| i've always considered myself to be super lucky
somehow, things tend to work out for me
now im realizing that those things that i've always been so lucky with,
like picking the later due date out of a hat for a project
or hitting all the green lights,
are completely insignificant
i'd love to leave
it's funny how one day of pessimism,
or simply one day of facing reality
completely overturns years of "luck"
did i just open my eyes today for the first time? | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment   |
| | Subject: | finally | | Time: | 08:01 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/calm.gif) calm |
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| howland ave is now reopened for business.
can i get an amen?
i'm so freakin happy it's unbelievable
(for those of you who don't know, i NEED that street everyday for lacrosse practice and zoo internship.. the detour made my life hell by turning a 6 minute trip into a 15 minute one)
life is pretty good i guess.. i'm sort of stressing over a few things, but i guess i'm just going to have to accept reality. i'm usually good at turning not-so-good situations into better ones, so hopefully i'll be able to do so in this case.
senior year is simply the best. i'm free from 9am to 1:30 three days a week, and on the other day it's from 9 to 2:30. i actually get bored sometimes, if i decide to not leave school and run errands. i'm going tomorrow at some point to get a haircut. that should be nice.
last weekend a bunch of people did an instant replay on the mountain adventure of the weekend before. i picked up adam, nikita, and justin, and we met up with mike park, tammer, karol, and marissa at the church parking lot. we hiked up that mountain like fiends, and our fire was amazing. a nice supply of substances helped to enhance the experience. there was a guitar and a couple harmonicas..and marshmallows. we all wanted to go skinny dipping in the lake, but decided it was a little early for that and freezing didn't sound fun. the hike down was quite interesting, but driving adam and justin home wasn't half as fun as driving them there. i know that being drunk in a car is the WORST feeling. . so I was trying to drive as smoothly as possible. i was semi out of it myself, but nikita helped me figure out where to go. all in all, a good night.
i just cleaned out The Lumina for the first time in, let me see, a year. i found amazing things.. like lip glosses that have been missing for quite some time.. lots of gum (which i'm not giving back) and an uncanny amount of water bottles underneath the passenger seat. seriously, i have no idea how that many fit under there. quite amazing. i didn't find anything alive, thank god. i was about to clean out the trunk, but then decided that i like the stuff that's in there. (a bucket and shovel for the beach, very large fireworks, a huge inflatable whale, a very big bouncing playground ball, nikita's log/walking stick, a cone from off the parkway, a piggy bank, a chair, and lots of other things. i swear, i need all this stuff) so yea, i gave up cleaning when the car vac thing started spitting back hard stuff at me. what the fuck?? HONESTLY.
hmmm lacrosse is fun for the most part... sophomores are frustrating but what can you do? we lost a lot of people.. but i think we'll pull it together. i'm running my ass off over the entire field the whole game, but it's a good workout. we'll see how it goes..
spring finally feels like it's here. it's about time.
flip flops, anyone? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| happy Easter to everyone ;]
this weekend was pretty interesting
friday night, me, justin, nancy, and adam had an adventure. we collected blankets and chairs and went on a mission to ramapo reserve to hike up the mountain and have a fire. we stopped at a food store to get some lighters, newspaper, and marshmallows. on the way out the door, we saw firewood, and contemplated whether or not we should buy it. while the rest of us were thinking, justin just picked up a bag and took it to the car, and we ran after him. stolen firewood in hand, we left the parking lot and started our journey. while we were driving, adam's car sort of stalled, but we didn't take the hint. we just kept on truckin'. we got to the reserve and parked way in back, near the trees. a security guard of sorts drove in with flashing lights and adam made up some story of the car being broken or something .. we didn't loook suspicious at alllllll in the back of the parking lot. he followed us out of the lot, and all the way up to oakland. despite popular belief, he DID follow us all the way into mike park's reservation housing area thing... which was very scary. finally, adam threw the security guard off by doing donuts around some cul de sac .. and we were off! we got back near the reserve and parked in a church parking lot.. then we draped ourselves in mexican blankets and RAN like bullets across the reserve parking lot and into the woods. we ran for awhile, until we were good and deep in the park. total outlaws - it was great. me and nancy messed with our cameras and took too many pictures, which was fun. since the lake we were going to is literally on top of the mountain, the whole hike was uphill. on our way up, though, DANGER STRUCK. we heard a siren-kinda noise in the distance, and I didnt think anything of it. i was busy trying to get my camera into night vision mode, when all of a sudden i hear everyone scrambling up the side of the trail into the trees. i ran after them, and we laid in the dirt for awhile, waiting for someone to come up and catch us. no one did, and we decided to just continue our hike. we FINALLY got to the top, and the lake was beautiful. the moon was almost full, and it lit everything up pretty well. there was some creepy fog all over, and if your name is nancy you think its lots of ghosts. the boys tried to start up the fire, and did an ok job at first. since adam's a former boy scout he decided he'd be the right man for the job, but i was semi-dissapointed in his work. i tried to get involved and help, but i mostly got dirty looks. nancy talked on the phone and watched.. she did it well, though. we got our fire started, and we really enjoyed it. we cooked marshmallows for a few minutes, but then aborted that mission because they were too sticky and weird. after awhile the fire started to die down, and it was time to leave. also, me and nancy's cameras died, and we couldn't go on without them. we kicked the fire's remains over the edge of the stone block we were on and into the lake. it sizzled a lot, and adam flipped a shit, but that was the story of the night. the hike down was really quick, as it was downhill. we slipped a little, but it was fun. we ran across the parking lot again in our mexican blankets, and we felt so good. so many things tried to stop us from completing the task at hand, but we fucking WON. we got to the top and had our freakin fire. so ha! in your face, security guard man. then we ate at a diner.
thursday night was quite interesting, too. after lacrosse, me meredith and gloria went to pleasure plus video or something on 46. since we were all porno virgins we felt it was time. me and meredith went in, since gloria's not 18 yet. it was quite an interesting place, and we kinda just wanted to get out as soon as we could. we grabbed a video and checked out... and came home to find that we had chosen a video of 8 different girls dancing. thats it. so instead we shared our own stories and had some laughs. damn us, we picked the wrong porn. how do u pick the wrong porn? somehow we did.. geniuses
saturday I went to the mall with nancy and we picked out some prom dresses. hopefully the right prom dresses..
then we went to some stores to find new bedding and stuff for her adult-icized room. i still say the stars should stay on the ceiling. but do i have a say? ... no. damnit, nancy, WHY?
today was Easter. it was pretty good. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| jeanette's birthday was a few days ago - happy birthday jeanette <3
michelle's big 18th birthday party was last night
before the party, sam picked me and jeanette up and we traveled up to meredith's dad's house in pompton lakes. we got ready with meredith, jesmen, nancy, and mark, and finally latona showed up to drive us in a mini van. we pre-gamed.. i had a couple glasses of wine (full freaking glasses.. because meredith is the generous wine angel) 2 shots of vodka because i finally got over my spazzing reaction to it.. and a little bit if nancy's bitch beer. so we were all feeling really good.. and then we got to the party. we were a little late, but it was ok. we danced our asses off, i think. and i played with michelles little sister and 4 year old cousin for a really long time, and then danced with them. yes, i love little kids too much. then we went back to meredith's dad's house.. and more people showed up. alex, dave, eric, and scojac arrived.. and we drank our hearts out. there was a little drama in the beginning, because a couple people were emotional drunks for a little bit.. but everything turned out fine. we were all hanging out, having a great time.. and then all of a sudden there were many joints to be smoked. a few of us went out into the garage to toke, and scott took me aside with 2 joints, just for us. i got extremely stoned extremely quickly, and i was kind of stumbling around.. it was time to go back inside, and when i got to the bottom of the stairs, i apparently just collapsed. scott carried me upstairs to the living room, and i kinda remember laying on his lap.. i was sort of fading in and out.. and then all of a sudden i just blacked out completely and i guess flopped over. i dont remember anything after that, but i was told htat scott carried me to the couch upstairs and everyone tried putting ice on my face and even hitting me to wake me up, and i just wouldn't. a few people stayed with me for awhile, and scott stayed with me the whole night, checking my breathing and my pulse. he told me that at one point i stopped breathing entirely..and he had to give me those rescue breath things. they said i was twitching and kinda convulsing..
honestly, i have no idea why i passed out like that.. and i feel so bad for giving my friends such a scare. im just so grateful that they took care of me the way they did. i came to in the morning i guess around 6.. and it was so hard to pick myself up.. i had to keep trying.. but yea, other than passing out it was a pretty fun night.
the 2 year plan for my phone finally ran out.. and i've been upgraded ;] what fun
i've been spending a lot more time with justin .. which is good
i love my friends | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Things have been going pretty well, I think. I got into University of Maryland.. which makes me happy. I had kind of a terrible week at school last week because of some things.. but I'm feeling a lot better now.
February break has been interesting.. Meredith and Nancy left me, which SUCKS.. but I'm happy for them because they're in great places. Friday night Meredith and I went to the beach I think.. it was so gorgeous.. but too cold. Saturday night I picked up Meredith and Latona and we went to a diner and then I drove Meredith to Fort Lee and Jessica home.. it was relaxing. Sunday I went to this crazy place in PA called Montage Mountain to snowboard.. it was reallyyy nice.. the conditions were so good and it wasnt freezing. I crashed into a pole.. but what can you do. I couldn't see it because it was snowing really hard and my eyes were half shut.. it hurt pretty bad but I'm ok. Brett had a good laugh. Yesterday I went to a hookah bar in Paterson with Justin, Karol, Neil, Moe, and Robbie (and his cousin). The deep breathing didn't mix well with my low blood pressure and i almost passed out.. that was kinda bad. I was super dizzy for awhile so Justin had to drive my car. We sat in a parking lot and just talked and it was great..
so i burned my eyelashes.
yea
I was looking at a candle and the flame looked awesome so i held it close to my eye to see it better.. i smelled something burning and i realized my eyelashes were melting.. i still have most of them left, but a lot of them turned white at the tips..and look kinda frazzled.
Im feeling pretty lazy.. I woke up at 11:20 which might be my world record..im usually such a morning person. i had a crazy dream that I was scuba diving and a nurse shark came up behind me and grabbed onto my leg, and i had to stay super still to make it go away. it was intense.
i think tomorrow im either going snowboarding again or to this ice cave place justin was telling me about. either way, it should be awesome.
hope everyone else is having an interesting break, as I am haha
..but no burned eyelashes | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| the famous valentines day assembly was ok this year .. i was on the video thing twice which was interesting.. i've never seen my face that freaking large.. what a huge screen
today was a pretty good day.. no valentine, but its ok. its not that important to me i guess, although it's nice for the people who have someone
i made a huge mistake
and the entire world knows
i love how everything spreads through school like freaking herpes..
i mistakenly imagined that we'd all grown up a bit more
i apologized to the person i hurt, which is all i can really do
im not having a good time
this, on top of my fucking family situation
it sucks when someone you've looked up to your entire life turns out to be a jackass, a total fuck, an irresponsible maniac.. that you still love anyway
because he's your daddy
and you're still his little girl | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| I was just looking through a bunch of old pictures and it hit me - i have an amazing life.
My parents may not be married anymore, but they both love my brothers and I so much.. and the three of us have become really close lately and we're growing up.
I have the best friends anyone could ask for. Every day is an adventure, from north carolina to crazy nights we don't remember to just being together.
I've been on an amazing dive trip and fulfilled a dream of exploring the ocean. I've tried practically every water sport, for that matter, as well as played soccer and lacrosse. I have a car, clothes, and pretty much every material thing necessary for survival, and then some. I'm healthy, and so are all my friends and family.
I dunno I guess lately I've forgotten how lucky I really am, and looking at old pictures just reminded me. Even though I've only lived just about 18 years, I feel like I have so many stories to tell. Just that fact makes me feel so amazingly happy..it's hard to describe.
Things have been alright lately..we had our first senior cut day and had about 90 seniors out.. not bad, not bad. We'll do better next time.
Warmer weather the past few days.. not at night or in the morning though - the frost on the lumina in the morning is a harsh reminder that spring's still a couple months away.
i gotta start going to classes..
does anyone want to be my valentine? | | comments: 3 comments or Leave a comment |
| i really never stay up this late. (2:28)
but i'm talking to SCOTT and i don't feel tired so sleep may not happen tonight.
life is pretty good.
we had a somewhat productive lacrosse practice today, including at least 10 mins of actual running.
and of course, a game of ship island.
i really need to work so i can pay for gas and maybe go to school
but if i can't buy gas
i can't drive to work
and i can't get money
and i can't buy gas
to go to school
i'm doomed.
happy,
but doomed.
i veto this weather.
what a bad day nancy and i picked to walk all the way to dunkin donuts for coffee
and then to target for hungry hungry hippos
and then back to school
where we enjoyed 16 rousing games of hungry hungry hippos
I'm sure gonna miss high school when it's over. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | ;[ | | Time: | 04:36 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/sad.gif) sad |
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| being really self conscious about your body sucks.
i feel like i have been for a zillion years and i just don't want to feel that way anymore.
ehhhh
i guess i had a bad day. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| | Subject: | oh man.. | | Time: | 04:57 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/moonsis/mischievous.gif) mischievous |
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| with hoods up and a blade in hand,
nancy and i stole the huge hooters sign on hackensack ave
awesome | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Tonight was just so nice..
After school, Jesmen, Nancy, Meredith, and I all traveled wayyy up north to Mahwah to Meredith's house..Meredith and Nancy rode in the jeep and Jesmen brought me in the golf .. what a race it was - jesmen and i were in the lead until the very last leg of the race, when meredith stratigically boxed us out. somehow we all made it alive to meredith's, and we went off to shoprite to pick up the groceries we needed to make a gorgeous dinner. shoprite is amazingly fun when you're with your friends..we had a great time picking out food.
we got home and made the salad, while jesmen "pudded" the pudding for our dessert- pudding pie.. which we never ended up eating. next meredith and i prepared the baked ziti and made a huge mess.. we did an amazing job though- the table was set and we were all ready to go.. it was so beautiful. jess latona arrived and we were ready.
Meredith sat tall at the head of the table and we all cheers'ed each other.. i was starting to feel a little emotional becuase i was just consumed with love for my friends.. then meredith started to say grace...it was a joke but it was so cute that i just started bawling and i really couldn't stop.. im such a woman i swear.. so i got laughed at a little bit and i was ok..
the dinner was going very nicely..we enjoyed our salad and bread and started in on the ziti..everything seemed great until out of nowhere ... DANGER struck
nancy passed the basket of bread and made some comment about how it reminded her of little red riding hood..and i laughed and literally inhaled a forkfull of ziti.. ahh choking was the scariest feeling ever.. and i kept making it worse because i was still laughing.. it was nuts though - i really couldn't breathe.. so everyone's out of their chairs and jesmen was all ready to do some crazy emt stuff on me.. i ran into the kitchen ..i have no idea why.. and finally dislodged the ziti from my poor throat.
i really was kind of a mess tonight.
but after dinner we cleaned up and jeanette<3 came and we watched that white castle movie, which i could totally relate to.
jesmen drove nancy and me back to school to get our cars which looked super lonely in the parking lot.. but before we got them and drove home we decided to steal the huge hooters banner hanging outside coach house.. i ripped a little duct tape off and we realized we needed something sharp to actually get the whole thing down.. so we decided to delay the stealing until a later date... like tomorrow.
i really love my friends so much-i had such a great time just relaxing with them tonight
even if it almost cost me my life | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Firsts:
First screen name: HorseGal119 .. oh man
First piercing/tattoo: Ears
First credit card: -
First enemy: Sister Louise - the head nun of my preschool.. ahh
First concert: Matt Nathanson/Sister Hazel! haha thanks nancy
First musician you remember hearing in your house: Billy Joel
Lasts:
Last big car ride: hmmm.. I guess to Montauk over the summer..but that's only 3 1/2 hours or so
Last kiss: can't believe it but it must have been 2 months ago.. woah i'm so pure
Last library book: those dumb vietnam books the library charged me 50 bucks for
Last movie seen: i just watched a knight's tale for like the zillionth time
In the theatre: Anchorman? wow long time ago...not a big moviegoer
Last food consumed: soup
Last phone call: nancy
Last CD played: dispatch<3
Last soda drank: ummmm.. i don't remember..i don't drink soda too often
Last time scolded: my grandma told me to stop tickling a snowman salt shaker's ass (he's doing a handstand and his ass is just flying in the air.. the strangest thing)
Short Answer
I AM: super energized
I WANT: to have lots of fun over break
I HAVE: really great friends
I WISH: i lived on a boat
I HATE: seeing people hurt.. it makes me cry
I WONDER: who i was in my past lives
I LOVE: the ocean
I ACHE: never really
I ALWAYS: find humor in everything
I AM NOT: a believer in worrying
I DANCE: when i FEEL THE MUSIC
I SING: when i FEEL THE MUSIC
I CRY: when I see someone hurt or lonely
I AM NOT ALWAYS: awake when i'm driving.. watch out
I WRITE: music.. piano/guitar/lyrics
I WIN: everyones heart! haha
I LOSE: lipgloss.. to the washing machine.. damn me for leaving it in my pockets
I CONFUSE: pretty much everyone when i open my mouth
I NEED: a new bag.. the bottom's basically falling out
I SHOULD: start going to math class
Yes or No
YOU KEEP A DIARY: no, other than this
YOU LIKE TO COOK: yup.. doesn't always turn out as food though
YOU HAVE A SECRET YOU HAVEN'T SHARED WITH ANYONE: yea
Do you...?
HAVE A CRUSH: sure
WANT TO GET MARRIED: definitely
GET MOTION SICKNESS: never
THINK YOU'RE A HEALTH FREAK: nope i'm pretty unhealthy
GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: yessir
LIKE THUNDERSTORMS: very much.. i love playing in the rain
CURRENT HAIR COLOR: light brown
BIRTHPLACE: hackensack
Favorites
NUMBER: 7
COLOR: light blue
DAY: saturday
MONTH: august or september
SONG(S): Elias - Dispatch
SEASON: Summer and early fall
DRINK: i live on water
Preferences
CUDDLE OR MAKE OUT: a healthy mix
CHOCOLATE MILK OR HOT CHOCOLATE: hot chocolate
MILK, DARK OR WHITE CHOCOLATE: any chocolate
VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE: chocolate
In the last day, have you...?
CRIED? nope
HELPED SOMEONE? yes
BOUGHT SOMETHING? no
GOTTEN SICK? no
GONE TO THE MOVIES? no
SAID 'i love you'?: yes to my mommy
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER: no
TALKED TO AN EX?: yes
MISSED AN EX?: no
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL?: no
HAD A SERIOUS TALK?: no haha
MISSED SOMEONE?: yes
HUGGED SOMEONE?: yes
FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND?: no | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | ... i just realized that that stupid quiz thing simply took all my interests or whatever out of my info.. damnit this is like finding out that there's no santa clause.. haha i can't believe how stupid that was of me..oh well i like making an ass of myself.. because somebody's gota do it | | comments: Leave a comment |
| im a very bored katie right now..
i swear nobody wants to go out and party during the week except for me.
oh well..
at least it snowed a little - that's pretty cool
woahhh right on the money!!!
and oh man this is the little island that i just visited on my dive trip.. it was amazing..this thing is nuts
haha.. billy joel is the man.. i swear this thing knows me
ok enough of these
no... a couple more
only when they're dry .. getting back into a wet wetsuit is HELL
and lastly, my true love:
| | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| i stole this from latona <3
TEN Random Things About Me
10. I’m not organized
9. I think imperfections are great
8. I really love almost everyone
7. I use coconut lotion every day
6. If I could live on a boat I would
5. I can hold my breath for a really long time
4. I have crazy dreams and I always remember them
3. I sing all the time…when I’m alone
2. I'm hard on myself
1. I cut math about twice a week
NINE Places I Wanna Visit
9. the great wall of china
8. Tahiti
7. Galapagos islands
6. Australia
5. Ireland
4. Italy
3. Great Barrier Reef
2. Mount Everest
1. Africa
EIGHT Things I Want To Do Before I Die
8. skydive
7. find my true love
6. have 15 minutes of fame
5. travel around the world
4. change someone’s life
3. write and direct a movie
2. beat a world record
1. find true happiness
SEVEN Ways To Win My Heart
7. play an instrument
6. take care of me
5. be strong (and rugged..mmm), but adorable
4. give lots of hugs and kisses
3. be genuine, compassionate, and honest
2. make everything fun
1. enjoy doing things and going places
SIX Things I Believe In
6. heaven/angels
5. love
4. my lumina <3
3. friends, family
2. individuality
1. compassion
FIVE Things I'm Afraid Of
5. Falling up hard stairs and smashing my teeth in AHH
4. Seeing people hurt
3. Never finding true love
2. Spiders, old milk
1. Losing people I love
FOUR Of My Favorite Items In My Bedroom
4. All the beach signs everyone gives me
3. The stripes on my one wall
2. My clementine crate that I keep my all my lotion/spray stuff in
1. My pictures of friends/family
THREE Things I Do Everyday
3. Laugh
2. Rock out in my car...to the same dispatch song
1. Shower
TWO Things I Am Trying Not To Do Right Now
2. Be lazy
1. Sneeze
ONE Person I Want To See Right Now
1. Brad Pitt - naked | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| i finally went on my dive trip!
i got back a couple nights ago.. and ohhh man. i had the time of my life.
My dad and I got to Miami around noon last friday and checked into our hotel. We were in the art-deco district of South Beach..I wasn't really a fan. We tried to entertain ourselves for the rest of the night by walking up and down the beach for a few hours and then drinking tea at a juice bar that night. The next morning we took a taxi to the docks to find the Sea Explorer- our home for the week. We were greeted by the crew and we got to know everyone over a barbeque. Soon it was time to go, and we all boarded the 90-foot yacht. There were 18 passengers and 6 crew members.
That night we made the crossing to Bimini, that little island from Silence of the Lambs. It's a 45 mile trip, but when the boat is going only 7mph it kinda takes awhile. We all got to know each other, and we enjoyed our first meal by the chef JP, who would be cooking for us the entire week. Not only can he cook amazing food, but he can also play the guitar beautifully, and he's just so very good-looking. What a package! Anyway, we got to the island around 8:00 and capt. Jason went to clear customs. We all got off the boat and explored and found that all the place consists of is bars. There are two main bars- The Commpleat Angler and The End of the World. The 2nd one is literally a shack with a sand floor and half a roof. The entire ceiling is completely filled with peoples' underwear. It's a cute place..right on the water. Well, everything kind of is. We all hit the hay early that night since we were all pretty exhausted. The partying would come later.
The next day I really got to know everyone a lot better. The crew consisted of the captain, 1st mate Clay (a long curly-haired guy with anchor tattoos..you get the picture), dive master Karen, aka Big Momma (a really pretty girl who was sooo nice..took good care of us), deck hand Danielle (also a really nice girl who had to do a lot of dirty work), mechanic Rodney (a very quiet kinda guy) and the chef JP. The passengers were a pretty good variety of people.. there were two other kids, a 17 year old guy named Kyle and his 11 year old brother Jesse. The guy was a complete shithead..just totally out of it and really gross.. he made fun of everything I said.. I wanted to kill him. His little brother was a real chode and he literally rolled around the boat. My favorite people on the trip were Pat, Astrid, and Matty. Pat and Astrid are husband and wife, two doctors from Colorado. Matty is Astrid's little brother, age 33. They were the most down to earth people, and I really got attached to them. They gave me so much advice and had so many funny stories to tell. There was a man from England named Colin, probably somewhere in his 50s. I couldn't understand half of what he said, but he was great. Then there's Nelson and Tom from Ohio, two business partners. Nelson is orginally from Brazil, and he took over 500 pictures on the trip. Tom just looks like he's from Ohio, and he was really nice. Next there's Billy, a real life hick from South Carolina. He's a lumberjack with a missing tooth and used the word young'n to talk about his kids. He was nice, but he got really protective of me and kinda stayed up every night until I went to bed to watch me.. a little unnecessary but oh well. Then there's the parents of the two idiot kids, Deb and George. They were both in the Navy for a long time and are retired.. they're ok, except for the fact that they gave birth to two of the most annoying people I've ever met. Next there's Steve, another Navy man from Arizona. What an awesome dude! Moving right along, we have Sherry and Kevin, an older couple. Sherry talks your ears off and Kevin just listens. They're kinda perfect for each other. Another guy is Tim, who I didn't really talk to, except underwater he'd pull on my fins and trick me and stuff like that. Pretty funny. Lastly, the asshole. THere had to be at an asshole on the boat, and his name was Mike. He was this really nasty guy from who knows where who didn't talk to anyone.. and he was just so arrogant. Whatever though. Oh, and there's also another Steve, the chef JP's dad -the first hot old man i've ever seen. Well that covers everyone!
The diving was so awesome. I saw so many things, like manta rays, reef sharks, nurse sharks, dolphins, remora, moray eels, soft coral fans, beautiful fish, and the world's LARGEST freaking crab. First let me tell you about this crab... we were diving at a site with a lot of swim-throughs, which are basically huge coral formations that have tunnels that you can go through. divers love those..haha.. so anyway I was going through one of those, and I saw this huge boulder-looking thing move out of the corner of my eye...and then I looked and saw that it was this enormous crab.. like the ones you see on the beach.. except it was probably 2 feet wide. it was unbelievable... of course i swam away as fast as my fins could carry me..those claws could take off an arm.
The best dive was definitely the shark dive.. we had been fishing and had caught a bunch of baracuda and the crew put them on this huge line, called a shark-kebob. we had to sign a waiver before we did the dive, which made me a little nervous. We all plunged into the water at the same time, paratrooper style, and at the bottom we were directed to sit in this kind of natural coral amphetheater. we sat with our backs to the coral so nothing could come from behind and scare us.. and we were facing this kind of sand stage. it was the strangest feeling to jump into water that yyou could literally see sharks swimming around in. at the bottom they would come right up to you and kind of just check you out, but swim away. as soon as we were all kneeling at the bottom, Karen brought down the shark-kebob and they instantly started darting all over and at least 20 more came in. I got pictures! Afgter the feeding they stopped darting around and returned to their relaxed swimming.. it's really cool to get to see their natural behavior. We stayed down and dove around the site, which was awesome in itself..and it was even better with sharks sneaking up on you every few minutes.
Wednesday night was our night at port, and we returned to Bimini. we had a premature thanksgiving that night, and everyone ate a huge feast on the boat of turkey and lobster and all the regular thanksgiving fixings. we really felt like a family, and it was a thanksgiving i'll always hold close to my heart. after that, it was party time. It was surprisingly fun to party with a bunch of 30-40 year old guys..and my dad. we walked back and forth between the two good bars and everyone just kept buying me beers. haha kyle the idiot boy drank like half what i did and he was in bed puking for the next two days.. while i got up the next morning like a bucket of sunshine.. he got a lot of shit for that..suckerrrr.. but yea matty and i were together the whole night and i really had a great time with him.. such a great time to the point that the other guys got in a fight with him, yelling at him to keep his hands to himself. nothing happened between us, but it could have.. which is kind of not so good.. being that he's got 15 or so years on me.. but ehh anyway thats a touchy subject. oh yea, and earlier that day one of my bikini bottoms (that was hanging up to dry) flew off hte boat ..so we hung the top from the mast and it flew quite proudly.
Thursday morning, as we left Bimini,the land of the unlimited freshwater showers (on the boat you can only have 30 seconds of freshwater during a shower), we were greeted by heavy winds and huge swells.. we got to make one dive at a wreck because it was protected by some surrounding land, but the visibility was terrible..so much sand was being kicked up from the coming storm. after that, the captain had an emergency meeting with everyone to tell us that we would be making the crossing back to miami early, during daylight, since there was going to be a huge storm. as soon as we left the protected area, the boat was thrown around and it started to absolutely pour.. the sky was so dark and it was booming.. it was freakin exciting ..until steve the navy man got hit in the head (twice) by the boom... we had the jib sail up to steady the boat, but one of the clips broke and the block and tackle flew off and hit him in the front of the head..the boom went loose behind him and swung back and got the back of his head.. he was on the ground.. thankfully he was ok.. and as we kept traveling the storm started to clear up and finally everythign was good again... i sat up alone at the bow for about an hour trying sooo hard not to laugh about steve...he was in back drinking from the amazing beer tap with matty .. and they called me over.. i saw that theyw ere laughing and i absolutely burst out.. i gave them the play-by-play of what happened.. and we all joked about that the rest of the day. they all thanked me for making it a legend too, what with my instant replays (including facial expression) and all.
that night, we arrived back in miami around 9. we couldnt' get off the boat because we had to clear customs in the morning.. if we got off and got caught htere woudl be a hefty $10,000 fine. we all stayed up and rinsed our gear in the freshwater and hung out enjoying the last night of each other's company until we couldn't keep our eyes open.
The next morning, after we cleared customs, we were all free to leave. People had early planes to catch, so they left right away. I cried as each person said goodbye..it was so sad..they all hugged me and said "goodbye little girl" or "goodbye princess"... the nicknames they called me the whole week.. ahhh heart wrenching... my dad and i, along with tom and nelson and pat, astrid, and matty had later flights, so we had the morning to spend in miami. we stayed at the docks and waited for chili's to open, where we had lunch together. After that, we got our stuff from the boat and caught taxis to the airport...that was the hardest goodbye of all..those were the people I spent most of my time with and it was so hard to say goodbye.
honestly, besides missing my family and friends at home, i would call this the best week of my life. I lived in a bathing suit, forgot about doing my hair or putting on makeup, and hung out with amazing people from all over the world. I would do it again in a second..and I'll never forget it. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| yesterday justin and i had a long conversation on the phone.. we both agreed that our relationship has kinda changed within the past month or so.. neither of us could explain why, especially since we both still have the same feelings for each other. i decided that we should take a break, and i had hoped that the decision would be mutual, but it's not what he wanted.. so now i feel really guilty i guess..the last thing i ever wanted was to hurt him. ahh i don't know how this will turn out, but i know everything will work itself out. he has been nothing short of an amazing boyfriend, and the past 6 months were so great ;]
in other news, nancy and i finished our top secret halloween costume that like. .10 people already know about.. thanks to me. i cant wait to wear it friday and see everyones reaction - even the people who know what it is won't expect the greatness of the costume, which was handsewn by me during an intense 3 hour period of forced child labor. seriously, i can't sew. but i sure tried. nancy did an amazing job with the taping, too. many pictures will have to be taken!
so far i've applied to 5 colleges - woo! penn state, u of vermont, u of maryland, villanova, & rutgers. 5 down 7 to go!
i hope everyone who took sat's again did really super good and got 1600s.
thats enough school stuff
wow it's like...fall. it's freakin cold out! im already starting to freak out when the sun sets at like 6.. it really makes no sense. but at least i get to go on my dive trip in a little less than a month! i can't wait - hopefully there will not be any more hurricanes.
time to get ready for school and stop procrastinating ...wouldn't wana be late for senior seminar this morning.
aloha * katie | | comments: Leave a comment |
| my family officially qualifies for jerry springer.
i dont really want to talk about the huge mess... but i dont know what to do anymore in general. its so hard to be part of a family that feels completely disbanded, especially after growing up surrounded by perfect happiness. my brothers want absolutely nothing to do with me.. they won't even say hi back to me because they're too busy with whatever..im sure they don't do it on purpose, but after being ignored for a long time it starts to hurt. i feel like i have absolutely no relationship left with them which sucks, and im freakin lonely as hell at home. my parents are literally crazy right now.. my dad has major issues which he needs to work out and everything thats going on is causing him to be a completely different person. my mom is flipping out on me for not giving her the latest updates on my dad, which isnt really fair, but whatever. i really wish i could get away...just when i need support from my family the most, they're not there, and i just feel so alone. | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
| today was absolutely amazing
this morning nancy picked me up and we got some bagels and drove over to meredith's dad's work, to find meredith and jess waiting there for us. alex got there a little later, and we were off!
we drove up to keepsake farm in ny to do some apple and pumpkin picking, but we really just picked apples. "off-roading" was awesome, and unlike another little car, we didn't get stuck in mud. we tried to help them, but i guess they didn't want 5 crazy looking teenagers touching their car. their loss! we were really pumped when we got there, and we did some intense apple picking in the green apple area. we climbed trees, lit a small brushfire, ate some apples, and did all the other normal things you do when you go apple picking. then we decided that a bathroom was desperately needed by nancy and myself, so we went back to the main area of the place and also got some more bags for all the apples we planned to pick. next we drove to the red apple area and had to travel through a swamp to get to the apples, and we realized that we were way too lazy to pick any more. so we did our best to fill our bags and get our ten dollars' worth and then we kind of just sat around in the trees resting. we drove back to the main area again to get some cider and doughnuts.. but me and nancy just got this really big bag of kettle corn instead. we sat in the sun on the top of a hill overlooking beautiful mountains, and this really cool old yellow lab named..ahh i can never remember her name.. but anyway she just kinda hobbled over (she had a cast on her front leg) and chilled with us. i fed her some popcorn and she seemed pretty content. we laid there in the sun for a pretty long time, and enjoyed the live music. it was soooo nice! today was such a good day, and it was great to just relax with good friends.
in other news, school is pretty good. nancy, nikita, and i filmed our anatomy video of Forrest Chump yesterday, and it was such a blast. it has about 2 minutes of actual semi-anatomy information, and about 15 minutes of us just spoofing forrest gump. all of the scenes were total improv, and the most random things were said. what a good time! im getting a lot of college stuff done, and hopefully i'll have everything in soon so i don't have to think about it anymore. internship is pretty fun, but i already have to write about it in our internship journals so i really don't want to write anything else about it. i guess that's basically everything that's going on right now.. life is pretty great ;] | | comments: Leave a comment |
| last night i got all packed to go on my dive trip.. i was pretty excited, and today it was finally time to go. my cousin luke drove my dad and i to the airport, and just as we got there, my dads cell rang. when he hung up, he said "turn around.. it's canceled" - i thought he was kidding, since thats just what he does.. but he wasnt! i was pretty disappointed.. but what can you do.. i kinda had a bad feeling about going out in the ocean in a little boat during a huge hurricane anyway.
my trip is rescheduled for november 20.. so at least i'll get to go someplace warm while its cold here. thats just the way it goes!
i went and got my first paycheck from abercrombie today - it felt goooooood .. now i have more than 27 cents to my name ;] | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
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