Tuesday, February 23, 2010

these streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you..

 

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

I miss you..... <3
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York

:)

Monday, February 22, 2010

i'm just out to find the better part of me....



As my senior year begins to slip away....

 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

When you first become a Freshman, people will tell you 
"savor every moment, high school goes by so fast!"
well, they weren't lying.
It seems like yesterday when I walked into my first period class late, on September 5, 2006.
I remember it perfectly, because I was super embarrassed, and I already wanted high school to be over.
But from that moment on, time seemed to have a mind of its own.
I have gained friends, lost some, and a little of both.

And finally, after four years of high school, i've learned something that I wish I would have realized that first day of high school.
You can't judge people based on the way they look, or what you've heard.
Senior year has opened my eyes, and I look at people with a completely different perspective.
Maybe it's because last week I was assigned to write an essay about myself, 
and then share it to the class.
Not only did I learn that I don't know who I am, but the way people opened up during their presentations fascinated me.
I had no idea that the people, who I had known since freshman year, had so much to offer.
I never took the time to be open minded, and I regret that now.
It could also be because when I attended the Talent Show last Friday, that quiet kid who always kept to himself, completely blew the croud away with their guitar and vocal skills.

I know that everyone has a little good and talent in there somewhere, it's just hard to see when you don't open your eyes.

I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It's not easy to be me.


Sunday, February 21, 2010

sometimes pictures are worth 1,000 words...


my day consisted of.....

 
overcast skies....


 

cheesecake factory, plus cheesecake to go.
waking up after a nap, knowing that you have chocolate Godiva cheesecake in the fridge is the most refreshing feeling one can experience :)




homework... but as I was reading my history book, I found my great great great great Grandfather's named mentioned. 
Stephen Hopkins from Rhode Island. His name is about midway through the paragraph.
Like most of the other signers, he was also a slave owner -- and when he signed the Declaration of Independence he was the ONLY one of them to go home and FREE his slaves.  How can we say "all men are created equal" and "own slaves at the same time?" he didn't want to be a hypocrite so he did the right thing and freed all of his slaves.  If you ever see the painting of the signers, look at the back of the room, there is only ONE person wearing a hat ... that's him.  He's the only one who kept his hat on all the time. 

I'm pretty proud of my ancestry :)
Simple day, but that is why I love Sundays

<3

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Keep it classy ;)

Yesterday I visited an old antique store in San Juan and it was absolutely amazing.
I went in there with a mission: to find a Coco Chanel bag.
The second I laid eyes on my new purse, I fell in love.
I have been wanting one for a really long time
Not only is it vintage, but it is was also only $45.00 :)

The collection of stuff in there is unbelieveable, and the store seems to go on for miles.
I also bought an old poetry book from the 40's called Let Us Dream by Don Blanding.
What's even more special about it is that whoever owned it a long time ago
wrote their signiture inside the front cover.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

the little things..... :)

Things that made me happy today....

rain. writing. motivation. naps. not being in pain while tumbling. my stupidity when I left my pom-poms on the top of my car, and when they fell off, I ran in the middle of the road to rescue them... That's true love and commitment right there ;)


oh! and singing and dancing around my house, pretending to be the next American Idol.....

yeah, not going to ever happen
but I can pretend right?

:)

Monday, February 8, 2010


Reality definitely slapped me in the face today, especially after my relaxing Sunday... I miss the weekend already. And I really wish it would rain...

The one thing about school that I don't like is the way they go about teaching you. It's so limited with all of its rules and timed tests and everything. I am the kind of person who can NOT work under pressure, at all. I love to take my time with things.

Oh well, I'm so exhausted.

p.s.

Dexter is the most intriguing show ever known to mankind.
go watch it. now.
:)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

sunday morning rain is falling....

Ahhh sundays :) The word Sunday should legally be changed to: "lazy-day", because today consisted of laying around and doing nothing, reading, sleeping in until noon, and watching the first season of Dexter for 3 hours straight. Oh, and not to mention pepperoni pizza and chocolate chip cookies for lunch. yum.  These are the kinds of days where you don't have to put makeup on, leggings and a big t-shirt is definitely fashionable, and your loose curls from yesterday have carried onto today. And to top it off, I was awoken this morning to the sound of rain hitting my roof. But sadly, it did not carry on throughout the day :( Oh, and if you're wondering who that is in my first picture up there, it's Howie. He's my baby Pomeranian puppy. Basically, the cutest thing to walk the planet Earth. But don't let his 3-pound size fool you... He's got personality for days.... ;)

Sundays are so relaxing, and while most kids my age may hate the fact that school is the next day, I actually look forward to it. Go ahead, call me a nerd, but I love school. Especially since tomorrow marks the first day of the second semester :) As of right now, every student at San Clemente High School has straight A's. Amazing, I know. But really, I love the idea of starting off with a clean slate, new classes, and different teachers. It's kind of.... mysterious in a way. You never really know what to expect. The only bad thing about Sundays is that they go by so fast. One minute, it's 1 o clock in the afternoon, and the next it's 4:30. I always tell myself, "the next time I am just sitting around the house, doing nothing, I'm going to be productive and catch up on all of the things I need to do." Does this EVER happen? Nope. I always find myself taking advantage of all the nothingness simply by doing.... nothing :) Not to say that I'm a slacker or a procrastinator (I'm not going to lie, sometimes I am) BUT everyone needs a day off sometimes.

Especially when you're a teenage girl who basically stresses and over-analyzes EVERYTHING. C'mon life, cut us some slack.

:)

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Inspiration. A word with so many endless possibilities... Inspiration can hit you when you least expect it, and to me, that's one of the most fascinating emotions that a person can feel.  When you are feeling inspired, the world becomes your own little fairy tale, and you begin to think outside of the box. Inspiration can help you accomplish even the biggest of dreams.  And the greatest part is, you can become inspired by almost anything. Maybe you are inspired by the big lights and busyness of Times Square, or maybe all it takes is a walk outside to clear your mind. People can become inspired by other people, places, colors, poems, emotions, anything. It all depends on how much you can look beyond what things seem to be, and take the time to open up the doors of your imagination.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.
                                   -John Muir


Thursday, February 4, 2010

The start of something new...




Hello, I'm Katie.
Right now, I am a high school student at San Clemente High,
but as of today, I am a second semester senior :) If you're wondering why I have three separate pictures of me, it's because I feel like each one represents a different part of me. I love artistic photographs, cheerleading, and big cities (:

Although I do write in a journal, I've never actually blogged on the internet before, so I'm a little new at this.
I enjoy the littlest things in life, such as writing and drawing, which is why I decided to make a blog in the first place.
Blogging to me, is a way of letting the world know who you are through pictures and words. Unlike writing in a journal, where no one really sees what you portray, almost like keeping a million little secrets, and never letting anyone know. Blogging can be a place to vent to absolutely no one in particular, or a place to tell the world what made you smile that day.
:)

For example, I'm in the middle of a little crisis at the moment. Well, I wouldn't really use the word "little" because it's one of those decisions you make in your life, and when you look back on it, you think, "wow, that ONE decision made me the person I am today."

So, what IS this decision, this life changing "mid-adult-teenage-crisis", you ask? Well, I did a stupid thing, to put it bluntly. So, approximately 6 months ago I made the decision to apply to college in the summer going into my senior year. Yay for me! I'm getting ahead of the rest of my class, right? WRONG. I decided, right then and there, that I was going to apply to FIDM (The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and I was going to GO THERE and major in FASHION DESIGNING, and get my BACHELOR'S DEGREE, and become the next HUGE fashion designer! Glamorous, I know. There was nothing that was going to stop me, not even my dad, who is the biggest influence in my life, and was constantly telling me "maybe you should leave your options open, maybe you should try out other things first, instead of just jumping right into this."
No, not me. I am stubborn, and when I have a goal in mind, nothing is going to get in my way. But in this case, I was being extremely naive.

To make the longest story ever, the shortest story ever, I ended up being accepted and said, "that's that. I've got my whole life planned out. No need to apply to other colleges. Yeah, right. Total waste of MY time...."

Ha, well.... here I am, 6 months later, college-less. Throughout these past 6 months, I've had a few doubts cross my mind about FIDM, but I just completely threw them out the window. In one ear, out the other. But recently, I had an epiphany. "Wait a minute, self, what if, possibly.... maybe... I want to study other things too? OH NO!"
If you don't know, FIDM requires you to study one major, and one major ONLY. Which I SHOULD have thought about 6 months ago. But no, of course I didn't.

It's now the beginning of February, and I've decided to not attend FIDM. Real smooth, Katie, real smooth. But not all hope is lost! Thanks to the one and only.... SADDLEBACK COLLEGE! Saddleback (commonly known as, saddlecrack...) is the local COMMUNITY college in town. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm sure Saddleback has a LOT to offer. But unfortunately, my dad HATES community colleges like fire hates water... So of course he's given me the whole "I told you so, I am very disappointed in you lecture," which did bring me to tears last night... /:


Yes, I know, I messed up, big time. But you know, there's nothing wrong with making mistakes. If you never made mistakes, you would never learn. And let me tell ya, I've definitely learned from this whole "6 month" experience.

A women's prerogative is to change her mind, right....?
Right ;)


"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."
-Hugh White