Wednesday 23 July 2008

knicked off myspace

as a brief introduction

THE BASICS
Name: Laura
Age: 19
Birthday: December 21
School/Grade: starting my 3rd Bachelor in Communications in two months
Job: student + amateur music journalist (writing gig/album reviews and doing interviews for a Flemish music website called Digg*)
Hometown: Grimbergen, tiny place in Belgium (Flanders, more specifically)
Parents Still Together: yes
Siblings: 1 younger sister, Iris
Smoker: no
Drinker: yes
Drugs: no

APPEARANCE
Hair Color: dark brown
Is it Dyed?: no
Eye color: dark brown
Height: 1m63 / 5'4" (I know, tiny)
Style: rock chic, too much black some dare to say
Glasses/Contacts/None?: none
Freckles: unfortunately, yes
Body Type: slim
Shoe Size: 38 in European sizes
Piercings: no
Tatoos?: no
Braces?: no
Overall Best Feature?: hair
Overall Worst Feature?: feet (I know almost everybody hates their feet, but mine are a complete disaster)
Do you get most of your traits from mom or dad?: dad

LIKES
Favorite Color: black, blue
Favorite Food: Chinese, Italian
Favorite Junk Food: crisps, icecream, Bounty
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: coconut, pistache
Favorite Alcoholic Drink: vodka, pinacolada
Favorite NON Alcoholic Drink: Canada Dry
Favorite Genre of Music: indie rock
Favorite Band/Artist: The Libertines
Favorite Song: 'The man who would be king' by The Libertines, 'Disorder' by Joy Division, 'Silent all these years' by Tori Amos, 'Samskeyti' by Sigur Rós, 'Rebellion (lies) by Arcade Fire, 'How to disappear completely' by Radiohead...
Favorite Book: 'The picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde, 'On the road' by Jack Kerouac, 'A home at the end of the world' by Michael Cunningham, 'Norwegian wood' by Haruki Murakami...
Favorite Movie: Requiem for a dream, American beauty, The Edukators, Garden state, Pulp fiction, The science of sleep
Favorite Season of the Year: spring
Best Friend: Elke, Liesbeth, Sam
Favorite Sport : badminton (to play), tennis (to watch)

LOVE LIFE
Are You Single?: no
If not, who is your bf/gf?: Jim, a 26-year-old Englishman who lives in Brussels
How Long Have You Been Together?: 4 days (and a while ago we already dated for two weeks)
First Kiss: Sam when I was 13. It was for truth or dare, but I loved him so much, so I make it count as my real first kiss
Ever Kiss in the Rain?: yes, I like the drama of it
In a Movie Theater?: no, too cliché
Underwater?: no, good idea though
First Love: Sam
Have you ever Cheated on Anyone?: no
Used Someone? : no
Lied to your bf/gf?: yes
Ever Made out With Just a Friend?: yes
Ever Had Sex With Just a Friend?: no
Are You a Tease?: yes
Do you Flirt a Lot?: yes
Longest Relationship: 5 months and a half with Piet (not very impressive, I know)
Shortest: 1 day (with Sam), but the complete story around it is a whole lot longer
Do you Like Valentine's Day or Sweetest Day?: nah
Do you Believe in Love at First Sight?: I didn't, but once I think I've experienced it
Do you Fall in Love Fast?: yes if you mean superficially falling in love, no if you mean really loving someone
Would you ever Hook Up With Someone of the Same sex?: I don't think so right now, but never say never
Have You ever Kissed 2 People in One Day?: yes
Kissed 2 People At One Time?: no
Had Sex with 2 People in One day?:no
Ever cried over someone of the opposite sex?: oh yes
Ever Been Dumped?: yes
Ever dumped someone?: yes
Ever been rejected?: yes
Do you have a lot of ex's?: nah, 3 or 4 depending on what you'd really call an ex
Ever dated someone more than once?: yes, I'm dating my boyfriend for the second time, and I had already been dating my previous boyfriend briefly before we got together for a longer period
Do you ever make the first move?: not really, unless you include very obvious hints
Do you want to get married?: yes, but not for the church

OTHER
Can you drive?: no
Do you have a cell phone?: duh
Are you online a lot?: yes
Do you like gay/bi people?: some of them yes, some of them no (just like it's the case with straight people)
Can you speak another language? dutch, french, english, german, some italian
Do you do well in school?: pretty well
Have an obsession?: yes, music, Carl Barât and Roger Federer
Do you hate yourself?: sometimes (but I guess everybody does so sometimes, it's not that I'm emo or something)
Ever smile for no reason?: yeh
Talk to yourself?: yes
Do you have any regrets?: lots, unfortunately
Do you support gay marriage?: yes
Sex before marriage?: yes
Do you trust people easily?: too easily
Forgive easily?: always
Do you have a secret no one knows?: everybody has them
Do you get along with your parents?: mostly
How do you vent your anger?: loud music, cursing
Do you like George Bush?: no
Goal Before you die?: destroy hypocrisy and become a cult figure
Biggest Fear: becoming a caricature of myself someday
Biggest Weakness: I'm a very bad loser, playing games against me is not too much fun most of the time
Do you play an instrument?: no, but I should

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