fragments of a life

A while ago, a guy I didn't recognize requested me as a friend on Facebook. But he was friends with some of my friends/people from my church, so I figured that it was possible I had met him before and just forgot. I didn't want to be rude, either, so I added him as a friend. And I still have no idea who the guy is. I've looked at the pictures of him and I just don't recognize him. I learned he has very nice arms, though. 

So I'm trying to decide if I should simply de-friend him, or if I should message him to see if I could have possibly met him before.... Which I highly doubt, but who knows? He does have nice arms.... Maybe I should keep him my list just to look at his pics. Or maybe I won't, that's kind of creepy....

Ahhh, why does syncing and updated an iphone take to long? 'Tis darn frustrating. 

My classes are going fine. Art is fun. I don't think he's ever going to actually grade any of our drawings. As long as we came, drew what he had setup, and put some effort into it, I think we'll get an A. Which I am totally cool with. 

My English composition class is going to be my hardest, definitely. I am not a writer. Calculus? No problem. Essays? I cringe in terror. 

 My intro to theatre class is going to be... interesting to say the least. My professor... She just talks and talks and talks, going into too much detail about things she really doesn't need to. I've had four classes of theatre and I am already counting down the days until the semster ends. (90 days. 24 more class periods.) 

 My phone is done syncing, yes! New music is amazing. 'Bout as awesome as new clothes. 

 My next essay is a creative analysis on a piece of art. The art is supposed to reflect some aspect of yourself... Sheesh, it's going to take me forever to wade through all the pics at art.com to find somethings that "speaks" to me.... And the rough draft is due on Thursday! Urgh. 

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 Sittin' at my desk looking longingly at my empty Lipton green tea with citrus bottle... 

Nevermind. I took a break to eat dinner after writing that first sentence and grabbed myself a new bottle. Happyhappyjoyjoy. 

Classes have started for me. Started last Monday, and I am already counting down the days 'til the end of the semester. Yeah, it's pretty pathetic. 

I just saw a preview for iThink They Kissed, and OMG I'M EXCITED. For serious! Go Seddie!! <3 

Oh. 

And I got my own laptop. It is gorgeous. And I named it R2-D2. 

THAT is how pwnsome it is. 

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SHAMELESS ATTENTION!WHORING:

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[Castle icon made by Pandreaa]

 I am watching the country music channel. That is how bored I am. 

Save me! 

Never mind, I changed it to Raise Your Voice. I'm not sure how much better that is, though.

No, I'm wrong: 'cause cute guys with British accents make everything better. 

So watching the new episode of What Not To Wear last night made me really want to go shopping. As did thinking about the Confessions of a Shopaholic [which I still haven't seen, unfortunately]. I really shouldn't spend the money. Not that I feel up to going out. I actually feel worse today than I did yesterday...

Well yesterday was my first day back working at the consignment store, and it was not a good idea. I felt awful most of the day. But I guess I need to back into the swing of things eventually, might as well be now. 

Next week is the dreaded day camp week I have to teach at karate... UGH. I love all little hooligans, I really do, but having them from 9 in the morning to 3:30, maybe later if I'm teaching the evening classes? For the whole week? Someone kill me. 

OH! I saw the Half-blood Prince movie finally. Eh, mixed feelings. The Harry/Ginny feels so random! If you haven't read the books, you're going to be confused. On the positive side, I thought all the actors/actresses did a great job. I was wary of the guy who played Slughorn at first, but I liked him. His facial expressions were great. 

And Draco. Nuff said. 

That's all for now. <3

-Kari

 So I'm watching What Not To Wear. [One of the best shows of all time. Stacy and Clinton rawk my sawks, yo.] And they're re-styling a MAN. I'm surprised. I've only seen them do a man one other time. And in that one they did a man and a woman who were getting married. This one is just a man. 

He really, really needs it, though. Urgh. Work your magic, S&C. 

I had my fourth surgery on Thursday. It wasn't major, I didn't have to stay at the hospital overnight. I posted something about my polyps a while ago? Yeah, they had to come out. Nothing was working. 

I've had two other sinus surgeries, the first took out my adenoids, the second [in Dec of '06] was actual sinus surgery. My doc drilled out my sinuses to make them bigger, basically. I'm pretty sure he re-drilled everything this time around too as well as taking out the polyps. 

So I'm not feeling to hot, obviously. I'm not in too much pain, hooray for pain meds, but I'm feeling... Blah. Kind of light-headed and slightly dizzy and tired. 

Being put under and waking back up again is the strangest feeling in the world. There really aren't words to describe it. 

Oh, and shameless attentionwhoring: my Twitter: twitter.com/kari_bg
I love having friends. 

That is all. <3 

 So my next speech is due tomorrow. I really can't wait for it to be over and done with. Really. Then I'll just have one more speech and a group project left to do. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OVER. 

I've been fascinated (coughobsessedcough) with Korean music lately. Big Bang, DBSK, Super Junior, BoA, and Bi Rain most specifically. Mostly Big Bang and DBSK. I think I'm in love with Changmin. And Jaejoong. And Yunho. And Seungri. Yepp. My desktop is a pic of DBSK currently. It makes me happy. :D

I really need to register for my fall classes. Ugh. Being a responsible college student sucks. =P

Peace out, yo. <3  

 I'm taking a summer college course. I know, you're probably thinking, "What the heck? Why would you subject yourself to such torture?" Well, it's because I missed this whole spring semester. So, being the dedicated, respectable student that I am, I decided to take a class to help make up for the lost time. I'm taking Oral Communication. AKA speech class. Someone shoot me. It's a necessary evil, I guess. And taking it in the summer will get it over with sooner. Like ripping off a band-aid. 

I saw the new Transformers movie. I definitely had more inappropriate things than the first one, but it also had more humor. Some of the scenes were rather long... But it as a slow-motion, action movie, it gets an A+. =P 

So, yeah. That's all I'm gonna say for now. I just wanted to get back into this. Hopefully it'll be sooner than several months before I post another journal. XD 

Ok, so facebook is giving me a hard time... Won't let me log in. And it's not like it says there's an error, when I hit the enter button to log in, it doesn't even start loading. Ergh. 

Soooo, I am on vacation right now. I'm at my grandma's house in WV. Wonderful, wonderful West Virginia... Note the sarcasm, please. Don't get me wrong, I love my grandma... but she's not a native WV-er. This place is held together by duct tape. I swear. Of course, I can't really complain. I come from a very redneck place in MD. And my grandfather's place in PA is also hugely redneck. But they are populated by two different types of rednecks. The fishing-redneck and the deer-hunting-rednecks. Not that they don't bleed into each other at times, but that's the most basic division. 

It just starting raining really hard.... It's been thundering for a bit now, but the heavens have finally opened. I haaaate thunderstorms. 

I wonder if I am the only person terribly upset by Jason Dolly's hair cut? Not that the short hair doesn't look good on him [[www.disneysociety.com/2009/02/27/jason-dolleys-new-haircut-2/]], but.... but.... D: Oh well. I'm sure it'll grow on me. 

And, yes, I still watch the Disney channel. It's awesome. =P 

Hmmm, I feel like going out and standing in the rain. 

Oh! LOST. Omg. I cried at the end... I've never had a particular love of Sawyer/Juliet [[mind, it's waaaay better than Skate/Jacket...]] but oh my gosh, that was just heartbreaking. Its the first time this show has made me cry. I think I teared up when Charlie died and Hurley had to tell Claire... Speaking of which, where the heck is she?! Ugh, they have a lot of questions to answer next season. Which is NEXT YEAR. I am so upset. 

 I AM SO CLOSE TO GETTING MY OWN LAPTOP. I JUST HAVE TO CONTROL MY IMPULSIVE SPENDING TENDENCY. *snort* Like that's going to happen. . . I want one so bad it's not even funny. See, my brother tends to want to get on at the same time I do, and if he doesn't get it, he's a bratty pain in the butt. If he does get it, well, I didn't and I'll have to wait for GOd knows how long until he's done with whatever junk he does on World of Warcraft. Besides, I'm going to need my own when I start my college classes... So, the last 24 or so hours have been awful. Last night when I went to take my bros to my church, my car wouldn't start. It was one of the most horrible experiences of my life. I work a lot, and if I don't have my car, my mom has to drive me to work, which is an inconvenience for both of us. But my dad figured out was wrong with it and fixed it this afternoon. Whoo! Is is as cold where you are as it is here? [46 degrees F] It's driving me crazy. This winter has just seemed to draaag by... I want it to warm up so bad.



Creatively Yours,

Kari

 So, like I said in my last journal, my older sister [who shall henceforth be referred to as Sis (for now anyway, I can't think of a better nickname...)] and her boyfriend [who shall be henceforth referred to as LaLa (no, really)] are in for the weekend. It's been. . . well, interesting so far. 

I was really worried I wasn't going to like LaLa. Well, I was probably more worried that Mom wasn't going to like him, 'cuz if she didn't like him then I would be the one hearing it all. She wouldn't complain to Sis, for fear of upsetting her, nor would she complain to Dad, cuz well, he's a guy and therefore useless with things like that. 

But I think Mom is okay with him. And I am, too. He's a nice boy, I guess, and I do trust Sis's judgement. He's not drop-dead gorgeous, but whatever. Looks do come second to personality. Really. 

Even though I wouldn't mind having a Hayden Christianson look-alike as my boyfriend. But that's of no concern right now. 

So Sis took LaLa, two of my brothers, and I to the mall to see a movie this morning. The movie was Push, which I greatly enjoyed, except for the ending. . . It didn't seem complete enough. After that was over, we walked around the mall for a little bit. I bought some PJs from Aeropastale [or however you spell it. . .] that I need for work on Saturday, actually. Yes, I get to wear my pajamas to work. I don't know if I should feel smug or embarrassed about that. It's for a special sale we're having, and all the employees have to wear PJs. 

Anywhoo, Sis and LaLa have been awfully touchy-feely. Like, really. It's kind of gag-worthy, actually. 

Ok, ok, I admit that my disgust is probably partially due to the fact that I am currently single and therefore insanely jealous that I don't have a guy to snuggle with. But, again, that's not really the point. 

I'm watching my little siblings right now, so this is all I have time to post. 

CreativelyYours, 

Kari [I think I need a nickname....] 

 Ever had something just come out of nowhere and just bowl you over? Turn your life in a total 180 and knock you to your knees? 

Well, that's happened to me for the second time in 6 months. 

Last September my parents told me we were moving to another state, and I didn't take the news very well. we've lived here for 7 years and I had just started teaching at my karate studio and I didn't want to leave. At all. I would be leaving behind all my friends and. . . well, everything.

I finally got to the point where I was trusting God completely and believing that everything would turn out ok when we did leave. So what do my parents tell me Friday night? There is a 99% chance that we're not moving now. 

I really would have liked to see my face when I heard that. My jaw was probably on the floor. 

So now I really don't know what to think. We're not moving anymore, which I'm happy about, but I'm just. . . in shock, I think. I got so used to the idea of us leaving hanging over my head constantly that now I just. . . . Ha, I dunno. 

So yeah, life has been interesting. 

Annnywhoo: LOST tonight! Oh my gosh, I feel so bad for Daniel!! Augh! I want people to stop dying! I realize that won't be happening until the series ends, but I can hop and dream, can't I? 

I'll definitely have another post up by this weekend. My sister and her boyfriend [who I haven't met yet] are coming down Friday evening and staying until Sunday. I'm excited! And I need to come up with nicknames. I want to refer to people with nicknames, cuz that'll just be fun. XP 

CreativelyYours, 

Kari

 So, I have had a cold for 5 weeks now. Yeah, it kind of sucks. Especially when I have to go to work and talk to people when I know I sound so. . . sickly. I know exactly what's going through there heads as I'm ringing up their purchase. "Good grief, why don't people stay home when they're sick? Don't they have any consideration blah blah blah..." And yeah, lady, I would much rather be home in bed than here dealing with people, but I really need the money. I want my own laptop, goshdarnit! 

I've actually had a lot of problems with my sinuses in the past. I had a chronic sinus infection for pretty much all of my childhood [only for lack of a better word. I'm only 17, for pete's sake!], and a couple years ago I had sinus surgery which helped a bunch. 

So, I go see an ENT doc [not my ENT doctor who I saw all throughout the years before my sinus surgery, of course, I have to go see his assistant] and she says I have polyps that are blocking my sinuses. 

I'm actually relieved. She didn't just say "You have a horrible sinus infection. Here are some antibiotics to take for the next few weeks." Which wouldn't have anything considering I just got off antibiotics. 

So I'm on some nasty-tasting steroids for the next 18 days [steroids that have some interesting side effects, including jitteryness and mood swings]. 

Anyhoo, Lost has been absolutely stunning/confusing/wonderful lately. Daniel Faraday is AWESOME. End of story. 

And John Locke is officially Island Jesus. Yuupp. 

Honestly, I should've seen the "it's Ben's lawyer!!" thing coming. If they had Aaron, Kate would follow them to the ends of the earth if needs be to get him back. That's the most fool-proof way to get her back to the Island. 

I want to know what the heck is up with Sun. I mean, I know she's working for Wittmore [or however the fudge you spell his name] and all... but.. I dunno. AND JIN. OMG. 

That's all I have for today. Ugh, I have to go to the dentist later today... Hate the dentist. With a fiery passion. 

You'll probably hear from me again later on in the week for another Lost!entry. Haha, I'm so pathetic. 

Creatively yours, 

Kari

 Creative title, no? 

I just wanted to get that default get-your-journal-started post off my page. It wasn't very attractive. 

So, I guess I'll introduce myself. My name is Kari, and I am a girl with nothing to talk about who talks anyway. Sometimes too much, sometimes not enough. 

My journals will be random and about anything, everything, or nothing going on in my life right now. I can almost guarantee a rant/rave about the newest episode of Lost every week, and I'm sure there'll be more than one lament on the cancelation of Stargate. I might suggest a book I'm reading right now [anything by Ted Dekker is phenomenal], or gush about the last adorable chick flick I saw. 

I am the second oldest of 9 children. Yes, nine. And, yes, they are all from the same two parents. So expect entries about my siblings. I love them all dearly, but. . . 

Oh, and I'll probably refer to people with nicknames. Because nicknames make everything more fun. 

CreativelyYours, 
Kari