Values: Your opinion

If you could pass on only one value to the next generation, what would it be and why? I want to know what you think is important.

Examples are honesty, integrity, kindness, understanding, forgiveness, honor, committment... tell me what you think.

-Kasie

Vacation is over :(

After my last final exam, I went on a mental vacation. I rented the entire season 2 of the show Medium. I tried to watch it all. but I only got through a couple of episodes because of all the getting ready to leave I had to do. This sorority girl and her bf are subletting my place for the summer. They moved in 2 days after my final. I had to clean. Yuck. I realized that it may not be acceptable to leave the place with a mattress that has been partially destroyed by my cats claws. So I went out and bought a brand new mattress. It couldn't be delivered until after they moved in. I didn't want to wait for them to arrive. Getting the cats in the carrier is really difficult and I didn't want to have to deal with that and have strangers in my apartment.

I have soo much crap! I never realize how much stuff I have until I need to move. I had so many things that I didn't want to leave in the apartment, but I couldn't fit the stuff in my car - things like journals and clothes. To take care of this problem I rented a storage unit. I rented it on the day I needed to leave at 6pm. It was only open until 9pm. I raced home packed up all the crap I could and ran it over to the storage unit. Holy hell, all that moving all by myself was tough. I should've asked for help before school ended.

After that I started to clean and pack the car. I don't know why it took so freakin long, but at 2 am I still wasn't done. Oh wait, I almost forgot, I took 2 hours to go visit this girl who was graduating. I was soo tired. I took a nap until 4 am and then I got up to clean and finish. I was really rushed and at 6am I finished. I finally got everything (cats included) packed away. I was on the road at 7am. I got to my mom's house at 4pm that afternoon. It took 2 red bulls and 6 diet cokes.

4 days at my mom's and then I went to my grandparents for 4 days in Richmond, VA. The cats are totally freaked at this point. Then I went up to my new place in Woodstock, Maryland. I am staying with Tassi, my ex-roommate from San Antonio. We both were at LAckland around the same time and DLI. It is a really great place, way out in the country. I think I will really like staying here.

I wish I could continue on my mental vacation. I start work at the new internship in D.C. on Tuesday. I have no idea where the building is, or what time I have to be there.

I still haven't recovered from my first year of law school. I'm still waiting for the normalcy to wash over me.

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We're back ;)

This is a blog from my myspace but it is info I wanted to share here. I changed it a bit to fit in this blog. We went to San Diego and Los Angeles this past week to visit our families and to attend a graduation and baptism. We visited others on the way and ate at Jack in the Box, In-and-Out, Mexican food twice... and lots of other stuff. Anyway, here is the blog.

Love!

Zeke and I returned home today from SD/LA. I didn't expect the flight to take so long. This was my first coast to coast flying trip and I absolutely hated every minute of it. I feel sorry for those who have motion sickness all the time, it is not fun and is actually a little scary. I didn't have any bags in my seat pocket so I was about to run to the bathroom during landing. I could just see the flight attendants chasing a sprinting woman down the isle, screaming "return to your seat." Luckily I was able to hold back and I made it home vomit-free, though I think I freaked out some surrounding passengers.

Our vacation went well. We enjoyed spending time with family and friends. It was a nice visit. Zeke's nephew is adorable! Oh wait MY nephew haha! Lynette's (childhood and current friend) graduation was amazing. Her family is so great and supportive and I enjoyed getting to see them again. Lynette was beautiful (as always). I am so happy I got the chance to share her big day with her.

I also had the chance to visit Stacy and Nathan (Navy friends we met in Washington state, 2004-2005) and meet their daughter Atty. She is such a sweet baby and happy. I fell in love with her. It was harder than I expected to leave their home when the day was over but I am happy just to get in that little bit of time I had.

We arrived home and the house was still standing. I expected it to have been robbed or burned down but it is in one piece. We picked up Flash from our friends' house and he gained weight while we were gone. I don't think he got any taller :) but somehow his ears seem longer.

Before I go I also wanted to let you know we are expecting our first child in January. I haven't been to my first appointment yet so we have no idea what the exact due date is. Please pray for us we don't want to lose this one. If we can just get past where we were on our last pregnancy I will stop worrying so much.

Remember GarbagePail Kids?

Well, along the same lines, there were also the Wacky Packages collectible cards. A coworker introduce me to them today at work (since everyone but the five people in our squadron had today off), and I spent a good hour laughing till I cried. Here's one of my favorites:



Google "Wacky Packages" to see more--they're (mostly) hiliarious.

I cannot exist without a cat.

I wanted to blog about people who demand my time and are screwing up my school work and my personal time, which I need to not go insane. But I changed my mind.

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I went to Petco yesterday to buy dog food and saw these poor kitties in the window. I called the SPCA to ask if I can foster them and this lady gave me all the info I needed. So I asked Zeke if I could, I made it sound perfect, and he said no. WTF! I am so heart broken. I love cats and if I could I'd save them all. They are so sad in cages by themselves, 10 yrs old and lonely. They loved someone and that someone gave them up. That is so sad to me and it makes me cry. Maybe I am being emotional. LOL I actually cried when he said no? Definitely emotional. Sometimes I feel stupid cause they are cats, not people. I don't even feel this strongly about people/kids, but I will cry over a dead cat in the road, or when a kitty gets hurt on TV. Oh man I am such a sap.

So I am now leaving you with so cat quotes, some with feeling, some are funny. Enjoy.

Kasie

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To anyone who has ever been owned by a cat, it will come as no surprise that there are all sorts of things about your cat you will never, as long as you live, forget. Not the least of these is the first sight of him or her.

I think my favorite thing in the house has to be the cat...mainly because she's just like a big piece of noisy Velcro when you toss her at the sofa.

A dog will show his love by jumping on you at the front door. A cat will show his love by ignoring you, and then curling up next to you when you need it most.

I cannot exist without a cat...Life would not be worth living without a cat.

Most beds sleep up to six cats. Ten cats without the owner.

Any household with at least one feline member has no need for an alarm clock.

A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember he likes his milk in the shallow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor.

Cats have an infallible understanding of total concentration - and get between you and it.

Voicemail...

This little skit on abc.com was about getting to know this slacker guy through his voicemail.

It made me think of what people would think of me if all they heard was my voicemail. Right about now they would think I'm an ass for not calling anyone back. But that is because of finals and all.

I think I sound a lot more glamorous through my voicemail.

Shaun called and said he just got back from Japan. I need to call him.

One of my friends called and said "hey future lawyer..."

Messages from people subletting my apartment, they obviously have been trying to get a hold of me for awhile.

Message from my dad, giving me someone's email address - at midnight

hmm...

thoughts?

And another thing...

I just want to clarify that the reason the Spanglish was annoying was because they are completely right on about the language combo in the future. We already have been incorporating other languages' terminology into our everyday vernacular since the beginning.

It was annoying because surprisingly, the movie gets the language right and then go on to ignore the actual Hispanic (or spanish-speaking) population. Statistically, the majority of the population will be Latino in the next 50 years, but they don't have one in the film. That's the annoying part.

Stay Away From Code 46...

This movie "Code 46" is very disturbing. Not in a good artistic disturbing way either.

I will recommend this movie if you are:
A. Looking for a great love story between A BROTHER AND SISTER!! seriously, incest.
B. In the mood for listening to Spanglish for two hours and never see a single Latino. How'd the English language become permeated with Spanish in the future? It obviously was not from the majority of the population eventually being Latino. I was really annoyed. Thought provoked but annoyed.

The movie is based on this futuristic law that says you can't procreate with people whose DNA matches by 100, 75, 50, or 25%. If you do you, they will terminate the pregnancy. If you do and you knew you had matching DNA before you procreated you may be kicked out of society and forced to live on "the outside".

The interesting thing is that the outside doesn't really seem that bad in the movie. Maybe you'll be poor and you can't travel, but other than that it seemed ok. On the inside they erase memories they don't want you to have. I need to watch the movie again because I may have missed the point. I might watch it again to get the point.

The weird thing is that when the main character guy figures out that he just slept with his sister - he is completely ok with that, and worried about getting in trouble with the law. Then he goes to find her so her can sleep with her again. What?!

And it seems to be that he is in love, and maybe this was fate because he can't get her out of his mind. When the are finally together, however, there is no sweet love scene. Instead it is a really really weird love scene in which he ties her up and the camera lingers for far too long on her (you know). And it is completely bald (like porn star bald). So although the future may seem to treat males and females equally, the patriarchal society where the movie was made still thinks it is a good idea to objectify women.

I really don't want to give the movie another chance. I don't think I could sit through it again.

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On another note I would like to develop my own thing, like two thumbs up. or hated it. you know what I mean?

any ideas?

Heather

Hey Heather where you talking about the post in my own blog? To answer your Q, just caring is enough for me. I think the hardest thing about being depressed is feeling alone, like no one cares. Even if you don't tell anyone, you still feel like people should notice. You did and I love you for that.

Just because I don't have TV, doesn't mean I can't watch TV...

So I got rid of my cable because I am supposed to be studying for exams.

I have since realized I can keep up with all my shows on abc.com for free. I can also download episodes of other shows for $2 a pop on amazon. Then, just when I thought things were good, I discovered I can watch movies for free instantly through Netflix. I have already used my 15 hours of free Netflix TV.

Apparently you don't need to have cable to have a television addiction nowadays.

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How is everyone doing?

Shannon, do u get U.S. TV stations over there?

I started a new blog, just for me to go on and on about politics and my personal problems. I will send you all a link through email when exams are over. I don't want to put a link on this blog to it.

ok, I guess i should hit the books...

Return to Normalcy

All's Well!

Medicine came. I slept 15 hours. I woke up today to the regular routine. Not tired in the least. Running around town with errands not difficult at all.

Thank you mail carrier. Thanks everyone!!!

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On another note...

I studied for Finals today. Civil Procedure. I have to memorize all these procedure rules for a lawsuit, which are written in some language (not English). All I can get is blah blah party of the first part blah deposition blah blah blah.

I knew that law school wasn't going to be a barrel of laughs, but I thought it would be a little more interesting. Reading cases is kind of interesting. Deciphering what rules mean and how to apply them is very boring. Snore.

Tomorrow I will be studying Contracts. I am hoping it will get a little more exciting. I will give you all the play by play.

I'm tired. Long day of studying craziness. My cats are beating each other up. I think they are mad that I keep leaving them alone for long periods of time.

Gotta wake up early, that's a pain. But, thank god it's Friday!!!! Hooray :)

Almost There...

Hey everybody,

Thanks for being so sweet.

So my medicine didn't arrive Monday or Tuesday.

Last night I finally broke down and did the overnight shipment of meds from the internet. I hope overnight means they will get here today. Or I hope my VA shipment gets here today. Either way, I have learned my lesson. I will set aside an emergency stash for next time.

I am getting through ok. It is just hard to get stuff done. It is a really bad time because I am supposed to be studying for finals.

So right now I am writing this blog while I am in my study group studying Contracts. (but I am paying attention at the same time, i swear). :)

You are the best. :)

Incase you are in class and online again...

Heather: Did you have coffee this morning!? Pinch yourself on your cheeks by your eyes, shake off the spaciness by shaking your head really hard, space out visually and listen... these are all things I do when I can't focus. Hopefully one will do the trick for today. That whole rumor about sitting up straight will help you stay awake, that just doesn't work for me. Other things that work for me, facing a window. Don't sit in the sun cause the heat will make you sleepy. Just sit where the light is in your eyes or directly in front of you.

And to cheer you up...

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So maybe I am over reacting by worrying so much about you but I like to think it's because I care so much.