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About Me

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Miscellaneous Facts:
-I'm Irish, German, French, and Native American.
-I am sometimes an insomniac.
-I once had a black cat named Drusilla who nibbled necks.
-I'm pretty-much terrified of driving.
-I'm once in awhile occasionally sometimes a perfectionist.
-I go mad for facial hair.. only on men though.
-I prefer rain to sun.
-I'm proud to be a ginger - long live the fair-skinned, be-freckled redheads!
-I despise power-corrupt authority.
-I'm easily angered, but hard to offend.
-I was once almost strangled by a ghost.
-I'm a klutz, but a graceful one.
-I like slightly larger than average noses.
-I play the Irish pennywhistle, though not very well.
-My best friend is my sister, Jen.
-I sometime enjoy Captchas.
-Spell Check: the computer function I most often use; my saving grace.
-I say 'actually' a lot, actually.
-When I was ten, I inadvertently broke my living room ceiling fan, causing it to dangle by two exposed wires. I was trying to make it a disco light by attaching a flashlight to a blade of the fan.
-After watching "Pyramids, Mummies, and Tombs" on the Travel Channel, I vowed to marry a man like the program's host in order to see mummies on a daily basis.
-Men clad as pirates titillate me.
-I go nowhere without a tube of chapstick.
-I also have a thing for veiny arms..
-I try to avoid normality.
-I've been told I think too much.
-I'm a gum-chewer.
-I collect incense sticks and candles.
-I have a fondness for the macabre.
-My skin is so fair I can hardly go outside during the brutal Texas summer.
-I'm a compulsive list-maker.
-I don't own a bathroom scale, or any scale for that matter.
-I laugh hysterically every time a Scotsman says the word 'bastard'.
-I occasionally update this list.
-Philosophy is a passion of mine.
-I think vehement disagreement is necessary from time to time.
-I used to sign internet petitions to stop fascism.
-I can be quite moody.
-At age five, I wanted to be a child star. I grew quickly out of it.
-I believe all viewpoints are relative and subject to bias.
-One of my pupils is larger than the other one.
-Chocolate and kilts are my weaknesses, especially when combined.
-Another childhood ambition of mine: to locate a clan of mermaids and eventually become one.
-I classify myself as an optimistic pessimist (or hopeful cynic).
-I'm kind-of physic (yes, I'll stop typing now).

My Interests

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Music:

Movies:

Television:

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The Simpsons. Veronica Mars. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Office. Little Britain. Red Dwarf. Manchild. Fawlty Towers. Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Twilight Zone. King of the Hill. Roseanne. Monk. House. Bones. American Idol. Iron Chef. Ellen. Dr Phil.

Books:

Between the Bridge and the River by Craig Ferguson. Sailing Alone Around the Room by Billy Collins. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. 1984 by George Orwell. I Don't Mean to be Rude, But... by Simon Cowell. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Heroes:

Jenny (sister). Robert (father). Rhonda (mother). Craig Ferguson. Anthony Head. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Dalai Lama. Siddhartha Gautama. George Orwell. Amber Benson. Gene Roddenberry. Rod Sterling. Joss Whedon. John Ritter. Alan Rickman. Simon Cowell. Ellen Degeneres.

My Blog

Two Poems

Sofa ImprintsSitting on a sofa,With a floral designThe sort of sofaThat leaves imprints in your fleshHours after you stand.I can still see those imprints now,Lingering softly on your back,Deepening th...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:49:00 PST

"An Hour To Kill"

Boredom and inspiration at the Yacht Club prompted me to write the following:An hour to kill,One without thrill;My glass to fill,Vacant and chill.Wait here untilThe fresh turns to dill;The cards will ...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:51:00 PST

More Blogging..

I finally started a blogger account: Bittersweet Charm. Feel free to check it out. I have posted there most of my work, aside from my short stories, which I eventually plan to add as well. "Everything...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:02:00 PST

"See Me"

Transfixed on a part -Not my heart -Your eyes there linger..I hold forth a finger,Which you can't see.View instead the whole,My eyes, my ears, my soul,Or it's me you'll miss.If ever again we kiss,Clo...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Wed, 21 May 2008 05:37:00 PST

Thoughts on my Writing

As you've probably noticed, I am doing my best to start writing here more often. I had gotten out of the habit, and I missed it. I write solely for myself, as it helps me sort out my thoughts. I write...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:41:00 PST

Why I’m Disgusted With Today’s Image of "Beauty"

A picture paints a thousand words.. This pretty-much sums it up:
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:53:00 PST

"Glitter"

You told me that my name was all that mattered,Although my clothes were lame and more than tattered,You brought me here and then my dreams you shattered.Forgive me if I sound a wee bit bitter,My eyes ...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:00:00 PST

Pointless, But Still..

I don't really care about the following, but I think it's worth asking:Why in the name of all that is delicious is everyone so worked up over the "topless" Vanity Fair photo of Miley Cyrus!? There's a...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Fri, 16 May 2008 03:56:00 PST

Words of Mine

I wrote this poem the other day and thought I'd share:She floats along, aloneNo major impact causes she Her mind is open, never vacantHer heart is closed, reservedTeach her again to trust, to want, to...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:49:00 PST

Hello Muse

Despite all my complaints (and I knock on wood as I say this.. minds out of the gutter, please), central Texas actually seems to be experiencing spring this year. Today's weather was lovely, though pe...
Posted by Katrina C.M. on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:07:00 PST