So, I'm finishing packing up all of my things to go to connecticut. For those of you who care, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, and I'll be in CT till the 28th or something of August. funfunfun. ^^
And I think that this is the least amount of clothing that I have ever brought with me. I mean, this time, I didn't even have to sit on my luggage in order to close it. =)
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approx 9 hours later, I decide to resume writing.
I kind of turned off my computer, and I'd write more, but its past midnight, and I have to get up at 5.
Goodnight!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Summer Post THIRTEEN!
haha. thirteen be my lucky number.
=D
Well, I wish I had something spectacular to share on this thriteenth post, but alas, I do not.
Except for the fact that my iTunes shopping cart has under 400 songs for the first time in years, but thats just a personal thing.
Oooh! And I really like some old greek story thing. But I don't really know enough about it to talk about it. I just heard a song I really liked, researched the song, then was brought to the wiki page on it, then I followed the link to the original concept, which I find insanely interesting.
^ and that's just the short version. If I was to tell you the actual timeline of me clicking on things...well, you'd think I was crazier than you already think I am. haha.
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And this may be a bit weird, but the first time I really really listened to the Beatles was today. And I'm a happy camper.
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I tried to learn some french today. Fail.
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I really like astrology. Haha. I know, once you think about it, the qualities are really broad so they can apply to anyone at times. But I seriously looked at gemini stuff today, and well, Its me. And many of the major flaws and good qualities that I see in myself are outlined by the basic gemini description. So, there is my excuse for everything that bugs you about me
Here is one little thing that I think sums it up:
All About Gemini Characteristics and Personaity
Gemini Characteristics and Profile
Gemini go everywhere together, hand-in-hand, symbolizing your dual nature. Our world comes in pairs: good and evil, male and female, in and out, yin and yang -- and you Geminis are living proof. Some might say Gemini are an entanglement of paradoxes, but the truth is that Gemini have an easy acceptance of opposites.
Element: Air
With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind.
Third House: Communication
The Third House symbolizes all aspects of communication -- and most communication happens within our immediate environment. Therefore this is also the house of our surrounding.
Key Planet: Mercury
As the key planet of Gemini, Mercury is restless and changeable. It drives us to talk and to listen, but not necessarily to action.
Gemini Greatest Strength:Your curiosity about a variety of interests
Gemini Possible Weakness:Distracting yourself from what is most important
Well, I'm not going to say that I disagree with any of that. The communication part--well, I don't say much, but I have a lot to say, and when I say it, I hear I'm quite good at getting across what I have to say well. The Strength and weakness are totally me. And so is the thing about accepting oppisites. =D
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My sunburn still hurts terribly, and I still can't sit or lay down comfortably.
I'm going to try to fall asleep again.
Nightie-Night!
--Kori
=D
Well, I wish I had something spectacular to share on this thriteenth post, but alas, I do not.
Except for the fact that my iTunes shopping cart has under 400 songs for the first time in years, but thats just a personal thing.
Oooh! And I really like some old greek story thing. But I don't really know enough about it to talk about it. I just heard a song I really liked, researched the song, then was brought to the wiki page on it, then I followed the link to the original concept, which I find insanely interesting.
^ and that's just the short version. If I was to tell you the actual timeline of me clicking on things...well, you'd think I was crazier than you already think I am. haha.
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And this may be a bit weird, but the first time I really really listened to the Beatles was today. And I'm a happy camper.
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I tried to learn some french today. Fail.
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I really like astrology. Haha. I know, once you think about it, the qualities are really broad so they can apply to anyone at times. But I seriously looked at gemini stuff today, and well, Its me. And many of the major flaws and good qualities that I see in myself are outlined by the basic gemini description. So, there is my excuse for everything that bugs you about me
Here is one little thing that I think sums it up:
All About Gemini Characteristics and Personaity
Gemini Characteristics and Profile
Gemini go everywhere together, hand-in-hand, symbolizing your dual nature. Our world comes in pairs: good and evil, male and female, in and out, yin and yang -- and you Geminis are living proof. Some might say Gemini are an entanglement of paradoxes, but the truth is that Gemini have an easy acceptance of opposites.
Element: Air
With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind.
Third House: Communication
The Third House symbolizes all aspects of communication -- and most communication happens within our immediate environment. Therefore this is also the house of our surrounding.
Key Planet: Mercury
As the key planet of Gemini, Mercury is restless and changeable. It drives us to talk and to listen, but not necessarily to action.
Gemini Greatest Strength:Your curiosity about a variety of interests
Gemini Possible Weakness:Distracting yourself from what is most important
Well, I'm not going to say that I disagree with any of that. The communication part--well, I don't say much, but I have a lot to say, and when I say it, I hear I'm quite good at getting across what I have to say well. The Strength and weakness are totally me. And so is the thing about accepting oppisites. =D
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My sunburn still hurts terribly, and I still can't sit or lay down comfortably.
I'm going to try to fall asleep again.
Nightie-Night!
--Kori
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Summer Post 12: So I have this quarter....
and the quarter looks like its been to hell and back. And its a quarter. Like metal. I have no idea how its so beat up. It's like bent in half, the front is all scratched up, and the back has a chunk missing. and the ridges on the sides are messed up in some places. What have I done?
I'm drained of all energy to write, seeing as I, like the idiot I can be, fell asleep while laying on my stomach at the beach up at kayak point, at the hottest time of the day. Now, My back is burnt, part of my butt is burnt, the entire back of my legs are burnt. And I may look tan in everyday life, but that's because of softball. My face and arms may be super dark, but the rest of me never sees any sunlight. Untill today of course.
I've had a lot of sunburns too. and this is numero uno on the list of the most painful ones. I practically cant touch anything.
And now the back of me is all red, and the front of me has a fading farmer's tan.
I'm going to try to fall asleep now.
Night!
I'm drained of all energy to write, seeing as I, like the idiot I can be, fell asleep while laying on my stomach at the beach up at kayak point, at the hottest time of the day. Now, My back is burnt, part of my butt is burnt, the entire back of my legs are burnt. And I may look tan in everyday life, but that's because of softball. My face and arms may be super dark, but the rest of me never sees any sunlight. Untill today of course.
I've had a lot of sunburns too. and this is numero uno on the list of the most painful ones. I practically cant touch anything.
And now the back of me is all red, and the front of me has a fading farmer's tan.
I'm going to try to fall asleep now.
Night!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Summer Post 11: Eagle Eye
My hand hurts. so not much typing.
Someone on Suite Life just said "Pwned"....it was weird.
I watched Eagle Eye for the first time. Now I'm even more freaked out and paranoid about the government using technology than I ever was before. And I was pretty freaked before. I mean, think about it. We, as citizens have pretty advanced stuff at our own disposal. Google Earth creeps me out a bit. and so does street view. And how can the general public have the best of the best? We can't. There has to be something much better that has been developed that we don't have access to.
Now that I'm done trying to unveil some government conspiracy...
Eagle Eye was a decent movie, and I liked it. But it doesn't make any frigging sense. Really.
I came up with about 5 really obvious examples, 1 of which I will go through, because its quite humorous:
><><><><>HERE BE SPOILERS<><><><><
1: The guy stands on a table, in plain sight, for a decent amount of time. He Shoots at the ceiling while attending the state of the union address, within feet of the president. And you're telling me that he was shot at 3 times by members of the secret service, and somehow he survived?????
Now, you can vainly attempt to defend this:
--He obviously was only shot in the arm or the leg, so he recovered. Duh.
To that I have a few words:
a) really? The secret service members, who are trained to protect the president, had 3 shots, and somehow, they were unable to hit him where it would kill him...really? Good Luck with that, Mr. President. =D
b)Also, in the movie, it actually seems pretty clear to me that he was shot once in the arm, not fatal. and twice in the back....pretty fatal, if you ask me.
--And, in addition, he has a sling later in the movie. His bandages and such are totally inconsistent with his wounds...
The movie would have made a ton more sense (and it would have been better, en mi opinion) if he died.
Well, I'm done talking about this movie now...I'll figure out more reasons why this movie hurts my head.
Someone on Suite Life just said "Pwned"....it was weird.
I watched Eagle Eye for the first time. Now I'm even more freaked out and paranoid about the government using technology than I ever was before. And I was pretty freaked before. I mean, think about it. We, as citizens have pretty advanced stuff at our own disposal. Google Earth creeps me out a bit. and so does street view. And how can the general public have the best of the best? We can't. There has to be something much better that has been developed that we don't have access to.
Now that I'm done trying to unveil some government conspiracy...
Eagle Eye was a decent movie, and I liked it. But it doesn't make any frigging sense. Really.
I came up with about 5 really obvious examples, 1 of which I will go through, because its quite humorous:
><><><><>HERE BE SPOILERS<><><><><
1: The guy stands on a table, in plain sight, for a decent amount of time. He Shoots at the ceiling while attending the state of the union address, within feet of the president. And you're telling me that he was shot at 3 times by members of the secret service, and somehow he survived?????
Now, you can vainly attempt to defend this:
--He obviously was only shot in the arm or the leg, so he recovered. Duh.
To that I have a few words:
a) really? The secret service members, who are trained to protect the president, had 3 shots, and somehow, they were unable to hit him where it would kill him...really? Good Luck with that, Mr. President. =D
b)Also, in the movie, it actually seems pretty clear to me that he was shot once in the arm, not fatal. and twice in the back....pretty fatal, if you ask me.
--And, in addition, he has a sling later in the movie. His bandages and such are totally inconsistent with his wounds...
The movie would have made a ton more sense (and it would have been better, en mi opinion) if he died.
Well, I'm done talking about this movie now...I'll figure out more reasons why this movie hurts my head.
Summer Post #10: Ding Dong The Wizard's Dead.
I kinda like my somewhat clever title to this one.
I went to see the Harry Potter movie tonight, It was pretty amazing. Although a part at the very end reminded me of something that would happen at an 80's band revival. And it made me laugh at an inappropriate time.
I'm currently watching Dark Night and wondering why batman is refered to as "The Batman" by everyone. Yes, I suppose he is The (meaning one and only) batman, but it reminds me of Fmr. Pres. Bush saying "The Google". And I can't take it seriously.
Short post. this is partially making up for my late post this morning. another one coming...today, i guess. It's 1 in the morning. haha.
Buenas Noches!
Su Amiga, Kori
I went to see the Harry Potter movie tonight, It was pretty amazing. Although a part at the very end reminded me of something that would happen at an 80's band revival. And it made me laugh at an inappropriate time.
I'm currently watching Dark Night and wondering why batman is refered to as "The Batman" by everyone. Yes, I suppose he is The (meaning one and only) batman, but it reminds me of Fmr. Pres. Bush saying "The Google". And I can't take it seriously.
Short post. this is partially making up for my late post this morning. another one coming...today, i guess. It's 1 in the morning. haha.
Buenas Noches!
Su Amiga, Kori
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Summer Post #9: Comparisons Part 3: Why I Care
Yeah, I couldn't post last night, my bad. there'll be 2 posts today.
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This is where I talk about my life.
And where I've lived.
And Why I care.
You've seen me compare my hometown and current town. So this is the weird deep reflection part.
Connecticut and Washington. About as far away as one another as you can get. So similar, yet so different. And I would go crazy If I had one but not the other.So, I love both. and I love where I live now and don't really want to change again and go back, because people there would think I was totally crazy. living here has changed me too much. Maybe it's not change, exactly. Its like scraping off the layer of top crap that would usually cover up everything I had to say until I became great friends with someone. Now there's less crap on top. Which is good. Although my family in Connecticut may not like that I like it. They occasionaly have some issues with how much I can talk now. They don't see me much so they aren't used to it, so I'm fine with them. Now that I think of it, when I was younger, I actually tried to fit into a sterotype. And they got used to it. lame.
That being said. I would go crazy if I couldn't go back on vacations.As much as the events in my life have totally screwed with plans and turned my life into a rollercoaster that occasionally flies off the rails, I am pretty thankful for it. I have no idea what I'd be like if I never left my hometown. I'm realizing right now how close I came to that possibility. All I had to say was "I'd rather live with dad" and poof. And If the personality of me of today was in that situation back then, I probably would have said that. I had to choose between two parents. and two totally new step families. And I know the whole same-sex parent thing came into play, and I really had no say in it, now that I think about it. And if anyone had cared to ask me, I probably would just have said "Sure, lets pack up and go to Washington", though I would have honestly wanted to stay in Connecticut. I just wanted to go with the flow, to piss of as few people as possible. Because if you know my mom at all, no one wants to piss her off. and my dad is way low key. but really, No kid wants to move. and not a lot get a choice. not that I really did, but I had a bigger one than a lot of my friends have had. And I was young. I didn't know what I wanted. But in reality, did anyone else? Can my dad say that it would be in my best interest to stay in my tiny hometown and be torn away from my mom? or could my mom say that it was in my best interest to start over from scratch without any other family and throw a shy kid into a huge state and big school, living with a soon-to -be-stepdad who I'd barely known? No. Nobody can say what would be in the 'best interest of the child' as those stupid law things say. 'best interest of the child', well, that phrase is a load of crap, really. nobody other than the child themself knows that. and even the child might not know. no one other that a very mature person can really say what is in their own best interest. Hell, I don't know what my best interest is on a lot of things.
The weird (really really weird, heads up) thing is:If I had my current personality and me-ness in the past, I would have said "I want to stay in Connecticut". At least I'm pretty sure. I, like anyone really, would not have wanted to leave. I have a bit of a defiance about me. But I don't think its a really bad thing, so maybe defiance isn't quite the right word. I think I know what is right. and I stand for it. And I often don't budge. Knowing the current me, I could have gone a bit radical, chaning myself to my old house, calling up news stations, getting public attention about how my civil liberties were being violated, etc. Or at least I would think about it. Although having a current me would have caused a lot of problems in the past. Espically at the whole "moving to WA" part of my life. It would have gotten really ugly with my mom and dad, which would have ruined the future, regardless. But the thing is, there is no way that the "current me" as I'm saying, could exist while living in small town CT for my entire life. But another thing is that knowing now what I know about everything that has happened up to this point in my life, if I was able to know about everything that did eventually happen to me, I would make the informed decision to move to Washington.
So the only way that this would have possibly worked out, in the actual "best interest of the child" would to be the way it really did work out, even though no court would ever judge this to be "best interest":Simple Timeline:
-go through a buch a crap with leaving my hometown, just enough that my dad is worried, but not so much that he hates my mom forever
-Start life over, for lack of better description. new house. new school. feeling way too out of place.
-My dad comes out here for almost every holiday, and we go back every chance we get.
-Try to stick to what I know.
-Eventually fail at the above.
-Just go through the day, being normal
.-Something really weird happens after the end of freshman year and before the end of first semester Sophomore year.
-Deal with more crap than I've ever dealt with. And I like to think that I've dealt with a lot of crap.
-The crappy events that took place above turned out the ugliest they could have (shout out to Claire Logan and her prime time television outside her window)
-Somehow, "normal" was a bit hard for me to maintain and got a bit boring.
Tada! Kori Appears out of the Madness!
So, The odds that this could have happened are about 1/10000000, now that I think about it. and not many kids get to go back to their hometown whenever they feel like it when that town in 3000 miles away.Life is crazy. But I'm enjoying the mathematical miricle that is what happened in mine at the moment. (a friend introduced me to something today, and I think I need to say "MLIG.")
This is where I wish that we could see alternate universes where at every decision in one's life spits off, creating a web thingie. I'm wondering how I would have turned out if anything went the way it really should have gone. although "should" isn't the best word there. 'Cause I'm quite happy here. If every decision that was made for me without any consent of my own actually went the way that would couse me the least greif, I really wonder what Kori Bowns would have been.
Now there is a very small chance that anyone out there actually followed what I wrote. I can think of maybe 3 or 4 friends who may have a shot. It's going to be hard without understanding how I think and being familiar with part of my life story. But if you do understand this a bit, thanks for listening.
Oh, and somewhere in this, there was supposed to be something really touching that went out to my friends, but it seemed too off topic. So If you're reading this, just know how absolutely awesome you are.
You're just another part of that mathematical equation that sets up the probability of this very moment taking place.
Because math explains things for me quite well. =)
Peace and Love,
Kori.
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This is where I talk about my life.
And where I've lived.
And Why I care.
You've seen me compare my hometown and current town. So this is the weird deep reflection part.
Connecticut and Washington. About as far away as one another as you can get. So similar, yet so different. And I would go crazy If I had one but not the other.So, I love both. and I love where I live now and don't really want to change again and go back, because people there would think I was totally crazy. living here has changed me too much. Maybe it's not change, exactly. Its like scraping off the layer of top crap that would usually cover up everything I had to say until I became great friends with someone. Now there's less crap on top. Which is good. Although my family in Connecticut may not like that I like it. They occasionaly have some issues with how much I can talk now. They don't see me much so they aren't used to it, so I'm fine with them. Now that I think of it, when I was younger, I actually tried to fit into a sterotype. And they got used to it. lame.
That being said. I would go crazy if I couldn't go back on vacations.As much as the events in my life have totally screwed with plans and turned my life into a rollercoaster that occasionally flies off the rails, I am pretty thankful for it. I have no idea what I'd be like if I never left my hometown. I'm realizing right now how close I came to that possibility. All I had to say was "I'd rather live with dad" and poof. And If the personality of me of today was in that situation back then, I probably would have said that. I had to choose between two parents. and two totally new step families. And I know the whole same-sex parent thing came into play, and I really had no say in it, now that I think about it. And if anyone had cared to ask me, I probably would just have said "Sure, lets pack up and go to Washington", though I would have honestly wanted to stay in Connecticut. I just wanted to go with the flow, to piss of as few people as possible. Because if you know my mom at all, no one wants to piss her off. and my dad is way low key. but really, No kid wants to move. and not a lot get a choice. not that I really did, but I had a bigger one than a lot of my friends have had. And I was young. I didn't know what I wanted. But in reality, did anyone else? Can my dad say that it would be in my best interest to stay in my tiny hometown and be torn away from my mom? or could my mom say that it was in my best interest to start over from scratch without any other family and throw a shy kid into a huge state and big school, living with a soon-to -be-stepdad who I'd barely known? No. Nobody can say what would be in the 'best interest of the child' as those stupid law things say. 'best interest of the child', well, that phrase is a load of crap, really. nobody other than the child themself knows that. and even the child might not know. no one other that a very mature person can really say what is in their own best interest. Hell, I don't know what my best interest is on a lot of things.
The weird (really really weird, heads up) thing is:If I had my current personality and me-ness in the past, I would have said "I want to stay in Connecticut". At least I'm pretty sure. I, like anyone really, would not have wanted to leave. I have a bit of a defiance about me. But I don't think its a really bad thing, so maybe defiance isn't quite the right word. I think I know what is right. and I stand for it. And I often don't budge. Knowing the current me, I could have gone a bit radical, chaning myself to my old house, calling up news stations, getting public attention about how my civil liberties were being violated, etc. Or at least I would think about it. Although having a current me would have caused a lot of problems in the past. Espically at the whole "moving to WA" part of my life. It would have gotten really ugly with my mom and dad, which would have ruined the future, regardless. But the thing is, there is no way that the "current me" as I'm saying, could exist while living in small town CT for my entire life. But another thing is that knowing now what I know about everything that has happened up to this point in my life, if I was able to know about everything that did eventually happen to me, I would make the informed decision to move to Washington.
So the only way that this would have possibly worked out, in the actual "best interest of the child" would to be the way it really did work out, even though no court would ever judge this to be "best interest":Simple Timeline:
-go through a buch a crap with leaving my hometown, just enough that my dad is worried, but not so much that he hates my mom forever
-Start life over, for lack of better description. new house. new school. feeling way too out of place.
-My dad comes out here for almost every holiday, and we go back every chance we get.
-Try to stick to what I know.
-Eventually fail at the above.
-Just go through the day, being normal
.-Something really weird happens after the end of freshman year and before the end of first semester Sophomore year.
-Deal with more crap than I've ever dealt with. And I like to think that I've dealt with a lot of crap.
-The crappy events that took place above turned out the ugliest they could have (shout out to Claire Logan and her prime time television outside her window)
-Somehow, "normal" was a bit hard for me to maintain and got a bit boring.
Tada! Kori Appears out of the Madness!
So, The odds that this could have happened are about 1/10000000, now that I think about it. and not many kids get to go back to their hometown whenever they feel like it when that town in 3000 miles away.Life is crazy. But I'm enjoying the mathematical miricle that is what happened in mine at the moment. (a friend introduced me to something today, and I think I need to say "MLIG.")
This is where I wish that we could see alternate universes where at every decision in one's life spits off, creating a web thingie. I'm wondering how I would have turned out if anything went the way it really should have gone. although "should" isn't the best word there. 'Cause I'm quite happy here. If every decision that was made for me without any consent of my own actually went the way that would couse me the least greif, I really wonder what Kori Bowns would have been.
Now there is a very small chance that anyone out there actually followed what I wrote. I can think of maybe 3 or 4 friends who may have a shot. It's going to be hard without understanding how I think and being familiar with part of my life story. But if you do understand this a bit, thanks for listening.
Oh, and somewhere in this, there was supposed to be something really touching that went out to my friends, but it seemed too off topic. So If you're reading this, just know how absolutely awesome you are.
You're just another part of that mathematical equation that sets up the probability of this very moment taking place.
Because math explains things for me quite well. =)
Peace and Love,
Kori.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Summer Post #8: Comparisons Part 2
Okay, so now that I've told Washingtonians about Connecticut. Now it's time for me to tell Connecticutians about Washington (really, what the hell do you call someone from Connecticut?)
There's not much to say really. Washington is pretty cool place. but here are some things I thought to tell you:
There's not much to say really. Washington is pretty cool place. but here are some things I thought to tell you:
- The weather is way more mild here. Well, where I live anyway. It stays pretty comfortable year round. No crazy blizzards, and no blistering heat. but I also miss it a bit.
- And you hear it rains a lot here, and it does. theres some crazy flooding and stuff that you wouldn't be used to, but as far as storms go, CT rain is way more intense. Like in Wa, it may rain every day for a while, and you may forget what the sun looks like, but in Ct, it rains, and it pours, and the lightning can really freak you out. I prefer the latter, actually.
- The people, in general, are just...different. In a pretty cool way.
- The space needle is really not that cool. but the view is nice. I prefer the view from a plane leaving sea-tac though.
- This state is really big. Anyone in Seymour would take a while to adjust to how you're not related to everyone in the area.
- The beaches are really rocky.
- We do have a ton of nice lakes though, and I think I'd rather have a few of them around.
- (haha. distraction...cute guy on tv...)
- There's a lot of diversity.
- oh, and pike place market. pretty cool place.
- COFFEE. nuff said. but there are little cappuchino huts everywhere. I was afarid of them at first
- Everyone turns orange near the time that prom is.
- there are a hell of a lot of trees
- The scenery is gorgeous. Eastern, Central, and Western WA are just so different.
- The speed limit on some roads is 70 haha.
- We have this center left turn lane thing on the road. Its a bit confusing at first, but really useful.
- Casinos are everywhere. CT is home to the 2 biggest casinos, but we have tons that are just wherever.
I can't really think of much else to say...hmm.
It's hard to really compare them effectively without you being here. Yall need to come out to visit sometime, and you can meet all of my friends. It'd be fun. You can stay in my house. haha.
I GOT MY LICENCE!
byes
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