Crazy

Last week was crazy.

And I don’t mean crazy-fun-so-many-random-things-happened. I mean, so many tests, midterms, projects, and papers piled into five days, it made me feel crazy.

Let me tell you, I wasn’t too crazy about it.

Anyway.

Went to the High Museum on Saturday because general admission for college students is only $5 this month (and this month only! promotion/good hype/plug). We were headin’ there to see the Da Vinci exhibition (a no-photo exhibit). 

The artwork was amazing. Included were tons of da Vinci’s pieces and journal pages, as well as artwork by his teachers and some sculptures by one of his students, Giovanni Francesco Rustici. My favorite display was The Battle of Anghiari.

Back on campus, noticed that while my head had been buried in books and papers all week, something had changed.  Something was different about the place.

The leaves were beginning to change colors for autumn.

Now there’s something worth going crazy for.

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” –Leonardo da Vinci

Heart of Dixie

Current location: Atlanta, GA

When you think of the South, you probably think of down-home cookin’, country music, and that distinct Southern style of speech that only makes sense to other Southerners.

And when I say that, I ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie.

And yet, a true telltale mark of the South is… weather. For most of the year, it’s hot here. I mean fry an egg on the sidewalk, flies drop in mid-flight hot. And humid. Seriously - they don't call it 'Hotlanta' for nothin'.

But not so this past week. It happened to be cold. People were unprepared.

Me: Dude, it’s freezing. You need some gloves.

Southerner: Nah, it won’t last long. Where’re my flip-flops?

Me: Bless your heart.

But they’re right. It doesn’t last long. Cold and hot, it goes back and forth and back and forth and… you get the idea.

So maybe one telltale mark of the South isn’t really the weather, after all.  Maybe it’s the way we leave our flip-flops and sandals by the door, right beside our winter boots.

Because hey, this here is the Deep South we’re talkin’ ‘bout. The cold ain’t gon’ last.


Today, high of 55°.


Now where did I leave my flip-flops?

Yellow

One of the not so great things about being at a college downtown is the parking. And by ‘parking’ I mean 'the complete lack of parking.’  Let’s be real. Atlanta is great, but there’s barely enough space to drive down the road, let alone leave your car immobile anywhere.  Emory, however, does offer a few parking lots in the name of student convenience… for a price.  And that price is a decal worth more than the car I’d stick it on.

So I don’t have a car.

So I guess parking isn’t really a big problem, after all.

For me, that is.

Anyway. Fall break started today, and I’ll be going back home for the first time in a few weeks. It’s a good feeling; I can’t WAIT to watch some TV on a real screen instead of on my laptop for a change.

Oh, and I’m also looking forward to seeing some very special people.

Doctors.

I meant my family, of course, by ‘very special people.’

But doctors are on the agenda, too.  Downside to being away at college? On any return trip home, you get scheduled for an appointment with every dentist, doctor, dermatologist, etc. you ever met in your life.  It starts with Tuesday morning -- rise and shine, I’ve got a 8:00 am dental appointment. Oh well. Teeth: gotta have ‘em.


Lastly. Got some new sunglasses at Urban Outfitters. They're yellow. Serious yellow. And they make me smile.

:)


See?

Opa!

One of the great things about being at a college downtown is the ease with which you can get places.  I mean... once you get the hang of jaywalking, the sky's the limit.

Anyway.  A friend and I headed to the Atlanta Greek Festival Saturday.  Pretty awesome.  Some dancers came out, from little kids to pro-level people, and did some of the traditional Greek dances from different regions of Greece.  The pro-group even did a more modern Greek dance. And the music was great - the same sort of stuff as you still hear playing in cafés in Greece today.

The main attractions of the festival were some self-tours and lectures in the Greek Orthodox church.

There was also this massive, really cool Greek map in the church, and I just had to take a close up of Athens. What can I say? Athena always was my fave Greek goddess.

p.s. - obligatory Pete pic :D

20.5

I want to update my old site. I want to bust out some new wallpapers, a music-vid, screenshots, the whole shebang. But. There’s this time issue. There just doesn’t seem to be a lot of it these days. I’ve always been the sort of person to rush whole-heartedly into things, to throw myself into projects. You know how it is.  Something captures your fancy, and all of sudden it becomes your A-number-one priority. This happens to me… often.

 

Some Past Kate Fads:

Weather: that old rainfall collector is probably still measuring precipitation out there somewhere.

Vocabulary: that one time when I tried to memorize the dictionary.

Beading: bracelet-orama

Many Others: most... better left unmentioned. 

Anyway. I had my “half-birthday” last month.  The big, universally celebrated, milestone two-oh-point-five. And I figure it’s about time I left the stop-and-go obsessions behind me. 

Time for some moderation, nothing to excess. I'm going to pace myself.

I know I know....

It’s like you don’t even know me anymore. 

Oh! And that pic at the top? That’s Pete Duel as Andy Rice in Cannon for Cordoba, one of my favorite Duel characters. ;D And no, I don't think all of my blog pics will be of Pete... but then again, who'd complain?

“Remember, hombre, it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees.” –Cannon for Cordoba

Cyberlife.

So. My first little corner of the Internet was back on my fansite for Alias Smith & Jones.  Which, actually, is still up and kickin’ out there in cyberspace.  Whenever I happen by that ol’ familiar webpage these days, I’m always surprised to see how many hits the site still gets (unsophisticated graphics and all! ...but hey, I was 14 years old!). And as I’m cruisin’ through those wallpapers and music vids, it occurs to me that maybe some people, somewhere, are wondering: what on earth ever happened to that Kate girl?!

Did she lose interest?

Did she move on?

Did she fall off the face of the planet?

Did she move herself right off the electric grid?

And the answer is… actually, I dunno.  One day you’re spending your afternoons catchin’ up on Cannon for Cordoba or practicing your best Briscoe beady-eyed look in the mirror – and the next? Well. Y’know how people are always saying how fast time flies by? Turns out, they’re right.  High school got pretty busy, and then college.  And yet.  I still love AS&J, still love Pete. (duh!) But times have changed a lot from back when I worked on my AS&J site.  Those days were before the advent of the trendy blog, the twitter, and even the Facebook was still pretty new. And then I think, this is the way of technology today.  Easy come, easy go. 

So, following this line of thought, I've decided to step back up to the computer, flip the power switch back on, and plug myself back into the grid.

In other words, Kate is back.

Stay tuned.