i wish things would be like this time all year around. family togetherness, fires, bright decorations, lights, cold weather movies, hot chocolate, and all that christmas entails. the time between thanksgiving and christmas is by far my favorite time. the tree goes up, lights are scattered around the house, and everything seems to smell like cinnamon. i get to wear my big sweaters and my fuzzy boots topped off by my pom-pom ball hat. all is right in the land of katie. i love christmas. i love what we celebrate and i adore how we celebrate it. traditions, family, food, laughter, it's wonderful.


happy christmas.

Jack Bauer could take Chuck Norris in a New York Minute.

A friend emailed me this, knowing I'm in love with the show 24...which will be airing January 14th people...Jack's back.

If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and
he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.

If everyone on "24" followed Jack Bauer's instructions, it would be called "12".

Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer
killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.

Jack Bauer's calendar goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools
Jack Bauer.

If you wake up in the morning, it's because Jack Bauer spared your life.

Jack Bauer once forgot where he put his keys. He then spent the next
half-hour torturing himself until he gave up the location of the keys.

Jack Bauer's house has an alarm system -- not to warn Jack of
intruders, but to warn the intruders of Jack.

When Kim Bauer lost her virginity, Jack Bauer found it and put it back.

Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.

When E.T. phoned home, Jack Bauer answered.

When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists.
Jack Bauer hates lemonade.

1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.

It's no use crying over spilt milk... Unless that was Jack Bauer's
milk. Oh you are so screwed.

Jack Bauer is the 'i' in team.

Nobody says 'hit me' when Jack Bauer deals Blackjack.

Let's get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right
now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.

Jack Bauer played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.

Tony was once shot in the neck, rushed to the hospital, underwent
emergency surgery and was back on the job in just a few hours. Jack
Bauer still can't believe that wussy went to the hospital first.

Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves.

Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.

Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him
finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.

Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was
shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.

If Jack Bauer misspells a word, your dictionary is wrong.

Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.

Every mathematical inequality officially ends with "< Jack Bauer".

When President Palmer quit to start doing Allstate commercials, it
took him 43 takes before he could stop saying, "You're in good hands
with Jack Bauer".

Superman's only weakness is Kryptonite. Jack Bauer laughs at Superman
for having a weakness.

When Google can't find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help.

Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer
says something then you better frickin do it.

On a high school math test, Jack Bauer put down "Violence" as every
one of the answers. He got an A on the test because Jack Bauer solves
all his problems with Violence.

Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second
favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.

When Jack Bauer was a child, he made his mother finish his vegetables.

Jack Bauer removed the "Escape" button from his keyboard. Jack Bauer
never needs to escape.

During the commercials, Jack Bauer calls the CSI detectives and solves
their crimes.

In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times.

Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.

When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer.

If you're holding a gun to Jack Bauer's head, don't count to three
before you shoot. Count to 10. That way, you get to live 7 seconds
longer.

You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.

There are no such thing as lesbians, just women who never met Jack Bauer.

Guns dont kill people, Jack Bauer kills people.

Finding Nemo would have been vastly more exciting had Jack Bauer been
looking for him.

If Jack Bauer was gay, his name would be Chuck Norris.

Jack Bauer doesn't play the game SORRY. Jack Bauer apologizes to no one.

There is the right way, the wrong way, and the Jack Bauer way. It's
basically the right way but faster and more deaths.

Jack Bauer knows Victoria's secret.

People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.

Jack Bauer makes onions cry.

studying alone is for the betterment of humanity, or atleast the shreveport bossier area.

- i talk to myself. out loud.
- i chew on whatever sweatshirt/pull over/jacket i'm wearing
- i sing along with any and every song i hear
- sometimes i make up songs
- i talk to my computer
- take pictures of random items (so far it's the flowers on my bookcase, my van gogh painting, and my bulletin board collage)
- i sometimes hang upside down off my bed when i'm trying to recite things.
- i drink so much coffee i tend to get a bit shaky
- i could possibly scare small children.
- i know i scare my parents.
- i will play my guitar at random moments.
- basically look for anything else to do besides study.

oy. finals.

crazy kids.

as i was power walking to the school bookstore, to buy my scantrons for my finals this morning, and reciting piget's stages, maslow's heirarchy of needs, and jung's archaetypes, i looked up and had to stop. there was the big blue sign saying...

"stud id to tell sex books."

if only i'd had my camera. dang it.

katia loves her oche y her madre.

my dad is the most amazing man i know. not only has he spent 1/2 the weekend (which is his most valuable time for sermon writing) at the hospital with a family, but he also has been up since 1:45 am when another family went through a bit of a crisis. i always get worried when i hear his cell phone ring in the middle of the night. i know that something is very wrong and only the super powers of troy parker can fix, or atleast comfort. so, last night he gets in bed around 11:00ish and i hear the phone ringing at 1:45 then continue to hear the door opening, him brushing his teeth and then the front door closing. but, he still manages to do utterly amazing in church. every week i'll watch him on stage and i am baffled at the man i get to have as my father. not many people understand how lucky they are to have the parents they do. my parents are truly and completely amazing. trust me, we've had our rough points- but it's enlightening when you age how you begin to see your parents as REAL people. and i know that sounds so childish, but when you're young you see your parents as almost super-human, or atleast i did. i tell my mom all the time that i want to be her when i grow up. she manages an entire church, works a full time job, and still manages to get supper on the table. my dad has so many people watching him, judging him, and he leads so many people's lives without even batting an eye. both my parents are full of insecurities, my mom especially, but i have deemed it my job to be their encourager. i love to encourage people. but my parents most of all. i see the effect they have in peoples lives. i only hope i have half of that impact.

ahh. finals.

The time where you walk on your college campus and the students have become zombies. (myself included) Where you see the fear in the poor little freshman's eyes who can't bear the thought of dropping below a 4.0 GPA...the rest of us on the other hand lost that LONG time ago. Now unfortunately, spots in the local libraries have become prime real estate spots and coffee shops have been infiltrated with the hopes of young Kirkegaard followers seeming deep with their latte and philosophy books. No such luck. Ah, in it all I must just simply laugh. Wecome to finals.