Quote of the day 7: an intense game of yahtzee

Dad fiercely shook the cup, his face scrunched with anticipation of the roll.  He chucked the dice.  He groaned at the 4, 2, and 1 which threw off his bonus; the choice was cross off yahtzee, large straight, or sixes.  Frowning at the score card, he drew the hateful line through the box which should contain the 50 points for a yahtzee.  "Sorry Dad," I acknowledged sympathetically, all to familiar with his situation.

My roll gave me an average three-of-a-kind, then it was his turn again.  Taking the cup with much less determination, he tossed it and the dice clattered across the table top.  We stared in amazement at the five 4's, the yahtzee he hadn't been able to get.  He looked at me with the most peculiar expression and cocked his head in a bizzare manner.  Then a twinkle came into his eye and a humble grin propped up the corners of his mouth.  

"You gotta know that's God laughing at us."

Fiddler on the Roof Reaction

wow, i haven't cried that hard at the end of a movie in... in...

Juno maybe

and before that The Waitress

i balled pretty hard when i first saw Gladiator too.

music just does something to me.  evokes an emotion deeper than anything i could see.  The stupid dream which Tevye describes to Golda, with all the old corny special effects, scared me (of course, i can't handle modern horror films either, but i genuinely think that when their fear is sung it becomes more real to me).  At the end of fiddler they have to leave Annatevka, and Hava... *tear*

apparently that really happened to my mom's grandfathers family -- they were Jews evicted from Russia.  There's so many stories in the world... so much history to be explored...

*yawn*

it's only 8:45, but i'm REALLY tired.  weird.  heavy crying always seems to do that, sap energy. how irritating.  Until my next burst of inspiration or insanity... (what's the difference?)...

this was an interesting conversation

yesterday at lunch heather, brianna, james, aaron and i were having an interesting conversation about the dress code.  we were wondering if you could get in trouble for red or blue underwear.  after all, they say that you can be penalized even if the offending color is covered.  

"Take off your underwear."

"What???"

that would make a damn interesting referral: "refused to remove underwear."

just some food for thought.

Dear Mike

i wrote this to my friend mike on facebook.  he's the cousin of justin and shane burns, and i met him three years ago on a youth group trip.  we just clicked, particularly musically, singing RENT.  however, he lives in Boston, so until i found him on facebook we hadn't kept up.  this was me filling him in on life. :)

***

life's busy.  but from what i've seen it doesn't get less hectic from now on.  i wish i'd appreciated my time before more.  so maybe i should enjoy this time a bit more while i have it.

i've been singing my heart out, I WILL NEVER STOP!!!  i also discovered that i have an avid love of musicals of every type -- something about music telling a story reminds me of my life -- and i've been exploring musicals from My Fair Lady and Les Miserables to modern ones like Wicked (so fabulous!!!) and Jersey Boys, etc.

school is epic.  actually it's all-consuming.  i'm a sophomore, and in retrospect 7 classes (particularly AP status) was a bit ambitious of me.  but you have to go too far to discover the limit, right?  and i can do it, it just means what little social life and extra-curricular activities i participate in have been exed from the schedule. :(

hmm, what else interesting has happened in the three years since we talked?  i have a boyfriend now.  he's amazing.  i got my wisdom teeth out on fourth of july weekend, which was a bit upsetting because i was all puffy.

Quote of the day 6 (several this time!)

"A person is not truly old until regrets take the place of dreams" -- Ben (apparently it came off a drink cap)

"Diversity is the key to life" -- this was kinda the theme to a dinner conversation we had the other night about eugenics.  it was quite interesting

"You guys have therapists?" I inquired curiously, unprepared for their vehement response

"Therapists rock!  You get to talk shit about people and then you feel good about yourself," said Shane.

"And they can't tell anyone what you said because it's against the law" added James matter-of-factly.

Mr. Neville also made a comment with the phrase "engulf and destroy" in it that i found particularly amusing, but i can't quite recall :)

mmm, i'm going to be lazy tonight and perhaps not do every possible homework assignment due in two days.  i might even get the chance to do something fun!!!

even though i have a history test tomorrow.  should study

damn.

i miss nathan.

this morning

we (brianna and i) just woke up

mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

Quote of the day 5

this actually happened yesterday, but i was too lazy to find my planner and post it.

"You know, i don't think i want to go to the game tonight."

"Oh come on, you have to come! We don't even watch the game, you just socialize."

"There's a reason that i come home from school: to de-socialize."

Ah Ben

Gotta love that kid

something more

the weather outside is amazing --

the sky is thick gray blanket, and magic lays heavy in the unusually warm air

it's times like this that i cannot doubt there's something more

Quote of the day 4

"It's so white! I hate fricken albino fruit!" -- Elyse Evkhanian

i'm not really sure why she was ranting at her white peach, but apparently it's lack of coloring upset her.  i sat down in the middle of a conversation between Elyse and my friend Rosie and this was what they were discussing while Elyse chucked various food articles at Rosie and Rosie laughed and made a great point of sharing with everyone but Elyse.  They were both cracking up.  Oh dear, my friends are an odd bunch.

i knew i forgot to mention something in yesterday's post -- it was kona's birthday yesterday! (kona, for those of you who don't know, is my dog)  she turned 13.  she's an old lady now...

i have to get ready to go to dance now

stupid thursday's

tinkerbells feet

 Was going through my photo's.

found this one which i took of my cat's feet.

just thought i'd share it with you.

what's on my mind

i went to montery for my uncle's wedding this weekend. the ceremony was lovely; they wrote their own vows, and it was sweet (they also have a rather warped sense of humor which was highly amusing). during the reception gin and i were the youngest people dancing -- rocking out to "thriller," usher, and "dancing queen" with a bunch of 60-year-olds will forever stick out in my mind as a highlight of life.  we went to an antique shop on sunday, and it was amazing; i'll probably write about it in my next blog

my sister's leaving tomorrow afternoon.  i'll be at school

i just spent the past 20 minutes laughing with my family about how dad stepped in the cat's "gak" yesterday morning. don't quite know why it was so funny.  but it made for a good last evening with her.

i miss you nathan.

a lot.

Quotes of the day 3

wow

it really appears that i have nothing interesting to relay

so i'll just sick some more quotes on you

again, additions are welcome!

"brianna, what do you want for your birthday?"

"uh, a happy birthday!"

"No! what're you thinking! That's absurd! Pick something else!" --shane

ah, dear shane.  he wanted to make her a cake, but he wanted her to ask for it.

Quotes of the day 2

So, i've decided this is exciting and i want to post quotes more often

don't know if i'll be able to manage getting one every day, but i'm sure as heck gonna try!

Today's quote: 

"We're all unique and we all have our own opinions on things.  That's why Baskin Robins has 31 flavors." -- Ben Marcus-Willers (aka BMW aka savvy shakespearian aka best actor i've ever met)

Quotes of the day

"I always have homework! There's always homework to be done! Homework is inevitable! "

"But what about the weekend?"

"WERE YOU NOT LISTENING TO ME?!?" -- Shane

"Um, Mrs. Adams, are we ever going to finish this project?"

"Sure, i have an extra two minutes for tomorrow, it'll fit in nicely. Haha.  You think i'm joking

haha. ha." -- Mrs. Adams

There are so many good quotes just in every day speech.  Life is an adventure.

Anybody have a quote to add?

Emails to a Friend

Hello Caity! It's Alejandro.  Got some questions for you to answer if you don't mind.

1. What was your favorite place to visit and why?

2. What are your biggest concerns in life?

3. If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

Thank you kindly.

***

Dear Alejandro,

'course i don't mind!  let's see... i don't really have "a" favorite place.  Haiwaii was enjoyable for it's colorful environment and inviting climate.  All places European have appeal to me for their cultural background and old run-down castles and such.  I remember perusing the stony ruins of a castle in Ireland and pretending i was some magical hero of old.  i pretended that there were dragons and wizards around every craggy pillar... :)  i've had some great trips to disneyland as well.  Despite all the fun or mystery a place can hold, what really makes a place or trip memorable is who you're with.  i think my two favorite trips would have to be one i took with my youth group to disney land because i got to know each of them so much better (it is the happiest place on earth).  and then the band and choir trip i took last spring because i got to become friends with other people who have a passion for music.  The highlight of that trip though, was definitely meeting Nathanial Garrod, who's now my boyfriend.  BEST TRIP EVER!!!

my biggest concerns in life are fairly trivial, which is as it should be.  i'm concerned about grades, family, keeping up with old friends and making new ones, trying to balance performing, reading, hobbies, and me time with all the demands of school.  I would sum up my concerns as balancing life in general.

if i could change one thing in the world?  maybe this is passive of me, but i wouldn't change anything which i can't already change.  i know enough to know that i know nothing at all; i don't want to play god.  it's why i don't make a good leader, i'm too hesitant of consequences, especially when they don't effect me specifically.  i feel there is no way to live without offending someone, and i have enough grief taking responsibility for my own actions without adding an extra layer to the cake.  i'll be the change i want to see in the world; that is, when i want to change the world then i will face my fear and face myself.  in the mean time i will try to keep living in ways that aren't too destructive, helping where i can and being strong where i can't.

i hope this answered your questions and it's helpful in the article.  write back in the next hour (by 9-ish) if you have any more to ask (i go to bed early for a teenager, do i not?)  :)