Nice blog entry, Kate! Very thorough...I'm back at UCSC now, and i'm killing time, waiting for Scott to hurry and get his ass back to school (he hitched a ride back from Torrance from our friend Austin who lives in San Diego...only trouble is, Austin has a girlfriend back home and likes to leave as late as possible to get back, whereas Scott's girlfriend (ha ha, me) is at school and he wants to get back as soon as possible...so here I am waiting and going practically insane for his return.

So I moved back in yesterday night (Sunday) and basically just spent the whole night unpacking and saying hi to people. My roomate Cassie was talking to some uber hot guy named Benji, so I tried to linger around in the room as much as I could. (Ahh, speaking of uber hot guys, Gina, I saw sexy Jew Mike today on the bus, he's taken to dressing in mostly dark beatnik colors instead of the usual brown cords and thrift store shirt, but he is still sexy as hell. I will take a picture ASAP!!!).

Today I just got errands done: went and got my ID validated for the quarter, bought my books (this is insane, for my Intro to Archaeology class, I spent $115 dollars on my books!!! There was a $45 textbook (used), a $15 dollar novel, two readers, a workbook set, and then...there's a set of 10 books that say "see instructor" on them....and I found out that we're going to have to pick one of these books and write a paper on it. So I perused the books, trying to figure out which one I want, and it sucks because the most interesting one, called "Unearthing Gotham" looks like a coffee table book and is $50! But it sounds awesome, its about the archaeology of New York City and how for the past century archaeologists have been digging deeper and deeper into the city, finding amazing artifacts. So anyway, this damn class better be worth all the money I spent!), then went downtown to grab food (I really don't want to eat dining food again, so I'm avoiding it while I still have some money to buy pizza and burritos).

Oh, and I wanted to say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU to you guys for a great spring break. Maybe it would have been nice to "party in the Bahamas or get wasted at Cabo San Lucas", but I loved my spring break. I love hanging out with you guys so much, and it always makes me feel wonderful and loved to get stalked at Food Maxx among other things. So yeah, I hope you guys all have a great week and just remember that I love you!! (Man, Dee, your sentimental character is rubbing off on me...in a good way!)

I feel kind of lame admitting that I did this, but here it is anyway: I just spent the last hour reading all the archives for Random-Osity. The last 2 years of our lives - roughly, all documented on this site. It's actually really cool, reading over things that happened last summer and beyond [examples: the Warped Tour, Gina going to Europe, Solemite shows, etc.] It was a little of a time warp and I enjoyed it greatly.
I don't feel in the mood to post, but I guess I will anyway. I'm not going to spend a lot of time with it, and therefore it will be lacking some of the usual verbiage that my posts are so heavily laden with. You'll all just have to settle for the lackluster words. Whew, I'm tired.

Okay, so this past week was my first ever College Spring Break! Yay, partying in the Bahamas, getting wasted at Cabo San Lucas. Or, ya know, going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and eating at Fresh Choice. I'll take what I can get - and want. Here's a quick run-down, I'll do it day by day to make it easy for me.
Friday the 21st - arrived at home. Honestly I can't remember what the hell I did, though I think it involves dying my hair.
Saturday the 22nd - I went to Stoneridge with Gina and Jo. Had lunch at the French place and shopped around. Then went to Newpark with Gina and got a pair of Converse to match the dress I'm wearing to the Smittcamp Formal. Then stayed and watched movies at home.
Sunday the 23rd - left at 2ish to go to Cody's. Met David and Kelly at Cody's in Salinas. Went to dinner at Benihauna's in Monterey on behalf of Cody's parents. Watched Titanic - shut your mouths.
Monday the 24th - We went to the Aquarium for about 2 hours. Had lunch at a place on Cannery Row. Picked up our friend Melissa at her house and then went exploring tide pools for an hour or so. Dropped Melissa back at her house and went driving around to Carmel and stopped at every beach on the side of the road to walk along the surf. Did the 17 Mile Drive and watched the sun set over the water - ask me about the amazing green light! Went back to the Cody's house and had pot roast and watched family movies.
Tuesday the 25th - Woke up late [10am.] Drove the hour to Santa Cruz. Walked along the Boardwalk - it was closed. Played miniature golf indoors and then bought garlic fries, took them out to the car and ate our pre-made sandwiches in the back of Cody's Blazer. Walked along the Wharf. Drove up the coast a bit to admire the view. Went back to the Cody's and had Country Fried Steak and watched American Idol and Jackass, the movie.
Wednesday the 26th - Woke up and ate a good breakfast. Got a tour of Salinas, complete with the parking lot of Cody's high school - haha. Had lunch and then went back to Cody's. Left for Hayward at 3ish. Traffic was bad so I got off the freeway at went to Ammie and Papa's for an hour or so to let traffic subside. Arrived and then relaxed at home.
Thursday the 27th - I got up early and went to Wal-Mart and Albertson's. Met Deanna and Jo at Moreau at 12:30. Saw a crap load of Alumni while walking around Moreau. Chatted it up with my favorite teachers and some students. Came back home to say goodbye to my mom and Ellie, who flew down to LA this weekend to go to Disneyland and Knottsberry Farm. Picked up Deanna and went to Fresh Choice at 7pm - it had been advertised to a bunch of alumni as a reunion of sorts. In attendance were: Jo, Jason - he's one of the people that I miss the most I think [below you guys of course], Chiwide, Gabe, Kimi, Elena, Teresa, and a bunch of other people that only MCHS people know. After dinner, Deanna, Jason, and I walked over to Hollywood Video. I opened up an account and we rented The Royal Tenenbaums. Went to Jason's house to watch it and I borrowed Amelie from him. Got home at 1:30am-ish.
Friday the 28th - Got up for a dentist appointment. Washed my car. Watched Amelie and part of Bridge on the River Kwai with my dad. Went to Albertsons and Borders with Gina.
Saturday the 29th - Slept in. Played Monkey Island for 2 hours. Went to dinner with Gina, Deanna, Dorothy at Chili's. Stalked Jo at FoodMaxx. Packed a little. And now, I'm blogging.
I'm leaving tomorrow, Sunday, at noonish for Fresno. I have Monday off, but I want to rest and unpack and just settle in before school starts up again.
Overall, Spring Break is in the bag. Whew, I'm spent. Goodnight.

Just a short note to tell you all that I am home until March 30th, save for a short stint at Cody's house in Salinas from Sunday to Wednesday. We're going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and to the beach, etc. Shall be quite fun.
I'll post when I get back, because I'm sure all of you really want a real update from your favorite Fresnosian.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JO!!!!

AND HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY TO EVERYONE ELSE!!

Ah, Jake..it's so good to hear an update from you. I swear, a breath of fresh air you are, always talking about mishaps and such. You haven't posted for weeks and then you come outta nowhere [a week late on the post I see] talking about car accidents and a guy who has perverted songs. Spetacular!

So, today is Thursday. I'm in Psychology class. Hmm, do I sense a trend? I only post in Psych when I'm bored. Anyhow. I'm coming home this weekend. Only for a short while [a short while = Friday night and Saturday night - I'll probably leave Sunday at noonish.] I don't know how much free time I'll have. At some point, I think I'm going out to dinner with the family for my parent's 25th Anniversary [a moment to stop and say, geez that's a long time.] Other than that, I'm going to be helping Ellie and my mom redecorate Ellie's room a la leopard print. I know, it's sad.
So, yea. I guess I won't see too many of you. However, 2 weeks after that, the weekend that you mentioned, Jo, I CAN do something...I think. I will probably be home the beginning of my spring break [March 21-31] and the end. The week itself, I will be somewhere, perhaps camping, maybe at Cody's. We haven't decided. And Jo, you were the third person to tell me about the article about Casey. Shara called and left a message on my cell phone and Kimi emailed me. It's nice to know I'm thought of when a picture of a hot Mormon boy shows up.
So, my life lately. Let's see. I had my second speech on Monday, it went pretty well. I had a Math test, easy as pie. I helped out with a Psychology experiment my proffessor was conducting. It was fun and really interesting, I won't bore you with the details. We've gone to Jamba Juice twice this week - my bill at Jamba Juice is steadily raking upwards of $20. We played Trivial Pursuit last night, but only after watching American Idol. I was dissapointed with Vanessa getting kicked off, I wanted that bitch Julia DeMato to get the boot. But, alas, she was spared. I would've even be happy with Rickey "The-Only-Thing-I-Have-Going-For-Myself-Is-That-Damn-Annoying-Hercules-Laugh-and-Clap" Smith getting kicked off. I realize that only Shara and Noelley actually watch American Idol and know what I'm talking about.
Anyway, we've also been playing video games lately. I think it's a PlayStation 2, but really, what does it matter. We've been playing mostly fighting games, one of which, Tenchu, has a story mode. I know, to most of you I'm speaking another language. I'm hoping Jake is a closet Tenchu freak and that he understands me. The other games are Vice City and Virtua Fighter 4. Okay, nerd time is over.
I developed my first print off my second roll of film yesterday. It's actually a really cool picture of a puddle in this pebble laiden driveway. There's a reflection of a bunch of trees and then their shadows are continued on the opposite side of the puddle. I really like it and my professor seemed to think it was a nice composition. I put a filter on it and bumped up the contast and it actually looks pretty professional, if I do say so myself.
Other than that, it's just been normal school stuff. My roommate still has her ugly ass smelly boyfriend who still comes over, despite the fact that she told me she would proabably only be "in the room to sleep, and that's all." Oh well, whatareyagonnado?

I'll see you this weekend, maybe.

Hey everyone! I went home this weekend (just for a really brief visit) and had some mail waiting for me, including the latest issue of The Vector (that alumni newsletter from MCHS) and my oh my was I surprised to see the stunning Mr. Casey Meirovitz in it. There's an article in there about his Mormon mission, which was quite interesting. Just wanted to let you (esp. Kate) know....

So this weekend was good, I ran some errands and watched a movie with my sister (she wanted to see How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which was cute. I appreciated their efforts, you could tell they tried to make it enjoyable for any guy a chick might be dragging to the flick), the whole weekend was just spending time with the fam, whom i hadn't seen since winter break. Sorry I didn't get in touch with anyone, the weekend went by so quickly. I'm thinking about doing something for a belated b-day thing, since I have finals the week of my birthday, but when I get back if anyone's in town, let's go out to dinner or go rock climbing or something, okay? (March 21-30)

It's official! I finally finished the process for declaring my major, and I am now a Literature (with a concentration in Pre and Early Modern Studies, basically meaning ancient civilization to the Renaissance) and Classical Studies double major. I'm pretty excited about it...but one thing I'm a little apprehensive about is starting my first upper division class next quarter: Intro to Latin Lit 100, which is basically a straight translation class. Sounds like they're going to hand me one of Plato's books in Latin ans say "here, translate this". We'll see how that goes.

One last silly tidbit before I go...To say "May the Force be with you" in Latin is "Sit vis tecum". After I figured that Scott jokingly suggested I should try to make Latin subtitles for one of the Star Wars movies, which I jokingly mentioned to my classics advisor. She got all excited and said that it would make an awesome senior project for graduation. God i'm not even thinking about that kind of stuff yet! So we'll see what happens with that too....

Hope everyone is having an excellent week! Love ya!