Pretty!

Since ya'll were complaining about the previous picture I had posted here, I posted a new, prettier one. I had this flower and it was the most amazing shade of hot pink... so I decided that instead of doing my homework, I would experiment more with my digital camera. This was actually taken with the "vivid color" setting... and the color looks, well, vivid. I really like it cause the colors almost look painted on, they are so vibrant. So do you approve of this over the one of my hand?

In other news, I am tired and feeling incredibly stressed. I should do homework, but my eyes won't stay open so I am going to head to bed. I have two fairly substantial quizzes this week (don't be fooled by the word "quiz") as well as a midterm. I need to study but I feel like I don't have any time. I know that I need to work and everything cause I need money, but right now, it is really feeling like wasted time. Time that could be spent doing chemistry problems (oh the joy!) Hopefully I can be productive tomorrow since I don't work... we will see.

P.S. Update on the hand: doing well and healing up, but it is still there (the blister... my hand is supposed to be there). It doesn't hurt, but now it itches... one of these days, I might just get mad enough at it and do something drastic.

I'm sorry that there is no way to make a disclaimer for this picture before you see it!

THIS is what I have to deal with. I just thought I would share the misery with all of you lovely people! At least it doesn't hurt anymore, it's just there and annoying. It should go away on its own, I checked with the doctor... the question is, "When?" My hand was the star of the party last night at the band banquet. Jessi already knew about it cause she had seen me in Symphonic on Monday after my doctor's appointment. So she kept asking people if they wanted to see my hand. It would go something like this:

Me: Are you sure? It is really gross.
Them: Yah, I'm fine, I really want to see it
Me: Okay, if you say so
*Show them my blister*
Them: EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!! (usually involved hand over the mouth/ turning around)
Me: I told you it was gross
Them: Can I see it again?

Yah, whatever. Just wanted to spread the joy!

Wah!!!!!!!!!!!

MY HAND HURTS!!!!!!!!! This is the list of things that I currently cannot do: use a mouse, drive my stick shift, write with a pencil, hold a fork correctly, play my flute, type quickly, wash my hands with ease, lift heavy things, take a shower without it taking 20 minutes, fix my hair. The list goes on and on.

And this is the list of things that I need to do tomorrow that requires the use of my hand: Take a chemistry midterm (where I have to write like a mother), take notes in class, play my flute, drive my car. I'm frustrated and in pain and am going to bed.

It's marching band time again!

For this weekend anyway! So we ("we" being HMB) have a fairly good relationship with the Seahawks, and they usually ask us to do a half-time show about once every other year or so. This year, they told us early on that if they continued to do well, then they would invite us to do the half-time show should it come down to a championship game. Fast forward 2 months to January when we still hadn't heard anything from them. Brad finally got a call saying that the NFL actually chooses the half-time shows for the championship games, and we were not it. But apparently this "professional gig," we still don't know who it was supposed to be, backed out last Saturday saying that they were worried about the weather.

*Insert side note here* As of last Saturday, it had rained 27 consecutive days in Seattle and we were up to 11 total inches of rain in January. It didn't rain at all on Sunday, which made the previous 27 days obsolete when it came to beating the record, which is 33 days.

Anyway, they called Brad and frantically said they needed us to do the show. Brad said no way can we make this work. But then they told us they would pay us $10,000. The original deal was for $4,000. Brad decided that we would make it work. (Considering the fact that we are planning an all band trip to Oklahoma next year). So we had practice tonight, from 9pm-11pm I might add, and then will have it again tomorrow, and then we will be down there all day on Sunday. I am very excited because I love marching band!!! I was so happy to be back tonight. And it will also be a lot of fun... we could probably trip all over ourselves and the crowd would still love us. But of course we aren't going to do that. I just have to say... Go SEAHAWKS!!!

Welcome to the Apostolic Faith Sunday School... I mean... uhhhh....

I just got home from church. Yah... I know. I guess that is what happens when church doesn't start until 8 and then Bro. Bill preaches. In case you didn't know, Seattle is turning 50 this weekend! We are having special meetings and also an anniversary celebration for the church in Seattle. Good times.

Speaking of special meetings, last night I had a dream that I had to teach the adult Sunday school class on the weekend of special meetings. But even though it was Seattle special meetings, it was the Medford adult class. And I hadn't done my lesson cause I thought that I was teaching the primaries. And then nobody bothered to tell me this until right after I got out of the shower. (What?!? You didn't know there was a shower in the ladies restroom by the youth chapel in Medford?!?!) And then they wouldn't let me get dressed, so I had to teach the class wearing only my towel. And although it was the adult class, it was only men. Talk about a disturbing dream!! I was actually relieved to wake up this morning and realize that I didn't have to stand in front of a group of guys, wearing only a towel, and attempt to teach Sunday school. Now I am off to bed... hopefully to NOT have any dreams that remotely resemble this dream from last night...Goodnight!

Warning:

This post may be a little scattered brained as my mind is currently jumping all over the place. I have about fifty different things I want to post and none of them have to do with each other!!

First order of business, I am getting better!!! It took 10 days, but today I actually got through my day with only 2 pills and one 45 minute nap. This cold was killer in that it just sapped all of the energy out of my body. I would not recommend this as a good way to start your quarter. All last week I felt like I was moving in a fog ... which is bad, very bad. I always have a hard time starting the new quarter cause I am usually adjusting to a new work schedule/class schedule/homework schedule/freetime schedule. Until I figure out where all of these things are happening, I feel slightly crazed cause I can't remember what I am supposed to be doing when. Once I get my schedule down, then I can actually plan cause I know how much time I have and when this time occurs. So it was not a good thing that I had no energy/couldn't remember anything/had a new schedule to deal with all at the same time.

In terms of classes... yah, they are interesting. I am taking chemistry, AGAIN! Which is slightly frustrating and a very long story, but I will not get into it now. On the good side, everything that we are doing is total review and not hard at all. On the bad/weird side, my professor is this quirky old guy with an accent who mumbles and speaks with his chin down and into his chest. And then he comes to class 15 minutes late. He has been late by at least 10 minutes everyday this week. I don't know whats up with that. My Irish History class is really cool. The professor is very no-nonsense and he is an incredibly good lecturer... which is good given that it is a history class. He looks like he belongs at one of those Ivy League schools (insert one here, I don't care which one) out of the movies. It is making me want to go to Ireland though. My other class is Statistics for Psychology. The professor is pretty funny and really easy to like, although he does unbutton his shirt too far at the collar (come on, I know you know what I am talking about!) It is rather funny though, cause being a psychologist, he came in on the first day and said that he wanted to make sure he helped us with our "test anxiety" should we have any. It was hilarious! I mean, in what other field would the professor call it "test anxiety" and offer tips for coping with it? The class is BORING though. I already know everything that we are doing, and I sit there thinking that I am just going to start laughing maniacally soon cause I can't take it much longer. Hopefully we will get into some interesting stuff soon... but so far I have been bored to tears. So thats it. It looks as if currently, I know everything in 2 out of 3 of my classes. I'm sure that this will change soon... I just hope that I am paying enough attention that I notice when we are doing things that I don't know anymore.

On an update note: No more fleas for me! I haven't even seen one since we "vacuumed" our cat =)

Random piece of advice note: If you want to walk faster, listen to Techno while walking (this goes for driving too... but I am not advocating that!) I've been listening to techno on my iPod while I am at school and I find myself speed walking all over the place... and UW has some big hills to be speed walking up! Maybe it is just the marcher in me, but if I am listening to music, I always have to match the tempo with the speed of my steps. For what it's worth, I also have to be in-step if I am walking with somebody. Anyway, the tempo in techno is usually right up there. So that is my random piece of advice for the day. Like I said... this goes for driving too, so maybe this should be a cautionary piece of advice also.

I Still Believe

Scattered words and empty thoughts, seem to pour from my heart
I've never felt so torn before, seems I don't know where to start
But it's now that I feel your grace fall like rain
From every fingertip, washing away my pain

*Chorus*
I still believe in your faithfulness
I still believe in your truth
I still believe in your Holy word
Even when I don't see, I still believe

Though the questions still fog up my mind, with promises I still seem to bear
Even when answers slowly unwind, It's my heart I see you prepare
But it's now that I feel your grace fall like rain
From every fingertip, washing away my pain

The only place I can go is into your arms where I throw to you my feeble prayers
In brokenness I can see that this was your will for me
Help me to know you are near

This title has been omitted as the author is too sick to think of a good one...

I am sick. I feel like trash. My aunt and uncle and cousins came up Thursday night and Friday and Carissa was just coming down with a cold. Guess who caught that cold. MEMEME I'M STEAK MEMEME!! Totally random reference to a movie... anybody know which one? It is more of a head cold than a runny nose, so my throat hurts and my ears hurt and my sinus cavities hurt a little too. But I am taking this zinc stuff that is supposed to shorten the duration of your cold. My parents have both taken it, but I will have to let you know what I think about it.


I've also been staying up too late too many nights recently. Saturday, since we weren't having a watchnight activity at church, I went downtown with my brother, Tyler Kaady and Buck. We got there at 7:30 cause Tyler thought that it would be cool and we would have stuff to do. In actuality, we had nothing to do and walked around a lot and ate a lot. But we found a really cool Thai restaurant named "Phuket," although we didn't eat there. Tyler kept accusing me of being sinner cause I liked saying it out loud. Well... I actually only said it about 2 times and the first one was cause I didn't know what it sounded like =) The fireworks were cool, but they lasted for 10 minutes. They did use lots of purple and gold, though, which made the Husky in me happy. Then we had to wait an hour to get out of the parking lot. So we had a "dance party" with these other cars. It was really only three cars, us, the guy providing the music, and the guy doing strange dances. Our role was mostly to sit there, take pictures and laugh like crazy at the weird guy. It was 1 am though, you have to give us a break.

And then today I helped my mom take down our Christmas decorations and clean for our special meetings which are coming up very soon. It is always more fun to decorate for Christmas than to take it all down. I also watched A Knight's Tale, which I haven't seen in forever. And then I played Animal Crossing. One of the little dudes on there told me that I hadn't been on in 17 months. Sounds about right to me. I go back to school tomorrow and then my regular life commences once again. I'm gonna head to bed so that I don't feel like death tomorrow. Goodnight.