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Katie

Ridicule is nothing to be scared of

About Me

I am a writer and journalist who works full time as a researcher for a press agency in London, and writes the occasional film review and feature for a film magazine called Burn. I am interested in anything outrageous, original and hedonistic, I am a post-feminist, I have an obsession with men in make-up and I have an addictive personality. I am a big West Ham supporter, I try to go to as many home matches as possible even though people are always surprised I like football. I love all things spooky and/or humourous, so if you can't scare me or make me laugh don't add me!Oh yes...if you add me and I'm unlikely to know who you are, send me a message as well otherwise it's going to be a big 'deny'!

My Interests

I like music and films, and also gigging and lots and lots of comedy. On the weirder side I like anything gothic related, such as the photos of Simon Marsden. I love vampire fiction/films/literature. I like walking and visiting old buildings, churches and cemeteries. I love clothes and make-up (especially on men).

Music:

HIM, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Smashing Pumpkins, Adam and the Ants, Placebo, Nightwish, Slipknot, Lacuna Coil, Scissor Sisters, Gwen Stefani/No Doubt, Dragonforce, Manic Street Preachers, Depeche Mode, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand, Auf Der Maur, Hadouken!, Robbie Williams, Rammstein, Madonna, The Prodigy, The Clash, Billy Idol, CKY, Guns 'n' Roses, Lordi, Take That, Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Lily Allen, Badly Drawn Boy, Lostprophets, Amy Winehouse, Dresden Dolls, Trivium, The Killers, and probably some more that I can't think of right now.

Movies:

Oooh, loads of them really: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Interview with the Vampire, Taxi Driver, School of Rock, It's a Wonderful Life, Jubilee, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Grease, Edward Scissorhands, This is Spinal Tap, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Cleopatra, From Hell, Benny & Joon, Secretary, The Phantom of the Opera, Elizabeth, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Napoleon Dynamite, Moulin Rouge, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Oliver, Vanity Fair, Mean Girls, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Sleepy Hollow, A Hard Days Night, Clueless, The Wedding Singer, Velvet Goldmine, and so many more I can't mention them all. I live for films!

Television:

Big Brother, 24, Buffy, Sex and the City, Most Haunted, I'm Alan Partridge, Father Ted, Skins, The Office, Extras, America's Next Top Model, Saxondale, and absolutely anything with Russell Brand in it.

Books:

Fiction: Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Philippa Gregory, Ben Elton, Edgar Allan Poe...Non-fiction: Anything about British history, especially Simon Schama, anything relating to British rulers, travel writing, vampire mythology, anything and everything to do with ghosts/hauntings/legends. Also, I love Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace books, hilarious.

Heroes:

Male: Adam Ant, Russell Brand, Danny Wallace, Jack Bauer, Captain Jack Sparrow, Richard O'Brien. Female: Anne Rice (before she found god again), Elizabeth I (yes, I'm serious), Audrey Hepburn, Jordan (the punk Jordan that is, look her up).