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------------------08/6/2007 update- have begun training for the kokoda track. Not unlike university, in that it has been one of a few vaguely considered ambitions of mine and has been on my mind more than usual of late. a bit scary to contemplate- and a long way to go to build up my endurance - but in time i will get there.
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------------------23/5/2007 update- I am also considering pursuing my interest in genetics and also that of forensics, perhaps to degree level, who knows.
Certainly what i have studied so far has only furthered my appetite....for destruction! -NO- to do good...yes...good...
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5/5/2007 update-
I'm currently working backstage and in various venues as a lighting designer, and really, now i've got here... im no longer so sure that the job satisfaction to chagrin ratio is worth putting up with for the rest of my life. To use a crude and vaguely suggestive analogy: Its a pain in the arse with a few brief moments of pride and satisfaction of a job well done. i guess it takes time to find out what one really wants in life, and really i should stop moaning cause alot of people dont have the luxury of choice.-----------------------------------------------------
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Also doing freelance illustration and photography, with jewellery-making and arty stuff in my spare time(a foreign concept these days, alas).I love the theatre and backstage work though at times it is draining, physically and mentally- those who know me are aware that my cognitive capacity is limited at best.
I like to write... I enjoy music- making it and listening to great bands, making jewellery (silver at the moment) exploring, riding my bike, drawing, creating flash animations, photography, anything creative and varied.Am currently as far away from birmingham, england as is humanly possible without recourse to space travel.
Am learning the bass and drums, (not simultaneously) lighting gigs and events, and in my spare time, indulging my re-discovered lust for the pursuit of knowledge, hitherto lain dormant due to stultifyingly dull and pointless lessons at cockshut hill technology college.----------------------------------------------------
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-------------------future plans:degrees in Art, English Literature, philosophy and politics,
visit New Zealand.----------------------------------------------------
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Laura
Birthday: 17/11/1984
Birthplace: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Current Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: errrrm at the moment? blackberry. natural colour is medium blonde
Height: 5ft3 (short-arse)
Right Handed or Left Handed: left handed (iv heard all the jokes before)
Your Heritage: Anglo saxon as far as i know(very dull, im afraid), though there may be some irish on my mother's side, way back.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Purple doc martens
Your Weakness: self-criticism/editing
Your Fears: a few, completely irrational ones too
Your Perfect Pizza: Pepperoni, chicken and sweetcorn on a triple cheese base
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: kokoda track training; history+political science degree;study richard feynman's entire output,including the stuff he did whilst stoned and playing the bongos
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: no fucking way
Thoughts First Waking Up: *grey static*
Your Best Physical Feature: hrmmmm my eyes or my hair
Your Bedtime: it varies, im a night-owl though (some may say a vampire)
Your Most Missed Memory: sitting on a park bench on a hot august afternoon, talking with my best friend
Pepsi or Coke: neither- Dr Pepper!
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither- i like variety quality and taste exceeding that of the packaging BORDER="0"
Single or Group Dates: *stomach turns* how nauseatingly trivial. ps it depends!
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: is this entirely relevant?
Chocolate or Vanilla: ditto
Cappuccino or Coffee: nope
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: like fuck do i *laughs weakly, tails off....*
Do you Sing:
&..39;Do you Shower Daily:' yeah though i dont sing in there, though i wish i had the talent
Have you Been in Love: yep
Do you want to go to College: yep
Do you want to get Married: what do you think?
Do you belive in yourself: nope, not in the slightest but hasnt stopped me achieving stuff (own worst enemy i guess)
Do you get Motion Sickness: in cars, yes (school mates can testify to this) but in aeroplanes i dont at all for some strange reason...
Do you think you are Attractive: nope, though beneath the sarcasm and scathing comments there is a certain charm *laughs weakly*
Are you a Health Freak: i dislike labels, and who the hell wants to live till theyre eighty??? (ps not as such, though im careful over what i buy and what i eat, for common sense reasons)
Do you get along with your Parents: yes, leaving home has done wonders (i say that jokingly but it really has)
Do you like Thunderstorms: absolutely love em (reminds me of my profession)
Do you play an Instrument: yep, guitar and drums and bass and a smattering of piano (but i can control it)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes, but not to any significant degree. more keen on the myriad of flavours and uses than its effects
In the past month have you Smoked: nope, i dont smoke, though the hubby does, i dont mind at all and dont have a problem with what other people choose to do with their lives (except putting babies on spikes)
In the past month have you been on Drugs: nope, i have been doing things with my life
In the past month have you gone on a Date: see above
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: see above
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: see above
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: see above
In the past month have you been on Stage: ahhhhhh yes *warming to subject* though strictly i have been backstage for most of the time
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: yes aussie climate necessitates such activities, even in the so-called 'winter' months...
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope *yawns at dull questions*
Ever been Drunk: yep
Ever been called a Tease: yep (by a hypocrite or two)
Ever been Beaten up: yep
Ever Shoplifted: yep
How do you want to Die: not sure
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: i dont think i will ever grow up, but a lighting director in t' theatre
What country would you most like to Visit: new zealand / italy / brasil / japan
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: brown
Favourite Hair Color: dark brown
Short or Long Hair: long hair
Height: taller than me but not too tall (neck problems)
Weight: similar to me
Best Clothing Style: whatever's comfortable, dark and well cut. nothing more of a turn-off than a poseur
Number of Drugs I have taken: types or net weight? these questions are ridiculous.. 2 types if you're asking that.
Number of CDs I own: about 4000+ but theyr all on my external hard drive along with thousands of mp3s
Number of Piercings: 2 in each ear (yawn, i know, but i prefer to wear jewellery for myself, not for the approval of others)
Number of Tattoos: none, (hrmm, tattoos are so rebellious, in a conformist type of way)
Number of things in my Past I Regret: i think we grow from past experiences so there isnt much i regret, no. they shape us to some extent but what we do with what we learnt is up to us.
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