tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:13:04 +0000Personal thoughtsmemoriesBeauty / Fashion / ShoppingLifeWorkingWorldpoliticswritingDatingDonateFacebookHiatusSchoolcareerdeathhealthpetshttp://jas-teen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Catherine)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-8874821454494248342Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:05:00 +00002008-09-07T13:28:44.998-04:00Personal thoughtsSchoolGoodness! It's been a little while now, hasn't it? I thought I was going to be able to sit around in my free time and blog, but senior year has turned out to be much busier than I thought! The first week was quite fun. My school has a system of Old Girl/New Girl. One of my new girls is great: she's from Germany, and is just the sweetest girl. The other one is very shy, and rarely speaks, which ishttp://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/09/back-for-little-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-4917674527423560597Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:58:00 +00002008-08-12T02:06:10.049-04:00HiatusLifePersonal thoughts This isn't so much a real post like the ones I've written before, but more of an update. I go back to the States in 2 days and I'm afraid that for a week or so I won't have a computer (cries). So this is just a message to convey my excitement at going back to what I truly consider to be home, and also to note that I may not update for a week or so. That, and I've been super duper busy getting http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/08/2-days-with-bated-breath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-2015655509117158073Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:32:00 +00002008-08-09T20:30:27.462-04:00memoriesPersonal thoughtsWorkingIn 5 days, I head back to the US. Truth be told, I couldn't be happier in some ways, and I couldn't be more apprehensive in others. Happy to get out of the rain, to get back to the place I consider home, to see my friends, to go back to "normal" (whatever that is). Apprehensive to dive headfirst into my senior year, to apply to colleges, to decide what to do with the rest of my life.I have some http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/08/5-days-and-new-laptop-maybe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-3544695397171912244Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:17:00 +00002008-08-05T20:16:02.761-04:00Personal thoughtspoliticsBefore getting to the actual post, I want to respond to several emails that I've received that I am not worried about having posted my age up on my blog. I have had a few people tell me that perhaps I will not attract the readers I want, or that my views will not be respected regardless of the quality of my writing because of it. Thank you for this concern, as the point is quite legitimate, but http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-general-view-on-politics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-6919640859730658622Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:17:00 +00002008-07-31T21:07:31.255-04:00careerPersonal thoughtswritingAs I sit here wrapped up in my cozy felt blanket on my cozy blue couch, a tremendous storm is taking place outside. A dense fog obscures the mountains, and I am unable to catch a glimpse of the usually stunning volcano just across the valley. A bolt of lightning crashes nearby, probably closer than I'd like to know. A huge thunderclap shakes the house like a small earthquake. The rain pours down http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/sound-of-thunder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-3680633236423047341Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:20:00 +00002008-07-29T16:07:10.885-04:00DatingPersonal thoughtsWorkingI recently found out some incredibly awful news. No, it's not as life-changing and traumatic as some things, but nevertheless I have learned a terrible lesson: Never text message overseas. You will most certainly rack up a $500 bill.I know, I know. Stupid of me. Shouldn't I have known there was an international fee? Well, um.... oops? Mom yelled at me about it at first, shrieking, "I told you! I http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/tea-and-texting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-1020693995686333753Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:34:00 +00002008-07-25T23:07:49.789-04:00LifememoriesPersonal thoughtsWhen I was in middle school, I had changed a lot from the bubbly, sunny and vivacious child I had once been, the golden girl who made friends with everybody and had enormous birthday parties with pony rides and clowns. I had become a girl in the midst of the pre-teen "awkward stage" who hid behind her hair and clothes and took offense to any sort of prodding or nudging jokes made at my expense, http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/art-of-laughing-at-oneself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-850372573600067809Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-07-25T23:07:28.279-04:00deathmemoriesPersonal thoughtspetsYesterday was a very difficult day for me. It started out all right, but the evening was spent in misery, and contained some of the most difficult moments I've ever experienced when it comes to any of the pets that I've had.Yesterday, we were forced to put my beloved friend Czarro, a 120-pound Akita, to sleep.This is not the first time we've needed to do this, or had a pet die. When I was about 8http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/passing-of-loved-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-5214101910727502444Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:09:00 +00002008-07-25T16:07:26.781-04:00Personal thoughtsI don't hate Panama. Really, I don't. I've lived here for almost 4 years now (though most of that time has been spent at school) and I think I've gotten used to it. For the most part, anyway.When we first came to Panama, I was 13 years old, leaving everything I'd ever known and heading towards a new life. The unknown void was filled with new and challenging things, like learning a new language http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/journey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-6688624499139726185Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:29:00 +00002008-07-25T16:07:13.253-04:00Beauty / Fashion / ShoppinghealthpoliticsWorldwritingI absolutely love Linkreferral.com (a traffic-producing program). I have found a whole bunch of great sites by browsing through their members, which is how you gain traffic anway, and I decided to share some of the cool little nooks on the web that I spotted; hopefully you'll enjoy them just as much as I did!ShoppingThe Cookie Crumbs Unique Boutique has cute bags, jewelry, candles, natural soaps.http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/these-made-me-happy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-456896475561814853Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-07-25T16:05:59.329-04:00Personal thoughtsWe all know the song: "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring..."More like drooling all over my town. This rain is incessant, repetitive, monotone. It feels like the clouds have been holding onto all the pressure and limitations I've been under, and the sky has decided to release its hold and let it shower down upon me. Is it a coincidence that I have to start filling out college http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/old-mans-lightning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-5181957483542401004Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:17:00 +00002008-07-25T16:05:35.826-04:00DonateFacebookWorldFor all you Facebook users out there, I have recently become addicted to the (Lil) Green Patch application. It's an application that lets users save a certain amount of square feet of rainforest simply by sending and receiving "plants" from other users. In just three days, I've saved 8 sq ft; talk about feeling good about yourself!The authors of the application get private funding from sponsors, http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-lil-green-patch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-1610976996690422511Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:24:00 +00002008-07-25T16:04:23.652-04:00Beauty / Fashion / Shopping... Or at least, it used to be! For all you young fashionistas and makeup lovers out there, things are getting a lot easier on us. In the mood for a little DIY project that will brighten your day and your skin? Want to find some great deals on your favorite clothing brands? Check out these great sites! Shop It To Me: Sign up and this great site will email you deals and markdowns on your favorite http://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/beauty-is-pain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8015931416843215230.post-8812911373360799957Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:23:00 +00002008-07-25T16:03:49.726-04:00Personal thoughtsEveryone's different. (Okay, okay, I know that's a cliche phrase. But you'll see where I'm going with this.) Some people know what they want to be or what they want to do the second they come out of the womb. These people make it their life's goal to fulfill that dream, to be successful at it. Then, there are people like me. People who are interested in a lot of things, but don't quite know whichhttp://jas-teen.blogspot.com/2008/07/fork-in-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Catherine)16