(outside) The box

Katze · 02-12-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The wirerat

Wow, Katze, it sounds like you love debate. Is that the field you are going into? I knew you liked movies productions and stuff, but never knew what you wanted to do for a living.
How are you doing?

Debate is my entire life. I'm not debating this year, and it's still my whole life. I spend my free time talking to my debate friends, cheering them on, following the tournaments from a distance, etc. I seriously can not wait for the day when I'm back in some way.

I want to go into either Film production, or TV production. Either one is fine right now, and it's going to depend on what opportunities come along. They used to be 2 totally different fields, but with everything going digital now, they're starting to blend more. IE: The technical end of a movie may not be that different from the tech end of a TV show, even though the artistic side is still vastly different.

I'm currently the Executive Student Producer at Valley Television at Salt Lake Community College. Read: I do anything and everything there. It's a public access station, so we do a lot of community programming, and I'm in charge of pretty much everything technical, and anything that has to do with the actual day-to-day operation. (producing, editing, scheduling, crewing, transcoding, file management, etc) It's a great job, and I can't wait to see what's next.

Until then, though, it's the same-old same-old. School, work, and trying to keep the dogs out of my hair. Life had settled down in to the mid-semester monotony, interrupted by the occasional fun weekend, and the all too frequent math test. Blegh.

Right now, I'm dead tired, and I've got a ton of work to do. I hate school. Hate school. Hate school. When I finally decide I'm done with highschool, I've got another 2.5 years, and then I'll have my B.A., provided I go full time, so it's not too bad, but I'm still sick of it. Someday, when I'm the dictator of my own world, I will completely do away with school. (I'm not just saying that, I really do have a plan on how to make it work, lol)

**The wirerat** · 02-12-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Katze

Debate is my entire life. I'm not debating this year, and it's still my whole life. I spend my free time talking to my debate friends, cheering them on, following the tournaments from a distance, etc. I seriously can not wait for the day when I'm back in some way.

I want to go into either Film production, or TV production. Either one is fine right now, and it's going to depend on what opportunities come along. They used to be 2 totally different fields, but with everything going digital now, they're starting to blend more. IE: The technical end of a movie may not be that different from the tech end of a TV show, even though the artistic side is still vastly different.

I'm currently the Executive Student Producer at Valley Television at Salt Lake Community College. Read: I do anything and everything there. It's a public access station, so we do a lot of community programming, and I'm in charge of pretty much everything technical, and anything that has to do with the actual day-to-day operation. (producing, editing, scheduling, crewing, transcoding, file management, etc) It's a great job, and I can't wait to see what's next.

Until then, though, it's the same-old same-old. School, work, and trying to keep the dogs out of my hair. Life had settled down in to the mid-semester monotony, interrupted by the occasional fun weekend, and the all too frequent math test. Blegh.

Right now, I'm dead tired, and I've got a ton of work to do. I hate school. Hate school. Hate school. When I finally decide I'm done with highschool, I've got another 2.5 years, and then I'll have my B.A., provided I go full time, so it's not too bad, but I'm still sick of it. Someday, when I'm the dictator of my own world, I will completely do away with school. (I'm not just saying that, I really do have a plan on how to make it work, lol)

Oh wow. That sounds like a job I would enjoy. I'm glad its working out so well for ya.
Yeah, school sucks. Really, it does. But you know, for me its six years of my life that will further me and give me the chance to make a stamp on people's lives. Once you look at it that way, it goes pretty well.

Godslilrosebud · 02-13-2008, 03:55 PM

Man! I thought for sure I had responded.

No way, I'm not putting graduation off again. I'm already 2 years behind where I should be. I could still do college debate, or indie debate. . .

Katze · 02-27-2008, 08:12 AM

College debate is nothing like the NCFCA. I was going to do college debate at Regis, but it's so rude, so liberal, and so egotistical. If you're in the NFL, transitioning into college debate is fairly easy, but NCFCA is a whole 'nother world. Besides, when you get to college, there's SOOOO many other things that demand your time. IMHO, I would clear off all other school work to make room for debate, no matter what, because you learn so much more from debate than you ever will from any other subject.

One of the main topics that has been bugging me is homeschooling. Rather, not the actual education at home, but homschoolers themselves, and their lifestyle. If I didn't have to leave for work right now, I'd elaborate, but I'll get to that in a little while.

J_freek · 02-27-2008, 08:37 PM

Some homeschooling is great, and I know people who are great, and their children are great, and it's a success, just like it should be.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the rare case. The more homeschoolers I know the more I'm scared of how other people view it.

Katze · 03-02-2008, 07:46 PM

Something just came up here. I wish I post specifics, but it's the internet, and while I trust you guys, I have no idea if my mom's lurking here. I need a ton of prayer right now, and my dad needs even more.

**RK_lover** · 03-06-2008, 12:41 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATZE!

I'll pray for your dad, and I'll be praying for you too....

Katze · 03-06-2008, 08:20 PM

Thanks, RK!

I am indeed 18 today. It feels the same, but it's also a bit of a relief.

J_freek · 03-08-2008, 06:41 PM

Happy belated birthday!

Katze · 03-20-2008, 09:51 AM

There is good news, there is bad news. Which shall I start with??

Alright, the bad. My mom and I had another fight yesterday, and what it pretty much came down to is that I'm not allowed to see my sisters at all. I've tried 5 times now to take them out for a fun day, to the dance concert, to lunch, etc, even to grab icecream, but no, I can't. Why? Mom decided it. That's all there is to it. My 16 year old sis doesn't want to have anything to do with me, and that's understandable, and neither does my brother, but the little girls still want to see me.

To make matters even more stressful, I've got to spend next weekend with mom and aforementioned 16 year old sis. At least one, probably two of my other sisters will be there, as well as my bro, and I honestly don't want to face my mom. Last time I saw them at a debate tournament, mom wouldn't let my 9 year old sis say more than about 6 words to me. Oh, and almost no one knows about next weekend. My plan is to show up at the tournament unannounced, mostly to surprise a few dear friends who don't expect to see me for several more months. This means that not only can I not ask them for support right now, my mom will probably be PISSED off to see me there.

Oh, and I'm planing on having a grand time while I'm there. That includes going dancing with a bunch of the guys, guys who my mom hates. Yes, I'm 18, she can't do a thing about it, except gossip to all the other debate moms. I almost decided not to go because of that, but on the other hand should I let her control my life??

So, on to the good news.

I've known Alex for a year and a half now, and lately, our friendship has grown so much. Not only a friendship, but about a month ago or so, he started flirting with me BIG time. Last night we talked it all out, and are praying about dating. He's pretty much the most amazing guy on the face of the planet, and even though he's crazy about me, his first priority right now is honoring God, and secondly, honoring me. Even though part of me wanted him to sweep me off my feet romantically, Alex made the right decision.

Because of the tournament next weekend, I won't see him for 2 weeks, but I think the space will be good for both of us right now.

(Oh, boy, I certainly hope my mom isn't monitoring this now, lol)

J_freek · 03-20-2008, 07:44 PM

Wow, that sounds rough. I'm really sorry. Why is your mom so upset with you right now, may I ask?

And that's awesome about Alex.

I agree space is good now.

If you've posted your name on here she can google search you and this will ocme up.

Katze · 03-31-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm home from CO, and dead tired. The tournament was exhausting emotionally and physically, and I DO NOT want to have to go to work tomorrow. The cat is eating my hair scrunchi, so I need to go rescue it, and I'll post more later.

Godslilrosebud · 04-01-2008, 06:09 AM

Christine, ever since I've known Katze there has been friction in her family, to say the least. I just wish it wouldn't keep blowing up.

Heya, girl. *hugs* I keep thinking about this song and you together.

We've been blowing up--we're the issue
it's our condition
We've been blowing up--we're the issue
the detonation?
we're ammunition
we are the fuse and ammunition
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Look what a mess we've made of love
Look what a mess we've made, we've got ourselves to blame
Look what a bomb we've made of love

Ha, becha never guessed I'd become a Switchfoot fan! I have like, 6 or so of their songs now.

Katze · 04-01-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Godslilrosebud

Christine, ever since I've known Katze there has been friction in her family, to say the least. I just wish it wouldn't keep blowing up.

Heya, girl. *hugs* I keep thinking about this song and you together.

(for some reason, this didn't post earlier, so I'm trying again)

Rose, the friction that you saw years ago (8 years, to be exact) is completely different from what's going on now. In fact, you really don't know the situation at all here, except what you've heard through your mom, from my mom, about me. (hmm, sounds a bit like gossip.) My life isn't blowing up, and you wishing something about me really won't change anything at all.

Really, though, my life is amazing right now. I'm finally able to live the life I always wanted to live, free from oppression. Yeah, there have been hard times, but that's the same for everyone. But, through it all, I've had an amazing young man by my side, and that's not something that my VERY homeschoolerish mom would have allowed. This is beyond any issues with her, it's about the rest of my life, and the rest of my life is so grand, I can't even begin to explain it all. It's the year of Freedom, and I'm enjoying every single second of it. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't try to explain to other people a situation that you know nothing about.

Oh, and about Switchfoot: They're closer to *real* music*, but I can't stand they're fakyness any more. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer deep hardcore now. Wait, does that song imply that you think *I'm* to blame for whatever you think is going on?? I'm the fuse?? K, you really do not understand what's going on at ALL, and I really don't think you ever will.

Godslilrosebud · 04-02-2008, 07:29 AM

No, no, no, I don't think you're the fuse. I just think that the song applies to all of us at one time or another, and whoever is the "fuse" it fits. I'm not blaming you.

You're right. I hadn't put two and two together before, but we've been talking about gossip recently. You're absolutely right, all I know is gossip. I want to understand.

That said, I think I understand more than you think. My dad and I are, shall we say, too much alike. Immovable Force meets Very Stubborn Object.

I'm sorry.

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So what bands do you listen to nowadays?

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EDIT: Okay. You know what? I'm done. I'm not going to try to force myself on you as a friend. I've lost two friends with this mess, and it hurts. I'm not going to keep pushing where I'm not wanted. You have my word that I will not talk about it to Sarah, or your mom, or my mom. If I talk to Sarah again.

It's your decision. You can tell me to go away,and I will. You can tell me to stop replying to your journals, and I will. If you want, I will add you to my ignore list. Or I will stay.

I love you, Ruth. I miss our friendship.

This is my last post unless you tell me otherwise.