kate+speaks

sometimes i think i should just be a travel agent… i already came up with a european itinerary:

fly into london (search for diagon alley) —> paris (visit the louvre) —> brussels (time permitting) —> amsterdam —> germany (where ever paul’s mom lives =)) —> zurich (to visit the helveticas aka the swiss) —> venice (to eat gelato & pizza) —> rome —> nice or monaco (time permitting) —> fly out of barcelona

the end, and if you check, its a perfect route into eight countries…

yes, i know, i could do this for a living. haha.

i have never hated general education this much in my entire life.

forget what i previously said about my ancient rome class, its all bullshit now. i spent two fucking hours looking for answers for an online quiz last night and still ended up getting 10/20. i have no idea where the damn teacher got her information for her questions. she’s a pretty tough grader on top of that shit. the bitch is going to ruin my gpa.

i also figured out why government 150 is a waste of my time. it is because we don’t learn anything during class-time. the five people who speak in that class only want to hear the opinions of the professor. which is completely fucking stupid because he always tells us he doesn’t really have an opinion on anything. the professor tries to stay as unbiased as possible and doesn’t want to push any of his thinking onto us, which is just fine. but, its stupid that its a discussion class when 80% of the class doesn’t understand why some asshole is asking the question: “what do you think about the relationship between the U.S. and China? and how do you think this relationship will affect their economies in the next 20 years?”

fuck. tell me how the american goverment works. tell me about congress, the house of representatives… something… i hate g.e.

i want my freaking degree already. i’ll keep learning about design even after i get my bachelors over and done with, but FUCK… general education is BULLSHIT.

the next big trip.

so i have officially decided that i’m going somewhere BIG when i graduate. i plan on seeing the world while i’m young. the toss-up is between europe or australia. hopefully, it will be europe (again). this time though, it will be on my own terms and hardcore, plus more countries. last time we only got to experience italy, austria, and germany. i felt like i was too clueless to enjoy it. the next time around should be totally different.

i have already figured that the trip will be either 2 or 3 weeks long and eurail will be the major form of transportation. an unlimited eurail youth pass for 15 days is only $394, and that will get you into 18 countries. i still have to find which airports are cheapest to fly in/out of.

its going to happen.

i was curious and i just read the lyrics to “oochie wally.” as a woman i was really offended, hah, i didn’t know i liked such a terribly vulgar song for this long. yeah, “oochie wally” is a dancefloor classic.

grrr.

so the office snitch (who happens to handle payroll) “noticed” that i arrived to work 6 minutes late, when in actuality, i got here 3 minutes early. I DOUBLE CHECKED because i already turned in my timesheet and wanted to make sure that i put down the right time. my supervisor was the one who told me the snitch “noticed.” i explained that i looked at the time immediately after i got in and my sup’ didn’t even need me to explain because she already believed me. still, i have to stay a little after just for “show.”

bitch.

“top of my head” blog

so i checked raleys and i guess they don’t make those cheese ball snacks anymore, cause they just didn’t have any. man… still, i’ll keep searching. maybe it was just that one store. keep hope alive, yadadamean? stupid jeff learned how to say the phrase and now he won’t stop. and yes, it looks stupid coming from me, i’ll never do it again.

i get genuinely happy when i run into people who were once very close to me. you know, the kind you haven’t seen in months/years/since high school/etc? i’m not talking about akward aquaintance/had a class with you/we know the same people-type of running into. i’m talking about people who actually got to know you, people you were actually sad to lose touch with. that kind.

i hope “the backyardigans” is still on tv by the time i have kids and they are 4 years old. the songs are pretty crazy. how can you write 3 songs about pirates for one episode, then write 3 songs about jungle adventures for the next episode, and write another 3 songs about vikings? their writers are evil geniuses.

i’m addicted to “avatar the last airbender.” i highly recommend it if you haven’t caught it yet. consequently voice of the blue penguin from “the backyardigans,” pablo, has the same voice of aang, from “avatar the last airbender.”

DAMN.

i googled “planter’s cheez balls” and i have just found out that the snacks in a can have been discontinued… damn. well, thats just according to one message board where a lady says she actually called planters and they told her the news. it was really recent too, she posted jan 20, 2006. if anyone finds them, please email me (find above in “contacts”).

you know what snack is good?

planters cheese balls in a can.

no seriously. they’re good.

sick day.

last night was pretty bad, i was nauseated until i fell asleep, and today i woke up like a cat scratched my throat. i guess i’m gonna have to take a syrup-type medicine. gross. i haven’t taken something like that in ages. i usually avoid illness quite well, but not this week.

i feel kind of lost. i feel “off track,” if anyone knows what that means. i guess i should start reading books for school. i’m really trying to be on top of things this semester, just so i can alleviate myself from unnecessary anxiety. i think i can manage. my plan is to be done with homework before i even get home. jeff and i go to school, leave work @ 5, then hit panera bread for an empty booth, a cup of coffee, and their free wi-fi. hopefully, we make it home everyday by 8 or 9 without anything else to worry about.

i can’t wait until may.

breakthrough. i am four pounds away from what my driver’s license claims. for those of you who think weightloss is HARD, its not. its simple arithmetic, a pound of fat is 3,500 calories. if you want to lose a pound of fat you need to create a deficit of 3,500 calories. if you usually eat 2,000 calories a day, eat 1500 and by the end of the week you’ll lose 1 lb., or eat 1,800 and work out for 300. its all math. ITS EASY I SWEAR. well i can’t lie, the hard part is saying no to bad foods and to start becoming active. too many people say they have no time to change their ways, but they’re just lazy. LAZY. i know its laziness. they find convenience in fast food, and would rather watch tv than go out running. i never want to hear that anyone doesn’t have time to “fix” their lifestyle again, cause i’m tired of giving tips to people who don’t want to listen.

no seriously. BE UNHEALTHY THEN, cause its not about being fat or being skinny. ITS ABOUT BEING HEALTHY. being able to go up three flights of stairs and not getting winded, or being able to run to your car without working up a sweat.

AND THATS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT SUBJECT. the end.

today i…

called my mom and started crying about money while walking around on campus.

stupid pms, its all your fault!!!

QUICK!

somebody tell me why school has to be such a wack place right now. also, i’d like to know how to get rid of PMS PERMANENTLY, if that includes getting medicated… i want a prescription.

no just kidding. gosh.

MAY, PLEASE COME SOON. tell the sun i miss him. tell him i miss 9 o’clock sunsets and driving with my windows wide open while he sets. tell him.