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
- Nationality: irish/american
- Religion: roman catholic
- Heroes: parents of handicapped children, Heather Swan
- Interests: Reading, writing, theatre, music, scrapbooking and hockey. 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, Appaloosa, 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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- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 9/5/2004
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Hello :) I just want you to know that I adore all of your Blogs w/pictures...They are so cute and just by reading them,I get a feeling that you are a marvelous and sweet person :D -
@jassmine - Greetings madame-I was just over at your place. You always encourage me and I needed that this evening. Thank you -
How you doing Girl. How is 2009 treating you. Judi -
Thanks so much for recommending my blog. Merry Christmas and may the New Year be a blessing. Judi
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A Special Merry Christmas to you and yours. Uncle JIm Noel spelled backwards is Leon. -
@mikecalimbas - you don't like alvin singing? what's up with that?? I'll give you a pass, but you better like the muppets! the muppet's christmas carol is like a classic at our house.eldest is apparently pretty enamored with you as well. be good to her
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Hi again! I'm in Alexandria, VA for business so I'm spending some free time perusing your musings online, all in an effort to get to know you better in a way so I can make up for missing meeting you this past weekend. Anyhow, I figured I'd just put it out there and let you know I'm absolutely enamor -
Well, Xanga will not let me reply to you on your site. I keep getting this site is not found when I try and post a comment. I did not say anything important anyway. Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Poor Dump having to stay home this year. Judi
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@jimwilloughby - buttermilk sky..wasn't that an old Hoagy ..somebody's song?-no wait, kay keyser sang it I think-is that right?
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Well, of course, when I came here willie would be singing Ga. on my mind. I want to know if you know. O buttermilk sky-my mothers favorite song. Uncle Jimwell, I guess I've worried you enough tonight;You are the greatest.
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