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Moving to Wordpress

2011-01-30T20:04:00.000-05:00

*note: you can make a drinking game out of how many times the word "blog" comes up in this post.

Yes, that's right. This blog will be no longer. All of the blogs I want to follow are on Wordpress and honestly, I don't care where my blog is, so I'm moving. Since there are only three followers, it's not a big deal to me. And I never pay attention to the few blogs I do follow here on Blogger. So my blog is moving. If you read it, awesome, just move with me. If you just happen to have stumbled upon my site, I guess it's not a big deal for you, is it?

I'm going to have two blogs: one exactly like the one here, as a personal blog for all my life's ramblings, and another about all things Japan, from news to food to culture to style to movies to whatever the hell I feel like.

kateebot Wordpress: click here
bakatorako Wordpress: click here

Have fun.

<3 katee

I'M ALIIIIIIIIVE!

2011-01-30T00:38:00.000-05:00

[picture is completely unrelated, however it is adorable]

Sorry about not having posted since November. I guess I just kinda forgot all about this thing.

Things have been crazy. The semester ended (two B's and two C's, much better than all of last year), and I started my new semester. Classes are as follows: Natural Hazards, Buddhism, General Psychology, Asian Civ II, and Religion in America. The first four are back-to-back on MWF, while the last one is the only one I have TR. I never have to wake up any earlier than 10am on any given day, which is really nice. Sucky thing is, though, that because my GPA is only up to about 2.5 (yes, think how much worse it was if last semester was my best), I may not be accepted into GMU for fall 2011. So, I have to get my grades up and (*gulp*) have to take a math course. I'm going to have to triple check with Admissions, since this is all based off some woman from the Transfers office and there's no mention of this on the website. OK, it's mentioned but only in the way of "hey, if you go to community college and don't wanna complete your associates, you have to take A MATH COURSE". Not caps'd, but I do not fall under that specific circumstance. It's all bullshit I'm going to have to straighten out.

I've gotten back into playing WoW, which has sucked up a lot of my time. I've been playing since the end of November, and so far I've got a 64 BE pally, a 40 NE druid and a 41 human pally to show for it. Also, a guild of my own, on the Terenas server for Alliance. The human has become my main, even though I listed them in the order they were created and played. I missed paladins, but I couldn't just up and leave my guild to fend for itself, since it's what I call a "baby guild". Only about 30 people and only one bar (out of 5) into level 2. But hey, it's only been up and running since the 4th of January, so that's not terribly shabby.

Right now I'm sitting on the couch at Sensei's house while John's asleep. We've been petsitting. OK, he's been petsitting while I've petted the cat a few times (he's allergic to cats) and made him food. That's about it. But at least I've kept him company. Together we've watched the first 9 episodes of this anime called Soul Eater which I quickly snagged a view of on Funimation at his house. Not too shabby. I actually kinda like it, and I'm mega picky about my anime. Hell, I'm even watching the dubbed version! I feel proud of myself for that one.

I've been thinking a lot lately of finally getting to Japan. I check Japanese news every single day as part of my routine of websites I must check numerous times every day. I mean, John and I just talked about when we finally get into GMU about doing their direct exchange program and going to Japan for a semester (either Momoyama U. in Osaka, Sophia U. in Tokyo, or Akita Int'l U. in Akita). I mean, it's lame but I have this grand plan of how my life's gonna go, where I'm gonna be, etc. And it's taunting to have all these people over there already when it's all I wanna do. I don't even wanna continue with college (sadly, it's neccessary) just so I can get on with what I really wanna do. I hate the reliance on college degrees nowadays. It's so lame.

Anyways, gonna go join the beau in bed. It's getting late and I'm fairly tired. Maybe once I finish this episode of Soul Eater, however. x3

<3 katee

Sick

2010-11-19T23:15:00.000-05:00

Dammit. I'd gone soooo long without being sick and then it hits me like a damn freight train. I'm not sure if it's an epicly bad cold or a mild flu... but it's downright horrendous. I was somehow able to push through three hours of work like this, then I came home and snuggled into PJs with my space heater and laptop. Hopefully I'm better by Monday, 'cause I've already missed a lot of school due to this damn illness.

One of my BFFs, Luis, bought my my early Christmas present: a 90 day time card for WoW. I was so excited! And I'm pretty sure my grandma bought me a 60 day time card for Christmas so now I'll be set until early April, just in time for me to focus on finals. I will say I've missed WoW a lot! I was using those 10-day trials just so I could remember what the controls were like. I still don't feel ready to play with Eriniyes yet... I'll stick with Rindrsyn for a while until I reach a high enough level to play with my NE again.

I'm off to play a bit of WoW then read Harry Potter before I go to bed. G'night.

-- katee

Bucket List

2010-10-05T01:02:00.000-04:00

Even though my roommate and one of my suitemates made a bucket list together to complete before the end of college, I'm making mine completely unrelated to theirs. It's something I feel I need to get down, write numerous times all over the place, so I don't forget and I actually do the things on mine. Mind you, they're a lot more complex than probably anything they have because mine include long-term things more than short term and shit that'll take a lot of time and effort to complete [aka it'll take me mucho money and muuuuucho years]. And this will be added to and therefore made into a brand new post everytime I update. So here it goes:

1. Learn Japanese*
2. Learn Chinese
3. Learn Korean
4. Learn Welsh
5. Learn Gaelic
6. Learn Thai
7. Learn Arabic*
8. Be in a feature film [even as an extra]
9. Live in a nice little apartment in Tokyo, even if only for a few months
10. Star in a Japanese commercial
11. Tutor a famous Japanese star in English
12. Have two wedding ceremonies: one in America for the family with a wedding dress, then a Shinto wedding in Japan with a wedding kimono
13. Either build my own house in Japan or renovate an old style house
14. Have kids
15. Adopt a child
16. Publish a book
17. Travel to over 40 different countries

That's all I've got at this point. I know there's a lot more I want to get done, but a lot of it is short-term stuff that I don't feel is really bucket-list worthy.

I really need to finish some homework and get to bed. But I also reeeeeeeeeally wanna watch the latest episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

-- katee

* In between the stars is all the languages I want to learn. They go in decending order of the proficiency in which I'd like to speak them, though I will say Korean, Welsh, and Gaelic should really share a number on that one, since I'm fairly interested in learning them while Thai and Arabic would be if I have the time.

Year-Long To Do List

2010-09-23T00:54:00.000-04:00

I'm feeling very... meh. I feel I need to write shit down to remind myself that that's what I want to accomplish by the end of this year. So, here we go.

1. Lose at least 15lbs.

2. Get bangs.

3. Through meditation, learn patience.

4. Attend a Japanese festival at Ekoji.

5. Obtain a real kimono [I'll settle for a yukata].

6. Either get accepted to UHM or find a full-time job to help pay for UHM.

7. Start learning a language other than Japanese [choices: Chinese, Korean, Welsh, Gaelic, or Klingon].

8. Get a good sleep schedule going without having to try.

That's all I got right now. I'll add to it later. I gotta get to bed since I have class at 9:30am. Yaaaaay. < / sarcasm >

-- katee

The Jedi Factor

2010-09-04T00:20:00.000-04:00

The college move-in went very well. So far, two weeks into classes, it's not bad at all. Got a bit of a surprise when I found out that my Stagecraft class (tech theatre, where we do the sets, lights, and sound) requires an extra MINIMUM of 45 hours outside of class for crew hours... what utter bullshit. Other than that, Geography is going well as is Asian Civ (love that class) and Public Speaking (also love that class). I've made friends with three girls from my PS class, one of which is a Korean girl who speaks fairly fluent Japanese and lives on the floor below me. It's epic.

Anywho, I'm spending the weekend at home. My dorm doesn't have AC and it's been humid as shit lately and being on the top floor, it's quite unbearable. Plus I have work tomorrow morning/afternoon, so I thought spending the night at home night help me sleep better. So far, it's quite relaxing. That and I got a good dinner. Score!

My birthday is in eight days. [It's September 12th]. I'm super excited. :D

John comes back from his California trip on Sunday evening and I get to see him Monday. I'm also super excited about that. And not only that, but Sunday's going to be fun because my friend Amber and I are going to start working on my authentic-ish Jedi costume for Halloween/cons.

And when I say authentic[ish], I mean it. The inner tunic, the outer tunic, the robe, the tabard, the obi, the pants, the belts... everything but the shoes (maybe the belt) will be hand made by Amber (since I am not exactly a seamstress). Hopefully it'll be done in time for Halloween, because I have no other plans for a costume. I seem to have lost last years costume (a simple blood/dirt painted nightgown that was EPIC). So if the Jedi costume isn't ready, I'm fucked. Srsly.

I've gotten quite hooked on The Big Bang Theory. Guys from work were talking about it (that and GameStop TV constantly plays clips of it) so I decided to watch and it's amazing. Sadly not all of my friends get the humor, but I love it. I have Season 2 with Seasons 1 & 3 coming in for my birthday, just in time for Season 4... hopefully I'll get my cable up and working by then.

I realize this is super long and boring. Sorry 'bout that. I'm trying to waste time until John gets out of his martial arts seminar thingy so he can call me before I go to bed. And... end scene.

G'night.

-- katee

Back to College

2010-08-21T02:34:00.000-04:00

I move back Sunday (technically tomorrow). I've got just about everything packed, save for clothes and my electronics. I thought I didn't pack as much this year, but... it's 10 small-ish boxes plus a few other loose stuff. Dayum. It's a lot. But still significantly less than last year. I mean, it understandable I have a bit "more" this year 'cause we have a real kitchen this year, plus our own bathroom, so things for those places are neccessary.

I bargained and won! Sortof. OK, so before last week I was whining to the beau about wanting to go back to the dojo and whatnot, because its the only form of gym that I can actually motivate myself to go to. Well, last week[ish] I had him talk to Sensei and I bargained free babysitting for free dojo. SUCCESS! I'm super excited... and sore. I started last Monday with karate, didn't go to jujutsu Tuesday, and karate again on Wednesday. Tuesday was just a bit of soreness from using muscles I haven't used since jujutsu two years ago. Well, Wednesday was "put it to use" day. We actually sparred with other people. I had brought my friend with me to hang out and she takes Brazilian jujutsu and has been considering other forms, so I took her in for karate. She's relatively my size, so we were partners the entire class. May I also preface this with the fact she's been playing soccer for pretty much ever. Well, in sparring you don't actually hurt your partner, just lightly tap 'em... she kicked me with her soccer kick three times to the side of my thigh. It hurts like hell. I'm also just generally sore all over. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-!

That was one long-ass paragraph... I'm off to fold the rest of my laundry and get to bed. I babysit tomorrow 1-6pm. And while I wanna see John before I move in, I might have to promptly return home to move shitloads of my boxes into the garage. We'll see.

G'night.

-- katee

Protective of a Place I Don't Know

2010-08-13T02:52:00.000-04:00

So this is gonna be a weird and controversial post. If you're religious, either keep it calm or don't read. That's my one and only warning.

Anyways, a friend of mine has been in Japan for the past two weeks on a missionary trip. Already, I'm not fond of the idea of going to a country where only a small percentage is Christian and trying to force it on them. But I talked to her and she's also against really pushing religion on people who don't want it. But as I've been reading her blog, she keeps saying things like it's a "spiritually dark place" and that they "ignore [God]" there. That infuriates me. I don't live there and I just want to scream and shout how if they aren't Christian, why the fuck would they care? They have their own religion. They keep to themselves. Stop trying to turn the entire world Christian. That's sending it to fucking HELL.

I've vowed to my beau that when we move there, if I come into contact with a missionary (especially if they live nearby and/or possibly try to convert me or my family) I'm going to flip shit. I won't stand for someone forcing another religion on another people or group. As an atheist, I wish everyone was, but that's in regards to the pushy religions, such as Christianity and Islam. Judaism is fairly quiet, as is Hinduism and Buddhism, so I don't have a problem with them. The ones who feel they need to convert everyone make me want to punch orphan babies. Seriously.

Now, if there's someone out there who can calmly explain why the fuck people do this (if you're a missionary and can give me an insiders look into how it goes, I may not be so pissy). So please, I need to know why and how. Because I do not approve of converting. At. All.

-- katee

UHM here I come!

2010-08-08T20:14:00.000-04:00

School countdown: two weeks exactly. I move in on the 22nd and start classes on the 23rd. It's ridiculous that they only give upperclassmen a single day to move in. That and if you're auditioning for private music lessons, they're on that Sunday too. So not only do I have to move in in one day, I also have to squeeze in time for auditions. It's bullshit. But I'm really just excited to have a roommate who I don't hate and who isn't a complete bitch. <3 my roommate.

Mom and her boyfriend got back from Hawaii yesterday. She got me two necklaces (a Chinese coin and the kanji for "love"), a Hawaiian print dress, a sarong, 4 flavored chapsticks, and a tee from UHM (that's University of Hawaii and Manoa).

Speaking of UHM, after this year I'm transfering. The only thing is I have to wait for John (I don't leave without him) and he may take an extra semester to a year before he can leave. So that means I have a bit of time out of school where I have to work. Suckage. But we wanna go to UHM so we can major in Japanese (I think John still wants to get his Masters in Japanese Studies). I just love Hawaii and I'm ready to actually major in something I like.

I'm out of topics to talk about. I'm ready to move into my new dorm with my bff.

-- katee

Nightmares & Flying

2010-07-31T07:21:00.000-04:00

Y'know what I hate? Nightmares and the process of flying. Here's the catch: I loooove flying. Think it's super fun. I hate going through security, the waiting, the cramped seats, the annoying children, the terrible entertaiment, and most of all, I hate the packing before I ever get to the airport. And this is where my nightmare began:

So, I was at the airport, all excited 'cause I was going to Japan (alone, funny enough). I have my huge rolling suitcase with me and I'm getting ready to goup three floors (don't ask) to go wait for my plane (funny enough, no check in for baggage). All of a sudden I realize I forgot my HD camcorder at home. Well this sucks. I get my phone out to call my mom to have her bring it to me but there just isn't enough time. Then I realize I forgot my laptop, too! Balls! So I'm scrambling around trying to find out where the hell I need to go. Talk to this really nice old couple who's from my area asking how long ago I left to get here on time. We say our farewells and I head up two sets of escalators to this tiny little security thing that's more like weighing you so you and all your stuff will fit on the plane. Somehow throughout this entire process, my plane ticket is in my hand along with my camcorder, but I know the case is missing (more balls!). Laptop is still MIA and three girls from when I was in elementary are running around going places. And this entire dream is just pissing me off. Then I wake up.

To me, that was a nightmare because not having my laptop to go to Japan (for what I assume was going to be a long trip) is terrible and not knowing where I'm going is even worse (happened to us in Hawaii once... close call).

So yeah. Now you have a look at how my nightmares work. Not really scary but shit you don't want to have happen in real life. And now I'm off to make a checklist of what the hell I'm bringing with me whenever I fly. Just in case.

-- katee

Om Mani Padme Hum

2010-07-23T00:34:00.000-04:00

I have no idea how to start this off so I'll jump right into it: I'm practicing Buddhism. I know, I know. I'm still atheist when it comes to gods. Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion. For years I've wanted to not be such a bitch but no matter how hard I try, it just never seems to work. I don't remember how, but I started looking into Buddhism and it's pretty straight-forward and nice. Today is day 5 of my Buddhist journey.

Shortest post ever. I'm tired and want to go to bed. Just thought I would fill everyone in on that major change in my life. G'night.

-- katee

Sleeeeeep

2010-07-13T05:03:00.000-04:00

I'm terrible at going to bed on time. It's 5am in the morning and I have to get up in about seven hours to go to class. I'll be super tired, but I just can't fall asleep at night. It blows majorly. I'm thinking about trying some sleep meds tomorrow night to help me sleep. I mean, if I didn't have class it'd be cool, but since I do... yeah. Suckage.

I started RPing again with my bffjill Luis tonight. Jerkface left around 1am 'cause he was tired, but I'm excited to start RPing again. It helps with my creativity and may help me start writing again (which I really want to do but have no creative juices atm).

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it... I GOT A JOB AT GAMESTOP! :D I know a lot of people say that it sucks to work there, but the people there are super cool and, hey, it's a job. I kinda need that in this economy. So, I'm excited 'cause at least it involves games, which is super awesome.

I'm really not in a blogging mood, but I decided I'd update for the hell of it. G'night.

-- katee

Tofugu Contest Entry

2010-07-06T23:08:00.000-04:00

SWEETNESS! I love contests! So here's my epic entry of epicness (not really). Here's the stuff I would like to have in list form and how much it costs:

http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/3739 - $41.38
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/3745 - $38.82
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/3315 - $27.46
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/3280 - $27.46
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/3618 - $12.60
http://www.flutterscape.com/product/no/2341 - $41.38

So if you're really good at math (or a stereotypical azn), that's actually less than the $200 allocated for the contests. Because, Koichi, I want you to have the rest of that money fo' yo'self. Because I'm a giver like that. I give give give give give... isn't that line from a movie somewhere? Like, some annoying chick says it. Can't really remember. Oh well. It's cool.

So why should I win this most awesome of awesome contests? Because I myself am awesome and us awesome people need to stick together... awesome. No, but really, because even though most of those things have nothing to do with the language, it can help (the kanji cards, basically). Everything else is just cool and I love foreign things and having them to use and play with... and I'm terrible at explaining this stuff. Here, lemme sing a song for you that may sum it up:

Okay... no, that's definitely not the song I wanted. But since that's the only song the magical Disney princess microphone plays, I guess we'll have to go with it. So there you have it. The spectacular reasoning of why I deserve to win this contest. That and from one eduFire tutor to another, you know we peeps have to stick together... right?

YOU CAN'T SAY NO TO THE BUNNY! LOOK HOW CUTE HE IS AND FEEL BAD!

Kbai! ^_^

-- katee

iMacmacmacmacmacmacmacmacmac

2010-07-02T14:58:00.000-04:00

This is my soon to be new computer, come winter of 2010. :D

I was informed yesterday that I actually passed my Anthro class with a "B" [fuckin' SWEET] and that financial aid gave my mom a refund for summer school. And, instead of spending it or anything, she says she'll save it and if my grades this coming semester are good (because I'm actually going to be back in the fall), she'll let me use the money to buy an iMac! HUZZAH! I mean, I was gonna save up for it myself but that's just about impossible at this point. Bath & Body don't give me nearly enough hours and GameStop still hasn't gotten back to me. I'm pretty much jobless while still trying to pay for gas, acting classes, and other expenses. This kinda blows job wise, but the incentive of free money to spend towards a gigantic TV-sized iMac makes me happy.

I promised myself I wouldn't. I didn't want to join a fad of crazed teens with skewed senses of reality who are overly obsessed with Broadway. But I have to admit... it's good. If you have no clue what I'm talking about... I actually started watching Glee. It's not half bad, really. Still way over-cliched, but it's not bad. Besides, I need something to keep me entertained during the day. That and Weeds. I started watching that, too. Both are pretty good but will never fill the void left by Lost. And I'm just really hoping no one ever tries to remake it or turn it into a movie. As much as I love it, it would destroy everything I love about it.

I'm having such a hard time right now... there are auditions at the studio I go to and while I'm fine with the acting part, but I'm also going to be auditioning for the singing part, and I can't find a good song to sing. I mean, my backups will always be 2AM by Anna Nalick and Kiss Me by Sixpence, but I want something that's more... edgy, I guess. But I guess I shouldn't push myself, huh? Stick to something I'm good at? I might go with Sixpence, just because I've performed it before... but then again I've performed 2AM too. I don't know. Advice?

The toast I'm eating is kinda... chewy. Dammit.

Religion Poisons Everything

2010-06-26T03:46:00.001-04:00

Holy shit it's been a while since I was on here. Sorry 'bout that. Been busy with summer school and trying to have some sort of a summer vacation. That's kinda failed at this point. I just started my second class of the summer, which'll be the easiest 'A' I've ever gotten in my life. Literature in Performance. Basically read poems and plays, act 'em out, evaluate others, and... that's it. No exams. No finals. Nothing. Just five performances and evaluations. HOW FUCKING EASY IS THAT?! Week one's already done and I'm psyched. Plus it doesn't start 'till 1pm, so I can sleep in. Epic.

Went to Borders today and I relalized how fucked up my reading selection is. Here's todays buys:

god is not Great by Christopher Hitchens
Becoming Enlightened by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert

All of those guys are complete opposites. It's epic. I read the first chapter of the Christopher Hitchens book and while a tad difficult to read, it's really good and I like it. Once I'm finished with that one, I'll hopefully actually get around to reading my copy of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. As you can tell, I'm kinda a diehard atheist (who really likes Buddhism. Go figure).

Speaking of atheism, religions been really pissing me off lately. And for no particular reason. It just annoys the shit outta me. Like today, I went to CVS with my mother and noticed there was one of those mini bus things and a large white van. I was like "wtf". Then I saw on the side of the bus the name of the Baptist church they were from and immediately I wanted to set their vehicles on fire. I didn't want any of them within fifty yards of me, let alone plague the CVS I frequent with their nonsensery. I know it's harsh, but religion has fucked me over before, and I want it all gone. Forever.

Anyways, I'm off to bed. Super tired. Movie night with my momma tomorrow night. Sweetness. G'night.

-- katee

Smoke May Be Hazardous To Your Health

2010-05-27T01:56:00.000-04:00

Lost is gone... kill me. You have no idea how depressing it is. On the radio, they're talking about people who love Dancing With the Stars [a shit show] having withdrawals. I wanted to punch my radio and scream that there are more serious fans who are having withdrawals and their show IS NEVER COMING BACK! I'm gonna miss it so much. And speaking of Lost (and therefore Evangeline Lilly, my idol...)

I'm slowly starting off my acting career. I feel so accomplished! Let me explain. I just recently [read as: Wednesday night] started acting classes at this local studio downtown. After class I talked with the coach about the perks, I guess, of this studio. She explained that every year AMTC [Actors, Models, & Talent for Christ (yeah, don't get me started)] has a talent search and come down and you can basically audition in front of scouts from all across the country, which is awesome.

So now, I need to lose a crapload of weight. I started today by watching my calories. Tomorrow will be the same plus more running around so I should burn more. I'm quite ashamed I let myself get this big [I'm 5'1" and 160lbs. That's huge for my height]. I used to be 125lbs and thought I was big then. I wish I could go back in time and kick myself for that. But once I stopped cheerleading, I gained about 15 lbs. Not bad, really. But college kicked my ass big time, in more ways than one. But when it came to weight, I gained about 20lbs in one year. That's downright disgusting and I hate myself for it. I'm going to stop complaining now and just do something about it.

Sorry this is so short, but I have to get to bed. Class in the morning then checking up on job stuff then coming home for housework. Whoo. G'night all. Namaste.

-- katee

Yeah you bleed just to know you're alive

2010-05-21T04:10:00.000-04:00

For the record, I love the song "Iris" by The Goo Goo Dolls. It's so emotional and powerful and just awesome. I've loved it ever since I was a little girl. And if you don't get the picture, the black part of your eye is called the iris. Get it?

So I started summer school. Better because it's a smaller class and I can actually take a full page full of notes per class. But I have to wake up at 9am M-Thurs every week for five weeks... which is a super killer since I stay up late every night. Lame.

The 19th was John and I's 4 year anniversary. And it was EPIC! We napped, cuddled, ate at Hibachi's (so good we were in and out in about 20 minutes), cuddled more, I slept more while he went to sword class, then we watched Comedy Central until I left and came home. It sounds so boring yet it was just awesome to spend time with him.

This Saturday John, dad, and I are going to see Iron Man 2 at this new theatre built that's uber-nice and less pricey than the others. Hurray!

News flash: I quit my job at Starbucks 'cause it was so stressful. If you get stressed easily, rethink working there. Just FYI.

Hopefully tomorrow (technically today) I'll go out with Diddams and go shopping. If not, I guess I'll be going by myself. I have to go out anyways and turn in applications for a part-time job so I can haz monies this summer. G'night everybody.

-- katee

The Update... IN WHICH PORTAL IS INVOLVED!

2010-05-13T21:51:00.000-04:00

It's been a while with nothing interesting going on.

First thing's first (because it's recent and awesome news): PORTAL IS FREE ON STEAM! You can drop by the Steam website and download Portal for free until May 24th (or somewhere close to that). So, of course, I downloaded it (never played before). So now I'm deciding between getting sleep tonight or staying up, getting no sleep, and playing. Decisions, decisions...

Another thing: I'm having to take summer school 'cause my GPA sucked so bad. So for 5 weeks it'll be a repeat of Antho 101 (this time around, it looks like it'll be focusing on Japanese culture... SWEET!) and then 5 weeks after that, some Communications class that deals with reading plays and other literature like that... AND ACTING IT OUT! BALLER! So I should hopefully raise my GPA by the end of the summer and actually not be on suspension anymore (yeah... that's how bad my GPA is...)

In *short* news ('cause I can't talk too much about work or I could be fired just for mentioning it and blah blah blah), I'm nearly a certified barista at Starbucks. Sweet! It's a stressful job, but such an awesome title. That and our drinks are stellar.

I'm off to go eat basmati rice, drink raspberry tea, and play Portal. It'll be an amazing evening. Shitty morning.

-- katee

See you in another life, brotha

2010-05-03T01:49:00.000-04:00

Ever have that feeling that you had a past life? Like, a feeling so bad you wish you could just remember what it was like? Yeah, I'm feeling one of those right now. And no, it's not as crazy as the above picture. I just thought it was hilarious.

I've been looking for good Renfest dresses, but most are crap. I also really want to watch every single episode of The Tudors (alas, I only own season 1). And this is all thanks to an episode of House that featured Renfest. I've only been once when I was little, but I still have both necklaces (the one I was given and the one my brother was given. Haha!) and I've always wanted to go back. We'll see if I can sneak away this year or not (work and such...).

Crap. I just noticed it's nearly 2am here... and I told my grandpa that if it's not raining in the morning, I'll get up early to help him mow the lawn. Fmylife. Most likely another sleepless night. Huh. I also told myself I'd play Sims 3 tonight, too. Thanks, House! Jeeze.

Sadly this post is pretty pointless. I just really wish timetravel were possible. I'd totally hit up 1500's England right about now.

-- katee

Werewolves of London

2010-04-29T01:56:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the song title. Tonight's a full moon (or close to it, can't really tell). Anyways, driving home tonight I was in awe of it and had a little crazy moment when I started howling. Yeah, I'm awkward. Thank god I was in my car on the highway and no one could hear me. But on the entire drive I was hoping one radio station would just play "Werewolves of London" so I could howl without being crazy. No such luck, though.

And thinking of werewolves and other fantasy things, I'm in a real big writers mood (this ties in to werewolves and things because I write vampire/werewolf stories). So right now I have everything that burns going: incense and all my candles plus my huge Japanese lantern. It's awesome. This is the one thing I love of summer nights; staying up late with candles and incense and writing to my hearts content.

I actually got another two job offers today, one of which I took. So I now work at Starbucks full-time and Bath & Body Works part-time. So I should be making lots o' money this summer.

I'm in a metal mood. I'm off to swoon over Dani Filth (from Cradle of Filth, for those of you who know nothing about metal). Kbai.

-- katee

2010-04-26T10:59:00.000-04:00

[this was written last night before my internet went haywire on me. so the times noted are slightly behind now. and btw, that is one fine looking man up there. go stephen hawking!]

So currently I'm watching "Into the Universe With Stephen Hawking", the "Aliens" episode. It's the first in, what I believe to be, a series of three or more. Already I loved the man because he's a genius (duh) but now having him talk about aliens and later, time travel, is epic. He's giving me hope that there are indeed aliens and will most likely give me hope that we'll accomplish successful time travel. [after a brief time lapse] Time travel has now freaked me out. I DON'T WANT ALIENS TAKING OVER THE POWER OF MY SUN! GO AWAAAAAAAAAAY!

In other news, I've officially moved out of my dorm (save for the TV stand and two tier drawer thing I need to get rid of). And in fact, I'm quite happy. Happier than I have been in a long time. And in all honesty, I don't care. I'm glad to be away from the hell-hole we call a dorm. And even though all I have to look forward to after exams is work, I'm quite happy. Next year will be better when I'll actually live with someone I'm compatable with and actually get along with. And who doesn't take my jabs at their disbelieve of zombies as a threat of nuclear attack on their family.

I have a damn Anthropology final in the morning. Aaaand I just found out from my Linguistics professor that for our online final, he'll allow us to use our notes and book! I have a A/B on the homework, an A on the first exam, and this one should mean another A! So I'll be getting an A for the class. Which will balance out my [shitty] GPA so when I fail Anthro, I can still stay afloat above a 2.0.

Well, I'm off to eat lunch and watch TV. Kthnxbai.

-- katee

I am sooo awesome.

2010-04-22T23:15:00.000-04:00

I've accomplished in one day what most Americans can't do in years. I acquired two jobs in one day. As in, they offered me the job. Now why the hell can't you adults who are completely unemployed do that? Get over your egos and go get those minimum wage jobs. Hell, I actually got one that starts ABOVE minimum wage. Is that really so hard to do?

So, yeah. I got a job at the Starbucks in Target and Red Robin. I may or may not have gotten the job at GameStop. Either way, I have to turn down Red Robin due to gas prices and the fact it's so far away. But if I get the GameStop one, I keep Starbucks and GameStop. Yes, I'm talking about taking on two jobs at once during the summer. At the end of summer, I pick which one I like best and keep that one while I continue school. So in short...

two jobs = more mulah

Anyways, finals week coming up. There may or may not be a new post until next Saturday/Sunday, unless I find a good chance to take a break from studying. And now I have to get to bed. I spent the evening at my house due to three interviews and volunteer work, it was just easier to stay home for the night. Plus, my own bed. Iz nice. Kbai.

-- katee

END OF SCHOOL COUNTDOWN: 8 DAYS

INSERT WITTY TITLE HERE

2010-04-18T00:27:00.000-04:00

Currently I'm at Sensei's house babysitting his kids. S (I'm using only the first letter of their names to protect the innocent) went to bed about two hours ago. At first she agreed to sleep on her parents bed, but then decided she wanted to sleep in her own bed. Fine by me, I guess. Less of a distraction for her so she wouldn't be up. And no crying tonight, which was a plus. M is asleep on the couch right now. He only just went to bed. I could tell he was giving me a bit of an attitude, but I turned the TV off and he just fell asleep. Awesome. Not much fuss from him tonight, either. An overall good night.

So for the past few days I've been on a job-hunting spree. I've stopped by at least 10+ places in the past two days... and who knows if I'll actually get a job. Suprisingly enough, the place I used to work at when I was in my first year or so of high school, PacSun, is hiring again. Luckily it's under new management and an old coworker said that it's much better now. I wouldn't mind working there again. You get a discount on clothes and it's a pretty chill place to work. Virtually no dress code. SAWEEEEEEEEET!

I don't know what I can do right now to keep myself busy. Oi, I hate the fact that I still haven't put Sims 3 back on my laptop and I have writers block. Worst. Timing. EVER!

I'm off to go find some kind of timekill. G'night.

-- katee

List of Annoyances

2010-04-15T21:21:00.001-04:00

I'm in a foul mood right now and am going to list the few major things that annoy me:

people with loud voices who don't know the meaning of "volume control"
parents being overdramatic
having to kill my eardrums to drown out noise
drunken slutty girls who think they're the most amazing thing since sliced bread
touch-screen phones that don't respond to touch
uncleanliness
college tests that are just too hard because professors are jerks
people who hate reading
people who criticize my kind of music or movies but hate it when I retort the same to theirs
twilight and the sudden rise in vampire novels
people who don't get subtle hints (or blunt hints, for that matter)
people who don't understand the whole goth thing
when people take your damn parking spot
people who yell at the tv and say they know the tv can't hear them, yet do it anyways
stormtroopers. they can be tricky bastards (but terrible shots)

I need a break. Summer break. And a room to myself where I no longer need to wear headphones to drown out noise. I hate dorm life with a burning passion from hell.

That will be all for tonight. Good night.

Sakura Matsuri

2010-04-12T09:40:00.001-04:00

The cherry blossom festival was a success! It was the most awesome thing (sans the whole crowd thing). It was a beautiful day, not too hot. Other than the crowds, the only other problem was... no cherry blossoms. Due to some freak wind we had a few days ago, all the blossoms are gone. Sadness. But I did get to wear a kimono (pictured above with my stern-faced beau), which was loads of fun. Got a bunch of people who wanted to take our pictures and whatnot. I'm definitely going to go back next year, this time with a little more money and more planning when it comes to clothing. Let me explain.

I was planning on wearing a goth tutu-skirt with my hapi coat. Well, turns out the coat is longer than the skirt. So I had nothing to wear (we had planned to all dress up). After calling the girl who was heading this entire thing, she said one of the girls coming with us had an extra one. So, when we go to pick her up Saturday, I run in and luckily she has the kimono with obi. It was a bit long, but she let me borrow these silk sandals that added an inch or two. Sadly, by the end of the day I was tripping over the hem and... we were all ready to go home. It was a fun time, though. I walked away with a cute bunny hat, a furoshiki, and a handkerchief with little watermelons on it.

AAAND! I finally got my J-List package in, which included a bath hiragana chart, a neato fude pen, a tongue scraper thing (cheaper via Japan than buying one at Walmart), and keitai hashi, or collapsable chopsticks. I've been waiting over a month for all of that. Jeeze.

Next post will be in a day or two. Ciao!

-- katee

Oh to be a broke college student

2010-04-06T20:40:00.001-04:00

Ugh. I have an Anthropology exam tomorrow morning that I'm freaking out about (I failed the last one) and... just ugh. I just don't want to fail this one. I can't afford to do that. So later tonight (aka after Lost and V) I'm off to study with fellow classmate Derek and hopefully be a bit better prepared. Lets hope.

My summer job hunt is actually going pretty well. I go back in two weeks for an interview at Red Robins, and I have an interview tomorrow at Regal Cinemas. And I get monies tomorrow night for babysitting. Hurray for monies! Being a broke college student, I desperately need it.

In other news, I actually got into a fairly good dorm. On Thursday night, when they put out the report of what dorm rooms were left, they added in Madison, a dorm that's right in the middle of campus and fairly nice. There are only 16 people on the entire floor, suite bathrooms, and a kitchen with the only RA being on the 1st floor. And I just took a look, and while it might change by next year, our room and the room across the hall are the only ones on the floor that allow ACs. YESSSS! Because it's wicked hot in August when we move in, and it'd be nice to have a nice cool room. This is sweet. Hopefully it doesn't change.

OK, LOST is on in 20 minutes. I have to go prepare snackage and a drink and prepare for awesomeness. G'night.

HAPPY ZOMBIE JESUS DAY!

2010-04-04T22:37:00.001-04:00

Hope everyone had an awesome Zombie Jesus Day. Whether you celebrate the religious connotations of it or not, it should've been a good day for everyone. It definitely was for my boyfriend. Today was his 21st birthday. After ZJD shenanigans with his family, we went out to Wegmans where he bought his first (three) legal bottles of sake and umeshu. His three bottles were more expensive than the few groceries I bought. But I'm happy for him. ^^;

Only three/four more weeks of college for me before summer break, which is exciting. I need to get studying for the Anthro exam I have Wednesday (luckily tomorrow's a review) and then I'm home free until finals week. Hurraaaaaay college. < / sarcasm >

Job hunting sucks.

I love my Eris.

I'm off to straighten my hair and put my laundry in the dryer before skimming my Anthro books. Next post will be after the Cherry Blossom Festival up in Washington D.C. next Saturday, maybe accompanied with pictures, who knows. Kthnxbai.

-- katee

Make me a sammich!

2010-03-31T02:41:00.003-04:00

So I'm gonna jump right into this and tell you the long and short of what's been bothering me lately:

My school decides to close down three dorm halls for renovation
The brand-spankin'-new apartments (which are super nice) are opened to sophomores
I get my hopes up that I'll actually have a shot of getting into said apartments
Hopes are crushed because they went like hotcakes
Stuck between a rock (shitty dorm) and a hard place (having no dorm to live in and have to live at home)
If going with the "hard place", I'll be transfering to UMD a lot earlier than planned

So yeah. That's about as short as I can make it without expressing how absolutely furious and pissed and disappointed I am about all of this. Even if those apartments had been opened to sophomores to begin with, and the one dorm I wanted (that was shut down for renovations) was still there, I'd go for the lesser dorm because I was happy with it. Basically, all I want...

IS A GODDAMN KITCHENNNNNNNNNNNN!

And while yes, I'll get one at shitty dorm/home, it won't be the same as having a kitchen all to myself without having to share. In shitty dorm, though, it'll be shitty. At least at home I have lots of space and lots of resources without paying for it all. In fact, at this point I'm hoping that all the dorms are gone so I can just live at home... though not rooming with Ashleykins (my college bestfriend) would be difficult.

Well, I'm already well past my bedtime, and I'd rather not have to suffer through two hours of a headache during class (I gotta get up at 8am, 5 ½ hours from now). So g'night everyone.

-- katee

First Post

2010-03-26T19:40:00.000-04:00

Hey there all. So this is my first post and most of you don't actually know who I am. You may have seen me from my "FOR THE HORDE" video on my very first YouTube channel. Welp, my name's Katee and I'm one majorly geeky girl. I love xBox360 (GOW2, Halo, COD, and L4D are the faves), my laptop, and Japanese.*

I currently attend University of Mary Washington (mdub) in Fredericksburg, VA but I plan on transfering to University of Maryland after my sophomore year and major in Japanese. After that, it's unclear what exactly will happen, but I want to spend a year in JET and then my boyfriend and I plan on moving to Japan permanently. I plan on becoming either an English teacher or an interpreter and my boyfriend (his name's John) plans on both interpreting and running his own dojo (he's one of the biggest martial arts fanatics you'll ever meet). And yes, we do plan on living there our entire lives.

And on the geek side? Anything and everything. Zombies. Robot apocolypse. Tech. Movies. Music. Computers. Hot chicks. News in general with a geeky spin. You name it, most likely there's some aspect I like about it.

Well, enough about me for one evening. I'm off to eat dinner and watch more TV. G'night.

--katee

* I am not a weeaboo/wapanese. I do not like Japan soley for the anime/manga. I appreciate it for the culture, the language, the food, the people, etc. Their cartoons do not play that big of a role in why I want to move their. Oh, and I don't really take offense to the term "gaijin". But, to each his own.