"I finally figured it out. It's like when they realized it was gonna be too expensive to actually build cyborgs and robots. I mean, the costs of that were impossible. They decided to just let humans turn themselves into robots. That's what's going on right now. I mean, why not? They're billions of us just laying around, not really doing anything. We don't cost anything. We're even pretty good at self-maintenance and reproducing constantly. And as it turns out, we're already biologically programmed for our little cyborg upgrades. I read this thing the other day about how When you hear that ding on your inbox, you get like a dopamine rush in your brain. It's like we're being chemically rewarded for allowing ourselves to be brainwashed. How evil is that? We're fucked."

 

-Mason, Boyhood (2014)

 

I haven't watched this movie in a few weeks. What's wrong with me?!

Hiking!

Yesterday I went to Hawk Mountain in PA! It was so amazing. The view was crazy! We got to the top of the mountain and ate our lunch with a view. We didn't hit any traffic getting there either, so it took a little less than 2 hours. I wish the trail was longer, but the view makes up for it!

 

P.S. It was alright. I wish I could have gone with just my friend, but her sisters love me so it's nice having someone else laugh at my jokes. Plus her mom drove so that saved me like $25 on gas ;)

Not-so-adventurous

I planned a hiking trip for my friend and I tomorrow! But I'm annoyed. She just told me that her mom and sisters are coming too. So instead of the 2 of us road tripping to a mountain and hiking up, I'm going to be packed in a car with 4 other people (2 complaining kids) and have to stay with her family while we're kept on a schedule to get to the top.

 

I'm just frustrated because I'm at the time in your life when you're supposed to be adventurous and no cares. I've been told that the Summer after your freshman year is the best and I want that to hold true. Her mom doesn't want us going off and doing things by ourselves and I feel like I'm aging in the opposite direction. Why should I do what a parent that's not even MY parent wants me to do?

 

 

I'm going to make the best of the day tomorrow but I had to type out my feelings. I'm in college and almost 20 - I just want to have spontaneous adventures with my friend, you know?

 

What are your thoughts? Hope you had an awesome day!

Little laugh

I know you've all probably heard of Amy Schumer... so funny! I have a love of comedians. They can just say anything and make you fall over laughing. I'm not going to lie -- as I was growing up, the most common compliment I got was that I was funny and it was kind of a dream to be a comedian. Anyway, here she is on Ellen. Have a laugh!

 

3rd year on Tumblr

My Tumblr turned 3 yesterday! I love Tumblr - it's just such a great place to share things. It's so great how there are funny blogs, photo blogs, story blogs, and so many more. Here are some of my recent posts..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow me (katiescherpf)! I'd love to check your Tumblr out as well!

 



Mid-July?

I can't believe we're halfway through July! Where is time going?! I swear just yesterday it was May.

 

 

I found this little print on Lebonretro's Etsy shop and I thought it applied (thanks, Ferris Bueller).

 

:)

Fall Lust

Per usual, I'm having some major Fall lust right now. I'm not sure why I get this way every Summer because I love warm weather, but there's just something about Fall that I will always love. You know? Anyway.. I'm going to enjoy Summer, but I'll still be super excited for Fall's arrival!

 

Untitled #73 by loveinanutshell featuring fossil handbags
Flannel shirt / American Apparel black cardigan / Rag & bone/JEAN skinny jeans, $135 / Minnetonka Suede Studded Moc Women's Slippers, Brown / Fossil handbag, $195 / Wanderlust Co pendants necklace / Estée Lauder estee lauder lipstick / Yves Saint Laurent mascara

What's your go-to Fall outfit?

Snippets of Summer

Here are some pictures as of late. What have you been up to this Summer?

 

 

Pictures taken by me with my Nikon D3100.

Cave of 3 bridges

 

 

 

 

How insane are these pictures?! I would love to see this -- so breath taking.

 

Pictures found here

Random thoughts

This is kind of a wordy post, but I have a thought that I want to get off my mind. Has anyone here used Tinder? It's kind of stupid and for the younger crowd, but I got it and have been using it. It's nice talking to people, but I guess I'm just really shy. I feel like I should meet up with people because I want to put myself out there more. I always complain about not having a boyfriend, but I feel like I have all of these chances to find one that I'm turning down.

 

What are your thoughts? Have you used it? I find people that seem really cool but I just get so anxious and nervous about going any farther with it that I cut them off. AND I wish people would put their phones down and just meet in real life, but I guess that's just the generation we're in.

 

 

Arg, I'll probably delete this post later because I feel kind of lame posting about it, but I just wanted to get it out there and see what others thought

 

Hope you had an awesome day! :)

Lately

I'm really not too much of a reader, but I'd like to be. I've been reading a lot more lately and I love it! I'm on my 3rd book this Summer and I hope to read a lot more. Plus, on a rainy day, who doesn't love going to a book store and just browsing?? It's great.

 

 

 

What are you reading right now? As I said in my Currently post, I'm reading Labor Day right now! I'm about halfway through and I'm really liking it.

 

Pictures by me

Happy 4th!

 

Hope you all had a fun 4th of July!

Pictures by me

Currently

Loving: Nannying! I've been watching 2 girls in my neighborhood and driving them to their camps and stuff. It's super fun -- we get along great and I love getting paid! ;) It's weird having car seats in my car though. I feel like I have to tell people I'm not a teen mom LOL.

 

Watching: The Bachelorette! I loved the last season of The Bachelor and I'm so glad Kaitlyn was picked to be the bachelorette, but there's just SO much drama this season. It's kind of ridiculous. Also, I started watching Becoming Us on ABC Family and I'm really liking it. I'm not too good at keeping up with it, but I like it. Plus I've been re-watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix! Never gets old.

Reading: I put this one on here this time because I've actually been reading a lot lately! At the end of next month I'll post about all the ones I read; but currently, I'm reading Labor Day. I'm on chapter 9 and so far it's good! It's kind of cheesy, but it looks like it's going to be romance, so I guess cheesy is expected. I can't wait to see the movie now!

 

Anticipating: In the near future, I can't wait for my friend Alexandra to come home! She's the one that lives in China and she's coming home for good on Sunday and I'm picking her up from the airport! In the far future, I'm really excited for Fall. As usual! I don't know why, but whenever Summer hits, I instantly get super excited for Fall. No necessarily the cold, but the pumpkins, colors, leaves, smells. Agh, I love it!

 

Listening to: A ton, actually! For a broad answer, I've had Spotify's "Piano Ballads" playlist on a lot. For a more specific answer, I've really been loving Hero by Family of the Year and (not going to lie) I've really been liking Cheerleader by OMI.

 

Working on: Still finding a job! I've learned to kind of let if go, though. I know I'm going to need experience soon, but for now I'm just happy doing the normal jobs that I do around the neighborhood: plant watering, cat sitting, house sitting, dog sitting, and I've also been babysitting 2 girls once a week for a little bit.

Picture from my Tumblr and thanks to Dani from Sometimes Sweet for this post idea! Go check her out and make a post of your own -- link back to me, I'd love to read!

Inspirational Thursday

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WhiteSpacePrints, Etsy shop

Enjoy the ride

Today I broke out my bike again! I wanted to ride for a while now, but things kept coming up or it would rain blah blah... but I finally did! It was great. Just me, my bike, and the sun. I brought some snacks and a book and took a few breaks too, which was nice.

 

 

Not going to lie, I kind of was more excited to ride just because I got this app called MapMyRide! It's really awesome -- here's what I did today:

 

I hope to go even farther next time! I'm really lucky to live right up the street from the rail trail, so I can just hop on whenever I feel like it!

 

P.S. Happy July! I can't believe it's already here. Any fun plans this month?