Postcards from Nowhere

Tuesday, tuesday

Wow, I just got to work and this looks completely different on a Mac than it does at home on the PC. It is actually how it is supposed to look like; instead of with white dashes around the boxes, it has red dots. But it looks really weeny. At home I have a tiny monitor. Here I have a huge one. Hmmm... I wonder if there is a code to make it stretch out depending on your monitor...

Anyway, it is another day at the office and school. And I'm actually in a good mood. Strange. Lately I've been fearing the office due to factors I rather not discuss here. If you really care, you can ask me personally. K? K. Have a great day, I'm out of here.

Photo Friday

Today I was actually able to do the Photo Friday assignment without having to go out and take a photo. It's not very original for "morning" being only a sunrise, but it is a beautiful photo nonetheless.
Check it out. It's from my vacation this New year.

Dreamworld

Do you ever wake up and feel different about a person? I did this morning. I had a dream, not necessarily about the said person, but now I feel closer to them. I really wanted to go back to sleep, but alas, it was time to rise.

Back and forth through my mind

Tuesday was my brother's birthday so Monday night I went out and bought his presents. He's been wanting to get the new White Stripes albumn for a while now so I figured I would get it for him.

He's always wanted me to listen to some of thier music, but you know, the older sister kicked in and figured there was no way I could like something that he liked. It's supposed to go the other way, you know. He likes everything I like... anyway, so he cracks it open right awy and puts it in his walkman. By the end tf the night I was curious enough to ask him if I could listen to it.

I loved it.

I listened to it over two times, I had to finally put it down when I went to bed. I'm starting to think I'm just going to have to get a copy of my own.

Yesterday we printed the first edition of the Communique for the semester. And our new website premiered, so check that out. NOW! It's really cool.....

Yaawwwnnnnn

Well, I'm back home.

I came back on Thursday night, but I've just been too *blah* to do much. Plus it seems life is pretty much back to normal. Yesterday I got a call from Bill at the Communique, he was wondering if I wanted to go with him toa Democrat's Banquet. So, of course I said yes. Well, that's a long story, but to get to the short of it.... We ended up going to a Kerry rally first. I got to meet Kerry, get his autograph, saw Ted Kennedy up close... yeah, that sort of stuff. Then we went to the banquet where (oh, did I mention I was in a skirt and high heels this entire night- standing?) we got to stand around for a while and then heard four candidates (Edwards, Kichinich, Dean and Kerry (again, same speech)) speak. So, yep, I'm back on the campaign trail. Good thing it's almost over- well, I guess I have until Nov. for it to get over... *sigh* Well, my father is yowling for me to leave, so I'm going to go. I'll get vacation pictures and stories up soon. Oh, and Happy New Year! LOL

See you all next year!

I'm FINALLY going on a vacation! It's only been TWELVE years or something like that since I had one. So, yep... I won't be around much. I'm going down south for a week or so, don't know where, but it's going to be fun. A real adventure! I'll have a lot of pictures for you guys when I came back! Take care and happy new year!

Holy cellular bill, Batman!

So, you know how I was bitching about my bill? Well, I decided to get it fixed. I called up the nice folks at US Cellular about it. After talking to the computer and listening to a strange mix of rock, jazz, and elevator music combined in one, I talked to Shirley. I told her that there shouldsn't be an activation fee on either of my phones. She said, "alright, I'll take those off". And she did, then I started trying to explain how there should be some credit in my bank account that isn't there. It got confusing so I decided to ask her just how much I owed. She said "63 cents". THAT IS IT. I could not believe it. I said, "are you sure?" She said, "yep." She then went to tell me that I will not be charged for it because who's going to send out a bill for 63 cents and who's going to pay it? Come on! Think about it, my last bill cost them 51 cents just to send it. They would be loosing all their profit. So, no bill this month! YEA!!! THANK YOU, SHIRLEY!

Click!

My history final is done, just have to do my Design I one. It'll be a breeze. I think I did pretty good on my history one. He did have some stuff that he didn't say was going to be on it, but I don't care. It's done!

Today I was appointed the photo editor at the newspaper. Not the job I wanted the most, but it is still a really great position. Bill says that I was the number two person they wanted to hire over all. I wonder who's number one.... hmmm...

Final Finals

Finals are just about over, here at school. I haven't actually taken any yet, but things seem to be wraping up anyway. Today I had an interview for a leadership position at the Communique. (hey- did I ever tell you guys to check out my latest article? It's on the Iowa caucus) I'm pretty confident that I got some sort of position. I applied for a ton. Bill, who was the ads manager, is now the Managing editor. He's a really nice guy, so I'm happy that he got the job. I've told him that I would like the ads managing position, and it sounds like it is pretty much mine unless they think I would fit better somewhere else. Actually, it sounded as if they wanted to give me jobs. I don't know if I could handle that.

Yesterday I found out that I'm getting layed off on the 23rd. Just in time for Christmas, the bastards. I don't really care, I knew it was coming. It was just a temp job. I would have liked for it to come a bit later, but this now gives me more time for my vacation. My family is planning on going to New Orleans. I'm really looking forward to it.

Life has really had its ups and downs this week. Most of them ups because I'm looking forward to school getting out. I've really needed a vacation. I won't be getting one this weekend because I have a ton going on. Most of it stuff that I don't want to do. But *shrug* you just have to.

Turkey Day!

This has been a busy week! I'm going to go from the most recent to Sunday.

Today:
I bought the DVD "Monkeybone" (starring Brenden Fraser, yum yum!) today. I was afraid that I wouldn't like it much, but it is a pretty good film. It is a bit disgusting, but still good. I certainly would not call it hilarious as advertised on the box, but I did get a few giggles (most of them surpressed). It provoked my mond quite a bit, I like films that do, even if it was in a haunting way.

Of course I have to mention Thanksgiving. So, my aunt (who is going to New York) and uncle took my family to Collins Plaza hotel for brunch since my aunt didn't want to cook this year. Anyway, what I am getting at is that I believe she is on a guilt trip. She was bugging me (as usual) to get my passport. This is one thing that I never thought would ever come up. Perhaps she's realized that I would be a good traveling companion. She was talking about that after I learned how to speak Italian (which I believe I never told her this goal of mine) we could go there and have a photojournalistic travel. My mouth just about fell to the floor. I don't really enjoy a lot of things with my aunt, but I would do anything with her if it was in Italy! So, I do believe I'm going to get a passport.

Wednesday:
We had a good pot luck at work. I was stuffed.

Tuesday:
School and work as usual. My essay test didn't go TOO badly.

Monday:
The presidential debate was really good. I don't like Dean much anymore (I never really did). I really like Kiscinich, but I believe he's a bit too radical for these times. Carol Mossley Braun really impressed me, if she wasn't a woman I would vote for her all the way. It's not that I'm not all for women's rights and things, but I just think that the world is not ready for a woman in the white house. Everything would just fall apart. Kerry is sounding good, but I just don't like him much. I don't like Clark, and I did like Gephart, but he's not backing down on the war thing. Edwards is ify, and since Liberman didn't even show up, he's pretty much out. I know I'm forgetting a couple....

Moday night I had the last of my 4-H banquets. Okay, that was the LAST thing I did as a 4-Her. It ended with a splash too. I got the top award in the county, plus a few more. I'm really happy.

Sunday:
I got connected! I finally got a cell phone. The guy was out of the one I wanted, but he said that I can come back and exchange it within 15 days. It's going to be really cool. It's going to have a color screen and everything. Now I just need to get a digital camera.....

Well, hope your turkey day was good, and have a good weekend. I won't. :P

Yesterday was hump day

You know the saying.... anyway- Jess, who I work with was being silly. She took it literally. She started humping pallets, and railings. All sorts of stuff. She is a hoot to work with.
Too bad the week is only HALF over, not three-fifths for me. :(

I got my paper back today. I got 123 of 125 on it. YEA!!!! He wrote that it was "a pleasure to read". Good. I'm glad. I didn't get all of those points on the paper itself. I did have four points extra credit, but STILL I did really well!! Plus I did much better on my test than I thought I would. I got an A. I was expecting a B. I guess I shouldn't study so hard. Hardy-har-har.

Finally I have my license!!

I got it yesterday. I have been putting it off and putting it off. I finally have it. I flunked the driving part in driving school three years ago so that meant I had to take the test with the DOT worker. I hate taking tests so that is the main reason I've put it off, but I did really well yesterday. I only messed up on a couple things. Silly things like jerky starting and stopping.... I'm sorry that I have a hunk of lead for a foot! Be happy I didn't speed! LOL Anyway, so I drove to school today. It feels really weird being able to go where ever I want, whenever I want. The car is so quiet without someone else in it. I had to turn the radio on so I wouldn't go insane! I don't know what I'm going to do when my dad gets my Geo running. It doesn't have a radio.

It is windy and freezing. My hands are finally returning to the color they should be from coming inside ten minutes ago. I hope it warms up, but I doubt that it will. Anyway- I've got to work on my newspaper article that is due on Tuesday, then I have Design, then I'm going to the mall! Well, not the mall exactly. I have to make a deposit at the bank, and then I'm going to Menards to get a set of keys made, and I also have to fit Wendy's in there somewhere. I'm hungry already......

Well, if I never write on here again- it is most likely because I died in a car accident. (I knew they shouldn't have given me a license!)

My paper is done! YEA!!

The history paper is in. It's over with. I'm done. I better get an A.

The newspaper comes out today. My article is supposed to be in it, so we'll just have to see. They were thinking of putting it in the news section, sooo.. maybe it will be on the front page! That would be awesome. I deserve it since they lost my first copy of the dang thing.... LOL

Work has had its ups and downs. Last night was fun, Roby is really entertaining. He goes to Kirkwood too, and he's always joking around. We get along quite well. Erin, Roby's best friend, goes to KCC also and is a good guy. Not nearly as fun as Roby, but a good guy all the same. We had a couple more people start. Jess, who is about my age also, is really nice, but quiet. It's nice to have a co-worker my age that is female. Then there is Lance, I don't know much about him because I haven't gotten to work with him much yet, but he looks like your average blonde California surfer. LOL Pretty strange for Iowa.

I starting to not like school much. History has gotten really confusing, and I am not the only one who thinks this. My teacher is really smart, but he's not fit to be a teacher. Then there is Design. I'm still liking it, but it just does not have the flavor that it used to.

So, yep. That's what I've been up to. Work and school. That's it. Life has gotten interesting. Yep, yep.

BUUSSSSYYYYY!

I have been really busy. Minnesota was great, but FREEZING cold. I really had a good time.

I've been doing a ton of homework lately, my mom signed me up for a four week class... yuck. It is completely stupid so I'm not even going to go into it.

Oh, Tuesday, I recieved more flirtatous comments in one hour than I have recieved in the whole year. I was sitting outside one of the buildings, I had been there for about two minutes when this guy walks up and asks if he can sit there. It was a table for four, so what was I going to say? He then went into a conversation with me, starting with, "I am a foreign student, in America, is it okay for a boy to sit down and talk to a beautiful young woman even though he does not know her?" My heart jumps, "What?" I mumbled something like "yeah, it's fine." Of course I'm smiling because I'm almost always smiling... lol. So we talk a bit, he says his name is Ausome (Awesome). He's half Spanish, half Afganastan(ish? -neze?). Then one of his foreign student friends comes up, they are both offering me cookies... LOL And they both flirt with me. I've quite frankly never really had a guy flirt with me, I've had flirtish comments said to me at times, but never sentences dripping with them.... and two? Well, so then... a second friend comes up... boy, oh, boy... this is too much for me! It was hillarious. Finally, one by one they begin to leave. About three minutes after the last one leaves, another guy sits down next to me. He's selling magazines. He really wants me to buy some, so of course, he's flirting too. I was just smiling away, he commented on it. LOL I completely refuse his magazines, so he gives up and just starts talking to me. Then another victum walked by, he chases her down. She had seen that I was talking to me so when he's talking to her, she and he keep on glanceing over at me. LOL He than tells her that I bought six magazines from him. LOL! I nod my head and then just about burst out laughing. I go back to my homework, I glance over at them, "Smile!" he says, so I do. LOL He grins and goes back to selling magazines to her. Then I look over again, this time he blows a kiss. LOL So I blow one back, he catches it. I shake my head with laughter and go back to homework. FINALLY, after an hour of akwardness, my mother comes to pick me up. When I pass the two of them, I tell her, "buy TEN magazines, that's how many I bought". I would have skipped to the car if I hadn't had my 50 pounds of stuff on my back. LOL It was a good afternoon.

On another note, I got a job. It's at Frontier where my mom works. $9.50 an hour, six hours a night, 3:30-9:30pm. It's distrubution and/or production. I was pretty much hired before I even had applied. It's only for ten weeks, but that is plenty long for me. LOL

One more thing, about today. I was in history, and three minutes before it was over, there was a fire drill.. *groan* it was freezing out, the whole campus was having it so we were all stuck outside in the 30 degree weather. It was over in about ten minutes... whooo... if that is just showing what is to come, it's going to be a LONG day.

Happy 100, just call me Lane (Lois Lane that is) & ART:21

This is my 100th entry, can you believe it?

Tonight I have decided that I can be an artist. I watched Art:21- Art in the 21st Century tonight on PBS. (My favorite station LOL) It was quite inspirational. After a while I just HAD to get up and grab a notebook and pencil. I would suggest you tune in tomorrow night if you can.

Also today I got a job. It's at the college newspaper. I'm a staff photographer and a bit of a staff writer. I'll get seven dollars per published photo, and I don't nkow how much for the articles. It's not much, but it will look good on my resume and I'll get some portfolio shots. I'm greatly looking forward to it.

Talk to you all soon, sorry I haven't been too often with the entries, but today was the first day I actually had anything to say. Take care,
Kat

Go Kirkwood Eagles!

Today I signed up for two classes at Kirkwood Community College. It's a pretty nice school. I actually wish I would be spending more time there. I will be taking Design I and Ancient Mediterranean History. Class starts Tuesday. They will be Tues and the Thursdays from 8-2:20ish with an hour inbetween. I think this is going to be great. All of the buildings I will be using are close together, most even connected by skywalks.

I think the Design class will be great. I think I may even be taking the same one as a friend of mine from the State Fair. The best thing about the class is that I get one of those cool portfolios! I have always envied the kids at art schools with those. Now, it is part of my class kit. The kit cost $157 (OUCH!). At least I got all my books used and in good conditition... one of them looks like it was never used.

Now, the only problem with all of this is: who is paying? My school SHOULD pay for at least one of the courses. Hopefully they will pay for both, plus the books and materials. My advisor says they should.

It has been a really lucky day for me. I got good books, cheap, and I squeezed into my classes. (Took the last spot in design, and my advisor pulled some strings to get me into the history course.) Both of the classes that I am taking were not classes I intended to take in the beginning, especially the history one. I originally wanted to take Comp I and Printmaking, but the Comp one was full, plus I had to take a test to get in... so then my advisor squeezed me into the Design class, and that overlapped the Printmaking one, so my mom practally threw me into the history one, but I should like it well enough. I can't wait until class starts Tuesday. Now, what to wear? hmmm.....

I am sick of sticks

Everything here is on sticks. Blah. I have been working to death at the State Fair. It's been fun, but I am tired. I don't want to go home though, I know it will be weird when I finally do. It is so everyday now. I am used to it.

If you want to see some of what I have been working on you can go here. I particularly did the rabbits, some of the sheep, ahhh.... my mind is blank. What have I done? Well, a lot of those photos are mine. I can tell you that the beef, dairy, and horses are not.

I am planning on taking some photos soon to put up here. Ethan- I even took a picture of myself (a self portait), but I have been so worn-down I don't dare put it up on here because I look TERRIBLE!!!

This has been an interesting fair this year. Some highlights: The first night, a tough guy friend of mine wore a bib at McDonalds after little persuasion. The second- I was stuck at another McDonalds because my driver had locked her keys in her car. Last umm... what day was that? They are all running together now... well, I got a free ticket to see Uncle Kracker and Everclear. (WONDERFUL SEATS) Yesterday I was asked if I was gay.... that was strange.

OH! And I am collecting this guys boxers... I now have six pairs. He made me do his laundry, but a friend of mine said that he should give me an ice cream for doing it. Since he hasn't paid me... I'm keeping them. Last night I snuck into his room and stole more. I do have to admit that I am feeling guilty about it all, but I had worked 13 hours that day and needed something to do.

Well, that is all for now because I need to get back to work. Talk to you soon, and I'll start taking pictures. Love you all,
Kat

State Fair

I am still alive. It is day three, well two, but I came early. I've been working on the Media Team taking pictures. It's been pretty fun. Maybe I'll put up a picture of me on here sometime... don't feel like talking much so I am going to go, I'll check in sometime later this week.
Kat

my brother, Eric

I talk about him a lot so I figured I should put a picture up. Of course it is about ten years old... but he doesn't look much different!

OH! I forgot!

I went and saw Matrix Reloaded last night. MAN- WOW!! That movie was GREAT! The only scene that I didn't like, and quite frankly got bored at, was the dance/sex scene. I know that it was supposed to be artsy... and it was, but I guess I just was not in the mood. I came for a different kind of action... lol.

Seeing Trinity looking all great gave me the boost for exersising again that I needed. I'm back on track! Okay, that is all I want to talk about it for now, but if you have not seen that movie- GO! NOW! It is great!

Speedy Delivery!

Well, David Nevell, AKA Mr. McFeely, is- well, strange, old, different. He is really nice, but NEVER gets out of character. LOL I suppose it is just that Mr. McFeely isn't much of a character anyway that he really just acts like himself. He's not the most friendly person, but it may be that he shy. He seems to like talking to adults more than kids, but that may just be because he finds adults more interesting. I really liked meeting him, and in fact, I was in too much of in awe of him to say much to him anyway. I managed to blurt out that I like his part of the show the best. I tripped over my words doing it like I do when I get nervous, but he did understand what I was saying. He replied by saying that most people say that, but really... do you think that they are going to say, "I really hate your part of the show, I only like (fill in part of show, eg. Make Believe Land, Feeding the Fish, etc.)"?

You can tell that he is getting up there in years. It's not really that he looks different because he does look exactly the same except a few wrinkles. You can tell that his mind is not working as fast as it used to. That is all.

Someone asked him about Mr. Rogers dying. He said that it was very sad, and in fact that the watch that he was wearing right now was given to him by Mr. Rogers at Mr. McFeely's last birthday.

It seemed that adults enjoyed seeing him more than the kids. Afterall, they have known him for much longer. There were quite a few teenagers also in awe. It was all really funny to watch. You don't normally see people acting as goofy as they were. LOL

Besides seeing Mr. McFeely, the art fair all in all was good fine. It is much too small, but I did see a lot more artists that I enjoyed than normal years. This is my favorite artist. I really want to do this type of art. Of course you can't get the whole picture as well on the Internet, but it is neat to look at.

Well, I'm not going to be around much for the next few days because I have my 4-H fair. For once I'm not taking very many projects, but I am still going to be really busy. I'll try to be around as often as I can, but I doubt that will be much.
Probably see you all on Friday after the fair,
K

OH! My picture from Mr. McFeely. Too bad I forgot my camera....

Purple Pandas dance on the shore

My title is in memory of that great *cough*terrible*cough* performance of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by William Shatner. I love 'ya Willy! Woo-hoo! Kirk Days! For the lyrics to the song... they are on the extended entry.

Anyway, so the purple panda part... You guys know Mr. Rogers? How about Mr. McFeely? Well, he's coming to the local art fair! Yea!! AND he needs someone to be his "buddy" there. His friend is a purple panda, and.... no I'm not going to be it, but my BROTHER IS!! HAHAHAHA!!!

I SO wish I had a digital camera! Then you all could see him! HAHAHA!!! Hopefully the suit will fit... what really makes it funny is that he is thirteen and built like a football player. Five seven... two hundred pounds... plus- he volunteered for it! I cannot believe it! I was joking when I told him about the opening... man..... it is hilarious....

I've got to go cry from my laughter...
same time- same place- tune in!
K

Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds lyrics
Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds.
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies,
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers,
That grow so incredibly high.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore,
Waiting to take you away.
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds,
And you're gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Picture yourself on a train in a station,
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle,
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes.

Don't judge until you've experienced

I'm in a good mood for some reason.

For any of you that have not read Harry Potter:
It may seem to be a childish thought, but really, it is not as if JK Rowling, the author of the series, is a child herself. Her stories are quite good. There is much more to them than it seems.

I am not one to enjoy fads, but because I was a fan before most people, I can truly enjoy this book.

Rowling is a wonderful writer in ways. In others she's not great, but that is her editor's fault. He's not doing his job. Rowling knows how to control your emotions through her writings. You feel the happiness, you feel the sorrow, you know when to be scard. It is gripping. You fall in love with her characters within just a few pages.

She knows how to write characters. You know that you are not supposed to like the bossy Uncle Vernon, or the pompous Aunt Petunia, or the git that is Cousin Dudley. Instantly you feel pitty for the little orphan Harry. You want his life to become better. When you meet the sneering Malfoy, you can only feel boiling anger towards all that he represents. At first you greatly dislike Hermione, because through Harry's eyes she is annoying, but then... as the story continues you learn that she really is a good person that adds to the world. Ron, the best mate, is the best thing to happen to Harry, so of course you must like him. His humble, modest attitude complements the overnight-wizard-star-Harry's sucess and fame.

Rowling's knowledge of myths, fables, and stories adds marrow to the bones. It is what makes the world more real. It shows that we do share the same past with these characters. It adds culture.

When I first read this book, I was ten. I was sure that there was the slightest possibility that I may just get that magical letter from Hogwarts, ready to wisk me away, but now, I know that it will not come. I still wish that it was real, but I know that the closest it is going to come to reality is in my imagination. So I continue to read her books plus study the myths of our pasts. I endulge in everything that makes Harry's world so real, and that I guess is enough for me.

Listen to authority

I had a dream this morning. I don't often dream so I figured that I should interpret it. This was my dream:

I was with someone, another girl my age, and we were walking. We were in England. I was trying to fix a camera. I had used the camera before, but I didn't know how to make the zoom go back in after using it. The flash went off.
We went into a large airport. I don't know how I know it was an airport because I didn't see any signs or airplanes, but I know it was. It was mostly white marble, but all the doors and walls had gold accents.
I pushed through this door, running into a monk in brown robes. I look up at him and laugh in surprise. It was Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean).
He does his little Mr. Bean gurrgle and bows his head in 'hello' and continues on his way.
I continue through and go up a large staircase. Then on the right side there is a pulpet. There is Rowan Atkinson again! I laugh and then go over to him and ask him, "Do you think I should go into the ministry?" Then I notice that he is no longer in his monk garb, but is wearing a doctor's uniform. He replies to my question, I don't remember exactly what he said, but it was something like 'yes'. He continues talking and a crowd gathers around. Then he pulls out a large magazine with a retro-type illustration on it. The picture is of pin-up models lounging on a beach. I notice that most of them are blonde.
Then I notice in his doctor's identification badge that he has money in it. It was $15 in US dollars and (I think) five pounds in English currency. I exclaim to my friend that he has just returned from the US.

Then I woke up. There was a loud noise. I think a window must have slammed shut.

What it all means:

Airport: self respect/ ambition- about to take off?
White: hopeful and positive
Gold: optimism, encouraging
Fixing camera: fixing the need to take pictures (creative outlet)
Run into monk: run into authority figure
Door: either something to do with the mouth or new opportunites or departures
Laughter/jester/Rowan Atkinson: listen to someone who is a wise advisor
Stairs: Continuing on with the journey
Pulpet: coming from highest authority, you should listen
Doctor: authority figure, should listen
Magazine: communication- information, learning, variety
Beach: wish-fulfillment
Women/ models: wish-fulfillment
Blonde hair:optimism of being attractive
Money: security

So add it up:
Just yesterday I was talking to one of my good friends about having a revolution in my life. I have decided to start studying a WHOLE bunch more. I cleaned my room so I can have a desk in there.
Yesterday I also decided to buy a camera next month, plus I started an exersise program (the blonde hair thing).
So my dream is telling me to continue listening to my friend and keep on working! I cannot belive how greatly this is all adding up to what has been happening.

Yale and so I was saying...

Just got my Yale catalog in the mail today! It is sooo beautiful. I sooo hope I can go! It would be so much fun.

So I was saying a couple entries back that I have relized that it is over. Yep, it is over. Conference was the last thing great that I will have done in a youth organization as a youth. Sure, I still have the county fair, but quite frankly, I'm not looking forward to it this year. I am just tired of it all. I need to move on. I really wish I was going to college this fall. Or- at least I wish my mom would get me that temp. job at her work, Frontier, that she says she might be able to get me. It will just be data entry, but at least it would be work. Then with the money I could buy some little presents for myself that I need. First two things on my list: shears for my llamas and sheep, and a digital camera. I really want to start taking pictures, but film is expensive and I don't have a good camera. A digital camera is the way to go!

My mom thinks I'm addicted to the Internet. She even made me take a little quiz from her computer class to tell me so. I scored 29. 20-49 is the average net user. So ha! I am not addicted. BUT okay, I feel like I'm wasting some time on here.... poo... now I'm feeling depressed. I'm going to read a bit and then I'm going to study. I promise. You all can scold me if I don't. Talk to you later,
K

I'm not going to let them keep me down!

I was in the middle of a big public fight yesterday. It was bloody and disgusting. Of course it was an online fight, but still wounds were reopened. I was the target, but I'm fine now. LOL It was all very stupid. I'm not going to let it bother me. Important people think none less of me, if they don't think even more of me. My friend sent me another quote about it:
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. ...Euripides
LOL, I feel back on top of the world now. It's great. Well, except my sunburn is really bad. It blistered and everything. Every once in a while it oozes. Disgusting, huh? I put stuff on it once in a while.
I'm going to be gone for three days starting tommorrow. I'm being a camp couselor for an area 4-H camp. So I'll be doing that. I'm glad I'll be in a good mood before I leave.
Until next time,
Kat

Back from the faire

with a SUNBURN!!! :p I haven't been sunburned in YEARS! I cannot believe it. This was my very first Ren Faire all dressed up. Really it was only my third faire all together. Surprisenly, my dad got really into it. Sure he didn't speak with an accent, but he did wear this terrible costume that I made for him, and now he wants to do faires every weekend all summer. He even wants to do the big one in Kansas City that goes on for months.
We didn't just go, we had a booth. We were selling our glass and some stuff Eric and I made. We got invited to a whole bunch of other faires around too. We're going to do one later this month. (I can't belive it is JUNE! Where did May go?)

In a week I have to go to camp. I'm being a counselor for a three day camp. I can't belive that is only in a week. Things are coming so quickly! It seems like it was just January. Already the year is almost half gone.

I think my costume turned out really good. That is what I've been doing lately. I stayed up until 3 in the morn the day before the faire working on it. I got quite a few compliments and my picture taken for a guy's scrapbook thingy.

Ren Faires are so much fun. People can act like fools and not think twice about doing it. I have a problem with feeling held back because my family is there. I really don't like it, but I'm getting more and more into it. I feel like a dweeb when I'm there, but I just figure that everyone there is also a dweeb even if they aren't in costume. If you are there then you are a dweeb;if you are there in costume, then you have more guts than the person mentioned before. LOL
I have things to do, so, anon,
Lady Katherine

Oh! PS. Today they had a Ren Wedding! It was so cool. The bride road in on a big white/grey horse. She had a big train. It was so beautiful. Even one of my sort-of-friends did the ceremony. (The prest part, but he wasn't really playing a prest....) He wrote this BEAUTIFUL piece about love and marriage... *sigh*

Duckies!

I have been SOO busy! That is why I haven't made an entry in a while. Saturday one of my four setting ducks had five ducklings hatch. They are so cute. All yellow and fluffy. Sunday I went to my Grandma's and did some things for her. Planted some stuff... dusted fans... it was for Mother's day. Today I did an order, and just caught up on things online... today was a pretty good day. I'm going to go read some stuff, I might be back tonight again, but
Until next time,
Kat

It's raining sheep

Kewlio-daddio... I now have a little sheep on my desktop. He flys, he sleeps, he runs, he rolls, he does all kinds of things! If you want one too you can get them here.
Oh, the treasures I find in the dark!

Okay, it's been about 15 minutes and that sheep is getting annoying! Off he goes! Although, aww... he's doing a headstand... NO! he's annoying! get rid of him!

AHHH!!! How do I get rid of him? I tried opening the program again, but instead I got a second one! Ah, I figured it out. you have to right click on the sheep itself. I'm going to bed. Even though I'm not tired. G'night.