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Kirsty

Currently skiing in Livigno, Italy!!!

About Me

Welcome to the longest profile ever!! No quizzes, just all about me...singers I support, my holidays, sports, films, my sister's amazing drawings...it's all here in writing or slideshow form! I know it may seem boring, but do have a read through, then you'll have some actual idea of who I am and what I'm all about!! Oh yes and, as you may have noticed from my little quote, my idea of the week is that I want to become an Astrophysicist. I just think it would be great and so interesting! ... I'm probably best sticking to the acting and music though.

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The life and times of Kirsty. From 2 to 21:


So anyway, hello! Although my primary thoughts were on travelling, they have taken a shift. All I want to do is act!!! That's all I've really wanted to do since I was small and the feeling just isn't going to go away. I still plan to have my name up in lights (so to speak) one day.

I love supporting singers and helping where I can! Duo Canto are amazingly talented and I have really loved the journey so far. From a couple of short recordings to a studio and performing in Caird Hall, Dundee.

Please visit the My Space for Duo Canto and the website I've done for them. They really are wonderful singers, lovely girls and gorgeous to boot; who wouldn't want to at least listen to what they can do!?! They're doing a brilliant version of My Immortal which is really worth listening to.

Also, Holly Holyoake on MySpace and her website (I didn't do these). She is an amazing soprano from Wales who rugby fans may have heard and seen singing the Welsh National Anthem at the Wales V France game back in March.

Check out The No Way Nevers...! Dan, Nick and Ant are fairly (ok, very) awesome guys and very brilliant.


Ummm, what else is there!?! I love being on stage, in musicals mainly; I always think that plays need a song to break them up (with the exceptions of The Crucible, ART and The Woman in Black that is...). I play the piano pretty much every day (don't know what I'd do without it) and sing along - this helps loads when rehearsing for a musical; buy the music, learn how to play it and learn the words at the same time. It must drive my family absolutely mad, but luckily my brother and sister both play too and they also have a habit of playing the same pieces over and over....and over.

I also love playing the flute, but can't do that so much anymore as it's too old (bought it second hand, christ, over 10 years ago) and just doesn't give the good sound it used to. One day I'll be able to afford a new one and be able to finally take my Grade 8!! I'm hoping to take up drum and cello lessons in the future (as soon as I can afford it). I've wanted to play the cello for nearly 3 years and it's driving me mad not having one yet! I've wanted to play drums for much longer, more like 7 years, but I'm not so fussed because I don't have the room for a drum kit. Then, hopefully, singing lessons will follow - or come first, space depending - I hope to either have classical or jazz training; I have no interest in singing pop because it just doesn't work for me!

Anyway...I love watching films; I can quite happily watch 4 or 5 in a day (on a very unproductive day!!). I'm very into the classics at the moment - Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, The Importance of Being Earnest...etc

I do enjoy sports although I never actually seem to do any. I absolutely love horse riding although I haven't been able to do it for ages. I also love tennis, basketball and going to the gym...I really should start doing one of them regularly!

PLEASE take a minute to browse through my sister and her friend's chalk drawings. I think they're amazing, especially since the girls are only 15. All drawn on our patio, apart from one drawn on a road. Do take a look at their website and leave them a comment in the guestbook!


My Interests

Music, playing flute & piano, reading, cycling (I say that like I cycle frequently), acting, singing, dancing, hanging out with interesting people

I'd like to meet:

Ewan McGregor, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Keira Knightley (just to tell her to SMILE in photos and stop pouting, it's so annoying!!).

Oh, on here? Friendly, interesting people! Oh and bands with music that will appeal.

Anyone with travelling advice.

Lots of people who are dead...shame

Music:

It's such a cliche to say 'anything' but I basically like anything I can hum or sing along to. Depending on my mood, I'll be listening to anything from Metallica to Katherine Jenkins.

I have come across some brilliant musicians on here, including: Fiona Wight, MiRMis, Douglas Davidson, Hello Kelly, The Critical, Zoe Mace, Carmireli, M-A, Beverley Williams...to name but a few.

A "selection" of favourites: Holly Holyoake, Duo Canto, Katherine Jenkins, Hayley Westenra, Becky Jane Taylor, Izzy, Taylor Caruso Kirk, Jose Gonzalez, Keedie, Laura Michelle Kelly, Amy Nuttall, Renee Olstead, Katie Melua, Jamie Cullum, REM, Daniel Powter, Eric Clapton, Jack Johnson, Extreme, Savage Garden, Shakira, Tracy Chapman, Beverley Knight, Anastacia, Letters to Cleo, Pink, Destiny's Child, Kelly Clarkson, Republica, The Like, Robbie Williams, Seal, Will Young, Foo Fighters, Matchbox 20, Death Cab for Cutie, Dire Straits, Fiona Pears, No Doubt, Natasha Bedingfield, Blondie, The Magic Numbers, Phantom Planet, Belle and Sebastien, Squeeze, Green Day, The Offspring, Orson, Goo Goo Dolls, Placebo, Stephen Fretwell, The Rasmus, Hard-Fi, The Coral, Badly Drawn Boy, Queen, Third Eye Blind, Linkin Park, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, Blur, Harvey Danger, Metallica, Hoobastank, Barenaked Ladies, Spitalfield, Straylight Run, Alanis Morisette, Bad Religion


Movies:

I absolutely love watching all types of films; from Hollywood blockbusters to Period Dramas to obscure foreign films...one of the funniest films I've seen was a weird Israli one! Some I love: Fight Club, Life is Beautiful, Donnie Darko, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, 10 Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, Sin City, American Beauty, The Hole, Closer, The Green Mile, All Disney films!, Dogma, King Arthur, LOTR (all 3), Gladiator, Pay it Forward, There's Something About Mary, Les Choristes, Dogma, Romeo and Juliet, Labyrinth, Shrek 1 & 2, School of Rock, Chronicles of Narnia (old and new), Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2, Matchstick Men, The Royal Tenenbaums, Minority Report, A Knight's Tale, Zoolander, Goodnight Mr Tom, Notting Hill, The Importance of Being Earnest, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Talented Mr Ripley, Love Actually, The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, Three to Tango, A Little Princess, Toy Story 1 & 2, Cinderella, Wimbledon, Clueless, The Virgin Suicides, Amelie, Leon, Garden State, A Fish Called Wanda, eXistenZ, Sense & Sensibility, Happy Gilmore, Bugsy Malone, Cannibal! The Musical, Wedding Crashers, Emma, American History X...there are just so many!!

Television:

The original Price & Prejudice (love it!!), 24, Scrubs, 2 and a Half Men, Friends, Frasier, BB, Will & Grace, Family Guy, Simpsons, Drop the Dead Donkey, My Family...I don't actually watch that much TV, there are just a lot of good programmes out there.

Books:

I also love reading especially ones based on historical fact: His Dark Materials (all 3), The Broken Bridge, The Butterfly Tattoo - Philip Pullman/ The Angel Mountain Saga - Brian John/ The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance, The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory/ Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell/ The Ender Saga - Orson Scott Card/ Join Me, Yes Man - Danny Wallace/ The Lord of The Rings - JRR Tolkein/ Wild Swans - Jung Chang/ Goodnight Mr Tom, A Little Love Song - Michelle Magorian/ Year of Wonders - Geraldine Brooks, Dead Famous/ High Society - Ben Elton/ Carrie's War - Nina Bawden/ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon/ Two Way Split - Allan Guthrie/ A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett/ Brothers in Arms - Peter Duffy/ My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult/ Lorna Doone - R D Blackmore/ The Lord of the Flies - William Golding/ Out of the Hitler Time - Judith Kerr

Heroes:

Never really thought about it

My Blog

Hot Mikado photos

Photos from last week's show are now up!!http://www.ddos.org.uk/hotmikado.htm for photos from the rehearsal periodhttp://www.ddoscastarea.org.uk for photos from backstage and us all worse for the wear...
Posted by Kirsty on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:06:00 PST

Privacy question...

...can't remember how to change my profile to private, can someone remind me?? Only that I know for a fact that one or 2 people I know check my space to be nosy and, frankly, I am totally fed up with ...
Posted by Kirsty on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:10:00 PST

Facebook, dammit

Well, it happened, albeit by accident. I registered on facebook so that I could be nosy and look at my friends profiles since everyone seems to be registering there now - I'm actually missing nights o...
Posted by Kirsty on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:14:00 PST

2007, Hot Mikado and general woo-ness!

Well, here we are in 2007!! The start of another shiny year, which I am DETERMINED will be better than 2006 - which was, frankly, a bit rubbish as a whole; good bits but generally a bit of a poor effo...
Posted by Kirsty on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:59:00 PST

Christmas is a'coming!!

Well everyone, it's nearly Christmas. I finished all of my xmas shopping this morning and I'm very pleased to say that it's wrapped up and ready to go. I really do love buying things for other people ...
Posted by Kirsty on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:42:00 PST

"Life, oh life, oh liiiife, doo doo do do" - Des'ree

Well, I officially love life at the moment....BUT...I want to act!!!I just want to act all the time!! I love rehearsing in the evenings for Hot Mikado (and loved rehearsing for Rhinoceros before it pe...
Posted by Kirsty on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:22:00 PST

Finally, life is just fantastic

Well, life is just going so well at the moment. Everything is going right!My new job is brilliant....long days and very hard work, but I love it. I love designing and organising things all the time! T...
Posted by Kirsty on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:41:00 PST

Better than the average quiz

Now, a new quiz, but an interesting one. None of that crappy; what colour shoes are you wearing or whatever. Quite a good one to play at the pub when conversation is running low, itll pick it right u...
Posted by Kirsty on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:21:00 PST

21

Well the new job is all good so far, holiday is fast approaching as are the first couple of auditions, our piano is fixed after months and months of being broken, it's sunny, Cardiff was great fun, I...
Posted by Kirsty on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:02:00 PST

It's all good baby, a recap....nearly 21!!

Well, as I enter the final hour of my 20th year I thought I would have a look back over the past year.  I went to Italy, performed in Jazz Cafe singing my first duet, had one of the best Christma...
Posted by Kirsty on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:25:00 PST