ME! I attended Kansas State University Fall 1998-Spring 1999. I attended Hutchinson Community College, where I graduated May 2001 with an associates of arts in English. Yay. I currently don't attend anywhere. I will be attending the University Of North Carolina in Wilmington as soon as the residency goes through, which is January of 2004.
kat's innifo:
Born: May 19, 1980. Taurus and Gemini both.
Nickname(s): kat, princess, babydoll, angel.
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Family: Mom, Dad. Two cats: Tiger and Tigger. At
my aunts house is my lovely calico Janine. With me in NC? 2 cats: Taj and Truman; 4 fish: a shubunkin goldfish named Gilbert (who is monstrous), and 4 bettas: Ambar (blue/green), Orbit (dark blue/purple, with a hint of red), Sunset (sky blue/red) and Midnight (navy blue). Plus whatever foster cats I have :)
Birthplace: Newton, KS.
Current residence: on the beach on the outer banks, aka Wilmington, NC.
Piercings: navel (twice), 5 in left ear, 5 in right (one cart, 4 in lobe in each).
Must..get...more...
Current hair: very much like Jennifer Aniston's from the 2nd season of Friends.. shorter layered in front, longer past my shoulders in back.
Hobbies: Taping, reading, writing while
listening to music, talking to all my friends....
Things You Collect: music, stuffed animals. bandwise: setlists, picks,
and drumsticks.
Best advice: Live love. It's the only thing that can never die.
One important lesson you
have learned: separate emotion sometimes when you have to deal with things.
Words and Phrases you
overuse: Hrm, *giggle*, that cursed F
word
Scariest thing you've
ever done: probably having knee surgery
in 99. Yow. Then got the screws taken out in 2001. yow again. :)
Favorite thing to do in
the...
Winter: read, freeze at concerts, crab about school and
work, freeze walking the beach
Spring: watch the TV, get wet at concerts, crab about school and work, enjoy the beach
Summer: Swim, road trip, see concerts, crab about work and
summer school, burn at the beach
Fall: sit and have leaves fall on me, get cold at
concerts, crab about having to go back to school and work, scream at hurricanes :)
Major: Creative Writing (bachelor's). Education (masters)
Minor: music of some sort..
Special skills/talent: Singing on Perfect pitch (within a 1/2 step),
writing a lot of poetry, reading VERY fast.
Traits I look for in a
person: Brutal honesty, bluntness,
integrity, friendship, sense of humor, compassion, and able to
listen to me talk about any/everything...
Pet Peeves: hypocrites, and newbies who can't get the tapes
right. *wink*
Future Goals immediate:
Publish my first play (which is
written), finish my novel, finish my book of poetry
(intrespective), and graduate from college(s) with eventually a
master's degree.
Future Goals
futureistic: Most importantly have a
family. I want to write more as well.
Groups/Singers that I'm
into right now: (in no order) Dave
Matthews Band, Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty, Agents Of Good Roots,
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Galactic, Counting Crows,
Vertical Horizon, The Urge, Pat McGee Band, Tracy Bonham, +Live+,
Sister Hazel, Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues, Indigo Girls, Billy
Joel, Oleander, Better Than Ezra, Lucky Boys Confusion, the dog
and everything, John Mayer, Something Corporate, Riddlin Kids,
Convoy, Marc Copely, Chocolate Genius, Lola Ray, Virginia Coalition, DJ Shadow
Songs I'm listening to
right now: "Are You There?"
by Oleander, "Under You" by Better Than Ezra, "I'll Be Back" by Agents of Good Roots, "Grey
Street", "So Right", and "Fool To Think"
by the Dave Matthews Band, "The Man Who Would Be Santa"
and "Wash Away" (aware II); "I'll Be There" by Vertical Horizon,
"Fred Astaire" and "3 to 10" by Lucky Boys
Confusion, "Camera One" by Josh Joplin Group,
"Konstantine" and "Walking By" by Something
Corporate, "Here We Go Again" and "Blind" by
Riddlin Kids, "Caught Up In You" by Convoy, "For One More Look At You" by Chocolate Genius, "Right To My Head" by Marc Copely, "Goodnight Fenno" by Lola Ray, "March of Death" by DJ Shadow and Zach De La Rocha
Favorite poet: Walt Whitman. Go read Leaves of
Grass. Buy your own copy.
Least favorite poet: Robert
Frost. I cannot *stand* him. Evil Intro to Lit (ENG 201) making
us study him all the damn time and never a mention of Walt....
Favorite books: "The
God Of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy (amazing book), anything
by Leon Uris (RIP), the Seafort Saga by David Feintuch,
"Becoming Anna" by Anna J. Michener (if you like
"Girl, Interrupted" you'll love this book), the Ender
series by Orson Scott Card, "Virgin II" a book of short
stories.. incredible. "Me Talk Funny One Day" by David Sedaris.
Favorite soundtrack: is
this a trick question? RENT!!!! although "working" is
pretty cool too...
Type of car I drive: 1997 Chevy Cavalier with 80+k miles.
Favorite ice cream: Cookies and Cream
or Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Favorite fizzy type
drink (otherwise known as soda): Mello
Yello. i buy too much... *burp* :]
Favorite non-fizzy type
drink: Snapple Elements
stuff. YUM. Also definitely Grover Grape Juice.
Favorite food: Pasta, cheese, taffy,
gummi bears, chocolate
Least favorite: pick a veggie, any raw veggie....
Favorite subject: English, History. (Humanities Courses! *poke*)
Natural Disasters was really cool tho.
Least favorite: College Algebra. I dislike math. Psychology was
pretty bad too.
Favorite sport: Soccer
Favorite toy: my stuffed tiger I sleep with every night, i find
it hard to sleep without it. also include my stuffed turtle pillow AND my stuffed stitch :)
Favorite cartoon
characters: Snoopy, Garfield and
Dangermouse, and Stitch. And Tigger.
Favorite Actors: Robin Williams, Bill Pullman, Nicolas Cage, Jeremy
Piven
Favorite Actresses: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Julia
Stiles, Eliza Dushku
Favorite Music Video: "We Didn't
Start The Fire" Billy Joel
Favorite Movies: Center Stage, PCU, Multiplicity, American Beauty,
Almost Famous
Least Favorite Movie: anything suspense, horror, along that line.
Favorite Restaurants: fast food: Godfather's Pizza (being a former
employee, you become accustomed to it), Subway, Steak 'N Shake.
Slow food: Red Beans and Rice and Kobe Steak House. Indochine's really really good too.
Favorite month: October. From shorts to cold, and it's just sooooo
nice.
Favorite Holiday: Valentine's Day. I like hearts. and flowers. :]
Favorite thing to wear: Any big type shirt and shorts or drawstring pants
with either my sandals or my Airwalks.
Favorite Quote
(lyrically): 'it's to jimmy eat world
and those nights in my car, where the first star you see may not
be a star...'
Favorite Quote (movie): "We are not groupies. groupies sleep with
rockstars because they want to be with someone famous. we are
here because of the music. we are band-aids." (Almost
Famous)
Favorite Quote
(Simpsons): "Now hold still...
nothin' cracks a turtle like Leon Uris" or "why are the
pretty ones always insane?"
Scariest experience of
my life: becoming a statistic.
Favorite Colors: Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Silver
Favorite Candle Smells: Vanilla, Mulberry, Peach, Freesia
Favorite perfume: Realm, and ck1
Biggest fear: to die and not be remembered.
-- me and John Mayer, 8.11.2001
--me summer 2000
--Janine vs. a D7 -- the true taper's
kat
I'm not as crazy looking as I sound ... am i? don't answer that... -kat
This is my link to my Senior Pic Page! :) link here!
Email: lyrickat@hotmail.com
