Singing and playing guitar; Letting it all out in the music I write; Dancing like nobody's watching and belting out heartfelt country songs like nobody's listening.
Art. Drawing, watercolours, oils, collage. Experimenting and getting lost in what I do.
Horseriding out in the country, feeling the wind in my hair and the sun on my face. Feeling like I'm the only one around.
Storywriting. Creating characters from scratch and placing them in a time and place that exists only because of my imagination. Building a story around them and making it so real I almost think I'm there.
Spending time with the people who matter, and getting to know the ones I've just met. Enjoying doing the activities I could do with my eyes closed, and seeking out new experiences, just because.
Check out the website Mary Lee Kortes (Mary Lee's Corvette)asked me to make for her. I don't think it's half bad, although it's due a revamp, hehe - www.morestupider.co.uk
Music
Favourites - Mary Lee's Corvette, Sara Evans, Chely Wright, Trisha Yearwood, Taylor Swift
Anything Country, including Lee Ann Womack, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Shania Twain, Sugarland, Alan Jackson, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Gretchen Peters, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton
Also - Hungrytown, Dar Williams, Dead Rock West, Stewboss, Thea Gilmore, Angela Harris, Show Of Hands, Melissa McClelland, Eileen Rose, KT Tunstall, Martyn Joseph, Don Mescall, Kirsty MacColl, Linda Ronstadt
Movies
I have a thing for westerns.. the Magnificent Seven is amazing; I also love The Quick And The Dead, and the Clint Eastwood films =]
Bridget Jones' Diary, Harry Potter, Coyote Ugly, High School Musical, PS. I Love You
Television
Have I Got News For You, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Friends, Frasier, My Family, Red Dwarf, 'Allo'Allo, The Simpsons.
I love a good murder mystery - Waking The Dead, New Tricks, Trial and Retribution.
Books
Anything written by Cecilia Ahern. Her books are amazing.
Also love books by Meg Cabot, particularly the Heather Wells Mystery series..
Georgia Nicolson series by Louise Rennison, The Silver Brumby, Harry Potter, The Illmoor Chronicles, Jurassic Park (yes, I do mean the book) & Jurassic Park: The Lost World.. and many many more.
ELLIE - Oh my god, where to start?! For seven ENTIRE years of complete and utter chaos. They wouldn't have been the same without you =] For understanding all the random crap that comes out of my mouth, and always returning the favour with even more random crap. It never fails to make my day. For, despite the constant mayhem, always keeping me (relatively) sane, and for sticking by me even when I was hopelessly wrong. I could never begin to understand how you do it, or even start to repay you =]
MISHA - oh gawd.. for making it worth the effort to drag my butt into school every Monday through Friday. For the constant optimism that never ceases to amaze me, and for giving me such a positive outlook on everything. For the laughs, the jokes, and hilarious insults; you are just a tad amazing. And of course, for giving me endless support, even when I didn’t deserve it. I love youuu! =]
JESS - For always encouraging me to be myself when I felt like doing so was getting me nowhere. You never stop showing me new ways to see things, no matter how small or insignificant they may be. For helping me to appreciate what I’ve got, and to not give up when the world feels like a black abyss. I hope someday I can return the favour =]
Mary Lee - for everything, ever - all the opportunities, the inspiration and of course the music! For showing me that dreams can come true and giving me something to believe in when I thought my whole world was falling to pieces. It means the world =]
I used to think life was just one crazy mess and I just had to find my way through it. I still do, I suppose - for better or for worse. A lot of the time it's hard, and sometimes things don't work out how you plan. But it's still worth it. Take advantage of what you've got, because everyone has something if they'll only look for it. I've heard people say that no one cares. But I've come to learn that everyone cares in their own way, whether you believe it or not.
I'm not the kind of person to let my dreams pass me by. Life's too short to sit back without doing the things you want to do. So if there's something I want to achieve, I do my best to achieve it. I don't want to be the kind who at the end of my days sits in my armchair thinking "wow.. I really wish I'd done that". I'd rather ask the questions and know the answers than not ask and wonder what the answers would have been. I want to be somebody. Not the kind where the whole world knows my name, but the kind where I know my name, I know who I am and I know what I want to do. I won't waste my life wondering what might have been. I'm going to follow every dream I have and do the best I can to make it come true. And I might not succeed, I know that. But that's OK. Because at least I tried.
Oh yeah - and I like to travel. Give me New York, London, Paris, Rome; any city, any mountain or any ocean. I'll be there. I want to see the world. Because you only live once. =]
Your Travel Personality Is: The Adventurer
For you, travel is how you learn about the world. And you like to learn the stuff that's not in guidebooks.
You truly have wanderlust. When you're not traveling, you're dreaming about where you'll go next.
And your travels are truly legendary - they leave you with stories you'll be telling for the rest of your life!
You value loyalty a fair amount.
You're loyal to your friends... to a point.
But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties.
Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself.
Honesty:
You value honesty a fair amount.
You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it.
If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it.
In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity."
Generosity:
You value generosity a fair amount.
You are all about giving, as long as there's some give and take.
Supportive and kind, you don't mind helping out a friend in need.
But you know when you've given too much. You have no problem saying "no"!
Humility:
You value humility highly.
You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are.
And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better.
You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low.
Tolerance:
You value tolerance highly.
Not only do you enjoy the company of those very different from you...
You do all that you can to seek it out interesting and unique friends.
You think there are many truths in life, and you're open to many of them.
Who I'd like to meet: New people. Unique people. People who aren't afraid to be who they are. People who WANT to stand out in a crowd. People who make me smile when it feels like the world could end. People who hold their head up high no matter what the world thinks.
Someone once said to me that life is just one crazy adventure. That really changed the way I looked at things. Because she's right. And I never really thought about it like that. So thank you.
The sheer power of words is amazing, don't you think? =]
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i think i have more reason than you to watch my mouth.. haha :)
and god i would kill to go back today.. especially seeing as it was all rainy this morning :( and after exams i am in great need of a holiday.. :/
and lmao!! yeah.. accusing hag of being american.. most possibly the worst chat up line ever? next to that drunk guys one.. 'did you know you have a bruise on your leg..?' i cant remember if i told you about that.. :/ was funny though :)
and absolutely. fantastic view on things. smile because it happened :)
you said something about something not being as sexy as me. blates. :)
and i wanna go back too! we can make some new memories to replace the old ones :) and this time i will NOT drink rum. or go wandering on beaches.. or invite randomers back to the room..
itll be better :)
and it wont reduce you to tears. because we are so over it. :)
haha and you do the job so very well :) where the hell would i be without you eh? nowhere. thats where. or melted into some big puddle due to stress and general adversity. eek.
oh and very witty dani. i wont seek a second opinion on that methinks..
oh. what a privelidge :| i totally cannot spell that word.. arghh... and if that was doing my best.. imagine what my best will be like with not perving your tom ;) i jest. i jest. OH MY GODDDD till i tell you that your old tom got on my bus when i was on my way to rowing!? i was like.. 'awkward...:|'
