Kathy - ProfilesArchive

About Me

From the desert sand of West Texas/Southern New Mexico to the dusty hills of Los Angeles, the ocean called and I answered. Oddly, I can't swim. But before I called LA home, I came out, received a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications with an emphasis in radio, and became active in the LGBT movement.

After a period of settling into LA life and a steady paycheck, I worked at several civil rights non-profits, volunteered with an LGBT radio program (IMRU) and have since moved into doing radio full-time.... and for pay!

My radio job brought me to The Big Apple where I try to keep warm by putting socks on my hands and drinking from a flask.

I go back to El Paso periodically to eat Chico's tacos and see the 14 shades of brown in the landscape.

Oddball facts about me:

I hate washing dishes.

I prefer hair styles that require very, very little work.

I have two tattoos but want more.

I'm a sucker for a Patron margarita.

I have my very own clumsy fairy. She likes to show up when there are open drinks around. My clumsy fairy has now started to follow Maya around.

...Are you a fan? Hmmm? Go here to add yourself, no pressure.

My Interests

Activism, LGBT radio, breaking boundaries, questioning the norm, smelling the roses, petting dogs, caring for humanity, travelling the world, pissing off the radical right...

I'd like to meet:

In no particular order:

Susan Stamberg

Terri Gross

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon - it's on their shoulders I stand

and anyone else inspired to make a change

...Let's take a look to see where my visitors are from...

Music:

**Metallica** - Cat Stevens - Gorillaz - Dixie Chicks - Imogen Heap (thanks to Bing) - Concrete Blonde - Johnny Cash - Avenue Q (geez, Bing, did you have to make me listen to broadway musicals... then make me like them?) - Sirius OutQ...

Movies:

Harold and Maude... are there other movies aside from Harold and Maude? Well yes there are. The Color Purple, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, Field of Dreams, Go Fish, Glory, Shawshank Redemption, Schindler's List, To Kill a Mockingbird, Thelma and Louise, Dead Poets Society, Silence of the Lambs, Last of the Mohicans, Clerks and Clerks II...

Television:

UFC, NFL, MLB, CSI (the original, baby), Law and Order, ER, Desperate Houswives, Brothers and Sisters

Books:

I lost my list?!?!? Just believe me when I say I'm literate.

Heroes:

Rita Gonzales, Ivy Bottini, but most importantly, mom.

My Blog

whattayoulookinat?

New York takes some getting used to. No kidding, right?Here's an observation about the subway. You give up any right to personal space when you get on the train. You're gonna be rubbed against, touche...
Posted by Kathy on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:25:00 PST

as heard in my apartment

These are the types of random things that are said in a span of one hour in my apartment. Granted, CF is visiting so he adds to the conversation. But it’s not as if Jeff and I wouldn’t say...
Posted by Kathy on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:57:00 PST

Couch potato

I’ve officially camped out on the couch. CNN is on. Maya is in her play pen asking for attention. There’s a few magazines left unread. I have no energy for any of those things. I’m c...
Posted by Kathy on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:42:00 PST

I’ve just become....

...THAT dog mom. I was just searching for Dodger dog jerseys. And yes.... I want my mom to buy one for me/Maya for mother’s day. I also added Maya photos to my iPod Mini so I can see her while I...
Posted by Kathy on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:07:00 PST

Baby teeth

Maya's finally started losing her baby teeth! And as happy as that makes me because her teeth won't be as sharp, I'm actually kinda sad. Like in a mom way sad. She's going from baby to toddler. The te...
Posted by Kathy on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:52:00 PST

Non-practicing Catholic parcticing Catholicism

Lent has been on my mind the past day. First at dinner last night a friend said she's giving up gluten for Lent in support of a mutual friend who's been diagnosed as a Celiac sufferer (can't digest gl...
Posted by Kathy on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:59:00 PST

The spotlight is on....

Tuesday. No not the day, the person. I ran across this quiz as a bulletin and thought it was nice enough to fill out for my 2. Can YOU answer 22 questions about YOUR number 2? DON'T change your top fr...
Posted by Kathy on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST

When your father is a teacher

On one of OurChart's blogs, it came to my attention that long-gone show My So Called Life is releasing the complete series with a bunch of bonus stuff. This is where I admit that I've never seen the s...
Posted by Kathy on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:22:00 PST

Two week report

Actually, I've been in New York two and a half weeks, but who's counting? It's slow going. I miss some things about Los Angeles. I was at a club last night and a Chili Peppers song came on. Maybe...
Posted by Kathy on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:59:00 PST

The last of the boxes

So I shipped off the last of the boxes... kind of. I have to ship the computer tomorrow after I'm finished with work. Other than that, it's boxed and on it's way to New York.Except I forgot to pack th...
Posted by Kathy on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:45:00 PST