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Kara

So I've been told I laugh a lot...hmmm

About Me

No great genius is without some mixture of insanity.
-Aristotle
Quirky, energetic, talkative, always laughing, never sleeping. Love concerts, food, sports, music, movies, & mmm beer. I love meeting new people and making good friends. I can work a crowd, enjoy a quite one-on-one chat or sit alone in my house hermitizing. Mission Impossible: (Holla...I think not) to make everyone smile and perhaps even gasp for air laughing so hard every once in a while. But don't let the good times and excessive non-stop and almost annoying (but not really) talkin fool ya...I'm the best listener and best friend in the world when you need me to be. Oh...and yes, I am a geek. Check it.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
Guess What:
The brain is a three pound mass you can hold in your hand that can conceive a universe a hundred-billion lightyears across.
-Marian Diamond
Fun is most important in my life.
Having a high focus on fun indicates that I value my own enjoyment over anything else. And there is nothing wrong with that. My motto is:
"We're here for a good time - not a long time!"
You Are 5: The Investigator
You're independent - and a logical analytical thinker.
You love learning and ideas... and know things no one else does.
Bored by small talk, you refuse to participate in boring conversations.
You are open minded. A visionary. You understand the world and may change it.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Kara Rae Byrne
Birthday: March 26
Birthplace: Cheyenne, WY
Current Location: Oshkosh, WI
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: RH
Your Heritage: Irish, Sweedish with bits of English thrown in for fun
The Shoes You Wore Today: Sandals
Your Weakness: I'm a sucker for backrubs
Your Fears: Being alone for extended periods of time
Your Perfect Pizza: Sausage and tomato
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Take all my vacation
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: lol
Thoughts First Waking Up: damn freakin clock
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: whenever i fall asleep
Your Most Missed Memory: going up north to see G&G Byrne
Pepsi or Coke: pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither
Single or Group Dates: both
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: vanilla
Cappuccino or Coffee: either
Do you Smoke: not anymore
Do you Swear: too much
Do you Sing: all the time...even if it is just in my head
Do you Shower Daily: yes, sometimes 2 or 3 times
Have you Been in Love: i thought so at the time
Do you want to go to College: already have...want to get my MBA though
Do you want to get Married: yes. gotta find the right guy though ;)
Do you belive in yourself: every minute of every day
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope
Do you think you are Attractive: i think so...esp on the inside
Are you a Health Freak: from time to time
Do you get along with your Parents:
Do you like Thunderstorms: oh yes i do
Do you play an Instrument: too many...~13 to be exact
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes. Houston = too much tequila
In the past month have you Smoked: just second hand
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yuppers :)
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes...twice! my first time in over a year
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no. havn't even had oreos
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: hells yeah! i need more sushi
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: nope.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: nope...havn't even thought of swimming
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: once or twice
Ever been Beaten up: nope. i would lay the smack down if someone did that - haha
Ever Shoplifted: once, when i wanted a cadbury egg really bad (i was 3)
How do you want to Die: peacefully with those i love
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: i still wanna be an astronaut. but i'll take a bookstore owner instead.
What country would you most like to Visit: Ireland or Greece
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: its not the color...its if they make me stare at them...
Favourite Hair Color: doesn't matter
Short or Long Hair: short...and no handlebar mustaches!
Height: taller than me
Weight: doesn't matter...
Best Clothing Style: put together
Number of Drugs I have taken: perscription?
Number of CDs I own: i lost count...but i havn't bought one in a while
Number of Piercings: one per ear

My Interests

MUSIC (playing, concerts, listening, singing, LIVING), talking, volleyball, reading, laughing, going out, cooking, running, lots of other stuff
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:

You have high extroversion.
You are outgoing and engaging, with both strangers and friends.
You truly enjoy being with people and bring energy into any situation.
Enthusiastic and fun, you're the first to say "let's go!"

Conscientiousness:

You have high conscientiousness.
Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life.
Most things in your life are organized and planned well.
But you borderline on being a total perfectionist.

Agreeableness:

You have high agreeableness.
You are easy to get along with, and you value harmony highly.
Helpful and generous, you are willing to compromise with almost anyone.
You give people the benefit of the doubt and don't mind giving someone a second chance.

Neuroticism:

You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.

Openness to experience:

Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything.
How to make a Kara
Ingredients:
1 part mercy
1 part silliness
3 parts energy
Method:
Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Top it off with a sprinkle of calmness and enjoy!
You Are a Phoenix
Driven and ambitious, you tend to acquire material success easily.
You have grand schemes - both for your own life and for changing the whole world.
You are a great leader, and you have no problem taking the reigns.
However, you aren't all business. You also have great talents for performing and visual arts.

I'd like to meet:

You! Or at least some more people like this:Kat & Kevin's Wedding!

Music:

Disturbed, System of a Down, Dry Kill Logic, Green Day, Incubus, 10 Years, Lacuna Coil, Journey, Killers, Taproot, Presence, Nine Inch Nails, Tantric, 3 Days Grace, A Perfect Circle, Tesla, Prodigy, The Darkness, Jeff Buckley, Ella Fitzgerald, Louie Armstrong, Miles Davis, Mozart, some guy named Beethovan, country, pop, rock, indie, alternative, swing, and many many many many many more. (including but not ranking highly or at all...riverdance.)
Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC
"Back in black, I hit the sack,
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"

Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.
But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!

Movies:

Equilibrium, Rounders, Star Wars, Donnie Brasco, American History X, Imposter, Bad Boys I & II, LOTR I, II, &III, Truth About Charlie, Meet the Parents, Any bad bad bad comic book movie, any worse B movie, REALLY bad horror movies, and really any movie at all...love 'em - and seen most of 'em.
Star Wars Horoscope for Aries
Like many aries, you have demonstrated your penchant for inflicting pain.
You feel you are at the center of the universe and that you must be in control.
You enjoy being a leader... and you find that your aggression and quick temper serve you well.

Star wars character you are most like: The Emperor

Television:

What's Television? I guess I watch 24, & House - oh and Baseball, Football & Hockey (mainly at the bars)...I don't watch tv all too much...
In a Past Life...
You Were: A Greasy Spice Trader.

Where You Lived: Saudi Arabia.

How You Died: Dysentery.

Books:

ANY BOOK I CAN GET AHOLD OF! In the past month I read over 48 books. Not kidding. Next month...aiming for 50.

Heroes:

My grandparents, my brother, mighty mouse and underdog.

Kara Should Rule Mars
Mars is a planet that shines brightly and loops wildly around the solar system.

Kara is perfect to rule Mars, because she is both energetic and independent.
Like Mars, Kara seems attractive and bright to others - but Kara's difficult to pin down.

Kara is a great thinker, thinking in the present and towards the future.
Full of enthusiasm and inspiration, Kara is into her own thing... but not at all insensitive to others.

My Blog

I was bored...so I did a survey of ’07

?JANUARY?1. Who kissed you on new years?Nobody. I was flying back from Tokyo that day. 2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?Nope. I always strive for improvement&god that sounded cheesy.3...
Posted by Kara on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:36:00 PST

Beer Slides & Journey

So, people in Northeast WI actually do this really cool thing at bars called beer slides. The idea behind it is take a tarp or a slip'n'slide and pour beer on it instead of water. Then...slide away! W...
Posted by Kara on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:05:00 PST

Kara's Journey - by Journey - I heart Journey

..> Describe yourself using one band and song titles from that band Choose a band and answer only in song TITLES by that band:: Journey Are you male or female:: Girl Can't Help It Descri...
Posted by Kara on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:45:00 PST

Re-Post of the Nerdness Heirarchy (for those of you who have asked for it lately!)

So here is my story. I am an engineer. I love big turboexpanders, compressors, and diesel engines. I get geeked out about computers. I am a geek. What many people do not understand, is that there is ...
Posted by Kara on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 01:33:00 PST

Why I was MIA...

1. Got a new job. 2. Bought a condo. 3. Started the new job while living with co-worker and buddy Rebecca. 4. Moved (which took 1 full week by the way) 5. Unpacked (which took only 1 day by the way!) ...
Posted by Kara on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 05:04:00 PST

No work = REALLY bored

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone whats your name spelt backwards?: arak What did you do last night?: The Last Dinner Night...with a special guest T...
Posted by Kara on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:13:00 PST

BIG News

Well, all...sorry if I have been sneaking around everyones back, BUT... I accepted a new job at GE - Oil & Gas and will be moving to Oshkosh, WI by the end of the month. Today was one of the hard...
Posted by Kara on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:05:00 PST

The Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) of your actions last night.

SYMPTOM FAULT ACTION Feet cold and wet. Glass being held at incorrect angle. Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling. Feet warm and wet. Improper bladder control. Stand ne...
Posted by Kara on Fri, 19 May 2006 02:59:00 PST

Food poisoning...how come no one else got it???

So, the funny thing is, my story is not an original story. It seems, as of late, that many people I have known (6 within the last 5 days) have gotten food poisoning. It seems, that as of last night, ...
Posted by Kara on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 04:23:00 PST

Terrorize Wal-Mart Kara Style! (I HATE WAL-MART!)

A crazy person's day at Wal-Mart (better known as Kara's day at Wal-Mart)   1. Get cans of cat food and randomly put them in people's carts when they don't realize it.2. Set all the alarm clocks ...
Posted by Kara on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:56:00 PST