katie rocks

SUPERBOWL.Feb 1.."I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious."
Vince Lombardi(former RAM)

Let's go panthers!!!!!!!

Guava421: what time are you comming in?
SwankJob: 2:30 ish
Guava421: sweet
SwankJob: yes it is
Guava421: the office lacks a certain something when your not here
SwankJob: yeah manliness
Guava421: ah yes
Guava421: i just couldnt put my finger on what it was
SwankJob: i don't think vinnie and matt cut out for that job
Guava421: haha
Guava421: that made the blog
SwankJob: wahoo

http://newyork.citysearch.com/roundup/38438/?brand=msn

now i just need a valentine.....

So, I get a new job as an accounts manager at Hydrotechnology Consultants, Inc. and need to learn the ropes. Apparently.

sdkfjla: No, I meant, "oops" as in someone allegedly may have somewhat eaten possibly some of your supposed left-over calzone.
Guava421: what?
Guava421: tell me that your kidding me you fat bastard
sdkfjla: Well, I am fatter b/c of it.
Guava421: no
Guava421: dude
Guava421: are you serious wtih that?
sdkfjla: Possibly allegedly supposedly.
sdkfjla: I left you some. And didn't, as Vinnie suggested, eat all the good stuff from the middle.
Guava421: so i see that we have to label our food here at HCI so greedy people dont eat it.
sdkfjla: Um.
Guava421: that was my lunch
sdkfjla: Operative word: was.
Guava421: you bastard

i know these are dumb and narcisistic, but theyre easy and drudge would never do them so here:

LAYER ONE:
-- Name: katherine j. mericle
-- Birth date: april 21
-- Birthplace: rahway, nj
-- Current Location: linden, nj/bronx,ny
-- Eye Color: hazel
-- Hair Color: brown
-- Height: 5'2 but im nearly positive there is a huge growth spurt in my near future
-- Righty or Lefty: both
-- Zodiac Sign: taurus

LAYER TWO:
-- Your heritage: czech, polish(mama), native american and italian(dad)
-- The shoes you wore today: moon boots.
-- Your weakness: boys with tons of laundry
-- Your fears: that i'll be found out
-- Your perfect pizza: extra cheese
-- Goal you'd like to achieve: running the njc marathon

LAYER THREE:
-- Your most overused phrase on AIM: what up..nicky j uses it enough for everyone on aim. ever.
-- Your first waking thoughts: it can't be morning yet
-- Your best physical feature: facial expressions or so says swash. couldnt come up with any on my own
-- Your most missed memory: walking around the block with my grandfather at sunset in the summer time every nite catching fireflies , i just caught a burr

LAYER FOUR:
-- Pepsi or Coke: diet pepsi
-- McDonald's or Burger King: neither . i like taco bell
-- Single or group dates: depends
-- Adidas or Nike: nike
-- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: nestea
-- Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate
-- Cappuccino or coffee: iced venti non-fat mint white mocha ;)

LAYER FIVE:
-- Smoke: second hand
-- Cuss: try not to, but every now and then a good "oh F*&^" is needed
-- Sing: as often and as loudly as possible. preferably in the car or shower
-- Take a shower everyday: yes.
-- Do you think you've been in love: dozens of times
-- Want to go to college: may as well finish
-- Liked high school: yes
-- Want to get married: definately
-- Believe in yourself: trying to
-- Get motion sickness: rarely
-- Think you're attractive: nope
-- Think you're a health freak: a little
-- Like thunderstorms: of course
-- Play an instrument: have been known to

LAYER SIX: In the past month...
-- Drank alcohol: yes
-- Smoked: nope
-- Done a drug: advil?
-- Made Out: yes
-- Gone on a date: hmmm, not sure id call them dates
-- Gone to the mall?: is this girl from jersey?
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos?: attempted to, but figured the boys would notice
-- Eaten sushi: nope.
-- Been on stage: wished i was
-- Been dumped: no
-- Gone skating: wanted to, but it was too icy
-- Made homemade cookies: defianatly
-- Dyed your hair: no

LAYER SEVEN: Ever...
-- Played a game that required removal of clothing: pass
-- If so, was it mixed company: still passing
-- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: yes
-- Been caught "doing something":hmm
-- Been called a tease: no
-- Gotten beaten up: only by boys who like to kick me and then say it was an accident
-- Shoplifted: i was a rebel in 10th grade. but ive totally changed my ways
-- Changed who you were to fit in: id like to think ive always been katie, but yes i have changed over time

LAYER EIGHT:
-- Age you hope to be married: a billion
-- Numbers and Names of Children: 2 Katie, Rocks
Dream Wedding: on the beach
-- How do you want to die: in a fiery blaze of glory
-- Where you want to go to college: done it. Fordham and UCLA
-- What do you want to be when you grow up: tall
-- What country would you most like to visit: South Africa

LAYER NINE:
-- Number of drugs taken illegally: no
-- Number of people I could trust with my life: one
-- Number of CDs that I own: a billion
-- Number of piercings: hmm none are utilized at the moment, but if need be then i would have to go with 8. 9 if i really pushed
-- Number of tattoos: one. ladybug on the foot. and i lover her
-- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?:20 or so, just during the sports seasons.
-- Number of scars on my body: not enough
-- Number of things in my past that I regret: two
-- Who did you get this from: tony pierce

A few shows and it goes straight to their heads

Bluestarband81: busy? i don't understand how you can be too busy for KERRY DREXLER singer/songwriter

Totally wish I couldn't relate to their pain...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3992996/

Jim Rome puts it all into perspective...and makes me reconsider wanting to go to john jay.....ucsb here i come!


"I know that we are a little soft when it comes to weather out here in So Cal. I know that we start driving into each other the second the first drop of water hits the road. I know that we'll bundle up like it is 40 below when the mercury drops below 70. But for the life of me, I don't know how you Easterners are dealing with the cold you have back there right now. The high, the freaking high, in New York City was 17 degrees. The streets would be littered with dead people if it was 17 degrees in LA. And New York City might have been the warmest spot back East yesterday.

The high was 8 degrees in Cambridge, Mass. If the high is only in single digits, go ahead and assume that I am never going anywhere near the place. What's the point? Why not just move to the North Pole and get it over with? Why even bother with 8? Just go to 400 below and get it over with. In New Hampshire the high was 2. Why even bother keeping track of stuff like that? Why not just say that it's freaking freezing and leave it at that? Oh, and the good news, the weather is supposed to get colder this weekend.

So that should be just lovely. I am sure that people will be breaking out the shorts and tank tops at the Eagles and Patriots game this weekend....You people do know that there are parts of the world where it doesn't get cold like that, right? There are places that have never seen a 20-degree day in the history of the world. You might want to look into that. I'll take my mudslides, my riots, my earthquakes, my fires, and my floods. As long as I get 72 degrees for 10 months a year, I can deal with the rest of that. "

Matt will be very excited about this.....
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484324/20040113/iglesias_enrique.jhtml?headlines=true

"republicans are even more loyal than dogs. republicans will stand by their man regardless of whether that man bankrupts their country, or lies about why he's sending their sons and daughters to war.

im not that loyal.

if i was lied to by my president about pretty much anything other than getting a hummer in the office, I'd probably be pretty pissed off.

but to be lied to about why we're going to war... especially if i was a veteran, or a parent of a soldier... or a proud american... that would make me wonder why the president isnt getting in any trouble.

i mean i remember back in school, if a person lied about something dumb like who they liked or something, that wasnt a big deal. but if someone lied about something that, i dont know, ended in hundreds and hundreds of american military men and women dying and the country going into billions of dollars in debt - even more debt than before... well, if someone had done that in school, theyd definitely be sent to the principals office."

check out the busblog.

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/home/alexann/

i think that if everyone checked this out in the morning their day would be a little brighter...

"President Bush announced an ambitious new space plan that would set up a manned space station on the Moon, and eventually send a manned spacecraft to Mars. Truly amazing. Imagine that - a permanent human presence on the Moon, and eventually a man to Mars. It's like something out of a science fiction novel. I think it is a good idea. Who knows what scientific benefits would come from such a mission. And if nothing else, maybe they could look for those Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Moon and Mars because clearly they aren't in Iraq. Maybe Saddam shot them into outer space before we dug him out of that hole. "

http://www.ucomics.com/boondocks/

i often find that the truth is funnier than fiction, and this goes to further support my claim

In case there was any confusion, Matt Carroll is my favourite person I met in 2003.

Guava421: im looking for finger food
Guava421: what do you feel like eating?
aljfkds: Well, I really hadn't thought about it. No pizza. No pretzels. In fact, as I'm a big fork/knifer, I can't at this moment think of any finger food.
Guava421: lies
aljfkds: Is there a good place for appetizers?
Guava421: you are a spooner
aljfkds: Not in NJ!
Guava421: :-)
Guava421: only in NJ
aljfkds: (But excellent response.)
Guava421: yeah i might blog it

He says he's lame/ he says he doesn't know the lyric/ does want to see you/ I'm a shit.

way better than the original....Things are Getting Better~ N.E.R.D

I've always been a big fan of Missy Elliot because I liked the fact that she went out there and was original. but saying that i would now like to add that the new song "pass the dutch" can barely even be classified as a song. its so bizarre. its a bunch of well-timed claps and really odd lyrics. im sure 6 months from now when there are 17 knock off versions of the song ill like it, but right now im just not ready.

So I was going to write on this myself, but I see Jim Rome has already taken care of it for me....
So the BCS has done the one thing that it was created to prevent. It has given us a split National Championship, evidence that the system does not work. I loved all the BCS honks calling the show before the end of the year, saying, the system works perfectly, it’s doing what it’s designed to do. Wrong. It’s designed to prevent a split National Championship, and that is exactly what we have. Remember, the system was put in place in 98 after Nebraska and Michigan split the title in 97, so it failed to do the one thing it was created to do. It doesn’t work.

And I don’t buy this garbage about their being two deserving teams, so it’s all good. It’s not. No. I agree they are the two best teams in America, but i would have liked to have seen them play, instead of the second best team from the big 12. Besides, no one is asking the Florida Marlins to share their world series title with the Yankees. The San Antonio Spurs didn’t have to share their the world title with the Lakers. The Tampa Bay Bucs didn’t split their Super Bowl title with anyone. That’s why you play a long season, to crown a champion. Otherwise, what’s the point

USC delivered a nice beatdown on Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and finished number one in the AP poll. The coaches, who had USC number one before the bowl season, will roll over and award LSU their title because they’re contractually obligated to. Bottom line, and LSU fan, who is already battling a wicked hangover isn’t going to like to this: you’re a helluva team: great defense, great coach, great effort: but USC is the National Champion: they were ranked number one in both polls going into the bowl season, and they smacked the 4th ranked team in their bowl game: they should be number one. Michigan could have bailed out the BCS honks, but thankfully didn’t: number two should not play number three for the right to be number one.

Ok, so I go to the gym this evening. First time I've gone at night since the new year. It sucked. I am not a fan of these new years resolution people. Just because you all decide to not be fat and lazy, do you really need to use up all of the treadmills walking??? Just because you rock a sweat band does not mean you are exercising! If I'm walking at a faster pace from my car to the gym than you do while you are "working out" you are NOT exercising. Just give the machine to those of us that actaully work it!

Free Association with Craig Kilborne:
Supermodels: Delightful. I just wish the foreign ones got my refernces to Cheers.
Chick flicks: Don't be disappointed if I don't cry.
Hollywood:Palm trees, sunshine, a swimming pool, and a wall around my property.
Humility:A wonderful concept I'm looking into.
Worst fashion trend: Tattoos. Nothing goes on my pasty white skin except a very expensive moisturizer.

I think I love him more and more every day.

1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?

drove cross country

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

totally forget what they were, but id like to think that i kept them. i already have

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

not even a little bit

4. Did anyone close to you die?

thankfully no

5. What countries did you visit?

does the republic of east la count? if not what about utah? cause i think that it should.

6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?

money

7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

10/12...it was a long nite that ended with me realizing i was stronger than i ever was before.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

putting myself first

9. What was your biggest failure?

not speaking to a boy on the PATH that just might have been the love of my life..

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

i've got a pretty solid immune system.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

flannel sheets

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

tyler durden's..cause really, it is all materialistic bull anyway

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

G.W's

14. Where did most of your money go?

books

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

fondue-ing.

16. What song will always remind you of 2003?

ignition remix by r.kelly . but only cause my mom played it constantly. also, i wanna love you by bob marley, cause every day biking through venice beach you were guarenteed to hear it at least twice. and also hey ya.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?

happier

ii. thinner or fatter?

thinner

iii. richer or poorer?

same

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

lived
.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

avoided stuff

20. How did you spend Christmas?

with the fam. both mine and chenz's

22. Did you fall in love in 2003?

nearly every day.

23. How many one night stands?

none.

24. What was your favourite TV programme?

the jim rome show. craig kilborne. insomniac.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

im not big on hating

26. What was the best book you read?

fight club.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

meeting bono. i know that doesnt fit, but i had to throw it in there somewhere

28. What did you want and get?

4 journals

29. What did you want and not get?

the yanks to win the world series.

30. What was your favourite film of this year?

adaptation.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

no idea. 21

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

a job offer from HCI

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?

eclectic

34. What kept you sane?

running

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

jude law

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

lies about going to war typically stir me

37. Who did you miss?

logan

38. Who was the best new person you met?

tyler

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.

tomorrow is gonna come regardless.

40. What was the best thing to happen to the web this year?
katie rocks

41. Who did you steal this from?

busblog

42. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
shake it like a polaroid picture

If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this is useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all who claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think everything you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told you should want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned

Not too sure what anyone is doing on the 15th, but if you are around then you should most definatly check out the rock legend himself....www.kerrydrexler.com ( this isn't [or is] a link. apparently i am retarded [apparently] and do not know how to include them [so we've seen], so stop being lazy [just b/c Katie can't include a link doesn't mean we're all lazy] and cut and paste yourself [no need now]) at the crossroads. The man himself also rocks out at open mike nite ever monday.

[Go see the dude, honest. Later.]

Watching Can't Hardly Wait then when it's over having it turn to some Lifetime Original Programming about men who have, for all intents and purposes, been castrated.

Uck.

Katie would really like to see this movie, The Weather Underground.

It's interesting that the link she chose, to Upstate Films, is very close to the HP. (Just about the best possible link to anything Hyde Park-related. Funny how it all worked out.)

Later.

Check out this page on what people sound like if their voice is pitch-shifted.

Matt + 9% = Katie (but then she would be off-key).

Later.