Can we go Catholic so we can get communion wafers and booze?

Besides all of the books I mentioned before, I am also now reading Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, and would like to begin Dante's Inferno. I swear, I always end up reading a bazillion books at once and then having to go back and re-read stuff because I forget what's going on or get it confused with whatever else I'm reading, but whatever. So far, Julius Caesar is pretty good, though I'm only a few pages into it, so I suppose I can't really judge it. But again, whatever.

Anyway, I have this really long rant that I would love to post right now, but I don't think I have the energy, nor the time for it. It has to do with society and how f****d up it is. Pardon ma francaise, but seriously, I don't think you can really make it any lesser. I am normally not a fan of that word at all, but after hearing what I have to say, you'll probably be able to see exactly why that is putting it in lamest terms. Maybe if I get around to it tomorrow, I'll write it all out during the day and post it tomorrow night. I really want to write it now, because it's been gnawing at my brain like a box of starving, crazed weasels, but like I said, I don't think I have the energy to do it right now. I would like to make it sound decent, and I think it's important to have coherent and full-functioning sentences in it, so I shall wait. The bob gammed weasels will have to gnaw at me for another night. Just prepare for a fangoriously long and horrendously one-sided and probably biased and slightly bitchy post.

Well, I should probably get a move on going to bed soon, since it's almost 2:00am again. As I have mentioned countless times, forced insomnia will be the death of me. Especially when I stay up until four in the morning and then get up again five hours later. Blargh. But that's what happens when you're really busy and can only get online late at night. Once again, whatever. Good night to the three people (if even that) that actually read this retarded thing.

When every word you ever said came true
All I missed
In all of this was you
- Project 86, A Shadow On Me

The sun is out, birds are singing, bees are trying to have sex with them -- as is my understanding ...

So, went to Universe Games with Ben last night, and we played a bunch of board/card games, such as: Lord of the Fries, Who Killed Dr. Lucky?, Guillitine, Brawl (which I just bought my own deck for - a Tess one, to be specific, which has a bazillion hits but no presses :p), and Munchkin. Actually, I just watched Ben and his friends play Munchkin, because I've never played it before and even if I had I don't think I would have been able to. Freaking hardest game ever to understand.

Erm...watched Spice World tonight. Surprisingly, it was a lot funnier now than it was when I used to watch it every single week when I was younger. I actually got all of the jokes and stuff that I was totally oblivious to when I was little, and recognized more of the bazillion cameos in it. For example; the last time I watched this (which was probably in third grade), I had no idea who Meatloaf was, and upon watching the movie tonight, discovered that he played the bus driver in the movie for the Spice Bus. LAWL.

I've actually been watching a lot of movies that I've already seen this weekend. I watched Pride and Prejudice again, which I believe is the fourth time that I've watched it since I bought it. I'm actually thinking of putting it in while I lay in bed tonight and fall asleep watching it. I teh heart Matthew Macfayden, of course. (Whom I should really be kissing in that picture.) I also watched Corpse Bride again with Ben, and I have to say that I found it funnier the second time. Ben enjoyed it as well. And, I also watched Garden State again last night. Or rather, early this morning, since I didn't get to bed until 4:30 again. (Go figure.) I had forgotten how much I love that movie. Every single person seems like they were made for their role, and I love how it's completely and utterly realiztic and raw, and can still be funny and emotional and entertaining. And it's full of amazing quotes and lines, which are perfect for monologues. Yes, I would know. ^_^

I also watched North Country with my mom today, which was highly depressing, but excellent. It was really sad and horrible, but I admire the women that the movie was based on for their courage, and things ended up okay at the end. Hey, what can I say - I like happy endings! But seriously, it's hard to imagine that a thing like that can happen at all, let alone just a mere twenty or so years ago, and even more so that it happened in Minnesota. I mean, you see movies like this a lot, but somehow I'm always able to find a small fraction of comfort in the fact that "my people" (Lord, now I sound like I'm some civil rights activist...or Moses...^_^) never did any of this. But to sit there and see that these things happened in a place where I'm from (okay, so I'm not from the Iron Range, but I'm from Minnesota) is kind of hard to watch. It makes me feel a lot worse knowing that it happened here, even though none of it was my fault and I couldn't have prevented any of it from happening anyway. *sigh* Such is life... Regardless, it was still a good movie.

I'm still working on The Magician's Nephew, but I've also started reading a few short stories by Richard Matheson. He is the genius behind I Am Legend, one of my favorite books ever, and definitely my favorite vampire novel. Oh, and I just started reading The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. It's a book filled with a collection of short stories that "brilliantly weaves memory, fantasy, and stark realism to paint a complex, grimly ironic portrait of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation," according to the back of the book. ^_^ So far, I've only gotten through the first story, titled Every Little Hurricane, but it was amazing, and I am looking forward to reading more.

Well, that's probably about it for now. I have gotten through posting some of my Kosovo pics on my deviantART account, which can be found on the appropriate link on the right side there, and will probably finish with my London ones tomorrow. Other than that, I think that's it. I will talk to yous all later!

"Look, I love those girls, and I'd do anything for them. But I won't do that." ~Meatloaf in Spice World. Can we say LAWL REFERENCE?!

Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.

I just finished a 47-chaptered Harry Potter fanfic. It was horrendously long. It is now almost three-thirty in the morning. As the title to one of Ben's mixtapes says, "I Have Come to the Conclusion that Forced Insomnia Will Be the Death of Me." Amen to that. I will now go to bed, after getting only about four hours of sleep last night, or rather, this morning. Maybe I will get more today. Who knows? Not me. All I know is, I'm having trouble coming up with coherant sentences. *nods* Good night, or something of the sort.

"Emo - like a goth only less dark and more like Harry Potter." - Katie on The Nuthouse God Bless that Girl.

They turned the Navy into a floating joke. They ruined all our best names like Bruce and Lance and Julian. Those were the toughest names we had!

Well, it's been a little while since I've posted on here (which is why you should be prepared for a horrendously long post). But between Kosovo, catching up with people, and working on late English homework that I still have to finish from this past year, I've been kinda busy. Oh, and reading fanfiction too, of course. Can't forget that. Nope.

Anyway, Kosovo was, in lamest terms, amazing. Probably one of the best experiences of my entire life. I learned so much there and got to know so many people. It was just fabulous! ^_^ Considering I am using my brother's computer now and don't have any of the pictures on it, I can't post them yet, but I will eventually. Not like anyone reads this thing anyway, but whatever...

I brought Inkheart with me to Kosovo, though only ended up reading a little bit of it on the way over, and maybe a chapter or two on the way back. However, I took it up to my trailer with me this past weekend and finished it all there, and I have to say that it was pretty amazing. The plotline was incredible, and I loved how Funke kept the whole fantasy thing realistic. Most fantasy books take place in a totally different world that suits the whole "fantasy" mood, and the ones that actually do take place here normally alter reality so much or place a different "world," so to speak, in our own world (such as in Harry Potter where there is the Wizarding World which is located within the rest of the Muggle World) that it doesn't feel as though it's a part of our world at all. Which is okay, because that's normally what makes fantasy fantasy, and since I'm the "fantasy goddess," that's not really a big deal. But in Inkheart, things are quite the opposite. The whole book takes place not only on our own planet, but in our own "world." Yet it still has fantasy elements in it. It's sort of refreshing to have something that seems to deny the rules of its genre, and take a complete step away from the norm. Also, the book is about books, one book in particular which Inkheart was named after, which is sort of odd but very cool if you ask me. The characters are really well-developed and everything, too, and I love that they are not always so typical, either. And the book is full of absolutely amazing quotes, too. Overall, the book was fantastic and I am wanting to go right out an buy the sequel.

I also watched the new Chronicles of Narnia movie. I had, as mentioned earlier on here, bought the special edition before going to Kosovo, but didn't have time to watch it. However, we ended up watching it in Kosovo anyway, so it was all good. As far as my opinion on the movie, I thought that it was really good, and think that it's probably tied with the original. When I first watched it, I thought the original was way better, but then I went back and watched it when I got home, and decided that the new one was just as good. I had forgotten about the terribly cheesy animations for the magical creatures in it. All I have to say about those is LAWL. I happen to prefer the White Witch in the original - in fact, my first thought when I saw the new one was, "HOLY CRAP! SHE'S EVEN SCARIER LOOKING THAN THE FIRST ONE!" Although, when thinking about it, I may have liked the first one better because she was more ridiculous and had a much colder and scarier air about her, while in the new one, she seemed to be a lot more "gentle." Granted, in some parts, she was supposed to be gentle, but I still liked the way the original White Witch did it better. I also thought the beaver's in the new one were kick arse. Seriously, real beavers?! AWESOME!!! The best was when he was wearing the armor. I almost pissed my pants laughing at that... And I also like Tumnus way better in this one. He wasn't as old and it didn't seem as weird when he befriended Lucy. Not to mention the fact that the guy who played him wasn't entirely bad looking, or the fact that he wasn't wearing a shirt. I mean...

Well, nothing else to talk about, I guess. Pathetic, really - I haven't watched any new movies or read any other books besides those since I got home. Although I am reading the Chronicles of Narnia now. I had only read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and even that was quite some time ago, so I'm reading the whole series now. Currently reading The Magician's Nephew, since that's the first book in Lewis' preferred order, so yeah. Um...oh, been doing a bit more writing. More like drabble-type writing, but if you want to check any of it out, go here, and you'll be able to find it. w00t.

Well, since I've already posted a bajillion words, I'll shut up and go read some more fanfiction. Because I am a nerd. Yes.

~Caitlin

My dad's always there/To open all my doors/You have to call a patronus just to catch a glimpse of yours/My mom says she loves me/When she tucks me into bed/How's your mommy doing in the Mirror of Erised?//My dad is rich/And your dad is dead/My dad is rich and your dad is dead
~ My Dad is Rich, Draco and the Malfoys

If The Flintstones has taught us anything, it's that pelicans can be used to mix cement

Oh yeah, I forgot to post this. I just stole this from Ben's Blog:

Yes... I leave for Kosovo at 7 PM tomorrow. If for some reason you'd like to keep up with what goes on over there, there are a few ways to do so.

1. The Kosovo Group Blog should be updated daily by our youth pastor Micah, as well as random updates from various members of the team. I may make some posts there, although I might also make some posts on here.

2. You can also send a blank e-mail to list@kosova06.com with the subject line "Subscribe News@Kosova06.com". There will probably be daily updates to this as well.

Anyway, have fun whilst I am gone and all that. See you in two weeks.


"My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star." ~Grandpa in The Simpsons

dsfdhsfdhshfFIVE DOLLARS?!!!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!? Get outta here....

So, I leave for the airport to go to Kosovo in say...oh...I dunno...about sixteen hours or so, give or take a few minutes. Funny thing is, I'm completely calm about it all. I mean, I'm a bit anxious because I feel like I've forgotten to pack something, but that's about it. Other than that, I feel really at ease. I hope and pray that that means that good things are to come from this trip.

So anyway, I didn't ever write about my amazing journey on Wednesday that involved me buying a crapload of books for dirt-cheap from the booksale at the library. Because I know you'd all love to hear about it, here's a fantabulous list of what I got:

Katie Maxwell, They Wear What Under Their Kilts?
Stephen R. Lawhead, Avalon: The Return of King Arthur
Dave Gross, Black Wolf
Piers Anthony, Faun & Games
Mel Odom, The Rover
Steven Erikson, Gardens of the Moon
L. E. Modesitt, jr., The Spellsong War
Gerasimos Xenophon Santas, Socrates: Philosophy in Plato's Early Dialogues

I also picked up a set of two very, very old volumes, which are known as The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. They contain all of his plays, poems, and sonnets, which is just fabulous for me, since one of my goals this summer is to read all of his works. They also had an entire set of the Deluxe Edition of The Harvard Classics, which had the likes of all of the old, famous writers, philosophers, etc, and I really, really, really wanted to get the whole set, as the whole thing would have only cost me $4.50, which is horrendously cheap considering what they are and the fact that they're all hardcover, but my mom said I didn't have enough room for them and couldn't buy them. I convinced her into letting me buy at least two, and ended up just getting the books for Homer and Dante. I love the Odyssey, and have always wanted to read Inferno, so I just figured I'd get those two. Poopy...I wanted the whole set. :p

I haven't read any of the books yet, but I'm bringing the philosophy one with me to Kosovo, so yeah. I will probably post more on the books once I actually read them. I shall be going now.

"Books have to be heavy because they hold the whole world inside of them." Meggie in Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, quoting her father Mo

Look at the name of this country... "You Are Gay"

Yes indeed, I am one trendy poser. I now have a blogspot in addition to a website, a myspace, and a deviantART page. w00t. I suppose that makes me horrendously special or something. Yeah, whatever...

So I guess this blog is here to give congratulations and commiserations to things, whether it be music, movies, books, people, or just life in general. Ranting is what I do best, but if something is good, I will let you know. I guess...

I'm going to start this off right now, and say that last night, I went on a shopping spree to Borders with money I got from Confirmation. I was originally going to buy a portable DVD player to take on the plane ride to Kosovo (which I leave for in 4 days!!!), but that turned out to be 119 bucks by itself, not to mention the $70 extra battery so I could use it for at least half the plane ride. Therefore, I decided to go spend a large portion of the money I was going to use for that at Borders. I was able to buy Wormwood by G.P. Taylor, Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, and The Encyclopedia of Mythology (which contains Norse, Classical, and Celtic myths) by Arthur Cotterell, as well as the movies Corpse Bride, Pride and Prejudice, Monty Python and the Holy Grail Special Edition, and the special edition of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe for about $98. Oh, and I also bought some Cockroach Clusters. Let's start with the rantings and such, shall we?

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the best movie ever, and this special edition DVD has so much extra crap that it makes it a billion times better than my VHS version. Nuff said.
Corpse Bride, which I watched this morning, was a really good movie. Typical Burton film, really dark but yet horrendously funny in some parts. I still think that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite of his movies, but this one is still good. The plot was great.
Pride and Prejudice is a good movie. I haven't watched it since I bought it, but we watched it in English this year while reading the book, and it was really good. I liked it a lot better than the book, at any rate. And Matthew MacFayden, who plays Mr. Darcy, is a total h0ttie, which doesn't make it any worse either. He's not as good-looking in real-life as he is in the movie, but then again, I'm partial to long hair, which he doesn't have in real life. Saddens me a great deal. Actually, to be honest, he kind of looks like John Cusack in real life, and that is a pretty decent-looking man right there, so I guess he's not too bad. Still...

Well, considering that's all I've gotten around to right now, I'll wrap this up. I'll probably post more on the other things I bought once I read/watch them.

Later taters!

"And in my best behavior/I am really just like him/Look beneath the floorboards/For the secrets I have hid" ~John Wayne Gacy, Jr. by Sufjan Stevens