August 28, 2005
No TV and No Beer makes Homes something something
I just endured a program entitled "Voices of Experiance" lead by "Successful students". There were no facutly present, so the following questions were asked and answered:
1. Do the campus police or Easton police bust a lot of students at parties off campus (No, usually they just tell the owner of the house to get those under 21 out.)
2. What are the top 5 bars in the area ( I wasn't paying close attention but, "Campus is good, but they don't serve alcohol, just like beer.")
3. What is the best place to buy beer ( It's easier on the Hill, they check ID's more downtown because of undercover police officers.)
4. Is it true Freshman can't go to Frat parties until October? (Yes, but you most likely won't get found out.)
5. Where are the best parties? (Catell St., wherever the upperclassmen are living off campus)
6. Is there a party night? (Thursday is big, but any night Wed-Sat there are lots of parties, and there are some any day of the week.)
They blatantly did not answer my question about why there was a man in my hallway last night described by Bianca as "cute" and himself as "drunk" asking to come inside our room.
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August 27, 2005
I guess I'll go...
I'm sitting here trying to decide whether to go to "Club Farinon" or not. On the one hand I have no friends so I should go make some. On the other hand, I have no friends and how the hell am I going to make them standing around awkwardly while loud 80's music plays. On the first hand, not going simply continues my isolation. But on the second I know I'll go, and leave without having spoken to people feeling more lonely than ever-- see previous post.
I don't know.
Here's another thought I recently had while sitting at Table 13-- Why is that all the rejects never get together and accept eachother? They don't even like each other. I had a thought that I should break the cycle, but I don't think it's polite to tell people-- You are a reject. I am a reject. We should be friends. And besides, there's a reason all of us have been rejected.
I'm sorry I'm such a downer. I really can't help it.
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August 25, 2005
Lafayette Lepar
I remember now-- I'm coming to realize more and more that I'm just never going to be able to change my personality. I am not outgoing around people I don't know. I'm awful at making friends. And the outgrowths of this realization? I will never be a politician. I can't spell it anyway. So. That's pretty depressing. Remember kindergarten, when we could be whatever we wanted when we grew up? No limitations. I wanted to be an artist, and those of you who have seen my artwork know how likely that is--but no one ever said "No you can't." They were all, "You can do whatever you set your mind to lil kt!" Now so many things are closed to me. I'll clearly never work on anything artistic, or scientific, or mechanical, or really physical, or anything that requires really great interpersonal skills. Because I just spent a paragraph telling you I don't have them-- and a week realizing I'm just not going to develop any.
The other outgrowth-- I am now terrified that I will not make any friends. I know I will meet people, but I don't seem to be able to bridge the gap between acquaintance and friend. I don't seem to be able to start conversations with people. There's this other boy in habitat and he doesn't seem to be a conversation starter either, so when we're alone together-- total silence. I just feel like you all are going to go off and make new friends and I'll be this little hanger on who can't make new friends.
So that's my thought. I had some others equally depressing, like What the hell am I going to do now? My whole life has lead to college, and tada! here I am.
Of course I've also wondered if I'll get foot herpes from the one time I forgot to wear my shower flip flops.
Posted by kt at 4:56 PM | Comments (2)
August 24, 2005
XXX
Oh bowling. Why are you so ridiculus? Myself and the other fifty million POSP kids went bowling tonight. I scored a 78 and then an 89--and I got 3 strikes in case you couldn't tell. I'm such an inconsistant bowler. I'll get a strike and then a 3. *sigh*
I was going to write something else but um...what was it? Eh. Oh well.
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August 23, 2005
She Showered With Her Shoes On
Ha ha! You thought I'd never get it figured out! You were all so sure you'd never see me again, but : TA DA! To be honest it did take me 3 days to figure out what was going on. And some guy at the Student Help Desk reset one of my many passwords so I could register my computer with Lafayette and finally get online! And here I am!
I suppose I am a tiny bit relived that I didn't have internet connection on Sunday. I would have just posted tears. I didn't even call anyone Sunday evening, despite my many promises, because I was sure I would just start sobbing on the phone with them. It's really hard to talk to my parents too. I mean they know I'm a little homesick, but when I felt like crying I didn't want them to know they were spending thousands of dollars for me to be unhappy.
Now on to a subject you all care loads about: Boys. So, there are 5 boys in Habitat for Humanity but way more than that in POSP. The Habitat boys: Tom who is Pre-med and nice but def. not my type. Corey who seems to be misplaced here at Laf. and would rather be at the Air Force Academy. Also a no. Ian who is amazingly lanky and tall, we've had a few conversations but, eh, I'm not expecting anything. Nate is also Pre-med but he's...he makes me look out going. But I think he will make a good doctor, he's very dilligent. Perhaps he could go into research, dilligence would be helpful and he wouldn't have to socialize. Not that I should talk, unless I'm with all you lovely people I'm more of an observer than a participant. The final boy is perhaps the most likely for any kind of relationship, but saddly I don't see much happening. Jon is very nice, he went boarding school for high school so he's very used to the whole living away from home thing. And he's nice and funny, but I'm not sure we fit together well. Oh well. I'm sure half of them already have girlfriends anyway.
I'm going to wrap this up, blow dry my hair and maybe go check out the library until dinner. I miss you all so much.
Posted by kt at 3:51 PM | Comments (0)
August 20, 2005
I Didn't Have a Ferret--And I Was Ugly!
Just realized that my internet may not be up until Friday. Scary thought. So I thought I'd warn y'all that you may not hear from me for a week or so. Very sad. Reminds me of this one time in maybe...7th grade when Kate and I were on the computer and my parents had COLLEGE STUDENTS over, they were trying to get us to come outside and we were all "The light it burns!" "I can't breath that natural air!" Oh 7th graders. We were so....young?
I finished packing around 4 this afternoon, and then I hung out with Bess and Marley (I breakfasted with M. at IHOP, and ate Funnel Cake, and pretended to be a vegetarian--someone had to fill in for K8.) I went out to dinner with my lovely parents, then came back and packed the car. I should so totally play tetris, I am a packing genius. And now, I'm running this off quickly then quality time with my poor mother, then quality time with my pillow and wee teddy bear. Poor teddy he shall be so lonely without me! ;-)
Posted by kt at 9:12 PM | Comments (2)
So Long and Thanks For All the Fish
I managed to get up at 8 today, and by 8:15 wake up and piss off my entire family by having my shower radio on too loud. The goal was to start packing. The result? I found M.'s present, read the comics, and stared at my clothing willing it to pack itself.
Now I have to somehow pack and see M., Bess, and Marley before the day is out. Waiting for M. to call me now. I don't think I will see K8 today, which makes me sad, so here's a special message just for her: You're too tiny for your own good you wonderful, terrifically smart friend that I am going to miss even though I will look smarter out of your shadow.... No really, I miss your sense of humor, your sense of style, and your funny tounge stuck out eyes closed look already.
Also, Ryan gets an award for being the first person to comment who wasn't involved in the creation of the blog. You'll get a lovely certificate and a pony through the mai in 6-10 weeks.
I'm going to go and try to pack again.
Posted by kt at 9:02 AM | Comments (1)
August 19, 2005
You are a Shady McShadenstein, KJ!
So I've been attending a string of parties and gatherings over the past few days. And while they are all quite fun, I just keep thinking "When am I going to see K8 again? When am I going to see M. again? Bess? Ryan? Melissa? Nate? Whit? Miriam?" Le sigh.
Tonight myself, M., K8, Bess, Dave, John, and Ryan went out to the Macaroni Grill. It's a good thing none of us were paying babysitters, because I left my house at 6:20 and got back around 10. Mostly because we waited forever to see if Bianca would show up (she didn't.) But of course they give you crayons, so the wait was enjoyable. I laughed a lot, I got completely confused about what was going on a lot, and I had an amazingly fun time. M. gave me 3 CDs, which I'm pleased about but WHERE WILL I PUT THEM? I am already taking upwards of 60 CDs with me to college. And I have ordered 3 more through Amazon to be delivered to my college FC box.
In other news, I have finally joined THE FACEBOOK. If you are reading this, have Facebook, and aren't my friend yet then I have a mission for you: Infiltrate the enemy base, then once it's secure, be my Facebook friend! Hmm. It's been a whole 8 hours since I last checked Facebook. Better go see how things are progressing on my road to facebook friendship.
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August 18, 2005
KT "The Babysitter" takes on HTML "The Really Simple Computer Language She Doesn't Understand"!
Since being gifted this mostly completed blog I have attempted to change 1 thing. I have successfully changed 1 thing. That means me 1, and evil computer HTML 0. Victory is close at hand.
PS- K8 really is an excellent lil Kitten, even though she persists in calling me "KJ" instead of KT...
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August 10, 2005
kt's Timeline
?-1600's - Native tribes of North America live happily, oblivious of Europeans' existence.
1587-1590- Brief existence of Roanoke Colony; in three years and two tries, everybody in this settlement died or mysteriously vanished. I was one of the mysteriously vanished for Halloween in 5th grade!
1606-Jamestown founded-- first permanent English settlement in the 'New World'
1630s - kt's Great (times a million) Grandfather serves as Royal Governor of Connecticut
1676- Bacon's Rebellion; it's all right, I don't eat bacon anyway.
1692- Salem Witch Trials-- for some reason everyone and their third cousin once removed does this topic for their term paper.
1730's-1760's- First Great Awakening gives Jonathan Edwards an excuse to shout a lot for 30 years.
1764-1776- American Colonists become increasingly hostile towards Britain, finally starting the Revolutionary War. If you can't be bothered to read about it, don't worry-- there's a musical, aptly titled
"1776."
1789- After a rather trying war, a really bad system of government, a bunch of secret meetings, and a lot of yelling, the US Constitution goes into effect.
1796-1800- John Adams serves as president; I fall in love with him 200 years later at age 7.
1800- Revolution of 1800: peaceful pass of power.
1828- Revolution of 1828: more people get the right to vote, new ways of voting go into effect, the convention becomes the way to select candidates. Jackson becomes president, and History teachers everywhere are still bitter.
1846- Mexican-American War: we steal Texas, and lots more land that later becomes the Southwest. "Spotty" Lincoln protests.
1848- Seneca Falls Convention-- and from this point all my term papers are drawn.
1854- The Kansas Nebraska Act: if anyone from my 11th grade American History class asks, this was so totally the main cause of the Civil War.
1861-1865- Civil War, which provides vacation spots known as 'battle fields' all over the East coast!
1876- Rutherford B. Hayes makes a crummy deal, he becomes president, and Reconstruction fails. This is pretty much the reason the South is the way it is.
1870- 1890s- The totally forgettable part of American History. Sure, lots of things happened, reforms, inventions, presidency, but no one seems to care. When the AP exam makes this their DBQ, there are a lot less 5's.
1890-1910(ish)- We sort of pretend to be Imperialists for a while, take most of Spain's empire, then dive back in our shell when things begin to look scary in Europe.
1900- The Progressive Era begins, bringing with it fun words like "muckrakers" and "recall election"-- Ah, Governor Schwarzenegger, where would you be without the Progressive Era?
1914-1918- WWI: we enter in 1917 and afterwards become isolationists again because we feel like we got a raw deal being forced to join the war at all.
1920- Women finally get the right to vote in the United States; sadly, little changes for 40 years. For an explanation see my 12th grade term paper.
1929- After a decade of spending lots of money that we don't have and ignoring our problems, Americans are shocked when the stock market sputters and dies.
1929-1939- The Great Depression, the reason my Grandfather scraped the inside of peanut butter jars long after the rest of us would have quit. And FDR's "alphabetical agencies" are the bane of every US History student forced to memorize them.
1939-1945- WWII: the US enters in 1941, and my Grandma serves as a WAM on the west coast. My Grandfather serves in the 3rd Armored Division, and miraculously lives through D-Day.
1946-Today- To be honest, it doesn't interest me much. Sure, a lot cool people were born, neat things were invented, the Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, the Persian Gulf, historical movements, plenty happened. You'll just have to find out about it yourself.
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