Badminton, Running, Strolling, Taking Photographs, Composing Poetry, Painting, Drawing, Knitting, Gardening, Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Political Party Member, Annual Charity Events
I am fascinated by, and have interests in a diverse range of things (some so quaint it's considered pretty wacky), particularly if they're creative, passionate, expressive and artistic.
As the pictures below show, I have a great appreciation for beautiful, unique and unusual buildings and places (New York pictures taken by my brother). My favourite architect is
Antoni Gaudi so I would feel at home visiting all his work in Barcelona!
Pictures of New York:I also enjoy travelling, seeing new places and meeting a variety of people when the occasion permits, whether it's visiting a different coffee place in a nearby town, or a country further afield.
I like chronicling events (but not in a diary!) by taking photographs and collecting strange memorabilia. As such, I rarely go out without my camera as I always find something worth taking a picture of whatever the subject matter!
Friends, family and people who knew/know me will confirm I'm a kooky person! Once on a trip to Spain, I was one of five worried 15-year olds lost, trying to find the respective homes of the families we were staying with before it became dark. There was a lovely building in the background and I couldn't resist not taking a photo of it much to the chagrin of the others, who unwillingly relented to standing in position looking lost whilst I clicked away to my heart's content! (I'll find those photos soon).
Pictures of North Wales:So, a warning to those poor, unsuspecting people who might get to know me in the future, whether through choice or not (should you ever come across this page beforehand!), I really am quirky and can be quite intense and unpredictable at times as to what mischievous things I will do outside a professional environment.
People who aren't strong enough to handle these traits have/should cut the acquaintance short as I dislike having too many disappointments in life which can be easily prevented.
Mixture of photographed places:
I'd like to meet:
Those in my Heroes section - Sir Winston Churchill, Nicola Horlick, Lord Michael Ashcroft and Audrey Hepburn. Also, Mother Teresa and others who have greatly contributed to society.
Failing those, it would be nice to meet my soulmate if I have one in this lifetime, wherever and whoever s/he is. More realistically, interesting and all kinds of people who have something to contribute.
N.B. I'm a very giving, sensitive and playful person so...No users, abusers, losers, backstabbers, head-f***ers, bulls*****rs, and others of that sort who'll mess me around. I've met so many of them and would rather I didn't.
Instead, please could I meet genuine, warm, understanding, accommodating, friendly, happy, funny, quirky people who make the world go round more smoothly. Much appreciated. Thank you!
(Or a sad clown or something who I could cheer up!).
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Music:
♥Lex©'s Officially Endorsed Myspace Bands/Music Artists
My music preferences are pretty eclectic! The following can be found on my iPod:
Pop: Belinda Carlisle, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Will Young, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Anastacia, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Lemar, Madonna, Michael Jackson
Runaway Horses
A New Day Has Come
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Hits
From Now On
Christina Aguilera
Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Anastacia
Greatest Hits
Ultimate Kylie
Truth About Love
The Immaculate Collection
The Essential Michael Jackson
Rock: Green Day, Scissor Sisters, Queen, Maroon 5, Alanis Morissette, Snow Patrol, Gorillaz, Jack Johnson, The Rasmus, Kaiser Chiefs, Counting Crows, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin
Dookie
Scissor Sisters
Greatest Hits
The Collection
Eyes Open
Demon Days
On And On
Hide from the Sun
Employment
August and Everything After
10 from 6
Led Zeppelin
R&B: I LOVE the Lighthouse Family!! Pink, Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani
Lighthouse Family - Greatest Hits
Missundaztood
# 1's
Hollaback Girl
Hip-Hop/Rap: Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Kanye West
Elephunk
Curtain Call
Late Registration
Country: LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain
LeAnn Rimes
Come On Over - International Version
Latin: Shakira, Ricky Martin (useful for Spanish language studies too!). Not really into Enrique Iglesias, his name is actually very common, it translates to Henry Church!
Laundry Service
Best of Ricky Martin
Jazz: Norah Jones, Nat King Cole, Matt Monro, Dean Martin, Buddy Rich etc.
Come Away with Me
The Very Best Of Nat King Cole
Matt Monro: the Collection
Very Best of Capitol & Reprise
The Best of Buddy Rich
Dance tracks: Yep, I love them and can dance like no one's watching, I prefer doing it in a crowd though!
Unclassifiable: Coldplay, Gabrielle
X&Y
Dreams Can Come True: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Some favourite tunes of all time include: Hotel California (Eagles), Le Freak (Chic), Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison), She (Engelbert Humperdinck), Spooky (Dusty Springfield), Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen (Baz Lurhman), You're So Vain (Carly Simon), Woman (Neneh Cherry), Jesus Walks (Kanye West) Jump Around (House of Pain), Friday's Child (Will Young), Kiss From A Rose (Seal)
Click on my iPod and listen to my playlist ♥
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Movies:
I adore black and white films and old classics. Films with Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable etc. - Funny Face, Charade, The Millionairess, High Society, His Girl Friday etc.
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon, The Truman Show, Forrest Gump, Como Agua Para Chocolate, Schindler's List, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Mermaids, The Best of Hancock(DVD)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Como agua para chocolate
Schindler's List
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Truman Show
Anything with Hugh Grant: About A Boy, Two Week's Notice, Nottinghill, Sense and Sensibility, Mickey Blue Eyes, Four Weddings And A Funeral
About a Boy
Two Weeks Notice (Widescreen Edition)
Notting Hill (Collector's Edition)
Sense and Sensibility
Mickey Blue Eyes
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Watching alone: Romance, romedies or tearjerkers e.g. Briget Jones, The Lion King, Bambi!!
Bridget Jones's Diary
The Lion King (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
Bambi (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
Watching with friends: Comedy - goofy comedy, romedy, feel-good comedy, mindless comedy e.g. Dodgeball, Just Married, Wedding Crashers, Wimbledon, How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, Along Came Polly etc.
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story (Widescreen Edition)
Just Married
Wedding Crashers
Wimbledon
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (Widescreen Edition)
Along Came Polly
Television:
I seldom watch TV now, but if I do it would be comedies e.g. Punk'd, Friends, Will & Grace, Scrubs, Everybody Hates Chris etc.
MTV Punk'd - The Complete Second Season
Friends - The Complete Tenth Season
Will & Grace - Season Five
Scrubs - The Complete Fourth Season
I also adore watching crime dramas: Bones, C.S.I, NCIS. And I enjoy espionage dramas e.g. Alias.
Bones - The Complete 1st Season
C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation - The Complete Second Season
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Second Season
Alias - The Complete First Season
I used to watch Charmed, Popular, Jack and Jill, Roswell, Smallville, Dream Team. I like interesting documentaries but dislike most reality TV Shows, and even more so when people constantly discuss them!
Charmed - The Complete Fourth Season
Roswell - The Complete Third Season (The Final Chapter)
Smallville - The Complete Third Season
Books:
♥Lex©'s Current Reading List Click Here
Pride and Prejudice, The Time Traveller's Wife , Gone With The Wind, Chronicle Of A Death Foretold, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Man In The Iron Mask
Pride and Prejudice
The Time Traveller's Wife
Gone with the Wind
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (Vintage International)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Man in the Iron Mask (Penguin Classics)
Heroes:
Sir Winston Churchill: He was so forceful and dogmatic, qualities which helped win the Second World war enabling us to be here now in Great Britain, Rule Britannia! Also, the Dambusters and those who diverted the 'doodlebugs' - pilotless planes which were flying bombs.
Nicola Horlick: High-flying business woman in the city who was dubbed 'superwoman' in the early nineties for her ability to look after six kids while holding down her job. Not to mention rumours that she planned her pregnancies so she could give birth around Christmas time meaning she could take as little time off as possible!
Lord Michael Ashcroft: Entrepreneur, fellow alumi at Anglia Ruskin University and former Treasurer of the Conservative Party who has done a lot of philantrophic work e.g. donating £5m for the buiding of Ashcroft International Business School, sponsoring a college and founding the charity Crimestoppers.
Audrey Hepburn: In my very humble opinion, the greatest female movie star and style icon to date. Not only did she possess beauty and grace, but she also had compassion with her work for UNICEF and other charitable things she did.
Fictitious heroes and heroines: Sir Walter Scott's Lochinvar, Margaret Mitchell's Scarlett O'Hara, Truman Capote's Holly Golightly, Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett
♥Lex©'s Written Articles for the University Student Paper (2005-2006)
Page 5 - Invasion of Ashcroft - update Click Here
Page 2 - Are Student Revolutionaries a Thing of the Past? Click Here
Page 3 - BUSINESS STUDENTS OUTRAGED AT INVASION OF ASHCROFT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL Click Here
Page 13 - Feeling SAD? Banish the 'Winter Blues' and get HAPPY! Click Here
