Last night I was debating going to sleep or watch another episode of Heroes. I decided to............watch Heroes!
But then I changed my mind and went to sleep. Ha.
Oh! I forgot to mention a very positive decision I made yesterday. After I ate my plate of veggie tacos at dinner, I really wanted to eat some more. However, I realized that I wasn't actually hungry anymore, so I stopped eating! I'm so proud of myself!
And then tonight I totally blew it. My mom made chocolate chip muffins. What can you do?
Alright, so food: coffee with almond milk and splenda for breakfast; pasta salad and a kids' Smarti Tarti smoothie from Smoothie King for lunch; more pasta salad and three Thin Mints for a snack; spaghetti and the world's tastiest red sauce (from this amazing local place) with green beans for dinner; two chocolate chip muffins.
Right now I'm pretty tired from my long day, what with all the watching of American Idol and the voting for Haley Reinhart I did. I hope everyone voted for the girls tonight (even if Lauren Alaina did sing the cheesiest Miley Cyrus song in existence). Those boys gots to get got.
And now I'm randomly going to recommend that you follow @annoyinghayley and @PJCalamity on Twitter. Their live blogging of Aristocats tonight was just the greatest thing ever.
Boy, I sure am exercising my right to hyperbole tonight. And with that, I bid you farewell.
Goodnight!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Day 12: A Dumb Bitch Semi-Retraction
Alright. So it turns out Jerksicle was exactly trying to exclude me from the so-called CWP Clique. But she was still being kind of bitchy and left my membership status at "pending."
If you're confused, please look back three blog posts. All caught up now? Good.
So this Jerksicle girl was bugging me with her nonstop tweets about the clique, and I decided to stop following her. (I KNOW. OH SO DRAMATIC.) So I missed the "Hey, you wanna be in the clique? Here's your first challenge!" tweet. You had to answer all sorts of ridiculous questions about the show by yesterday at a certain time. So now my official status is "out." Boohoo.
It's just as well. I did some thinking and remembered that I am fundamentally opposed to cliques. After spending all of my elementary, middle, AND high school years as an outsider looking in on the clique world, such rigid exclusivity really bothers me. Besides, how stupid is it for a radio show to play Regina George anyway?!
So I calmed down and realized that I'm not sweating being "out." I'm still awesome, and I don't really like Jerksicle anyway. I just hope this clique business doesn't ruin the show for me. I mean, it was my FAVORITE, yo.
Mmkay, so that's that for now. It was a pretty good food day! I had coffee with almond milk and splenda for breakfast and an egg salad sandwich for lunch. My mom was planning to make tacos for dinner, so I convinced her to include some veggie ingredients. So my tacos were basically a cheap attempt at homemade Chipotle: Mexican rice, black beans, mild salsa, and guacamole, with white corn on the side. It turned out pretty well for me, except for the part where I was out of my lactose-free milk and decided to drink regular milk instead. For the record: regular milk was a bad choice.
And now I'm sleepy, but I kind of want to watch another episode of Heroes. Which will I pick?
STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!
P.S. How RUDE was it of Glee to rerun the episode with "River Deep, Mountain High" tonight? Pia JUST got voted off after singing that song! Insensitive bastards, those FOX execs.
If you're confused, please look back three blog posts. All caught up now? Good.
So this Jerksicle girl was bugging me with her nonstop tweets about the clique, and I decided to stop following her. (I KNOW. OH SO DRAMATIC.) So I missed the "Hey, you wanna be in the clique? Here's your first challenge!" tweet. You had to answer all sorts of ridiculous questions about the show by yesterday at a certain time. So now my official status is "out." Boohoo.
It's just as well. I did some thinking and remembered that I am fundamentally opposed to cliques. After spending all of my elementary, middle, AND high school years as an outsider looking in on the clique world, such rigid exclusivity really bothers me. Besides, how stupid is it for a radio show to play Regina George anyway?!
So I calmed down and realized that I'm not sweating being "out." I'm still awesome, and I don't really like Jerksicle anyway. I just hope this clique business doesn't ruin the show for me. I mean, it was my FAVORITE, yo.
Mmkay, so that's that for now. It was a pretty good food day! I had coffee with almond milk and splenda for breakfast and an egg salad sandwich for lunch. My mom was planning to make tacos for dinner, so I convinced her to include some veggie ingredients. So my tacos were basically a cheap attempt at homemade Chipotle: Mexican rice, black beans, mild salsa, and guacamole, with white corn on the side. It turned out pretty well for me, except for the part where I was out of my lactose-free milk and decided to drink regular milk instead. For the record: regular milk was a bad choice.
And now I'm sleepy, but I kind of want to watch another episode of Heroes. Which will I pick?
STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!
P.S. How RUDE was it of Glee to rerun the episode with "River Deep, Mountain High" tonight? Pia JUST got voted off after singing that song! Insensitive bastards, those FOX execs.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Day 11: Oh crap, I have to blog.
That's what I said approximately 20 seconds ago when Lauren Fairweather asked Twitter what she should blog about.
Here's what I'm going to blog about: TV.
Lately I've become weirdly fixated with watching every single episode of a canceled show. I finished Arrested Development a few days ago, and I'm having serious withdrawals. I'm working on a few other shows now to fill the void.
I'll give you my stats.
Shows of Which I've Seen Every Episode:
Gilmore Girls
Arrested Development
Hannah Montana
Shows of Which I've Seen Almost Every Episode:
I Love Lucy
That 70s Show
Heroes
Shows I'm Currently Working On:
Heroes
Flight of the Conchords
There may be others I haven't thought of for those first two lists, but I can add those later. And remember, we're only talking about canceled shows.
And now for the food list: coffee with lactose-free milk and splenda; blueberry Greek yogurt; pasta salad; some kind of bizarre veggie jambalaya my mom made for dinner; broccoli; one hard boiled egg.
So far I really like being a vegetarian. I'm sure there will come a day when I'll want to rip my hair out and trap myself in a burning building, but it hasn't come yet. Honestly, I've been way too busy to think about meat. So that'll work for now!
Oh! Remember the lady I told you about yesterday? Turns out she didn't have a stroke. Her tests all came back fine. They decided it was most likely related to stress and exhaustion. So that's good! It was still pretty scary, though.
Mmkay, bye!
Here's what I'm going to blog about: TV.
Lately I've become weirdly fixated with watching every single episode of a canceled show. I finished Arrested Development a few days ago, and I'm having serious withdrawals. I'm working on a few other shows now to fill the void.
I'll give you my stats.
Shows of Which I've Seen Every Episode:
Gilmore Girls
Arrested Development
Hannah Montana
Shows of Which I've Seen Almost Every Episode:
I Love Lucy
That 70s Show
Heroes
Shows I'm Currently Working On:
Heroes
Flight of the Conchords
There may be others I haven't thought of for those first two lists, but I can add those later. And remember, we're only talking about canceled shows.
And now for the food list: coffee with lactose-free milk and splenda; blueberry Greek yogurt; pasta salad; some kind of bizarre veggie jambalaya my mom made for dinner; broccoli; one hard boiled egg.
So far I really like being a vegetarian. I'm sure there will come a day when I'll want to rip my hair out and trap myself in a burning building, but it hasn't come yet. Honestly, I've been way too busy to think about meat. So that'll work for now!
Oh! Remember the lady I told you about yesterday? Turns out she didn't have a stroke. Her tests all came back fine. They decided it was most likely related to stress and exhaustion. So that's good! It was still pretty scary, though.
Mmkay, bye!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Day 10: Strokes are Scary
Tonight I witnessed someone having what could have been a small stroke. Either that or the early warning signs of a stroke. We aren't sure.
Remember that poor girl who started speaking gibberish while reporting live from the Grammys a few months ago? I know you all YouTubed the clip. The first time you watched the video it was hilarious. Then you found out she might have had a stroke, and it was horrifying.
That's kind of how tonight went down, except it wasn't being broadcast live on national tv.
I was at church to rehearse my oh-so-ADHD children's choir for their spring musical. The kids were eating their dinner, and I was in a meeting with all the adults going on our mission trip next month. We had to discuss various awkward topics such what is considered "appropriate touching." My supervisor was leading the meeting, and suddenly we noticed that she kept repeating herself. We called her out on it and laughed about it. She said she was feeling tired and "out of it." We let it go.
But then she still kept repeating herself. I swear she said the same sentence at least seven times, and every time she said it like it was a completely original thought. So then we got worried. Her tiredness quickly progressed to dizziness. She insisted she was fine, but eventually we convinced her to let someone take her to the hospital.
Well, you can imagine what sort of rehearsal we had after that, what with all the adults rushing around and the kids wanting to know what was going on. I did my best to keep them focused on the show, but there really wasn't a chance in hell of that happening.
As far as I know she's doing alright. I'm hoping we caught this situation early enough to prevent something worse from happening.
Anywho, here's my food list:
A #1 breakfast combo* from McDonald's: egg and cheese on an English muffin, a hashbrown, and an apple juice box (jealous?); a cup of green tea; two pieces of mushroom, spinach and feta pizza. And I think I'm about to go eat some pasta salad.
Alas, I must go to bed so I can wake up and be stressed at work all day.
Cheerio!
Kaitlyn**
*Even though I REALLY wanted a breakfast burrito. Apparently McDonald's can't give you a sausage burrito without the sausage. I have a hunch they aren't made fresh.
**When the heck did I start signing my blogs, anyway? It's not like you don't know who wrote it. I think I'll stop doing that.
Remember that poor girl who started speaking gibberish while reporting live from the Grammys a few months ago? I know you all YouTubed the clip. The first time you watched the video it was hilarious. Then you found out she might have had a stroke, and it was horrifying.
That's kind of how tonight went down, except it wasn't being broadcast live on national tv.
I was at church to rehearse my oh-so-ADHD children's choir for their spring musical. The kids were eating their dinner, and I was in a meeting with all the adults going on our mission trip next month. We had to discuss various awkward topics such what is considered "appropriate touching." My supervisor was leading the meeting, and suddenly we noticed that she kept repeating herself. We called her out on it and laughed about it. She said she was feeling tired and "out of it." We let it go.
But then she still kept repeating herself. I swear she said the same sentence at least seven times, and every time she said it like it was a completely original thought. So then we got worried. Her tiredness quickly progressed to dizziness. She insisted she was fine, but eventually we convinced her to let someone take her to the hospital.
Well, you can imagine what sort of rehearsal we had after that, what with all the adults rushing around and the kids wanting to know what was going on. I did my best to keep them focused on the show, but there really wasn't a chance in hell of that happening.
As far as I know she's doing alright. I'm hoping we caught this situation early enough to prevent something worse from happening.
Anywho, here's my food list:
A #1 breakfast combo* from McDonald's: egg and cheese on an English muffin, a hashbrown, and an apple juice box (jealous?); a cup of green tea; two pieces of mushroom, spinach and feta pizza. And I think I'm about to go eat some pasta salad.
Alas, I must go to bed so I can wake up and be stressed at work all day.
Cheerio!
Kaitlyn**
*Even though I REALLY wanted a breakfast burrito. Apparently McDonald's can't give you a sausage burrito without the sausage. I have a hunch they aren't made fresh.
**When the heck did I start signing my blogs, anyway? It's not like you don't know who wrote it. I think I'll stop doing that.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Day 9: Some Stuff and Some Other Stuff
Today's blog will be quick-ish. I'm incredibly sleepy and, quite unfortunately have to get up early. I, along with my brothers, committed to playing in the "youth band" (despite my fleeting youth) at church tomorrow during all three freakin' services. This was before I got sick, of course, and now I would gladly relive my tonsilectomy tomorrow afternoon if it meant I didn't have to get up early and play the clarinet.
I'm feeling a little better today, so the food intake was a little less sporadic. Somehow I managed to sleep in until noon, and when I awoke I decided it was a good time to try scrambling eggs for the first time in my life. So for breakfast I had two scrambled eggs, which actually turned out pretty well, plus a small bowl of Post Great Grains cereal with almond milk and two cups of green tea (one mixed berry-flavored and one honey-flavored). Then there was a late lunch of sorts, which was just a small Caribbean way smoothie from Smoothie King. Then for dinner my mom decided to make shrimp paella and also order in some fried shrimp, so there wasn't much for me there. I ate some fries, the tiny salad that came with our shrimp order, and a bag of mixed nuts. That dinner left much to be desired.
Therein lies one of my biggest problems with living at home: it's really hard to follow a strict diet when someone else does the shopping. I need my own place with my own groceries.
I've been trying to have my own place since August, actually, but it hasn't really worked out. I had been planning on moving into a townhouse my parents own and pay them rent, but in August they were working on renovating it. So I waited. And the renovations took forever. And then when I was FINALLY starting to get my stuff moved into the place, somebody broke in. They didn't take anything, but they definitely made a mess of the door.
After all that craziness happened, my mom decided she wants to invest in a condo in the college area of town. So now I'm thinking I'll move in there, provided she actually gets one.
I mention all of this mainly to explain why we went to look at a condo today. Yes, I was actually able to get out of bed for a little while! I think we found one we like, so keep your fingers crossed. I really need my own place.
Alright, I have to go to bed. Stupid youth band. Ugh.
Cheers,
Kaitlyn
I'm feeling a little better today, so the food intake was a little less sporadic. Somehow I managed to sleep in until noon, and when I awoke I decided it was a good time to try scrambling eggs for the first time in my life. So for breakfast I had two scrambled eggs, which actually turned out pretty well, plus a small bowl of Post Great Grains cereal with almond milk and two cups of green tea (one mixed berry-flavored and one honey-flavored). Then there was a late lunch of sorts, which was just a small Caribbean way smoothie from Smoothie King. Then for dinner my mom decided to make shrimp paella and also order in some fried shrimp, so there wasn't much for me there. I ate some fries, the tiny salad that came with our shrimp order, and a bag of mixed nuts. That dinner left much to be desired.
Therein lies one of my biggest problems with living at home: it's really hard to follow a strict diet when someone else does the shopping. I need my own place with my own groceries.
I've been trying to have my own place since August, actually, but it hasn't really worked out. I had been planning on moving into a townhouse my parents own and pay them rent, but in August they were working on renovating it. So I waited. And the renovations took forever. And then when I was FINALLY starting to get my stuff moved into the place, somebody broke in. They didn't take anything, but they definitely made a mess of the door.
After all that craziness happened, my mom decided she wants to invest in a condo in the college area of town. So now I'm thinking I'll move in there, provided she actually gets one.
I mention all of this mainly to explain why we went to look at a condo today. Yes, I was actually able to get out of bed for a little while! I think we found one we like, so keep your fingers crossed. I really need my own place.
Alright, I have to go to bed. Stupid youth band. Ugh.
Cheers,
Kaitlyn
Friday, April 8, 2011
Day 8: Still Just Lying Here (+ Dumb Bitch Chronicles, Ep. 3!)
I wish I had something new and exciting to report, but I really just don't.
After a minimal amount of sleep I awoke this morning around 6:00 AM and called in sick again. I then proceded to - wait for it - lie on the living room couch-bed for the next 11 hours (and counting)! I've just been watching various insipid television programs (with the exception of Russell Brand filling in for Regis on Regis and Kelly; that was brilliant and the farthest thing from insipid), eating minimally and sporadically, trying and failing to go back to sleep, and worrying how I'm going to pull off a spring concert in less than two weeks now that I've missed two days of school.
Gosh, that looks like quite a bit of activity when you put it in paragraph form!
As for the minimal and sporadic eating, today I've consumed five cups of green tea (two mixed berry-flavored and three honey-flavored), an egg salad sandwich on twelve grain bread, an Eggo waffle, and a Blue Bell Mooo Bar. In the near future I plan to eat something resembling dinner. I don't know exactly what it will consist of, but I DO know that it will be both vegetarian and unhealthy! (Give me a break. I'm sick!)
Oh, here's a situation I can vaguely chronicle. This dumb bitch* on Twitter has grown a huge sense of entitlement after attracting the attention of my favorite Sirius XM satellite radio show, "Cocktails With Patrick" on Cosmo Radio. She since then has become the leader of a not-so-secret club of CWP enthusiasts. As an avid listener and frequent contributor to the show (I've called in twice and tweet them all the time!), I figured I should be allowed in. However, my membership is pending due to a grossly misunderstood comment I made a while ago during "Boy Band Madness" (yes, it is exactly what it sounds like - a March Madness-style bracket to determine the ultimate boy band jam).
The match-up du jour was "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys vs. "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC. I voted for IWITW and wrote a purely jokey-joke comment on the poll page. I said something to the effect of "I can't believe you're all so impressed with NSYNC's ability to say things three times."
Yeah. That was it. Is anyone out there in Internetland offended by this comment? I can see how MAYBE you might misunderstand it if you aren't used to my humor, but I seriously didn't think anyone would view that comment as an aggressive bomb on NSYNC. They're my favorite boy band! Sheesh!
Anywho, despite several attempts to explain myself and assure her that I was joking, the dumb bitch is still being dumb and bitchy. Whatevs. I don't need her approval. It just sucks that she has the influence to alienate me from my favorite radio show. Boo.
Hey! I guess this post can be Dumb Bitch Chronicles, Episode 3! Let's call this particular dumb bitch "Jerksicle." It's like "jerk" plus "popsicle." Andromeda, the star of Ep. 1 and Ep. 2, is no longer in my life as she went to grad school far, far away.
If anyone would like to offer a fresh perspective on my Jerksicle situation, feel free! Or feel free to just say hi. :-) I haven't gotten a comment in a while, and I do so enjoy getting those.
I will now continue to lie here all night and possibly well into tomorrow!
Cheers!
Kaitlyn
*Disclaimer: I use the term "dumb bitch" to describe any female person who annoys me. The use of said expression is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, not vulgar. I am not in any way advocating disrespect of the female sex and/or gender.
After a minimal amount of sleep I awoke this morning around 6:00 AM and called in sick again. I then proceded to - wait for it - lie on the living room couch-bed for the next 11 hours (and counting)! I've just been watching various insipid television programs (with the exception of Russell Brand filling in for Regis on Regis and Kelly; that was brilliant and the farthest thing from insipid), eating minimally and sporadically, trying and failing to go back to sleep, and worrying how I'm going to pull off a spring concert in less than two weeks now that I've missed two days of school.
Gosh, that looks like quite a bit of activity when you put it in paragraph form!
As for the minimal and sporadic eating, today I've consumed five cups of green tea (two mixed berry-flavored and three honey-flavored), an egg salad sandwich on twelve grain bread, an Eggo waffle, and a Blue Bell Mooo Bar. In the near future I plan to eat something resembling dinner. I don't know exactly what it will consist of, but I DO know that it will be both vegetarian and unhealthy! (Give me a break. I'm sick!)
Oh, here's a situation I can vaguely chronicle. This dumb bitch* on Twitter has grown a huge sense of entitlement after attracting the attention of my favorite Sirius XM satellite radio show, "Cocktails With Patrick" on Cosmo Radio. She since then has become the leader of a not-so-secret club of CWP enthusiasts. As an avid listener and frequent contributor to the show (I've called in twice and tweet them all the time!), I figured I should be allowed in. However, my membership is pending due to a grossly misunderstood comment I made a while ago during "Boy Band Madness" (yes, it is exactly what it sounds like - a March Madness-style bracket to determine the ultimate boy band jam).
The match-up du jour was "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys vs. "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC. I voted for IWITW and wrote a purely jokey-joke comment on the poll page. I said something to the effect of "I can't believe you're all so impressed with NSYNC's ability to say things three times."
Yeah. That was it. Is anyone out there in Internetland offended by this comment? I can see how MAYBE you might misunderstand it if you aren't used to my humor, but I seriously didn't think anyone would view that comment as an aggressive bomb on NSYNC. They're my favorite boy band! Sheesh!
Anywho, despite several attempts to explain myself and assure her that I was joking, the dumb bitch is still being dumb and bitchy. Whatevs. I don't need her approval. It just sucks that she has the influence to alienate me from my favorite radio show. Boo.
Hey! I guess this post can be Dumb Bitch Chronicles, Episode 3! Let's call this particular dumb bitch "Jerksicle." It's like "jerk" plus "popsicle." Andromeda, the star of Ep. 1 and Ep. 2, is no longer in my life as she went to grad school far, far away.
If anyone would like to offer a fresh perspective on my Jerksicle situation, feel free! Or feel free to just say hi. :-) I haven't gotten a comment in a while, and I do so enjoy getting those.
I will now continue to lie here all night and possibly well into tomorrow!
Cheers!
Kaitlyn
*Disclaimer: I use the term "dumb bitch" to describe any female person who annoys me. The use of said expression is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, not vulgar. I am not in any way advocating disrespect of the female sex and/or gender.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Day 7.5: America is Stupid
I'm emotional, so I have to blog again today. I need to make up for yesterday, anyway.
This post contains American Idol spoilers.
I'm just really pissed off at Idol voters right now. Like, so angry. I can't even make words right now. Ok, clearly I can make words as I have made several already, but I'm just so.....I don't know....FLABBERGASTED.
If you've reached this point, you're probably aware that Pia was voted off tonight. She's been one of my favorites since the Top 12. My interested in her dropped off a little after that when she kept singing ballad after ballad, but she really redeemed herself this week. In fact, last week I officially reinstated her into my favorites (Haley, Scotty, Pia).
Her elimination just really upsets me. And why shouldn't it? She didn't deserve to go. She was arguably the best singer in this competition. Could that be it, then? Was she just TOO good?
Now, before anyone (because there are so many of you out there) brings it up, no, I did not vote for her. They said to vote for your favorite, so I did. BUT STILL. She's good enough to be a great majority of the people's favorite. But noooooo. They had to go assuming she was safe.
And THIS, judges, is why you don't use your save too early. You sure could've used it tonight.
Alright, I'm calming down a little. I just wrote these words to get my frustration out. But I will post it, for Pia deserves an outcry on her behalf.
That's it. I'm going now. Yeah.
Kaitlyn
This post contains American Idol spoilers.
I'm just really pissed off at Idol voters right now. Like, so angry. I can't even make words right now. Ok, clearly I can make words as I have made several already, but I'm just so.....I don't know....FLABBERGASTED.
If you've reached this point, you're probably aware that Pia was voted off tonight. She's been one of my favorites since the Top 12. My interested in her dropped off a little after that when she kept singing ballad after ballad, but she really redeemed herself this week. In fact, last week I officially reinstated her into my favorites (Haley, Scotty, Pia).
Her elimination just really upsets me. And why shouldn't it? She didn't deserve to go. She was arguably the best singer in this competition. Could that be it, then? Was she just TOO good?
Now, before anyone (because there are so many of you out there) brings it up, no, I did not vote for her. They said to vote for your favorite, so I did. BUT STILL. She's good enough to be a great majority of the people's favorite. But noooooo. They had to go assuming she was safe.
And THIS, judges, is why you don't use your save too early. You sure could've used it tonight.
Alright, I'm calming down a little. I just wrote these words to get my frustration out. But I will post it, for Pia deserves an outcry on her behalf.
That's it. I'm going now. Yeah.
Kaitlyn
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