what a dad would do for his daughter

Okay...so in the past few weeks i have been craving salsa...spicy hot salsa...i have tried to find some in Ohio but OHH NO they don't know what spice is...so i have called my dad on several occasions asking him to go find me my salsa...that bad thing is i didn't know the name of it, brand, nothing...all i know is the place it is located at in the store...

so anyways my dad goes to the store and calls me...he is in the place i direct him to...and over the phone starts telling me different name of bottles/jars that might be it...but nothing comes to mind

he then continues shopping while i go into the library to search on the computer, but nothing comes to up or doesn't look right. So i waved the white flag in surrender, that maybe i am not suppose to have my salsa.

so my dad and i go on with our days...unknown to me, my dad got a camera and went to 2 different HEB(Texas grocery stores) and took pictures of the salsa racks. He then goes home and sends me an email....now during this i am sitting in a computer lab about to look at my cell phone to check some dates out because the computer doesn't allow me to double-click on the clock on the bottom right to get the calender...and what do i see 2 missed phone calls(both from my dad). He stated to look at my email that he has send me pictures of salsa...which made me smile and shack my head like NO he didn't, no HE really didn't do what i think he did...BUT he did :) ... i looked at the pictures and found my salsa (i am very sure).

I am lucky to have a dad like that...How many trips to a grocery store would you make in a day??? My dad:
went to the grocery store and shopped
went home to put away groceries and get camera
went back with camera
went to another one with camera
went home to send email
went back to buy salsa
4 TIMES...JEEZS

I LOVE YOU DAD....THANK YOU!!! XOXOXOXOX
KISSES AND HUGS :)

Hitting the wall

Everyone has hit the wall before...well i am hitting it now.
i don't want to read...i don't want to type...i don't want to study...i don't want to do any homework

the time seems to slip by as i search or bullsh** something on the web. You would then consider getting away from the computer, well that just makes it worse. Then i stare at the wall or ceiling and if i was home i would be falling asleep on my bed. The bad thing is that once i get started it seems to be easy, but the hard part is to get motivated to start.
i don't know if i pick the right major...i am just bored and want to stomp my feet like a two year old. i know i will stay in the major and stomp my feet because there isn't another major that seems like doing or interesting...and i have spent enough time here that i wish i was graduating this spring, but no next spring it will be. I can see it now, i will graduate and want to go back to school so i don't have to be an adult...lovely. :/ i am just in a weird funk.

i have to go and do spanish and reading...SPRING BREAK IN 17 DAYS...i love the count down..it makes me happy.

my pottery...that i painted

the top piece is for my papa birthday and the bottom is a plate...these are the true colors, the next photos i couldn't use the flash so the colors are not as true


here is the frame standing up in its vertical position...this has the dimension(shown on last photo) with the little blue dots and red dots


here is the frame standing horizontal


here is the plate


a closer view


here is a close up view of the center


this view shows off the bumps that i added

Kim cutting the ribbon for the new baker

kim waiting patiently...now that is funny using kim and patient in the same sentence


kim cutting the ribbon in the green jacket, a kid cutting in the orange jacket and kim's mom holding a maroon jacket


kim and her mom right after cutting the ribbon


i though this was a good picture with everyone going down, but no one going up

finding joys in small things

i am finding joy in small things now:
i got a 82 on my Spanish test and i did a happy dance because i usually leave the test spent (meaning no energy and just exhausted)

i finished two papers and i have one more to go...go me

i still have to read, but i will read all week long and catch up :)

SMALL JOY'S :)

The Post

here is a PDF file- Title: 'Avoiding Winter Weather Blunders'- Cover page, then the continuation with the Title: 'Snow' on page 4 out of 8--kim and i are quoted on the first page

also on the first pages is the Vagina monologues- which i saw last night...it was quite enjoyable and relate-able. i would quote this great monologue, it was about her vagina being pissed off. even with just saying that is brings a smile to my face. The thing is that the even if i write what i can remember it would not make as much of an impact as if you personally experience it. SO if anyone has the chance man or woman, you should go see the show with an open mind and just enjoy it.

this is the best video i could find on YouTube.com of the angry vagina---the part i like is the OB/GYN part

Ohhh my...

Ohh my... i am going to have a fantastic weekend coming up...you have to love the 7th week out of 10 weeks of class 11th week is finals.

Thurs finish feminist article(7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 more pages)

this weekend i have to:
write Book Report or Position Paper 3-due Mon
read Abe-20pages(due for today-didn't get to it)
read Kieschnick-39pages(for Mon)
read Clunas-28pages(for wed)
read Preziosi intro starts on 397-3pages front&back-6pages front(for Mon)
read Melville-6pages front&back-12pages front(for Mon)
read definition of deconstruction-??pages(for Mon)
read Preziosi intro starts on 451-2pages front&back-4pages front(for wed)
read Mitchell-9pages front&back-18pages front(for wed)
read Coombs-7pages front&back14pages front(for wed)
read Eisman-7pages(for wed)
read Clarke-5pages(for wed)

in all the reading amounts to: 153 pages
how many papers to write: 3, 2, 1 papers
papers to edit: 0

DONE:
Thurs Spanish exam
Thurs go to bursar and get them to fill out good student insurance paper
Thurs library- find feminist article
Thurs take grandmommy to eye appt. 145
Thurs 8 pm Vagina monologue
Fri class 9-10-working on para escribir in class
Fri drive to Lancaster (if weather permits)
write Para escribir (Spanish paragraph)-due Mon
edited/check para escribir (Spanish paragraph)- due Mon
write assign #5-due sun at midnight

After a bad morning...yesterday

I had a bad morning yesterday(Friday), the people i talked to know and i will leave it at that. I am better, but still not happy. Anyways, after the incident/thing i decided to go to Lancaster to paint pottery. It was nice break, i painted something for myself and something for my papa's 90th birthday(mar. 3rd). i will post what they look like when i pick them up next weekend. After i help my grandmother out with an errand. I bought myself some beer. Now i haven't drank in a long time and when i do it is a small amount. Then i went out with kim's parents which was a nice break. I found an $8 skirt. Now if people know me i HATE skirts but i was actually having fun and i found 2 dresses but one was $40 and the other $50, so i opted for the $30 skirt that had 75% off, which came out to be $7 and some change. I bought it because a friend of mine was having a James Bond party. I was not feeling 100%, but i was just getting through it, at the party i drank water and ginger ale. I am telling you all this because some of the pictures below are interesting(because i am not drunk). i am putting the titles above the picture.

this is a funny group picture...someone has the nice one on there camera(i think urs)
people in this picture(top row: L to R): me, jamie, and urs, (bottom row L to R):kim and steph



There was chips at the party, of course why not it WAS a JAMES BOND PARTY...there is no trick to this picture: my head is on the stairs and the chip is balanced on my nose and i just puckered my lips


this is jamie pointing at the chip and straddling me for some reason...as you can now tell that is the way i balanced the chip via the stairs


okay this is the oooo katie what were you thinking, well jamie was dancing on the chair(which is not safe but whatever) and urs(not shown) had a dollar resting in a strap of her dress so i took it and put it in my mouth(also not safe) and pretended to give it to jamie. i think our wires were crossed because she is poised and i...well you see. i just wanted you all to focus on my outfit. i have my boots which are shown, which justin's girlfriend Stephanie's always show hers off so i took her advice, when she told me that i should show off the boots. It was 14 degrees outside...and instead of wearing pants i am wearing my new skirt. then i am wearing my Christmas top. i also had new jewelry on which i think you can see in the next pictures.
i felt very girly an actual women. i can't explain the feeling. the morning i felt used(no i was not raped) and then i felt beautiful, very empowered, and not boyish/plain jane which i feel most of the time. i can't explain the feeling. i just wanted to show it off and move to the groove :)


here is kim and i, i am wearing my new necklaces and earrings. Kim is wearing her new headband and earring and not shown her stockings and pok-a-dot shoes(very eighties kim). we were and did have fun but got tired out at 12. we arrived at 10, very fashionable late.


here steph and me. we were chilling on the stair talking a little and resting because i was tired from having 6 hours of sleep and not having a good day and she had uncomfortable shoes on. we were taking it easy watching the drunk people and the people playing 'wii' (it is pretty cool but i just wasn't up to play with it as some people, the morning kind of ruin it for me)


here is kim and me chilling on the stairs. steph is taking the picture, after kim took the previous one. I think everyone at the party was just having fun. we just finished mid-terms week, which also wasn't fun.


jamie and i puckering


hanging out in the kitchen, kim has pepsi in her drink, she is driving and i had water


here is a view of my outfit, also jamie and i take picture together every year since our freshman year...we really have changes over that time frame(4 years)


this is the end of the night, maggie(the dog) is passed out on my lap


We woke u maggie to take a picture with her. this is right before we left about 10 minutes.


I don't want anyone to worry about the morning. i am over it until i have to do some more things and until then it is over and done. i am now just going to get past with it and focus on the good things and school. well now that i have wasted about an hour doing this blog i am going to start on my paper due monday. I JUST WANT TO POUND MY HEAD AGAINST THE TABLE. the good thing is that monday is the start of the 7 week...then we only have 8, 9, 10, and then finals which i finish on wednesday the 14th...I HAVE A WEEK AND A HALF OF SPRING BREAK. woo-hoo

The coolest mask ever!!!!

the pit they were found in(there was 2 pits-this is pit 2)

this picture doesn't do it justice(the outfit is detailed with designs)

this is the coolest mask(there are plenty more but not all of them have gold on them, but they are still cool)

i'm bored and can get motivated

SIGH...so much to do and so little time...SIGH and i don't want to do did-a-lee scotch...i just want to stare out at my view(the post below) and sleep...i'm in a weird funk...i might have to drive somewhere for a day(like next weekend, any ideas-it has to be in Ohio or West Virginia- i am close to the border-45 minutes away)

My View-from my spot in the library...ahhhh how pretty

(click and you will get a bigger picture)

A New Hair-Do

okay so on Thursday...i was tired and needed a break, so after my only class from 9-10 i decided to see how much money i had and to get my haircut. Now there were many reasons to get it done...i was tired, pamper myself, not thinking all during it, something new, my hair won't get yanked out by my backpack, and so on. This first picture is at the shibori silk, it is the only only recent one with my hair semi-down(my hair is usually up all the time)...the finally picture showing my cut hair it at the library where i am typing this, my hair look orange but it is not(i didn't get my hair color or dyed...it is the same color)...i added in the last picture that i took at my apartment before coming to the library. it was blurry so i took the other one(i just wanted to show that it didn't have the orange tint)