ABC 123

Just cuz I'm bored... the ABCs and 123s of Kate Maxwell... harder than you'd think...
A- Awesome
B- Bored
C- Cool
D- Dork
E- Energetic sometimes
F- Frozen
G- Good
H- Happy
I- Intelligent
J- Joyful
K- Kate
L- Lazy
M- Maxwell
N- Near perfect (hahahaha)
O- Opinionated (but not negatively... I just have a lot of opinions)
P- Personable
Q- Quirky
R- Random
S - Seriously Rad
T- Talkative (sometimes)
U- Unemployed
V- Virtuous
W- Weird
X- eXcitable
Y- Young
Z- Zealous

0- states I have not been in
1- college I applied to
2- kayaks I own
3- dogs I live with
4- times I've been to the Dominican Republic
5- people in my family growing up (2 bros, ma, pa)
6- years of varsity sports in high school
7- times I've been rushed to the doctor/hospital (finger, appendix, eye, finger, head, mouth, head)
8- the uniform I wore during softball
9- years since I was a freshman in high school

winter adventures

Haines doesn't seem to know what season it is. Last week was pretty clear. Then Thursday it snowed a couple feet. Friday it rained and melted a lot, but not all of the snow. Then a couple random bits of freezing and thawing later, everything is just one big sheet of ice. But, as Alissa (the sister-in-law) put it, I have almost survived my first Alaskan winter. And there is something to be said for that.

life is...

well, kinda boring. I'm living in a summer town in the winter. I'm enjoying my days, but I feel guilty for not working. I like my life though. I've been hanging out with some puppies at the rescue kennel where my roommate works, I hang out with junior high and high school kids, and I watch a lot of tv and play a lot of playstation. I'm hardcore a slacker right now. But no where is hiring yet. I'm on the lookout though.

me and ma in juneau

We had some time to kill, so we walked out to Mendenhall Glacier (the thing on the Alaska Pale label).
This pic was taken shortly before I put my foot in some melting ice water... not recommended.



When we were in snowshoeing in Haines, Ethel fell amazingly down a small hill. You know, one of those slow-motion tumbling actions when the person gets up laughing and you know all is well... This video was me waiting at the bottom half hoping that she did it again.

Ma in Haines

ma ice fishing

ma and me at battery point

post #100

is that a good thing? i think so.
I'm still just hanging out in Haines. I got to take my mom snowshoeing and ice fishing this week, so that was super fun. But then right after she left I went to the Dr. and found out that I have strep throat. Sucky. So, I'm still looking for a job, but I am also trying to take it easy so I can maybe not be sick. I mean, really... how much can one body really take? I'm sickly. I never used to get sick and now I'm getting random infections right and left.
In other news, I'm loving being back in Haines. Its just so calm here. Life seems to move a little slower. I had internet today for the first time since I moved up here. I love it. Now if I could just get a job.

Back in AK!

I'm almost home. Juneau is close, but oh so far away. And the ferry is of course at the most inopportune time. I'd prefer to not be on the ferry from 1:30 am to 6 am, but you can't win them all. So, I'm hanging out at the Southeast Waffle Co, which is the coolest place in Juneau, but still unfortunately in Juneau. I did get to go to Costco though, which was exciting.

Killing time

It seems that's what I've been doing a lot of lately. I sit here, at what I guess has become my computer for the time being at Federal Mortgage waiting for the Salvation Army truck to come.
Check that. They came. And rejected my donation because they don't have enough space. What??? Don't have enough space for a sweet looking table that is heavier than hell? Oh well.
I've also been killing time until I can go back to Alaska. But even up there I was killing time until I could find a job.
At least I kill time well.

Haines, where art thou?

I know it's good that I'm in seattle, but I'd rather be in Haines. I'd rather be looking for a job that could be somewhat longish term. I'd rather be sitting on my couch playing video games or watching movies with friends avoiding the cold weather. But I'm still in Seattle. I'm glad I was here for my family and stuff. And it'll be good to go to the funeral on Monday, but I wish that the ferries ran a little more often...

For those who keep updated on my life through my blog

I am in Seattle for two reasons:
1) my grandfather died this past weekend
2) I couldn't find a job in Haines and my uncle said he had some work for me at his office down here

I technically live in Haines, but I have spent a significant amount of time in Seattle since I moved there in November (see points 1 and 2 above).

I don't know what I'm going to do with my future. Possibilities include:
1) going to University of Alaska Southeast to get my masters in teaching
2) moving to Vancouver and becoming Canadian to enjoy the Olympics next winter
3) finding a real job in Haines and staying there for a whlie
4) moving far, far away to go see something new

I live in a house with a friend and her three dogs. Love the friend. Hate the dogs. And our house is cold because it's really expensive to keep it warm.

I will do whatever I can to live in Alaska over the summer because I'm tired of spending cold months there and leaving when it gets bareable in just one layer of clothing. And if I can be in Alaska for at least 9 months, then they'll pay me next year :)

back in the saddle, back in seattle

wait, what? back in seattle again?
i "moved" to alaska in november, and since then I have been there for a total of 7 weeks and not there for a total of 4 and counting. which begs the question, "do you really live in alaska?" I went into work today (the same job I've had on and off for about 4 years) and the people asked me if i hide in a cave for small chunks of time just to emerge a few weeks later. i didn't think i'd be saying this anytime soon, but I want to be in one place for a while.

so, what's next?

I have no idea what my life will look like in the coming weeks... All I know is that I don't have to worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough worries of its own... and that is comforting.

easy come, easy go

So, as rapidly as I got my job when I first got here, I lost it upon return from the holidays. Although I was assured that I would have a job when I got back from Mexico and Seattle, my boss hired someone else, so now I'm unemployed. I'm looking into things, but nothing seems too exciting at this point. But we'll see. I'm pretty much open to anything. If all else fails, the bakery reopens in February, so I should be able to get a job there. Or, if that fails, then I might move to Juneau or Seattle. Who really knows?
I sure don't.

525,600 minutes (plus 1,440)

How do you measure a year?
In how many places I went?
in seattle from the beginning of the year to june (with a trip to san fran and bend mixed in)... in the dominican republic for two months... in oregon for a week, seattle for two weeks, then around the country for 5 weeks... in seattle again... moved back to alaska... in mexico for a week... in seattle for another three weeks... and back to Haines just into 2009...
In the jobs I worked?
mortgage company... intern for non-profit... mortgage company again... vagabond... mortgage company... video store... mortgage company...
In what I learned?
i am valuable... i have gifts from God that i am called to use... i can't force people to like me... my worth isn't based on what people think of me... real estate and loan rates fluctuate for no real reason sometimes... people want change, but are sometimes afraid to see it happen...
In how many people I met?
too many to count...
In new relationships and ones that have ended?
too many to fully realize...
In movies watched?
a shameful amount...
In hours wasted on the internet?
way, way too many...
In band aids used?
ha...
In things living in me?
amoeba... parasite... infection... not enough of the good stuff...

I don't think I really can measure 2008... but one thing is for sure... God proved faithful, yet again, throughout this year.

Christmas Recap 08

This Christmas was pretty good. Although I was not able to eat normally and thus had to pass up the traditional Maxwell breakfast casserole and prime rib dinner, it was a good day. I got to hang out with my whole family in one place, which hasn't happened since April, I think. My niece and nephew are getting so cute. I like them a lot. We played a lot of Wii and made a lot of wii jokes. I was called wii-tarded a lot. One of my brothers got a wii-eat down. My sister-in-law told us about hitting her wii-mote against the wall. And Winnie, my brothers Wii-ton terrier was a fun target as well.