novel.

So even though I have a million other things to do, I have been working through editing my novel.

I have thus far gotten through chapters 1-6, which puts me about 1/5 done.

I hate to sound arrogant or anything, but sometimes when reading through my own writing, it sometimes makes me crack up... I mean, there are obviously plot holes and things lacking development and general problems with it too... but when push comes to shove, I am proud of myself for not only writing an entire novel in 30 days, but actually managing to be a little funny, as well.

I thought I would share two of my favorite lines so far:


"I was still sore at him, but a smart girl never turns down free candy from a stranger. Wait. That’s definitely not how the phrase goes."


“This is going to be awesome!” Riley was already bouncing up and down. “Wait,” he said, pausing. He untied his wind breaker from around his waist and tied the arms right around his forehead. He looked like a cross between a terrible ninja and a kid with a jacket on his head. “Now I’m ready.”


Maybe someday I will actually be okay enough with this story to show it to people. ^_^

blueberry update.

Okay.

So last night after work I went and bought a new bag of blueberries, put them in a tupperware, and put them in the freezer.

When I went down for breakfast this morning, they were no longer on my shelf ( >:O ) because when I opened the freezer, THE TUPPERWARE FELL OUT, THE LID CAME OFF, AND ALL OF MY BRAND NEW BLUEBERRIES SCATTERED ALL OVER OUR GROSS KITCHEN FLOOR.


I just.... I quit.

whaaat.

Okay I am going to feel really badly if this person reads my blog, but this is an actual real message I just got on facebook:

"I KNOW YOU MUST HEAR THIS ALL THE TIME. BUT I MEAN IT 100000%
IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN !
i don\'t mean to like an obbsesed fan !
but i am !
i think the way you record your videos is genius !
your so tallented !

OMG ! im actually sending a message to the REAL Kristina Horner ! :O
xx "



Just.... what. No. Not a celebrity. Try again.
God I hope they were joking.

old friends.

It really, really bothers me when I run into old friends from high school, and stop to chat for a moment to catch up, and they say something like this:

"Hey what have you been up to? What school are you going to?"

Like they assume me telling them that I attend the University of Washington is any sort of indicator of "what I have been up to."

Yes, I take classes at UW. Yes I am a junior and a CHID major and live in the U District. Yes, I am admittedly a "Husky" and the places where I live and shop and learn are decorated in purple and gold.
But what I have been UP to? That bit of information is so far down on the list of things I would say I have been up to.

But how would a random person I used to know in high school understand if I told them I have released 2 albums, traveled to play shows all over the country, broadcast videos to an audience of 20,000 on YouTube, and am dating a boy who lives in another country?

They wouldn't. So I don't.
I told the aforementioned friend that I am a CHID major at UW and I spend a lot of time on YouTube. She probably thinks I watch videos of kittens or something. Sigh.

ugh.

So far living with people has been pretty much nothing but fun.

But upon arriving home from Florida, I have been annoyed annoyed annoyed.
First of all, I have one shelf in the freezer that I use. One. And I keep all my stuff there, so I dont forget what's mine. When I opened it yesterday, all that was on my shelf was 8 cans of frozen lemonade and all my stuff was scattered everywhere.
Okay.
I moved it all back, bit my tongue, and dealt with it.
This morning I went to make some cereal, opened the freezer again to get my blueberries (I KNOW there was a huge tupperware of them, I left them there on Friday) and it's just gone. GONE.

So here's the worst part. I was mad, because I wanted blueberries, and so I was moving everything around seeing if maybe they were under something, and in doing this, I STUCK MY HAND IN AN OPEN BAG OF FROZEN RAW SHRIMP.

If you know anything about my dislike for seafood, you will know this is the LAST way I want to start my morning.
WHO LEAVES RAW SHRIMP OPEN???


This day is off to a good start. -_-

Florida.

I have been meaning to write something in here since I got home from Florida, but I didnt feel inspired because I would just write something like:

"Had a blast in Florida, played 2 great shows, got to see all my friends that I only get to see here and there across the year for wizard rock events and spent a lovely day at Seaworld."

I dont want to just sum up my life in a blog. I like to ponder and notate and dictate things within my life, but the weekend was just a whirlwind of fun things all happening so quickly... I barely had time to take it all in, let alone digest it and now write a commentary on it.

So here is a list of things, I suppose:

1. Got to spend a good 3 days with Brittany, which was lovely, as our time together is rare.
2. Flew across the country and back in 3 days time.
3. Played shows in both Jacksonville and Orlando.
4. Sang the debut of Fair Fortune to a nice audience complete with silly costumes and props.
5. Got to meet Kasey, a youtube friend.
6. Ate at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando.
7. Hung out at the Hard Rock Hotel.
8. Kissed a dolphin and tickled its tummy.
9. Held/fed various exotic birds.
10. Saw Shamu and Sea Lions, respectively in their own shows.
11. Rode the Kracken, a feet dangling type roller coaster.
12. Spent a weekend with some of my favorite people in the world.
13. Missed Alex, which is ridiculous as he really wasnt any further away from me. He was closer actually, geographically. But still. <3
14. Got home in time for class on Monday.

Now I have a whole list of things to accomplish, but instead I am watching Doctor Who. xD

ALSO

I dont like not having time.

My stomach has grumbled and informed me that we are hungry.

But in 20 minutes I have class.
10 minutes after that I have another class.
Then a 30 minute walk home.
15 minutes later I need to leave for work.
Then I have a mad scramble to get my things together and go to Brittany's house to spend the night so we can leave for the airport tomorrow at 4 AM.

Here's to hoping Brittany will feed me. xD


Yeah, good thing I spent my free hour on dailybooth and not considering the option of using this time to like... eat.

six years ago.

I have been reading my old xanga; it spanned from 2003 to 2004, which would encompass my freshman and sophomore years of highschool.
Reading my journal entries is such a trip for me, because I am exactly the same yet so very, very different.

On the one hand, I was pretty eloquent, even as a moody prepubescent teen girl. There arent grammar or spelling errors or anything.
I used my blog half as an escape to complain about my life and half as a promotional tool to talk about my fanfiction and other nerdy internet hobbies. The latter hasnt changed, ha. I mean, I dont write fanfiction anymore, but I still talk about concerts and CDs and new videos, and internet-nerdom is all relative.

But the biggest difference is how often I just hated life.
And the fact that I actually, literally on Monday, May 26th 2003 started an entry by saying:

"Man, life really blows."

hahaha. That is so dramatically far from the truth and I hate my six-years ago self for being so ignorant.

Also I did the cute thing where I would actually write everything I did that day. I think it took me a few years of blogging to figure out that no one cares.

If I described today as I used to in 2003, it would sound like this:

"Today I woke up at 7:30 and read the four emails waiting in my inbox from Alex, wrote a quick little good morning message back, and then pulled myself out of bed. I listened to Lily Allen while I got ready for school and then decided to forgo a shower so I could have time to make myself oatmeal with bananas. <3 Then Eia decided to drive us to school instead of walking, which was a nice change, and we illegally parked in a load/unload zone before running off to our Art History section, which is annoyingly on the 3rd floor of the -"

NO.

I'm sure there ARE people out here who would read this, but just, no.
My life is not THAT interesting.
I'm glad I grew up hahhahaa.

image.

I am a maiden in a white sundress dancing in a field of tulips.


Only, you know, not.

stupid and interesting.

Stupid:
I recently bought a book on Amazon, and then got a package today that was distinctly smaller than said book should be. Curious, I opened it up, to realize I had not in fact bought a book, but instead its CD-shaped counterpart, the audio-recording.
Sigh.
That's just plain disappointing. The Internet is deceiving.

Interesting:
In my mad rush to class today (I usually skip tuesdays as I only have one class, so this was an event) I found that when going up stairs, I take two at a time on my right foot and only one at a time on my left. I have no idea why this is. And I bet this makes me look funny, trundling along up steps with a lopsided swagger.

I should quit updating my blog in class. Okay. Bye.