Thursday, February 5, 2009

lay off the antibacterial soap!


[new york, january 2009]


As crazy as it may sound (yea it sounds pretty disgusting to me as well) my Physical Anthropology teacher actually urged us to lay off using antibacterial soap (hand sanitizers included!). Why you may ask? Well, the more a person uses antibacterial, of course many of them (as in bacteria) will die off or however you term that. And of course, there are the few and proud strong bacteria that can withstand antibacterial. If you can see where I'm going with this, with Darwin's theory of NATURAL SELECTION, these strong bacteria will reproduce and antibacterial soap would be pretty much obsolete.

And on the other hand, I was listening to KIIS FM about worms in brains due to uncooked pork or food handling practices such as washing hands which aren't abided. So they URGE you to wash your hands.

What to do, what to do?!

♥ kat

PS
I'm a total germaphobe (I know it's not a word) and have OCD when it comes to washing my hands (wash, soap, rinse, dry, hand sanitizer). So these two facts I learn aren't necessarily eye-openers BUT I'm a bit confused on what to do when it comes to whether or not to use antibacterial soap or not. I mean, you want to be CLEAN right?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

there's always room for sunshine


american apparel scarf and h&m trend skirt

Southern California weather is quite a roller coaster and despite my wardrobe, today was extremely warm. Tomorrow calls for rain (supposedly) which is NOT GOOD because I'm sure I will be getting a headache from the sudden change of weather. DARN!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

flickr


[waikiki, 2007]


Just in case you're bored: Katherine Lou's Flicker. It's a compilation of all my travel photos and other knick knacks to go along with my blog. Slowly "In Progress".

♥ kat

Saturday, January 31, 2009

new york day three
















A bit too late for this, but better late than never! And I'm definitely going back!

♥ kat

Friday, January 30, 2009

exhausted


[the getty, January 2007]


School has never been so overwhelming, hence no outfit posts. I'm at school practically everyday from 8:00 in the morning till like 6:00 at night. Okay I may be a bit exaggerating. I'm only at school everyday from 8-6:00 Tuesday/Thursday but 8 AM classes FOUR DAYS A WEEK brings out the worst in me. And my readings and homework are starting to pile up and it's just the first week!

and I'm a bit sleep deprived

♥ kat

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

i would of had an outfit post . .



. . . had I not been on campus from 8:00 in the morning till 6:00 in the evening! And I am pretty sure I was not going to bring around a huge DSLR and be photographed among curious college students in efforts to have a post. In addition, I'm quite certain that I'm going to throw on something simple tomorrow since I have a CHEM LAB tomorrow, so MAYBE an outfit post is unlikely. I apologize for the delay. I'm quite a flake and I know I am. Prepare for a long post. I decided to deactivate my facebook and myspace (well at least deleted 99.96% of my friends) to focus on blogging, but more importantly- SCHOOL.

Speaking of school, I'd like to tell you about my day. My first class was a Physical Anthropology class which was interesting but the WALK there was not pleasant whatsoever. Not preparing for the worst, I wore lace stockings with three inch heels, WHICH did not blend well because I walked maybe close to TWO miles to class. Unfortunately, that class was on the other side of campus (and if you attend California State University of Long Beach, you'd understand what I mean) from where my brother and I parked. My feet were killing me by the time I got into class. It was embarrassing that I was walking at the pace of a turtle another 2 miles back to the car so I can nap. My next class was a Chemistry class, which by far is a very humorous class and quite interesting. But then again, science and math are kind my kind of subjects. Sure I'm great in English and History, but I rather sit around and balance chemical equations and solve mathematical equations than to have complete writer's block upon writing a paper ARGH. Well I learn quite a few facts today I thought I'd like to share:

-we're the only species that have a vertical forehead since our frontal lobe is a lot more sophisticated than other species. HMM

-apparently there's a study that switching to kangaroo meat from cow meat can actually save the planet. When cows, for a lack of a better word, "fart" they release methane into the atmosphere and increases global warming. Kangaroos on the other hand don't, and therefore is a step to slowing down global warming. Not sure if changing to kangaroo meat would be acceptable in certain societies (not sure if I would even try kangaroo meat!) but hey if it works for you, then it does! If you would to know more information about switching to kangaroo meat as an alternative to saving our planet, there's an article on BBC News you can check out!

But after being out all day on campus, I deserve a well needed nap. After all, I have my lab at 8:00 in the morning till 10:45 and my Economics class from 12:30 to 1:45. Don't want to be behind on my sleeping habits!

♥ kat

Sunday, January 25, 2009

cupcakes


The most delicious cupcake on the face of this planet, Frosted Cupcakery. My favorite would have to be the Royal White with Vanilla Buttercream (the cupcake with white frosting and sprinkles) and the Royal White with Nutella Buttercream (the cupcake with brown frosting, topped with a Ferrero Rocher). And yea I know, I'm quite boring when it comes to flavors but I'm a plain girl!

I'm currently attempting (key word: ATTEMPTING) to save money for a cruise to Mexico. Now I need to come up with money quick. Any ideas?

♥ kat