OK, this is embarrassing.

Well, I just really want to get on Facebook, cause I've got nothing to do. I can't even play guitar cause everyone is sleeping. :( So, I decided I would limit myself, to only checking it in the evenings, rather than staying on it all day. Only once in the evenings is not a bad habit. I think this will be a better challenge to take on. :/

Surfing?

I had the strangest dream last night! I learned to surf! I was swimming in the water to swim to my board, and a big wave came, and so I dunked under the water, and I was scared a little bit cause I couldn't touch the bottom and I was in the ocean and I was scared about sharks, but then the wave passed, and I saw another one building up, so I climbed on my board, but I couldn't stand up on it, so instead I just sat on it like I was riding a horse and tried to not fall off as I rode this insanely huge wave to shore. When I got to shore, my dad pulled me out of the waves, and we were laughing about how stupid I looked riding the surfboard over the waves and screaming, but then we were panicking cause we couldn't find my wedding veil, and I didn't know anything about a wedding, but I guess I had a veil, and I remembered that the veil is a very important part, but then we found it only slightly tattered against some rocks. I think I went out a few other times, but when I woke up, and for the whole day, I just couldn't stop thinking about it. Now I really just want to go surf! There's only a few problems with that though... I live 5 hours away from the coast, and I lack something important.. an actual surfboard. And I've got a bit of a fear of sharks... seeing as they usually tear things apart and are meanies. So... with that, I guess I won't be surfing anytime soon. :| Dang.

Day 3 - No Facebook.

Its starting to get difficult. Its not just the boredom thats killing me over here, its the thought that what if someone needs to get ahold of me for an event or something, or important information and don't have my email or phone number? I feel like I am kind of disconnected from the rest of the world... Anyways.

Today, without Facebook, I did:

Spent the morning with my friend Kaitlin
Spent the afternoon with my friend Maya
Practiced guitar
Skyped a lot
Took a shower
Watched Moonstruck
Caught a mouse (ick!)
Got invited to a party

And now I am blogging. So what a jam-packed day! All facebook free! Its so nice, even though its difficult not to stray to it.

I'm really proud! I had a bad addiction to it! Its easy to stay away from Facebook if you are camping, or away from civilization and electronics for awhile, but, when you are just sitting at home, bored to tears, and your computer is just sitting there, its REALLY difficult. But quite satisfying knowing another day has gone by and I didn't get on! I encourage other people to try this challenge!

Facebook - Buh Bye!

I find myself having a bit of a Facebook addiction, and its sucking away all my creativity, so I am seeing how long I can go without it. Today was Day 1!

Day 1 - 8/24/10 at 1:30 pm.

Lets see how long I can go without it. It's been very difficult today. I've found myself bored multiple times. Rather than retreating to Facebook 'real quick,' I built a fort with my brother, adventured to a concert for Clear 101.7, played guitar, watched Coraline and a lot of The Office, cleaned the house, and put an offer on a new house we may get! Big day, and all spent without Facebook.

Let me clarify, that my real start of this was yesterday, 8/23/10 at 10:03 pm. I only got on today to set my status as something like "Kate Kennedy... is seeing how long she can go without Facebook. Goodbye." and to wish a friend Happy Birthday. Now, I am gone for good. Well, as long as I can go. I took it off my bookmarks, off my iPod, and blocked email/iPod notifications. I am off the radar. So long!

Adventure!

So tonight, late, about 9:10 pm, my brother Sam and I heard music from our house. It was distant, but hearable. At first it sounded like music coming from a house down the street, and we thought someone was having a party. Then my dad said, 'No, thats coming from a concert down at Old Mill.' So then we drove down to Old Mill to check it out. When we got there, we heard absolutely nothing. It was silent. But we saw a lot of cars driving away, so naturally, we thought the concert had just ended and people were leaving. So we drove home, and we heard the music again. So I said, "Yeah, I think it is a party." and then my mom said "Maybe it is coming from Cascade (the middle school by our house)." and she told us to go walk down there and check it out if we wanted. So we started walking. Now, to get to cascade from our house is about 10 minutes. So we got there... and it was dark, and sorta creepy, and nothing was going on at all. But we definitely heard the music louder. So we kept walking. We hopped this tall fence, and started walking through all this land. Past Cascade, then Past 7 Peaks (Another middle school) and we did some trail creating of our own. We leaped over sagebrush, got poked by a lot of prickles, climbed a few more fences, crossed a unknown busy street, that in daylight I probably would know. Then we finally heard the music loud and saw lights. And a stage. But in the distant. We slid down this big dusty hill, and finally got there. Standing in the parking lot, I realized where we were - The Bend Athletic Center - about a 20 - 25 minute walk from our house if you count all the bush whacking and trail making. Everyone was leaving, right as we got there the concert ended. There must have been 300 people there. I think it may have been a paid concert, so when we saw a gate open, and no one gaurding, we snuck in. There was this one guard there that was looking at us like we were young ruffians and didn't belong there. Out of no where, my brother says just loudly enough for the guard to hear, "Mom? Dad? Where are you guys?!" and I was just dumbfounded. He thought of that by himself! I always thought him to be a goody two shoes, but his rebellious side just shined. I am so proud of him! He's learning well. :) So we get past the guard, and into the concert, and there is a LOT of litter on the ground, and a big stage with lights and such all over it, and it was so cool! Then we left to go home after about 5 minutes of exploring. We took a different route, but it was pretty adventuresome also! Keep in mind, all of this is being done in the black of night! So it was creepy just climbing through unknown forest! AHH!