teardrop ;; November 12, 2008

Ahhh! I haven’t posted in… 2, 3 days? Sucks — I wanted to keep a more accurate data about my nothingness of a life. Oh well, I’ve got time — considering all I’m doing is blaring Avril Lavigne (her music from the good old days, when she was an awesome truth-singing punk rocker, and not a pink-clad pop princess poser) and procrastinating my Espanol homework. We’re doing the numbers which are super hard… I hate them, ugh. Vocab rocks, numbers tank. Anyhow… Let’s begin with Monday, shall we? So I woke up in the morning to the sound of my irritating radio alarm clock — DIE!! — and then stumbled out of bed, got dressed, went to school… boring facts, boring facts… 

So yeah. Then the day ended, and I left the doomworld that is school! YAAAAAY!! We had a concert that night for choir, and I was excited xD First on of the year baby, and we blew the house down with an awesome German piece and another Spanish one. I wore this sweet dress from New York & Co., with a neat chunky belt:

It was pretty cool. My friends and I had a good time goofing off in the choir room between performances and on-stage as well Then, I came home, and… Changed and… Slept. Mowhaha!

On to Tuesday… Nothing much happened that day at school… My awesome Austrian friend and I kicked everyone’s butts at vocab trivia in Spanish… and I rode home with my aforementioned friend (the one with the smooth-talking boyfriend) and we hung out at her house. We took three different walks (one of which I had to flee back to her house from, seeing as my stomach was behaving murderously) and had some really good puppy chow (chex covered in chocolate and powdered sugar) and pizza — nutritious, right? But it was yummy.

We also played Chutes & Ladders — childish, but oh so amusing — and had playful, ear-shattering screaming matches at the end of each game. And, guess what? I’M A WINNERRRRRRR!!!! BEST 2 OUT OF 3 BABY!!! I taunted her for that all the way to Lowe’s and home. The only annoying part of that awesome night was her using my phone to text her boyfriend non-stop. I eventually stole it and bragged to him about my winner-ness, but obviously he didn’t care. All in all, it was a lotta fun ^-^

Also, I watched House (HUDDY!! coming into action!) Woot!

Schweet Huddy photo there — I’m a huge House/Cuddy shipper. And I watched Fringe — it wasn’t as good as House, but it was still pretty fabulous. I’m hoping for a Peter/Olivia hook-up soon — it’ll happen eventually, but probably not for a season or two. Eh, life goes on. Or does it? O.o I ate cheez-it’s too, and texted some people… Then sleep ensued, along with strange dreams about drugged cheetos and Marie Digby, one of my favorite musicians. Yeah, I dunno. There was something about Robin Hood in there too.

Now, for today… Nothing special, just me being pissed off about forgetting my water bottle in the car… and nearly falling asleep during choir officer elections, even when I was nominated… I vehemently refused of course, haha. And now, I’m just here, after running to Marc’s and supplying myself with more of my latest addiction: Orbit Bubblemint Gum!

Yummy! My friend and I are obsessed — during the movie we watched on Veteran’s Day, we were chewing it like fiends xD Now I have more to satisfy our cravings! Mmm… For dinner I had really good potato soup, and now… I will go and finish my homework, then off to read… and then to watch Bones!! Yessss!!

Oh, and I am listening to Teardrop by Massive Attack — hence the blog post name. Incredible song, also the theme for House, and very beautiful… Go listen to it, all of you!

Auf Wiedersehen!

exhaustion and snow ;; November 10, 2008

Contrary to what you may be thinking at the moment, it is not snowing here — I am simply listening to Snow Patrol. Disappointing, I know, but still very much awesome! “Shut Your Eyes” is playing currently, quite a catchy tune… But anyhow, I wish it was snowing… It’s just cold, wet, and rainy here as of the moment. I long to gaze outside my window, and see elegant flakes drifting down from a whitened sky… Like so:

Gorgeous. (Not my house, by the way… Just some random image I found on Google.) How I cannot wait for my white blanket to come!

And now for the exhaustion part of the equation… Well, I just came home from being out with my nana… We went to the movies, and saw “The Secret Life of Bees”. I know I blogged before about wanting to see “The Changeling” but turns out she’d already seen it, so we saw the above film. It was actually very, very good — heartfelt, thoughtful and original. J-Hud, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keys are a knock-out trio — gotta love ‘em. But the real shining star was Dakota Fanning — she played an incredible role, really showing that she is no longer a child, but a blossoming actress. I’ve always liked her, but this movie really proved to me that she’s serious about her career — I’m excited to see what’s up next for her! Oh, and this film is a serious tear-jerker… I cried several times. Then again, I’m a sensitive individual to begin with, honestly.

Afterward, we went to eat at Ruby Tuesday’s, yum!!, and I stuffed my face… Gee, what a shocker that is. Even after I eat gallons of popcorn and a pack of sour patches, I can still manage to scarf down three mini burgers and an order of fries. Then, my nana drove me home… I was ready to get back and put on my pajamas and tell my story to y’all After a few hours of repeating my sentences louder a zillion times, and listening to her complain about traffic, I was just about to smack my head against a brick wall. Don’t get me wrong, I love my nana to death, but… Sometimes it’s a lot. Love her so, so much though.

And, she said we could make a trip up to Anthropologie soon! WOOOOO! Score.

I just need to finish my algebra shiz now… Shouldn’t take long. -big yawn- This is what I wanna be doing:

Mmmm… She looks so comfy. Jealous, I am! Soon I’ll be safely tucked away in dreamland… And, it is now that I bid thee farewell! 

Hasta luego!

BAM! ;; November 9, 2008

 

House, yay! Okay, so that was random… But I do love Hugh Laurie. He is positively exquisite as House, one of my favorite actors and TV shows. I have been referred to as the female version of House, at my most sarcastic moments — though I can assure that I have no medical training whatsoever, and am hardly a diagnostic genius. Eso es — That’s it.

So it’s about fifteen till one in the afternoon, and I’m listening to “Ur So Gay” by Katy Perry (Hilarious song, by the way) while typing these scatter-brained thoughts. I still have tons of homework to finish… Damn. Ah, well. This morning I managed roll out of bed at 8 (gasp) and head to church with my mum… Dad feels no need for God in his life, apparently. He claims he went to church enough when he was younger, when his parents made him go. I bet my grandmum and da would flip if they heard this, considering he still asks them to say grace and bows his head whenever we eat with them.

Life is hypocritical, isn’t it? Oh, well, I still love my dad to death.

We also went to the store after mass, and I convinced my mom to let me put Cheez-It’s, a pumpkin roll, and a rotisserie chicken into the cart. (Yum!) She was busy running around grabbing liquids and jell-o, seeing as she has a colonoscopy tuesday. ughhh. But anyhow, so we came home and eat, and there was a hysterical episode of “My Wife and Kids” on — amazing show — which I very much so enjoyed. Then, afterward, my dad and I took the Ford to get some gas, stop at the drugstore, and (here comes the good part) to Border’s! Woo…! 

I didn’t buy anything (sigh) because: A) I’m saving up to buy gifts for Christmas (Yes, I’m just that nice of a person) and B) I need to start saving for my car. Sad, but true. How I loathe financial stinginess. I was dying to get a book called “Loving Will Shakespeare” by Carolyn Meyer.

 

(Yes, I have taken to inserting images into my posts) Not only do I adore historical fiction and romance, but I also love Shakespeare. Hopefully I will be able to convince someone to buy it for me for X-mas… It looks very promising. I will wait for you, Shakespeare!! -le sigh-

Maybe, just maybe, I can convince my Nana to drive me up to Anthropologie today.

Best store ever to be opened, I tell you. Their clothes are completely and utterly perfect — elegant, colorful, and comfortable. Only set-back is the expense, which stops my mom from ever setting foot in there with me. But my nana will buy me whatever I wish, beyond reason. I actually have to convince her not to get me all that I want, because I end up feeling guilty. Just a quick peek, I swear! I don’t mean to be greedy or selfish. Most likely we’ll just go to a movie… I would like to see “The Changeling” — who doesn’t love Angelina Jolie + 1930’s + Clint Eastwood? Amazing.

I believe it’s still playing… Looks pretty intriguing, I’d say. Then we’ll probably go to dinner… I vote Ruby Tuesday’s! Mmmm… Anyhow, I best be off now to take care of a few things before we leave… Be back with details about my almost-exciting adventures!

Arrivederci!

intro to hell ;; November 9, 2008

Hello everyone and anyone who may be reading this… I’ve never really done anything like this before, so… I guess I’ll just dive right in? My name is Katie, and I am a high-schooler in the northeastern United States. Woo-hoo, pretty exciting, right? Not to me, but perhaps it is for you, if you get your kicks from reading lame WordPress blogs from random people online with absolutely no life whatsoever… Sounds awfully like someone who also has nothing to do with their existence.

So I’m sounding pretty gloomy so far, aren’t I? Well, one can hardly blame me… My house is utterly silent other than for the sound of my music (Fingerprints by Katy Perry <3) and the sound of my furious typing. My parents are sleeping (gasp, now there’s a shocker) and I am sitting here, alone… Doing absolutely nothing. My friend is at her church party, after she wasted half my day and hers gushing about her new boyfriend, who I must say is quite creepy. He’s way too old for her, first of all, and he makes inappropriate comments via text message (sleazy much?) Not to mention that her father is going to stroke out when he finds out she is dating, much less a boy.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not jealous. Anyone could say the words and lie, but I actually mean them. I have no desire whatsoever to be anything but single — after all, how can I commit to someone else when I don’t even know myself? Plus, all the guys at my school or anywhere near this town are utterly drab and hold no interest for me.

I want a foreign man, with a sexy accent xD Perhaps Italian, or German? British or Australian or Spanish or French or… -dreamy sigh- I so want to be in Europe right now. Or South America, since I can speak Spanish (somewhat.) How awesome would that be? I want see new things, meet new people, touch new objects, smell all new aromas, and test the limits. Break the stereotype… Leave my mark, run it hard… (Perry moment lol.)

Wow, I didn’t realize this whole blogging thing would be so easy. I just find myself typing in a crazy mess of random thoughts. Only problem is, I have to refrain from using specific places or names… ‘Cause it would be plain dolt-headed of me to go blurting out where I live and how old I am and such, obviously. Might as well talk about the absolute nothingness of my agenda for the weekend.

Today, I got up, fed the pooches, took a shower, made myself a warm breakfast, and then… Nothing. I talked to my aforementioned friend for a while, mostly listening to her talk to and gush about her new boyfriend. Woo-flipping-hoo. I also walked my dogs (ugh, physical exertion) and that, well, frankly tanked… The highest point of my day was convincing my parents to get take-out from my favorite Italian restaurant for dinner. Yesss! Yumm… Good stuff, man.

Then my mom picked out some odd movie for us to view, called “The Stone Angel” or something of the like. It was very depressing, filled with grotesque sex — I might’ve enjoyed those sequences, if my parents hadn’t been in the same room, that clearly spells a-w-k-w-a-r-d — and some old ladies’ flashbacks of her life story. She actually smoked a joint at some point, and that got a laugh out of me, but other than that the only good parts of the film were Kevin Zegers’ smexyness and Ellen Page’s awesome charisma. Other than that, it was a snooze-fest to the maxx. Don’t watch it, I so kindly advise you.

And now I’m just here… Alone. Alone… -word echoes hollowly throughout messy room- Listening to The Veronicas now, and stretching my stiff limbs. I need to straighten my hair… If I leave it in my naturally curls, it’ll look too ’30’s-esque, because of my new short cut. Can’t wait for it to get a bit of length again, which shouldn’t take all too long. Geezums, I’m thirsty… Dido is now playing, <3… I wonder if anyone will ever really read this? If you do happen to read this, please comment, just so I know someone out there has heard/read my pathetic ramble-musings. Thanks!

Oh no, I’m not done yet — I want to reach 1,000 words first. Only about 300 to go! Let’s see, what else shall I blab about… Ah, yes. I am currently the highest grade in my community in Spanish class, woo woo! Go me, for once. Annnnd…. I am going to church in the morning at 9… (My lover John Mayer came on with “Stop This Train”!!) So yeah. -mind goes blank- Oh yes, I still ahve Algebra and English homework to finish… Screw that!! I have more important things to do, such as reach a thousand words on my very first WordPress blog post. Yeah, baby! -a momentary pause while I rush to use the facilities- Ah, all better. Yes, that was far too much information, as I am aware.

I really wanna go see an on-stage production of Phantom of the Opera, preferably at the Venetian in Vegas!! (Marie Digby rolls in with “Better Off Alone) Love herr!!) I’ve seen all my other favorite musicals on stage — Wicked, RENT, Cats… — except POTO. So sad, I hear it’s magnificent. But I will see it someday, alone with Les Mis and Chicago. Yay yay yay! Now I’m getting sick of typing… Only under 100 words left! 

So… I can’t wait for Christmas break, with the cozy mornings waking up in a warm, soft bed with pretty sparkling white flakes drifting down from the sky outdoors… Sounds so nice. Plus, the day after X-mas — Kate Voegele “It’s Only Life” — we’re flying down to Kiawah! So I’ve been there ten million times… It’s still always nice to see the beach, hear the gorgeous sound of the waves crashing against the sandy shore… Feeling the ocean breeze toss my hair… The crunch of sand and shell beneath my feet… The smell of salt-water stinging my nostrils… Heaven. And we got our favorite condo, with the ocean view… I’m looking forward to those peaceful, relaxing days on the coast — no one to bug me (I plan on switching off my cell ASAP) and only my, myself, I and the beach. Bike-riding will be nice too… Serene… Laying in the sun on the golf-course hills… Mmmm.

Oh, oh, oh!! I am over a thousand words! The beach proved a good subject to ramble on about. So, I’ll catch y’all soon (most likely early tomorrow or later tonight) and stayed tuned for a whole lotta nothing.

Chau!