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Kathryn

There'll be a badger in there, you won't know each other, there'll be awkward silences...

About Me

Hmm, what to say? I'm from limerick but I currently reside in cork where I'm doing an arts degree in UCC (Archaeology, English, History and Philosophy). I have ambitions involving archaeology, although my friends tell me I'm only in it for the whip and hat. I'm a stonking big sci-fi freak. And I enjoy my booze. I'm a happy person (or so they tell me, I'm not sure I believe it) and have at various times been called chuckles and giggles. And Rather Large Cookie of Doom. but that is irrelevant. If you know what I mean, and I'm sure you do. Other nick names include "insane" and "get her away from me". I say I'm happy, and I am, except when I'm not. I like to talk toot. Read the rest for more, you big russians. (Did I mention Nazi rhyming slang?) Oh, and I think I'm a groupie...

My Interests

Reading, listening to music, drawing, hanging around town doing not much of anything, going to local gigs- we have some brilliant bands, watching the television(what else is a teenager to do?), writing anything from poetry to full stories, although i have yet to finish a full book, helping out my friends, getting revenge on my enemies *insert maniacal laughter*, walking in the rain when its warm, walking in the cold when its sunny and frosty, trying and failing to teach myself guitar and pretending i'm confident.

I'd like to meet:

Johnny Depp, Terry Pratchett, Richard O'Brien, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Tim Burton, Robert Rankin, Keanu Reeves, the two guys from Mythbusters- Jaime Hyneman and Adam Savage, they rock, all the cast and crew from Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, a nice guy, MONTY PYTHON, Quentin Tarantino, and lots of other people my frazzled little brain can't think of right now.

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Music:

The Fewer The Better, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Saul Williams, IAMX, Robots in Disguise, Nine Inch Nails, Tenacious D, Dio, Archie Bronson Outfit, Bat For Lashes, The Hold Steady, Biffy Clyro, System of a Down, Wilco, Bjork, The Arcade Fire, Messiah J and the Expert, Rammstein, Willpower, CSS, Lazy Boy, We Are Scientists, Faithless, Tori Amos, The Russian Futurists, Thursday, Placebo, Leonard Cohen, Maximo Park, Enon, Jawbox, The Samshing Pumpkins, Fugazi, Sleater Kinney, Wolfmother, Wolf Parade, The Like, The Pipettes, Classical music esp Dvorak and Mozart, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, The Smiths, QOTSA, REM, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Dresden Dolls, Giveamanakick, Stars of the city, Daft Punk, The Ramones, My Chemical Romance, MUSE, Ash, The White Stripes, Feeder, Garbage, Blue Oyster Cult, Yo La Tengo, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Secret Machines, Kasabian, Thursday, Interpol, Bloc Party, My Robot Friend, Schneider TM, Superchunk, Metallica, U2(Im Irish, so i think it might be compulsory), Pen15, Not Important(aka tim the lightening cat), the demise.

Movies:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1950s version), Angels with Dirty Faces (I'm having a bit of a james cagney obsession at the moment)The Big Lebowski, Clerks one and two, Welcome to Collinwood, Sin City, Bill and Ted's EXCELLENT Adventure, Spirited Away(the fucking cutest movie in the world, amazing animation), Jet li movies(but just those really badly dubbed ones, when its actually him speakin english in hollywood it kinda destroys the illusion),The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pulp Fiction, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Team America, The South Park Movie, Baseketball, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pirates of the Carribbean, The Corpse Bride, Zoolander, Secret Window, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Face Off, Point Break, Summer of Sam, Rat Race, Resident Evil, Belleville Rendezvous, Chocolat, Amelie, The Ring(although not in the least scary), Underworld, The Matrix Trilogy, LOTR, And Now for Something Completely Different, The Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, From Hell, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorshands, Shaun of the Dead, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Three Amigos! there are others, but i cant think of them at this particular time...

Television:

The Mighty Boosh, Mock the Week, Bones, Eureka, CSI and CSI:Miami, How To Look Good Naked, (Un)natural Acts, Asylum, Grumpy Old Men/Women/Holidays, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Nathan Barley, At last the 1948 show, the goodies, Fawlty Towers, The Panel, The Blizzard of Odd, South Park, Drawn Together, Everybody Hates Chris, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books, Spaced, Tru Calling, Lost, Threshold, Top Gear, Anonymous, Have i Got News for You, The Simpsons, teenage mutant ninja turtles, x-men, captain planet, super ted and all those other cartoons of my childhood, nostalgia kicks ass, unlike everyone else in this godforsaken city I CANNOT FUCKING STAND SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS- I say burn the bastard!-, QI, any stand up comedy that happens to be on tv, Mythbusters.

Books:

100 years of Solitude, ANYTHING by Neil Gaiman, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, The Moonstone, Will Self: The Book of Dave, The God Delusion, How Mumbo Jumbo Conquered the World, Anything and everything by Terry Pratchett, Robert Rankin, Jonathan Stroud.The Book of General Ignorance, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim burton, the Harry Potter Books, 1984 and Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell, Warehouse by Keith Gray, Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy, The hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul and the Salmon of doubt, all by douglas adams, anything by JRR Tolkien. GRAPHIC NOVELS! loving watchmen and v for vendetta at the mo and waiting impatiently on the last three books of ex machina. Martyn Pigg, Nostradamus and Instant Noodles, by two authors whose names i cant remember, Pride and Prejudice, The Chronicles of Narnia and anything i can lay my hands on really. I dont read books, I eat them.

Heroes:

My mum, for being who she is and surviving what she has. Anyone who sacrifices what they want for what they believe in, anyone who has the courage to follow their dreams.

My Blog

Its been a long long time, but I just need to write lately...

Which is insane to be honest, since I'm in the middle of my Uni exams so I've got essays coming out my ears! & exams (of which 5 are done) with two essays in each at roughly 1000 words per essay that'...
Posted by Kathryn on Fri, 23 May 2008 02:46:00 PST

Miss me?

Been a while hasn't it? I must confess, I've been sucked into the whole bebo thing and that's where most of my internet energy has been going. my profuse and humble apologies! So, what's happened? Unf...
Posted by Kathryn on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:30:00 PST

Weddings, birthdays and other such hooha.

In the decidedly long gap between my last blog and now a number of things have happened, all rather exciting. I'm no longer broke, quite the opposite in fact. Although I'm having a huge deal of troubl...
Posted by Kathryn on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:27:00 PST

Bring on the summer!

So, only one exam left. As of the 28th of this month I will have finished my first year of college. It freakin' flew! Suddenly two more years simply doesn't feel like enough. I love cork and UCC so mu...
Posted by Kathryn on Tue, 22 May 2007 09:10:00 PST

Hot oat cereal and the internet

I have an addiction, a terrifying addiction, to.... tesco value hot oat cereal! Its like ready brek, only 2 squids cheaper. Mmmm, i love it, it's the most comforting thing in the world. Although I hav...
Posted by Kathryn on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:31:00 PST

Simply everyone has a double in Cork...

It is strange. I remember being told it, but not really believing it. But, behold, tis true! I've seen at least 30 people's doubles down here. Celebrities, family, friends etc. It's more than a little...
Posted by Kathryn on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:25:00 PST

News glorious news!

I think I have seen the most beautiful loking male on the planet. Really. Joel Walmsley. Professor. He is amazing looking, the image of male perfection. Seriously. And he'll be lecturing me in january...
Posted by Kathryn on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:39:00 PST

What the hell is going on in TV land?!

Howdy people, long time no see. As some of you may already know I've been Corking it up for the past week and a half. Its been so hectic that it is only now, when I find myself back at home, that I ha...
Posted by Kathryn on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:17:00 PST

Just a quick catch up!

The last two weeks have been eventful. More eventful than my life usually is anyway! We had the offers, the debs, being incredibly ill, gigs and travelling to cork to check out the place where I shall...
Posted by Kathryn on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:19:00 PST

Joy Joy Happy Joy Happy Happy Joy!

Well the results are in and, as you can tell by the title, it went VERY well! I got 495 points so I'm absolutely delighted! I was expecting 450 at best! Apparently it makes me a "bright spark". (...
Posted by Kathryn on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:23:00 PST