Such a nice weekend already. Saw some music last nite with friend. And ran into bunch of other friends, which was nice, as I just thought i was going to rent movie not go to bar at all.

Just got back from brunch. Having a beer to wash down bloody marys and such. Then small nap before I head to Iron and Wine.

This pic has nothing to do with post. Just think it's funny. The guy is not my boyfriend or even my friend. But he is a nobel prize winner for creating the Grubbs catalyst. As you can see, Beth and I were very excited to meet him.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Kat

Dirt, boys, NH, and 30.

I just spent all day driving around collecting soil samples from the sides of highways and dirt roads. I am testing the soil for the presence/levels of hydrocarbons so I can compare them between the different classes of roads tested. This is not for my own amusement, although it is interesting. It's for school obviously.

In other news, the boy did not work out. Which is okay as I really don't have the energy to make a proper go of it. Which reminds me of he last boy i dated. He told me i study too much. Well, no shit Einstein! I have 2 science majors I am working on. Hahahaa!

I am thoroughly enjoying all things New Hampshire right now. I spent last Saturday going to orchards and farmstands north of Keene, and into Vermont. We now have a good supply of root vegetables, assorted squash, apples, eggs, and cheese. All locally grown/made. The leaves are off the trees, which means I can see farther into the woods. Can't afford to fill oil tank more than once this winter so we are seeing how long we can go without turning on the heat. We have a woodstove which is awesome. I feel like a pioneer when I am making a fire, or stacking wood!

Next weekend is my 30th birthday. Actually it's on monday the 17th, but we are celebrating early. On Saturday I am going to Northhampton to see Iron and Wine & Blitzen Trapper with friends. I am so excited! On Sunday there is going to be a private party at Tony C's bar for me and the bartender who turns 40. Pretty excited for that too. I love it there. It's like Cheers. My friends are always there.Everyone knows my name, and they are always glad I came. It's that kind of place.

LOVE,
Kat

somehow i managed to sign in...

I have so much to share!
1. met boy
2. actually really like boy
3. just got home from TV on the Radio which was amazing show at small theatre. you know, felt all old school and such being at theatre vs. crappy giant venue. i had chills throughout entire show. wow.
4. back to boy: i don't want to share too much/get hopes up cuz i haven't felt this way in a LONG time. please send "it's totally gonna work out" vibes my way.

Meg, looks like your tea is really taking off! So awesome!

Am cutting this short cuz i need sleep. have much more to say but am fading after excitement of finally being able to log on etc.
Will post something more coherant and meaningful tomorrow.

LOVE KAT!

Doesn't everyone wear short skirts while stacking wood?

It's been so long that i forgot my password and had to reset it! Been super busy trying to finish project etc. Our germaline compound did not bind with the venadium which = garbage. So we had to come up with something else really fast since we're leaving on Saturday for Philly. I will post something more interesting later. I swear.

Hey Dudes! Small update is in order. Also, did you hear that TENNIS is getting married??!!! Haha, I just read that yesterday, so I am a little behind the times. WAHOO Ten and Chris!

In other news, I have been working on chem research experiment, that hasn't been done before. I barely understand what is going on, but we will most likely get published for doing this. Don't worry, I will save you all a copy of whatever Chemical journal it goes in, cuz you know how they fly off the shelf.

Hey, what do you guys think of Austin, Texas? I am going there over xmas break to do chem lab work at University of TX. And will prob end up there for grad school. So I hope I like it.

Okay, time for farmers market. Later dudes.

Love, Kat

$$$$$$$

Am bankin doing this free-lance thing until my project starts. This is me, working hard. (At a borrowed office space...those pics in background are not my children.)

Love Kat

snapshot into the life of kat. today.

50cent...

50 cents at yard sale...

reading this...again

and this too...

smelling lilacs....

painting toenails...

guarding....

my garden...

climbing mountains...

and arches in the woods...

with adrienne.

chillin with my pup...

sideview....

and front...

LOVE,

Kat!

BEES!!!!!

So, I should have been studying my academic ass off this weekend...but I helped my friend set up her bee hives instead. Check it out. There are aprox. 10,000 bees per hive. Meliss now has 4 hives. I am kind of learning the ropes so I can have a hive next year. Bees are amazing creatures.

• Thing I am totally excited about still with a few more details for you all cuz I know you are all super excited to hear about it:

Independent chemi$try project thi$ $ummer = 40 hour$ per week PAID. and then at the end of project I will go to Philly w/ my professors while they present their research. I don't present anything at this point....but I will at the next conferance in San Francisco.

Chem prof. wants we to set me up with similar project next summer, but at a bigger university. Most likely will be in Austin, Texas. No shit. I have heard Austin is pretty rad.

Funny that I don't even major in chem. or minor in it. But this is totally helping me get into grad school. And it's just a lot of fun to be in a lab all day making stuff happen. aside from the safety glasses that never feel like they fit quite right or look super awesome.

now for my monthly update. drum roll please......

New things in the life of Kat:

• sweet purple hoodie (aprox. this shade)
• started in on the herb again (for my glaucoma)
• feet seem to have grown suddenly and shoes do not fit
• started running again. my poor lungs!
• was "let go" from job due to scheduling conflicts. ie: i haven't any time for things that aren't related to solving fucking quadratic equations and explaining role of ligands etc. in cell communication. i am being dramatic. i actually love it.
• my mum is moving to keene :) she is so amazing, and the strongest/ most resilient person i know.
• am thinking of working on an organic farm in denmark for a couple of weeks in may. i have not left the country for almost a year. so that would be good.
• doing independent study in chem this summer. huge deal that i was chosen. total shoe-in for grad school

okay i am done. love to all!

kat

so where were the spiders....

making love with his ego,
ziggy sucked up into his mind, ahhh
like a lepar messiah....
when the kids had killed the man i had to BREAK UP THE BAND!

i have been way into David Bowie today. cranked out bad ass chem lab report, shoveled 30 feet of snow off steps, cleaned house, and updated blog all in the company of Mr. Bowie.

i had big plans tonight to take self on movie date at the colonial. they always have great films there, and the theatre is so nice and old. i like to get a mini bottle of wine and watch flick up in the balcony. during the week-days i usually have the theatre to myself. (maybe 4 or 5 others are there, but whatev.)

but alas, i am wiped out. i DO, however, have house to myself. both roomies are away. even my dog is gone for the week. maybe i will have a solo dance party....

KAT

okaaaaaaaaaaaay...kat frog is back...

back in the saddle.

what is kat up to? (and why am i talking in 3rd person?)

school. lot's of it. gravity, 3rd dimension, 4th dimension, 11th dimension! (what the fuck is the 11th dimension?) , particle accelerators, lipid bilayers, lewis dot structures, iodine isotopes, open systems, closed systems, neuron cell structures, organic vs. inorganic compounds, conservation equations, epithelial & nerve cell tissues- and telling them apart under the microscope. that is what i am up to.

and getting excited for the new growing season. making lists and diagrams. maybe ordering some honey bees if i can find the $. also just had an awesome burrito. highlight of the day for sure.

Love KAT

In this order...

I would like some sweet-pea shoots and a mango.

PS: There is an animal living in a box in the shed behind our house. I don't know what it is...I thought it was a black wig, but none of us own such a thing. I wonder what it is? And I wonder if it wouldn't mind bunking with several fancy chickens. Might be a recipe for disaster...or soup.

Love Kat

Am meeting with prof. in a few minutes to sign papers etc. I've decided to double-major in Biology & Environmental Studies. Two degrees for the price of one and 1/4!!
It's a bit more work, stress, time etc., but I think it's an excellent idea. I am nearly done with the Bio, so it's just a matter of getting caught up in the ENST.

The upside: 2 degrees, lots of independent study & intern options, doing what I love.

The downside: had to defer cali semester to catch up on prerequisite courses...that's about it. Kind of lame, but I am so busy right now that i haven't even really had time to get bummed out about delaying departure.

In other news....oh wait, I haven't got any. Except that Teniesha will be here soon!!!!!!!!!!!! But you already knew that.

Kat

happy halloween

Top 10 things this week:



1. Movie- Harold and Maud.

good to watch it now and again. especially with several people. end up feeling all cheery and such, and sing cat stevens songs for next several days while showering, driving, saute-ing leeks etc.



2. Food item - Toasted Pumpkin Seeds.

with garlic. mmmmmm....



3. Purchase - very long argyle socks.

enough said.



4. Beverage- Tropical Green Tea.



5. Song - Diggn for Fire by the Pixies.

are you lookin for the motherload?



6. Thing I saw while driving that made me laugh - a mailman sitting inside of a mailbox eating a sandwhich. i swear....



7. hmm. okay so we will just call this a top 6 list.

love kat

if i were an animal i would be a seahorse probably...

because when you see one, you might be thinking "what is that?" or "what is it for?" well, we are a type of fish. and we are different in that we swim with our bodies perpendicular to the abyssal seafloor. we are here to remind you that there are other ways to go about your day.

kat

ps: please send smart-kid vibes my way. i am studying like mad for my chem exam in the early morning.

i am hungry for an enchillada. (sp?) just woke up. havin tea, and going to farmers market for soup ingredients. it's been a weekend ritual for some time now.
ok, bye.

R.I.P.

My hoodie is GONE. Left it at my ecology lecture apparently. Now it's GONE forever. It's totally throwing my world out of orbit. I remember the day we met....

I was in San Diego with Teniesha waiting for a bus. We were on our way to see scary punk kids play music and scream about ending civilization. Anyway, we were cold and stopped at mall to buy cheap hoodies. At the time, it seemed like nothing. Just your basic black zip-up. Little did I know that it would become the keystone that kept my daily life from crashing into a pile.

I've given up hope that it will return to me like it has in the past. (It's been left behind in 4 different bars in a single nite and made it's way home via friends & small miracles.)

Hoodie, if you're out there, and you read this, please know that our time together was well spent. You weren't just a hoodie. You were a friend. And on occasion, a pillow. Above all you were a great comfort to me. Thank you.

Love,
KAT

Tell me something good...

High point of today:
Having tea with friend while taking a break from studying at a local coffee shop, and listening to the rain hit the pavement just outside the door.
And you?

photo essay in no particular order:

Kat, Em, Sarah, Meave, Liam, Raven, Marc, Shauna, Lyric, Rafeal, Victoria, and the fab band The Lowlands. Good times on a river in Pennsylvania. Summer is winding down. (But i am still growing lettuce.) Hiking solo up Monadnock Mountain tomorrow. Then off to open house at a friends farm in Vermont this weekend. Live music and good food under the stars. Sounds fab. Hopefully there will be fancy chickens all over the place!

Love,

KAT

Tricked out chickens

Hey, Kate here. just saying hello. finished with my summer schoolin yo. phyisics exam in the morning. then off to moose and kelly's wedding. emilee and i will totally tie it on. then drive to Philly in the morning to see Raven married off. Damn. then off to the vineyard to drink beers and watch falling stars with the Beglesy's!!! Meteor shower this weekend. I've got nothing to do today but smile.
Love kAT~

pS: this pic is of my shoes and a slightly fancy chicken. how about that Nello? a little fancy but not totally. :)

Hola, I've been thinking about super-powers a bit today, and i would def want to be a shape-shifter. I mean, that sort of covers a lot of bases, dont' you think? Anways, yay for summer. Love Kat!

i just realized that i might be drunk still from yesterday. hmm.....anyways, i just got some delicious looking garlic scapes at the farmer's market. i think i will make galic scape quiche & maybe some pesto. i dunno. also purchased a tray of butterfly bush which will sprout orange flowers that smell like passion fruit. now i need dirt for pots since there is no longer any room in garden patch.
okay i need water and nap.
love KAT!

oh summer please slow down a little...

Today I started my new schedule. ugh. i hate having a schedule, so i'll try to make it interesting. SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME

• wake up at ass-crack of dawn, drink tea, pack lunch, drive 25 minutes to farm while listening to Nick Hornby's "A Long Way Down" book-on-cd...light entertainment while I drink 2nd cup of tea on the road.
• work in field planting, weeding, sweating in hot sun.
• watch kestral hawks dive-bomb mice in the field while i drink tea (iced this time) and eat lunch.
• let the ladies out (fancy chickens), collect eggs, check on pregnant goat. hmm...still no kid
• space-out for a minute
• apply sunblock and head back to field stomping my feet a bit to ward off any snakes. (not sure it actually works, but i feel better knowing it might)
• finish up whatever i'm doing and drive back to house to either shower or eat. i can't do both unless i have a popcicle, in which case i would have to eat it FAST
• bike or drive to class (applied algebra & trig) yikes. i should have taken this TEN OR MORE YEARS AGO in high school so it would be a little easier now. it's a little painful to point out that it's not even required for my degree. i am taking this $800 class in order to pass ONE exam that i need to take to attend my 2nd year chem & physics class which i am already registered for
• come home, spend 3 hours doing homework
• open wine, and water veg garden, pat dog,
• check emails and whatnot, update you monkeys, have a little more wine
• realize i am starting to get drunk off said wine
• have a little more wine
• fall asleep watching nova or american experience which was repeat from last nite
• wake up to asshole neighbor with broken exhaust pipe driving past house
• pat dog and look around bedroom. spaceout. make tea...........

Love KAT!

saw this sign posted in someone's driveway in italy....

Anyway, here I am. I have been planting loads of vegetables this week. I have dirt embedded in my fingerprints that won't wash away, and my ass crack is sunburned cuz my shorts are a bit big and fall off some. A thunderstorm is rolling in as I write this. Wahooooooo! Happy first day of summer!
Ok, I am going to drink tea and listen to radiohead.
Love Kat

i took this guy's photo at the beach:

Here is a not so recent pic of thee garden patch. You should see it now!!!

Hola. I have been meaning to put some miles on the old schwinn cruiser this weekend, but i am constantly distracted by some other type of fun summer activity. Like making GIANT soap bubbles. And parking lot wiffle ball.

I am on a vacation of sorts until Thursday. That's when i start my part time summer jobs. One is at an organic veg farm & inn. I will cook and do the gardening. The other job is checking boats for invasive plant species at highland lake in stoddard. Mostly it involves sitting in a lawn chair, sipping iced-T and reading Carl Sagan books.

I can't decide whether to use initital CAPS or ALL lowercase LETTERS.

LOVE KAT!

"the water's a bit sharky..."

hola. i am back. how about a few highlights to sum it up?

• bit on the leg within hours of my arrival to the island. not sure what it was. something small and aquatic. i still have 3 welts on leg.
• swam with sharks at 90 ft. below the surface!
• got my SCUBA license (how do you spell that?)
• totally dorked out on biology related conversations over breakfast with professor and talked about setting me up with an animal behavior research project using anoles lizards
• sailed around west indies wearing an eyepatch, waving a pirate flag, and drinking loads of rum
• hung out with wild iguanas on a desert island. they were big. like dinosaur big.
• plus other stuff i prob shouldn't post haha

sometimes life is good, and sometimes life is fucking spectacular.

Love KAT

Hi. Just finished finals...one year down. I don't have much to say, just the same old shit, like: I have been studying blalhlahlahlha. But now that is more or less done for a bit. I am leaving tomorrow for the west indies. It's the final lab for my tropical marine biology class. I am psyched for that, plus I'll finish my scuba certification. Okay i need to pack. After I go visit your blog.
Love kAT

Andy warhol looks like a scream, hang him on my wall...

i feel like an old lady right now as i update you ladies (and gentlemen). sipping on a whiskey on ice washed down w/ a multi-vitamin.
yesterday i planted a vegetable garden. purple cauliflower, kale, brussell sprouts, lettuce, mint, flat-leaf parsley, chives, tomatos, beans, and cukes. all organic seedlings and mostly organic soil components. :)
watched the sox kick some ass today. totally rad. Hey Maggie, look for me next thursday when they play the mariners. I have a seat behind home plate! i am still scoring free tix thru old work connections. haha. sweet.
okay, i may be drunk now so i will sign off.
LOVE KATSPANK

i don't want my hair to fall out, i don't wanna grow up...

today it turned to summer. you all know how that works in new england. last week was biting cold and windy. i walked to my classes all pissed off cuz it's technically spring, yet freezing cold. now all of a sudden it's hot and i have a sunburn. yeah. spring/summer happens that fast here. so i spent the day doing yardwork. then i went to my mom's for a bbq for bella's 8th birthday.

i got her a sweeeeet hoodie at the garment district in boston. totally overpriced, but whatever. it's cammo w/ a pink skull on front. she added some gold studs so the skull now has gold teeth. I was really impressed with that!!! damn, she is creative!

okay, i am going to bed. totally wiped. joey hung out on friday, which was rad, but i really can't stay up to 5am drinking at moment, which probably dissapointed him. i am trying to stay focussed on final exams and all the other everyday shit that takes up my time...like tying my shoelaces and brushing my teeth. goodnight.

Today a thought came to me as I was driving. I don't have to be scared of crazy intense science math. The whole point of school is to learn stuff you didn't previously know a lot about. That made me happy. You know what else made me happy?

• my shoes. my outfit seemed kind of boring as i was getting dressed...jeans, black t-shirt, black hoodie, striped socks...and then i put on my lavender/black checked vans and it really pulled the whole thing together.
• my tuna/veggie sandwich. soooo tasty.
• the ny times. it's free at school! totally rad bonus.
• the crocuses are still alive and well even though they are 1/2 buried in snow. yay for spring flowers.
• rockstar parking spot i scored this morning at school
• rockstar parking at the grocery store
• mason jennings song on a mix that emilee gave me: I am lonely, but i won't be lonely always. sun's gonna shine on my backdoor today. and you know what? it totally did.

Love kat

My dog is pissed off cuz I am updating all you bitches instead of playing "rip apart the toy alien and put it back together." be right back....

Okay, so the alien no longer has a head attached to its body. And the monkey lost an eye. Anyways, not much has changed since my last update. In fact, i could copy & paste it into this, but I'll try to be a little more creative. How about a list!!!

Song today that made me feel alive and well, calmed my nerves, and slowed me down:
Across the Universe - The Beatles

Cheapest and most delicious dinner of the week:
Amy's organic burrito. $2.00!!

Gave me hope when I thought all was lost:
Professor is letting us correct our Spanish exams and turn them in 5 days from now for added points. Everyone bombed that exam.

Image that inspired me and hinted that I have, without doubt, picked the best college major ever:
A girl like me sitting atop a jeep with binoculars and a camera watching a group of elephants in Kenya. (Was on a poster about working with scientists in Africa who is tracking and studying elephants. I want to do that!!!)

Best thing I woke up to in the middle of the night:
My dog (Ani) tapping my shoulder cuz she wanted to get under the covers too. It was cold. I welcomed the extra warmth, but more so the LOVE.

Okay I really need to get back to my calculator. Hahahaha. Seriously. And I have the crappiest one ever. When my ship comes in I am buying the new TI 84 Plus graphing calculator. Yeah, that's right. It has come down to this: I am excited to spend $100 on a frickin dork machine.

Love to all and have a good night.
KAT

buuuuuuuuuurrrrrned out.

hey dudes.
final count down. 4 weeks left of semester. exams up the wazooo. studying. then getting ready for finals. i am so flipping tired. and sick. how did you get through this tennis raquet? but life is good. insane, but good. i miss you chics (and you too nello, even if we haven't actually met, i know we're kindred spirits.)
send me some love, inspiration, smart vibes, and the winning lottery ticket!!!

love KAToWickedFuckinSmahht

holy crap i figured it out...

I couldn't remember my new log in so i just kept trying passwords...now i can't remem which i used. so, yeah here i am dooooods.
tonight i am going to bbq and drink beeahs hey.
so as you all know i am moving to california no later than august 1st. this school is going to be so freakin good for me. i am trying to get into an underwater photography class since i will be scuba certified by May.
okay, i just wanted to drop a line. love you ladies. and hi to Nello. you are not a ladie. oh, and my friend plays with a band called something chicken! i can't remember what the "something" part is, but i will let you know as soon as i remember.

KAT!

new post.

Hmmm. This week has been strange. I am not sure how to explain. but here is what i figured out: (yes, another list)

• I am happy to be single.
• It has paid off to be honest.
• You can be really good friends with former lovers without weirdness. (which is good cuz they are now room mates).
• Quiting my job and going to school was the smartest decision I could have made in regards to my future. I have what it takes to be a really fucking awesome biologist.
• Some people will never get it. It's okay to stop trying to explain.
• Leaving my dog when I move is going to break my heart. She has more family here and it would break her heart if I took her away.
• Pirate leggings, and converse sneakers should, in fact, be paired together.

Love, Kat

Hey I'm back. I don't have a lot to report so I'll just post my "to do" list.

• skip spanish class and return ugly shirts I bought at tj-max while under the influence
• get oil changed in car & go to car wash
• laundry
• change B string on guitar and play the damn thing LOUD!!!!
• clean up room a bit, bring down the 30 or so drink glasses that are collecting dust next to/under bed
• study for exams
• practice hip-hop routine and brush up on my "body roll" skills while cranking Dangermouse and such
• make dentist, hair, and accupuncture appointments
• shovel the snow bank off front steps...is like climbing everest to get into front door. need crampons & pick axe, which is difficult while carrying groceries, books, dog, bowling ball, roommates, beer etc.
• try to find bit of weed that is hiding from me...hmmm maybe i smoked it?
• get part time job or find a pile of money and a bag to put it in

Love KATAttack

Fake chicken, metric conversions, and me.

So, it finally freakin snowed in The Shire. Enough to sled on! The Keene crew and I met up at a ginormous hill in Walpole for an afternoon of sledding and ballyhoo. Was fun and scary. Everyone laughed at me when I announced that I was "taking it easy due to lack of health insurance." I was serious! Next thing I know, Karen is at bottom of hill bleeding from the forehead. Enough to require stitches & supervision due to minor concussion. Poor Karen.

In other news, I have discovered that Quorn makes fake chicken chunks. (not just loafs or patties). This is extremely exciting to me. Making fake chicken salad has never been easier! I made some kickass tomale pie as well. Here is the recipe:

In a 9" pan coated w/ a bit of olive oil:

• slices of polenta to cover entire bottom of pan
• layer of salsa fresca
• layer of fake chicken chunks
• a bunch of chopped scallions
• some fresh tomato chunks
• a handfull (careful Nello!) of green chillis
• a bunch of black beans
• some cheese to coat top of creation

cover with foil and bake at 350 for a while. when it seems like stuff is cooked (about 30mins) remove foil and cook until cheese is all melty and stuff is bubbling around edges of pan.

Okay, that's all for now. I am trying to write a lab report and convert stuff to metric units. It really pisses me off that this country is just NOW adopting this system. Retarded. What took so effing long?

Ciao,

Kat o Lac

Word dudes. Just had my first hip-hop class. Yeah, I was popn n lockn all over the place. I seriously hate to excericise, but this totally tricks me into being active cuz I def love to dance. I can't wait to bust out my new moves at a club near you. Look out mofo's, katattack is comin to town.
peace out

In search of the jaguar shark...

I thought I was choking on a golf ball, but turns out it is a tonsil. Flaaaack.
In other news, I am in the full swing of school again. Will start my open water dive certification stuff next week in lab. Holy crap, I can't believe I am gonna be a scuba diver and study biology for realz. My final lab for this class is will be in May diving in the West Indies identifying corals and fish (and sharks!) etc. Wow. I will also be diving off a continental shelf that starts at 30 t and drops to a 6000 ft abyss. Kind of like jumping off a building and swimming along side of it 100 ft down. YIKES! Okay, enough of the science nerd talk. Just checking in.

Signing off,
Steve Zissou.

I had the most amazing dream last night. I was standing near an abandoned house watching people loot the place. There was a boy there walking out the front door with the kitchen sink...this really upset me for some reason and I started yelling at him. I called him every nasty name I could think of!! Including "frat boy" even though he wasn't.
A fight ensued...we were throwing rocks and sticks and cursing up a storm. Next thing I know, I am ducking for cover as a large bit of toilet-seat is flying towards my face. I fell on the ground. He ran over to me. I pretended I was dead. Then we both started laughing hysterically! He took both my hands and helped me up. We were grinning like fools at each other, and it was amazing. He was beautiful! I had that sparkly feeling you get when you realize you LOVE someone and they LOVE you back. No words, just electricity. ZAP!
I spent most of today looking for him in the faces of strangers and aquaintances.

KAT!

Update already!!!!

Okay so here's what's new in the life and death of kat:

1. School starts again tomorrow. Bio lab 9am!
2. I love my dog and now feel capable of taking care of a pet. Have had her for over a week and don't want to give her back to her estranged father.
3. Bryan is dating Merris. fuckwads. douchetards. cunt muscles. whatever. haha!
4. Think I have decided on Portland as school/city of choice. Seattle being a close second. And my MOM is thinking of relocating to west coast as well. wow. if you know my mom, then you know that's a BIG deal.
5. I haven't a whole lot to say but feel the need to update thanks to ten's last comment.

So what do you want to talk about?

LOVE TO MARS AND THE STARS!
kat

Here i am in the Couve. it is def more than i expected and also less on the boy front. so yeah, there has been massive amount of lovin n such and just a generally awesome time, but had some time to reflect now that i am away from my homelife. here is what i have come up with:
1. I love being in a city
2. it's ok to get lost and in fact, you should. you will evenutally figure it out (doube meaning here...)
3. going to museums alone is more fun sometimes
4. amazing food and lots of wine = lots of sex and laughing and happiness and makes for an amazing nites sleep
5. it is possible to spend entire day wandering city and spend less than $5.
6. it is time for me to move (visiting WWU in Washington tomorrow)
7. above all else i value vic's friendship more than i value the crush i have on him.

AND most of all here is an epiphany (sp?) i had while talking to Teneisha:
Most of us can fall in love with ANYONE. Under the right circumstances it can and will happen. It is possible that some of us (me included) won't have just one great love. I will prob have many. It all depends on who I am at the time, meaning what is going on in my life, mental state, location, interests etc. And since those things change so often, my love interests are bound to change right along with them. I will always be able to fall in love and the happier i am, the better the boy. But I am not ready for one yet! Oh no, I am dating myself at the moment!

LOVE,
Kat

buttfuckchristmasupsantasass

hi girls we are bringing in the holidays with a couple bottles of ravenswood, lipgloss, and sass in yo ass! photoshoot! you all know your getting hot coal in your stocking, so dont judge cause we are grabbin tennis rocket and aint behavin... kisses... kat and the loo

betty rocker

Um, first day of vacation and don't really know what I feel like doing. So I am going to make egg salad and finish off the carrot ginger soup I whipped up the other day. So effing good. I can make the shit outta soup I tell ya. You should try it. Here is my recipe:

Saute in olive oil (in this order):
giant sweet onion
then add a shit ton of smashed garlic
last, put in a handful of chopped ginger
(stir w/ wooden spoon cuz ginger sticks.)
IMPORTANT: before ginger turns brown add a 8 cups of veg. stock.
throw in a bag of carrots peeled and cut in half
boil till the carrots are soft
put it in a blender and puree that shit
Voooooaaalla!

meg inspired list...

Things that scare the living fuck outta me at mo:

• biology final exam tomorrow. i have been at library for 8 solid hours studying. my brain hurts.
• most varieties of cheese. too bad, i feel like i am missing out
• not having money to buy food, wine, plane tix to melmac or what-have-you

Things that itch:

• my belly. am allergic to my pants or metal on my belt or something.

Thing that made me wake up at 4am and cry till 6am:

• Finally finished Time Travelers Wife. wow. wow is all I can say. And also that I want to be in LOVE! well, i am, but I want to BE loved is more like it. (Ten, I will mail it back to you this week)

Things that made me laugh this week:

• Isabella asking me what I was studying in college. I told her: Mostly Science. She told me: Like animals? If you study animals you will probably want to take care of monkeys, huh? (she is prob right to some degree. kids are simply honest and refreshing sometimes. they break it down for you, so listen up! especailly 6 year olds.)
• megs post.

Thing I did that was totally theraputic and helped me relax even if my whole body hurts:

• Went go-karting in Boston. Got into a collision w/ Jesse and some other dude going like 40mph. (Yeah, these karts haul ass. You have to wear helmet, neckbrace & fireproof suit.) But I came in 1st place. haha. rad.

Things to look forward too:

• Tennis raquet & Emiloo coming to town
• Seeing Vic in the couve
• Hanging in sweet w. coast city for 2 weeks
• Spanish class
• waxing my downstairs for the first time in 2 months

Okay, that's all I got.

LOVE KAT!!

Hey! I am in the middle of finals, so I have been trying to buckle down and such. Here is small update.
Luccas Market boy:
His name is Riley. (cannot seem to find him on myspace or facebook. haha i am stalking him). I met him on the street the other day but I guess you could say I ran away. Got scared that he would ask me out. Suddenly I didn't want that. He is perfect as he is...a mystery where I can fill in the missing pieces.

School:
Blah blah blah. Looking at Western Washington University while I am on the West Coast. Still plan on going to Portland OR for summer classes. I really really really want to get into WWU, or one of the Seattle schools. X your fingers for me, k?

A funny dream I had:
I was having sex with Slater from Saved by the Bell....wtf? It was supposed to be Vic, but he turned into Slater. He was telling me he was sorry and that he couldn't be exclusive with me. and I was like, sweet...there is a boy at Lucca's...

Love KAT!!!!!!

i hate rubbish barrels

vagina pie

Was fun birthday. Had 12 of closest friends for big sit-down dinner. Ate, drank, and enjoyed this delicious vagina pie. Thanks jesse. hahaha!!
Wish you all could have joined. I am off to do some damage at the bowling alley.
Love KAT!!

Hey dudes. Guess who's birthday is tomorrow? Yeah, that's right. 28. God that is old. When did I start getting old? Ew.
Some friends of mine are making dinner for me tomorrow. Then I will prob get drunk on tequila and fight them. All of them. Not really, just threw it in for effect.
Thats pretty much all the news I have. Hope to see Chy & Larry this wknd. Can't wait for Ten to get here too. We both leave outta Boston on the same day, so hopefully we can do some hanging out there the day before. Which prob means I will still be drunk when I get to Vancouver. Unless we all behave. Okay, I off to study session, then nap.

Love Kat-to-the-Lac

There is a boy at Lucca's cafe that I have secret relationship with. The kind where you don't actually talk much and I don't know his name, but we have this THING. Everytime I go in there (which is nearly daily) we have this electric spark connection and then get all shy. The eye contact is pretty intense and goes beyond what would be considered a reasonable length of time before looking away. (I know that Luccas has this amazing customer service thing going on so you prob have to make eye contact etc., but this is def something else.)
He is one of the cooks, so he's always in the kitchen. But last week he made a special trip to other side of counter to bring my soup to my table. Clearly was arranged w/ counterhelp that he would do that. Totally made me blush. Der. I never feel shy around boys, so what's with this one??
I will probably never meet him outside of Luccas, and may never know his name. Somehow I don't think it would be as special if I did. Love having relationships like this.

Kat

creepyness

came home last nite and was sitting here reading my email. heard noise outside...enough to make me sit and listen very carefully. decided it was nothing and went back to typing. 10 mins later i heard knocking on sliding glass door which is in chels's bedroom at the back of the house. weird. it is pitch black out and raining. why would someone go to the way back of house when we have a front door that is lit up and such.
thought maybe it was chels or sarah coming home, but was confused as to why they would be at THAT door. so i yelled several times from other side of sliding glass door( which is covered w/ curtain) "CHELS IS THAT YOU???". no answer. now i am creeped out. i am standing in dark looking for porch lite. i flip it on and see creepy ass man that lives accross the street standing out there looking all weird!!
he can't see me, luckily, cuz it's dark inside house.
so i don't know what the fuck to do. we have all been weirded out by him for several reasons since moving here. but now he is pushing his luck. normally i would not be so freaked but i just had one of those feelings when you KNOW something is not okay.
so i called jesse and asked him what the fuck i should do. (i didn't want to cause a scene i just wanted creepy man to go away.) he yelled at me to call the effing cops already. so i did. and then hid behind chair until they showed up. der, iknow.
they went and talked to him and he told them he was looking for chelsey cuz she had car trouble. LIE!!!!!! wtf? we don't even talk to him and there is nothing wrong with her car.
and why the fuck didn't he come to front door which is lit and is the obvious entrance to house?
ewww. not cool. hope he stays away or he's getting a flying elbow to the balls.

anyway, chels came home, and jesse came over to hang for a while. went to homedepot to get a piece of wood to jam slider door shut. arranged to have motionlights installed this afternoon. thats all we can do i guess.

so that's my story.

plan of action...

So, hey I am going out to Portland in June for a few summer classes at PSU. Think I will stay thru the fall and officially transfer in Spring. I have to get caught up on some Chem, and they have transferable credits and stuff. So between the 2 schools I can stay on track for my major & minors. the tuition is the same...and if I become a resident of Oregon it is insanely cheap.
I love it here and love everyone, but I am ready for a change of location...then I will be all set for a while. haha.
So that is my news and plan of action.
Love Kat

fell off the fence i was walking on. prob is a good thing. needed to lay there and reflect a little anyhow. realized that i had to look at why i was walking fence to begin with instead of freaking cuz i fell off.
i have never felt so challenged in my life. some challenges, like school, are self inflicted. others, like family, falling out of love, (and finding new love interest only to have him move 2000 miles away) are situations that i cannot control. the only thing i can do is try to deal and get thru it.
i know i have a huge support system. and if you are reading this, you know i am part of yours.
i am going to start today with a better attitude and try being hopeful instead of helpless.
todays list:

• drink tea and read bbc news cuz i have no idea what is going on
• shower
• wear fav. clothes and fav converse sneaks w/ star laces
• go to bio lab and work real hard
• hike up mountain to dad's place
• leave him letter of what i have been up to, and lucky rock that vic gave me. (his idea)
• see family since i have been neglecting to hang out for months
• get caught up on homework
• eat something green

love kat

hey. i'm still alive. (forgot what i was going to say cuz i busted out some pearl jam after last sentence.)
here is what i've been up to:
school
boy
studying
boy
homework
boy
working out how to say goodbye to boy and be okay with it.

love kat. I do love you, you know.

ohhhhh RONALD!

Hi. Saw The Departed last nite. It was fucking amazing. I love mobster movies, especially when they are done really well. Def made me feel a little sick, though.
Feel kind of funny today. Totally woke up in my bed this morhing and have NO memory of getting there. I only had 1 beer at dinner, so I def wasn't drunk. Weird. Maybe my friend slipped me some rufies when we got back last nite. haha! jk.
Up early to meet my bio lab partner. We are doing an experiement w/ wasps & dif wavelengths of light. Fun.
Okay quick list to make me feel good.
Things I am happy about at moment:

• The muffin i just ate
• JC fixn my guitar so it sounds all sweet
• New jean size!
• this pic of me humping ronald
• LOVE kat

it is 3am and i am wideafucking wake. hmmmm. wtf? i watched indiana jones temple of doom, about a boy, lost in translation. also registered for spring classes. shit i should bring out the recycling since they will be here in 2 hours and it's embarassingly full. wow. no i am not on ANY drugs. maybe i need some downers though.
got a bad grade on chem exam. not good. so i pounded a mojito and went to see Fearless w/ the boys. (disappointing. prob due to translating/editing or something.) felt a little better after that and some indian food.
going to montreal tomorrow w/ the dudes. fun. living it up a little while vic is still in town.
i should prob either go to bed or study now. just checking in.
LOVE you to the moon.
kat

99 problems but a bitch ain't one

i finally made a real friend at school. finally! she is a girl. film production graduate. is working on an indie rite now to send to sundance. pretty rad. we have lots of randomn shit in common which is always fun when you meet someone new. turns out we both want to fuck rockstars and ari from entourage--because he is such an asshole. also like same music blah blah blah...

we like to sit around and make fun of sorority girls. we call them "e's" cuz they are all named either ashlee or courtney. (um i know my name ends in and "e" and so does hers, but that doesn't count.)
the other day one of the "e's" came into the exchange office where we work and said "uhhh is Italy like considered part of Europe?". WTF? i am definitley not a genius, but i have to wonder how she made it to her junior year not knowing that. wow.

anyways, i was starting to feel REALLY lonely at school. and i am there ALL the freaking time. so it is great to have a supersmart awesome girl to hang out with. makes a difference.

ps: i ate a ton of super spicy indian food last nite and now i have the worst gas ever. ugh. no wonder vic went home so early this morning. i am eating oatmeal to try to counteract it...not sure why i think it will work, but have a feeling meg would suggest it.

pss: after reviewing this post before publishing i realize i come off sounding like an uppity snob, which is just as bad as being an "e". hmmm. not so cool. i will post it anyways.

Love you long time,
kat

hi. i am chowing down a bagel like someone is gonna take it away from me. have to work for a couple of hours today and then study. woke up w/ giant headache from cheap tequilla. no bueno at all. eww. went out last nite to celebrate friend giving notice at work. fun. i think we are going to NYC on friday to celebrate some more. ummm yeah, i don't really have anything to say. more of the same. der.
oh and i have to decide today which trip to go on for school. there is an ecuador trip where i'd study in the andes mtns and a rainforest, or a marine biology trip where i'd scuba dive in coral reefs. i get 3-4 credits for whichever trip i take. and they cost the same. i don't know what to do, can't do both. both are credits towards my major/minor.
love kat

hahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

hey dudes. here is a quick update. crazy w/ school and shit. am half asleep at mo and just want to smoke some pot and nap in the sun.

montreal was fun. got to catch a sox/yanks game in hotel room and nap a little b4 hitting town. fun. spent yesterday/nite in boston w/ dude. ate good food and shopped. spent to much $ on pants but they are fucking hot. new chucks, new laces, new music. fuck. oops. whatever. okay, i have LOTS to say but am retarded from no sleep. grabbed a quick nap between yesterday & today. this post is so stupid. sorry, but i love you and needed to say hola.
love kat

gd effing update already!!

hey dudes. yeah, so i HAVE been on everyone's blog but my own. der. super busy trying to settle into this new existance as student. need to learn how to splell betttter for one thing so i can decipher my notes more efficiently. also need to develop some study habits that don't involve napping w/ art history book on my face. (the osmosis thing is really not workin for me yo).
had fun weekend. bike riding, tequilla shots, cosmos n beer. dude & i bbq-ed some serious food and watched la femme nakita & undercovah brotha. spent yesterday in boston w/ both the dudes & ate good asian food, went go-carting, ate good indian and just had a fun time planning what we will do when we win powerball. here is a short list:

• fix my moped
• get some ferraris (dudes, not me--i have a moped remember?)
• buy house in vancouver & move in together
• buy hot airballoon - the part where you sit will be a glass-bottom jacuzzi
• sit around in bathrobes & watch cable television

okay, so there is my update. i had a bunch of pics on last post but my computer crashed b4 i could publish. grrrr. and there are some hot ones of Teneisha & I molesting Ronald McDonald. When I get home i will put them up.

Love Kat!

yo. been super busy getting settled into this school stuff. should have internet at home this week so i can post pics and such. don't give up on me! i am still here! stay tuned.
love kate

hi. i just woke up and thought i'd update a bit. sorry no pics till i get home though. saw some pretty rad music last nite. ten's post pretty much covers it so go there if you haven't already.
i am totally loving this place. I will def be back fo sho. it is the best of both worlds. teneisha's apt is right in dt hillcrest. everything is like 2 steps away from her door-- food, amazing thrift stores, shoes, hot boys... I love it. And Meg has a sick house right across from beach. It is sooo freakin nice there it makes me want to stay forever (i wouldn't mind sleeping in garage meggie...). Right on. Okay, my tea is ready and I should do some dishes cuz i've totally trashed this apt. also need to figure out how to get back into apt from street cuz there are cute shoes i want to check out but tennis is gone to job interview and has the keys...hmmmm. will just scale the building spidy-style.

so, here i am in vancouver. long effing trip. i came here via houston. i seriously don't think i could have had a longer flight. i slept the whole time so it wasn't bad really. got in real late. drank some beers w/ vic & then he drove me around the city.
my hostel was awesome. took ten's advice and made sure to talk to everyone. fun. made friends with girl from australia, brittish couple from texas & 4 dudes from holland. we ate breakfast together in the communal kitchen and shot the shit for a while.
i walked all over the place this morning. this city is super clean and easy to navigate. spent a lot of time looking for an internet cafe and finally found one like one block over from my hostel. duh. i noticed that no one here walks around smoking & talking on cell phones. that is refreshing.
tonight we drink beers and ride cruiser bikes along the seawall. tomorrow maybe mountain biking up at whistler. i hope i see a sasquatch.
peace out yo,
kat

i am in my (chelsey's actually) new house!!!!!!!!
sitting on yoga mat in bedroom typing this on "borrowed" internet access. will post pics later. feels so damn good to have all my stuff in one place. one room even! on sunday i will have my bed. heaven. or pretty close to it. feels good to feel good.
kat

Today I:

bought lemonade from Isabellas stand in downtown hancock. cost me 25 cents...28 cents if i wanted ice.

played guitar outside like a freakin hippie. the dogs found me and snoozed by my feet :)

napped a little

had tea w/ xboyfriends mom. we made hair appointments and plans to go to H&M when i get back.

read postsecrets cover to cover

made some more lists of shit i gotta take care of and then threw it in the rubbish (haha thats for you meg.)

Love Kat

21 saturdays....

yeah, so i am officially unemployed. feels kind of strange to think that everyday will be like saturday for the next 3 weeks. except will be celebrating solo as everyone i hang out with will be at work. boo. had fun going away dinner w/ my best buds at pearl. received 5 bottles of good wine & a real ninja throwing star w/ carrying case as going away presents. ha!!!

i have to pack up my shit in greenfield so my dude friends can move it all in one trip next weekend. am not really looking forwsard to going over there. weird to walk in door and everything is exactly how we left it 3 months ago. creepy time standing still type of feeling. it's the one place where i can feel my old self present somewher in the shadows. wierd and sad all at once. also the refrigerator has food in it from May. yikes. think i should duct tape the door shut and bring it to waste management.

super excited for my trip out to see you chics in cali. prob won't want to leave. i was watching tv recently and there was a dog surfing in socal somewhere. (a jack russel) the ocean looked sooooo damn nice i could feel it. will be fun to stay at both yer places too. yay! am excited for vancouver too. prob smoke lots of pot and ride bikes along the seawall i hear. haha. i am staying at a hostel in a really cool neighborhood the first nite. i guess it's next to the animation design school and it's a fun hip-ish area to hang. (maybe will finally get some action?) good times.

ok, this is a longish rambling post so i am checking out. yo.

Love Kate

hey dudes

2 days left of office space life. so sad. hahaaaaa!!!!! so, to celebrate my new life i bought meself a little present. got some plane tix to vancouver, then san diego. it's a short trip. figured i had better go to help separate old life from new. i don't know. it seemed logical to me. ok, signing off for now. ciao
kat

"born with the gift of laughter and sense that the world was mad..." (or something like that)

think i have mosquito poisoning. or west nile. counting down the last days of work and staying out late every nite cuz i don't give shit if i am tired. i think about what i'll be doing next week and i laugh about how fun i am when i am alone. seriously. i crack myself right up. i can see me now...floating on a raft out in the middle of willard pond. drinking a cold one. naked.
yesterday i was walking around the farm in the late afternoon sunlight which is my fav. and i was pretending i was in africa. then i felt scared of snakes. ironically, when i got home last nite there was half a dead one in the computer room. ewwwwww. that is the second time in 2 weeks. wtf? gd cat.
peace out home slices,
kat

new hood

chels n I checked out our new neigborhood today. had nice breakfast in town. aside from being slightly hungover it was pretty nice. am happy to move and stuff. hang w/ some new peeps. go to school. it's not ny, or whatever but there are a few more options when in the mood for a martini or what have you.

hippies vs hipsters

hung out w/ both. fuckers . accused of both. once again, fuckers. that is all i have to say. label this. fuckers. goodnight.
kat

some shista yo

Hey chicas, what's happening? So here is a little update. Chels totally got that house in Keene. She closes on the 11th & we can move right in. It's exactly 1 mile from downtown, so that is good. I can ride my bike to school! The shortcut is through that massive graveyard. Fun. I like that. I gave my notice at work. My last day is next Friday. Whoa. Okay, so I am freaking out a little about the cash-flow situation, but wtf am i gonna do? Cry about it. Hardly. Well, maybe a little. Loans, loans, loans. Taking the plunge into debt. Whatever, I could die tomorrow and then I'd never know what it's like to be a scientist. Or juggle. I've been meaning to learn.
Love Kat

and suddenly i am into THE MUSE. Black Hole album. This is what it feels like...

Fav music this week:
the muse - black hole
tool - aenima
my bloody valentine
killer loop
hendrix - live at winterland
dead kennedys - too drunk to fuck
autolux - turnstyle blues

and you?

Love KAT!

Hi. Hmm, let's see....been quite the redneck as of late. Still 4wheeling like mad. Have a cute outfit I wear. Black dress, black converse, black shades and black brain-bucket helmet (you know the type that offer no protection, but look badass.) It has been fun. But we can get a little reckless. Maybe we should be playing guitar instead.
Today is my nephews b-day. He is eleven. I got him the first Clash cd. He will be psyched. So will I when I DLonto my computer.
Not much else going on. Getting ready to move. If all goes well w/ Chels's house stuff, she closes on the eleventh. Keep you fingers crossed. Am pretty damn exctited to have a place for a year. Then on to west coast I hope, to a bigger school. Look out Meg AND Teneisha! I want to volunteer for the Pacific Whale Foundation on Maui next summer if I can so I am looking into that too. Am going to save the reefs. My superhero name will be aqua-kat.
I saw An Inconvenient Truth on Sat. Everyone should see it if you haven't already. And go to www.climatecrisis.org

love,
Kat

cracksicles is right...

Yeah, so I don't know where this energy came from that I've had for the last 2 days. I feel totally manic. Is it possible that I am just happy about leaving work and starting school and moving, w/ an even bigger move in mind? I think so.
I have a bum thumb at mo. Cut it. Was trying to use a nasty piece of glass that I found on floor of barn as a knife. I keep checking for red line that indicates blood poisoning. So far so good.
ooooook....so i don't have a lot to talk about, just wanted to tell you whats up.
here is a list anyways of what i need to accomplish tonight:

• fix car title w/ town clerk
• download more tool to ipod
• watch la femme nikita? (been meaning to do that)
• play guitar & memorize new stuff from Tues. lesson
• write notes on napkins for ben & isabella's lunch boxes for daycamp (they love me. i heard bella telling a friend of hers about me "my aunt kate is WEIRD but she is really nice...)
• have a glass and put my feet up

Love Kat

stay tuned...

have been busy w/ stupid ass work. only 2 1/2 weeks left.
looking for place to live. need job. need to finish last minute paperwork etc. need to make more lists.
had quite the redneck weekend. ignored all responsibilites/deadlines and went 4wheeling w/ my friend. i think we may go tonight... i am a great influence on him. oh, and shot pellets at bottles of diet coke stuffed w/ mentos. nice explosion.
have had limited access to computer at home and no time while at work. but stay tuned...i am still all over this blogging thing. yo.
love you lovely ladies!
katfart

something i read today that blew my mind...

"not only could Polynesian navigators indentify and steer by 250 stars, they could navigate by the currents. One great navigator could distinguish between 32 differnent sea swells moving through the vessel at one time..." - wade davis, anthropologist

that is seriously impressive.

ok, so what else? um....oh! i got a new book. a tragicomic called Funhome by Alison Bechdel. so far i like it. it's pretty dark and extremely honest. her drawings are good. sometimes it bugs me the way people are drawn. makes it hard for me to read the story. but i like hers. wow. i am going to sign off now and try this again tomorrow.

love kat

holy heatwave batman

had such a great wknd. really felt like summer. saw nacho libre w/ the boys. funny in a stupid kind of way. shot guns. yeah, that's right. swam. played guitars till the late nite. all in all i give it a 10. Whohhhhhhooooooo. Peace.

Your face is fading but lingers on, cuz light strikes a deal with the coming night...

Woke up super early this morning. 4:30. The birds were singing and before I knew it the sun was rising. The light was amazing against the green green backdrop of trees and such. It made me both happy and sad. It made me miss my dad a lot. Then when I got to work I started deleting old messages from my work phone and one of them was my dad telling me his official race time in the boston marathon from 2 years ago. Whoa! I was NOT expecting to hear him. Startled me a bit. So I cried for a while and feel much better now. Think I will have to leave early and enjoy the rest of this beautiful day.
Love Kat

shazam

my hoodie smells like someone else has been wearing it. not a bad smell, just a different one. you know? it's like boys deoderant or similar, but not too strong. weird. someone is sneak wearing my clothes.hmmmm....
was digging round behind desk just now and found tiny plastic ninja riding a small plastic cat. forgot all about them. have them balancing on water bottle david blane style...wonder how long they can hold out before one of them collapses from exhaustion or has to piss. (i'm pretty sure the ninja has stage fright, so pissing in front of audience is prob not going to work for him.)
kat