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Toriana

A choir full of longing will call our ships to port...

About Me

Greetings. My name is Victoria and...well yeah! I love music and with it going to gigs. Been going to gigs since I was 13 and am always wanting new people to mosh with. I'm a mildish comic book geek, my favourites being JTHM, lenore, gloom cookie, walking dead and I also love manga like astro boy, sailor moon, ramna half, dominion and what not. I like playing with my laptop and ubercool shuttle desktop! When I can reading lots of fiction to escape from life (ha ha). This is all usually done while drinking way too much coffee...gods I love coffee in fact while you read this I'm probly drinking a cup of it right now. Uhhh not really sure what to say about who I am really. I'm very romantic at heart, I love seeing others happy and hate seeing people upset. I am currently going to Essex's fine fine university doing sociology and the media and all my mates are now spread across the UK leaving me on my loansome. Still university is a real experience and don't regret going one bit. It changes who you are for the better and I've never felt happier or more that I'm in place then now. Also made some great friends there, people I think I'll know for many years to come.
I live in Braintree when not at uni, not a bad town but I love Colchester. I work for the Freemasons in Colchester but was upset not witnessing any 'secret' handshakes. I'm from a huge family (2nd oldest of nine). We're like some freakish cult, scientology has nowt on us you will love the family Samuel :D I'm in a werid part of my life right now but that's kinda a good thing helps to create inspiration. I'm a very shy person so don't be offended if I don't look you straight in the face at first, it's just I'm a little scared of what you think. I'm aware of my awkwardness which isn't helped by my random bouts of hyperness but let me be me and I'm sure we might even get on. I'm not overly aware of how I look too. I make an effort if need be but I really dislike being told I need to look a certain way because usually I can't look how people want me to and I get rather annoyed by it all.
I often weirdly escape into my own mind at times which gets me in trouble cos I look like I'm gawking at people, can never day dream in peace eh? Has got me into trouble many a time. Also I'm very emotional so there's a good chance that if you know me you'll see me get angry/cry etc. I think personally I'm very irritating to some at times due to the fact I talk over people and get hyper (I've got a doctor's note for it now kinda so it's all good). I'm also very open about my life and who I am so some have said I have my heart on my sleave as it were. All I can say is...well not much I can't change who I am and don't really want to.
I love trying to grasp theories and ideas even if at the end of the day I really won't get it that well (Jean Baudrillard and Marshall McLuhan being two good examples!!!)
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My Interests


Myspace Layouts Music, comics, going to gigs (always looking for people to go with me!), trying to make sense of things I don't get and when I can sleeping :D I love talking once I get to know people. My goodness I will babble like you will never belive (oh god I'm doing it now!)

I'd like to meet:

Well seeing as Bill Hicks, Graham Chapman and Nick Drake are no longer with us I wanna meet Morrissey, he could insult me in a clever yet subtle way and I'd tell him he was charming. Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris would be good too but I feel I'd be crushed by their immense wit. Hmmm maybe a dead sociologist, though I'd need a translator for them. Oh and they're dead so that doesn't help at all. Off the wonderful world that is myspace...well anyone around the Colchester/Braintree area cos well I live round here. I will talk to anyone mind but I will make you doubt your existence if you're an arse to me.I wanna meet depeche mode, and if the moment calls for it give them a hug!

Music:

My goodness I live for music! I've become a music critic for my uni's paper. The first band to ever make me feel inspired was green day. I was 15 and full of enthusiasm *sigh*. I still love them but I have other musical heroes now. Namely the cure, the smiths/Morrissey and Depeche mode. I've seen all of them live 'cept for the smiths of course. I love discovering a band/singer/group and trying to get my friends to like them too and often failing in that respect.
Anywho here's a sample of my tastes:
Saint Thomas, Teitur Lassen, zero 7, Pendulum, Antony And the Johnsons, Britta Persson, the Fine Arts Showcase, dresden dolls, Joy Division, the beach boys, Daedelus, The broken family band, data rock, José González, Junip, Architechture in Helsinki, Will Oldham, Josh Rouse, The Smashing Pumpkins, Vast, Simian, bedouin soundclash, get cape wear cape fly, Von Bondies, The Who, lemon jelly, leftfield, Weezer, Willy Mason, Sia, Wilt, Yann Tiersen, the singing adams, universal poplab, infected mushroom, orbital, The Crüxshadows, shpongle, Thom Yorke, asian dub foundation, cut chemist, Damien Rice, boy kill boy, covenant, headscan, angel theory, absurd minds, kraftwerk, Green day, Christian Kjellvander, Buzzcocks, Clem Snide, David Bowie,Faith No More, Gay Dad, Janis Joplin, Jeff Kllein, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Eat World, Joanna Newsom, Katatonia, songs of soil, Ash, Ben Kweller, Ben Lee, Biffy Clyro, Boy Hits Car, bruce springsteen, the zutons, franz ferdinand, foo fighters, jurassic 5, iron maiden, auf der maur, gorillaz, Nick Drake, Miles Davis, Graham Coxon, shonen knife, the (international) noise conspiracy, the refused, the streets, we are scientists, the smiths, alkaline trio, Saves The Day, Scissor Sisters Stiff Little Fingers,The Vandals, The Verve, The Vines, Keith Caputo, misfits, glassjaw, gomez, Kirsty Macall, dead kennedys, echo & the bunnymen, duran duran, outkast, Voltaire (the singer not the philosopher smart arse :P), jack off jill, tori amos, Yuichiro Fujimoto, the feeling, brendan benson, the kooks, ladytron, Linda and Richard Thompson, faith no more, portishead, breed 77, Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Fiona Apple, Imogen Heep, Ben Harper, John Butler Trio, Nina Simone, Neil Young, less than jake, Greg Graffin, panic! at the disco, wilt, Beck, reuben, saul williams, kaiser cheifs, the killers, the decemberists, rilo kiley, Teddy Thompson, architechs in helsinki, scissor sisters, nine inch nails, Morrissey, James Blunt, Jason Mraz, system of a down, stone sour, bjork, reel big fish,filter, blur, foofighters, Bjork, nirvana, David Gray, keane, Jack Johnson, Ben Lee, Nick Cave, Ben Folds (five), Elliot Smith, Bob Dylan, the beatles, new found glory, something corporate, sugarcult, Maxïmo Park, Mr. Scruff, fall out boy, funeral for a friend, incubus, the darkness, bright eyes, modest mouse, the coral, the shins, Cake, static-x, stone temple pilots, bad religion, 'A', machinehead, living end, divine comedy, the get up kids, dashboard confessional, the clash, the sex pistols, billy talent, jimmy eat world, tom waits, pitchshifter, muse, nirvana, REM, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, the cure, Richard Thompson, Katatonia, the offspring, deep purple, ELO, biffy clyro, audioslave, soundgarden, spineshank, kanya west, flaming lips, eels, white stripes, tenacious d, von bondies, counting crows, rise against, the streets, Jim Moray, neutral milk hotel, blink 182 (pre emo stuff...you know when they copied the vandals and nofx), rage against the machine, janis joplin, the bees, coldplay, donovan + more I'm sure

Movies:

Factotum, alien, aliens (it's game over man! It's game over!!!1) benchwarmers, Audition, Happiness Of The Katakuris, rocky horror picture show, Ichi the Killer (and the anime), Brother hood of the wolf, House of flying daggers, silent hill, Anchorman, Dr. Strangelove, slither, Gangs of New York, Fight Club, american phycho, little miss sunshine, Dawn of the Dead, Capote, sideways, night watch, Spirited away, Evil dead trilliogy, Ed Wood, American splendor, everything is illuminated, The Crow, Hellboy, Kiki's delivery service, fearless, hostel, delicatession, breakfast on pluto, 16 candles, Family Guy movie, Hero, Office space, matrix reloaded, the incredibles, hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy, ghost in the shell, taxi driver, full metal jacket, boon dock saints, old school, dark city, garden state, blazing sadles, itchi the killer, pirate's of the carribean, Bubba ho tep, black ball, underworld, old school, mallrats, clerks, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back, akira, blood the last vampire, ninth gate, educating rita, get carter, alfie (orginal), xiztenz, donnie darko, dude where's my car, the producers (original), young frankenstein, the breakfast club, drop dead fred, toy story 2, death race 2000, zatoichi, the punisher, X-men 1 and 2, spiderman 2, the wedding singer, the lady vanishes, curious george plus more but I can't think

Television:

Futurama, mighty boosh, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, that mitchell and webb thing, the mitchell and webb situation, bruiser, peep show, Simpsons, family guy, IT crowd, that 70s show, scrubs, monty python, house MD, arrested development, QI, comedy store, can't really think of loads. Comedy for me is just the best especially stand up, for someone to go in front of an audiance and just make them laugh...pure genius! lol Oh yes invader zim (I love GIR)
TV isn't evil but I do think there is some awful stuff. I mean things like big brother are pretty mind numbing but some great stuff has been made for tv, that said I've never watched lost so what do I know ha!

Books:

The almighty text book :D Well I like books by Rob Grant, Chuck Palahniuk, Murial Spark, Charles Bukowski, Truman Capote, Brett Easton Ellis, Philip Roth and Nick Hornby.

Heroes:

Oh I don't know, I never really think about that kinda thing.

My Blog

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I gotta 2:1 in my second year wooooooooo yeah! Plus with the way I got them I only need two 2:1s in my courses in third year to get a 2:1 in my degree! I am stupidly happy right now it is quite p...
Posted by Toriana on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:36:00 PST

Inkage!

So I finallly got a tattoo, am very happy with it! The guy who did it said be preparred to get addicted, he's kinda right too I'm already thinking of my next one...
Posted by Toriana on Fri, 25 May 2007 10:38:00 PST

Ahhhhrrrrreeerrrgggg!

So an update...if you will!Am running for president of my student's union, probly won't get in but it's more I'd like to experience what it's like to run for something and flex my political muscle! Th...
Posted by Toriana on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:00:00 PST

Merry bloody Xmas

It really doesn't feel like xmas to me. It's just misty and everywhere is tinged with saddnes. This is my first year without my grandma being there. She had a lot of traditions with her which means it...
Posted by Toriana on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:40:00 PST

The weirdness of strangers and my first proper gig alone!

Well I got to Wembley arena 10 minutes before Morrissey started...lucky me :P The gig I have to say was amazing and Morrissey has a great stage presence. Was taking pics all night in hope my uni's pap...
Posted by Toriana on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:40:00 PST

Nearly end of term and the joys of Morrissey!

One week to go till I finish the first term of my 2nd year of uni...really doesn't feel like I've been back that long! All my essays are now done which is a massive weight off my mind to say the very ...
Posted by Toriana on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:42:00 PST

Simon Munnery

Google his name if you don't know him already because you need to! I've been a big fan of his for ages and today I got to see him live. He's a rather surreal stand up comedian and my goodness he was a...
Posted by Toriana on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:24:00 PST

The story thus far...

Well I now live on campus! Room is pretty big not what I expected at all. Tomorrow me and my ma are going to my local tescos to get me supplies I have a some shelves to fill! According to one flatmate...
Posted by Toriana on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 01:54:00 PST

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Am moving out next week! Have been approved for on campus accomadation and will have my own (rented) place very soon. I really can't wait despite knowing I'll be skint cos of it. I'm gonna be independ...
Posted by Toriana on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:44:00 PST

Arrrrg

Just had a class on Weber, was actaully really interesting I may now be finding my favourite classical theorist though I've yet to read about Simmel...who knows might be good. Saw the Borat film last ...
Posted by Toriana on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:11:00 PST