aftermath

There is nothing in the world a little graham canyon ice cream, stupid movie featuring Rory Gilmore, "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas, and some awesome roommates won't cure.

I'm convinced.

On a happy note, I'm getting a full tuition ballroom scholarship next year. So even if I fail all of my classes and lose my academic one, I'll still be getting paid to go to school. Thank you donor!

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Sun been down for days
A pretty flower in a vase
A slipper by the fireplace
A cello lying in its case

Soon she's down the stairs
Her morning elegance she wears
The sound of water makes her dream
Awoken by a cloud of steam
She pours a daydream in a cup
A spoon of sugar sweetens up

And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
With a thought she has caught
By a thread
She pays for the bread
And she goes...
Nobody knows

light at the end of the tunnel

let’s go said he

not too far said she

what’s too far said he

where you are said she

e. e. cummings

I saw this on Meg Fee's blog and very much liked it. Who doesn't like a little e. e. cummings every now and then? Or maybe twice in the past month...who knew I was such a fan?

All we can do is keep breathing

Late nights in the Benson simultaneously make me feel important and utterly lonely.

Just let me go to bed please.

I want to go back...

...to Burbank, April 22nd-ish through the 26th. Just a quick trip to stay with my grandma and take a break before I sell my soul to Blackpool rehearsals and Europe. Interested? I'm now accepting applications for travel buddies.
hehe
Seriously though, if you want to spend four days running around LA and the beach with me, send me a message or a text. I think I'm going to buy plane tickets sometime this week.
:)

(500) Days of Katie

I just looked at my post count, and I am actually just past the 500th mark (this is post 502). Still being in a celebratory mood though, here I am writing a post informing you of this momentous occasion!

Random thoughts:

As I was doing laundry at 8:00 on a Saturday night (tonight) I thought to myself (these are my exact thoughts) I wish I had a really good singing voice so I could be, you know, that hot, sort of indie girl who sings in the laundry room by herself on a Saturday night, but is really good, and seems cool and independent. And then I realized how weird I was and went back to my apartment.

I just remembered today that Berkeley has an element named after it. (thanks to my periodic poster hanging over my bed! Thanks Amanda!) This, combined with a much inspiring conversation among Sara, Sam, Dr. Asplund and I a couple days ago, has only heightened my desire to go to grad school there.

I already started packing for my trip to San Francisco that's in three weeks. I normally pack at 1 AM the night before, so there's a hint on how excited I am. Also, I need more business casual. And a suit.

And a valid driver's license.

And a better outline for my review paper.

And a plan for my life.

The end.

mortal kombat...and by mortal kombat I mean arguing your way into a dollar off your laser tag game

Oh my gosh, I am so lucky to have a live-in photographer to document my life. Here are some photos Natalie took from my laser double birthday bash last night. (Guess who got 2nd place at laser tag? BAM.)

Can I just say that I am a huge believer in extravagant birthdays? I love throwing parties, I love decorating for them, I love presents, I love going out to eat, etc. etc. When I'm a mom, my kids are going to have the most awesome birthdays ever. Just throwing that out there as one of my qualifications as a future wife.*

Anyway...hope you all are having great weekends!

*I feel like this would make for a highly entertaining post. My other qualifications include: curry making and knowing how to use a torque wrench. How these might come in handy, I'm not sure, but I would love to see the situation that would require them both.

They say it's your birthday...

Soo....as of March 3rd, I am officially 21! (and officially without a valid driver's license...uh oh.)

Many thanks for all of the texts, calls, facebook messages, etc. You guys are great!
My roommate Natalie, photographer extraordinaire, took a bunch of photos from our roommate trip to Spark that fully captured the essence of what a birthday is supposed to be about:

Laura made me a chocolate cake from scratch! It won the best-chocolate-cake-I've-ever-had-hands-down award.

Tastes as good as it looks...mmm....

I also went out to lunch at India Palace (chicken tikka masala, heavenly) with my mom and Becky. From my family I received all three seasons of "Avatar: the Last Airbender". You know what this means, right? Weekly marathons. I think yes.
Perhaps the best present though, was getting that dang thermometer fixed! That's what working in the lab on your birthday does for you! :D

Oh, and, I have a little announcement.
That I've known for a while, but was so scared someone was going to email me and say, "Just kidding, we really don't want you," but this week was the first prep class and no one's changed their mind yet, so:

I'm doing an internship in France this summer!!!!! AHHH!!! I get to spend May 28th through the end of August in Europe!!!! AHHHH!!!! So excited!

Anyway. There's the update on life.
You should all come play lasertag with me tonight at 8:00, for a triple celebration of my birthday, my fixing skills, and my future summer in France. :)