused my show and decided to read some of her blog. I figured I would go back to the beginning (Jan. 2005) and read a few posts.
Holy Cow this lady is amazing. She writes her books that managed to make me love reading again and yet shes funny and completely inspirational. She writes about so much. From bad/weird reviews to the fact she used to write romance novels she brings it all up.
Today, I started my attempt at breaking out of my shyness. I started up a long convo with a friend who I haven't talked to recently. I also started up a little convo with someone who I have never spoken to before. it wasnt much but it was improvement.
Well back to reading Tess Gerritsen's blog!
***Kat***
Holy Cow this lady is amazing. She writes her books that managed to make me love reading again and yet shes funny and completely inspirational. She writes about so much. From bad/weird reviews to the fact she used to write romance novels she brings it all up.
Today, I started my attempt at breaking out of my shyness. I started up a long convo with a friend who I haven't talked to recently. I also started up a little convo with someone who I have never spoken to before. it wasnt much but it was improvement.
Well back to reading Tess Gerritsen's blog!
***Kat***
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Theatricality
So I am watching Big Bang Theory. Penny is teaching Sheldon how to act. When in the improv part Penny explained that improv is about saying Yes. For some reason that finally made it click in my head.
Improv is always something I have stuggled very much with. The sad part is I love improv I have just never been able to do it.
I have realized lately that I am able to come up with very (You cant see it but Im doing that spinny thing with my hands that I do when I cant thing of the word I want) (its getting worse!) well basically when someone says something to me my mind often goes back later and comes up with different ways the conversation could have gone.
I was also watching Glee a few days ago (Dream On (Directed by Joss Whedon with guest star Neil Patrick Harris!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and Theatricality). Both of these episode are extreme examples of awesome television. (So is the episode of The Big Bang Theory from tonight (Actual jaw-droppage occured)) It is rare to find TV this good sometimes lately.
I think if I could get over my fears I could be really good at acting. I understand it all in my head its just a matter of getting myself to do anything. I have no shyness problem in my mind its just when I go to actually speak, nothing comes out sometimes.
While watching Better With You, my mom and I realized that if we were a TV show, we would obviously be a comedy, and people probably would watch (This came after Casey and Mia were comapring whether they made noise when the stand up, so my mom and I started standing and sitting in different chairs to see if we made noises (completely normal by the way!))
Well thats all.
***Kat***
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday
Today I do not feel good. It hs been a generally good day though! My stomach keeps making awkward noises and sharp shoting pains. Also I have a headache. Its definitely not fun. I am excited for Quiz Bowl practice tonight! A room full of people that I don't hate any of them! I am not close to all of them but they are not hated. Although my ability to look at Adam without laughing may be dead after the things Helen was joking about.
Saturday I worked the FBLA Raffle Ticket Table from 4 to after 8. Everyone else left me at 7:45 which is when we were told we would be done. Yes, they all left the quietest one to work the table alone. We did really well though.
Iv'e hit the point of annoyance which causes me to completely ignore my stepsister as much as possible. So Now, I am avoiding both of my step siblings... Not much improvement there.
I really hope I don't have teh flu. I am not leting the flu keep me from another Quiz Bowl competition. Especially not one that is this important. Even though I wont be competeing I want to be there. Tyler and I have to support our guys! That's our lable for them as of the last competition when I kept referring to them as that in our notes back and forth. I am actually starting to feel worse...
I hope we have a snow day tomorrow. That would be nice to let me get over this sickness. Otherwise I will have to fight through tomorrow too. I have a high tolerance of pain but sickness not so much. Plus, getting sick during school is a bit more likely to be noticed than during a play.
I honestly have to will to write right now... I keep forcing myself to type more. This is mostly becasue I feel writing a sickly random blog is better than a sickly random assigned story.
I was watchign Parks and Recreation last night (The Flu episode...) and in it Leslie got the Flu really bad and was unable to go to work but she had this big presentation and so she stole a bunch of meds from the hospital and did this presentation. Before the presentation she was hallucination and such but she did the presentation epically well. It showed how much she cared. I thought that was a very good episode.
I watched The Office either last night or this morning (I cant remember which... which is probably not a good sign) It was amazing!!!! I am so happy that Holly broke up with her boyfriend. I also watched How I Met Your Mother. It makes me so happy that there are several shows on that are of such great quality. It takes talent to make me cry and laugh in the same scene. It also takes a brave comedy show to do an episode in a funeral. It was all about Last Words. I don't remember any of the last words said to me by the dead people in my life, although, I know Lydia didn't have any.
I really feel like crap right now. It is not fun. Only one more class to get through until Quiz Bowl! I have a feeling Ms. Norman will let us be done sooner than normal because of the incoming storm. Hopefully she waits until my mom is off work though!
***Kat***
Saturday I worked the FBLA Raffle Ticket Table from 4 to after 8. Everyone else left me at 7:45 which is when we were told we would be done. Yes, they all left the quietest one to work the table alone. We did really well though.
Iv'e hit the point of annoyance which causes me to completely ignore my stepsister as much as possible. So Now, I am avoiding both of my step siblings... Not much improvement there.
I really hope I don't have teh flu. I am not leting the flu keep me from another Quiz Bowl competition. Especially not one that is this important. Even though I wont be competeing I want to be there. Tyler and I have to support our guys! That's our lable for them as of the last competition when I kept referring to them as that in our notes back and forth. I am actually starting to feel worse...
I hope we have a snow day tomorrow. That would be nice to let me get over this sickness. Otherwise I will have to fight through tomorrow too. I have a high tolerance of pain but sickness not so much. Plus, getting sick during school is a bit more likely to be noticed than during a play.
I honestly have to will to write right now... I keep forcing myself to type more. This is mostly becasue I feel writing a sickly random blog is better than a sickly random assigned story.
I was watchign Parks and Recreation last night (The Flu episode...) and in it Leslie got the Flu really bad and was unable to go to work but she had this big presentation and so she stole a bunch of meds from the hospital and did this presentation. Before the presentation she was hallucination and such but she did the presentation epically well. It showed how much she cared. I thought that was a very good episode.
I watched The Office either last night or this morning (I cant remember which... which is probably not a good sign) It was amazing!!!! I am so happy that Holly broke up with her boyfriend. I also watched How I Met Your Mother. It makes me so happy that there are several shows on that are of such great quality. It takes talent to make me cry and laugh in the same scene. It also takes a brave comedy show to do an episode in a funeral. It was all about Last Words. I don't remember any of the last words said to me by the dead people in my life, although, I know Lydia didn't have any.
I really feel like crap right now. It is not fun. Only one more class to get through until Quiz Bowl! I have a feeling Ms. Norman will let us be done sooner than normal because of the incoming storm. Hopefully she waits until my mom is off work though!
***Kat***
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