It's Ideal!

Now, I am a senior. I have been thinking of all the college I would want to attend. Also, I have been wondering if dorm life is for me. There are many factors in just these two categories alone, so it can be a hard decision. I want to make the one just right for me. One of my prospective colleges is the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY (since I live in Kentucky). It has a beautiful campus with many wonderful academic offers. It has all the majors I  am considering and is just far enough away from home. It has both the busy, city life and a country, home feel. I think I would fit in nicely at any college, but UK is great. Plus, basketball season should be awesome!.:) Lexington,KY  has much to offer as a city. It has a new convention center, the old store/restaurants, and many horses (I need a new hat for The Derby...pink or blue?). This city defiantly represents a lot of what Kentucky is. If, I decide that living with a bunch of college girls is too much to handle (not looking forward to sharing a bathroom...ew) I may have to consider an apartment... But living in an apartment, off campus, on a college budget maybe a little hard. I need a place close to campus, but too close that don't feel like a real adult. I want to be able to drive around and be able to have a job in town(maybe serve coffee....mhmm...). So, all in all it would have to be affordable and close to downtown. So, like any other teenager I hopped on in Internet to see what Google could offer. Right off the bat a bazillion hits pop up (exaggeration)! But still by the time I was on the 2nd page I found Vacancy.com. This website is amazing! You simply click on the state you want to live in, then the city, and then a list of apartments come up. Including pictures, layouts, expenses, and all amenities. I found exactly what I want in an apartment. It is 15 minutes from campus, right on the edge of downtown, and is in a living apartment community. It has a pool, wi-fi, fitness center, and a place to wash my car. I mean this apartment even has a freakin' fountain!!!!! The actual apartment has a sundeck (can you say party?), washer/dryer, fire place (s'mores), and garages. It comes fulling furnished and has plenty of space. I would love to live here! It is simple, yet I totally live on my own and feel totally connected to the campus. In short, Vacancy.com help me find my ideal apartment.:D

Pool and Community area

Fountain!!!:D

Bedroom, Living Room, and Kitchen

 

What does your name mean?

Everyone wants to know how they got their name or what it means? Well, my name is Kaitlin Elizabeth Bash. My parents picked my first name, because it was different and my mom has always thought it was really pretty. But the spelling is different and that is what my mom wanted. My middle name came from my mom has the same middle as me. My last name, well you know, came from my dad. But what do the names me...Kaitlin means pure from Irish origin. Elizabeth means an oath (promise) of God from Hebrew origins. Bash means forerunner and from African origins. So, I am a pure promise of God who goes ahead or follows of someone. Sound like me??? I sure don't know. I think it is cool to know what your name means. Like God showed it to your parents and knew what it meant. It is so cool! So, find out what your name means.

When did White Days become Boring?

Here is my schedule for the year...

White Day: Pre-Calculas, Sociology, Spanish 3, and Study Hall

Blue Day: Biology, APUSH, English, and Chours

You are probably thinking why would a high schooler complain about having easy, do nothing classes. Well, White days started out pretty full and productive. But now, I sit there and think of something I could be doing. I finish Math or save it for Study Hall. Then, we do absolutly nothing for Sociology. I don't learn a thing. I wish it was actually made interesting to me. Spanish 3, well if you have it then you understand. I never have homework (which is nice), but I feel like the whole day is a waste of my time. I could actually be doing something. But I never get a break when it comes to Blue days, I don't think I ever will. Right now APUSH is fine. We will be watching movies (productive). But Biology is a wurl wind of stuff to do and English is constantly moving. But it has slowed down with at least all the stuff we have for homework. But I can't be bored. I have to move, read, work, or something to feel like I actually went to school for a reason. Do you know what I mean???

What happened to the years?

What happened to the years where our lives did not depend on everything we did in or out of school? Can I not just be a kid? Not anymore. I am going to be 18 in a couple days. I will turn into that adult, ending what I know of being a teenagers. I can vote.I can leave and be on my own. No one can legally tell me what to do (even though I will not be doing that). I am on of the old people in my class. I will graduate at 19 while some will still be 17. I have always been that way, ever since 1st grade. I can not explain how it feels to be older than everyone else. I know it is not a huge deal, but I have always been mentally more mature than others. I feel like I get along better with college students than I do with students at school. I like being an older sister to younger students. I guess being older has the benefits of you can say you have already done this or that. But sometimes you feel like you do not belong. Like you are not smart enough or good enough to be in your grade, so let's put you in a lower grade that you can do alright in. But you learn to fit in, especially after so long. But all the years I have been in school, so many things have changed. I can believe how different everything and everyone is. It is hard to wrap my mind around the thought that I am about to be an adult and yet being a teenager was only so long ago. We always dream about of future and what we are going to do in life. We prepare and take all measures to make sure the future is set out how we want it. But now all I want is to relive all my young years again. To be a kid.

feelings....

 

Humans, we all have feelings. We all deal with them differently too. I know that I have friends who express them like a waterfall, or take them out through their actions. But I personally hide them. I hide them very well too. But sometimes I can let them all out and everyone will have to know I have something wrong. So, I encourage others to tell what is on their mind. Write it out, yell, or talk to yourself. These things work. Express yourself, you do not have to your feelings when people want to know and help. Get an accountability partner who will get you through. Feelings are hard to express sometimes, but you can do it. Just talk, tell what you feel. If you do not know quite yet, just talking about the situation can help you figure out what you feel. So do not be shy, try it out.

Favorites.

We all have a favorite. Weather it is a favorite shirt, color, food, or person. I know I favor the colors blue and green. I favor my best friend Lacey. I favor tigers. I favor jeans and a t-shirt any day of the week. But what if you have a topic like movies and you can't think of just one favorite. Or even something like ice-cream. I have tons of movies and I could eat ice-cream all the time. Sometimes I can not see how someone can always have a favorite, no matter what the topic. But some people are picky and can easily decide. There are many things to have a favorite of like a song, a funny word/phrase, animals, books, actors/actress, etc. The list could go on forever. Luckily we do not have to name them all, we just know how to figure it out. Sometimes we do not even have a good reason, we just know that is what we like better than everything else. I know I ask people a lot about "Who is your favorite on American Idol?" or "What is your favorite hairstyle for Prom?" People have preferences and favorites that make us each different, but yet some of us are the same.

W.W.W.

The World Wide Web or the Internet. We use it constantly for many different reasons. I know my last blog was about email, but I have no other ideas for a blog and Mrs. Matthews happened to have one about the Internet, so here I am. The Internet can be great sometimes. It has everything you need to know. Like for history projects I can look up any war and instantly (unless you have dial-up). Then I can compare it to other sights and research to find exactly the right information. It is a good way to get yourself out there. You can become famous just by Youtube, or have your business Googed or Binged for anyone to find if they are near by. The Internet can also be very frustrating. Because there are a lot of Internet glitches or problems were servers go out. People also put very bad things on the Internet that no one should see. But everyday the Internet is used. Most get on more than 1, more like 50 times a day. Most Americans spend all their time on the Internet doing all sorts of different things. Downloads, emails, search engines, pictures, or just to find simple website information. Well, there you have it the World Wide Web.

"You've got mail."

Emails. We all get them, we all have at least one account. So who are you emailing? I email friends, teachers, I used it for websites, or college information. I like to keep up with my email, I never know when something important might be in there. I take time out of my day to email and remind myself of different events. I like to email and keep up with all the news that are happening with friends or school. Emails can be very important or just as informational as "What are you doing?" "I don't know..." "What are you doing?" But even though sometimes we do not know what to say, we always find something else to do or send to someone else.