where the streets have no name

choose a direction

2005-11-06T03:55:40Z

What is the point of having inhibitions, anyway? It's so sad to be afraid of living life. I wish that I had realized this sooner. Your own happiness comes from you. You can't depend on other people to hand it to you. You need to cast off the fear and go out and find it yourself. And you absolutely can't let people bring you down. Any relationship that is really worth anything isn't something you have to fight for and cry over to maintain. People who are too self-centered and insecure to show real love need to let go of that; life is way too short. I've taken my happiness into my own hands, and I'd like to think that I've become a stronger person. It's like I was asleep, waiting for someone to turn on the light, when all I had to do was flip the switch myself. I have honeslty never been happier than I am right now. I realized this last Wednesday night, laying on the pavement of the South Building parking lot with some of my best friends and staring at the stars. Cliche as it is, the best things in life are free. And they're right there in front of you, if you have the strength to reach out.

just because I felt like it...

2005-10-12T00:31:50Z

[Marital Status]	swingin' single!
[Shoe size]	8
[Parents still together]	yes
[Siblings]	Meg and Kevin
[Pets]	Nessa, Fosse (cats) & Bonnie (dog)
*FAVORITES*
[Color]	pink!
[Number]	7
[Animal]	cat
[Drinks]	iced tea
[Soda]	Diet Coke
[Book]	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger & Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
[Flower]	lily
*DO YOU*
[Color your hair?]	nope
[Twirl your hair?]	loads
[Have tattoos?]	a temporary one on my back heehee
[Have Piercings?]	ears
[Cheat on tests/homework?]	never!
[Drink/Smoke?]	eww, no
[Like roller coasters?]	nope
[Wish you could live somewhere else?]	yes - someplace exotic
[Want more piercings?]	mebbe
[Like cleaning?]	I'm a neat freak!
[Write in cursive or print?]	a combination of the two
[Own a web cam?]	no
[Know how to drive?]	indeed!
[Own a cell phone?]	oui
[Ever get off the damn computer?]	plenty
*HAVE U EVER*
[Been in a fist fight?]	nope
[Considered a life of crime?]	every once in a while
[Considered being a hooker?]	when I'm low on funds...
[Lied to someone?]	yes, unfortunately
[Been in love?]	yes
[Made out with JUST a friend?]	nope
[Been in lust?]	oh yes
[Used someone]	no
[Been used?]	yes
[Been cheated on?]	no
[Kicked someone in the nuts?]	once
[Stolen anything?]	nope
[Held a gun]	never
*CURRENTS*
[Current clothing]	pajamas and a sweatshirt
[Current mood]	content
[Current taste]	wha?
[What you currently smell like]	cucumber melon bodywash
[Current hair]	attached to my head in a ponytail fashion
[Current thing I ought to be doing]	that damned college essay!
[Current cd in stereo]	Garden State Soundtrack
[Last book you read]	The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
[Last movie you saw]	Corpse Bride
[Last thing you ate]	ice cream sandwich
[Last person you talked to on the phone]	Mum
[Do drugs?]	no way
[Believe there is life on other planets?]	of course!
Remember your first love?]	oh yes
[Still love him/her?]	no
[Read the newspaper?]	yep
[Have any gay or lesbian friends?]	yep
[Believe in miracles?]	I believe in miracles since you came along, you sexy thing!
[Do well in school?]	yep
[Wear hats]	sometimes
[Hate yourself?]	sometimes
[Have an obsession?]	a lot of the time!
[Collect anything?]	junk in general
[Have a best friend?]	yep!
[Close friends?]	yes indeed
[Like your handwriting?]	until it's hard to decipher
[Care about looks]	don't we all, though?
*LOVE LIFE*
[First crush]	well...
[First kiss]	oh god...
[Do you believe in love at first sight?]	yes
[Do you believe in "the one?"]	of course
[Are you a tease?]	sometimes...
[Too shy to make the first move?]	yes
*ARE U A*
[Daydreamer]	cheer up sleepy Jean!
[Bitch/Asshole]	I'd like to think not!
[sarcastic]	every once in a while
[Angel]	quite!
[Devil]	hmm...
[Shy]	sometimes
[Talkative]	yes
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

meme

2005-09-24T18:37:26Z

LJ Interests meme results

bhangra:
great to dance to
chocolate-covered pretzels:
just awesomely good
drawing:
relieves stress
harry potter:
LOVE IT!!
maaya sakamoto:
good for long car rides
photography:
fun and artsy
poetry:
good to read, good to write
queen:
can anybody find me somebody to love?
singing:
frees the soul!
styx:
come sail away!

Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.

si si!

2005-09-11T19:30:05Z

It's been a while since my last update, so I Googled myself just because...

Kat is a sexy Juilliard graduate female violin virtuoso
KAT is the number one selling candy bar in the UK
Kat is at the apex of his happiness (so now I'm male?)
KAT is pleased to introduce The Main Connection
Kat is likable, savvy and game
Kat is no exception
Kat is an application for KDE designed to index files
Kat Is Geen Puntenslijper
Kat is out of sight
Kat is a framework
Kat is over the moon to be Alfie's chosen one!

go out and tell our story...

2005-07-24T02:30:43Z

Great week! Music camp was incredibly fun! The concerts were great. I made it into the honors recital singing L'Heure Exquise (Reynaldo Hahn. That's all I need to say!) The chamber ensembles were really fun, too. I was in a women's group and a flute quartet, and we did incredible music. We had our final concerts today for band and choir, and they were really awesome. It was just really fun hanging out with everyone and getting to know some people better! I love all of my lovely girlfriends! We had so many fun times in class and downtown. (The hat store is my new favorite place in the world!)

Despite being totally exhausted, I had a pretty good night. Went to the Jazz Fest after the band concert and hung out with a bunch of people. Tres fun. Now I'm packing for Lake Winnepesaukee. I'm so psyched! Well, I need to finish getting my stuff together. Love to all!

la la la

2005-07-11T20:46:05Z

Yeah, so pineapple salsa is the best thing known to man, and I'm not even kidding. It is good.

Had a fun weekend. Went to Downingtown on Thursday to visit my cousins, and we went shopping and got cool stuff. Got back on Saturday and resolved that I will run every day for the rest of the summer. Now my quads hurt like a mother. Went to Steve's b-day party last night, which was tres amusant. Lots of mad dancing with my girls ensued!

I'm turning 18 this Friday. Uber strange.

Well, next week is Penn State camp, which will be fun. Then it's off to Lake Winnepesaukee with the Warrens (Mom's side of the family) for a week for some boating and water-skiing and kayaking and such. Will be tres crazy but tres fun.

update!

2005-07-06T17:23:47Z

Wow. It's been a while. Alaska was incredible. We went on a cruise for the first week we were there, and it was awesome. We saw glaciers and humpback whales and all kinds of cool stuff. Everyone on the crew was really young (and really attractive). We spent the rest of our trip at a lodge. We went kayaking and fishing and hiking, which was tres fun. I just can't possibly put this whole experience into words. It was just incredible.

I'm finally recovering from getting my wisdom teeth out! It's been five days - I can eat real food now. Yay! Thanks to Emma and Chris for visiting me! I got extremely bored just sitting around with that ice pack on my face.

Well, I'll be around for pretty much the rest of the summer, so if there's going to be a picnic or an orgy or something else of a social nature, count me in!

okay

2005-06-14T19:33:15Z

Packing for Alaska is rough. And now I am taking the APUS final... God, save me. Well, happy finals everyone!

hmm...

2005-06-14T18:25:01Z

Your Birthdate: July 15

With a birthday on the 15th of any month, you are apt to have really strong attachments to home, family and domestic scene.

The 1 and 5 equaling 6, provide the sort of energy that makes you an excellent parent or teacher.

You are very responsible and capable. This is an attractive and an attracting influence.

You like harmony in your environment and strive to maintain it.

You tend to learn by observation rather than study and research.

You may like to cook, but you probably don't follow recipes.

This number shows artistic leanings and would certainly support any talents that may be otherwise in your makeup.

You're a very generous and giving person, but perhaps a bit stubborn in ways.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

How true!

I'm trying to remember a dream I had

2005-06-13T02:06:38Z

Please, summer, be here! Only one full day of school and a couple of finals left! Oh god, let me live through it. I might not have to take the APUS final because I'm leaving for Alaska on Wednesday. Fun. I'm trying to put all of my favorite albums on my MP3 player, and it's very painstaking.

I'm so ready for vacation. But I'm going to miss everyone a lot! Save the fun parties for when I get back! Unfortunately, I get home on the 29th and then, joy of joys, I get my wisdom teeth out on the 30th. No fun at all. After that, I'm chillin' like a villain until Penn State music camp starts on July 17th. Then we're off to Lake Winnepesaukee for a few days, and we're camping at Pine Creek sometime before marching band starts.

School can't be over soon enough!

a whole lotta icons

2005-06-11T19:53:31Z

What Icons are for you? by ladyallie
Username
Favourite Colour
Sex
Your Love icon is...
Your Sad Icon is...
Your Happy Icon is...
Your Angry Icon is...
Your Food Icon is...
Your Animal Icon is...
Your Random Icon is...
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and you give yourself away

2005-06-07T20:50:27Z

It's so nice to be almost done with school! Oh my gosh. Seriously. I only have to take to more tests for the rest of the year, which is uber awesome. No homework for the second day in a row! Hell yes!

I am totally exhausted, so I'm going to take a nap. I actually have time to do that sort of thing now! Woohoo!

actual entry!

2005-06-05T16:08:15Z

This weekend has been slightly crazy, but still fun. Friday night was the music formal, and it was awesome! Chris and Bobby, Meg's date, came over before dinner and we took lots of pictures. Chris and I ended up getting matching a boutonniere and corsage for one another, which was quite funny. We had dinner at Sarah's and then went over to the dance. They played lots of good dancing music. Chris and I were swing dancing, and I kind of sucked, but at least my dress didn't fall down! It was strapless - not the best idea in the world, but at least it looked good. I wish we could have just danced forever! It was such a great night!

woot

2005-06-05T15:55:03Z

This is me trying to avoid studying:

Chamber Singers concert today! Yay!

Updated le site du web!

your wheels are turning but you're upside-down

2005-06-01T23:10:31Z

Time for an update! Life is so hectic right now. So much just needs to be done before the end of the school year, and I just don't have the energy to do it. In other news, the Thespian banquet was on Sunday night. It was beautifulous what with Maggie's and my infamous kiss forever preserved in the Thespian documentary. The initiation was cool, and senior speeches were sad - much crying ensued on my part. Sadness! It hit me that I'm almost a senior, and that is one scary thought. I'm not ready! I want to hide.

Well, I'm off to Jazz Fest...

yay!

2005-05-29T16:17:38Z

Cabaret was awesome! It was so much fun to get up there and belt out Strongest Suit with Meg. Tres amusant! Thanks to everyone who came! It was great. There were so many cute songs and scenes. I was kind of surprised that I didn't get all emotional when we were all up on stage together. I guess it's because I'll still be seeing most of the seniors when they're at Penn State. Ah, well. The banquet is tonight, and that should be fun. I need to find something to wear! (Haha! That's the story of my life!)

fun stuff!

2005-05-29T16:11:16Z

You're a cadenza!

What musical term describes you?
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haha

2005-05-21T18:44:42Z

How to make a Kat

Ingredients:

5 parts intelligence

3 parts humour

5 parts insanity

Method:
Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Add a little lovability if desired!

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

blue_papillon @ 2005-05-18T21:36:00

2005-05-19T01:36:52Z

Squee!

kiss the sky

2005-05-17T00:13:52Z

Yeah. This weekend was pretty nice. Meg had her birthday party on Friday night, and that was awesomely fun. We did karaoke and had mad dancing. Whenever Kelley, Emily, Christy, Meg and I get together, we have incredible dance parties. If only you could have been in the light booth at district orchestra. Wow.

As of right now, I am extremely exhausted. I had to study for the Lechnar test and write a speech yesterday. I stayed up really late and got up really early, which is always joyous. But now I'm done! For this week at least. Summer, where are you?

tell me more, tell me more!

2005-05-11T21:06:37Z

Today was tres chouette! I got to spend a total of three periods out in the sun! It was really hot out there. I took a cold shower as soon as I got home, and then I had a few scoops of chocolate marshmallow ice cream, an ice cream sandwich, three Snickers bars and a half a jar of pickles. I'm like a pregnant woman! (Which I am really not, contrary to popular belief.)

Band concert tonight! I need to fix my hair. Carazy.

interesting...

2005-05-11T01:12:26Z

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of reassurance.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

God knows I want to break free

2005-05-08T18:48:10Z

Yay! I cleaned my room! It's all nice and shiny now. No more clothes on the floor! I'm such a neat freak.

This weekend was particularly good. Chris came over on Friday and Saturday night, which was tres nice. Took the SAT on Saturday. Ugh. No comment on that. Did the wedding gown thing for Scotland, which made me think of marriage, which is quite a scary thought. I'm just trying to make it out of junior year alive!

In other news, I made a website for all of my sketches and stuff. It's quite exciting. Go there!

I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of?

2005-05-02T02:04:44Z

Virginia Beach was incredible! State High kicked some major ass! We took home 1st place with superior ratings in every category we entered, as well as the soloist, sectional, and overall awards. I got best choral soloist for Jubilant Song! We all did so well. Master Singers was phenominal, Symphonic Band whipped out Awayday and rocked, and Jazz Band was fabulous. The awards ceremony was just rediculous what with all the State High kids going up and grabbing those trophies!

I also got to spend some quality time with the girls! The bus rides to and from were long but entertaining. I just wish that the trip wasn't over now!

Look at your face in the mirror - I am there inside!

2005-04-25T22:40:15Z

It's starting to get sunny outside! Oh God, please make the weather warm again. I'm so psyched for Virginia beach, yo! Bus 3 is the party bus! I just can't wait to get out in the sun and run down the beach. That will be so nice. I'm ready to partay! I hope that the adjudication goes well. Yay to Master Singers! We're so ready! Grr to Symphonic Band for being crazy. Awayday must rock. That is an order. Another drawback is that all of us band gals need to wear our band dresses all day. They are sooo ugly. Must find sexy undies to wear underneath. And good shoes. After the whole adjudication deal, it's just one big party! I'm so ready. Come on, Thursday!