~31st October~ Boo!

From La Belle Patisserie!!

Unfortunately, I won't be going trick-or-treating with my buddies because my workload decided to catch up with me. Sad times. :(  

But I can show you guys my costume :D

Later. When I take the picture.

See you soon,

Katie

xx

  

~30th October~ Just wondering...

It's nearly half one in the morning and I'm wide awake, so I just pondered:


'Am I Night Owl or an Earlie Birdie?'


Only wondering because I just turned on an Owl City song of the same name...


Oh well, I'll leave that till morning, or y'know, later.


Night-night (Or is it Good Morning?),


Katie
xx

~29th October~ The Vitamin String Quartet

Dear Vitamin String Quartet,


I can't tell you how much classier you make me feel when I listen to 80's cheese and modern day pop :D


Yours forever,


Katie
xx

~27th October~ Welly Walks

Yesterday was so much fun!  ^ . ^

I went to Margam Country Park with a big gaggle of buddies; they wanted references for Graphics and I wanted an outing. Win / win situation, no?


I wore my favourite wellies which were perfect for all the puddle splashing I did. :D


I think a bit of childishness is the perfect remedy for all the stress I've been under.


There will more photos and videos ^^ As soon as everyone uploads them :D


Lots of love,


Katie
xx

~26th October~ A Different Introduction Meme

I know. I'm sorry, last meme I promise, but I'm really not happy about my introduction post so I'm redoing it with a meme lovingly stolen from my best friend, Smelly.

~Basics~

Real name: Katie Downey

Nickname: Hachi - (To close friends and the fling) and Kate (To Acquaintances) 

Blood Type: A, O or OA - Really not sure. 

Birthdate: 21st January

Home Town & Current location: Neath, Wales

Family: Loving parents and an annoyance of a little brother

Love: None yet. Very, very single 

Special Friends: Smelly, Debbie, Mandabutt and Sexypants 

Pets: Welsh Springer Spaniel - Tess

Language: English, French and a small amount of Japanese 

Ethnicity: Welsh, Irish

~ Favourite ~

Day: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays

Month:  January, May, August, September and December

Season: Autumn

Style: Nerd chic, Sweet Lolita, Hime and 1950's Vintage 

Brand: Angelic Pretty

Perfume: 'Kate Moss' or Britney Spears' 'Fantasy'

Colours: Minty Green, Lilac, Cherry Red and Bubblegum Pink

Game: The Professor Layton Series and Cooking Mama

Hero: Misako Aoki

Flavour: Raspberry

Tea: Strong; with lots of milk and a sugar. And a sweet treat of course ♥

Food: Ben and Jerry's Cookie Dough

Drink: Hot Chocolate, Hot Squash and Good Ol' Tea

Country: Japan and France

Subject: Art, History and Media Studies

Word: Cute or Eccentric

Part of day: Late Afternoon

Type of man: Tall, Cute and Nerdy and a Gentleman

Fruits: Apple, Raspberry and Blackerry

Animal: Cats, Ducks and Frogs

~Dislikes~

Day: Monday

Month: Rainy, miserable November

Season: Blistering hot Summer

Colours: Orange

Flavour: Green (I don't like green skittles) 

Food: Tomato, Raw Onions (Spring included) and Mexican food.  

Drink: Coffee

Country: Wales 

Subject: Physics

Part of day: Really late at night when there's no-one to talk to.

Type of man: Rude, Jealous, Sexist and Bossy

~Anime & Manga~ 

Anime: Card Captor Sakura, Princess Tutu, Ouran High School Host Club, Momotte! Lollipop and Sailor Moon 

Anime male character: Kyouya Ootori (Ouran)

Anime female character:  Ahiru (Princess Tutu)

Anime Genre: Magical Girl, Fantasy, Comedy

Manga I Am Currently Reading: Alice in the Country of Hearts, Black Bird, Ouran High School Host Club 

~Films & Literature~

Movie: Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, The Little Mermaid, Swan Princess, Barbie Movies, Toy Story Series, Thumbelina, Phantom of the Opera (2004), Sweeney Todd, Enchanted, Anastasia

Movie genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Children's

Books: The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, Noughts & Crosses Series, Harry Potter Series, Alice in Wonderland, The Tail of Emily Windsnap,  Anderson's Fairy Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales and The Nutcracker.

Author: Lewis Carroll, Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm brothers

Book Genre: Fantasy, Fairytales

~Music~

Music genre: J-pop, K-pop, Europop, Classical, Movie soundtracks, Broadway 

Favourite Band: The Vitamin String Quartet, Celtic Woman, Trading Yesterday 

Favourite vocalist: Thomas Bouchert (Graz production - Dracula), Cloe Agnew (Celtic Woman), Regina Specktor,  Mika

Favourite guitarist: -

Favourite bassist:  -

Favourite drummer: - 

Favourite songwriter/lyricist: P.I. Tchaikovsky

Favourite song: Currently 'Iris' by The Vitamin String Quartet (Originally by Goo Goo Dolls)

Phew, that took ages! But i'm much happier with this one :) 

You know more about me than my personal problems this time. And you really don't want to read about that, do you? 


I promise no more memes for a while. Cross my heart. 


Nighty night,


Katie
xx

~26th October~ I'm 90% Cute ^ . ^

AKA The Cuteness Survey.


Did I mention how bored I was?


Appearance:
[ ] = You have blue/green eyes.
[X] = You blush a lot.
[X] = You giggle.
[X] = You're quiet.
[X] = You say random silly things.
[X] = You have a baby face.
[X] = You wear a more down to earth style of clothing.
[X] = You don't wear halter tops or anything to showy.
[X] = Your under 5 feet 6 inches tall.

TOTAL SO FAR: 8

Innocence:
[X] = You're a virgin
[ ] = Just thinking of sexual things makes you blush.
[X] = Your idea of a date is really romantic.
[X] = You sleep with a stuffed animal. (Many)
[X] = You like to cuddle. 
[X] = You've never played the Nervous game.
[X] = You don't even know what the nervous game is.

TOTAL SO FAR: 14

Colors:
[x] = You like the color pink/light blue.
[x] = You tend to wear bright/girly colors.

TOTAL SO FAR: 16

Personality:
[X] = You can be ignorant/oblivious.
[X] = You'd consider yourself shy. (At first I'm a bit quiet but it depends on the situation.)
[X] = You like happy upbeat music.
[X] = You like "Cutesy" music. (If it's catchy but most of them get annoying after a while.)

TOTAL SO FAR: 20

What YOU think is cute:
[X] = You like small animals
[/] = You like babies a lot.
[X] = Small/mini versions of things make you go "Eeeee!"

TOTAL: 22.5

Multiply how many you got by 4
Repost as: "I'm ____% Cute"

~26th October~ Disorder Meme

Bored so I'm gonna do this.


ANOREXIA:
[X] You have dry skin.
[ ] You eat one meal.
[ ] You're very weak.
[ ] You hate yourself.
[X] You starve yourself. (I have done it once. Never again.)
[X] You have low self esteem.
[ ] You use laxatives.
[X] You need to be more skinny. (To fit into burando would be a dream come true) 
[X] People always say you're skinny, but you think you're fat. (See above note)
[ ] People think you are too skinny.
Total: 5/10

ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER:
[X] Your mind is all over the place.
[ ] You are hyper most of the time.
[ ] You barely pay attention to anything.
[ ] You can't cooperate well.
[ ] You talk all the time.
[ ] You need attention 24/7.
Total: 1/6

BIPOLAR DISORDER:
[X] You can act wild at times then the next day you are depressed.
[X] You are very irritable.
[ ] You are antisocial.
[ ] You have very high self esteem sometimes/ all the time.
[ ] You are abusing alcohol, drugs, or sex.
[ ] You have thought of or attempted suicide. 
Total: 2/6

BULIMIA:
[ ] You throw up all of your food.
[ ] You throw it up even when you don't feel sick.
[ ] You have no control over how you eat. 
[ ] You use laxatives.
[ ] You have overly exercised to where you almost fainted.
[X] You always say you are fat, when you aren't.
[ ] People think you're way too skinny.
Total: 1/7

CONDUCT DISORDER:
[ ] You are a bully.
[X] You threaten other people.
[ ] You often find yourself in fights.
[ ] You have used a weapon that could cause injury to others.
[ ] You are cruel to humans or animals.
[ ] You have raped or molested someone.
[ ] You destroyed property on purpose.
[ ] You always lie.
[ ] You stay out all night.
[ ] You have/tried to run away from home.
Total: 1/10

DEPRESSION:
[X] You are always sad. (It's been some dark days at the family household, recently)
[X] You find no hope in your future.
[ ] You no longer find excitement over the activities you used to love.
[X] You always find yourself around the house all day. (I haven't much of social life.)
[X] You have low self esteem.
[X] Everything bad that happens is always your fault. (It seems that way.)
[ ] You always seem to be weak or have physical features hurt.
[ ] You are failing school.
[ ] You have thought of or attempted suicide.
[ ] You have/tried or attempted suicide.
Total: 5/10

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER:
[ ] You have daily rituals. 
[X] You have disturbing thoughts or thoughts you hate. 
[X] You have to do a certain thing until it feels right.
[ ] You have to keep things in a certain order.
[ ] You have harmed yourself.
[X] You have to check some stuff over again.
Total: 3/6

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER:
[X] You repeatedly have flashbacks of horrible moments or memories in your life.
[ ] You repeatedly have dreams of horrible moments or memories in your life.
[X] You sometimes think the event will happen again.
[ ] You can be/are antisocial.
[ ] You have lost interest in the things you used to love.
[X] You have not had a lot of sleep lately.
[ ] You worry about dying at a early age or dying at all.
[X] You act younger than your age. 
Total: 4/8

SCHIZOPHRENIA:
[X] You often have hallucinations.
[X] You have strange, unusual dreams or thoughts.
[X] You can be confused about reality and fantasy.
[X] You think people are always staring or talking about you. (Although, that's to be expected with my lifestyle)
[ ] You have extreme anxiety or fearfulness.
[ ] You do not take care of your hygiene like you should.
[ ] You are very shy.
[X] You often talk to yourself.
Total: 5/8


So I may have Schizophrenia, Anorexia, Depression, OCD, PTSD, or all of them. 


But I'll definitely be calling my shrink :/


See ya,


Katie
xx