:< I'm gonna miss being able to view 120 thumbnails at a time.

I have a week left of classes, and then I have exams. Then school is out for the summer! I'm really happy about that because school is so troublesome at times. I plan on doing a lot of swimming this year if my parents allow me to go to the community pool by myself.

Let's see... My Biology class dissected a frog last Thursday. In case you've never went to Catholic school, this is what a normal assignment is like (This includes one of my friends, Jessica, and one of the people in my group, Danny):

*Jessica is pinning the frog down to the dissection tray by its wrists and ankles*
Danny: Oh my God, it looks like Jesus!
Me: That's so wrong! *leans into Jessica* Does that mean it's going to rise in three days?

Happy Easter everyone (Hey, at least I'm early for a change)!

I'm on spring break now, so I'm going to be on my computer a lot more over the next week. I am so happy about this because I have art just piling up, but I never have any time to work on it. Okay, you caught me. I do have some time, but I am just too lazy to work on it. There, happy now? I also have some pictures that need to be uploaded from a wedding that I went to and the zoo.

I also have the tail end of a cold. Who else do you know can get sick the day before school ends for spring break? Well, at least I'm not sick for spring break (but I did infect my parents). Speaking of school, I can't believe it is only going to be a few more months before I am not a freshman anymore. I am going to be a sophomore. Oh, did I mention the coursed that I applied for? Here they are:

Spanish III Honors
English II Honors
Global Studies Honors
Chemistry Honors
Prayer and Spirituality
(Some other religion class I can't remember)
HOPE (PE and health combined)
Geometry Honors

I have a full load, and I don't have any electives. Again. I wish I could just take an art course. My class got the short end of the stick with electives. This year we had to take Computer Applications I to get used to our computers and then we had to take Study Skills which does nothing more than suck up an elective credit. Study Skills teaches you how to study and how to learn. It's crap. If I want help with studying, I will look it up myself. I do not need to be lectured 48 minutes a day on how to take notes, how my brain remembers things, and which side of my brain do I use. I sit there in the class and draw. I don't care, I have a 100 average in that class and I don't do shit. I suppose it could be a good thing because it is a GPA booster, but I would really rather take something else. My class is the only class that has to take this class. The freshmen last year didn't take the class and the freshmen next year don't have to take the class.

Another thing that killed any chance of me being able to take an elective is that I have to take another year of Spanish. See, they told my class last year that if we tested out of Spanish I that we would get the credit. 3/4 of the way through this year they decide that we are not getting the credit and that we will have to take Spanish again next year. I also got gypped with science. They also told us that if we tested out of Physical Science that we would only have to take 3 more sciences. Again, 3/4 of the way through the year they tell us that our credit doesn't count and we need to take 4 sciences. Now I have to take Chemistry, Physics, and either Marine Biology, or Antinomy.

What makes it worse is that next year's freshmen only have to take 3 years of science and 3 year of history while my class and all classes above me have to take 4 years of science and 4 years of history.

Wow, sorry about breaking into a rant, there.

Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.

I made instant ramen for myself. I got the whole boil water, pull the lid back on the cup, and pour water in. I even put the cup in the sink. The mistake came when I tried to pour the boiling water in the cup while I was holding it. Do you know why they always have those obvious warnings on products like "Caution: Hot" on a cup of coffee? It's for people like me.

At least I didn't burn my hand that bad, but I did burn my palm.

Plus, my allergies are really bad today. *sneezes on everyone*

My school put in two new vending machines today. One was a snack machine with some candy in it, and the other was one of those fancy soda (Yes, we say soda down in Florida) machines (Like this one [link]) It has all different kinds of soda in it like Coke, Diet Coke, Mr. Pibb, Mountain Dew, Fantana, Godiva Frappachinos, water, and Volt. It was a big deal at my school. About half the student population (About 100 students) was in the cafeteria oohing and ahhing over the vending machine. So that was the big news today. Sad, isn't it?

First you come into the school and mess up the curve on tests and then you come to school even if you are sick and make everyone else sick!

I can't be sick right now! I have a photography gig at a wedding tomorrow and my friend's sweet 16 party on Saturday! Go figure this would happen to me. I couldn't have gotten sick in the beginning of the month when every else did. Noooooooo, I have to get sick right before two events I have been waiting for all month!

Murphy's law I guess.

I still hope it's just allergies.

I've got a facebook. The applications have sucked me in and there is no end in sight. I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I don't think I will get anything done ever again.

Please not me if you want my ID.

Well, I got my ears pierced today at Clair's. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be but now that I think about it, the whole process is just not natural.

First you create an open puncture wound in which a piece of metal is thrust through. Then for the next six weeks the metal is not removed, so the skin grows around the metal. After six weeks various pieces of metal are inserted, but there is always something in the ear so the skin is sure to fill in. All for the sake of fashion!

In other news, I installed The GIMP onto my computer. It's kind of odd that the program occupies two to three different things in my task bar, but I guess I'll get used to it.

Yea, first issue today is that I missed my three year mark on Feb. 6. I can't believe I was so busy that I didn't realize it until almost a week later. So here's to three wonderful years! :cheers:

Another issue that has come up is the new Popular system on deviantART. Many of the people I watch are crying like small children over popularity. I think that the new system is a very good thing because it brings up things that may be less popular than anime or fan art. As a fellow anime and fan art fan, I am finding myself disappointed in the lack of maturity that has been shown throughout the community.

On to the next thing.

I think this is the most disgusting thing that I have ever seen in my life. A local Hillsborough disabled man was arrested on traffic violations. When he got to the jail he told the deputies that he was a quadriplegic. One deputy didn't believe him and she proceeded to dump him out of his own wheelchair to see if he could get up. Here, I'll quote the story:

<sub>Tampa, Florida - Four Hillsborough Sheriff’s Deputies are on suspension following an incident where a quadriplegic was dumped out of a wheelchair as he was being booked into jail.

The incident was caught on tape showing a detention deputy, Charlette Marshall-Jones, dumping Brian Sterner onto the ground as he was being booked into the Hillsborough jail.

"There is no excuse. This is indefensible," says Hillsborough Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Joe Docobo. Docobo says he couldn't believe what he saw and neither could Sheriff David Gee, who is currently out of town. Gee saw the incident on our web site Monday night.

According to Docobo, Gee told him "he is as equally disgusted about this incident" as most of people around the Sheriff's Office are.

Sterner, who is angry about the incident, says he was speechless when he saw the tape. Sterner had not seen it until we aired it, but as watched it he says was also thankful.

"I'm very glad there was a camera present when they did this to me," he says.

Sterner's attorney, John Trevena says what happened at the Orient Road Jail wasn't just disgusting, it was criminal.

"We believe this case merits criminal charges," Trevena says. According to Trevena, "There is a specific statute that deals with battery on a disabled person and we believe this case merits that."

Meanwhile, the attorney for Deputy Steve Dickey is demanding a retraction after we reported his client appeared to be laughing after Sterner was dumped on the ground, and Dickey's wife called several times to assert the deputy wasn't laughing. But both Sterner and Docobo don't see it that way.

"When I saw that one deputy laugh, that's when my blood started to boil," Sterner says.

When asked if a deputy was laughing, Docobo answers, "It appears that way to me, which makes it all the worse, quite honestly."

And that's why Docobo says heads must roll.

"Based on what I saw, anything short of dismissal would be inappropriate," he says.

That is exactly how Sterner and the majority of the people who saw our story on Monday seem to feel as well.

The deputy who dumped Sterner is suspended without pay. The other three supervisors are suspended with pay.

In response to many questions about Sterner's condition, he is classified as a quadriplegic; even though he can move his arms, he has lost most of the muscle use in his hands.</sub> From [link]

Isn't that one of the most sickening things that you've ever heard about?

Not that I care.

I'm in the process of moving from one computer to the other. My desktop is so cluttered and I don't have the RAM necessary for going through and deleting a bunch of junk.

So until I can find another key generator for either Photoshop CS2 or CS3 (What, you think I bought the program?!) you're going to be stuck with photography, traditional art, and the written word.

It's not all bad news, though. My dad is going to get me another gig of RAM and an external hard drive, so my computer will run without a hitch even with large programs up.

Now if I can only get my hands on a tablet I'll be set. (Yes, I know I'm a bit spoiled. It's one of the perks of being an only child)

One more thing, a friend of mine got food poisoning last night. She couldn't eat or drink so she ended up in the hospital hooked to an IV. If you believe in a God, any God, please keep her in your prayers. She doesn't get sick often, but when she does she goes down hard.

Remember a while back I told you about how my dad was fixing his employee's laptop? Remember when she said that if he couldn't fix it she would let him have it? Remember that the laptop was a Toshiba? Remember how I called it 'the laptop that almost was?'

Well, it's now 'the laptop that is.'

I own it now.

How did this come about, you say?

Well, the employee wanted a camcorter to take video, but after buying her laptop she didn't have enough. My dad offered to trade her his laptop (an '05 Compaq) and the 8mm camcorter we own for her laptop.

She accepted.

I don't know, but to me it sound like trading a holographic Mew card for a Caterpie card. It doesn't really add up.

The computer itself is amazing. It's almost brand new. It's a Toshiba Satellite. The only gripe I have with it is that the keyboard layout is different than what I'm used to and I keep hitting the wrong keys. I'll learn to get used to that, though.

It has a 100 GB hard drive, 1.5 GB RAM, and runs Windows XP. The damn thing has better specs than my desktop!

Needless to say, I am a very happy Kaitlin.

I got an invitation to my friend's sweet sixteen party!

I've never been to a party like this before. It seems like it is almost going to be like a wedding. The invitation came in the mail with the invitation and a little RSVP card with a stamped and addressed envelope. I squeed all over it.

Now I need a dress, shoes, accessories, and a gift by March. I guess I've got my work cut out for me.

In other news my dad and I had a big blowout yesterday. I was a bit of a smart ass to him and we fueled each other's fires. It's all good now. We made up and everything. Now my dad says that he might buy me my own laptop besides my school one (Because I can't do anything really on my school one).

Now All I need is some news.