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About Me


new year, new map! why wont it update though, rubbish..
insert pun here
i'm a community nurse working around london town.. those who know me tend to say i am lovely (but they might not mean it!). i would like to believe them. they also say i'm clever (innit) and funny (i hope they mean in a good way). diligent, kind, caring, honest, loyal and generally like to please people. sadly, i also care possibly a little too much about what others think.. however, i can also be quite opinionated (especially at work!).
random bits and bobs about me..
  • i love people but also find them scary.

  • honesty and courtesy are very important to me.

  • have an open mind, a frank, direct manner, a dry/risque sense of humour (no taboos!) and a tendency towards sarcasm.

  • spend too much time on-line and/or listening to lbc 97.3fm (london based talk radio station, also available on dab and on-line). a number of my myspace friends are lbc related. sounds sad? you should have a listen, it's ever-so good.

  • i enjoy using brackets / bullet points / full stops, and dislike capital letters. clearly.

  • one of my favourite things to do is watch good (live) comedy, but i don't do it enough. i am rectifying this.

  • the top 3 places i most want to visit are japan, new zealand and texas.

  • really, really love ireland, inland spain and chicago.

  • once upon a time, in the olden days, i was a brosette (and does anyone remember 'big fun'? yes, even though i'm a girl.. oh, the shame). then a goth. then a headbanger. none of these are big or clever. don't do it, kids.

  • can be a bit shy when i first meet people.. but once i get going could, quite literally, talk for england. often about the most, er, unusual topics.

  • would like to hug the world and stop people being so cold towards one another. awww.

  • please be nice to me, i am strong of mind but also a delicate flower (ok, you can stifle that laughter RIGHT NOW!).

    • My Interests



    love a good show - musical/theatre/comedy, films, radio (talk/comedy), music, reading, walking, travelling (not in a backpack around the world way), good company, cheeky banter, trying to play guitar, trying to swim, getting back into taekwon do and ballroom/latin dance, good food..

    clicky here! go and see richard herring, he is very good.

    I'd like to meet:

    if sending a friend request, please accompany with a message. i have no interest in whatever it is you are promoting, nor do i wish to be 'yo bitch'. no pervs, on-line shaggers (seen it, done it, had t-shirt etc), or random bands. sleazy chatup lines especially unwelcome (unless intentionally ironic/witty/amusing). i like to communicate with people at least occasionally, so if you are a picture collector go elsewhere!

    i reserve the right to ignore or delete without needing to defend reasons why (but persistent non-reply to messages is likely to get you deleted). and i know taekwon do, so don't try it on. ta muchly.

    SAWYER.. the ultimate in gorgeousnessnessness

    Music:

    not much i wont listen to really (apart from most charty dance/ garage/ gangster rap etc - urgh).. but frequent listens include:

    ..

      muse radiohead bjork the sawdoctors the proclaimers ray lamontagne faith no more elvis costello grandaddy blur/graham coxon/anything damon albarn does glc beastie boys amy winehouse pulp/le jarv ben folds dead kennedys paul weller pearl jam old chillis stuff megadeth the 'wicked' soundtrack!

    Movies:

    oh yes i love films! some faves..

      audition kill bill vol 1 pulp fiction life of brian todo sobre mi madre eternal sunshine of the spotless mind shawshank redemption big fish saw (love all of them) alien batman begins battle royale sin city the wicker man (original version of course) amelie the man with two brains
    anything: scary, horror, dark humoured, clever without being up its own arse, a bit strange, based on a comic book, tarantino, almodovar, steve buscemi, johnny depp, jim carrey, kathy bates.. and john cusack mmm. also the rectal diazepam video, must have seen that a hundred times. but not because i like it.

    Television:

    i dont often watch the tv, but if i do it's likely to be british comedy or u.s. drama. currently loving 'heroes' - it just keeps on getting better! recently discovered 'life on mars' (the series, not literally).. and there are a few other things i HAVE to see..

      lost (of course) 24 prison break
    i also like..
      six feet under - the best! dr who, quantum leap, some trekkie stuff peep show/all mitchell and webb stuff, mighty boosh, league of gentlemen - ch4 bbc2+3 and radio 4 comedy generally appeals simpsons, south park

    Books:

    stephen king, james herbert, clive barker, the vampire chronicles, douglas adams, tony hawks, tony parsons, dave gorman, harry potter ..escapism ...
    the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, freaks, geeks and asperger syndrome.

    oh and loads of work related stuff that i do have to use my brain for (due to having to keep up to date blah blah blah).

    Heroes:

    The A to Z Survey
    1. A is for age: 34
    2. B is for beer of choice: real ale please, not fussed which
    3. C is for career right now: nurse
    4. is for your dog's name? i have no dog, can i adopt diesel?i have a cat, he is called garfi, he was already named when i got him. he is very old.
    5. E is for essential item you use everyday: striaghteners
    6. F is for favorite TV show at the moment: lost.. but heroes is catching up
    7. G is for favorite game: the can i make you fel sick game
    8. H is for Home town: london
    9. I is for instruments you play: keyboard, guitar, trumpet, recorder,. all badly.
    10. J is for favorite juice: pomegranate or tomato but i should say melon
    11. K is for whose butt you'd like to kick: no one i can think of. loads of people i could have a good verbal with though.
    12. L is for last place you ate: starburger this lunchtime - top quality bird eh. i had a jacket potato.
    13. M is for marriage: eek sod that
    14. N is for your full name: joanne
    15. O is for overnight hospital stays: none yet
    16. P is for people you were with today: a variety of work related people
    17. Q is for quote: £795 plus vat
    18. R is for Biggest Regret: not being confident in my younger years. but i am still not.
    19. S is for status: single - probably for the foreseeable future. i am a munter.
    20. T is for time you woke up today: 7am
    21. U is for underwear you have on now: oh naughty boy. boring underwear, black
    22. V is for vegetable you love: (can't resist them). spinach.
    23. W is for worst habit: talking too much
    24. X is for x-rays you've had: only dental ones
    25. Y is for yummy food you ate today: my lunch see above, the tuna i cooked for dinner.
    26. Z is for the zodiac sign: leo
    Find this survey and others at www.wiseguys.co.uk