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The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy.

[sarcasm]I'm hip; need evidence, just marvel at the allusion to popular 1990's culture in my user-na

About Me

Warning: this section will eventually become the length of a sizable auto-biography, albeit with much less structure.
My profile is currently public; message me before you send a friend request, motherfucka's... please?
The Reader's Digest version of my life:
My keyboard is mightier than your sword; ye huddled masses beware! For no one is protected from my scorn.
My life is analogous to an Emmy nominated dramedy, pay attention closely lest you miss the comedy.
Cue the long-winded discussion that portrays me as more interesting than I actually am.
I avoid clichés like the plague.
I have four passions: Biology, music, people, and literature. I can't honestly explain why I love science, but it's evident in every aspect of my life.
I enjoy music because it allows me to believe that I'm good at singing and listening to certain lyrics make me believe that I have a song written about me; I'm honestly not that awesome.
I think that making a person laugh or smile is the most fulfilling experience.
My forte is science and I'm a woman; did that just blow your mind? It's okay; I'll give you a moment to recover.
The surest way to upset me is to state that women aren't as proficient in science as men are; I have multiple test scores that would prove otherwise.
I obsess with music, not with the musical artists. I don't care to be aware of song titles, but I will typically be capable of singing a majority of lyrics for practically any song after listening to said music a couple times. I can't listen to music as I attempt to sleep any longer because given an opportunity I would much rather be half-conscious and listening to some quality music.
I'd probably rather listen to music than engage in the typical conversation. No, I'm not anti-social; I'm just not interested by the typical small talk. I don't care how badly the Packers lost, how wasted you got this weekend, and/or how bad your hang-over is. It's merely a matter of how to best allocate my time: time is a precious commodity; a good majority of people don't deserve yours.
The way to my heart is through a good mix CD, but you probably wouldn't have even the slightest clue as to what to burn onto it.
I don't know what I would do without my iPod, this is pathetic for so many different reasons.
My brain has become quite adapted to sleep deprivation; I once fell asleep during an AP Psychology examination and received a ninety-five. I awoke only because of my teacher's intervention.
I'm spontaneous, and scientifically that means a reaction will probably occur and no additional energy is necessary. Yes, that's me. I inspire emotional responses/comments/compliments/etcetera. I've been called special, or special education.[sarcasm]Yes, I'm secretly retarded; I just forgot to tell everyone.[/sarcasm]
I'm really strange.
Yes, that's how I should start every conversation, just to warn people, so they can respond accordingly; the first impression that you have of me is probably horribly incorrect.
Once I am in possession of a driver's license/car, I intend to blast the soundtrack of Katamari Damacy, whilst the windows are open, just to observe the reactions of others.
Oh, and I'm female who is good at video games. GASP! I played Soul Calibur II at the arcade and everyone would just see some little girl, challenge me, and they would be pwned. I enjoy proving people wrong.
I defy almost every stereotype. I'm Polish and not stupid, German and not a Neo-Nazi, and I forgot what else I was going to say.
Oops, I'm incredibly absent-minded; I once put down a booklet and freaked out the next minute because I thought I lost it. I technically did.
I’m scatter-brained and my personal descriptions portray this perfectly; I say practically whatever comes to mind, with little filtering, regardless of what I was previously discussing. I interrupt myself and digress to such a degree that I typically forget what I was speaking of originally.
I have obsessive compulsive tendencies, but I would say that it's improving. I don't have to abide by a gum schedule or eat at 5:00.
I have special sense and am able to determine if a person is upset. I consider it my "Spidey Sense," because it's less difficult to explain. I will persistently ask, "What's wrong?" because, GASP, I actually care about people.
[sarcasm]Yes, don't allow my obviously mean and cruel exterior convince you that I'm selfish.[/sarcasm]
I can usually determine if you're lying, so don't attempt to fool me.
I'm overly sentimental; I treasure any present, no matter its cost, the more thoughtful the better. I basically keep every single one that I am given, even if we have a horrible falling out. I'm one to relish in the pleasant memories, which speaks for my idealism.
I have the tendency to be incredibly persuasive, but I am especially skilled in convincing people how amazing they truly are; unless they aren't anything special, but then I politely focus on their most positive attributes.
I typically value other people's contentment over my own.
[sarcasm]I know, I'm so horrible.[/sarcasm]
Once the people, who are the most dear to me, are perfectly content, then I have achieved bliss.
I feel obligated to alphabetize. I don't alphabetize lists that I actually say because I'm obviously not that intelligent or socially awkward.
I spell check practically everything that I type, excluding Instant Messages, I then proof-read multiple times. I feel idiotic if even the slightest error slips past my meticulous methods. I was honestly disappointed when the new AIM didn't include a spell-check.
I'm very critical of people, but I don't exclude myself. I usually have nearly impossible standards. I'm the nerd that has a 4.28 grade point average and is actually disappointed. Well, to defend myself I expected a 4.6, and considering I've applied to three Ivy Leagues I should have high expectations.
I have a tendency to attract older males who think I look older than my actual age, but females think I look younger than my age. "OMG! YOU'RE A SENIOR?! HEHEHE."
I'm completely oblivious to people that really like me. I have to hear a "Wow, you're attractive," or "I really want to go out with you," before I can even begin to comprehend.
I enjoy when my foot falls asleep and I can hit against my desk without any feeling. Oh, and when I said enjoy I really meant despise, but that does not convince me to stop sitting on my limbs.
WARNING: BE PREPARED FOR MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SASS AND/OR SARCASM.
Out-of-context quote of the week: "Five dollars?! No, no, no... you're selling yourself short. You're worth ten dollars, at the very minimum."
Oh ho ho... laugh at my quips.

My Interests

Action League Now, Ah! Real Monsters, All That, anime, Apples to Apples (MENSA and I approve of it), arcades, Bemani, books (not Dan Brown, Stephen King, Nora Roberts, etcetera), civil rights (consequently I dislike President Bush), Chobits, Chrono Cross, Clarissa Explains it All, clothes, cuddling (probably not with you), Dance Dance Revolution, Double Dare, Dreamcast, emo glasses ([sarcasm]I'm non-conformist like that[/sarcasm]), Eureka's Castle, Flux, Fooly Cooly, full length skirts , Gameboy Advanced SP, Gamecube, Gitaroo Man, Good Burger, Homestarrunner, huggles, intelligence, J-pop, J-rock, Jet Grind Radio, Kablam!, Karaoke Revolution, Katamari Damacy, Keenan and Kel, Konami, love, Love Hina, Mad Maestro, Monty Python, moon speak, music , naps , Parappa the Rapper, Pop'n Music, Power Rangers, Puzzle Bobble, randomness, Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern life, rollerblading, Rurouni Kenshin, Salute Your Shorts, Sarah Rue, Sega Genesis, silliness, sleep, Soul Calibur 2, Stephen Colbert , Stepmania, Strangers With Candy , Super Dodge Ball Advanced, Super Smash Brothers, Taiko No Tatsujin, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Trigun, Um Jammer Lammy, Wanda Sykes, and Wario Ware Touched.

I'd like to meet:

My perfectly complementary dork: a person with the same academic fervor that I possess, a person that understands the title Eats, Shoots and Leaves, etcetera

Someone who is incapable of being embarrassed and is consequently willing to blast the Backstreet Boys with the windows completely open.

Or someone that understands this design:

I won't friend you, however, because I just seem like a creep, but if you find something about me inherently interesting you can friend me. I shall return the favor.

Oh, and numbers nine through twelve, but especially number nine, this man:

Music:

I fucking love music (probably much more than I every will you).

Oh, and I don't care if this list makes me seem snooty.

The Advantage, All American Rejects, American Analog Set, The Aquabats, Aqualung, The Arcade Fire, Beck, Bloc Party, Blonde Redhead, Boards of Canada, The Bravery, Brendan Benson, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Cake, Casino Vs. Japan, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Coheed & Cambria, Cursive, Cute Is What We Aim For, Death Cab for Cutie, Death From Above 1979, The Decemberists, Deerhoof, Detachment Kit, Dismemberment Plan, Eels, Enon, Explosions In The Sky, The Faint, Fischerspooner, The Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, Freezepop, Frou Frou, Gazelles, Guster, The Get Up Kids, Hard-Fi, Head Automatica, Headphones, Hellogoodbye, Hot Hot Heat, Inspector Owl, Interpol, Jimmy Eat World, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Kenna, The Killers, Kings Of Convenience, M83, The Majestic Twelve, Maps and Atlases, Maritime, The Mars Volta, Matchbook Romance, Mates Of State, Men, Women & Children, MeWithoutYou, Minus The Bear, Modest Mouse, Motion City Soundtrack, Múm, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Neutral Milk Hotel, The New Pornographers,Of Montreal, Ok Go, Ozma, Ozomatli, Panic! At The Disco, Pedro The Lion, The Pillows, Plain White T's, PlayRadioPlay!, The Polyphonic Spree, The Postal Service, Radiohead, Röyksopp, Sense Field, She Wants Revenge, The Shins, Sigur Rós, Skybox, Snow Patrol, Spoon, The Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Sum 41, T.A.T.u., Thom Yorke, Tortoise, The Unicorns, Unique Chique, The Wallflowers, Weezer, The White Stripes, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Currently I am most probably listening to: [chortle]music that you are not acquainted with.[/chortle] Well, excuse me now; I'm off to pick-up my monocle from the repair shop and my smoking jacket from the dry cleaners. Oh, and I mustn't forget the grocery store; I need to find me some damned caviar!

Movies:

Admissions, Art School Confidential, Audition, The Boondock Saints, Broken Flowers, Caddy Shack, Cemetery Man, City of God, Dark Water, The Door in the Floor, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Equilibrium, Garden State, The Girl in the Café, House of D, I Me and You and Everyone We Know, Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, One Hour Photo, The Ring, The Ring 2, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Saw, Seeing Other People, Small Soldiers, The Squid and the Whale, Strangers With Candy, V for Vendetta, Videodrome, and Wilbur.

Television:

Arrested Development, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Colbert Report , Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ,Divine Design, Everwood, Family Guy, Futurama, House, Invader Zim, Law and Order, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Monk, Nip/Tuck, Psych, Reno 911, Scrubs, SpongeBob Squarepants, The Best Week Ever, and The Office.

P.S. I only watch The Colbert Report and The Daily Show regularly.

Books:

Yes, I am literate.

America (The Book), An Enemy of the People, Brave New World, Candide, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Democracy in America, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Don Quixote de la Mancha, Eats, Shoots and Leaves, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Giver, Hamlet, Henry V, Holidays on Ice, I and Thou, Innocents, Invisible Man, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked Lunch, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pride and Prejudice, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Trial, Years of Rage, Watch Out.

Heroes:

David Kuo, Joseph Suglia, Jon Stewart, Martin Buber, Stephen Colbert, Walter Kaufman, Morrie Schwartz, and Alexis de Tocqueville.

My Blog

National Model United Nations Conference:

I shall be in New York City from tomorrow to next Friday; thus, I (most probably) won't be very active on this site, but if you have my cell-phone number, feel free to call. Or if you don't have it, I...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:09:00 PST

Warning: unadulterated nerdiness.

I HAVE THE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IDEA FOR MY COMM 101 SPEECH! A "Better Know A Political Pundit" segment! And I'm making a PowerPoint. I AM SUPER EXCITED!I might be addicted to PowerPoint now... ...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:18:00 PST

I forfeit.

I'm having an awful day. Yes, I am forfeiting a late night studying session and favoring an early rising instead. I fucking hate my life. I don't know what I'll do if I don't wake up on time t...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:03:00 PST

"Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell"

My "Enhance Understanding" speech topic: "Bill O'Reilly v. Stephen Colbert: Political Pundit Showdown 2007." I have never been so excited to perform a speech... ever. And I'm probably making a PowerPo...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:25:00 PST

Blah, blah, blah.

Well, it's days like these that make me wish I can rescind every responsibility and spend my day in complete seclusion. I would sleep three fourths of the day, blast obscure music, wallow, and partake...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:56:00 PST

Auto-horn-tooting.

I am absolutely certain that I did well on my BIOL 318 examination; I am the only first year student to ever take the course and now I shall be the only first year student to obtain an A.My advisor sh...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:57:00 PST

I'm not creative enough for a title at the current moment.

I currently have the appearance of a recently recovering heroin addict (i.e. blood-shot eyes, twitchy eye movements, and absurdly pronounced bags underneath my eyes). I'm coo'. I also spent approx...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:07:00 PST

@#$%!

What the fuck?! I believe that is the only phrase to accurately describe this sudden downturn of events. I recently strung a slew of expletives together, in an utterly nonsensical fashion, which w...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:11:00 PST

Well...

I have been confused for a(n):1. Art major2. English major3. Philosophy major I have had professors suggest the following majors:1. Philosophy/Political Science2. PsychologyI find this quite interesti...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:40:00 PST

Yes!

I am very content. I have accepted the truth that I shan't ever "fit in" with the general public, especially in my current location, but I have finally found a suitable niche: a selective clique in ...
Posted by The Aspiring Scientist Formerly Known as Kathy. on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:38:00 PST