Our Hopes & Expectations

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:26:35 GMT

first race tomorrow.
shoebie cup.
nervous.
but excited.
we gonna kick butttttttttt.

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:56:47 GMT

So today we rowed in the pouring rain in spandex and barely any layers on and it was hell.

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:02:34 GMT

so today we rowed a 2k.
hm.. i didn't do as well as i wanted.. my split was a 2:18.. my time was about 9:10 or something... eh.
but it was our very first one so.. yeah..

stu sent us an email and told us to watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHyG4ZPZS5Q&eurl
very inspiring. =]

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:18:08 GMT

crew today:
we went on the water today!! it was so much fun. it was actually really nice outside! sun<3
i was a three spot.. omg i was so nervous. this is the first time i've been on the water because i started late and blah blah blah. usually he starts the people who have never been on before in the launch but for some reason he put me in the boat right away! gosh carrying that thing was so nerve-wracking (sp?) i was so paranoid i'd drop it. :/

anyway. so i got in the boat, and the first couple strokes=sucky. i was all over the place. but once i got the hang of things, i got better. we were in meg's boat today. she was so nice. <3 when i got off the water, stu was like to her, "did catie keep looking at her arms? she has a tendency to look at her muscles.. you know, she looks over and shes like, damn, i got big muscles!" haha.

so tonight i'm going out to dinner with my dad, then we're going to the father daugther dance at mount. tomorrow i have crew [water again! i'm so excited!] then this stupid piano thing, then homework. =]

busy life.
but it's so worth it.<3

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:45:29 GMT

i made second cuts.
i am officially a rower for mount saint joseph academy.
go me. =]

we go on the river tomorrow, since the last few times we were planning on it it was too cold outside. so they put me on the launch with the varsity and i swear i could not feel my body afterwards. "this is like, pass out, puke your brains up, hypothermia type weather." says varsity coach sheila [whateverherlastnameis] yeah. it kinda was.

spring break = practice twice a day, every day. if you skip, you're out.

school sucks.
i don't like getting B+s in honors english and physics. THEY WERE .3 [notice the DECIMAL] points away from being an A-!!! GRR. ENGLISH IS IMPOSSIBLE. Today she's like, "Okay, Odyssey quiz, Book Five tuesday, and quiz on Book 6 wednesay, but we're not going over Book 6, just read it and study it at home." what the heck? the odyssey confuses the crap out of me. gosh.
I'm so mad. I NEED TO GET AN A- OR AN A. NO BS.

Next year I'm taking [I think]:

Honors American Lit
Honors Geometry
Honors Chem
Honors US Colonial
French 2
Latin 1
Rotation
Theo

and I think I have one more gap to fill in... I want to take journalism but I'd rather take a full credit course like Latin instead. Annnd I was gonna double up in math and take Honors Alg 2, but I decided it'd be best if I took that Junior year so it'd be fresh in my mind for SATs.

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:11:13 GMT

I hate Lent, but I love it.
I hate giving up things, I hate no meat on fridays, I hate having PIZZA EVERY FRICKIN FRIDAY.
But I love Easter. Because to me, Easter=spring [and candy.]

=]

For Lent I've decided to limit my snack/candy intake to one helping per day.
And maybe I'll give up something else. Maybe. ;] It's just soooo hard cos I can never keep myself together, lmao. Jesus must have been like, super brave. I could never give up my life for a bunch of bad people. X_x

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:06:40 GMT

so yesterday was fun.
we all passed the swim test, obviously, and we had a cannon ball contest!
prep mixer is tonight but i'm not going. gonna rest since we have off.
we're going on the water tomorrow!!!!!

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:28:40 GMT

so tomorrow is going to be so hectic.

we get out at 3:00, right? it'll take me a while to pack up because i always talk to liz and lorraine for like an hour, then go downstairs and talk to kara and maura and people like that. so, by the time i'm done chatting, crew's getting on the bus and we're on our way to chestnut hill college for the SWIM TEST WHOOO. and okay-- it's SO easy. like SO easy. it's embarrasing how easy it is, so i'm not even going to tell you. SOOO easy. gosh. really, i mean it's pointless. i think everyone at 15 should know how to swim. especially in sweats and socks. ANYWAY. after that we go to PRACTICE. yes, practice right after. you know how much homework i'm gonna get done? NONE.

ugh.

oh well. i'm excited to get back in a pool.

and kells, since i was gone when you asked the question, we need to take a swim test just in case the boat tips over or something, which happens so rarely. it's not much because it literally takes like a minute for the launch to come get us so, i guess that's why we only have to tread water for ONE MINUTE...

... oops, did I just say that out loud?

we sound like a bunch of wimps. i wish it was like, ten or twenty minutes. it'd be so easy, and at least i'd feel like i'd actually be doing something. i mean, on "the guardian" [which is the bestest movie every kthnx] they treaded for an hour, and they were just starting. besides, we mounties could SO beat that... haha yeaaaah, especially with two awesome swimmers on our team. pfsh. ONE minute. please. give us one hour and we'll totally own. ;]

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:04:34 GMT

hott, drunk seniors with fuzzy orange hats + grinding with random guys you don't even know + watching the ghana kids breakdancing + slow dancing to God-only knows what song because you're still shocked you were actually asked to dance = fun, crazy, wild night

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:07:15 GMT

I thought it was so hilarious when Mr. McKenna told us to erg at a 29 today after a 20 minute, hardcore, 22 max effort piece... it was so, so funny.

NOT.

Tomorrow is VDP=Video Dance Party.
I heard from upperclassmen it sucks every year.
Oh well. We're gonna work it good.

No river this weekend. Too cold. I was very excited, but. Ya know.

What else?
Uhmmm... I don't understand the Odyssey at all.
And that's it.

Bye.

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:54:26 GMT

Today, we had a tuesday schedule.
And school was done at 2.
I got home at 4:30...

... the bus drive was 2 and a half feekin hours long. It was so gheyyy.

We better have off tomorrow.

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:05:53 GMT

here i go
scream my lungs out
& try to get to you,
you are my only one

i let go
there's just no one
that gets me like you do
you are my only,
my only one.

</3

what what?

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:24:08 GMT

so, my school had this fundraiser last night for one of our service thingys/clubs/whatever you call them. my school's real big on helping kids in ghana by donating money for better medical supplies, so we do a bunch of things to raise money. last night we had this "quizzo" thing for parents and adults. basically, there were 10 rounds and 10 questions in each round, and they had to answer as many as they could. there were 34 tables, 8 at each, 15 bucks per person. i had to go around and correct all the answers and right down the score and stuff for my table. we had to wear our little, black tee shirts that say "we <3 ghana" [kinda like i <3 new york". my cousin said her speech after the fifth round, since she went to ghana last year and all. it went from about seven to eleven o'clock. i was tired. this post is so out of whack. i don't feel like making my paragraph all flowy. i can talk about birds in this sentence. now i'm gonna talk about cheese. okay, moving on.

before quizzo, kara, brionna and i went to brunos. brionna dropped her phone in her soda. it died. she was sad. the sky is blue. i ordered a grilled cheese sandwich. i had crew at 8:00 this morning. i'd totally get a 0 if this post were a writing assignment. we tried on our uniforms. they were funny looking. i had to babysit. tomorrow i have crew. the only days off i have this whole month is next friday and the thursday after that. but oh my gosh, the prep mixer is in two fridays! gasp. i'll have to talk to stu. i can't miss it. i have to see my date again! gasp. gasssssp.

i'm gonna go.
bye<3

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:25:17 GMT

Got my report card.
Everything A, 'cept Math, which is A-. but it's honors so it's like.. an A.
And my GPA is 4.0.
=]
Honor roll, babehhh.

& question. Do you other HS's get A+s, or is your highest just As? I've always wondered that, like if my school is just weird or something.

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:54:56 GMT

Today, they made first cuts for crew.....

.... and guess what?

I made it. =]

Now I'm freaked about second round. Ohboi.

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:27:10 GMT

OKAY.
FUN UPDATE.
I'll start with thursday.

So, we had a "fun day" in crew. I was on the pink team, or the "pink prostitutes" as they so lovely wrote on the board. First we had relay races. I think we did a 2k, then 1000 meters, then another 2k and 1000 meters. Something like that. I almost barfed, it was horrible. One girl actually did get sick. But my lowest split was a 1:40! I matched a senior. =]

After that, we were supposed to do a sort of "gatorade pong" thing, but Meg didn't want to encourage "beer pong" or something so we didn't do it. Plus, there were too many people. So, we did an egg race instead. And OKAY. Stu threw his water bottle and Laura's spoon, so of course it went flying across the room and she had to go run and get it. Then when I went, my egg fell and I accidently kicked it, so I was just like, you know what, screw this, and I just grabbed the egg and sprinted back with it.

Theeeeeen we had a dance of. =] It was fun.

OKAY. SOPH HOP. PICTUREEEEES.
http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e163/Catie_Cat/soph%20hop/
go there. =] my date was a cutie. Him and Kara's date were twiiiins! [Emily Wajert was so funny, OMG, YOU'RE TWINS?! OMG I HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE]
We had a before party then afterwards a bunch of people went to Applebees. The bill was like, 147.35. Poor Tom, everyone was throwing random 20s at him.
I saw a lot of Norwood people. ZOMGMICHAELHANKOWSKY. I did not even recognize him.

Alrighty. Well, I just got back from crew then lunch with my mom and my godmother, so I'm dead tired. If I skipped anything, I'll let you know. =]

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:22:40 GMT

Uhm.
What?
Physics is impossible.
But Mr. Foell is seriously the best.
Janet? Lisa? Tina?
No, my name is Catie. There is no Lisa, Janet or Tina in our grade, even.
Who?
Oh.
I love him.
[But not this class.]

English,
I'm scared.
I think I failed the Bees test,
but it was more like a frickin history test.
How am I supposed to know what war went on during the 1960s?
We don't learn about Vietnam until Junior year.
I put Civil War, because I got the time frames mixed up.
I'm really not that stupid, I swear.

I got a 97 on my theology final!
And a 96 on french,
and a 95 on history (see! not stupid!)
And I don't know what I got on math yet.

Health/gym is pretty fun. We were in the fitness center today. It wasn't new for me, since I'm there like everyday, so I felt special when Kellie English was doing the lap-pulls backwards. ;]
Annnnd art is super fun. I'm bringing in my portfolio tomorrow to show her. =] 'Cept, right now we're doing more notes and stuff than actual drawing. That part's not fun.

Uhmmm... Soph Hop is FRIDAY! =] I can't get my hair done cos my mom's still sick. :( But I'm getting mah nails did and maybe my arms. And I have to wear my graduation dress again. blah. xP Damn pneumonia!

Crew cuts are monday. I'm scared for my life.
My back hurts.
Uh.
I'm tired and I DON'T UNDERSTAND MY PHYSICS HOMEWORK.

I will post a more detailed description later, I forgot to run today so Imma go do that now. =]

-Catie

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:27:07 GMT

its kinda blurry

some dancers.

mahloves.

yesss.

pah cavs

kyles on the big screeeen!<3 i wanted to get one of randolph but my camera was too slow. :(

game timeee

noooot a good picture. :/

just another view.

=]

this layout is dumb. click "electrify my life" to see pictures, the cut links don't show up. :P

AHHHHH!

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:38:48 GMT

The Sixers game was SOOO MUCH FUN.

I can't tell you how much I miss going to those games. :/

They lost though. They were doing great until the last few minutes. They stayed pretty far ahead most of the game.

I went with Maura and my dad. We went to a nice Italian restaurant beforehand.

Our seats were pretty high up. Last time I went we were like, right there. About eleven rows from the court behind the basket. But this time we were on the second level. Oh well. As long as I can see whats going on it doesn't really matter. Kyle Korver and Shavlik Randolph were as CUTEEEE as ever. =] I saw Nicole Vahle and her family and we talked for a while. Then the game started. Some kid had a sign that said "GO A.I........ " and I was like "OMGHESNOTONTHETEAMANYMORE" and then underneath it said... "that means... ANDRE IGUODALA" I was like "whooo ANDRE IS MY HERO.<33333"

So at half time.. they had this guy perform. I think he was called "The Rubber Man." It was cool. I have a video if any of you wanna see it. In between time-outs and stuff they had a bunch of random things. At one point they had a dance off between the Sixers Dancers and these really fat guys, and the one dude lifted up his shirt and all this disgusting FLAB hung down. It was kinda awkward considering my dad was like, right there.

Hm... what else happened? Me and Maur tried to sneak onto the court to meet some players, but there were too many security people. Uhmummm. Some guy in front of us was rooting for the Cavs. I was like uhmm no way man. UHHHH. We got ice cream. Yum. Weeeeeeeee weren't on the fan cam. =[ Let's see. I don't know. It was just hella fun. I love Sixers games<3

I'm gonna upload pics in a bit.
I just got back from crew. Going to the Mount bball game, then Brunos. =]
comment me? find me friends? ;]
loveya,
-Catie

I Found This Funny

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:49:30 GMT

You know you're a rower when...

you don't mind walking in frozen bird s**t barefoot

everything you do is "in 2..."

you need to have a small pushy person around telling you what to do all the time

you can get up, get dressed and get out of the dorm before your eyes are fully open

the phrase "cox box" doesn't make you giggle

you believe the world wouldn't exist without spandex

you only recognize your friends from behind

when you need to go anywhere, you have a sudden urge to throw your car over your shoulder

before you go anywhere, you are at Main 20 minutes early

you stick water bottles in your shorts for no reason at all

you feel naked without clothing enough for 10 people on

you believe all authority figures carry a megaphone

you sit in class leaning to your rigger

half your body is bigger than the other

you blame bad moods on "the set"

when your play softball at your company picnic you are psyched to get old people on your team for the age handicap

your friends need a rowing translator to decipher your language

you can wear the same thing every morning for a week and not think twice

you think sleeping late is waking up at 8:30

everything's a race: you walk quickly to class, just so you can pass people

when someone mentions a wake, you turn parallel and set up for it

when you sit down in class, you look for the tie-in shoes

you constantly check the tightness of nuts in handrails, chairs, door handles, etc

you think gloves are for sissies, but a nice pair of poogies is really stylin'

you bring up the beauty of the dawn, and people give you blank stares

overhearing people talk about how little sleep they got causes you to smirk, and maybe get medieval on their ass

your vision of going away for the weekend is other people's vision of Hell

you admire the man who wears boxers under his spandex much more than a woman wearing a g-string under hers

you watch videos together, and it's ok to say "She's looking really long"

you know more than 4 brands of port-a-johns by name

you're giving directions to a friend and you wonder why she's looking at you funny, until you realize you just said "turn to port" instead of "take a left"

you dress and undress one-handed so you don't have to take your hand off the oar

every time you sit in a chair you are mildly surprised to discover that it doesn't slide back and forth

Only Four Days Left

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:02:46 GMT

So I'm sad. This week has gone by too fast. I'm gonna miss sleeping in. A lot.

Buuuut, I'm excited to start my new classes. Art and English! FINALLY! Physics shouldn't be too bad. As for Health- I'm afraid to watch that movie everyone's been talking about; you know, the one where she stabs herself with a fork? Ew.

Tomorrow is the Sixers game! I miss Allen Iverson. [Man, I'm doing a lot of missing. :/] Philly is losing a good player. We'll get over it.

Maura's coming over around 2. Sleeping over, but we have to get up early because of crew, probably around 6ish. Just like school. Fabulous. I hate how they make it SO EARLY IN THE MORNING. It went from 9:00 on Saturdays to 8:00. Pah.

My mommy has pneumonia. She's too sick to throw my sister a proper birthday party, so her friends are just gonna come over. I feel horrible. But what can I do? Babysit.

So... that's about it. I'm trying this new diet thing; well it's not really a diet. My dad's trainer gave him this list of Eating Tips and "Hints to Lose Fat and Tone Muscle". It says I shouldn't eat carbs after 6pm. I'm gonna die. But I need to get in better shape. So, I'm going to eat healthy and stay healthy. Whoo.

Okay, I'm done.
Gonna go play DDR or something. ;]
-Catie

p.s. I need more friends on this thing. x_x

Oh, Catie's Back.

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:12:35 GMT

That's right.

High School has inspired me to finally get a new eljay. I'm pretty happy. I like this layout a lot; nice and simple. I changed the heading and the comment links to fit the song "Starlight" by Muse. I've been listening to it nonstop for the past few days.

Today is my daddy's birthday. Right now, him and my mom are at the seminary-place. I'm watching my sisters. This week my school has off. When we go back we're starting up the new semester, which means we have four new classes, which means on these beautiful ten days of no school, we also have no homework! ;]

So, I spent the night at Kara's from Monday to Tuesday. We went to the mall and no one was there. Of course, everyone was in school. I saw these adorable rings in Pac Sun [for some reason, I have a new obsession with wearing rings] but I was short 35c. (Word of advice, never spend all of your money in one shopping trip. I did last week with Joanna and man, did I regret it.) So we're standing there, Kara and I, counting our pennies and two nickels to try and come up with 35c, when the guy (who was quite the hottie, might I add ;]) just gave it to me. I was so embarrassed.

But then it go worse. At crew, I was sitting next to Katy Greggor while we were erging. I kept looking over at my wrist, because Anora kept telling me I was bending it too much, so of course I got obsessive about it. So Stu saw me, and he's like, "Catie, stop checkin out your muscles!" so I was like "ohmygosh-blushes-" but Katy thought he was talking to HER, so her and Anne Zaplac started cracking up. At the end of practice, when we were stretching, Stu turns around and he's like, "You were TOTALLY checking out your muscles. TOTALLY."

That's a good summary of what happened the past few days; now the past few months I've been eljay-less? That would be too much to sum up in one post. But, I absolutely love Mount. Loveit. I'm done with my first four classes of my first year of High School, and they were awesome [except math.] Soph Hop is coming up, and I have a date! Kara's date and mine are twins. ;] Friday, I'm going to a Sixers game with my dad and Maura Dougherty, then Saturday is my sister's birthday. =] Fun life. Just can't wait till summer.

Well, comments were definitely missed. Make me happy again?
mwuah, love ya.
-Catie

p.s omg! look at my smilies! they're FOXES!!! =]