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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Katie
Hey there! ♥ Welcome to my scrapbook. This is just my place to tell everyone a bit about me, and showcase my writing and such. Take a look around, comment if you want. Thanks!
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I'm a born and raised country girl. I certainly don't always show it, and I love a lot of things and there are a lot of things about me that aren't country. But in my heart and the way I live, I'm a true southern girl.
From my cowboy boots to my down-home roots. From the songs I play to the hell I raise. That's how I was born and raised, and I ain't afraid to stay that way. I hang out by the bonfire with the rednecks and their jacked up trucks, just havin a good old time. Kickin it in the sticks is where it's at. I'm a tan-legged Juliet, and I'm proud to wear camo and the confederate flag. I have my daddy's mouth and my momma's heart. I bust my butt and make my own money to get myself the things I want. Nothing has ever been handed to me that I didn't work for on my own. I work harder every day of my life than even most of the men I know.
I love to dance, flirt, get dressed up, and sometimes be girly, but I ain't afraid of a little dirt. I'll ride a horse over a bike any day, and I'll choose a good truck over any car (though I'm a sucker for sports cars too). I know what home-grown REALLY means. I like my shirt untucked and I don't like to fight but I ain't scared to bleed. I hold my ground and stand up for who I am, the choices I make, and who my friends are. I'll give everything I've got to help those I love, and if you mess with them, you're messing with me.
On the contrary, I have a deeply rooted love for all things dark, morbid, and deep. I'm a passionate writer and I will go far in life with it. I write like Edgar Allan Poe, and he is my number one idol. I love darkness and solitude, and find Gothic culture and fashion intriguing. I research the strangest things at times, and strive every single day to be as original and unique as I possibly can be. I will ALWAYS keep you on your toes and no one can quite figure me out, because once they do, something changes.
Yes, I'm vulnerable and emotional, and in those ways, I'm a typical woman, but I don't let it break me. I often forget it, but I'm one of the strongest people I know, and many have told me the same. Until you're close to me, you know my name, not my story, and I can't stand when people pretend like they do.
As well as a true blue country girl, I'm also a rocker chick. My dad raised me country and my mom raised me rock and roll. The rest I found for myself. I love rock, metal, alternative, hardcore, etc with a passion, and have seen somewhere around 40 bands of these genres in concert. I will just as soon start head banging as I will soothe my soul with violin and piano instrumentals. I love musicals, opera, melodic songs, metal, rap, I have a passion and fascination for spanish music, country, and pretty much everything in between. I'm also addicted to tattoos, though I currently only have 5, and my ears are gauged to size 0 (8mm). The many sides of me are vastly different and all of them contradict each other. But that's what makes me who I am, and there's only one me.
Do you have a favorite place to vacation or spend leisure time?
Vacation: Pennsylvania or New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Leisure time: Anywhere peaceful and solitary (library, my room with soft or instrumental music, going for a walk down back roads in the country, laying in my yard star gazing)
Where do you fear to be?
Exactly where I'm at now. I don't plan to stay here, physically, where I live, and in this place in my life. I plan to excel far past this.
Do you have any physical weaknesses (disease, scars, and missing limbs?)
Lots of miscellaneous scars from my younger ages. Been raised around horses and the hard working life, so I've had more than my fair share of scratches, scrapes, cuts, etc. No diseases that I'm aware of. I do have three curves in my spine that aren't fun to deal with, but I get by.
What languages do you speak? What do you sound like? Do you have an accent?
English, VERY MINIMAL Spanish. I sound like me? No accent that I'm aware of or have ever been pointed out having, though every once in a blue moon, I'll say a word or two with a thick southern drawl to it
Do you have any odd mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
OCD over stupid things, nothing important. I bite my nails pretty bad. I tap my fingers a lot when I'm thinking. I have a lack of anxiety control so major drastic emotions, usually fear or being upset, will cause me to have full body convulsions. I'm a grammar Nazi and everyone who knows me partly hates me for it. It can be the smallest statement or typo, and I HAVE to correct it. I have no control over it. I'm nitpicky and technical and thrive off itty bitty details. I'm very conceited and full of myself, but I'm not arrogant about it.
Do you have (or want to get) any tattoos or piercing? Why do you have them (or will get them)?
I have my nose pierced as well as two sets of ear piercings. I also have my ears stretched. I always thought nose piercings were beautiful, studs way more than hoops but I like hoops too. I have a rhinestone stud. It's a wonderful accessory/accent
I also have 5 tattoos, with plans for at least 20 more. (See Tattoos section of Scrapbook)
What is your occupation?
Right now I'm a stable hand at a boarding stable for horses as well as a cook at an Italian Restaurant.
Do you like/dislike your work? Why?
I LOVE working at the stable and I'm usually fine with the restaurant. I love the stable because I'm working with horses, something I've loved since I was 7, and I've been working at the stable since I was 13. Also because I grew up across the street and work with close friends. I love what I do, my boss, and all of my coworkers. It's amazing.
If you could be anything you wanted to, what would you be?
A famous poet and author. I want my short stories, poems, and writing techniques to be in textbooks, with students learning from my talents and success. That would mean the world to me.
What sort of alcohol do you prefer?
Wine coolers and hard liquor. Beer makes me sick
What are your hobbies?
Writing, horses, bowling, music, dancing, hanging out
Do you like to read?
LOVE IT
What annoys you more than anything else?
Lying/Liars and even more so, telling me I'm lying or calling me a liar
What do you find the most relaxing activity to do?
Star gazing or laying down listening to music
What kinds of things embarrass you? Why?
Calling me out about my past in front of people who don't know it yet.
What is your favorite color or colors?
RED AND BLACK FTW, bright neon colors, and mossy oak camo (only mossy oak... the rest blows).
What is your favorite time of day?
Evening
What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
Silvery crystal blue eyes
What do you like to eat? What do you hate to eat?
Junk food.
Vegetables.
What is your favorite type of weather? Does any kind scare you?
Thunderstorms and rain. There's been one storm that scared me and that's only because I got caught out in it on horseback and I was young. But now... None scare me that I've experienced.
Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
Realistic (so a healthy mixture of both)
What are your religious views?
Non-denomination/Agnostic. I believe in a better place than here and a worse place than here (some kind of "Heaven" and "Hell"), but I don't believe in anything the Bible preaches and I don't believe in God. I'm not sure I believe in a higher power either. I believe that there's a million things on this planet and in this world that can't be explained, and I'm okay with that. I believe many people use religion as an answer to questions we don't know yet. If something is unknown or unexplained, or we aren't advanced enough to find an answer, we mix it with religion to ease our minds. If we don't know how we started or where we came from or how something came to be, God did it. I don't believe that's the case. We simply don't know yet. I don't need to use a fictional deity to explain all the unknowns in the world just to feel better about them. However, if I come across a religion that is based off reality and science and actually seems legit, I wouldn't be opposed to believing in it upon further research.
Would you be able to kill?
Very doubtful. Probably only if it was for the sake of my children or something like that. Like if their lives were in danger. That kind of thing. But right now I have no kids, so no.
What are your views on sex?
It's a sacred thing in my eyes. It's great, but should only be done with someone you truly care about and want to share/give that part of yourself to, and they need to have mutual feelings and views for you. The first time, you should only give yourself to someone you truly care for on a very deep level and think it through because you'll be trusting them literally with the essence of your soul and who you are. They power they'll have over you once you give yourself to them is astonishing and will stay with you forever. Be wise about it.
What, in your opinion, makes a successful life?
Spending your life with people you love, doing something you love, and making yourself happy. If that's being famous and having lots of money, so be it. If it's being poor and living minimalistically so that what you have can be saved for future kids or something like that, then so be it too.
What is the worst and best thing you’ve ever done?
Worst - Caused myself to lose the two people I've cared about and loved the most in my life/Hurt said two people (hurt anyone really but the hurt I caused them impacts me the most).
Best - Been myself and stayed true to myself regardless of expectations, standards, and what anyone else said or thought.
What is your greatest regret?
I have none. I have things I wished I hadn't done, but I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason and I truly appreciate the lessons I learned (particularly from my "regrets") with each thing that's ever happened to me. They make me who I am today, and I'm actually proud of who I am now.
What is your best/worst memory?
Best - Discovering my passion for writing.
Worst - A decent handful I'd rather not discuss.
If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be and why?
I wouldn't change anything, for the same reasons why I have no regrets.
What are you the most proud of doing in your life?
Touching people with my words, whether they be advice or my writing.
How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings with others?
Very. Brutally sometimes.
Do you have any biases or prejudices?
Everyone does, we're human, but I try hard not to and to squander these because I hate the idea of biases and prejudices.
Who or what, if anything, would you die for?
My passion, certain members of my family, certain best friends, my children (once I have them).
Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Myself. I can trust other people but I can't trust anyone as good as I can trust myself. And if I place no major importance on me myself, how could I ever expect anyone else to place importance on me?
Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
Too many people to list honestly. But one of the first that comes to mind is my best friend Bril. He goes through so much, yet still has the optimist attitude and he pushes me to do the same. He holds me together when I'm falling apart. And challenges my mind so that it expands. I love him to death and I'd take a bullet for him any day.
Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
Sometimes. Not necessarily the leader role, but the organized "let's do this" role.
Do you care what others think of you?
No and yes. Generally, no I really don't give a rat's behind what anyone thinks, the only opinion of me that matters is mine, but I do dress and act to impress people.
What do you think of others, in general?
Humanity overall? I hate them. I hate people and the messed up things they do to one another and their horrible ways of thinking, but I revolve and survive on having friends close by as much as possible.
What is your greatest strength as a person?
My perseverance and determination to make it through anything thrown in front of me and overcome any obstacle that tries to be in my way.
What is your greatest weakness?
Forgiveness. Unless you murder someone close to me, I'll pretty much forgive you for pretty much anything. No matter how many times you screw me over, in the end I'll still forgive you because I can't let go or ignore the good things. And in my book, the good always outweighs the bad. I can't stop forgiving. It's a curse.
What do you absolutely live for?
My passion.
What is the best part of life?
Finding your passion and purpose and going for both with everything you have and never giving up.
What is the best part of death?
Peace and final rest after life's long battle.
If you could choose, how would you want to die?
In my sleep in the arms of the love of my life
What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
My writing/words because of their impact.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Katie
Hey there! ♥ Welcome to my scrapbook. This is just my place to tell everyone a bit about me, and showcase my writing and such. Take a look around, comment if you want. Thanks!
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I'm a born and raised country girl. I certainly don't always show it, and I love a lot of things and there are a lot of things about me that aren't country. But in my heart and the way I live, I'm a true southern girl.
From my cowboy boots to my down-home roots. From the songs I play to the hell I raise. That's how I was born and raised, and I ain't afraid to stay that way. I hang out by the bonfire with the rednecks and their jacked up trucks, just havin a good old time. Kickin it in the sticks is where it's at. I'm a tan-legged Juliet, and I'm proud to wear camo and the confederate flag. I have my daddy's mouth and my momma's heart. I bust my butt and make my own money to get myself the things I want. Nothing has ever been handed to me that I didn't work for on my own. I work harder every day of my life than even most of the men I know.
I love to dance, flirt, get dressed up, and sometimes be girly, but I ain't afraid of a little dirt. I'll ride a horse over a bike any day, and I'll choose a good truck over any car (though I'm a sucker for sports cars too). I know what home-grown REALLY means. I like my shirt untucked and I don't like to fight but I ain't scared to bleed. I hold my ground and stand up for who I am, the choices I make, and who my friends are. I'll give everything I've got to help those I love, and if you mess with them, you're messing with me.
On the contrary, I have a deeply rooted love for all things dark, morbid, and deep. I'm a passionate writer and I will go far in life with it. I write like Edgar Allan Poe, and he is my number one idol. I love darkness and solitude, and find Gothic culture and fashion intriguing. I research the strangest things at times, and strive every single day to be as original and unique as I possibly can be. I will ALWAYS keep you on your toes and no one can quite figure me out, because once they do, something changes.
Yes, I'm vulnerable and emotional, and in those ways, I'm a typical woman, but I don't let it break me. I often forget it, but I'm one of the strongest people I know, and many have told me the same. Until you're close to me, you know my name, not my story, and I can't stand when people pretend like they do.
As well as a true blue country girl, I'm also a rocker chick. My dad raised me country and my mom raised me rock and roll. The rest I found for myself. I love rock, metal, alternative, hardcore, etc with a passion, and have seen somewhere around 40 bands of these genres in concert. I will just as soon start head banging as I will soothe my soul with violin and piano instrumentals. I love musicals, opera, melodic songs, metal, rap, I have a passion and fascination for spanish music, country, and pretty much everything in between. I'm also addicted to tattoos, though I currently only have 5, and my ears are gauged to size 0 (8mm). The many sides of me are vastly different and all of them contradict each other. But that's what makes me who I am, and there's only one me.
I'm a Beautiful Monstrosity, a Gorgeous Nightmare, and a Satanic Angel.
I love to write and it's my biggest passion.
My writing comes first in my life. Deal with it.
Love me for all of who I am, or don't love me at all.
I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You choose.
I believe in fate and destiny, and that everything happens for a reason.
I worry about anything and everything, and something is always on my mind.
I'm an optimist but also a pessimist, depending on the situation.
I live my own life. Not the one everyone wants me to live.
I'm very ambitious and one way or another WILL achieve all of my goals.
I'm very open and will tell you anything and everything you wanna know. Just ask.
I believe that age is just a number, and it means absolutely nothing.
I am definitely a witch with a capital B. Please don't hold it against me.
I don't deal with petty bullcrap, liars, or games. Flat out.
Don't try me because you won't like the results.
I'm very cocky and full of myself but I'm like that in confidence.
I still wish on shooting stars. Even though they never come true.
I'm a lover but when I need to be... I can be a heck of a fighter too.
I don't care what people think of me. It's their choice to judge and I know the truth.
I know who I am, where I've been, and where I'll go in my life.
You can love me or leave me alone. That's how it is.
I'm not perfect and I don't ever want to be. ♥
I love to write and it's my biggest passion.
My writing comes first in my life. Deal with it.
Love me for all of who I am, or don't love me at all.
I can be your best friend or your worst enemy. You choose.
I believe in fate and destiny, and that everything happens for a reason.
I worry about anything and everything, and something is always on my mind.
I'm an optimist but also a pessimist, depending on the situation.
I live my own life. Not the one everyone wants me to live.
I'm very ambitious and one way or another WILL achieve all of my goals.
I'm very open and will tell you anything and everything you wanna know. Just ask.
I believe that age is just a number, and it means absolutely nothing.
I am definitely a witch with a capital B. Please don't hold it against me.
I don't deal with petty bullcrap, liars, or games. Flat out.
Don't try me because you won't like the results.
I'm very cocky and full of myself but I'm like that in confidence.
I still wish on shooting stars. Even though they never come true.
I'm a lover but when I need to be... I can be a heck of a fighter too.
I don't care what people think of me. It's their choice to judge and I know the truth.
I know who I am, where I've been, and where I'll go in my life.
You can love me or leave me alone. That's how it is.
I'm not perfect and I don't ever want to be. ♥
Questions and Answers
Do you have a favorite place to vacation or spend leisure time?
Vacation: Pennsylvania or New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Leisure time: Anywhere peaceful and solitary (library, my room with soft or instrumental music, going for a walk down back roads in the country, laying in my yard star gazing)
Where do you fear to be?
Exactly where I'm at now. I don't plan to stay here, physically, where I live, and in this place in my life. I plan to excel far past this.
Do you have any physical weaknesses (disease, scars, and missing limbs?)
Lots of miscellaneous scars from my younger ages. Been raised around horses and the hard working life, so I've had more than my fair share of scratches, scrapes, cuts, etc. No diseases that I'm aware of. I do have three curves in my spine that aren't fun to deal with, but I get by.
What languages do you speak? What do you sound like? Do you have an accent?
English, VERY MINIMAL Spanish. I sound like me? No accent that I'm aware of or have ever been pointed out having, though every once in a blue moon, I'll say a word or two with a thick southern drawl to it
Do you have any odd mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
OCD over stupid things, nothing important. I bite my nails pretty bad. I tap my fingers a lot when I'm thinking. I have a lack of anxiety control so major drastic emotions, usually fear or being upset, will cause me to have full body convulsions. I'm a grammar Nazi and everyone who knows me partly hates me for it. It can be the smallest statement or typo, and I HAVE to correct it. I have no control over it. I'm nitpicky and technical and thrive off itty bitty details. I'm very conceited and full of myself, but I'm not arrogant about it.
Do you have (or want to get) any tattoos or piercing? Why do you have them (or will get them)?
I have my nose pierced as well as two sets of ear piercings. I also have my ears stretched. I always thought nose piercings were beautiful, studs way more than hoops but I like hoops too. I have a rhinestone stud. It's a wonderful accessory/accent
I also have 5 tattoos, with plans for at least 20 more. (See Tattoos section of Scrapbook)What is your occupation?
Right now I'm a stable hand at a boarding stable for horses as well as a cook at an Italian Restaurant.
Do you like/dislike your work? Why?
I LOVE working at the stable and I'm usually fine with the restaurant. I love the stable because I'm working with horses, something I've loved since I was 7, and I've been working at the stable since I was 13. Also because I grew up across the street and work with close friends. I love what I do, my boss, and all of my coworkers. It's amazing.
If you could be anything you wanted to, what would you be?
A famous poet and author. I want my short stories, poems, and writing techniques to be in textbooks, with students learning from my talents and success. That would mean the world to me.
What sort of alcohol do you prefer?
Wine coolers and hard liquor. Beer makes me sick
What are your hobbies?
Writing, horses, bowling, music, dancing, hanging out
Do you like to read?
LOVE IT
What annoys you more than anything else?
Lying/Liars and even more so, telling me I'm lying or calling me a liar
What do you find the most relaxing activity to do?
Star gazing or laying down listening to music
What kinds of things embarrass you? Why?
Calling me out about my past in front of people who don't know it yet.
What is your favorite color or colors?
RED AND BLACK FTW, bright neon colors, and mossy oak camo (only mossy oak... the rest blows).
What is your favorite time of day?
Evening
What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen?
Silvery crystal blue eyes
What do you like to eat? What do you hate to eat?
Junk food.
Vegetables.
What is your favorite type of weather? Does any kind scare you?
Thunderstorms and rain. There's been one storm that scared me and that's only because I got caught out in it on horseback and I was young. But now... None scare me that I've experienced.
Are you optimistic or pessimistic?
Realistic (so a healthy mixture of both)
What are your religious views?
Non-denomination/Agnostic. I believe in a better place than here and a worse place than here (some kind of "Heaven" and "Hell"), but I don't believe in anything the Bible preaches and I don't believe in God. I'm not sure I believe in a higher power either. I believe that there's a million things on this planet and in this world that can't be explained, and I'm okay with that. I believe many people use religion as an answer to questions we don't know yet. If something is unknown or unexplained, or we aren't advanced enough to find an answer, we mix it with religion to ease our minds. If we don't know how we started or where we came from or how something came to be, God did it. I don't believe that's the case. We simply don't know yet. I don't need to use a fictional deity to explain all the unknowns in the world just to feel better about them. However, if I come across a religion that is based off reality and science and actually seems legit, I wouldn't be opposed to believing in it upon further research.
Would you be able to kill?
Very doubtful. Probably only if it was for the sake of my children or something like that. Like if their lives were in danger. That kind of thing. But right now I have no kids, so no.
What are your views on sex?
It's a sacred thing in my eyes. It's great, but should only be done with someone you truly care about and want to share/give that part of yourself to, and they need to have mutual feelings and views for you. The first time, you should only give yourself to someone you truly care for on a very deep level and think it through because you'll be trusting them literally with the essence of your soul and who you are. They power they'll have over you once you give yourself to them is astonishing and will stay with you forever. Be wise about it.
What, in your opinion, makes a successful life?
Spending your life with people you love, doing something you love, and making yourself happy. If that's being famous and having lots of money, so be it. If it's being poor and living minimalistically so that what you have can be saved for future kids or something like that, then so be it too.
What is the worst and best thing you’ve ever done?
Worst - Caused myself to lose the two people I've cared about and loved the most in my life/Hurt said two people (hurt anyone really but the hurt I caused them impacts me the most).
Best - Been myself and stayed true to myself regardless of expectations, standards, and what anyone else said or thought.
What is your greatest regret?
I have none. I have things I wished I hadn't done, but I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason and I truly appreciate the lessons I learned (particularly from my "regrets") with each thing that's ever happened to me. They make me who I am today, and I'm actually proud of who I am now.
What is your best/worst memory?
Best - Discovering my passion for writing.
Worst - A decent handful I'd rather not discuss.
If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be and why?
I wouldn't change anything, for the same reasons why I have no regrets.
What are you the most proud of doing in your life?
Touching people with my words, whether they be advice or my writing.
How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings with others?
Very. Brutally sometimes.
Do you have any biases or prejudices?
Everyone does, we're human, but I try hard not to and to squander these because I hate the idea of biases and prejudices.
Who or what, if anything, would you die for?
My passion, certain members of my family, certain best friends, my children (once I have them).
Who is the most important person in your life, and why?
Myself. I can trust other people but I can't trust anyone as good as I can trust myself. And if I place no major importance on me myself, how could I ever expect anyone else to place importance on me?
Who is the person you respect the most, and why?
Too many people to list honestly. But one of the first that comes to mind is my best friend Bril. He goes through so much, yet still has the optimist attitude and he pushes me to do the same. He holds me together when I'm falling apart. And challenges my mind so that it expands. I love him to death and I'd take a bullet for him any day.
Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations?
Sometimes. Not necessarily the leader role, but the organized "let's do this" role.
Do you care what others think of you?
No and yes. Generally, no I really don't give a rat's behind what anyone thinks, the only opinion of me that matters is mine, but I do dress and act to impress people.
What do you think of others, in general?
Humanity overall? I hate them. I hate people and the messed up things they do to one another and their horrible ways of thinking, but I revolve and survive on having friends close by as much as possible.
What is your greatest strength as a person?
My perseverance and determination to make it through anything thrown in front of me and overcome any obstacle that tries to be in my way.
What is your greatest weakness?
Forgiveness. Unless you murder someone close to me, I'll pretty much forgive you for pretty much anything. No matter how many times you screw me over, in the end I'll still forgive you because I can't let go or ignore the good things. And in my book, the good always outweighs the bad. I can't stop forgiving. It's a curse.
What do you absolutely live for?
My passion.
What is the best part of life?
Finding your passion and purpose and going for both with everything you have and never giving up.
What is the best part of death?
Peace and final rest after life's long battle.
If you could choose, how would you want to die?
In my sleep in the arms of the love of my life
What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
My writing/words because of their impact.
