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Katie

i'm not bad- i'm just drawn this way....

About Me

generally being, running around trying to do everything without making too much of a mess, but just by me waking up the flat will look like we've been robbed. obviously i need to make enough money to get a self cleaning flat.

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern.A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock.A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything.No wonder you and London will get along so well. What City Do You Belong in? Take This Quiz :-) Find the Love of Your Life (and More Love Quizzes) at Your New Romance.
i like: london, barcelona, going to gigs, dancing, kahlua and coke, multi-layered jelly, travelling, sewing embroidery textiles of all kinds, beading, badges and broaches, roses made from ribbons, charity shopping, car boot sales, ebay, all things french (like my boyf and foie gras- how un PC of me), making plans, films, dying my hair, getting freckles, pianos, reading, my ipod, going to the gym, dance mats, all things shiny and metallic, chinese food, chocolate milk, flip-flops, lush honey soap, friends who are always there, my beautiful mum and sister, homemade cakes, handmade paper, photos, art galleries, going to the theatre, jewellery, lace, hair pins, pretty underwear, a freshly made bed, my garden, my baby pillow that's been around the world with me, pin-stripes of any colour, scarves, men with stubble, men's aftershave, the smell of suncream, watermelons, blueberries, peppers, bikinis, body brushing, the V&A, renee lalique, corsets, being greeted at the airport with flowers, scarlet and zest and elle magazine, snowboarding, sleeping in, spitalfields market, richmond park :)
i dislike: rude clients at work, small talk, pizza, how expensive gyms are, uncomfortable bras, cleaning/housework, when my computer breaks, litter, people who resent other people's happiness, over-ripe fruit, annoying ring tones, waking up early, whisky.

My Interests

art & fashion, travelling, film & theatre, music & reading (anything and everything mostly- i'm a music and literature whore). moving money around (work). figuring out how to get my next travelling fix :)

I'd like to meet:

someone who can give me a piano. i miss mine :( someone who will teach me more than just dirty phrases in swedish. cocktail makers, disco dancers and anyone with a laugh as dirty as mine.

Music:

widely eclectic tastes

this week on my ipod: juliette and the licks, nelly furtado, june carter, justin timberlake, blur, de la soul, basement jaxx, 2manydjs, paolo nuttini, fedde le grande, snow patrol, bodyrox, Radiohead, MC Solaar, Emiliana Turini, Fiona Apple, New Young Pony Club, Miss Kittin, Radiohead, Gorillas, Pendulum, Roni Size.

next week i am aiming to add: the Klaxons and Gossip.

Movies:

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, amelie, malena, la vita e bella, the incredibles, LOTR trilogy, star wars, shrek, x-men trilogy, resident evil 1 & 2, kill bill trilogy, bridget jones, the usual suspects, dogma, from dusk till dawn, pirates of the carribean, memento, bruce almighty, ace ventura, being john malkovich, donnie darko, la haine, fight club, zoolander, dodgeball, shaun of the dead, pretty in pink, mannequin, 50 first dates, leon, napoleon dynamite, empire records, underworld 1&2, secretary, the nest, clueless, sense and sensibility, the breakfast club, walk the line, severance, mall rats, baz lurhman's romeo and juliet, spirited away, howls moving castle.

Television:

sex and the city, scrubs, family guy (stewie!), desperate housewives, the O.C., shameless, grey's anatomy, kath and kim, Mock the Week :)

Books:

working my way through chuck palahniuk and philippa gregory's stuff.. always happy with some Jane Austin. erm, lots more....
magazine wise, scarlet, elle and zest- hell any old glossy sometimes!

Heroes:

mr darcy, vivienne westwood, my mum and all the x-men.
they all rock.

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