HOLY CRAP! First day of school, and I'm already down $300 dollars JUST FOR BOOKS! Damn, that's probably the most I've had to spend so far. It would've been okay if there weren't like 10 freaking books for my Dante's Divine Comedy class (that's a book a week, preposterous!). Oh, and get this! For my Greek Lit class, I had to buy a $45 hardcover Greek dictionary and $46 Greek grammar (supposedly to last our entire "Greek careers"), but the actual text we'll be translating is in a $5 pamphlet. Ugh, kill me now.

Other than the big dent in my wallet, it's good to be back in Santa Cruz, the weather is fabulous.

Eek! Just got back from watching "Eternal Sunshine", actually, with Deanna, Ryan, Rosa, Sean, and Alina. The movie was SPECTACULAR, I really loved it. Very thought-stimulating...we were talking about it long after the movie had finished. So it was kind of funny, I went to church today (okay, wait this was yesterday, Saturday, seeing as it's 1 AM now...) and Geng pointed out that Deanna and her family were sitting on the other side of the church, along with Ryan. I was going to go say hi after Mass was over, but they cut out really fast and I missed them. But when I got home Dee called and asked if I wanted to go to the movies with them. I did, and it was great. I would see it again too, I almost want to, so I can figure a couple of things out and such. Thanks, Gina, for all the things you mentioned about it...paying attention to certain things definitely helped me understand the movie. And sorry I didn't get to see it with you and the boys, Kate. And last but certainly not least, Hi Jake!

Anyhoo, heading back to UCSC today at 11 AM...so I should probably go to bed. Good night =)

Dayam...33 degrees in New England??? It's like 60 degrees or so here and I've already bust out the sweatpants and long sleeves. I would never survive in New England...I guess if I want to visit I should go in the summer. Glad to hear you're having a good time, though, Jake. Stay warm!

Hey, it wasn't that much of a "piss poor post", Gina (hey I like that alliteration...try saying that stuff 10 times fast, huh?). Good to hear that things with the boy are doing better. I guess it will just take some time, it seems like things are sort of out of your control. Just do what you're doing and be there for him so when he's ready to talk it'll be all good, that sounds like a good plan.

I rented "O Brother Where Art Thou" and "Life of Brian" the other day...I'm quite excited to watch both. That's about it for today, see I told you my life was uneventful. I'll be picking Geng up from school, heading home, and then probably watching movies. Woohoo! It's nice to relax before school starts again, though.

Hello to all.
So, as I am the only one NOT on Spring Break this week, I will post the only school related message.

But before that, I'll recap my weekend home. Like Gina and Jo mentioned, it was very exciting to get to hang out on Friday night at Baker's Square and the movies. Speaking of the movie, I do reccommend Eternal Sunshine... It was quite a mindfuck and very well written. It was great to see Will, Jason [who has a lip ring now, WOW, hummina hummina, etc], Rahi, Christian, and Will's sister Christine. They are so much fun and Jo, you're right, you should've just stayed and gone to the movie. However, we didn't hang out that long afterwards because it was pretty late, so you didn't miss that much. Saturday, I ran some errands at Newpark and then Ammie and Papa came over for dinner and dominoes. Sunday, I woke up early and made breakfast and was on the road, en route to Fresno by noon.

The school week was actually slightly exciting, compared to other weeks. In Billiards, we're having a tournament that is going to last the rest of the semester. So far, I've won one round [by default because my opponent didn't show] and I've tied once. So, that's pretty good considering I'm pretty crappy at pool - compared to the other people that have taken this class three times. Tuesday, I had a field trip with my honors PoliSci class to Sacramento. We got to meet with a lot of assemblymen and senators. And, in the gift shop in the Capitol building, they had a bobble head Arnold Schwarzenegger, holding a machine gun. It was hilarious, so as a class, we decided to buy it and donate it to the Smittcamp office display case. In the case, there's a bunch of artifacts/souvenirs people have gotten from other abroad trips, really fancy stuff from Paris, London, Chile, etc. and now there's a bobble head of our govenator. Plus, I got to meet, take a picture of, and get an autograph from Oscar de la Hoya. So that was fun. We had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, which was really good.

Yesterday, I didn't do much in the way of classes. However, there was a hypnotist on campus, so Todd and I went [we got extra credit for his psychology class]. It was pretty hilarious, though I'm not completely convinced it was true hypnosis or if the people just happily went along with all the antics. We're going again tonight because it was a two night special. The first night was touted as the night of "comedy, hypnosis, and mystery" and the second is "the mystery exposed" where we find out how hypnotism really works. It should be fun regardless.

Todd's friend Evan is home for Spring Break from UC Davis, so we're going to hang out with him this weekend. I only have one more week before my own Spring Break, so that's exciting. We [David, Todd, Jason, Sierra] are planning a trip to Yosemite. Other than that, not too much is going on.

Hope everyone's having fun in their respective places. Especially Jake on the east coast.

Love, Katie.

Hey ya'll...just wanted to say that it was really good to see you guys (Gina and Katie) last Friday...it was nice to be able and catch up on the "girl talk". =) I wish we could've hung out more times over the week, but it was good anyway. Hope I get to see you guys again soon.

So this week has been pretty laid back...Saturday and Sunday were family parties, I went indoor rock climbing with Les on Monday (we went last year too...we're trying to make it an annual tradition), ran errands and such on Tuesday, and sat around at home working on an essay for this scholarship my mom wants me to apply for. I'm heading back to Santa Cruz on Sunday.

Ahh, so Katie, sorry I called you during previews on Friday. I'm stupid, I really should have called and asked my parents if I could have stayed for the movie because when I got home they said that I could have. They said, "Well, it's up to you, you're the one who has to get up early tomorrow, but if you want to go you can." CRAP. So I wanted to see if the movie had started yet because I was going to rush my ass over there, but since it was already previews and I didn't have a ticket yet (and parking too, oh god!) I figured I should just give up. Hope you guys had fun anyway, and OH MY GOD CHRISTIAN MERZ IS STILL FREAKING HOT. ::DROOL:: KILL ME NOW. (Uh, dont' tell Scott I said that....)

Anyhoo, hope you guys are all having a good week.... I know everyone is probably busy but post, please, if you can! I love reading the posts and knowing what everyone is up to because my life is uber-uneventful.

HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY JO!!!

and Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone, as well.

I'm coming home this weekend, though I'm not sure how much hanging out I can do. I'll try to see as much of you guys as possible.

Love, Katie.

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

Don't forget to wear green today...and kiss Irish people!

Can't wait to see you guys over break, I'm so excited...and THANK YOU SO MUCH to Gina for the Coldstone's gift certificates and the funny card. God, I can't believe we're all 20 (hurry up, Katie =) ).

I hate to do the double post thing, but Scott found this yesterday and I tried it and failed miserably. It's quite mind-provoking and somewhat disturbing, but definitely worth trying:



Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?

http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/killerquiz/



Good luck!

I feel so bad, I did really crappily on your quiz, Katie. I do have to say though that for the ones I got wrong, I was trying to choose between two, one of which was the correct answer. I should have listened to my gut instincts. Example: Which movie always makes you cry? I was trying to pick between Shawshank and Schindler's List, and for me anyway, both make me cry, so I had a hard time picking. Urgh.

Good quiz though, it was well put together.

Take my Quiz on QuizYourFriends.com!

Damn you sound busy Katie...but in an interesting way...I'm so jealous of how much fun stuff you and your friends do. I need my car!

It trips me out that you might be graduating next year (college is going by really quickly), but I guess you taking that credential program evens things out...Katie's movin' on up! It really does scare me, though, how fast the years are passing. On another note, I read Da Vinci code in the fall and loved it too...very suspenseful...couldn't put it down and it ruined my studying habits, but I too also recommend it.

If you're going to be around that weekend after my birthday, CALL ME UP! I definitely want to go to Aziza (Moroccan restaurant in SF where you sit on the floor and eat with your hands, Gina and Jake) I think we should work out a plan. Gina and Jake, if you guys want to come too, it would be awesome...big birthday eating bash! =)

Still not much happening around here, but I did find this yesterday...

What's Your Inner European?
http://quizilla.com/users/shanachie/quizzes/What's%20your%20Inner%20European%3F/

Very fun....I was Irish. Take a look at all the possible answers at the end of it when you finish.

Oh, last thing! Scott and I watched "The Full Monty" last night on VH1....hilarious! If you haven't seen it you should! I think I liked it better than Scott did (i.e. average joes stripping down to red thongs) but it was great anyway.

Have a good week, ya'll!

So, better late than never, no?
I'm in class, well, waiting for a class to start. I guess this is as good a time as any to post.
I'm not going to do a whole recap of what has already happened, mainly because I haven't posted in a month [thereabouts] and I would be sitting her, fingers cramping, in order to write about things most of you either know about or experienced already [not to mention, couldn't care less about.]

Things have been kinda bizarre here in Fresno. A little hard to explain, but there's been some tension within my circle of friends. It's not spoken, which makes it even worse. We've determined the living arrangements for next year: Sierra & I, David & Todd, Jason & his current roommate, Jon, and then Cody is going to get a single room, by himself. Actually, that kind of aptly summarizes the situation within the circle of friends. Last week, David, Todd, and I took a 3 hour walk around campus. It was really nice; we went to the orchards a mile or so from my dorms, and then there's a whole dairy/cattle/pig area for all the agriculture folks. I really like Fresno as of this moment. I know it doesn't sound spectacular, but I really like the people and the environment and that I can go a mile or so and take pictures in this beautiful orchard. Anyway, I just finished "The Da Vinci Code" and it was an awesome book. I highly recommend it, if anyone's interested. I voted for the first time on Tuesday. [Sorry this has been more of a stream of concsious post.]

This weekend, I'm helped my friend Luke and his family move. Apparently, he's asking everyone and their mother in order to make it so that they can move their entire family's entire posessions in ONE TRIP. It's never going to happen, but it's a good goal. After that, Todd wants to go to a dog show. That's right, a real live dog show, a la "Best In Show". Sunday, Jason has a choir concert that we're going to. Also, the hot boy in my English class is in choir, so I get to watch him for an hour. I think I'm going to be coming home around the 19th of March. Perhaps do something with Jo for her birthday, yes?

I've been thinking about going to Summer school this year. It would only be a three week session from May 24th to June 11. For the most part, most of you are still going to be in school anyway. I'm hoping to graduate this time next year and then the credential program would be during my senior year. In order to do that, I have to get some classes out of the way this summer. That would mean that I would be in Fresno for three weeks after school went out, and I'd probably be staying with my aunt/uncle here in Fresno. Though I haven't actually asked them about that, yet. I'd also still be in Fresno for my birthday, but I would get a day off from school because my birthday falls on a Monday - Memorial Day. I want to get my aunts to let me use their cabin up at Pine Mountain Lake to celebrate my birthday. Though I haven't actually asked them about that, yet. [sound familiar?] Camp training doesn't start until the 21st, with the first week of actual camp starting on the 28th. Camp is going to take up a lot of time this year, because I'm not going to be allowed to take a week off, plus we aren't going to get a week off for July 4th like we usually do. Somehow, Tahoe is supposed to fit in there. And then camp ends on August 14th and I move back to school on the 20th. So that's my life.

School has been taking up more time than usual, with test and midterms. What time isn't taken up with class and homework is spent watching American Idol, America's Next Top Model, and Thursday's line up of Friends, Will & Grace, and ER. And then there are the random trips to pet stores, walks around the campus, visits to Todd's house, and sleeping. I'm a busy girl, but I'm having LOTS of fun.
I hope everyone is doing the same. Bye.

Yup, me too. Sorry about not posting. I'm completely inundated with final papers, projects, upcoming tests, and the usual day-to-day homework for the last 2 weeks of the quarter that I'm sure you're all busy with too (except semester kid Katie). I was actually about to start working on a project but decided to check the blog and noticed all three of you posted, which made me feel obliged to post too, even if it is about nothing. I think the only interesting, non-school related thing that happened to me so far this week is that today Windy's bf (who is 25 and has a car) drove Windy, Scott, and I to Santa Cruz Diner for dinner. I had an awesome chicken sandwich and a strawberry milkshake, which I amazingly finished. Other than that, just working on school work.

Good to hear from everyone, whether the post was detailed or not....sorry about the whole purse thing Gina, snobby rich people are stupid. I'm thinking, "I'm sorry I'm not from a rich family where my daddy can pay for anything I want." Urgh. Stupid girls. Hope you find the one you're looking for soon.

I don't know how often you watch Chapelle's Show, Jake but....."What did the five fingers say to the face? Slap!....I'm Rick James, bitch!"

And to Katie, sounds like the usual fun, and yes, I am waiting with bated breath for your upcoming post. It better be good. =)

Happy Leap Day! ::leap::