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Maybe a mini hiatus!

2010-07-11T03:03:27Z

starcap @ 2010-07-01T23:26:00

2010-07-02T03:26:33Z

Okay, okay, it's about time I drag myself out of my little self-righteous pity party and update this thing.
I don't even know how long it's been, but obviously so much has happened. The first good news? Stephanie and I realized we had been stupid for two years, and have forgiven each other and moved on. Biffles again!
The first bad news that isn't entirely bad, I suppose? James and I decided to take a break. Well, more like separate, but it was completely mutual. After being together for like, four years, you just grow apart a little bit. And after one small setback, we really are best friends. We text and talk on facebook, everything is alright. Stuff happens, and I'm just really glad we're both mature enough to remain as close as we are. I just know that it's working so well because I haven't had to completely face him yet- the one time I did see him, the aforementioned setback occurred. So I will be keeping my distance for some time because even though it was amicable, splits still suck. A lot.
The next good news is that I'm seeing my Simmons girls soon. We've all kept in touch and have this book circulating among us that is just like this giant scrapbook that we're all writing in and putting pictures and stuff. Plus we talk a lot, and Vanessa's birthday is coming up next week, so I will be traveling to Peabody to see everyone! I'm happy. It's been something to look forward to.
The second bad news is that unfortunately, I seem to have this big equation in my life that never allows me to have more than one important person in my life. In comes Stephanie, out goes someone else. Like I said, all splits suck. But I'm okay now.

Any other bad news? My car has been perpetually broken for a while, with something always setting the check engine light off. But I deal!
And any more good news? Well, I'm working a lot. That means money. That means Italy trip in March!

starcap @ 2010-06-16T01:08:00

2010-06-16T05:08:37Z

I need to start posting on here again.
But not yet. I just... can't. Not yet.
Soon, maybe, when everything's over.

starcap @ 2010-04-27T19:26:00

2010-04-27T23:26:23Z

I'll be home in ten days!

starcap @ 2010-04-17T09:55:00

2010-04-17T13:55:18Z

I have been so stressed and because of that, I can't believe how incredibly productive I've been. In the past two days I've written two nine page papers-one, comparing data from Boston public schools to the data from my district and explaining the discrepencies, and the other, a qualitative critique on an even bigger article about women with cancer-, reorganized data tables for the essay for MCC, did regular homework, and outlined all the pages in my lab manual that I have to go over today. There's a "spring carnival" going on here, although its raining out. But it's in one of our auditorium things, and its free food and stuff. So Vanessa, Isabel, and I will go around noon, then Vanessa and I have to go back to the lab today to study for our practicals. Mine is on Tuesday. We have to know all of the structures of the brain, cranial nerves, eye, ear, etc. It's stressing me out a bit.
But Monday we're going to the Red Sox game! I've never been, but just being so close I've seen all the excitement of a game and how much fun it is. So that's something to look forward to to get me through this week.

Oh, housing for next year was picked last week. I'm rooming with Sarah, and it's unbelievable- evryone is not only in the same hall, but the same floor! Natalie and Carla are right next to Vanessa & Kristen and Isabel & Katie, then Sarah and I are right across from all them. It couldn't have worked out better! Sarah's from the Cape, too, so it'll be easy when we want to come home.

starcap @ 2010-04-15T19:56:00

2010-04-15T23:56:44Z

Goodness, it's been nearly a month.

I'm just so busy with school, everything is coming together and there's so much to do. Like now, I'm supposed to be writing a seven page qualitative critique. But I'm not. Yet.

I'll be done with school May 7th! I am very, very excited.

starcap @ 2010-03-15T22:51:00

2010-03-16T02:51:35Z

So vacation came and went, and now I'm in the homestretch. The Muse concert was AMAZING, I could have thrown a baseball farther than they were away from us. We had great seats. I got a shirt that I've been wearing nonstop, too. Then Natalie came back to stay with me until Wednesday, and that was a lot of fun. We even met up with Sarah in Hyannis and then she went to stay with Carla on Nantucket. But because of all this rain, she was stuck there on Sunday because no boats or planes were running. I barely made it back- it took foreverrrrr. There was so much traffic coming into Boston, it took something like two and a half hours.
But Sara came down to visit too, on Friday. Oh and the day before that I was with Liza and Hannah and I picked them up from school so I got to go back and visit with everyone. It was weird having teachers stare you down and not trust you. Saturday was James' birthday, and that was fun.

But now I'm back and have too much homework to do and am stressed, per usual.

Oh, but to cheer me up, I think I'll give everyone a daily dose of the cutest Italian man you will ever see in your life. Ever. Seriously.

In the back, of course! :) È il mio ragazzo, Dari!

starcap @ 2010-03-04T22:18:00

2010-03-05T03:18:49Z

Today I had scare, thinking I might have gotten the norovirus. I was miserable. Because, of course, Simmons can't just be like every other college where people get sick and move on. No. We've somehow created our own strain of the virus with Wheelock, where you stay sick for longer. How we know this, I have no idea. But this medicine I'm on keeps me up all night, so when I can finally fall asleep I take advantage of it, thus meaning I never eat breakfast. So by the time my big scary anatomy test was over with, we all went to the Fens. I stood in this long line to get a sub-par hamburger because the guy was new, and then I'm thinking now maybe it's because I didn't eat before and then had something greasy? I don't know, but I felt incredibly sick after that. Plus Bartol and the Fens have started closing down everything that's self-serve. If you want a salad, you have to wait in another line and they'll probably make it wrong, anyway. So I started to freak out.
But whatever, I stumble back here freaking out, thinking I'm sick. I feel like I'm literally fighting the urge not to throw up. But either way I have no choice but to go to this 2:00 make-up lab, where we were, of course, dissecting cats. I normally don't care but the thought of it was understandably making me feel even more sick.
I don't know how I did it, but I did. And I started to feel better because as usual, I overreact. But I haven't eaten since... just a few plain goldfish crackers. But I'm just too scared to risk upsetting it again, because I have too much to do tomorrow. And Saturday. And everyday after that. I can't stay sick! Ahhhhh

And now I think all of this lack of sleep is finally catching up with me because what do you know- I feel tired. Plus I've been spending a lot of time filling out all the endless forms for the Honors Program. You get $750 towards your books, and God knows I could use that.
I'm just overall exhausted.

starcap @ 2010-03-03T15:07:00

2010-03-03T20:07:05Z

I'm getting really excited to go home for break. I haven't been able to think about it too much- I have this big anatomy test looming over everything the past week, and a lab practical last week. And then Friday I have an Italian test.

I've really gotten into Italian ever since I discovered this good Italian band Dari. I'll listen to it and be like yeah, I know what they're saying! Plus the singer is gorgeous so whenever I make it to Italy, I am determined to hunt him down and show him Americans aren't as ignorant as we may seem. And then maybe I'll marry him or something, who knows.

Oh, I had to go to the ER yesterday. I've been sick all week and went to the Health Center (which isn't open weekends, I think that's so stupid) and they sent me to get a chest x-ray. Thankfully Vanessa went with me, because we were there forever. It was so lame, but I got a prescription. Too bad it makes me feel like I'm on speed or something- I'm talking and typing a million miles a minute.
I'm just so hyper and restless, I don't know how I'm going to get any studying done!

starcap @ 2010-02-28T17:33:00

2010-02-28T22:33:29Z

Okay so it's been forever. I suck.
But in unexciting news, I'm sick again. I was literally on antibiotics two weeks ago, and here I am. Whatever. I just need to stick it out for one week then I'm home for spring break. James is picking me up Friday, and I'll spend the night at home. But then Saturday afternoon we're coming back because we have the Muse concert to go to! We'll spend the night at Matt & Ally's, then Sunday morning we'll pick Natalie up. She's coming back to stay with me until Tuesday. There's not much to do on the Cape in winter, but we'll probably bake a lot. And she wants to go to the Common Ground Cafe, which is awesome because it's like a tree house. Sarah might meet up with us too.

But now I have notecards to make/movies to watch.

starcap @ 2010-02-12T14:00:00

2010-02-12T19:00:49Z

It feels so good to be home again! I somehow made it through these past two weeks with bronchitis and an ear infection and came out on top! I've had lots of trouble sleeping too, so I'll be glad to be in my own bed again. And the cats! I sound like such an old cat lady, but I love my cats. All six of them. It's so strange being at school with one fish and them here- six cats and a dog. It's chaos! But I love it.
I'll be seeing James tonight, and I think Sara will be visiting tomorrow. And for Valentine's Day, which is such a stupid holiday, James said he'd cook for me. It's such a cliche to go out for a fancy dinner with roses and chocolate and whatnot. I'd much rather it be low key, like it's not a holiday at all. Because it really isn't, if you think about it.
When I get back on Monday we're going to go out to celebrate Isabel's birthday. I think she chose to go to Fire & Ice, which is this cool place where you pick all these fresh ingredients and there's a big fire in the middle where they cook a stir-fry for you. I haven't gone but Natalie has, and she said it was really good.

And now I must go be lazy!

starcap @ 2010-02-04T14:15:00

2010-02-04T19:15:27Z

So I didn't go to class yesterday because I've been feeling awful. I dragged myself down to the Health Center and I guess I had a good reason- I have bronchitis and an ear infection. Boo. At least I'm on antibiotics, and last night was definitely my lowest point, but I'm feeling better today. Even though I had to walk around in the cold yesterday to get to a pharmacy, it was still worth it. I'm still coughing and my ears pop (seriously, who over the age of 10 gets an ear infection?!) but I went to class today. I'll go to Italian tomorrow, and then we all bought tickets to go to Dear John. It's going to be me, Natalie, Isabel, Sarah, Carla, Vanessa, Kristin, and Katie. We plan to go to Shaw's and load up on chocolate and, in my case, Starbursts.
I might go home this weekend though. When I was miserable last night my mom said she'd come get me, so we'll see. I might have to take the T to Braintree, but I don't mind.

starcap @ 2010-01-31T21:34:00

2010-02-01T02:34:57Z

James came to visit this past weekend. And for once, he was able to get both Friday and Saturday off so he could spend both nights here. Friday we went to the movies and hung around because it was so cold! (It should be illegal to be twelve degrees!) But Saturday was really fun, and really busy. He was a good sport and took me to the Museum of Science because my inner nerd wanted to see the Harry Potter exhibit. We got there around 1, and they let you into the exhibit in five minute incraments thoughout the day, and the next time that there was an opening wasn't until 5:30. So we hung around and acted like little kids and I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I'm pretty sure I discreetly pushed my way to the front of the HP line. But it was still lots of fun! Afterwards we had to quickly head over to Harvard Square, where we hunted down this little mexican restaurant where Natalie, Sarah, Carla, Isabel, and everyone (literally, everyone- there were 14 of us cramped at this little table) were waiting. The food there was amazing, and I most definitely want to go back sometime. Then we just walked around, and I had bubble tea for the first time. James and I split a 'hot milk tea with boba', which is just yummy hot tea with these jelly-like tapioca balls in the bottom. It was called The Boston Tea Stop, which I thought was cute. James and I came back and then had to wake up today early, at 7:30 because he had to work at 12 back on Cape, and it takes forever to take the T to Braintree.
I was sick all the weekend though. Just a sore throat, but it was always there and always annoying. So today I rested and did homework and napped. And I just might be starting to feel better! What do you know. Just in time for my really long day tomorrow, where I'm in class until 7pm.
Oh well!

starcap @ 2010-01-21T12:20:00

2010-01-21T17:20:58Z

So last week was that whole surgery that I was stressing about. As usual, I didn't need to. It went fine and almost everything is normal, but I'm on a trial diet of eating really anything I want, and just using common sense. If I start to feel sick, stop eating it. And that's what I plan on doing!
And being back at school has been extremely lame. I'm taking Italian, Anatomy & Physiology, an A+P lab, Professional Issues in Nursing, Scholarly Inquiry in Nursing, and my MCC is called "Education and Social Change". I didn't sign up for that one, but it'll be fine. It seems easy enough.

starcap @ 2010-01-13T23:56:00

2010-01-14T04:56:28Z

So I went to the doctor's yesterday. They had to reschedule me once already, so I knew they were doing me a favor, I guess, by squeezing me in at 5:30. Everyone was cranky and tired, and I certainly didn't want to be there, but I have to get everything sorted out. Before I left for school in August, my doctor diagnosed me with Celiac disease, and it's been downhill since then. I went back for more blood work and then Celiac came back negative, but a wheat allergy was positive this time. So she sent me to this new doctor and blah blah blah. I wasn't expecting much, but when I went yesterday she scheduled me to go have a procedure done- a 'gastrointestinal endoscopy'- on Friday. Which means I get to be sort of sedated while they shove a tube with a camera and some sort of sharp utensil down my throat all the way to my small intestine to get a biopsy of the tissue. Because since I went, I've been eating everything with wheat in it in sight. Donuts, pasta, pizza, cookies, everything. (Do you know how AMAZING pizza really tastes like? Try going six months without it. It was greasy and delicious.) All the wheat I eat will inflame my stomach/ SI if I'm allergic. I definitely have been feeling off, so I guess something's working.
I'm a little worried about Friday, but I know it won't take long. I'll be in and out in three or so hours, and I'll be pumped high with God knows how many different drugs. I just wasn't expecting this. It was so late I thought it'd be a consultation or something, not planning a whole procedure.
I don't know. I guess it's necessary. It just freaks me out when I start to think about the technicalities of it.

James has been visiting his brother in New Bedford and he'll be visiting me after. I guess that's something to look forward to.

starcap @ 2010-01-11T16:05:00

2010-01-11T21:05:52Z

I can't believe that I already have to go back in less than a week. Where did the break go?

starcap @ 2009-12-31T11:08:00

2009-12-31T16:08:38Z

It's been forever since I've been on here. But let's see. Christmas was really great, even though mom and dad had been saying "Don't expect much this year!" for about three months. But it was really nice to be home again, and even have Rachel be here. I got Gap clothes (which I swear is the most comfortable clothing you will ever wear), movies, a scarf from Etsy, and a camera! among other things. It was really nice to just hang out and be lazy all day.
Then the next day I went up to Sara's for her birthday. We went to a mall in Taunton and got our nails done and saw Sherlock Holmes and I bought awesome purple pants for 13$. I came home Sunday night and have been with Liza and Hannah since. They're coming over tonight along with George and James for New Years. I think we're all being herded into the basement because my mom and dad "need" the big room with the good tv and all that. Which is fine, we probably won't be watching much tv anyway.

Now I have to get myself out of bed and go clean up before James comes over. He offered to help me set up the tv and stuff, but I have to at least be out of pajamas before he gets here.

starcap @ 2009-12-20T11:25:00

2009-12-20T16:25:24Z

All this snow is so outrageous- and my sister's flight isn't canceled! We have to somehow make it to Providence before 3:30.

starcap @ 2009-12-12T20:59:00

2009-12-13T01:59:17Z

I feel bad that I'm not as into this as I used to be. I would vent and vent and vent here and now it's just more so that I can look back if I want, but I feel like I'm documenting everything that's going on more with pictures lately.
But anyway, last weekend I was home to celebrate my birthday. I got this amazing Gap shirt that I've been living in. But it was nice to see Liza and Hannah and James. I made it through this past week too, and on Thursday night we went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate Sarah's birthday. And every day since Wednesday Natalie and I have been tackling one new section of chemistry and microbiology. Our finals are this coming week- Monday I have Italian, chemistry on Tuesday, and then bio Wed. And then I'm home for a month!!!

I need to go get back to chem. Ugh literally everyone is here, which is so weird considering it's a Saturday night. I wonder if I'll be able to fall asleep without all the usual drunken laughter I usually hear...

Birthday!

2009-12-04T15:49:00Z

Yesterday was amazing. It was my first birthday away from home so I wasn't sure what to expect but it was still really nice. I only had class from 1-4, and at 1:20 something went wrong in micro, and the projector broke. So Scotty, in her little British accent, is like "well, I simply cannot do this lecture without the visuals. Looks like we're out early!" I had to stick around for chem though, so I didn't get to really leave but it was still nice.
And I can't forget to mention how BEAUTIFUL yesterday was! It was seventy degrees. In Boston. In December. It was amazing! It usually rains or maybe even snows, so this was a nice change.
Then after suffering through a chem test (which was lame, but I didn't need to stress about too much because it was just there to boost our grades), I came back here and started getting ready. At 6 we all headed out to Boylston Street in Boston. We went to Uno's, where the birthday curse continued with nervous, forgetful waiters, and then across the street to the Prudential Center. I've only ever been there once, but it was still lots of fun. We went to Sephora and, like it usually is, after an hour of looking around all I left with was a $5 eyeliner. But I signed up for their card thing though, and got a free gift because it was my birthday!
Isabel knit me this really cute hat, and Natalie made me a book (through her Mac, somehow) of all these pictures of us. I loved it! And Carla, I can't believe her, got me these gorgeous Betsy Johnson heels! She knows how whenever I'm over here room I'm trying on her shoes, so I guess this is just so I'll leave her alone haha. But they're shiny and black with a silver heel and I LOVE them. I'm carrying everything back home with me so I can show everyone, haha.

Which leads me to today. I'm waiting for my dad to come get me so I can hurry up and get home. I skipped Italian and MCC today because all I've missed was when I was sick. So why not. Jodi's a doll and is turning in my essay for me, so I'm all ready to go. Hannah and Liza and possibly Sara, if she can come down, are sleeping over tonight. Plus James! I get to see James. (He got me a giftcard to Lime Crime makeup- I'm sososo excited!!)

I need to go finish packing. :D

starcap @ 2009-12-02T16:35:00

2009-12-02T21:35:13Z

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I'm very excited. :)

(I just realized that it's 12/3. I guess that makes up for my lack of a "golden birthday" haha). I'm just going to be going out with the girls here, then I'm heading back home Friday. Sara might not be able to come down, but Liza and Hannah will at least come over. I'm just happy to be 19! I'm almost no longer a teenager, lol.

Maybe I'll finally get that tattoo I've been lusting after for a year. Or maybe my mom will guilt me into waiting longer. Sigh.

starcap @ 2009-11-27T10:29:00

2009-11-27T15:29:14Z

Alright, it's been a while. But everything's been practically the same... After staying for bio & chem on Tuesday, my mom came and got me and Carla. It was outrageous, it took us THREE hours to get from Boston to Hyannis. She lives on Nantucket, so we had to keep going to bring her to the boat. Which wasn't bad, but we left at 4:30, and she was hoping to take the 6:00 boat, which didn't happen, so she had to do that 8:00. But it all worked out, and yesterday Sara came to visit. We went to the mall and I started Christmas shopping, and we saw New Moon. (I guess I'll be like every other girl on this planet when I start talking about how hot Jacob is. Sigh. But who can help it?!) And we played Mario Kart, of course.
Then yesterday I made myself my own little gluten-free pie since my diet now has to rule everything in my life, and went to my Aunt's. Little Nate is so big. Soon I'll just have to call him Nate I guess. But it was nice to see everyone and I got a million "Do you like school?/What's it like?/Did you make any friends from the Cape?"

But who cares. My birthday is in a week!!

starcap @ 2009-11-11T18:54:00

2009-11-12T00:01:16Z

I can't believe how much better I feel. I took the Tamiflu on Friday night and by Saturday, I felt 85% better! I took my last one yesterday and I feel back to normal today. I also came back to school yesterday, too. I made it in time for my 1:00 class and I made it through that alright (although I have a big organic chemistry exam tomorrow, ugh) and hung out with Emma and Sarah a bit. We wanted to see the new House episode we all missed, but Hulu is starting to be like Fox.com and not show the episodes until a week after they're played.
Oh, and two girls across the hall got sent home with Swine Flu too. Oops, my bad. It was probably because of me..

But now that I'm feeling better, James is coming up here on Friday for the afternoon. He can't stay over but we can at least go out to dinner or something. Maybe walk down Newbury Street. I just need to see an old Cape Cod face again! I saw him only once this past weekend but for obvious reasons he didn't stay long.

Now I must go provide the condensed structural formula of 1,3-dichloro-2-pentene...
How am I supposed to get through all this chem? Arghhh.

starcap @ 2009-11-07T09:41:00

2009-11-07T14:52:51Z

So in the past week, I have aced tests, been front row at a concert, and got swine flu. I wish I was joking.
Thursday afternoon I had a scratchy sore throat. I went to bed and only slept an hour, and then was up the rest of the night with a high fever and an even worse sore throat. My parents said they'd come get me in the morning, but to make it official and let the school know I had the "flu-like symptoms" (they've been monitoring it and letting everyone know how many people have gotten sick) and the nurse got really concerned because I have asthma, so I got a prescription for Tamiflu. And thank God.
There was a whole fiasco because my insurance doesn't let me get prescriptions at CVS, so I caused a big scene by breaking down with a whole line of people behind me. I hope I got that bitchy pharmacist sick. But anyway, I finally got home and took it and then an hour later I started vomiting... we thought I threw the medicine up so I ended up going to the hospital. I got a chest Xray too, since I always get bronchitis or pneumonia. But I'm not that bad yet.
I crashed last night and woke up today feeling exponentially better. The Tamiflu did wonders. It's because it's an antiviral drug, not an antibacterial antibiotic, so it'll actually work.
I just can't believe I'll be saying "I had swine flu". Like what the heck, you hear of people getting it but you never think you will.

I need to go rest and watch a movie now. I'm out of school until at least Tuesday. I'm going to miss so much, gahhh.

starcap @ 2009-10-31T00:37:00

2009-10-31T04:41:09Z

I don't know why I'm so bad at keeping up at this thing. Back in the day, it was the best thing to post every painstaking detail of my average day. I guess I just have better things to do now, hah. Not that I'm complaining.
But I went home last weekend, worked, and voila, here I am. I made it through another week. I went to the Boston Ballet with Isabel and Natalie yesterday. Well, technically Thursday night. It was amazing. I've never been before and the men may be wearing tights, but they definitely wear them well!
And then today I went to see Paranormal Activity. I have never been so proud to be named Katie. Finally, us Katies are getting some recognition in the movie world! Who cares if it's about being possessed. Represent!

And now I'm tired, but I get to sleep in tomorrow! Then it's obvious Halloween so maybe if I get around to it, I'll post some pictures. I need to remember to document more things up here.

So uh, Happy Halloween!