Just got a brilliant idea!

White. Ink. Tattoos.

I just realized how truly epic these fabulous inventions are!

 

(I'm sure all of you are tired of hearing about this damn Harry Potter tattoo I'm obsessed with. xD)

As all of you know I'm obsessed with Harry Potter, and while I've decided that the one I really want "While we may come from different lands and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one"- I've decided to move it into a safer spot as a teacher Read about it here.

BUT! I want a damn Harry Potter tattoo that's more visible! So!!! I've come up with....

*drum roll please*

"Mischief Managed" in white ink on your wriiiiiist!!! Cuz it just kind of looks like a scar! lol. 

And it's even more perfect because Mischief Managed is supposed to be secretive. lol. AH! Love it. xD

My god, I only have one little tattoo and look how damn obsessed I am..

Peace, love, and follow the spiders. <3

Religion?

This isn't one of those "Blah, convert to my religion or you're damned!" type of things. lol. I'm not a big practice religion person. lol. I just go to church every once and a while.

One thing I don't understand is why Christians hate Catholics so much and why Catholics hate Christians so much?

I was sort of kind of raised Christian- it was more like we just went to church on the bigger holidays or I'd go sometimes with my friend Melissa.

But then I started going to a Catholic church when I was a Junior in High School. And as far as I'm aware...

THEY'RE BOTH THE SAME!

I may be pissing off a lot of people here, but I just don't get it? 

• Both religions believe in the Trinity (Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit).
• Both believe that Jesus was crucified and died for our sins.
• Both believe the same ideas- like 
• No stealing
• No killing
• Acceptance and love for everyone (which I see gets ignored a lot of the time)
• To worship the Trinity
• And to overall be a good person

So far, I've concluded that the only big differences are that Catholics are more ritualistic and Christians are a bit more laid back. 

I'm sure I'm going to piss a lot of people off with this next statement...

But don't all religions pretty much say to do the same thing, and act the same way? 

•  They all say to worship their God/Goddess/Deity.
• Accept others for who they are
• Don't kill anyone
• And be a good person

I just don't get why people hate each other so much over religions. The way I see it is that all religions are different and all religions are very similar. They people you worship are different and their story is somewhat different. But all the Gods/Goddesses/whatever else there is. 

But whatever. I just wish people were more accepting and were willing to learn about the other religions before judging them.
I guess I'm just coming as a history major here and not wanting more stupid wars and hate crimes and what-not. lol.

Peace, love, and follow the spiders. <3

The final decision

With the help of many great teachers I think I've decided to wait on my newest tattoo. (:

Last night I posted on facebook about how I really really want a visible tattoo, but I know that as a teacher, they aren't very professional. 

So some of the responses from people were:

" I think it comes down to whether or not, if necessary (i.e. if potentially offensive), said tattoo can be hidden."

"That's a very positive quote . . . does it mean enough to you to 1) have it be there for the rest of your life, and 2) be visible to everyone you meet? If at least one answer is no, then I'd seriously reconsider. But if both answers are yes, then your decision is obvious. =)"

"Katria - Surprise! I have a tattoo, but I did choose to put it somewhere where very few people see it (on my upper left arm). You see, I didn't get the tattoo for anyone besides myself which is why I really like Lefebvre's advice. BTW it was a 40th bday present to myself."

"Don't forget - you have to get hired first. It's not the students that you have to worry about, it's the hiring committee. Many of us either hid our tatoos during the process, or got them after the fact. There is a big difference. Also, some districts won't allow visible ink. We are lucky that's not the case with GHS, but who's to say that won't change in the future? If so, we have to be ready to cover up!"

"Just to provide the other side of things, I've never seen a tattoo that I thought was attractive or interesting. I'm not saying that to discourage you, but to share that there will always be people that will be distracted & put off initially if they see such a visible tattoo. It wouldn't change my opinion of you as a person, but it would be distracting. Why not have the same sentiment inscribed on a piece of jewelry?"

 And those are all from teachers who either currently work at Gladstone (the school I hope to teach at in a few years! :D) or have worked there in the past. So I think for now I'll just get it done in Henna in the exact place that I want the real one(on my right forearm) and see the reactions I get. I also emailed the vice principle at Gladstone to see what she thought. Because I know there are at least three teachers with visible tattoos. (one with a whole sleeve).

So, the verdict is that "While we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts all beat as one" will wait awhile longer, unless decided to put in a more inconspicuous place. (: 

Thanks everyone for their help!

Peace, love, and follow the spiders. <3

x

Entering rebellious teenage mode.

It may be too late for me to start being rebellion, but my life has turned in a way I wasn't expecting.

My parents "split up" when I was like, four, but lived together forever. They still shared the same room up until I was...13 maybe? I can't remember really. And then my mom finally moved out my junior year of high school.

Which is fine, she needed to get away for her own health and ours and what not. 

I don't hold ANY of that- her moving away- against her at all.

And then she found Will, my basically step dad and she's happy. Which is awesome. 

I always told my dad that I wanted him to be happy and find a new wife. But he always put me and James (my brother) first and said he wanted to worry about us and worry about his stuff later.

Which I respect. 

However, as of about 3 weeks ago, my dad decided to tell me he's been seeing someone. Which I was shocked, but happy for him. However, when he told me he's been seeing her for months, my smile died instantly.

 

 I thought me and my dad had a great relationship. I've told him basically everything in my life, (things worth telling, ya know) and I thought he's told me about everything worth telling. But when he decided not to tell me about his relationship that's been going on for months, I get PISSED.

And I feel horrible for being so mad, but I have issues with people holding things from me. Like big things that I feel like I deserve to know. I don't go around demanding information about everyone's lives, but when I'm close with them, I like to know.

And he's my freaking dad.

And so then, when I say how angry I was, my mom comes out and tells me that I have no excuse to be mad at him and that he's an adult and can do whatever he wants.

Well, that went over well.

 

But basically, since I'm home for the week from school, I figured the subject would come up again about the woman. I was just out getting some coffee with Molly when my dad texted me and said that the woman was at our house if I wanted to meet her. And I texted back that I didn't know if I wanted to really.

So when I got home and saw her car still in the driveway, I just walked into the house and bee-lined it for my room without saying or looking at anyone. Then dad came into my room all pissed that I didn't even say hello to her and introduce myself (I've never met her yet).

Tonight basically ended in me and him fighting and both of us crying.

Now I think I'll go out there and hug my dad and go to bed. 

We'll see how things end up.

My nails. Ug!

Lately, my nails have been chipping quite a bit. :/ 

Just like, the top layer  is chipping and flaking off and it's making me saaaaad. D:

Any tips? Most helpful! 

Maybe it's my new nail varnish?...I got a new green from Sinful Colors, and I've been layering it on a lot. I hope that's not it. D: I really like the color.

This is it.

Ignore my fish. lol.

But yeah. D: Lemme know if you guys can think of anything.

Get to know me across the world!

So, since I have so many people checking out my blog via across the whole WORLD, I figured I'd introduce myself in their languages. (: 

With my handy dandy google translate! <3

こんにちは！私の名前はKatria Hierscheです！私はカリフォルニアの右上にはオレゴン州に住んでいます。（：私は歴史の先生になることを期待して西オレゴン大学で歴史を勉強している私は、旅行が大好き二つにギリシャ、イタリア、フランス、スペイン、アイルランド、ドイツ、日本（再び）、ブラジル、英国を訪問すると期待しています！！私の親友ケリー<3私はすでに、日本、カナダ、メキシコ、韓国にしてきたのいずれかの年に：ジ本当に旅行好きですか私の親友の弟さんです彼は15歳だこの！。今年！彼はとても速く成長しています！はI'm19歳、20年9月に古いことになる！私は完全にハリーポッターとディズニーと夢中です！私のお気に入りのディズニー映画は、ピーターパンです！私がいるミュージカル、何を愛してアートとは！私は非常によく描画することはできませんが、私が描くように！私は8歳のフルートを演奏されている。え...私の好きなもののいくつかは、新しい言語を学習する鳥、それらの振幅の木であり、、写真、手紙を書くこと、装飾、取って、私の友人にいたずらをプレイ！私は、他の多くの考えることはできませんが、私に質問をお気軽に！読んでくれてありがとうを！

Привет! Меня зовут Katria Hiersche! Я живу в штате Орегон, который находится прямо над Калифорнии. (: Я изучал историю в университете Западного Орегона в надежде стать учителем истории я люблю путешествовать, и я надеялся, чтобы посетить Грецию, Италию, Францию, Испанию, Ирландию, Германию, Японию (опять же), Бразилии, Англии и в двух! лет с одним из моих лучших друзей Келли <3 Я был в Японии уже, Канада, Мексика и Южная Корея:!. DI действительно люблю путешествовать Мой лучший друг мой младший брат Джеймс Он 15 лет это!. Годом! Он рос так быстро! Мне 19 лет, будет 20 лет в сентябре! Я совершенно одержимы Гарри Поттер и Disney! Мой любимый фильм Диснея "Питер Пэн" Я люблю мюзиклы и все, что имеет к искусству! Я не умею рисовать очень хорошо, но я люблю рисовать! Я играю на флейте 8 лет. Эх ... Некоторые из моих любимых вещей птицы, деревья с качелями на них, изучение новых языков , Фотографировать, писать письма, украшения, и играть шалости на моих друзей, я не могу думать о многом другом, но не стесняйтесь задавать мне вопросы! Спасибо за чтение!

Hei! Mitt navn er Katria Hiersche! Jeg bor i Oregon, som er rett over California. (: Jeg studerer historie ved Western Oregon University i håp om å bli historie lærer jeg elsker å reise og jeg håper å besøke Hellas, Italia, Frankrike, Spania, Irland, Tyskland, Japan (igjen), Brasil og England i to! år med en av mine beste venner Kelley <3 Jeg har vært i Japan allerede, Canada, Mexico og Sør-Korea:!. DI virkelig elsker å reise Min beste venn er min lillebror Jakob Han er 15 år gammel i!. år! Han vokser opp så fort! Jeg er 19 år gammel, kommer til å være 20 år gammel i september! Jeg er helt besatt av Harry Potter og Disney! Min favoritt Disney-film er Peter Pan! Jeg elsker musikaler, og alt som har med kunst å gjøre, jeg kan ikke tegne veldig bra, men jeg liker å male! Jeg har spilt fløyte i 8 år. Eh ... noen av mine favoritt ting er fugler, trær med husker på dem, lære nye språk , ta bilder, skrive brev, dekorere, og spøker på min venner! Jeg kan ikke tenke på mye annet, men gjerne stille meg spørsmål! Takk for lesing!

Bonjour! Mon nom est Katria Hiersche! Je vis dans l'Oregon, qui est juste au-dessus de la Californie. (: Je suis étudiant en histoire à la Western Oregon University, dans l'espoir de devenir un professeur d'histoire J'adore voyager et je suis l'espoir de visiter la Grèce, l'Italie, la France, l'Espagne, l'Irlande, l'Allemagne, le Japon (à nouveau), le Brésil et l'Angleterre en deux! ans avec un de mes meilleurs amis Kelley <3 J'ai été au Japon déjà, le Canada, le Mexique et la Corée du Sud:!. DI aiment vraiment voyager Mon meilleur ami est mon petit frère James, il a 15 ans cette!. année! Il grandit si vite! j'ai 19 ans, va avoir 20 ans en Septembre! Je suis complètement obsédée par Harry Potter et Disney! Mon film préféré de Disney est Peter Pan! J'adore les comédies musicales et tout ce qui a à voir avec l'art! je ne peux tirer très bien, mais j'aime à peindre! Je joue de la flûte pendant 8 ans. ... Eh certains de mes choses préférées sont les oiseaux, les arbres avec des balançoires sur eux, l'apprentissage de nouvelles langues , prendre des photos, écrire des lettres, la décoration, et de jouer des tours à mes amis! je ne peux pas penser à autre chose, mais n'hésitez pas à me poser des questions! Merci pour la lecture!

Hallo! Mein Name ist Katria Hiersche! Ich lebe in Oregon, die rechts oben Kalifornien ist. (: Ich studiere Geschichte an der Western Oregon University in der Hoffnung, zu einem Geschichtslehrer ich auf Reisen bin und Liebe in der Hoffnung, Griechenland, Italien, Frankreich, Spanien, Irland, Deutschland, Japan (wieder), Brasilien und England besuchen in zwei! Jahren mit einer meiner besten Freunde Kelley <3 Ich habe in Japan bereits, Kanada, Mexiko und Südkorea:. DI wirklich liebe Reisen Mein bester Freund ist mein kleiner Bruder James Er ist 15 Jahre alt dieses!. Jahr! Er wächst so schnell, ich bin 19 Jahre alt, geht auf sein 20 Jahre alt im September! ich bin vollkommen mit Harry Potter und Disney besessen! Meine Lieblings-Disney-Film ist Peter Pan! Ich liebe Musicals und alles, was hat mit Kunst zu tun, ich kann nicht sehr gut zeichnen, aber Ich mag zu malen! Ich spiele die Flöte für 8 Jahre. Eh ... einige meiner Lieblings-Dinge sind Vögel, Bäume mit Schaukeln auf sie, das Erlernen neuer Sprachen , Fotografieren, Schreiben von Briefen, Dekorieren und spielen Streiche meinen Freunden, ich kann nicht viel anderes zu denken, sondern fühlen sich frei, mir Fragen zu stellen! Danke fürs Lesen!

Hello! My name is Katria Hiersche! I live in Oregon, which is right above California. (: I'm studying history at Western Oregon University in hopes of becoming a history teacher! I love traveling and am hoping to visit Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Japan (again), Brazil, and England in two years with one of my best friends Kelley! <3 I've been to Japan already, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. :D I really do love traveling!!! My best friend is my little brother James. He's 15 years old this year!! He's growing up so fast! I'm 19 years old, going to be 20 years old in September! I am completely obsessed with Harry Potter and Disney! My favorite Disney movie is Peter Pan! I love musicals and anything that has to do with art! I can't draw very well, but I like to paint! I have been playing the flute for 8 years. Eh...some of my favorite things are birds, trees with swings on them, learning new languages, taking pictures, writing letters, decorating, and playing pranks on my friends! I can't think of much else, but feel free to ask me questions!!! Thanks for reading!!

Well, this has been loads of fun!

So, last night around 11:16ish (to be exact) I got a call from my Grandma. I was sort of shocked to be getting a call from her so late. I know she goes to bed really late, but still, she doesn't normally call me past 10 or so. But she asked me if I was watching the news. And I said that I had just gotten ready for bed and was gonna study for an hour or two.

Then she tells me Japan got hit with an 8.9 Earthquake and huge Tsunami's.

Well, I was awake now!

As most of you know, I have lots of friends in Japan!! So this didn't exactly settle well with me! I immediately turned on the news.

Basically, as soon as I got off the phone with my Grandma, I hopped right onto the computer and started emailing/facebooking/and skyping all my friends in Japan.

I got a hold of most of them, and thank God they're alright!

Then the news said something about it hitting Hawaii and the West Coast.

For those of you who don't know me in real life, I live in the West Coast. T^T My Grandpa who lives in Astoria was on the high part, so he was alright. And my family was alright. I was just hoping that the earthquake wouldn't do anything to the fault in California, because my mom lives there. AHH! 

I felt like my whole world was going to turn upside down. 

They were talking about Hawaii- my friends Malia and Scott's family are there.

Talking about Australia- my friend Heather is visiting there for 6 months. D:

Talking about Alaska- a boy in my hall's family is there, and my dad is visiting Alaska next week. T.T

Talking about Clackamas County- ALL MY FRIENDS, MY HIGH SCHOOL, MY TOWN, AND MY BROTHER AND FATHER ARE THERE. D: D: D: 

Basically, I was freaking the efff out.

But so far it sounds fine on my part, I just feel horrible for all the families and friends who aren't able to get a hold of their family and friends in Japan and Hawaii. My heart literally hurts for them.

I really really want to do something to help! I'll think of something. I have to. This hit a little too close to home for me. 

Literally.

But for now, I'm just gonna use this as my profile picture on facebook!

Encase you don't know, it's supposed to look like the Japanese flag. Which is white except for the red circle in the center.

If any of you have any ideas, or are willing to help me help them, let me know!

Peace, love, and follow the spiders. <3

x

Happiness while it lasts!

Really quick! Since I'm in a super good mood right now-which is rare- I thought I'd script it all out before all the happy vooshed out of my body!

And yes, I just created the word voosh.

To voosh. Means to escape at a fast rate. Faster than light actually. 

It's quite impressive.

But yes!

I'm just so happy here at college! I finally feel like I can be myself and be accepted for who I am! 

In high school, I could be myself sometimes, but not around everyone.

Here I'm myself pretty much about...109% of the time. :D 

Everyone here knows I'm a complete geek, and that I live-breath-and-wish-I-was-married to Harry Potter, and that I don't drink/smoke/have sex, and that I'm a huge history buff, AND that I have a ridiculous girl-crush on P!nk and Emma Watson!

But they still like me!

I'm in sort of a ridiculous mood right now. xD But I for once feel truly accepted for who I am! I don't just have these friends because we live in the same town and know we're going to be together for the next 12 years. We're friends because we all have common interests in the others as a person. 

I plan on being friends with these people foreverrrrr.

<3 

Don't get me wrong, I do miss my Gladstone friends! At least the one's who haven't decided that I'm a horrible friend because I'm off at college trying to grow-up and make new friends. 

Grr, that's a whole other story.

But yes! Happy happy! I'm in a good mood. <3

Love you, Chloe, Rachael, Kara, Zander, Chuck, Scotty, Cameron, Josue, Maddy, Andy, and Rebekah! <3

x

Agro

That awkward  moment when people get  mad at you for going to church and practicing religious stuff.

Love it.

You want me to respect you and your religious practices, then respect me and mine.

At least I'm not out there getting doing acid or some other hard drug.

Or sleeping around.

Going to jail.

Getting MIP's.

Or dropping out of college.

At least I'm trying to make a life for myself, become who I want to be, and make my way to hopefully change lives one day.

If going to church every once and awhile, going to a forest to sit and enjoy nature, feeling the wind through my hair, dipping my foot into other people's cultures and occasionally sitting in my dorm room reading a book to get away from the drunk/high people in my hall, is a way to become my own person- then just accept it. 

Accept me, and I'll accept you. 

I promise.

Be proud of who I am. Don't get mad because I'm not like you.

Plans for Next Year

So, unfortunately I didn't get the RA position for next year. (Resident Adviser). It's sort of like the mom of the hall on campus. I was a little sad and disappointing, but I'm just going to take it as a sign that I'm not ready for it. (: Because I was a little stressed out about being able to handle all the duty's that came along with the position, keeping my grades up, and being able to be with my friends.

But it won't stop me from doing it next year!! :D I'll just re-apply and try for 2012 instead. <3

But! There is a plus side to not getting the position!!!!

Next year I get to live with three of the coolest people I have ever met! <3

Rachael- aka Hermione MudThing Granger- Ryder-Cha Cha Delagoro.

Chloe- aka Cho Chang-Snooki Meatball #2-Rizo.

and 

Kara- aka Loony Lovegood-Sammi Sweatheart-Frenchi!

I love these girls sooo much! <3 <3 <3

We're gonna live on the on campus apartments! <3 There's 4 rooms (meaning we each get our own!!), 2 bathrooms (sharing with one other girl will be much easier than sharing with 18 or so like this year. x.x And a living room AND a kitchen!! It's going to be soooo fun!! <3 <3

The blond is Rachael!
The short Brunette is Chloe!

And this girl on the right is Kara!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Basically, it's going to be amazing, and waaay cheep. <3 I love me some Pink Ladie Meatballs! (It's our group name, we're not trying to be gross. xD)

Peace, love, and follow the spiders! <3

Teenage Idiocy

Know what's one of the most frustrating things in existence?

When people who aren't mature enough or smart enough take it upon themselves to get drunk/high and then become a completely different person.

I'm fine with people drinking underage as long as they're:

1) Responsible

2) Able to control how much they drink

3) Aren't complete assholes when they drink

4) Have a ride to and from wherever they're going

5) Don't drink EVERY. DAMN. NIGHT.

And I understand that being in college you can get away from your parents and have a less likely chance at getting caught, and have more accessibility to people who will have alcohol.

And especially when stupid boys get high/drunk and are complete douche's to their girlfriend and other friends. It's stupid and he always comes up with a stupid excuse. 

How about you just stop being a dick, grow up, make better choices, and don't hang out with people who are bad influences?

Explicit word!