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

lookin for my sally

Hi. Was w/o internet all wknd. Well except dial up and don't ever feel like dealing with that. Here is my to do list for week. Not so interesting, but whatev. You love it.

• change tires/oil/check brakes
• go to hair appt. (skipping the coloring part cuz am poor)
• check out several apts. in keene
• remember to take isabella to school. (jen crashed her motorcycle on sat n broke leg. scary. called ambulance from my cell for first time ever.)
• go see xmen movie
• learn "you are my sunshine" on guitar

sorry for weak post, but am really not up to a whole hell of a lot. next time i'll make some shit up.

love kat head

firing the pistol that shoots my holy pride

had dream last nite that i got kicked out of catholic school. i was always in trouble and hanging around with this punk boy and making out. it was like a never ending dream. i had to wear a stupid uniform, but i had a wool hat with a skull on it. the nuns were such bitches! at one point they took away my breakfast so i flipped and said to the head nun "FUCK YOU SISTER!" And then i got expelled and went look for that punk boy who turned out to be a scumbag so i ditched him.

i have nothing else to report at mo.
Love Kate

finally

good day sunshine!!!!! am about to go to lunch. hmmmm, think will get from aesops and then sit on sarah's roof to eat.
am moved into brothers house, but staying w/ sarah? i dunno. saw bryan last nite and tried to get him back. totally rejected. again. have to let it go but it is so hard. letting go prob feels better though, come to think of it. heart hurts.
wish i had some kind of distraction, like a crush or even a stupid fling. just one nite. but i don't. not a lot of options in area. oh well, it is what it is.
but guess what? i am awesome. and any stupid boy would be lucky to have me. so there.

fucking rain stop it!

had dream that sun came out and everyone at work started cheering and my boss and i high-fived. funny!
so i am moving to my brothers house for a bit. they suggested i take it one step at a time w/ quitting job & school and all. think i'll listen for once. will have own room. and a friggin bed! don't have much stuff, so that is a relief. here is a list of things to move with:

• guitars
• amp
• laptop
• desk
• trunk my dad made for me that has special stuff in it :)
• books
• ipod
• clothes
• tool box cuz i am such a tool
• good attitude

was online all day checking out radiohead set lists from the past few weeks. oh my christ...can't concentrate am so happy about it. double encores w/ 5-6 songs total. now thats a fucking encore.

am registering for classes tomorrow morning holy fuck. ohhh another list! here are my options:

• biology I
• biology lab
• chemistry I
• algebra/trig fucking yikes
• guitar
• photography or spanish

this is kat signing off. love.

post

another list of good things:

1. talked to bryan. we are totally cool w/ each other and are in fact officially broken up. he is such an amazing person. love him.
2. bought radiohead tix today i am so happy bout that
3. funny txt from tennis @ 2am about just leaving a porn fest
4. going to watch romy & michelle and take nap
5. excited about you chics coming to town...we talked about all of you last nite and how rad you are.

need nap now. hope am not getting sick. grr.

love, katastrophy

"I'm TRYING to drink away the part of the day I cannot sleep away."

No, things aren't quite that bleak. Sister said to take my time. I will pick up pieces when I am ready Here is a list of things that make me feel better.

1. lists
2. listening to white zombie really loud
3. listening to "polar opposites" by m. mouse really loud
4. (weird, the last 3 items on list start w/ "list")
5. potato chips
6. vino
7. text msgs from friends
8. playing guitar w/ guitar teacher and then going home and discovering that I can still do it
9. sleeping in a bed (twice this week!)
10. realizing there will always be cute boys around
11. realizing i can always move and sarah will come if i want her to. anywhere. vice versa.

kind of weak list, but I'M TRYING! YEAH, I'M TRYING to drink away the part of the day i cannot sleep away...

Love, Kat

kat said:

it's time for new post. that othre one depresses me. ugh. head high kat, head high. i love self pep talks. they are the best. love to all. i'll totally be texting the shit out of you. look out. texting is the best. it's so personal, cuz you know someone is thinking of you right at that moment. and i'm not a phone-talker, so text is just right.
going to newburyport for dinner. where is sister? lost her at pearl last nite. i love her.

So that is how I learned the lesson that everyone is alone.
And your eyes must do some raining if you are ever going to grow.
But when crying don't help and you can't compose yourself, It is best to compose a poem, an honest verse of longing or simple song of hope.That is why I'm singing...

so,

i think i'm gonna take the first week and a 1/2 of June off since all you hot chics will be around.
i can't freakin wait. holy moly.
love to the next galaxy,
kat

friday morn email to sarah:

kate said:
so i decided to wear skivs under my skirt, but they are totally giving me a funny undie line. do you think i can take them off at my desk and slip them into purse w/o anyone noticing? prob not.

re:
Of course you can (if you can moon R from yer desk, you can skiv strip)

Love Kat

talkin trash to the garbage around you...

hey i 'm back now! slept at sarahs cuz i couldnt get home. long story. here are some good things about today.

• i'm back
• it's super sunny
• RADIOHEAD IS PLAYING IN BOSTON ON JUNE 4!!!
• friend gave me hot guitarist from The Sounds guitar pic...oh my
• tomorrow is friday

Not much to say just passing the good vibes around.

Rainbows & Unicorns Unite,

Kat

where are we again?

Sitting in lounge in GIANT print place somewhere outside of city.
Saw the sounds last nite in dt milwaukee. So good. holy crap.
So happy to read messages on prev. post, as i was freaking out. feeling ok after reading them. My situation, if you can call it that, is not unique. and we all have them. love you all to the stars and back x infinity.

you will prob have 3 million posts from me if we are here all nite. not much to do, and cow tipping is cruel.

Love Kat

don't stop pushin now...

ok, yeah, so i am bi-polar at mo. going to see The Sounds tomorrow nite in Milcocksucker. that chic is so hot. i love rock stars. maybe i'll be one soon enough too? trying to pack for 5 days. here is my list:
ipod
guitar
books (travels w/ charlie, geek love, dowsing)
pirate pants & converse
earl grey tea
hoodie gray
hoodie purple
socks
flops
dig cam
snips
THE SOUNDS CD FOR STUPID RENTAL CAR
good attitude
hot new haircut from rocker jess. thanks jess.

ok. got it all i think. went and drank beer at lunchy. asked for it in a coffee mug. thanks heather. loaded some new tunes on pod. thanks chels & jesse. felt loved. thanks sarah & chels. saw light at end of stupid ass tunnel. thanks tennis. can't really say it all here, what is going on, cuz am just admitting/figuring out. i will try to blog from thee road.
peace out chicas.
kat0licious

biznatch

Good day sunshine. Here is a sign in pompeii that points you to the brothel. Hot. I have nothing else to report.

Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick,

...the one that makes me SCREAM she said, the one that makes me love, she said, threw her arms around my neck. Show me how you do it and i'll promise you, i'll promise that i'll run away with you....
-just like heaven

yeah, so i'm still on my The Cure kick today.

good days, just one crappy thing.

today i had a lucky day. scored 3 new albums from 3 random people. weird. i must have a sign on my head that says "please burn me a disc of something new to listen to." seriously it happened 3 times in 2 hours. also, i had a moment in my car yesterday where i realized that i LOVE the cure. i don't just dig them, i love them.
only one crappy thing happened...i found out that i have to go to milwaukee (sp?) for the catalog press run. for FIVE days. i'm not talking going to the city, i mean the outskirts w/ the crappy industrial parks & print warehouses. did i say FIVE days? yeah. and the worst part (yes, it gets worse) is that we have to check the print runs, which could be at anytime. 2am, 4pm, 6am....on call for FIVE days. i will look at it as a unique experience and just sit in my apartment and play guitar and read. maybe it won't be so bad.
tennis, i would have stayed if i didn't have 2 others w/ me & no car. that would have been fun. i actually have your # w/ me in case i am in boston suddenly, which happens. will be there wednesday i think.
i miss everyone. love you as well.
kate