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Catherine

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About Me

A little bit kooky... and very scatty (except at work where my desk is organised like someone with OCD). I'm likely to forget anything and everything, including where I've put the ham?! I'm a senior editor by day, where you can often finding me snoozing at my desk or staring goggle-eyed at my computer after one too many nights out in the "Ho" that is "So". I can chat until the cows come home (especially when I'm nervous), but I'm also a pretty good listener (so good you won't even be able to tell when I'm not listening at all)! I don't tend to take myself too seriously, so you'll often find me laughing at myself (and that's not because I'm mad!). I live in good old Elephant and Castle, and for those of you who don't know already, South of the River rocks!I can be a bit of a geek and love to read... so when I'm not reading about how many cups of sugar to put in a cake, I can be found reading a good novel. If I'm not causing chaos at work by swearing at my computer or falling off my chair (yes, it has happened), you'll more than likely find my skinny little boyz arse parked on a comfy sofa in a Soho bar or wiggling to some tunes on the dance floor. Just don't give me sambuca – it will end with me pole dancing!Likes: Mash potato and gravy, houmous, crisps, cashew nuts, surprises, days off work, swimming in the sea, singing in the shower (when there's no-one around), sleeping naked, laughter, just-washed bed clothes, rain on a hot day, thunderstorms, oh, and not forgetting women! Dislikes: Daddy-long-legs and moths (they totally freak me out), Mondays, rush hour (especially when you get stuck under a smelly armpit), lines, crowds in Oxford Street, people who pick their nose in public or spit onto the sidewalk, celery (yuk, yuk, yuk)
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My Interests

Ski-ing (if I ever get the cash together to actually go), sexy pants (whether it's a pair of girl boxers or a sexy pair of frilly undies, oh yeah!), eating, ladies, editing geeky books (Golf Geek's Bible, Crazy Christmas, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, The Manga Drawing Kit, French Home, Super Sex Positions, A Taste of Tea ... you're falling asleep already), drinking JD & coke (sometimes so much I end up on the nightbus to nowhere), dancing like an idiot (that would be the JD and coke again), buying fruit and then not eating it, searching for my keys and Oyster card, watching the trains go by (our flat is right by the train tracks, it's like being sat at a platform), worrying about money, going to the theatre (as long as the play isn't longer than 3 hours. I have the attention span of a flea), drawing if I'm really bored, exploring new places when I can afford it ... and the list could go on.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can laugh at their mistakes, whether it's tripping over ya shoelace or making a major faux pas at work! People who like to go out and have fun. Anyone with ambition. I can't stand laziness, unless it is a Sunday and then you're forgiven. Basically anyone who likes a good chat! People with energy!

Music:

Tori Amos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Amy Mann, Madonna, Killers, Keisha White, Muse, The Organ, Missy Elliot, Annie Lennox, Damien Rice, Faithless, Nelly Furtado, Fiona Apple, to name a few.Ok, Blind Melon's song No Rain has vanished from YouTube, but here's another one I remember well.

Movies:

City of God, Y tu Mama Tambien, Talk to Her, If These Walls Could Talk, Boys Don't Cry, Million Dollar Baby, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Volver, Usual Suspects, When Harry Met Sally, This is England, The Science of Sleep

Television:

L Word (we all know that Helena and Dylan are the hottest ladies in Season 3!), Holby (but only because Connie is hot), ER, have been known to watch Eastenders when at home, CSI all the way, Law and Order

Books:

Toni Morrison, Donna Tartt, Isabel Allende, Ali Smith, Zadie Smith, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Douglas Coupland, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood

Heroes:

My closest friends (you know who you are) and family

My Blog

I've pulled an arse muscle...

Ok, so pulling an arse muscle walking home from Shoreditch to Elephant and Castle may be all that I am pulling right now, but here are the top ten things that make me smile:1. Finding a tenner in my j...
Posted by Catherine on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 04:25:00 PST

Alas poor Soho!

Girly bars.Drunken gropes.Whiskey, sambuca, and gin.Summer heat. Dancing feet.Dingy toilets reeking of sin.Rainy nights.Soggy dreams.Hangover blues.Alas poor Soho, I knew you well,but it's time for me...
Posted by Catherine on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:46:00 PST

Profiteroles

There's nothing like sharing a big bowl of profiteroles and strawberries with your mate when you're feeling a bit rubbish...
Posted by Catherine on Mon, 28 May 2007 12:46:00 PST

What the fuck?!

Times when I've wanted to go "what the fuck?!", but have restrained...Author at work: "I'm stood here in my bra and pants".Me: "Urmmmm... Ok. Shall I call you back at a more convenient time?"-----Situ...
Posted by Catherine on Sun, 27 May 2007 06:30:00 PST

Rain, rain go away!

Why does it always rain on a bank holiday?!
Posted by Catherine on Sun, 27 May 2007 05:08:00 PST

The Soho Olympics

For those of you not familiar with the Soho Olympics, it's a game of wit, charm and balls. The ladies of Soho are a tough crowd to beat. Love them or leave them, if you can't play the game you're not ...
Posted by Catherine on Mon, 21 May 2007 02:28:00 PST

Bored

Bored...so bored I can't sleep,may be I should count somebloody sheep.Commas and full stops running through my head.Wish I was a millionaireinstead.Then I wouldn't be sat here like a lemonworrying abo...
Posted by Catherine on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:10:00 PST

What day? Valentine's Day?

I say no more!
Posted by Catherine on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:46:00 PST

To adopt or not to adopt, that is the question

As the government faces difficulties over granting equal adoption rights for gay couples, I thought this might be a good opportunity to offer up my opinion. Catholic leaders in the UK say their adopti...
Posted by Catherine on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:59:00 PST

New Year's ResolutionsMy Arse!

As our bellies get fatter and our wallets get considerably slimmer, our thoughts at this time of year turn to those infamous New Year's Resolutions. You know, those little goals that we set for our ou...
Posted by Catherine on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:49:00 PST