You Want It, You Got It

crunchyroll @ 2006-08-29T23:29:00

2006-08-30T04:31:13Z

hey -- thanks for the nudge, kat!

i guess since it's been like a year, i should post. it's weird reading things like "well, i'm off to houston now!" dated 8/28/05.

eh.. well, i promise to update more. but, tonight i really am tired and i have to wake up early and tj gets to stay home cause he's on "vacation". erg...

btw, he's my fiance now. ;)

<3

oh my god

2006-01-31T22:58:48Z

2 MONTHS! WHERE HAVE I BEEN??

well, it makes sense. december and january have been quite hectic. i'm in my final semester at loyola, i got my senior ring today... it's very pretty. if you want more current updates about me, check out facebook.

<3!

sorry-- - i don't have much time to type more.

check it out!

2005-12-01T04:42:57Z

my fav song of the moment: "my humps" by Black Eyed Peas. it's got that old school feel. "you don't want no drama!" lol!

so, i worked from 8 to 8 today. got home at 10. i'm exhuasted and dehydrated and i keep misplacing my water.

btw -- for all of ya'll that kept me out having fun sunday night: MONDAY WAS THE DAY FROM HELL!!!!!!! i'm not even going to TRY and reiterate how sick i was while i was "working". it's in the past now... i'm over it. but sunday was only the preview... i expect a good ol' fashioned HO-down for conner's bday this weekend. :P so, there's no pool... we'll have to figure out another past time to fuck the early morning hours away.....

btw, i talked to josh p. today! i was so glad i called him -- i kept having these weird thoughts.... like, i had to make sure he was ok. and i was dying to know what he's been up to! i hadn't talked to him since january. he had this cool job with adult swim on com. central.

my nose bled at work today and i felt like a dweeb with my tissue and ice pack.

ok -- 'bout to pass out.

<3 <3

:)

2005-11-28T07:49:28Z

hey everyone!

i had fun tonight! i'm warm and cozy in my apartment and eating grapenuts. GRAPE - NUTS. picture it.... you know you want to.

yay middle dextrous!! lol!

<3
~k

:)

2005-11-20T02:55:54Z

happy day!

I feel great today! i worked for a few hours, then tj and i scoured our nasty apartment. all clean! we had cilantro-terkiyaki shrimp and rice and wine. now we're getting ready to go downtown and listening to music!

yay!

wine wine wine wine... i love wine! it makes my teeth red, though. tonight i fooled with a curling iron and tried to drink wine with the thing in my hair, and i burned my neck. haha!! :P

<3!

life

2005-11-17T05:06:00Z

work ... cheez-its (reduced fat) ... alchohol.... work

i'm very tired. as soon as i help tj finish editing his paper, i'm going to bed. mmmmmmm....

i'm so glad that next week is thanksgiving! that means we can start listening to christmas music soon!! i'm SUPER excited. then it will be my birthday (23!), then mardi gras, then graduation.

i think the next few months will fly by. there's SOO much going on. it feels like yesterday was the beginning of october.

i feel fat today. pms can go fuck itself. fucker!

<3 sweet dreams!

crunchyroll @ 2005-11-09T19:47:00

2005-11-10T01:48:44Z

Your Birthdate: January 1

You are a natural born leader, even if those leadership talents haven't been developed yet.
You have the power and self confidence to succeed in life, and your power grows daily.
Besides power, you also have a great deal of creativity that enables you to innovate instead of fail.
You are a visionary, seeing the big picture instead of all of the trivial little details.

Your strength: Your supreme genius

Your weakness: Your inappropriate sensitivity

Your power color: Gold

Your power symbol: Star

Your power month: January

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

crunchyroll @ 2005-11-07T23:05:00

2005-11-08T05:08:27Z

i'm sleepy -- tonight we had $2 pitchers at reginelli's -- but, i got wine. tj and our 2 friends drank the beer. usually, tj has to drink the beer alone.

i miss everyone! but, tj's old friends steve and jonathan are staying with us, which has been quite fun (although it's under evacuation circumstances). it's nice socializing with different people. i've chilled out a bit.

i'm too delerious to write anymore.

<3 <3

just another day a the office

2005-11-03T00:01:01Z

i'm copying cds for my boss... not bad work. i'm starving my ass off though!

i like the diet that i'm on, except today i chose to eat things like a lean cuisine pizza for lunch -- so i only get a piece of fruit to go with it. no salad or anything because the pizza is already over 300 calories. i'm trying to fill myself up with altoids and water until i get home. if i decide to splurge on a restaurant, at least i won't feel too guilty cause i didn't snack on crap today.

i mean, it's not like my life is shitty or anything right now, but i've been so *bla* lately. like, i don't know what to say... tj, maddie, and i have been hanging out with ourselves. noone's in town! there's nothing interesting going on at all except for politics in the white house and more hurricane katrina stories -- if you can call those interesting. i guess you can say that my life is pretty humdrum right now. no school or awesome jobs or crazy drunken nights. i'm just working and "keeping busy".

what i have noticed lately is that since i have so much time to myself, i've been spending alot more time ON myself. i guess this goes in the same category as the weight loss thing. i gained so much weight in orlando from literally eating and sitting all fucking day... but i think i lost that since i came back home. i've been reading "glamour" and spending lots of time on fashion, makeup, and hair. i've even gone so far as to learn how to use foundation and concealer, and i got a new blowdryer with a diffuser! it's fun :)

yeah... this is boring, i know. but i promise to write something interesting when it happens!

<3!

Happy Halloween!

2005-11-01T00:13:26Z

I'm not dressing up, I didn't carve a pumpkin, I'm not even going anywhere. It's just a normal night, I suppose.

I like Halloween, though. I'm all discombobulated from the past 2 months. I think we may rent a scary movie to celebrate the event.

I feel funny today. It could be a mini-hangover from my 5 martinis last night, maybe I'm catching Maddie's respiratory illness, or it could be this time change that I'm still getting used to. New Orleans is SO weird right now. Last night, TJ and I attempted to hang out in the French Quarter, but noone has phone lines yet... which means no debit cards and no ATMs. Like we'd have cash? So, we meandered down Magazine to the Balcony Bar. There were about 20 people there, and the upstairs was open. But there was only 2 people upstairs, so we stayed downstairs -- which is something that we never do.

I'm not a big fan of Bob Dylan (sorry!) and for some reason, the bartender wanted to play the whole goddam cd which was ruining our buzzes -- and we were sitting right next to the cd player. We asked the bartender if she could put it on shuffle -- maybe it was an oversight? -- and she was extremely offended and said, "no, i can't do that. we're playing it in memory of someone who used to work here." oh - -- i mean, it's not our fault we didn't know. i think some guy died or something, from what I overheard. awkward!! We got home at like 12:30 -- since daylight savings time ended, we had left the house early based upon the darkness level outside. it's kind of funny when you think about it. :)

Besides the couple of people hanging out in bars, the streets were EMPTY. It was so weird. As we were driving home, we took Louisiana Ave. down to Claiborne. There is still no electricity in the Magnolia projects (if there ever will be again) and it was PITCH black. I mean -- fucking creepy. There was nobody in sight (and it was just midnight!) For blocks, the streets were dark and deserted. It was a little depressing, and we wre happy to get back home.

i'm going to cook dinner and rent a movie before TJ gets home. <3!

another bla.

2005-10-21T03:17:53Z

today was ok -- pretty productive, but boring.

i'm thinking about switching job fields... actively looking and posting resumes... no response yet.

eh... pms.

WEB DESIGN

2005-10-19T15:59:13Z

Hi everyone who reads this:

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My boyfriend TJ Pitre is an awesome designer: www.terrancepitre.com

and he's looking for freelance work. If we do work for you, and you recommend us to someone else (and we get the job, of course!), you can get a free upgrade to your existing project.

You do not have to be located in New Orleans... In fact, this site: http://medeimusicsolutions.com/ is for a person living in Florida. They communicated via phone and email.

We are attempting to lift this "freelance" position off the ground into something more stable.

If anything, post us up on your own sites, talk about us to your friends, and take down our info for future reference - katie.oflarity@gmail.com or tgp@terrancepitre.com
phones: 504-957-7383 (katie) and 504-289-4339 (tj)

Thanks ya'll!

speechless.

2005-10-08T05:05:21Z

i am a reader and a writer. i study language, vocabulary, and literature. i am an english major.

but, there is nothing i can say in words that can describe what i saw this morning. the pictures that i posted of my dad's house a few days back attribute nothing to the devestation i saw with my own eyes.

for once, i am speechless. i cannot find the words -- any word at all -- to tell you what i saw. but i can tell you the facts:

death, dry, brown
empty, isolated
open homes, spray painted doors... someone had been there -- an emergency worker, searching for bodies, or people still hanging on.
mud... or oil... or toxins.
an old child's rocking chair. that was mine. i sat in it comfortably at one point.
a mug, with my name written on it with silver paint-marker, by the leaders of the st. matthew CYO from the years 1996-97.
pictures
record albums
my grandmother's heirlooms that had only been left almost 2 years before. thank god she wasn't here to see this.
my stereo that my dad bought me... when cd players were first cool. it was on the front lawn.... and rusty from the water.
hyperventalation.

i'm glad tj was driving.

i had previously told my dad, "take this opportunity! move to the countryside like you've always wanted to! nothing's holding you back now!"

but then, i saw it for myself. the tv, internet, radio, word-of-mouth could NEVER describe the absolute devestation that i saw today in the place that i was born and raised. sure, it looks like nuclear waste, a war zone, a bomb went off... utter destruction. it's easy to say. and easy to hear when you've become desensitized from the media. for the people who called it home... you can't even imagine. i felt bad for being so practical towards my dad. i was either in denial or just didn't understand.

he knows what he needs to do. and i support him... even if he chooses to rebuild. especially when everything you've spent your entire 51 years working for was right in the middle of katrina's path.

i love my family.

happy 25th tj!!!!!

2005-10-02T08:49:33Z

yay!!! today is tj's 25th bday! and, btw, the air conditioner is fixed -- noone had changed the filter in months....not our fault! ha!

so, tonight, we had dinner at emeril's orlando -- it was nice. :)

we came home and drank some more,..

estoy consada

buenos noches

<3

are we having fun yet?

2005-09-30T05:48:22Z

our fucking air conditioner is broken.

...a light at the end of the tunnel

2005-09-27T01:06:03Z

TODAY'S NEWS:

i might go back home this week or next!! tj, maddie, and i resigned from disney today -- two week notice. if they want to keep us on, we'll stay for these two weeks. if not, we'll start packing tomorrow! i've got a confirmed job with Karl Sale, the contractor, doing bookkeeping, office things, etc.

ANYONE NEEDING A JOB: 1. construction, electric, plumbing skills or a novice who can do misc. labor tasks -- let me know! you are needed in uptown New Orleans!! i've got the hook up -- holla if you hear me! (please note the sarcasm in that last phrase)... but seriously, i'm looking for construction people, OR

2. anyone with a car and the internet -- you are needed to do drive-by inspections of homes in New Orleans and around southern louisiana.. .pays $3/inspection -- 100 inspections per day = $300/day. this is my aunt and uncle's business... they are also in need of construction people to do preservation of abandoned homes.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFO AROUND -- I WILL POST IT AROUND THE INTERNET, AS WELL.

we need people back in New Orleans to help it grow again into something beautiful! once i had the idea of going back home planted into my head, i felt a great weight lifted off of me -- i'm not longer living blindly. i have a goal to get home and start my life where i left off... i hope everyone will soon find some comfort in being able to start their lives again as well.

<3!

quiz

2005-09-23T23:21:33Z

LJ Interests meme results

books:
reading is fun --- except i've misplaced the last book i was reading. i really want to find it....
coffee:
iced coffee from cc's -- better yet, mochassippi. starbucks is my least favorite, but i'll drink the iced coffees from there
exercise:
when i'm into it, i like it. on my "nonexercise" phases, i wish i could get back into it.
healthy food:
goes with exercies. healthy food really does make you feel good physically... it's weird
kenny chesney:
single again! :::sigh::: he could do better than renee anyway.
margaritas:
i miss nacho mama's!! no margaritas in orlando compared to the ones they make
new things:
i love coming home with something new i bought. it's very rare -- that's why i relish the moments. :)
pretty clothes:
j. crew and banana republic have such beautiful clothes... anything up from there is cool too. saks, neiman marcus, etc, etc. i love beautiful clothes. i can't wait till i make enough money to have a wardrobe like that!!
shots:
yeah -- shots are good, when you're taking them. the next day isn't so good. shots are for rare, special occasions that deserve a hangover.
tea:
mmm ... i love camomile tea at night before i go to bed. tea smells good and is warm and cozy. i like it with honey

Enter your LJ user name, and 10 interests will be selected from your interest list.

crunchyroll @ 2005-09-22T22:32:00

2005-09-23T02:42:54Z

All of a sudden, i feel the need to write all the time, like i used to. the reason why? well -- it's because i'm sad. the last few years, i've been so happy, that i never felt like i needed to get my emotions out. katrina is really taking a toll on me. this is what i just saw:

That's not just from the news -- it's my dad's house. needless to say, i'm really, really upset about it. i just don't know what to say or do or think!! my uncle bob just bought a new house in church point, la (near lafayette) since his house in chalmette is gone -- he has to evacuate from there for fucking rita!

i know i'm not the only one going through this. it makes it a *little* better. but, it still blows. tj & i quit school (at ucf) because it sucked driving there... and i just couldn't focus on the class. my dad was ok with it when i told him -- i was nervous about telling my mom because she insisted upon staying in school. i suppose she wants SOMETHING to go right. our going to school was the only steady thing happening in our lives. but, tj, maddie, and i have jobs now. so, being on a schedule might alleviate the depression in this house (besides the alcohol).

this is all very depressing... i have some comforts, however... tj and half of my family are here with me, i have a computer with internet, a nice place to stay, a cinnamon spice candle, and my cats. i miss my friends... but i avoid communicating with anyone because i really have nothing good or fun to say, except for a few words about my job at Epcot. i'm SO physically sick of dwelling on this. i can't sleep at night, and i'm exhausted during the day. god -- i just wish i would wake up from a really bad fucking dream!!

<3

today

2005-09-17T00:12:57Z

i woke up at 5:30 to bring tony to the airport. he's going to meet my mom and maddie in new orleans. then, they're all going to drive back to orlando in 3 cars. that means, we'll have 4 cars between 8 of us, instead of 2.

i got home at about 7:30 and watched emeril on "good morning america." it was funny -- the female interviewers flanked him on either side and kept touching his hands and arms. he looked so awkward and cute!! i can't wait to tell tony about it. he asked me to watch it for him and let him know how it went since he'd be on a plane.

after that, i fell asleep again till 11:30 -- that's depressing. had lunch w/ teej. then me, tj, ms. lydia, and arthur (the only ones left here in this quiet house) drove to the mall. they have fabulous stores here, but of course, it was only for looking -- not touching. :( banana republic has some gorgeous clothes!! soon, i'll have my clothes again! i've been wearing the same 3-4 outfits everyday since the damn hurricane.

i started to get moody because i was drowsy and hot. so, i napped in the car on the way home, then read more of my book. i talked to my mom. she's in river ridge now. i got a bit sad, and after i got off the phone with her, i cried for the second time about this whole disaster. tj was very sweet to me though, and he talked me through it. i miss all my friends and family that i can't see -- that i'm not even anywhere near to. my uncle bob and aunt kathy travelled down to chalmette today. aunt kathy said it looks like nuclear waste. that made me cry even more because i can't imagine what they felt when they pulled up to their house for the first time since august 28th. then i think of my dad, tj's family, my uncle, and everyone else i know from st. bernard. :::sigh:::

enough of this sad crap. tj's been playing some of my favorite songs, there's fireworks booming right now from epcot center, and we're about to got eat at some neato fondue restaurant.

hope your day has been sunny ~~~~

<3

crunchyroll @ 2005-09-15T22:07:00

2005-09-16T02:11:53Z

family guy doesn't come on till 11pm on the east coast, and i'm tired and not sure if i feel like waiting up for it.

i have to finish "wuthering heights" and write a 4 page "subjective analysis" on it for monday. i swear, UCF is like high school. he's all worried about me catching up -- and i'm like, dude, i already read the damn book before. he wouldn't hear it. the essay is my OPINION on the book. ::sigh::: well, it would suck if it was harder, so i shouldn't complain.

another day of driving around -- got some red cross money, and $30 to goodwill. i can't wait for this year to be over. i'm so listless and out of place here. no matter how long i stay in orlando, i'm always going to feel like it's temporary. i'm going to put on some jazz music.

good night <3

ps; to everyone i havn't seen in forever -- i miss you and i'm lonely out here!!! (although i have the company of my lovely tj and family -- i will never take them for granted)

ah -- the internet

2005-09-13T03:39:23Z

hi everyone!

what a long journey:

new orleans --> houston --> lake charles --> baton rouge --> memphis --> philadelphia --> orlando

Orlando is the place that i now call home -- at least until december. i don't like it that much because you have to pay SO many tolls to get anywhere, and we live in rural bumfuck. it's a nice house that's in a cookie-cutter subdivision. and i mean "cookie-cutter": there are only 3 styles of home to pick from... they're all prebuilt and what not. it's kind of humorous. :)

but, we are extremely fortunate.. i'm not complaining or anything. i just resent orlando because i want to go home, you know?

im in UCF taking Critical Theory on monday nights. it's ok -- it's school.

my new address is 13144 Chariho Ln., Windermere, FL 34786. my cell and email are the same.

i'm tired and i have an interview with Disney World tomorrow!! ;D this may turn out better than i expected, after all...

sweet dreams <3

crunchyroll @ 2005-09-11T01:05:00

2005-09-11T08:09:30Z

I am in florida using a palm to write with. it is ruralville down here. I will write again soon...

lalalalalallala

2005-08-28T16:27:36Z

in a hotel in houston....

we've got the internet till noon.

nothing but bad news on the tv, and my cell won't connect to anyone.

WOO!!!!!! this will be a story for the grandkids.

i hope i have a home when i get back

katrina - thanks for ruining my weekend.

2005-08-27T17:27:45Z

we're headin' to houston.

good luck everyone!

<3!

FUCK!

2005-08-25T19:59:38Z

i was in the middle of writing this nice, informative journal entry and the goddam power cut out for a split second!

dammit!

my patience is shot for the rest of the day.

i'll try again later. i need to go lay down.