Hey There Guys,
Well, I managed to get up for my nine o'clock class this morning. Woohoo! Lets here it for Kat! I'm all energized, I got breakfast and everything. I talked to my professor about sleeping through my alarm and he said it was fine and offered me some tips on waking up. :O). I've even finished my music theory chapter for this week. I'm on a roll!
Eston was here, and now he's gone. He left Sunday morning at around 3am, which spawned a bad sleep cycle for the following two days. I miss him. It was nice to have someone who really knows me, someone from my old life, so to speak, here to comfort me and sort of guide me into this new beginning. All the same, I am still not fully adjusted nor have I stopped missing all of you. Its still hard, but eventually things will get better. Right now I'm feeling a little down because it feels like Geoff and I are drifting apart, and that hurts, but I would be naive to admit that i'd never thought this would happen. We are all going through changes right now. I just wish friendships didn't have to fade, and I will try my hardest to keep them going until they seem to fizzle.
I switched dorm rooms this past week. My new room is on the second floor on the opposite side of the building, away from the cigaret smoke. Its a little darker because we don't get as much sunlight, but its pleasent enough. Now, of course, I have to get everything unpacked which will probably take me another week and a half.
Well, thats all for now. I miss you guys. Keep me posted. Oh by the way, Peter, how did the film scholarship work out?
Love Always,
Gato
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Okay, so by trian is going to cost somewhere around $437.00 for each person to take the train up and back to Maine if that is our destination in March. That price is from Ft. Lauderdale and is subject to change - of course. We might be able to find some awesome discount and AAA gives a slight discount too (slight being $13 a person weee....). It would cost about $600 TOTAL for the trip if you include exaggerated prices for a week of food (bought from the grocery store) one possible nice meal in NYC/Boston, the cost of a cheap hotel in Boston for two nights (no other way), any taxi costs, and a small souvineer. I may have slightly exaggerated, but $160 isn't much to travel on for a week unless you're REALLY careful. We could manage going cheaper (in expenses area, not tickets), but we'll have to watch our step. I'm going to check on the likelyhood of renting a car. I HIGHLY doubt we'll be able to and besides, it would be ANNOYING and would take longer.
But we could always fly. I'm finding tickets that are $300 roundtrip. Again, that's from Ft. Lauderdale and travel times are up in the air and we don't have much of a choice of airlines, but it could work. Flying isn't as interesting, but I betcha we could get by with $100 for the week if we tried. Anyway, let me know if you have any better ideas.
On to Jack: Peter, you don't know him, but be glad. He's a guy Kat, Brian, and I know from various points of life, all culminating in one year in AP Music theory together. Now, he goes to FSC with me and that's all fine and dandy. BUT he's not quite the person I'd like to be constantly around. I dont' trust him and I don't want him around when I don't know it, etc. But I'm fine correcting his essays because its good practice for me and I really have no problem with that. But today, he blatantly asks me to go get ice cream with him. YES he knows Brian and I are dating. YES he knows I'm absolutely crazy about Brian. WHAT is going through his head??!!!?? Jack didn't know that I was on the phone with Brian when he asked (Jack and I were IM-ing about his paper), but Brian sure heard my reaction to Jack's question. Now Brian wants to kill Jack (nice reaction to something I prefer never happened...before it's always been, "kill them yourself". The gruff irritation was comforting...just another sign that he cares). I don't blame Brian either. I want to beat him myself. But we'll both use polite restraint and only verbally lash him when necessary. And by the way, I said "NO WAY IN HELL."
Ybor: If you haven't heard of it, you don't know anything about Tampa. It's the underworld of Florida. Yeah, everyone talks about SoBe because it's so hot and sexy. Ybor City is just plain...well...it's the underworld. It's got corners that are hot and sexy and trendy. It's got corners that are dark and sexy and risque. It's got corners that are dark and scary and risky. It's got corners that I can't even begin to imagine surviving should I happen to stupidly wander in. One of the hot, sexy, trendy corners happens to be Coyote Ugly. It's a great bar (so I hear) with awesome dancing and awesome music and its parking garage is well lit and VERY close to the club. Nice. So Lauren wants to go. The idea was to go tomorrow, but that's out. Maybe in a few weeks though. PERSONALLY, I'm wabbling. Do I go, prove to the world that I can handle being independent? Do I stay home, avoid taking the risk of getting separated in the massive crowds, getting stolen, raped, and hurt like my mom's always feared? She'll let me go. She said she would. SHE wouldn't go, but then, that's my mom. I don't know what to do. It's the only thing TO DO on the weekends besides burry yourself in unessicary homework. Whaddya think??
And last but not least, today was my first day in the writing labs! YAY! It's cool. I only get to work 11 hours a week, and for minimum wage, but I'll have a blast. I corrected a very good paper today - there were errors, but nothing horrible. The girl was Nigerian and the only mistakes she made were problems cropping up b/c she's not a native speaker. I like it there. I like my job. I like my school. I miss you all!!! Lemme know about the Maine thing though k? Luv you both!!!
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I'm a Clark Bar ladies and gentleman. The anti Clarkie has definately become a Clark Bar :O)!!!!! I have a reason for being here now. Yes!
Love you guys.
Gato
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SO i have one class at 9am toaday, and every tuesady and thurday. (And nine am sucks majorly by the way. Tori how do you make it to your early classes?). SO not only is nine am an ungodly hour for one who has grown accostomed to going to bed at 2am, but it leaves one with hours apon hours to sit in their dorm room and be bored. I am SO bored. No one ever told me it was suppose to be like this. There are no interesting activities, none anyway until the evening. So what, you might ask, is one to do with that endless stretch of time?
All of the following:
Eat: meals become a main event. Its something one can do three times a day, and stay talking to people for a long period, wasting time wandering the UC, checking mail for the bazillionth time, etc..
Sleep: But this doesn't happen with me very often, once i'm up, i'm up.
Reading/ Homework: lets be honest. I don't usually finish my homework until the night or morning before class. I'll start it, but its hard to focus for that long.
Checking/ Writing email: This i do at least once a day. I write, read, blog, etc.
Listening to music while staring at my dorm room walls
Staring at my dorm room walls and contemplating how these many hours could be put to better use. Thats about forty hours a week i could be with my family or friends or out saving the world.
Going around visiting people : This only works if they are in their rooms and not doing homework.
Sitting outside and letting my mind drift.
Taking a walk.
Developing a new energy source, something that would be able to run on our cafeteria food maybe..
If anyone has any idea, please let me know. Until then, I'll be here, probably doing one of the following. Later tonight I have a call back audition for the Clark Bars, the accapella group here on campus. I really would love to make it. I want to sing. Its the only bond i have here, something that will soothe my soul, make me happy, and give me something to identify with here. I'm sort of lost not being a chorus person. From what I've heard from my other chorus friends, they are having the same problem. Its strange trying to reintegrate into society and have that part of ourselves missing.
ANyway, wish me luck. I hope all is going well. Peter, let me know how the film project turns out.
<3
Gato
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Hey guys. I hope the two of you are taking safe cover. :O( I wish I were there, not here, far away from whats happening. Its so strange to feel this disconnected from home, I feel so helpless as to what is going to happen. Not that one has any more control over the situation by being in its direct form of attack, accept they can make sure that they, and their friends and family prepare. And from my seat here 1500 miles away, i don't even have that. SO keep me posted and let me know that you guys are alright.
Oh and Peter, there is a n interesting college scholarship that showed up on my fastweb account for the National Coalition Against Cencorship. you have to create a four minute film. go to their web site for details. Thought i might pass it on. But the deadline is soon, so check it out now if you're going to.
SO I definately dyed my eyebrows a light brownish-orange. lol. yes. I did just say I dyed my eyebrows. But not on purpose. I have been using some hydrogen peroxide on my face for cleaning purposes (definately left my face cleanser at home accidently, so i've been making due)and forgot that it bleaches things, you know, like hair. Its pretty funny. Now I have two toned eyebrows. Just thought i'd share that bit of amusing news. :O) I hope you all are well. I'll be here, bored and worried with orange eyebrows.
Love you guys
Gato
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I'm such a lazy, good for nuthin lol. Had to get that outta the way, cause I'm writing you both a note and I'm not even actually blogging. I miss you guys!!! It looks like Brian might come up this weekend afterall (cross your fingers!!!) which will be fun. Either Brian will be here or Ivan the Terrible. So yeah. I miss you! I can't say that enough...I really do =*
Oh and Gato, sorry to hear about the eyebrows =( hope its okay >.<
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At 1:45 AM,
Gato said…
:O) Ok. I understand what you mean. I thought i had all of this time left after classes, but in actuality, I have a lab for each class (which have started this week) and Clark Bars rehersals (three nights a week plus preformances) so real free time is scarce. I wish I had time to write or draw or something. Anyhow, let me know if you do do it, and I'll be happy to party with you guys in NYC :O)!!!!
At 12:34 PM,
Victoria said…
wow...That's the first non-us comment ever. I suppose that's what happens. It weirded me out for a sec, but it's all good now. Anyway, I'm feelin' the no time groove. I'm used to it though, remember? Its like second nature. Maybe one day, I'll have nothing to do. That will be scary 0.0
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