x Kathyn. aka Kat
x 16 years young
x aussie



x leavers Oh.Nine.
x under the name of "supersnail".
x ..music.. addict.
x i talk to myself in italian (which is cool).
x learning to drive.
x speaking my mind occurs often. usually in the form of this blog.
x big blusher.
x me and my over-active imagination.
x loves food.
x and photography.
x band geek with my cool sax.
x incredibly gullable and naive.
x number plates interest me.
x books have overtaken my room.
x romantic in both meanings of the word.

x a LBD
x new pair of shorts
x a car





Pride & Prejudice -- Jane Austen



The Definitve Book of Body Language -- Allan and Barbara Pease



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2008 has taught me a lot. I have learnt that making the same mistakes over and over again will not yield different results. I have learnt that there is no right and wrong or good and bad in the world: just decisions made and how people respond to them as a result of their values. This year has taught me how much of a romantic I am. It has taught me to accept life, the way it is, for it's not always going to be fantastic and I sure know that it doesn't usually work out the way you plan. I have learnt that things happen, people make mistakes, sometimes they don't recover from them, but life goes on. I have learnt that the Italian Postal service is screwed. I have learnt that it is very difficult to change your actions and behaviours, but that's just the way we are. I have learnt that you can have good days and bad days, all in the same day. I have been taught that my friends are usually always right; it is I that doesn't see the clear and full picture. But I have also learnt that no friendship if perfect and no friendship group is perfect: in summary... life isn't perfect. I learnt that there is no way of knowing what the best move in a particular situation is, but we adapt to the decisions (whether good or bad) we make. I have learnt that my life hasn't actually begun yet, my golden years are still to come! I have been taught not to give the most power to someone who can hurt you, than to those who love you... I just need to learn to put this into action. I have grown a lot this year (emotionally not physically) and I'm not too sure if I like the way that certain aspects of my life have turned out, but I'm sure glad that some things are the way they are and that my friends and family are always there and will always be there for me.

3:06 pm

I've been spending my days watching romantic comedies such as Love Actually and Bridget Jones' Diary (which incidently both star Colin Firth and Hugh Grant) which constantly reminds me of my newly discovered personal fact that my life has yet to actually begin and that I actually am such a romantic. But on the topic of my life yet to begin, I expect it to actually begin either the day I finish year 12 or the minute I turn 18. Either way, I'll be happy.

Christmas is fast approaching too. Oh joy! (That's sarcasm by the way). Maybe it's something to do with me missing Christmas last year, that has made me realise that it didn't miss too much. So I'm dreading the 25th. It's all become too comercialised. It's horrible. And I'm over it.

But in some good news, I got my report the other day. 3 A's (Italian, Music and Maths), 2 B's (History and English) and a C (Chemistry, of course). Not bad at all. However, I'm aiming for more A's next year. It's going to be my New Year's resolution.

But besides that, everything is good. Life is good.

6:37 pm

My group is finally discovering the wonders of drinking and alcohol.

It's quite annoying actually, because I along with Jess and Jesse (the "sensible" ones), are forced to look after them. Take drinks of them when they've had too much. Hide their remaining bottles. Be the shoulder to cry on when Bec starts crying. Keep track of how many drinks each person has had. And work out how far "far" is between members of the opposite sex.

It's a full on job, you know.

And it couldn't have come at a worse time... We're starting year 12 in a couple of months. Which is bad, because this new habit that my friends are developing will continue into the new year and new school year, and will really screw those drinkers around. And I know a couple of my friends will take advantage of their dropping from TEE to non-TEE as a chance to get pissed not just every Friday night, but ever Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday nights too.

Next year's going to be a fun one!!

8:56 pm

The more I think about it, the more I realise that it's fate that has been playing a major role in my week thus far. Fate is telling me not to go there. Not to do what I wanted to do. And she's demonstrated that thrice already this week. Fate doesn't want me to go there. Fate doesn't want me to make a mistake.

So in saying and knowing this, am I a fool to try and trick fate a fourth time? Even when I know that it is wrong and... well... just wrong?

4:49 pm

My first day of complete and utter boredom and wallowing in complete self pity. It's a sad life for me.

I WAS going to have a good day. No, sorry, a FANTASTIC day. But nooooo..... my great day got cancelled. It's just all too complicated now. I'm over it. Why can't it be easier? Why can't I have a simple, uncomplicated relationship with a boy? Is that actually physically possible for me anymore!? So yes, I'm a little shirty that my great day got cancelled. Bah.. Kat's not happy! I'm thinking of cutting the cord... yet maybe I can fix the problem. Maybe I can change him. Maybe not. Is it worth a go? Not happy, Jan. AND what's worse, my back's hurting again. And I have had no inspirational thoughts about my next big plan either. Hm.. I'll have to keep working on that one.

4:06 pm

So... It's been a long year for me. Many ups and downs. Many highlights and lowlight and just lights. But the one constant in my life has been my music. Over the past year, but ipod grew by a massive 793 songs! That's quite a lot considering that to date, I only have 1391 songs on it. Which means that my ipod expanded by 57% since the 1st of January, 2008. Wow. Now, considering my year has been full of these ups and downs, it seems suitable that my songs should reflect certain moods, crazes, emotions etc. Here is an explanitory list of the songs which made my year the one it was.

My musical year started in a little town in Sardinia. With no other forms of amusement, my music became a god-like form. Music such as Maroon 5's album It Won't be Soon Before Long which I'll come back to later and, of course, Michael Buble with his song Lost which was a reminder of home. Whilst over there, I also became a fan of some Italian songs which have faithfully helped me with "Italian Study" ever since:
Niente Paura -- Luciano Ligabue
Non Siamo Soli -- Eros Ramazzotti & Ricki Martin
Dare to Live -- Laura Pausini & Andrea Bocelli
Dalle Pelle Al Cuore -- Antonello Venditti
Grande -- Paolo Meneguzzi
La Casa del Sole -- Pooh
Ti Voglio Bene -- Tiziano Ferro
Se Vuoi Andare Vai -- Vanilla Sky
L'immenso -- Negramaro
Sono Come Tu Mi Vuoi -- Irene Grandi
Io Canto -- Laura Pausini
L'amore -- Sonohra
Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore -- Sugarfree
Suicidio d'amore -- Gianna Nannini

A benefit of being in Italy is that I got to hear all these awesome European songs which hadn't found there way over to Australia yet. For example:

Picture Of You -- The Last Goodnight (Which I heard before everyone else!!)
Goodbye, Philadelphia -- Peter Cincotti
Falling Down -- Duran Duran
Karaoke Plays -- Maximo Park

Whilst I counted down the days until my return to Australia, one of the things I was most looking forward to on arrival home was my new The History Boys Soundtrack. Songs like Blue Monday by New Order, This Charming Man -- The Smiths and Mustapha Dance -- The Clash still make me smile every time I listen to them.

My first phase of the year began on the 22nd of February when I enter a stage of massive appreciation for English Indie Bands. Memorable songs include:
Worst Case Scenario -- The Hoosiers
Charlotte -- Air Traffic
Australia -- The Shins
Wondering -- Dirty Pretty Things
Love it When You Call -- The Feeling
Local Boy -- The Rifles


The begining of March made me a fan of the Whitlams. Of course I had listened to their music before (they are a fantastic Aussie band after all!) such as Blow Up The Pokies but it wasn't until their concert, me falling in love with Tim Freedman and getting his signature that I actually became a fan. Memorable songs from their concert for me included You Sound Like Louis Burdett, No Aphrodisiac, You Gotta Love This City, Made Me Hard, Thank you (For loving me at my worst) and Royal in the Afternoon.



I then entered another phase, but i can't think of a word to umbrella this movement in my life. But my new songs included:
Hours In Between -- LANSDOWNE
Back Again -- Boy Kill Boy
The Pieces That Mattered -- The Panic Division

My next concert for the year was Maroon 5. Now, that was an experience! Their back-up artists were just as good too. I fell in love with the song The Story by Brandi Carlisle and OneRepublic (whom I had heard their songs a little before and only at that moment realised that that was actually them!!). So the songs Stop and Stare and Apologize were also added to my ipod.

With the induction of Lloyd into our group at school, my English based songs grew with the Stereophonics' Dakota and Maybe Tomorrow and Enter Shikari's Adieu. With some more influence from my friends, Stacey showed me the movie "Once" and since then I have loved the songs Falling Slowly, The Hill and When You're Mind's Made Up which are powerfully emotional songs.


School (more specifically Music class) also influenced my songs. I downloaded The Right Time by The Corrs for our term one performance (It took quite a bit of convincing to get me to like this song form those deaded car trips from Kalgoorlie to Perth with their casset on REPEAT when I was younger-- the thoughts still haunt me to this day) and every possible version of Eleanor Rigby (originally by the Beatles). Also on the note of school, Maths became a fantastic preparation for Australian Idol for Sam and I as we *tryed* to sing songs in maths such as Naughty Girl by Mr G (we changed the lyrics to "A to G" in memory of the exercise we were working on), Spiderman Theme Song sung by Michael Buble, See You Again -- Miley Cyrus, Black and Gold - Sam Sparro and No Air -- Jordin Sparks. Note: some actions were included too.

Behold my next phase of music for 2008: pop. Yes, I know it's sad: but true. Songs I *hearted* included:
Are You With Me -- The Potbellez
Black and Gold - Sam Sparro
Disturbia -- Rihanna
Forever -- Chris Brown
I'm Yours -- Jason Mraz
Just Dance -- Lady GaGa
Shake It -- Metro Station

My next concert was Panic! At The Disco. Wow. Where to begin. This concert was AWESOME! I love these guys... thanks to Sam! Some of my favourite songs from their new album "Pretty. Odd." Good album. Very, VERY different from their first album, but still quite good. Some of my favourite songs include: We're So Starving, Nine in the Afternoon, Mad as Rabbits and That Green Gentleman (Things have changed for me). The back-up artists were also very good too. Cobra Starship was good and some popular songs they played included Guilty Pleasures and Smile For the Paparazzi.

A difficult period on my year changed the arrangement of the songs I listened to. When alone, each of the following songs are good. But when put together in a playlist, you can find a dynamic insight into how I really felt about things etc.
Better That We Break -- Maroon 5
Dakota -- Stereophonics
Falling Slowly -- Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
The Hill -- Marketa Irglova
Into the Fire -- Thirteen Senses
Iris -- The Goo Goo Dolls
Lost -- Michael Buble
Not Falling Apart -- Maroon 5
Why Does It Always Rain on Me -- Travis

Between all of my year, songs have come and songs have gone. Some lasting longer in my life than others. Such as Coldplay's Violet Hill and Viva la Vida which Sam keeps asking me when I'm going to "get over them". And songs remind me of good times. Such as:
I Kissed a Girl -- Katy Perry (the song officially dedicated to Stacey and I)
Blow Up The Pokies -- The Whitlams (for inspiring a great and possibly my best impromptu Rostrum speech in my history)
The Phantom of the Opera -- Andrew Lloyd Webber (for a good time picking apart the musical with Sarah)
Gold Digger -- Kanye West (an unprovoked arguement from me to Woolgar -- I'm sorry, man lol)
Midnight Escape -- Larry Neek (GREAT concert band song! Sarah and I can play the whole thing *minus* our instruments!!)
You Give Love a Bad Name -- Bon Jovi (BARNEY'S GET PSYCHED MIX! You've gotta love 'How I Met Your Mother')
Spiderman Theme -- Michael Buble (Actions for "spider" and "man"are quite tireing after a while!!)

Many more songs have contributed to my year, but it would take me a whole extra year just to write about them all. So I hope this has been a comprehensive insight into my year.

Laterz! xx

10:35 am