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Katie

The telephone pays the parents

About Me

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Name: Katie
Birthday: 5/7/82
Birthplace: Glasgow
Current Location: Berlin
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Depends on who you ask...the Germans call it red?!?!
Height: Think about 5 foot 4
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: 3/4 Scottish, 1/4 English
The Shoes You Wore Today: Black boots
Your Weakness: Alcohol and hot men
Your Fears: Operations and being lonely
Your Perfect Pizza: Mushroom and sweetcorn
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Not sure....something involving me being happy - of course!
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: cool
Thoughts First Waking Up: "Crap, do I REALLY have to get up? Ohhhhh, ok maybe 5 more minutes....." Then I go back to sleep for at least half an hour and wake up again in a panic about being late.
Your Best Physical Feature: Depends on who you ask, I suppose, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Your Bedtime: Depends on how good I'm feeling
Your Most Missed Memory: Is that possible?
Pepsi or Coke: Either
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither
Single or Group Dates: Single - unless with Germans, in which case, Vicky is always good to take along!!!
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither - I hate tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate - I'm a chocoholic
Cappuccino or Coffee: Neither - I hate coffee too
Do you Smoke: Nope, I hate smoking
Do you Swear: Yes
Do you Sing: Haha, depends on what you class as singing.....but I enjoy trying!
Do you Shower Daily: Yup
Have you Been in Love: Nope
Do you want to go to College: Have been.....am just beginning to consider going back
Do you want to get Married: If I find the right guy
Do you belive in yourself: Of course - if I don't, who will?
Do you get Motion Sickness: Sometimes - including one embarrassing occassion where I got motion sickness from watching someone else playing a video game!
Do you think you are Attractive: Obviously not to everyone, but equally obviously I am to some people....everyone is, whether they realise it or not, and even if it sometimes feels like it isn't true
Are you a Health Freak: Hahahahahaha, no definitely not
Do you get along with your Parents: Yeah, pretty well
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes, if I'm inside
Do you play an Instrument: Played piano and cello, but don't get much of a chance to practise any more....
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yeah
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Sadly no....well, not an actual date
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yup
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yeah - had some tonight!
In the past month have you been on Stage: Um.....no, not that I can remember
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope - that's one of the benefits of being single!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Um, yes
Ever been called a Tease: Oh yes
Ever been Beaten up: No, thank god
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Peacefully, and when I'm old - I think
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A proper adult
What country would you most like to Visit: USA
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Brown
Favourite Hair Color: Dark brown
Short or Long Hair: Short - but a little longer is ok, just not long and mingin
Height: Taller than me
Weight: Not overweight
Best Clothing Style: Whatever suits them - nothing over the top in any direction
Number of Drugs I have taken: None, unless prescription drugs and alcohol count?
Number of CDs I own: Too many to count, especially when tipsy
Number of Piercings: Ears, once each, and belly button
Number of Tattoos: None, not such a fan of tattoos
Number of things in my Past I Regret: Seriolusly, none - every experience has its benefits
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My Interests

I've spent too long teaching German teenagers how to fill out the Interests section of their CV, and I now feel like I'm applying for a job and have to make all of my interests sound worthwhile/educational.....so I might struggle to make this section true/interesting! Hmm......obviously going out, drinking, spending time with friends (even if has to be done by phone), travelling (as far as money allows!), observing levels of German-rudeness and lack of service in shops and cafes (all in the name of research, obviously), Kaffee und Kuchen (the best German invention ever - it should be one of the "Germany - Land of Ideas" models that they're putting up around Berlin at the moment - cake's better than the printing press any day, haha!), singing in the international jazz choir, which sounds geeky but is actually really cool and fun (and we have managed to incorporate a visit to the pub after every rehearsal, which can only be a good thing, surely??), gossiping, unintentionally avoiding ever having to play Kings Cup with Niko (though playing it with almost every other American I know!)

I'd like to meet:

Sorry but I have become a huge Sawyer fan - he's fantastic! ..

Music:

Lots of stuff - at the moment I really love the Fratellis (very hyped up in Britain, loved and plugged by all at Radio 1 - yet in Germany the girl on the concert ticket desk had never heard of them and I had to spell the name to her!)

Movies:

Bridget Jones, Back to the Future, Meet the Parents. Mainly comedy or chick flicks.

Television:

Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost......did I mention Lost? This in not entirely due to the fact that I do not have TV reception, just a TV connected to a DVD player, and several Lost DVDs... ..

Books:

I have finally found a great book that I am really enjoying, after several disappointments - it's called "Never Let Me Go" and is by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's just like being a kid all over again, I can hardly put it down!

Heroes:

I'll get back to you on that one...

My Blog

World Cup Fever

So finally I have been compelled to write something here.....Since the World Cup (or to use the German abbreviation, which I may also adopt for quickness sake, WM) started, Berlin has been s...
Posted by Katie on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:45:00 PST