Kat’s Pause 

The Prince and Lara Croft sing “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better,” and it is golden.

The Prince and Lara Croft sing “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better,” and it is golden.

Awake because I can’t sleep. I fell happily asleep around 11, but woke up an hour or two later to anxiety. When the attack didn’t come but the nervous insomnia wouldn’t pass, I unwrapped myself from his arms so that at least one of us could sleep, and sought distraction from my laptop. Calmer now, but still awake.

What a mess things have become. No wonder cleaning the Boy’s house gives me such joy; I crave order. Purging of the unwanted. We’re giving three garbage bags full of his old clothes to charity. I thought about moving in to his new apartment with him, but he doesn’t have much space there, so I’ll probably just do as I do now and almost-live there. Come October, my sister is getting married and moving out. I don’t want to live here alone with my mother.

I guess I haven’t announced yet that The Boy and I got back together. We did. Things are pretty good… we’re going to the Bahamas in three weeks. It’ll be nice.

Update on the Macbaby: I took it in to McMaster (ironically), and they ordered a new laptop top for me without so much as a curious question. Because it’s still under warranty, I pay nothing, and I get to keep it until the part arrives.

To you Mac-haters: May I remind you that I am responsible for breaking these keys. And the other day my mother dropped her bike on my laptop while it was open — barely a 2mm dent and no functionality problems. So yeah. Macs rule.

My last exam is over, it is warm outside and I just saw an ice cream truck. SUMMER HAS BEGUN.

Sooo I may have broken the macbaby a little bit trying to kill the ants. As per Tiffany’s suggestion, I vacuumed them out of the keyboard, but in my still-panicked state I also sprayed bathroom cleaner on my computer. The kind with enough bleach to give it that swimming-pool smell for days. Shortly after that, my L key stopped working and my trackpad refused to tap-click. Already late for swing-dancing, I left the computer turned on and ran out the door, hoping that maybe when I got back, it would have grown white blood cells and repaired itself.

Well, when I checked on it today, the trackpad is working fine, but the list of keyboard casualties has grown to include the semicolon and apostrophe. In practical terms, no emoticons or contractions. And you would not believe how many words contain the letter L. I’ve copied a lowercase L to my clipboard to make typing possible — thank God the V key still works. Tomorrow I’ll bring the ‘baby in to Mac and hope that someone knows what to do. I can see it now:

Tech: Why does this thing smell like bleach?
Me: I, um, really can’t imagine–
Tech: Are those… ant carcasses? Dear god, they’re everywhere! Jesus, THEY’RE STILL ALIVE!
*we both run screaming from the room*

This blog post is brought to you by a little tool called Keyboard Viewer.

My laptop is infested with ants.

My laptop is infested with ants.

They are crawling out of my keyboard while I type.

That is all.

1) What side of the heart do you draw first?
The left.

2) Can you dive without plugging your nose?
Technically, yes. In practicality, no.

3) What color is your razor?
Purple.

4) What is your blood-type?
A-positive, iirc.

5) Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours?
Ben. (Shut up.)

6) What is a rumor someone has spread about you?
In high school, that I was promiscuous… when they knew I was a virgin.

7) How do you feel about carrots?
Good raw, unappealing cooked and rubbery.

8) How many chairs at the dining room table?
Eight, coincidentally.

9) Which is the best Spice Girl?
Can’t stand any of them. I suppose if I had to pick, Sporty Spice annoys me the least.

10) Do you know what time it is?
3:26pm according to the macbaby.

11) Do you know all the words to the Fresh Prince Theme Song?
Many, but not all.

12) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
Hope I had a book with me. Or my laptop. Then I’d just chill. Otherwise, call many numbers on my cell.

13) What’s your favorite kind of gum?
Excel - “Shiver”

14) All is fair in love and war?
Never.

15) Do you have a crush on anyone?
mmmhmmmm.

16) Do you know how to use some words correctly, but not know the meaning?
I frequently catch myself using certain words and being surprised I knew how to.

17) Do you like to sleep?
No. Sleep feels like a waste of time.

18) Do you know which US states don’t use Daylight Savings Time?
There are ones that don’t? Weirdos.

19) Do you know the words to “total eclipse of the heart”?
Can’t say it’s been a priority of mine. Not like Will Smith, he’s a minor deity.

20) Do you want a bright yellow ‘06 mustang?
No. Red Porsche, or something else red, curvy and convertible.

21) What’s something you’ve always wanted?
A kitten raised from birth and mine forever.

22) Do you have a webcam?
Built-in, baby.

23) What does “Semper Fidelis” stand for?
Buh? I thought letters stood for stuff.

24) Would you rather swim in the ocean or a lake?
Lake. Oceans are surprisingly salty.

25) Do you wear a lot of black?
I try not to.

26) Describe your hair.
Reddish and messy. Shortest pieces at my ears, longest almost to my shoulders.

27) Do you have entomophobia?
Not as badly as I used to.

28) Are you an adult?
Unfortunately.

29) Where is/are your best friend(s)?
West Hamilton, as usual.

30) Do you have a tan?
Hahahahaha.

31) Are you addicted to TV?
Not in the least.

32) Do you enjoy spending time with your mother?
I enjoy having conversations with her, not so much doing activities.

33) Are you a sugar freak?
I conquered my sugar addiction a few years ago.

34 got stuck in traffic.

35) What sign are you?
Leo. Rawr.

36) Where do you wish you were right now?
Hmm. Right here in my bed, but with more blankets.

37) Who did you copy this from?
Tiffany, on Facebook.

38) How do you know them?
Mac Swing, wooo.

39) Have you kissed anyone in the past week?
Yep.

40) What are your plans for the weekend?
Studying, blues party, more studying, panicking about calculus. Sleeping some.

*BONUS*
This just in: 34 joins us at last, to make a nice round number of questions.
34) What is your favourite time of day?
1pm. Warm and sunny with the rest of the day to kill.

__Favourite things recently__
’sleeping odd hours
‘red nails
‘Rene Engstrom
’spring cleaning
‘oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
‘Whirled
‘homemade cat toys

__Not-favourite things recently__
’sleeping odd hours
’sick fish
‘menstruation
‘drama

__Guilty Pleasures__
‘HIMYM, aka “HYMEN”
‘America’s Best Dance Crew (JabbaWockeeZ!)
‘arguing with Anders Loves Maria characters via Facebook
‘glamour shots

“Hide and Seek” makes me cry for all things lost and gone. That song is what the repeat button was made for.

Tonight I’m helping my friend stay up all night to write her thesis. She’s working and I’m killing time to the sound of Chopin and my heater purring on its lowest setting — hoorah for spring.

I suppose I’ll go do a fourth load of laundry, then maybe play some Beyond Good & Evil until Tim Horton’s starts serving breakfast sandwiches at 5am. After that I may sleep; I can feel my immune system becoming compromised.

It took a friend’s cajoling to get me to dust off this blog and give it some love. Things went frighteningly quickly from “I have nothing to write about” to “so much has happened, I don’t know where to begin.”

So, in short. I’m failing calculus by about 3% and I recently failed a biology test… not sure how that happened. Broke up with The Boy (again). My two favourite fish died. Went to a couple more formal events, including Nat’s drama banquet, putting this school year’s total over half a dozen.

Things have been messy, to say the least. A lot of drama that actually makes me glad most of the people I met swing-dancing are leaving this year. The only thing sadder to lose than an old friend is a new friend.

Favourite things recently: breakfast sandwiches, How I Met Your Mother, Iron & Wine, playing dress-up, sleeping not-at-night.