~optical-illusion

I’m very, VERY excited. The BBC rang me recently and offered me tickets to Top Gear at their studios. I thought it was a hoax at first! I can’t believe I’m going… I can’t believe it’s happening, it’s a dream come true!! Those tickets are like gold dust and there’s a 2 year waiting list, but I got mine after only a couple of months!! Woohoo! I may also die a little when I see Hammond…

Canaries this Saturday – fantastic – considering how shit the weather is here at the mo. Really looking forward to just chilling out with no agenda and just being with Derek.

The wisdom teeth are coming out – Nov 7th. I’m not looking forward to it; I’ve never been put to sleep before. In fact, I may get a bit hysterical that day. I have to take a week off work too, it must be a lot worse than I had imagined. They have to cut away part of my jawbone to get at my horizontally growing teeth. I’ll be eating baby food for ages. By the way, never look up wisdom teeth extraction on youtube before the operation. This, actually, doesn’t help.

My lack of poetry, or anything inspirational for the last few years, is kind of ghey. I look back on some of my work and think “Shit. That’s actually kind of good.” And then I wonder where the hell all this creativity is gone to… Has it been lost to the worries of real life? Am I just not fucked up enough romantically to be able to write? (Not that I’m complaining about that end of things)

Thanks to this mad person who added no less than 19 of my deviations to her favs. I’m flabbergasted.

Moodymand had this thing on her journal, so I’m going to do it as well


1) Full name?
Laura Jane Samantha Keane

2) Male/Female?
F

3) Were you named after anyone?
Yes, after Laura in ‘Little House on the Prairie’

4) Does your name mean anything?
"Crown of laurel leaves".

5) Nickname(s)?
Laur

6) What do you think you look like?
What a stupid question to ask.

7) Date of birth?
27th March 1985

8) Place of birth and current location?
Tipperary, Limerick

9) Nationality and race?
Irish

10) Astrology sign?
Aries. And I totally act like one!

11) Chinese astrology sign?
The Ox *snort*

12) Religion?
Catholic

13) What's your favourite smell?
Freshly cut grass, lynx, petrol

14) Political Position?
I hate politics. I only vote in referendums, because they are all corrupt and full of false promises.

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
Nothing

16) Hair + eye colour?
Brown hair, blue eyes

17) Do you look like anyone famous?
I’ve been told a couple of times that I look like the girl who freezes things in Charmed

18) Are you good looking?
Judging by the fact that I get stared at, groped, chatted up and brushed off of every time I go out (much to my annoyance) I’m assuming they’re seeing something I’m not.

19) Any unusual talents?
Not really, I have premonitions and see ghosts, but they’re not really talents.

20) Righty, lefty, or ambidextrous?
Righty!

21) Gay, straight, or bi?
Straight

22) What do you do for a living?
Assistant Manager

23) What do you do for fun?
Go on the internet, go driving while listening to music, read, meet up with friends

24) Materials to work with?
My brain. I can’t draw for shit

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?
Oils

26) Have you met your grandparents?
Yes all 4, only 1 left now.

27) Boyfriend/Girlfriend?
Yep

28) Crush?
Nope

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?
Richard Hammond, small, cute, and he likes cars as much as I do!

30) Current worries?
The future really, being able to afford a house and kids, the current recession, my career

31) Favourite online guy/girl(s)?
Moodymand intrigues me, in that we are very alike as people. We must meet up Have a good laugh with all the peeps on my car forum too.

32) Favourite place to be?
With Derek - anywhere. Or out galloping in a field just the horse and I. In my car. In bed.

33) Least favourite place to be?
Out in the rain.

34) Do you burn or tan?
Tan. I go brown instantly

35) Ever break a bone?
Not yet

36) What is your favourite cereal?
Weetabix

37) Person you cry with?
Derek

38) Any sisters?
I wish

39) Any brothers?
One, he’s, like, old - 32!

40) Any pets?
Yes!!! A hairless rat, 4 dogs, a rabbit, a snake and 4 fish.

41) An illness?
My wisdom teeth are driving me insane, but they’re coming out soon.

42) A pager?
No

43) A personal phone line?
No

44) A cell phone?
You mean a mobile? Yes.

45) A visible birthmark?
No

46) A pool or hot tub?
No

47) A car?
Yes!! A sports car that has been named Knightrider by others. HE ROCKS.

48) Personality?
Outgoing, confident, friendly, approachable, loving

49) Driving?
Love it so much; sometimes I just go driving for the sake of it. It’s hard not to in a car like mine I can be an aggressive but careful driver. Prone to road rage. Beep my horn a lot.

50) Your clothing style?
Casual, sometimes stylish.

51) Room?
Double ensuite. Spacious.

52) What’s missing?
Boobs! A house of our own, a horse.

53) Do you like roller coasters?
No, hate them.

54) Bed?
It’s where I sleep and do other things. It’s warm and comfy. I love to sleep.

55) Relationship with your parent(s)?
Good with my mum.

56) Do you believe in yourself?
Yes, if you don’t then who will?!

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?
No, BS. Lust at first sight maybe, but no way love. You don’t even know the person – he could turn out to be a psychopath!

58) Consider yourself a good listener?
The best

59) Have a future dream that you would like to share?
Have my own business or have an awesome career. To settle down!

60) Get along with your parents?
As above

61) Save your e-mail conversations?
No

62) Pray?
Yep

63) Believe in reincarnation?
No, I believe in an afterlife with all the spirits I see!

64) Brush your teeth twice a day?
Yes, I’d go insane with that ‘furry’ feel otherwise!

65) Like to talk on the phone?
Sure why not, prefer in person though and without the radiation thanks.

66) Like to eat?
Who doesn’t? Can’t put on an ounce of weight though, and when I do, why can’t a rewire my brain so that it sends it straight to my boobs

67) Like to exercise?
Yes. It relaxes me.

68) Like to watch sports?
The sports I like, yes. Anything with horses or cars (except F1)

69) Sing in the car?
Yes, I always have my iPod blaring!

70) What is a dream that you have all the time?
A plane crashing into my house. Been having it for 12 years now.

71) Dream in colour?
Yes

72) Do you have nightmares?
Lately I’ve been hallucinating, waking up while still dreaming. It drives Derek a little bit mad as I start screaming things like his car is on fire or there is someone in the room. I don’t remember any of this.

73) Sleep with a stuffed animal?
Derek. Haha. No really, they are above the bed. Eeyore, simba and nala.

74) What's right next to you?
The window, my bed.

75) What's on your favourite mug?
Eeyore

76) What's on your mouse pad?
Nothing, I had to get one of those gel pad ones because I get sores from using the mouse.

77) Your favourite flavour of gum?
Anything sour

78) Your brand of deodorant?
I use roll on. Sanex seems to be working for me at the moment.

79) Your dream honeymoon spot?
Somewhere warm with the right amount of quietness and activity and lots of animals

80) Your dream husband/wife?
Derek

81) What's hiding in your closet?
A big, scary, pile of clothes and shoes.

82) Under your bed?
Suitcases

83) The names of your closest/best friends?
Claire, Chantal and Elaine

84) Your bad time of the day?
Morning

85) Your worst fear(s)
Losing loved ones, being in a car crash, being poor

86) What's the weather like?
Shit. It’s Ireland, go figure.

87) Your favourite time of year?
Summer

88) Your favourite holiday?
Christmas

89) A material weakness?
Cars and car parts, pets and stuff for pets, eBay.

90) The weirdest food or drink that you like?
I don’t have any really. I can’t eat McDonalds chips without sweet and sour sauce

91) At the top of your "to do list"?
Pack for the Canaries, get the roof and bumper resprayed on my car, save for Derek’s Xmas present

92) The hardest thing about growing up?
Bills. Work.

93) A pet peeve?
Using apostrophes incorrectly, people who get so drunk they fall over, cracking your fingers, tail gaiting, not using roundabouts correctly, really loud exhausts, boy racers challenging me in 1 litre pieces of scrap metal, snobs and fucking princesses, dopey people, people who have no common sense.

94) Your scariest moment?
Nearly being bitten by a deadly snake in Africa.

95) Your attitude about love?
It’s great when you find The One. Up to that it’s shit, and you just want to kill all of mankind. Bastards.

96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done?
At a grad ball during the meal, I said when the whole table was quiet “These chips taste funny” They weren’t chips though, oh no. They were turnips. I still haven’t lived that one down….


97) The worst feeling in the world?
Breaking up. Unrequited love. Being cold.

98) The best feeling in the world?
Knowing that somebody truly loves you for the person you are. Cuddles. Being around animals. Standing beside the sea.

99) What are you listening to right now?
Nothing

100) Like to travel?
Yes, can’t get enough of it. The world trip last year just has me begging for more.