I can't believe blogger is actually letting me post! Anytime I have actually wanted to post in the last month, I haven't been able to.

So I'm in Albuquerque now, living with Daniel, my brother, in a house on the west side of town, kind of near Rio Rancho. You know, not at all near campus. But its actually not bad. Only takes 15 minutes to get to campus if traffic is moving along, which is always is at 9 or 10 in the morning. Its nice having an actual house, instead of a dorm. I guess it levels itself out. When I go into everyone's dorms, its cool because its like they are living with dozens and dozens of people. Its very easy to be social, I would imagine. They are living AT college, instead of just being students there. I'm the only one among the St Mike's crowd that is not living on campus or near campus. Its ok though. Like I said, I have an actual house. With my own bathroom. And a big room where I can be naked and not have to worry about my roommate walking in on me. And I like my classes. Only two of my teachers are insane, and I actually really enjoy one of my classes -- my "ancient legacy" class. Its honors, which is cool, and its all discussion about old books like Giglamesh and The Iliad. And these kids can ACTUALLY discuss, which is really nice! It makes 2 and a half hours every week go by really quickly. Its such a weird feeling, ENJOYING a class. I could get used to this.

The weird thing is, I don't feel like a "college" kid. It doesn't seem like I have moved out of my house, even though I have packed up my entire room and haven't been back for almost 2 weeks. It seems like I am just on a vacation, and taking some classes while I'm at it. Like some freakish summer learning program. I have no rules. No parents. No curfew, no nothing! So much freedom. Too much, infact. I'm already broke. Well, I was for a day, till I deposited a check. Now I'm just close to being broke. I can't believe how much money I spent this summer. But its ok actually, because it was such an awesome summer. There's no way I will every forget it. Partying in the woods, peeing in front yards, sneaking into hot tubs and swimming pools downtown, climbing roofs and getting fiberglass splinters, going to concerts, getting addicted to ebay, and actually feeling good about myself. It was an incredible summer, I would have to say.

And of course I can't leave out the fact that last monday was the Dave Matthews Band concert. It was so fun, I can't even describe it. Fun doesn't even begin it! Paula, Kat, Harlie, Becca, Kat, Jess, and little Lorn all came. Paula and I had the best seats, about 10 rows back, a little to the left. Every year I get closer and closer to my band. All the other kids were chillin in the lawn. "You know the good thing about the lawn? Its kinda hard with all these chairs in the way up here, but in the lawn, you can bump uglies." -Dave
I got amazing pictures and recordings with my uber cool camera, and even got "tapped" by a security guard, since we weren't supposed to have cameras (like that ever stops me, hah!), and he obviously saw me repetedly holding my camera above the crowd for long periods of time, recording the band. He scared the shit out of me....but that doesn't mean I stopped doing it. Paula had my back the entire time too. Hah! Take that stupid security guard. You don't scare me! We visited Ryan at the Peak van and he gave us free stuff, and he even recognized Jess and I, which was very cool, since to me Ryan is a celebrity thats my buddy, just like Howie and Johnny Rzeznik! I had SO much fun during the show, holy shit. AWESOME set list, even though they didn't bust out #41. Our section of the audience was all the Warehouse members, and we sat next to this kick ass couple that I got to talk about the band to before the show, they were very cool, and kept offering us cigarettes. Anywho, the entire section was chanting "41" between most of the songs, which was very exciting! Its ok that they didn't play it, cuz they made up for it by playing Crush and Tim-fucking-Reynolds came out for the last songs!!! It was insane. Timmy hadn't played with the full band since 1998. I'm sure he was there since he lives in Santa Fe. It was awesome, he got very into Help Myself, and played with his teeth. Very impressive!

Setlist:

The Stone
Fool To Think
I Did It
Crush
Hello Again
Sugar Will
Grey Street
When The World Ends
Crazy-Easy
One Sweet World
Joy Ride
Ants Marching
Typical Situation
Help Myself*
Crash Into Me*
Dancing Nancies*
Too Much*@
Warehouse

*Tim Reynolds joined on these songs
@ It was very cool, in Too Much, Dave, according to dmbalmanac.com, "extended scat outro with Lil' John's "YEAH! WHAT? YEAH! OK!" interpolation." When I listened back to this on my camera, I thought He might be doing Lil' John, but I also thought my brain was just making up shit, but it turns out he really was! How cool!

Hope everyone got their DMB fill there!

So I've noticed I am desperately clinging onto highschool. I'm still hanging out with Kat, Jess, Becca, Brian, David, and Bryan. I really miss Irena. I'm gonna miss Paula the most. Why the hell are these kids moving so fucking far away! Its too difficult! Now I realize that I really really loved highschool. Things were so fun, I got to see everyone everyday. Its hard now. Different schedules, different cities, different land masses. Paula, Harlie, and Kassi are still in Santa Fe, but its hard to find the time to travel just one hour. Not to mention gas money is low.

I really want to meet new people, and make new friends, but its hard when my old friends are still around and so easy to get ahold of. I met one guy, Nick, and loborientation, and we have math together, and we exchanged numbers, but thats all I've done so far. And no romantic posibility, as he is definitely quite gay. But he's an awesome kid.

I miss home.

Kat, Brian, and I are most likely heading up to Denver this weekend, to catch Howie! He's playing not only with Matt Nathanson and OAR again, but with Guster too! I love Guster! I saw them 2 years ago with John Mayer, and absolutely loved them! They are very happy music, so I'm very excited. I really shouldn't go though, since I don't have much money. But I want to go really really bad. Its as exciting as Dave! Howie AND Guster...I will pop. Maybe I'll ask Howie to be my boyfriend, since I already refer to him as that. And Brian and I are gonna have him record our voice mails, so he says "Hey, this is Howie Day, leave Katie/Brian a message." and for me he could also say something like "Katie is the most beautiful girl in the world and we are getting married and are gonna have one thousand little Howie-haired babies." ...or something like that.

Phew.

I met Howie Day!!!!  It was amazing! Brian and I went to his show last Thursday night (July 22) at the Sunshine Theater, and since I'm a rep for Howie online we got to work his merch booth and then after the show we met him! It was wonderful and amazing and I died!  He's perfect in everyway, so hot, such beautiful hair, perfect smile, great body....ahhh....

I love Howie.  

And the only thing I remember from Buddy's class is that idolization and infatuation are both pitfalls of romance. Shit.

Ok, but at the time I was actually really cool and mellow. Well, thats because I was too tired to physically respond, since I had also been at the John Mayer show the night before. I was a little sleep deprived.  So Howie is like the nicest person I've ever met. He was so cool and nice about signing our shit and posing for pictures, and when I asked him for a hug he was just like "sure!" and he was so cute.  I've also noticed that in most of his pictures with fans, he smiles with his mouth closed, which hides how hot he is. However, in my picture with him, he's smiling with his teeth showing!  He didn't do that for Brian or Lindsey (another rep that worked with us)!  This means he was truly happy with me...probably from my outstanding beauty.  Who knows. The point is, I made him happy, which makes me happy :D

and I am too dumb to post the picture right on here...or its just being an asshole, so just go here!

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/42bad7b0/bc/3299/__sr_/46ee.jpg?phW2ICBBs4.JVGBu

So lately all I do is work and sleep and hang out with friends, which is why I'm never home, which is why I never post. Is that good enough of an excuse for everyone? Good!

So I started working at Souper!Salad! almost a month ago. Its cool...all the hot guys in Santa Fe eat there. Well, not all of them...but alot of them. Plus I get to push buttons all day, which is something I've always wanted to do. The downside is our uniform is the same as St. Mike's clothes, only a little cooler, and less strict. My managers rock, and I get free food. I work 11-3 and 5-8 Tuesday through Saturday, so everyone come visit me! (and no I can't get you free food...but you could get yourself free food if you just walk in and only order water, pretending like you lost your receipt. Very easy. Especially since I don't pay attention.)

Anywho all my concerts are coming up! I've got John Mayer & Maroon 5 on July 21, Howie Day (yayyyyy!!!) the next day on July 22, then Alanis Morrissette & The Barenaked Ladies on Aug 1, and then DMB on Aug 23rd. Yay for concerts!

I also have a debit card now, which is the most dangerous thing I can think of myself owning. I can't stop spending money. I've become a shopaholic, in shops and online (especially online. and now I have discovered ebay. uh oh.)

yup.

I know I haven't posted in a about 2 million years. Sorry. Actually its only been about a month and a half. Prom was ok, but got busted booooozin' it up buddy and got suspended, which was actually really nice. Graduated, which rocked. And now I'm working and sleeping and.....other stuff. You never know who reads this thing, even though NO ONE leaves comments.

I'm quiting the Firebird, as the boss' daughter is stealing my job, but its ok cuz it was planned for her to take over my job cuz I'm movin' away to Alb. I wanna work in a coffee shop -- thats what my mom, my sister, and I decided where I needed to work. I've also decided I need to work somewhere where I can meet guys.

Guys suck. And they're weird. But I still love 'em.

I'm glad Howie Day makes it known that girls can get on his tour bus. Now there's the motivation I need for my diet!!

Speaking of which, I've decided I'm addicted to food. Is there a Food-eaters Anonymous?

I wrote this down in my phone about a week ago, and just now got around to typing it up:


I was just about to fall asleep, and I faintly heard Crash Into Me on my radio, so I turned it up. I had a very emotional couple of minutes, lying in bed listening to one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time, both out of happiness. It was a state of bliss, complete NIRVANA. Its hard for me to explain how much this band really means to me. With each of their songs I heard, I go back to my memory of when I first really listened to each song. Its one of my favorite emotions, remembering those situations. It is one of the most peaceful feelings I have ever felt, and aI love it. I frst really listened to Crash when I was camping at Vallecitos, the most beautiful lake. Everytime I heara song off that album, I immediately see gigantic pine trees peacefullyl flowing in the wind. I love it.

I got my DMB seat locations! I'm in Section 3, Row L. Check the good map here. I'm gonna be so close to them that I will die! Only twelve rows back and a little to the left! I can't believe I got into one of the front sections. I may seriously pee in my pants at that concert. Paula, Kat, Harlie, Jess, Becca: Don't let me drink water before the show.

So dmbrr.com, DMB Rhyme and Reason, is creating a DMB license plate page, and I'm on it! Quite exciting, I know. I'm on this page. I love how well the yellow stands out. New Mexico is good for something!

"Katie, someday you're gonna make some guy very happy." I hear that from time to time. Last night I heard it from Taylor Osbourne. I suppose its fairly encouraging, but mostly depressing. SOME DAY. I'm impatient, I hate waiting for that day. I guess I have no other choice though. Last night I was talking to Chris about how it sucks when people pull the "your the greatest girl/guy, anyone would be so lucky to have you" shit, because it never seems to be true. I've only had one boyfriend, and that was for a grand total of 3 weeks. Regardless, it was probably one of my happiest times.

Boys suck. And I mean that in an "I love them" sort of way.

I don't want to
Hear you whisper
I don't want to orbit
Your world of two

There's only room for you

In your world of two

I don't like to
Hang around you
I don't want to
Live in your world
Of two

There's only room for you

In your world of two

It's not that I don't like you
But it's not that I don't love you
It's not that I don't think you are
Two of the most
Perfectly
Beautiful
People in your world

In your world of two

There's only room for you

In your world of two

There's only room for you

In your world of two

In your world of two

There's only room

There's only room

There's only room

For you

-Cake, "World Of Two"

Thats the story of my life

So it is suggested that I get braces. Great. I'm not gonna do it, and they can't make me. I don't even need them. Here's the story.

So a LOOOONG time ago, back in the dinosaur days, I fell off the top bed in a camper and knocked out my two bottom front teeth. When they grew back, they were discolored, so we put some temporary caps on them to make them pretty. So now, they are wearing out and I need new ones. It sounds so simple. Apparently my two top teeth are hitting the caps weird, so if we put on new ones, they won't last as long. My top teeth are hitting it weird because on the right side of my mouth, some of the teeth don't touch, so all the pressure is in the front. This is from a year and a half ago when I got a baby tooth pulled because it wasn't coming out by itself. The new tooth fused itself to my jaw, so it won't come all the way up. So now the orthodontist says I should get braces to fix that. Something no one can even see. So, should I spend $5000 on BRACES, big disgusting pieces of metal that will make me look rediculous for an entire year, or $300 on caps, that would make everything look even better? Hmmm...decisions decisions. I'm going with the caps. I'm sure my parents will too, just cuz their cheap.

My smile is one of the only things that I really like about myself. I'm not decorating it with metal. No thanks.

This has ruined my day. I had to get up at 8am to find this out. I'm going back to bed.

"Now, I need another volunteer. You, come up here." Oh no... I think. We got here an hour early, we've got front and center. It was only a matter of time until I was chosen to embarress myself onstage. Jess and I are at a play called "How to pick up chicks," a one man show by Rusty "The Chick Magnet" Rutherford. I jump up on stage, feeling like I am outside of my body. Kind of like how when you die, you see yourself die. We go backstage and bring out this black table on its side, so it blocks off part of the audience's point of view. At this point Rusty, the 5'6'', 110 lbs chick magnet, is wearing shiny silver mc-hammer pants and drawn-on-abs.

"Would you tie my shoe for me, please?" I know what he's trying to pull. But I have no other choice than to go along with it. I kneel down behind the table, which has big white letters in the front that say "CENSORED." As I am tying his shoe, he makes the appropriate "Oh yeah, right there. Yes, a little to the left" sounds, as if I am giving him a blow job. I stand up once I've tied one of his shoes, and he quickly says "Done already?" I mutter an embarressed yes

"No no no, come down here, I'll show you how to do it." We both sit behind the table, and he starts to give me instructions on how to give a great blow job. Great The audience is dying laughing as he begins to throw out bras and underoos. Meanwhile, he's taking off his mc-hammer pants and putting back on his jeans. Finally, we're done. We both stand up.

"Thank you." "Oh no, thank you." "I'll see you after the show, baby." I sit down in my seat and bury my head into Jessica, wanting to hide from the whole atleast-80-people-packed-room-at-warehouse21. The whole ordeal probably took about 4 minutes. I definitely got the worst volunteer job.

But it was halarious. My cheeks and jaw hurt from smiling, my sides hurt from laughing.

What a chick magnet.

Tonite I went to the movies with my mom. I love my mom. We saw 50 First Dates, Adam Sandler's new movie. Now we all the know of the awfull dry spell he has been in with his movies lately. But this movie is really good! Its very very cute, and has some funny parts too! Rob Schneider is halarious in it! I recommend seeing it. Especially on a date. Not that my mom and I are dating....


I've been responsible lately. Its weird, and I like it. I haven't missed a day of work in 3 weeks and one day. Its so fulfilling, knowing I'll be getting a real paycheck tomorrow!

So Paula got accepted into Udub, which is the university in Seattle. While I'm really happy for her, I almost cry every time I think about it. Seattle is too far away, I won't be able to handle it...this whole time I really thought she would just go to UNM like the (almost) rest of us.

Its gonna be too hard to leave all my friends.

I have just decided I am definitely not going to school tomorrow. I am wasting time right now, because I REALLY don't wanna write an essay on an excerpt from the Tempest, and I still have to go work for an hour in Hell, and I'm gonna have to wait for the Sunday-night-Mexican crowds to die down before I go. So I'll take a mental-health day tomorrow, and work on the essay then :D

This was the most dissapointing weekend ever. While Brian's party had the potential to be really fun, it just wasn't for some reason. Not sure why. Maybe because two movies were going at once and once the movies started everyone became separated.
Yesterday sucked more. Chris said him and Dex were definitely coming up to party with us, so I was so excited, and then Chris calls and says their not coming because they don't feel like it. Whatever. Then we spend 2 hours looking for the party deep within the woods, never found it, and just went back to Kat's house, where we failed to get neither drunk nor high, so I finally passed out around 4. How exciting.
Hopefully next weekend will be better since I'll be going down to Alb for Teresa's party.

Anyone else sick of reality shows yet?...

So I actually watched the season finale of My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance. There was nothing else on, honest. And then I watched (and really got into) SUPER Millionaire, which was very cool of me. I still stick with Jeopardy, its more challenging, no multiple choice there! And I'm better at Jeopardy. So they're still popping out more and more reality shows. "Forever Eden" and something about a girl having to choose among guys (again), some of whom are gay. How exciting. Why is society so obsessed with gays anyways? America needs to get a life of their own.

Yet of course I can't resist reality shows. And neither can you. Admit it.

Go Jeopardy!

Thu, June 17 / UMB Bank Pavilion / Maryland Heights, MO
Fri, June 18 / Tweeter Center Chicago / Tinley Park, IL
Sun, June 20 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Mon, June 21 / Verizon Wireless Music Center / Noblesville, IN
Wed, June 23 / Germain Amphitheatre / Columbus, OH
Thu, June 24 / Germain Amphitheatre / Columbus, OH
Sat, June 26 / Post-Gazette Pavilion at Starlake / Burgettstown, PA
Sun, June 27 / Post-Gazette Pavilion at Starlake / Burgettstown, PA
Tue, June 29 / Blossom Music Center / Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Thu, Aug 05 / Riverbend Music Center / Cincinnati, OH
Sat, Aug 07 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
Sun, Aug 08 / Alpine Valley Music Theatre / East Troy, WI
Mon, Aug 16 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre / Bonner Springs, KS
Wed, June 30 / Molson Amphitheatre / Toronto, ONT
Tue, July 06 / Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts / Mansfield, MA
Wed, July 07 / Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts / Mansfield, MA
Sat, July 10 / Hershey Stadium / Hershey, PA
Sun, July 11 / Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge / Bristow, VA
Tue, July 13 / Darien Lake Performing Arts Centre / Darien Center, NY
Wed, July 14 / Merriweather Post Pavilion / Columbia MD
Fri, July 16 / ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre / Hartford, CT
Sat, July 17 / ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre / Hartford, CT
Tue, July 20 / Tweeter Center at the Waterfront / Camden, NJ
Wed, July 21 / Tweeter Center at the Waterfront / Camden, NJ
Fri, July 23 / Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre / Virginia Beach, VA
Sat, July 24 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre / Charlotte, NC
Mon, July 26 / ALLTEL Pavilion at Walnut Creek / Raleigh, NC
Tue, July 27 / Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre / Atlanta, GA
Thu, July 29 / Tampa Bay Amphitheatre / Tampa, FL
Sat, July 31 / Sound Advice Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
Sun, Aug 01 / Sound Advice Amphitheatre / West Palm Beach, FL
Wed, Aug 04 / Starwood Amphitheatre / Antioch, TN
Wed, Aug 18 / Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre / Selma, TX
Fri, Aug 20 / The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / Woodlands, TX
Sat, Aug 21 / The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion / Woodlands, TX

***Mon, Aug 23 / Journal Pavilion / Albuquerque, NM***

Tue, Aug 24 / Cricket Pavilion / Phoenix, AZ
Thu, Aug 26 / Coors Amphitheatre / Chula Vista, CA
Sat, Aug 28 / Home Depot Center / Carson CA
Sun, Aug 29 / Home Depot Center / Carson CA
Tue, Aug 31 / Sleep Train Amphitheatre / Marysville, CA
Sat, Sep 04 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA
Sun, Sep 05 / Gorge Amphitheatre / George, WA

Finally! I have been so excited for the past week, cuz I knew they would soon be announced! I'm glad their stopping in Alb this year, they jipped us last year, so Jess and I took a trip up to Denver. But the wierd thing is, this year they skipped Colorado completely! No Denver at all. I'm dissappointed cuz I wanted to hit up both Alb and Denver. Oh Well. Gotta take what you can get! I'm SO excited now!!!!

There's nothing better than not going to school...well, except a really good concert. Today was a waste-of-time half-day, so I didn't go, and it was wonderful. And I got lots of Panda Express, and convinced myself it was ok to eat the whole thing since it was gonna be my breakfast and lunch. I shouldn't have eaten the whole thing. I don't know why I keep getting beef with brocolli, I always forget that I don't like it...but I eat it anyways.

Its such a beautiful day, it feels like a really cool summer day. I can't wait for summer. Freedom!

I've never had a Valentine....Last year was close, but not in a good way. Its just kinda sad. Oh well. Maybe next year. College will be different. Uh huh.

Here's to juvinile deliquency (sp?) :D

My Warehouse package came today!!! (Warehouse being my Dave Matthews Band Fan Association). It was great. They send all the members an annual package, very exciting. I got an awesome keychain thing. It has one of those mountain climbing things that are always on keychains, and then a rope thingy...I'm really good with descriptions. Its very nice. Also got a picture, the annual Warehouse cd, which has Minarets on it, which I've been dying to listen to but its been scratched on the version I want...I also got a groovy Warehouse sticker with the firedancer on it. They've been using the firedancer logo alot more lately, I love it.

My eyes are dry. I need eye lube.

I had fun going to target tonite. I originally went for sunglasses, but ended up with sunglasses, target brand robotussin (non-alcoholic, what the hell?), a double pack of altoids, and cough drops. I'm set for life. what more could you need? I already have a toothbrush. I'm prepared to be a bum now.