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Katie

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About Me

I love summer. And my friends. And traveling (when I can afford it) and trying new things. I'm obsessed with botany and architecture, which means I should probably learn something about one of them. Although, trial and error on my jungle of house plants has boosted my green thumb quite a bit. I don't collect things, I collect experiences (stealing European football flags as a line of 30 cars drives by, going on dates with former drag queens, saving small dogs from a watery death). I don't get too worked up over anything. Life is short, I just don't see the point in worrying too much. I'm not afraid of failure, just of never having tried in the first place. My goal is to at some point be accused of being subversive. The best present I've ever received is still my "I just did your boyfriend" shotglass. I'm an obsessive revisionist, so this could change. * * * * * * * * * * * *

My Interests

summer, hiking, camping trips, travel, outdoor concerts, tidal pools, cookouts, ROAD TRIPS, campfires, going pubbing, books, Oktoberfest, white water rafting, Trader Joe's, BC pride, minor vices, Sunday afternoon pool games, cool architecture, correct grammar, inncorrect spelling, string theory, learning Italian, some but not all things squishy, parrot green with navy, water with cucumber and lemon, SUSHI, mango gelato, knitting, movies, good lighting, Ballywood films, Indonesian music, correct proportion, cute dogs, doing laundry, bowling, flip-flops, cool clouds, kitten & d'orsay heels, mandarin collars, seersucker & terry fabric, and polo shirts. The Dying Lion of Lucerne. (I'm in love with this sculpture, I can't wait to see it someday in person.)
Your Inner European is Irish!
Sprited and boisterous!
You drink everyone under the table. Who's Your Inner European?

I'd like to meet:

Alton Brown & Anthony Bourdain

Music:

Blue October, Luna Halo, Pearl Jam, 311, Hinder, Snow Patrol, Keane, Chili Peppers, Jimmy Eat World, Kasabian, Yellowcard, Taking Back Sunday, the Killers, Pete Yorn, the Raconteurs, 3EB, Jack's Manequin, Breaking Benjamin, Muse, New Amsterdams, Rage, and on. Plus the classics--Zeppelin, Crosby Stills & Nash, Van Morrison, the Allman Brothers, Simon & Garfunkle, Lovin' Spoonful. And the shit kickin' country music, I'm not gonna lie. Oh, and I think punk covers of non-punk songs should count as entirely their own genre of music, and I love it all.

Movies:

Almost Famous, Across the Universe, the Graduate, the Big Lebowski, Elizabeth, Dazed and Confused, American Movie, Thank You for Smoking, the Wedding Crashers, Ever After, Dirty Dancing, Interview with the Vampire, Tristan + Isolde, Stardust, Grandma's Boy, V for Vendetta, the Goonies

Television:

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Iron Chef, Attack of the Show!, High School Reunion, and the Travel Channel.

Books:

"The Return of the Native" Hardy, "This Side of Paradise" Fitzgerald, "The Real Thing" Tom Stoppard (ok, so it's a play, it's still great), "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence" Robert Pirsig, "Coming Home" Rosamunde Pilcher, "The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles" Julie Edwards, "Diary of a Wombat" Jackie French

Heroes:

Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Bertrand Russell