About Me
- About Me: The kindest person on the planet-or so I'm told. I like to read/study, paint/draw and create. I would rather have roses on my table than diamonds around my neck. I long for summer mornings and winter nights, the sound of rain on the roof and the chance to sit before an open fire...blessings. So many blessings....
More About Me
- Nicknames: katebutt, katiepie,katers, katekate, mm and marmybutt
- Nationality: irish/american
- Religion: roman catholic
- Heroes: parents of handicapped children, Heather Swan
- Interests: Reading, writing, theatre, music and scrapbooking. Inclusive education, ADD/ADHD issues, motorcycles, going very fast on about anything, flying of any kind, horses, gardens and flowers, collecting china and pretty linens and lace. I collect quilts and silver and antique Bibles. The art of tea....
- Expertise: Ummm...books, books and more books. I love country life and prefer to live life in the slow lane. Come sit by me...
- Occupation: running my universe
- Industry: the arts
Movies
- Favorite Movies: 3:10 to Yuma, While You Were Sleeping, When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, Pirates of the Caribbean, LOTR, Phantom of the Opera, The Polar Express, the last Rocky movie and the last Die Hard.
- Favorite Actors: Johnny Depp, Meg Ryan, Daniel Day Lewis, Russell Crowe
- Favorite Directors: Ron Howard
- Favorite Genre: romantic comedy
- Favorite Soundtracks: Phantom of the Opera
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: "Hide the rum"
- Movies I can watch over and over: see above
- Actor that would play me in a movie: I'm the Meg Ryan type, right?
Music
- Favorite Artists: too many to name, but start with Louis Armstrong
- Favorite Albums: soundtrack from Phantom of the Opera and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Favorite Genre: mostly country, jazz, folk music and blues
- Favorite Songs: In Spite of Ourselves, Give Me a Kiss to Build a Dream on, Wonderful World, My Maria, Waltzing with Bears
- Favorite Lyrics: In Spite of Ourselves
- Songs for Roadtrips: Dr. Demento, Brooks and Dunn. any of the old folk tunes
- Songs I hate: anything remotely resembling rap or hip hop
- Guilty Pleasure: Madonna's Santa Baby
- Songs I repeat the most: In Spite of Ourselves
- Band I wish I was in: any of the big bands from the 40's
Television
- Favorite Shows: I don't watch TV so most of the shows I would of listed are long gone.
- Favorite Theme Song: MASH-Suicide is Painless
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Aaron's Way-I'm still ticked off about that and have yet to hear a plausable explanation.
Travel
- Places I love: almost everywhere I've been, but esp Holy Hill, WI, Kentucky and TN-Cumberland Gap
- Places I've been: not enough
- Places to see before I die: everywhere, but esp Alaska and Canada
- Dream Vacation: a year to drive the states, Canada and parts of Alaska
Video Games
- Games I Play: you're kiddin me??
- Favorite Characters: pac man
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: atari-frogger, pac man, space invaders
- Proudest Achievements: first in town to memorize the pac man pattern!
- Favorite Soundtrack: they have soundtracks?
Style
- Where I shop: academy, resale shops and garage sales.
- Brands I love: coldwater creek, victoria's secret, levi strauss. newport news
- I like to wear: girly clothes
- Can't live without: lace, jeans and t-shirts
- Prized Possessions: black leather thigh high boots
- Guilty Pleasure: going barefoot and making skirts from antique lace tablecloths
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: anything I don't cook
- Favorite Dishes: steak, lasagna, pizza
- Favorite Desserts: anything chocolate
- Favorite Drinks: coffees, tea and milk
- Favorite Junk Foods: taco bell and whataburger
- Best meal ever: a steak I had at denny's in houston 5 yrs ago
- My Original Recipes: I don't share
- Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden, Cracker Barrel and La Bodega
- Foods I hate: aspargus,brussel sprouts and most cooked veggies-I like them raw
Books
- Favorite Books: OED, Odd Thomas books, The Red Tent, The Secret Life of Bees and anything Maria Snyder writes.
- Favorite Authors: Dean Koontz, Emily Barnes, Sue Monk Kidd, Anita Diamont, Ted Dekker, Charles Frazier, Rick Bragg, Maria Snyder
- Favorite Genres: varies with my mood
- Favorite Characters: Odd Thomas-how can anyone not love Oddie?
- Favorite Quotes: "It's never too late to be what you might of become", "The only thing worse than star crossed lovers are star crossed friends".
- Recent Reads: I read way too much and way too fast to list them..a shame, but I do love a diary I purchased of a 12 yr old girl in PA for the year 1864
Contact Info
- Yahoo: irishsighs_99
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- Name: k8t
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 9/5/2004
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well just hello there. I'm back in town again, *ray charles'I didn't know I could do a chat board, if I can, chats this fine with me, and there's nobody I'd rather chat with than you.Uncle Jim -
awww of course =) I just tell it how I see it -
@pulchravalida1988 - thank you...very, very much -
I love your writing. You are simply amazing and captivating! Kudos ^ nth degree.
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thanks.Uncle Jim
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Hello, i love your page!!! -
@k8tthelate -opps-you click on chatboard and write something to open it up. after that anyone can post.
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@Redlegsix - yes you do...in your private area on the left side you have an area under READ that lists several things like this:MessagesYour SubscriptionsFeedback LogYour CommentsYour BlogringsGuestbookChatboardMemoriesNudgesyou click on ch
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Gosh....I wonder if I have a chatboard too....or if you have to have premium Xanga for that....lol. And just what is the purpose of this little nifty feature???Ruth Ann -
Xanga is working on the site again I am sure we are going to get something new. I could not tell you hello. So hello. I got a good rest yesterday and doing continuing education stuff today. Love you, Judi
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