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Tuesday, November 2, 2004

8:52AM - I walk a lonely road

Congratulations are in order.

I am now .....

THE MOST HATED

AND

THE MOST SELFISH

Certainly titles that we strive for. I know that I certainly relish both.

Current mood: lonely

Thursday, October 28, 2004

11:58AM - Do you ever read something that makes you want to puke.

Well, I don't intentionally try to read things that will make me sick ... but this morning I read an entry and it was all that I could do not to be phyiscally sick.

I will try better in the future to watch out for such things. Its not really the best way to start you day feeling sick to your stomach.

Current mood: sick
Current music: vertigo

Sunday, October 3, 2004

12:51PM - tears

The tears are running down my face right now. So sad.

Current mood: sad
Current music: U2

Monday, September 27, 2004

11:24AM - Thinking about you

Slapstick

"I have had some experiences with love, or think I have, anyway, although the ones I have liked best could best be described as 'common decency.' I treated somebody well for a little while, or maybe even for a tremendously long time, and that person treated me well in turn.

"Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I think it can often be poisonous. I wish that people who are conventionally supposed to love each other would say to each other, when they fight, 'Please - a little less love, and a little more common decency.'"

Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick

How true, how true. Sometimes when we SHOW what we mean we can be even more successful then when we TALK about what we mean. If you love me, show me. If you tell me that you love me, then sometimes I will still want you to SHOW me that you love me.

Current mood: contemplative
Current music: all the stupid people around me talking giberish

Tuesday, September 7, 2004

3:11PM - words cannot describe how I feel right now

Really, words cannot describe how I feel. I hate this fucking life. I hate it.

Why do the people around me continually fuck up.

Time for a time out.

Saturday, August 28, 2004

10:36AM - What were you doing sixteen years ago today?

Wow. It is hard to believe that sixteen years have already past. How can this be? It seems like only yesterday. On this day sixteen years ago, the day before I became a "MOM" I know that I wasn't thinking that this "MOM" thing was going to start the next day. It's funny you know that you don't think about, really think about, the "MOM" thing until they lay that bundle of joy in your arms.

I remember how uncomfortable I was feeling, how hot it was, and that I was scared. I hoped that I would be able to get through the "child birth" part alright (the classes are no way close to the real thing). I hoped that I would be a good mom, provider, confident, teacher, and anything else that I may be called upon to do as this .... child .... was about to change my life forever.

The night was comical as your dad decided to stay at the stag party all night. I had thought that it would be a good thing for him to get out and have some fun before you were born but did not expect the sequence of events to unfold as they did. It was quite apparent that the decision was out of my hands and that you had decided to make your appearence ahead of schedule.

I knew that at 10:32 am on Monday morning that I had a new best friend. Although we have had a our share of the mother-daughter differences, you have grown to be a beautiful, smart, feeling, humerous, witty young woman. You are articulate, compassionate, loving, feeling person and I know that these atributes will serve you will in the future. Your thirst for knowledge on all levels will lead to many paths and I urge to explore as many as them as possible. I will be forever grateful that you have made me such a large part of your life. I learn from you everyday, as I hope, that you may take something from me everyday.

At sixteen, your evolution is well on its way. Live with an open mind and wonderful things could happen. Live life to the fullest, there isn't enough time to dwell on the bad but only enough to focus on the good.

I love you Allycia.

Happy 16th Birthday. May all your wishes and dreams come real.


"There are only two kinds of immoral conduct. The first is due to indifference, thoughtlessness and failure to reflect upon what is for the common good. The second is represented by the deliberate refusal, after reflection, to follow the light when seen."

"Failure is a great opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

"Actions, carefully considered, speak louder than words, even if they are shouted."

"Right actions depend on right thinking. Right thinking depends on knowing what is true."

"Master anger - it is your enemy."


a Thousand Paths to Enlightenment
David Baird

Current mood: contemplative
Current music: I am Vindicated

Saturday, August 14, 2004

10:04AM - not another subject line to populate

Last night my brother in law called. He couldn't remember my name. What a fucking asshole. I just passed the phone over and chose to move on. Next time he phones, I think that I will just tell him that he has the wrong number. Perhaps he will then call only when he is sure to connect with the one he wants to talk to (which apparently isn't me). What a fucking asshole.
On a more positive note, I love vacation time. I love not doing anything constructive. Since I have to be constructive all those other weeks, I think that I deserve some down time and those around me can fend for themselves. Although, there is always a price to pay for missing work, there is no work when I am there but of course since I am not there, there is a ton of shit to get done. Of course it will be waiting for me when I get back. Oh well, the price of freedom can be high.
Allycia is back now from Europe and I enjoy very much listening to her stories of the history and areas that she had the opportunity to visit. The pictures will serve as a living proof that she now has been there and that there is indeed life beyond Canada. Of course, the trip was somewhat tainted but I think that she handled herself with dignity and was able, to some degree, move forward. One day she will not hurt as much as she does now and she will she how much she has grown over the last little while.
My faith however still needs to be restored. I will work on that over the next months and hopefully will come to some positive conclusion. Sometimes life just sucks big time.

Well time to get going. One cannot just sit when the sun is calling your name to come and visit.

Current mood: disappointed
Current music: none, just the news right now

Thursday, July 29, 2004

8:41AM - words to live by

I picked this from another live journal and I thought that this would be a good thing to hold on to. What are your thoughts about this?


1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet that person, we will know how to be grateful.

10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

11. There's always going to be people that hurt you, so what you have to do is keep on trusting and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.

12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know
someone else and expect them to know you.

13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to."

so so true.

Current mood: anxious

Saturday, July 24, 2004

9:35AM - saturday again

i can't believe that july is almost over. where did the month go. it seems like yesterday that allycia left for europe. but it wasn't. i have been able to get alot of things done this month which has been really helpful. will be really busy at work and need to have these things done. i will put back the bedroom today and then we can paint the second closet tomorrow and the room will be completely painted. monday i can put the rest of the things away in the small closet and it will be finally finished. i will be so happy.
will cut the grass today and vacum as well. better get started or i will be working all night as well. talk to you so.

Current mood: busy

Saturday, July 10, 2004

9:34AM - saturday

going to start getting the room ready for phil to start to paint. i have to clean everything out of the closets ... i hope that allycia's room is big enough to everything.
got a ton of laundry to do and i want to get my hair cut. stop complaining and just get to it.

just a little overcast today.. hope it turns out nice. talk to you soon.

Current mood: busy

Thursday, July 8, 2004

6:20PM - another entry

today is thursday and its hard to believe that allycia has her first assignement due today. hope it went well. just finished two days of meetings. very interesting ... but soooooo much work. still to be distracted is good. now have the paint to paint the room and we will probably start on sunday. i hope it will look good!!! nothing much else is happening.. it is supose to be hot this weekend but we will see. so far they haven't been too accurate with the weather. it has mostly rained since the weekend or is being dark and dreary. i guess all the kids are getting settled in what they have chose to do for the summer. letters are starting to come.

well that i really have for now. talk to your soon ..

Current mood: okay

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

11:28AM - 11:28

I am all driven out. just got back from driving allycia and her friend alison (from Ireland) to wonderland. both have their swimsuits and it appears to be a beautiful day to catch up on all their gossip. hope they have a good time and go on alot of rides. tomorrow is canada day and here at work today there is a ton of food. i believe that each department is in competition to see who can have the most going on. i am not sure who is winning. i came back in time to have "breakfest" since apparently there is additional food coming for "lunch". still feeling upset and this has affected my sleep (cannot sleep for any length of time). hope it is resolve soon.

bye for now

Current mood: cynical

Tuesday, June 29, 2004

11:14AM - I need to think of another title ??

this is hard to think of a creative title each time you update your journal ... or is it. one could just use the date or the time or the place where the journal is being written. allycia leaves in 5 days. i am going to miss her so much. i think that she has all the things that she need other than a skirt for dinners (we will go buy that soon). so much has been happening my thoughts are confused. there are a few odds and ends that are needed but the most important things are purchased. i now have the emergency numbers as will - i will update the card tonight with the info.

later .... i can't talk about the other things right now ... i am still upset but i will get over it (must get over it).

bye for now

Current mood: restless

Monday, June 28, 2004

11:53AM - monday bloody monday

in less then a week, allycia will be leaving for europe. i will miss her soooooo much. i hope that she will be able to resolve her issues before then?? i am using this as practice to get back into sync with writing. i have not been faithful, but i will try harder. the last week was quite draining and expensive. i can only hope that this trip will be all that it was imaged to be. lots of homework for allycia but she has been faithfully plugging away at it. she even has been in contact with one of the girls from the group!

talk to you soon.

Current mood: sad

Wednesday, June 9, 2004

9:06AM - fucking life

i need to blow off steam. i am so ..... today. I hope that i can get over it. i am so upset i can hardly see straight.

what the hell is wrong. mind my own business and things will be better and watch out me. sometimes i just don't get it.

maybe one day i will. one hopes that the day will come soon .... please.

let go and move on.

Current mood: irritated

Tuesday, June 8, 2004

1:02PM - my life - does anyone want it??

sometimes life is just to much for me and i want to run away and live in a dark away place. logic and common sense do not seem to be my friends these days. you try too hard, only to have it thrown back into your face, you wonder how much more you can take without serious harm coming to you.

i need a way to get in touch with the inner core. i need a way to relieve the stress that i seem to feel each and every second of my existence. is this possible .... i do not know. i must investigate or i shall be rendered an absolute ???

thanks for listening

Current mood: weighted (on my being)
Current music: anything that will perk me up - you suggest something

Thursday, May 27, 2004

12:48PM - deep discussions

you know that hindsight is a wonderful thing if you are able to experience this before your event happens. i continually learn so much from my daughter that i feel that i can grow as a new person each day. she is so insightful and has a good catch on the realities that we live on a day to day basis. one thing that i do wonder about is why we have such deep discussion so late in the day. you know that by 11:00 we are tired and we let our emotions sometimes control our thoughts and words. we were talking last night about a variety of things and as usual i had to process our conversation after i left her. i realized that i had done a poor job of expressing myself (as usual) and really had not communicate to her in a way that i had wanted to. sometimes as i lay awake in bed (last night it was 1:30) i then come up with the words that i wanted to say and wish with all my might that i can take back some of things that i did say. as these years continue, i wonder if i am doing the right thing by her. the experiences that she has and wants to tell me about are so wonderful i think that some of the times that i fail to grasp the true meaning of such. i use the wrong words, or use facial (or body) expressions that are inappropriate or leave the wrong message so many times its no wonder that she thinks that her head will explode. life is tough enough without me fucking things up on top of it. my past experiences seem so far away i am not sure that i am really in the real world or some world that i believed existed so many decades before. as she worries (yes she worries) about where her life will take her, i worry that she worries to much and about to many things all at once. it wears her down and i think sometimes it affects her thought process by bringing in too much information. emotion is such a rollercoaster that sometimes it hard to hold on with both hands. i know that we both will survive this and learn from all that we have experienced together. after school is finished, hopefully she will (and I) will be able to regroup and move forward. the trip to europe will do her a world of good to get out and see how others move about. the opportunity to meet some new friends and expand her horizons will only help her (and hopefully me) grow in the future.

Current mood: contemplative

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

10:21AM - day two

made allycia cry hard last night. i felt so bad ... we were talking and i just wanted her to be sure that this is what she really wants. i think that she really torn between yes and no. i don't want her miss anything. i would like to talk to him and resolve this and be friends but she doesn't feel that this is the right thing. young love is hard ... i wonder if he did the right thing. is this really how he wanted things to end? i wonder.

still feel really shitty. this is so hard. after what happened ...

its her decision and i can only be there for support. who am i to tell her what to do. it is her life ....

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

10:12AM - Why do I feel this way`

Yesterday, there was a breakup. I feel so bad because I am not sure if the parties understand why this has happened. I hope that they can resolve their differences (if that is even the right word) and come together again. I think that being together is the right thing for them to do. why do i fee this way. the art of conversation and communication is a difficult subject to handle and even i have difficulties expressing myself in the right way. i was hoping that this would allow my to get stuff off my chest but i think that i am sadly mistaken. what can i do. what can i say.

Thursday, May 6, 2004

11:01AM - first journal entry

This is my first entry. I hope to post more.

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