Katie L.

ah

2009-06-15T23:11:14Z

i took my grandfather to the ER last wednesday night because he had some chest pain, and now he has to have heart surgery. i just figured i might want to know the dates someday.

hair cut itch

2009-05-23T22:57:33Z

I'm getting cut Tuesday!

if ya didn't see this on FB

2008-12-16T06:03:13Z

I'm feelin totally dorky and postin' here too.

1. The love of my life:
2. Where you and I met:
3. Take a stab at my middle name:
4. How long you've known me:
5. The last time that we saw each other:
6. Would I ever go bungee jumping?
7. Your first impression of me upon meeting me/seeing me:
8. Am I funny?
9. My favorite type of music:
10. Can I sing?
11. The best feature about me:
12. What do I want to do more than anything?
13. What is one thing that you think I should do?
14. Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they?
15. Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else?
16. Have you ever hugged me?
17. My favorite food:
18. Have you ever had a crush on me?
19. If there was one good nickname for me, it would be:
20. Your favorite memory of me:
21. If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring:
22. Do I believe in God?
23. Who is my best friend?
24. Will you re-post this so I can fill this out for you?

photo meme

2008-12-12T02:45:29Z

1. Answer each of the questions below using the Flickr Search engine. 
2. Choose a photo from the first three pages.
3. Copy the URL of your favorite photo into this site.
4. Share!

The questions:
my name / favorite food / hometown
favorite color / celebrity crush / favorite drink
dream vacation / favorite dessert / what I most want to be when I grow up
what I love most in the world / one word that describes me / my username

1.the better to eat you with, katie cupcake head 2. indian food goodness 3. welcome to nowhere 4. monk robes 5. blue sky and clouds (because i don't have one) 6. drip and stream 7. tibet 8. mango lassi 9. Tibetan nuns 10. a moment of closeness 11. impermanent 12. drops on rainbow

*Um, I don't know if this worked for you the right way, Meghan, but I basically had to do all of this myself, haha.

"let's get soft"

2008-11-26T00:19:00Z

That's my new phrase. Macie said it when cuddling up on Jessica today around naptime. So good.

So, if anyone wants to get soft I'm all about it.

Anyhow, today armed with my last $10 I bought spaghetti sauce, penne pasta, a loaf of italian bread, fake butter, shakey cheese and orange cinnamon roll things. And it was only $9.43. Thank you, Aldi.

Being poor for the holidays (like, worse than ever before) is no fun.

Actually, it isn't the holidays, it's the cold weather. I just want some gloves and boots!

If anyone has a used pair of boots in size eight I'm all about it! Waterproof gloves would be much appreciated!

Haha.

:)

"what's 'bama doin'!?"

2008-10-31T14:40:05Z

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A Tibetan Perspective on the Environment and Environmentalism: Change your mind, change the world.

2008-10-24T02:22:57Z

Basically I'm just going to type my notes as they are because I'm tired and have to wake up possibly before the monks, haha.

- We do not see the world correctly/as it really is, but rather through our own karmic lens -> ignorance
- There is no independent existence. Everything is a product of causes and effects.
- As far as posessions, is there really an "ours" or "mine?"

(Here Chophel thanked everyone in the room for his lunch, if it weren't for the students there would be no college and he would not have had the opportunity to eat the salad that he had for lunch, that goes as far back as when the college was founded they needed a name, so actually he also thanked George Washington and Thomas Jefferson for his lunch.)

- The same for clothing, they depended on the earth, bugs, cotton, cotton gin, etc....
- We want land for its resources.
- Does the plot really "belong" to the purchaser? Is it "ours"? (uh, no, basically)
- What about the chipmunk that lives on the land, is it "his"?
- All life is sacred. The chipmunk (or ant or whatever) is no better than "I" or you.
- The environment being good or bad is a direct result of karma.
- Pollution, hurricanes, global warming = collection of human karma resulting from self-cherishing.
- To heal the earth, we must create better karma.
- Animals, insects, humans, trees, plants being disturbed/destroyed = bad karma
- Mountains and trees etc. are considered to have what might be called a "higher realm" spirit
- If building in Tibet they will first
    - divine what spirits live in the area (including that of the mountains, trees etc) could be like 84,000
    - purify the area and do prayer ceremonies etc to ensure the spirits are satisfied and assisted to next life
    - plant more trees
    - only then do you build
    - for an example, in Seven Years in Tibet when building the theater they find worms and have to move them before continuing.
    - balance the harm you cause
- Tibetans traditionally keep the environment pure - never even mined gold in the area, made statues and religious objects from earth
- Eventually they would use metals mined from other countries or from their washed-out lowlands
- Be conscious of changing your environment
- Curb your self-cherishing - a restricted concern for his or her own welfare (and for a small circle of loved ones)
- We owe a debt to humanity - basically everyone (and thing) on the earth "The people you don't like have done a lot for you."
- Environmentalism starts with the mind
- Sustainability requires lovingkindess
- Environmentalism then is not just the elements, also helping others, humanity, having compassion, skillful interactions
- All people are equal, no people are bad
- A point that Chophel frequently made this week: Even an "irritating" (to you) person is not independently on their own annoying or irritating, someone else loves them and finds them kind, etc.

halloween

2008-10-17T03:19:43Z

Man I am totally relieved about figuring this crap out!

Now the search for suitable costume items begins.

i <3 dan savage

2008-10-17T02:35:09Z

Thanks, atinyfold !

meghan, this one is for you.

2008-10-14T00:48:07Z

red_blue_green @ 2008-10-11T21:19:00

2008-10-12T01:19:19Z

Lawsonovich (9:18:24 PM): what a duck!
Lawsonovich (9:18:25 PM): dick
Lawsonovich (9:18:25 PM): shut
Friend (9:18:26 PM): hahah
Lawsonovich (9:18:27 PM): shit!
Friend (9:18:28 PM): ahhahaha
Lawsonovich (9:18:31 PM): omg!

sanghata sutra

2008-10-11T00:52:19Z

"For the second time, the monks of Nalanda will recite continuously the Sanghata Sutra for 10 days.

By reciting the Sutra a lot of positive karma will be created. This merit, the positive karma, will be dedicated to the welfare of all sentient beings. May all sentient beings find inner and outer peace. The positive energy will also be created in order to continue practicing Buddha’s teachings."

Click to watch/listen.

red_blue_green @ 2008-10-05T19:23:00

2008-10-05T23:23:34Z

i can't get enough

2008-10-05T07:41:20Z

i'm also on ilike

2008-10-05T02:05:22Z

poop poop

2008-10-03T22:44:37Z

skype

2008-10-03T01:42:27Z

So.

Today.

Got headset.

Figured out my camera functions as a webcam.

yay!

look me up: lawson.katie (i think, anyway)

i need to make an update post

2008-08-05T07:30:22Z

But for now, all I have to say is:

Radiohead.

Best. Concert. Ever.

driving

2008-07-27T06:36:05Z

Today on a drive through the country with Brock and James, we happened upon a spring on the side of the road with a big sign about jesus above it. So we hopped out and took a drink. I'll post pictures sometime.

I love taking random back roads.

lj writer's block thing

2008-07-24T04:04:54Z

So I guess the subject was Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet.

All I could think of was...

What are kids going to use to remember the names/order now?

Obviously the old standby is out!

My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas?

Nope!

Help me think of a new one.

by the way

2008-07-24T01:15:16Z

Why am I watching so much television? I have books to the right of me, by hook or by crook to the left.

My mom came in and turned on a nanny show which stress me out. Because that's my life. Almost a year of insane children! I wish I was Nanny Jo. A fatter, queerer Nanny Jo. Minus that hat because I think I look ridiculous in hats.

While I'm babbling I thought I'd mention that sea creatures, mostly the deep sea variety, really freak me out! I have no idea why.

Do you have anything that freaks you out? I mean silly things. Or hey, serious fears if you want.

Or some child rearing advice?

I'll take what I can get!

elephant nomads

2008-07-24T01:00:45Z

I'm watching a show about Elephants. There is a tiny baby elephant that is starving and I don't think I can watch anymore! Aaaah I hate you, animal planet! Oh, but happy music was just playing and I don't know why.

Because I was thinking about a lesson which is this: don't bleach your leg hair.

Now, like two months ago I had some bleach laying around and some spare time.

You know what happened.

Only it didn't bleach to the nicest shade and some was kinda yellow.

So I trimmed it a little and it felt dumb and I was all, "shit why do I always have to do stupid stuff?"

So it wasn't funny like I thought and today I basically trimmed my leg hair down to stubble because I had roots haha.

And now I have white and black prickly leg stubble.

Awesome!
Hahaha.

Oh man now another episode of the elephant show is on and the baby can barely even stand up.

I want it to make it! Someone come hug me and turn the channel!

aggle flaggle klabble

2008-07-23T05:06:32Z

So. Tired.

I'm in bed. My kind of stomach hurts.

Anyway, I was typing a message to Brock earlier this evening and I started to cry.

Not like full on sobbing (more like silent tears), but I didn't have to force anything either.

So this got me thinking about how different life is now and how much not talking to/seeing friends is effecting me. Which I think is a lot.

Anyway, so I was typing and forgot to say a thing or two (like how right it feels even if it sucks, and how glad I am that he got out of Washington and met someone and has a good relationship) but I did tag on an "I love you" and a thanks, which was probably all I needed to say.

Aaaah I'm getting too tired to think straight.

Oh PS. Some kids finally painted a labyrinth on Mary Jo's parking lot. I had the time/chance to walk it but I didn't think I had the energy to focus and be mindful so I just sat in the car in the heat and listened to Sufjan and even talked to my mom on the phone for a while.

There is more but god this text message posting is annoying.

Oh, and damn it! Josh never replied to my email if he got it.

[ETA:
katie i miss you so much! I talk about you a lot to james and i can't express how psyched i am for you to meet him, and I am beyond psyched to see you this week!! And I keep letting my mind wander to the possibility of a maharaja excursion... hehe

I know I haven't expressed it enough because I did what I thought I had to, but moving away from you was very hard. Not that we were attached at the hip, but for as long as i've known you, and as close of friends as we are, and the rarity of your traits and intelligence and personality, and everything we've been through together...
You really mean a lot to me and always will. I love you too. Soon, maybe when I am settled down somewhere, and hopefully extravagantly rich (or not at all), we could live together. Or even near each other.. I never wanted to leave you in washington. It's just a moment of temporary distance in our life-long friendship!

So, I think I am going to throw all our shit in the car and say goodbye to my friends here today, and leave tomorrow.

Du fehlst mir, lieber lieber katja. mein liebchen!

*Snif!]

Oh!

2008-07-21T15:50:10Z

And I finally emailed Josh, my tattoo guy, with some potential inspration for my next appointment.

Ideas include:

A genderqueer pin up. I'm thinking maybe a butch on a bomb...

Female reproductive system made of fruit/veggies...

A sacred samosa...

Maybe I'm just hungry. And in need of some lovin'.

please kill me

2008-07-21T15:42:46Z

Today upon arrival at the nuthouse, I noticed that there was a new member. Buttercup the guinea pig.

I love animals.

I would never put this thing in a situation like this.

I've never seen the kids so nuts.

So, the thing is hiding under the couch because as soon as they convinced their mother to let it out it ran away (surprise).

The dog is freaking out and barking constantly, I don't think the kids have stopped screaming for more than five seconds at a time...

And THEN Jess informs me that over the weekend she had a seizure (while on vacation at Cedar Point, in the hotel room) and doesn't remember being ambulanced there or anything... Apparently the CT came back negative but her oncologist wants her to get an MRI tomorrow so that means no chemo.

I'm a little stressed.

:)

Oh, and now they are in time out... in front of the television...

Nothing I ever do here is going to help.