annoyed

I was doing my homework and came across the most AGGRAVATING thing ever.
Here's a screen shot:

So I'm on dictionary.com as you can see.

But you know what's distracting me from finding the origin of measure: ADS.


There are 3 HUGE ADS on the top half of the screen alone.
And no. I do not want a AT&T bundle, but thanks anyway.


Where are we suppose to turn when real hardcopy dictionaries are time consuming and heavy, and online dictionaries are full of ads and websites?

And while I'm on topic of current things that annoy me, here is another nuisance.

Why would you suck up to someone now when you're not going to get anything from it for at least 2 years?
This is something I really do not understand when someone is deliberately going out of their way to doing their teacher-advisor's not-fun-times work, and the reward won't come for two whole years. And I know this person is not doing it just to be nice. Personally, I just find it to be a HUGE waste of time on their behalf and it's just pathetic.

And finally, here is my third rhetoical food-for-thought question.

Why is it that the people who don't know anything insist on saying what they think?

There are a few people right now in Drama Club who have been spreading rumors that the cast list is going up on Saturday...
 Umm, I just got off the phone with Mrs. Frank and it's still Sunday morning like we planned.

C'mon people, ignorance is not bliss.

Ugh.

I'm pretty sure I just had the worst Tuesday in my whole entire life. And this time I'm not being over dramatic. My school day went fine but everything just sucked when I came home.

I'm always the first and only one home. So I always have to make dinner. And Tuesday's planned meal was a sort of beef stew with carrots and potatoes and it sounded really easy. All I had to do was put everything in a pan and then cook it.
Turns out, things are not that easy.

I would like to make a note here that this has never happened to me before so it was not the norm.

Anyway, I reached into the bag of mini potatoes so I could cut them up and instead of feeling the rough potato back, I felt something slimy instead. I carefully pulled the potato out only to instantly drop it on the ground.
maggots.
My potatoes were covered in baby maggots.

I feel like I can generally assume that everyone else would freak out after that too. And trust me, I did. I got super paranoid and left a very interesting voicemail on my mother's phone.

I ran to my dog for comfort and hugged her tight,

 when I realized she is COVERED in fleas. This also causes me to freak out.
So I go to the store and buy myself a pair of latex gloves and give Maisy a bath. An hour long bath. Picking all the dead and live (ew ew ew) fleas off of her.

At this point, everything little and black or little and white has got me feeling anxious. OCD kicks in and I felt like I had to bleach my tub (I did) and vacuum every room.
Boy, do I love it when my vacuum disappears when I need it most.

And the worst part was when my dad and brother finally got home at 8 they didn't even care the dog was gleaming white, the bathroom was clean, and I made dinner. In fact I even did the dishes.
This, of course, causes me to burst into tears because I guess my family secretly hates me.

aww.
      I take that back, I'm just under appreciated x11.

Thankfully my father apologized and my mom found the hiding vacuum cleaner.

An Awkward Goodbye

Here's to that awkward moment when your "best friend" leaves for college tomorrow and you're not sure how to feel.

There are a lot of definitions of "best friends." Some people will say it's that person you tell everything, or someone who knows everything about you. or the person you always have sleepovers with and trust more than anyone.

My "best friend" had the ability to make me feel absolutely terrible about myself or feel like person of the year. Most often it made me feel awful, but it was worth it, for those rare times when I was the winner... Our friendship always felt like a game. Someone had to win or lose, and the winner takes it all.  Unfortunately he had been playing this game much longer than me, and a casual afternoon could turn into heart ache.

But I knew the schedule, it was a never ending spiral. We would get along great for a three weeks, and then tension would start and we would fight anywhere from three hours to three weeks. After that I would always apologize and there would be an awkward week. Then the cycle repeated itself.

No matter how much we hated each other, I always knew in two weeks we would be closer than ever. Unnecessary drama was just part of everyday.

And right now, it seems like I have the worst friend ever. That's not exactly true, he taught me more than I could ever learn and saw potential in me that no one else noticed. and deep down, sometimes REALLY deep down, he always believed in me. I could turn to him no matter what.

People say that you won't be remembered for what you did, but how you did it.  I won't remember him because of his talent, in fact I often forget how skilled he is, I will remember those shows we went to where we held hands. And those  afternoons where we did nothing but lay on the floor.
Every few months those afternoons would come, and that made our friendship worthwhile.



There were times when I hated him more than anything, but times when I loved him more than anyone. How am I suppose to say goodbye to the boy who inspired my dreams while killing my soul?

Although you will never miss me, somedays I will miss you.

have fun at college.

Blogging time

 Hello! I'm Katie Mel, and these are all the random thoughts and opinions I have on different ideas.


But honestly, none of the ideas are random at all. I'm just involved in a variety of activities so one post might not seem to agree with the others but they are all relating to the things I love. For instance, right now I'm listening to Legally Blonde: The Musical soundtrack and planning a CP trip on Labor Day, I just came back from running, and earlier this afternoon I was making posters for the Junior Class car wash. (Which everyone should go to on SEPTEMEBER 10.)

To give you a peek of my background: I'm the newly appointed President of Drama Club, a sister, the Secretary of the Junior Class, a nursing home employee, a student at PlayHouse College, an athlete, and a volunteer.  My favorite color is purple, and if I was a superhero my super power would be shape shifting. I have an adorable little dog named Maisy and a demon cat that no one likes.

And currently I wanted to blog about how happy I am! An hour earlier I was doing AP Lang homework and got an email saying I'm officially president of drama. In my opinion, being a club president as a Junior is pretty impressive so I know I must be doing something right! Plus, that usually leads to being president as a Senior, which will look fantastic on a resume!

Anyone interested in Drama Club should definitely audition for the fall play on Sept. 19th & 20th! (:

That's all for now, kisses,

Katie Mel