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Katie

Don't Tiki Me Off

About Me

Bonjour. I am Katie. I do not speak French. It annoys me when people greet others in languages they do not speak, but I really like the word "bonjour."

My Interests

Being outside is neat. Also, I'm in love with my bike.

Um. I love the exercise but I don't do it nearly enough. Exercise in general, not just on my bike. I get called Hippie a lot, but I like to think I make up for it in my bizzaro love of shoes and clothes. I'm in the process of starting a revolution but it's proving to be way more work than I originally thought. Oh well, I'm sure in the end it will be worth it. I think that's it. Oh yeah, cookings, movie nights and making events where I get to boss people around (not really, but that's the way it turns out, I'm a hostess with an iron fist.)

I'd like to meet:

Who wouldn't I like to meet? Honestly. I'm quite sociable. I'll give everyone a whirl. I'm quite strong, you know.

Music:

Man, I hate these categories. Let's do a survey: Who here likes "all kinds of music" or has "totally ecclectic taste"? SCREW THAT!!! I think people learn way more about music by learning who you don't like.However, I don't have a car and spend most of the rest of my radio time listening to NPR so I can't really tell you who I don't like either. Crap. Except the DMB and Gwen Stefani. Losers.Tell you what, I like a good cheesy pop song. I adore Neil Diamond. The Footloose soundtrack is my favorite record ever. One time, my car was broken into and all my CD's were stolen. The first to be replaced? Cher's greatest hits album. I'm not telling you this in an attempt to show you how unique I am. I'm telling you this because someday we might go on a roadtrip and that's what you will be subjected to: liberal rhetoric and "Turn Back Time" over and over and over.

Movies:

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Television:

Television can bite my ass. Television is a sucking, festering wound that is rapidly leeching the health, intelligence and will to live out of the American people. I know this because if I had tv I would never leave the house because I might miss an episode of Laguna Beach.In fact, now that I've discovered youtube, my house is a mess and in all likely hood, am watching it right now and not wearing pants to boot.

Books:

Books are weird. People, I believe can be divided into four categories of readers:People who don't read (but they probably say they like to, they just don't have time).People who read fantasy. I just don't get it. I'm sorry.People who read memoirs and biographies, who look down on people who don't read at all. If they have read something other than these, it is probably historical fiction or Guns, Germs and Steel.People who read real books and who see no real distinction between the other three groups.That said, I'm a book snob. Also, Guns, Germs and Steel was really quite good and everyone should read it.

Heroes:

Dude! You love your mom? I love my mom too! Score!

My Blog

Ahhh...the suprising accuracy of on-line surveys

My Liberal Identity:You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what's known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jes...
Posted by Katie on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:19:00 PST

Not usually my bag but I need a break from neuroanatomy. Suck it, postcentral gyrus!

1. Were you smiling when you woke up this morning?Oh hells no. Who is at 7:30 on a Saturday?2. When was the last time you felt unbearbly guilty??ahhh...hm...don't know. I guess I bear guilt pretty w...
Posted by Katie on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:27:00 PST

Responsibility.

I'm annoyed with the media. Usually when I'm annoyed with something from a political standpoint it's people as a whole. I don't think I bitch too much about the media--television occasionally, but I...
Posted by Katie on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:02:00 PST

The sticky mess that is a nuanced opinion.

(Note: I'm vehemently pro-choice, but unlike any other topic under the sun, I don't debate the issue. I assert my opinion with my vote and my checkbook, but will not ever try to convince someone who ...
Posted by Katie on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:02:00 PST

Two Films.

Zeitgeist the Movie and The Kingdom.  I want to know what people thought of each of them, if they've seen them, if they've heard of them. Be forwarned though: Zeitgeist ignited a fury within me I...
Posted by Katie on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:46:00 PST

Read and discuss.

"We...tolerate a rising level of violence that ignores our common humanity and our claims to civilization alike. We calmly accept newspaper reports of civilian slaughter in far off lands. We glorify k...
Posted by Katie on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:34:00 PST

He reminded me to pick up orange juice on my way home. He said it was for the napalm.

I had a dream last night where I was living with Jason Bourne and working at K-mart.It was weird. I feel gross. Back to bed with me.
Posted by Katie on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:07:00 PST

The actual stuff floating around in my head...not another Kumbaya post.

1. I was making myself a bowl of pasta this evening. When it's just me, I don't like to get the whole strainer dirty so I just drain with the lid. I wasn't paying close attention, and out of the cor...
Posted by Katie on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:13:00 PST

Both Flotsam AND Jetsam

Man, I like the hotline room.  Actually, I like the whole DVSAS office.  It's on the top floor of a funky old brick building and I get to stare out the window at the intersection of Commerci...
Posted by Katie on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:00:00 PST

Ah...bored and at DVSAS

Your Political Profile:..http://images.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservat iveareyouquiz/politics.jpg" height="100" width="100">Overall: 10% Conservative, 90% LiberalSocial Issues: 0% Conservative, 10...
Posted by Katie on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:53:00 PST