I will not die an unlived life I will not live in fear of falling Or of catching fire I choose to inhabit my days To allow my living to open me Making me less afraid More accessible To loosen my heart So that it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise I choose to risk my significance. To live so that that which comes to me as seed Goes to the next as blossom And that which comes to me as blossom Goes on as fruit. --Donna Markova

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

A Promise To Myself

I will allow myself to think about him
I will not allow these thoughts to determine my actions
I will allow myself to think about him
I will not allow these thoughts to determine my moods
I will allow myself to think about him
I will not allow these thoughts to prevent me from studying
I will allow myself to think about him
I will not allow these thoughts to define my life
I will allow myself to think about him
I will allow these thoughts to hurt me
I will move beyond him

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

In Your Eyes The Light The Heat / In Your Eyes I Am Complete

Hmm...in another rather blah mood...unfortunately I think it's this boys fault. Rather, it's the way I think of this boys' fault. I need to get him out of my head and I don't know if that means hanging out w/ him more or less. Not that I really hang out w/ him now. Actually, I'm starting to think that I'm not in "like" w/ him, but w/ who I feel like I am w/ him and that's not enough anyway. I mean, I know he's not perfect...and I don't think his flaws are cute little quirks...which is a first for me. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. I'm going to sleep and not think about him now. But how the heck can someone be so great in person and make me feel terrible when I'm not w/ him? Argh. I'm going to be at Steenbock like all day tomorrow working so maybe I won't see him.

Goodnight all...

Sunday, November 14, 2004

She's A Brick and I'm Drowning Slowly

I hate feeling like this. I don't want to study...I want to go hang out with my friends, but they're all studying right now. Actually, the ones I want to hang out with are the one's I can't go talk to because I'm always the one who goes and finds them to hang out. They never come see me or go out of their way to talk to me. Eventually, I start to think they're trying to tell me something. I mean, am I one of those people who is really annoying because they just don't understand that people don't want to hang out w/ them? I know I'm really distracting sometimes, but I would rather someone just tell me that...like, Katie, actually, I really have to study. I don't know if it's just easier for them to wait for me to come hang around than to come and get me, but I am starting to feel like I can't talk to them because I might be annoying them. I hate feeling insecure like that. I wish someone would just ask me to do something. Maybe it's just me and I don't notice when people do ask me to do things, but I feel like I always have to invite myself w/ everyone but Umi. I mean, I don't necessarily always feel like I'm intruding, but I wish someone would come talk to me just because they can...not because I showed up or I went to find them. Wow, I know this is getting really random and not making a lot of sense, but I feel really beat up right now, emotionally, and I don't know why. I want someone to take a walk w/ when it's a beautiful night like this. I love my guy friends but I can't go talk to them b/c I'm afraid they'll take it the wrong way and get all weird...which is so high school.

Ahh...maybe it's just Sunday night depression--hmwk and class and having to do Spanish later.

I need a hug. And I don't have anyone to give me one. That makes me want to cry right now.

Katie