Megan Elizabeth.

I slept in until 7:45. It was a beautiful thing.
(did I really just say that? "slept in until 7:45"?!)

After church Megan came over.
GAH. <3
And we did secretish things and talked about secretish things and texted secretish people (or my little sister, who was eavesdropping).
And, basically, it has been too long since we have hung out, and I could not be gladder that I gave up studying for AP Government to do that. I'll study tomorrow. :P
And then we made a CD (ish) to give to my mom for Mother's Day, and it made her cry. Mission accomplished.
And... well, it's all very secretive, but we had an awesome afternoon ;)

Kathryne

PS- for some reason, I have "Turkey in the Straw" stuck in my head. I don't think I've heard that song since elementary school music class. weird.

a beautiful thing

french braiding... set a record! braided and tucked eight girls, including Katie and Jessica.

mime-reading. awesome.

swing dancing on asphalt. new experience.

cleaning my room.

hearing something buzzing on my desk, and finding a (my) cell phone... thank you Grandma & Grandpa :)

swing dancing again. eep.

singing abbreviated hymns (for the sake of the inability to remember all the words) and praise & worship songs on the car ride home.

David's attempts to match pitch with me.

falling apart laughing.

home.

finally.

sleep.

I hope.

Kathryne

blind seams

Did not realize until these past few days just how important my vision is to me. Had I lived pre-glasses, I would be pretty much... in a bad spot, let's just say.

However, I did begin the top for my Sock Hop dress tonight (YES I KNOW IT'S TOMORROW) and although I was very nervous (never actually made a top that fit well/looked good without a pattern before)... IT WORKED. and the hem I did is nice and even and straight, even though I could not see what I was doing. Maybe I should always sew without glasses/contacts. I hate hemming.

Kathryne

PS- HAHAHAHAHAHA just remembered, FUNNIEST thing all day... while setting up for the Sock Hop, Rachel's little brother Zach goes, "I like Katie best. She's not a perfectionist like you all!" (speaking of Rachel and Megan.)
I am in tears. Rachel is on the floor. Mrs C goes, "Zach, Katie is the worst of the bunch."
And I say, "Well... not everything has to be perfect. But if I deem it must be perfect, it must be VERY perfect."
Mrs C: "The world according to Katie."

PPS- this is not very optimistic, but... in March 2010, there were 9 functioning & active Optimism Initiatives. By mid-April, there were 11. Now? poor, lonely me... okay, and occasionally Colin, and about every three months David. BUT STILL. Did I really initiate a (dare I say it) fad? And did it (oh, it hurts) die?! And if it's dead, why am I still doing it two years later? Because, yes, Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and the internet goes off again (aside from email, and I CAN still do remote-posting through it!)
I think it is going to be hard this year. Last year I just got 20-45 emails/day from various people, but I don't think it will be quite that intense this time around (see: Christine in small-internet land). So I will actually, like, have to find other things to do with myself that do not involve the computer and obsessively clicking the "Get Mail" button. Fascinating. Also, last year I was on chat quite a lot, and this year I have effectively grounded myself from chat after the 5pm on weeknights, which is the time when I am most likely to be looking for distraction.
I think I need to go to bed. Yay ramblings...

Wacky Tacky Day... :)

Why yes, that dress IS an INSTA-WIN. And I had more 90s hairbows you can't see in the picture. Also, my hair had deflated at that point in the day... yeah.
Megan succeeded at Wacky Tacky. Rachel still looks cute... SIGH! :P

As far as swing goes... well, let's just say that I think I need to practice my swivel step. a lot. :P It is not my favorite, but I ought to be able to pull it off instead of just standing there in awkward confusion.
Seeing Sandy made me smile.
Doug, you would be proud of me... I (sort of) danced in my mittens! Do you respect me now?

Kathryne

25th...

Today I bought my 25th article of purple clothing.
Not including footwear, headwear, or outerwear, of course :P

It was also the last day of the first full week of school we've had since Christmas break. Stupid snow.

Kathryne

PS- during my Physics test, my teacher put this on the board. awesome. You really have to click on it and see it full-sized. I didn't have my camera today, so he took this picture with his phone and you have to squint a little to read it.

dy2 = you have this memorized
dx2 = you have this memorized as well
deltat = sqrt [if you have dy2 memorized you can extrapolate this]

And then the semi-partial & extraneous word bank... note the Greek.

I love him.

[insert heart symbol that is HTML-incorrect here]

Yesterday
-The Awkward Feely Conversation, during which Rachel and I both tripped over things because it was so Awkward and about Feelings
-"Rachel... the lawn gnome trucker!!!"
-Watched Titanic, finally. I enjoyed it thoroughly; it was a work of art. The motif of the hands is brilliant.
-Sleepover with Megan!

Today
-Saw Caleb a bunch for the first time in a while :)
-Began working on part of Christine's halfway present... yes, there will be one. muahaha. ha. ha.
-Learned tandem Charleston. The lead part. Partially. Ish. But it was fun. :)
-"Don't drool on me!" (my sister cracks me up)
-Dancing.
-Dancing in my sparkly outfit.
-Dancing lots of times and only hitting Mark in the face once :P
-Did I mention dancing?
-DADDY IS HOME!!!!<3

Kathryne

hoops

"I can have a fun time anywhere... except maybe the mall."
"I think Christine and I are going to get up in hoop skirts and go to the mall, when she gets back. That will be fun."
"Daniel, you should totally do that!"
"Yeah, and I could jump off a building and..." [voice covered by exceedingly loud laughter]

Kathryne

socks

I really love socks.

funny-looking socks.

Recently I discovered that my feet are small enough that I can kinda-sorta get away with wearing socks over my tights to church. I mean, it is a cold, cold walk from Bible Force to church. So I have my striped fuzzy socks on ...with my heels... as I walk into church. We get there today just as the 20-second Praise Choir is starting up. I love the 20-second Praise Choir. So I dump my coat and my gloves and my binder, and I run up to the front.

Halfway up I realize that I still have my fuzzy socks on. Hot pink stripes. Totally did not match my outfit. SIGH. And I'm like... my mother is going to absolutely kill me. I get back to my seat and realize that my mother is not there. What, is she hiding in the bathroom of mortification that her daughter's choice of footwear resembles that of the Wicked Witch of the East?!

(turns out she was sick. :P )

ALSO, some really epic hand-me-down sparkly tights. And the coziest sweater ever. It does not look too good on me, but it is deliciously warm <3

Kathryne

mmmmmmhahahah

I finished a Christmas present today. For a certain doofus.

:D

Kathryne

grace.

I woke up this morning feeling very sick.

I blacked out.

Then I dragged my feet about getting ready.

Then I fell asleep on the couch with wet hair for about a half hour.

I woke up feeling much better... like, better than usual.

That was grace.

Then in senior thesis I confronted my anxieties about writing a 28-32-page paper I was not passionate about.

And my teacher suggested I chose a topic to do with literature. That made me happy.

That was grace.

Then in Literature Megan's cell phone went off.

She took it out of her purse.

She answered it.

In class.

Then she yelled at the person and told them to never call her again.

Then she didn't get in trouble.

That was grace.

That was also very funny.

Kathryne.

one more day :)

Today was what I call my "bonus break" (the day all the public schoolers go back and I have off still :D)

First: got an email from Snapfish, by which I ordered some picture prints recently, with a coupon. Free shipping on my next order? 25% off? YES PLEASE! Expires December 31... 2010? Um, wasn't that like 3 days ago? Thank you, Snapfish.

Second: hanging out with Megan and Marina and Kirsten for our... wait for it... CRAFTERNOON. Yes, I am punny. haw haw. We talked, and made fun things.

Third: Voyage of the Dawn Treader! AAAHHHH! Movie review to come on Veloquence soonish.

Kathryne

PS- Kirsten, if you're reading this, that one picture of you on your mom's blog, with the cape, where you're looking at the camera... Facebook profile, NOW.

inanity + hermitude

two of my favorite words :P

first, inanity (this is addictive)

second, hermitude (NO, HE HASN'T DIED YET. who is "he" anyhow and why are you trying to make this difficult for me?!)

Kathryne

le finis. + et al.

finished and REALLY turned in college apps, this time.

working through LotR. very good stuff.

played Scrabble with David and didn't lose (although, we didn't exactly finish the game).

played Boggle with David & the family and lost horrendously.

I still like Boggle. even though I rarely win. and by rarely I mean practically-never.

Kathryne

Christmas Eve, and what Christmas is all about

Today, I...
-finished Christmas shopping
-continued Christmas making
-began Christmas wrapping
-sang O Holy Night for Christmas Eve service... after a week of laryngitis/cold... and didn't fall on my face!
-saw David's haircut and almost fell on my face :P
-talked to Christine! briefly, but whatever.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL!



Kathryne

"You have a soft ear."

Field trip to Gettysburg :)

I Learned...

I do often stick my foot in my mouth. Regardless, Kevin and Dan both eat their feet and ankles on a regular basis without a second thought. And if you prompt them to that thought, neither one seems to see the problem with it :P

Kathryne

weird day

It was long, long, long. Almost fell asleep a few times.

I feel accomplished, though. I finished another college essay, did my Old Man and the Sea reading, and practiced Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence for Sunday.

And then there was swing dance.

Doug is the most hilariously awkward person I know.

Colin's math jokes! <3

And Livi's pepper joke... haha

I Learned...

I feel more awake the day after getting 5 hours of sleep than after getting 7.

Kathryne

best night.

Question:

What happens when you have 22 schoolkids (aged 7-17) in a small room for 4 hours with minimal adult supervision?

Answer:

Not Homework

Question:

What happens when the 9 oldest (aged 13-17) eat packets of sugar because the dinner came late and then sit on the floor entertaining themselves?

Answer:

A massive Silly Bandz war, laughing fits lasting for 5+ minutes, chocolate syrup threats, carved mahogany peanut butter dispensers, dining on Oscar the Hamster, sleeping on the floor...

Oh, and Not Homework.

Question:

Where on Earth were you?!

Answer:

A very ritzy country club. And yes, I am serious.

Question:

Why were you there?

Answer:

We sang a couple of songs for the school banquet. We sounded fabulous too <3

(lol All For Jesus awkward silence at the beginning AND end :P)

Question:

...

Answer:

I CAN HEAR MY ECHO! FWWOOOOO!

Kathryne

slap happy!

The Good: ohhhhmy, today was just hilarious. Laughed so, so much. About everything. Most things of which should not be that funny. And then singing the rodent song... over... and over... and over... in the middle of Physics class... :P

And going to Panera with neighbor-Megan* :) broccoli cheddar soup = yummmm

The Bad: Have you ever posted something on a social networking site/blog/email/whatever and gone... wow, the only reason I did that was to get attention/create sympathy/inspire awe into the hearts of mere mortals, as my peers tend to be of such? and sometimes you can delete the offending/insecure remark, but other times it must remain in cyberspace and you are forever damaged... ruined... DONE FOR!

The Random: good times in Physics. and second-Math. lol.

I quote Megan: "haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

no lie.

Kathryne

PS- EEEEEEeeeEEEEP!

*"Megan" with no modifier defaults to school-Megan. The one in my class. The one who has been my better friend** since like 6th grade. The one who makes music videos about rodents. That one. :P

** I cannot have a "best friend" because I have more than one, therefore I do not have a "best" (because that is a singular term) ... so, I have a few "better friends." There will probably be a blog post explaining that eventually.

Hamsters are rodents, na na na na na

The Good: Certainly Chapel worship was marvelous. As was chorus practice. "Labor of Love" sounds infinitely better with the organ.

The Bad: Princess stresses me out when she comes to school even though she's dead on her feet.

The Random:

Laptop with webcam? cost Megan a couple hundred dollars.

Collapsing on the floor laughing at the Rodent Song? cost me some dignity.

Watching the immovable Dan collapse as well? priceless.

Kathryne

350!

I have 350 posts! wheee!!

The Good: Small group tonight :)

The Bad: I talk too much. Rather, I ramble. And I realize it while I'm doing it and can't seem to find a graceful exit and it's like GAAHHHHH*bangsheadonwall*

The Random: Something really funny happened today... I can still see Rachel's face in my head... but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was.

Kathryne

EDIT: Rachel & Megan just reminded me what it was... kind of dumb, but we all tapped sympathetically on Megan's sick/dying laptop at the same time :P