[Name]
Katerina Gil

[Location]
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

[Affiliation]
Cynical almost-optimist.
Vulgar overthinker.
Disgruntled idealist.

[Profession]
Writer.
Designer.
Number-cruncher.
Occasional model.

[Political Views]
Men open doors. Women have babies.

[Religions Views]
I talk. You listen.

MY OLD BIO, UNINTERESTINGLY WRITTEN IN 1ST PERSON (CIRCA 2007-ISH): I took up “blogging” almost a decade ago as something to do when I got home after a really long night out and needed to unwind before attempting sleep. After some time I acquired a small following of readers who seemed to be amused with my insanity, ridiculousness, stories, fuck-ups, problems, rationalizations, pet peeves, encounters, rants, lists, humor and occasional tear-jerking paragraph that made you want to hug your mother or best friend or thank GOD you never took up drugs or fell in love with that bad boy you always had an eye for. I was glad to entertain... and kinda sorta liked it (please note that I have loathed writing in all forms up until this point... including index cards, grocery lists and physics formulas). My blogging came to a screeching halt when the entire website that hosted my blog vanished into thin air with absolutely no warning... yes, it really did. [R.I.P. fuck you Catch 27] It’s a shame that most of my then-written-drug-inspired “masterpieces” from the first half of the decade vanished with it (of course I didn’t save anything¹) So, having some time on my hands, I decided to start over, with completely new problems, dilemmas, people and places... with an occasional re-post of stuff I find from years back. I get to do it all over again... and no one is taking my site away from me!

My Compartmentalized Self...

thinking. i love to think, overtthink, overanalyze. i’m allured by anything perplexing and am always in search of a puzzle to get lost in. i am often intrigued by people and their behavior and how generic we all really are. the what, the why and the what if...

creating. i am forever a fan of anything creative, written, doodled, illustrated, photographed, or pieced together on my screen, my scrapbook, my notepad or imagination... Major Yay for Sharpies, Post-Its and anything Adobe.

learning. i am forever a student of life, always willing and searching for an opportunity to learn something new: a new experience, a new concept, a new idea, a new theory. i am a fan of anyone who knows something i don’t. when you stop learning, you stop growing living... i’m pretty sure someone important said that.

inspiration. in every sentence, quote, photograph, gesture, in every thrown bag of groceries, every ignored text message, behind every slammed door, behind every smile, in each sigh, each grin, each inexplicable outburst and every “I don’t care”... there is a fairy tale waiting to be discovered. every moment is a story waiting to be told. can’t help but jump at the opportunity sometimes...

food+fitness. i love food. all kinds of food. i also love being active, running, dancing, roller blading, handstand walks from my bedroom to my kitchen, figure skating (limited to annually doing a double loop just to see if i still can), whatever... can’t stand lifting weights though...

laughing. usually at others, but occasionally at myself. i find the blatant idiocy of others (and my periodic blonde moments) amusing and never pass on an opportunity to point and laugh. someone’s gotta do it.

why is sex 7^th on my list? (this has to be revised!)

skullcandy. yes, the headphones, and whatever amazing illegally-downloaded tunes come out of them. my musical tastes range from Calderone to Tiesto to Nine Inch Nails to Marilyn Manson to Linkin Park to Nickelback to the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and whatever other shit they play on the radio before it gets played out... if it makes me wanna move, I got it.

shiny things. like, totally, love rhinestones. and anything pink... but more the rhinestones, really... the pink thing I let go sometime around my 21^st birthday.

books. books about real people, books about fake people, books about fake places, real places, true stories, false stories, stories written as true which are really false, books about insane people who make me feel sane, books designated “For Dummies”, textbooks from half.com, textbooks from my campus bookstore, textbooks from the UMDNJ bookstore, books that have pink covers, books written by porn stars, fairy tales, books on sale, books not on sale..... this is an all-inclusive list of pretty much anything you can and can not find at your local Barnes & Noble...

My Inspiration, My Heroes, My Influence

My mom.

My friend.

My other friend.

My other other friend.

My other other other friend.

...in no particular order (to be categorized at a later date): Michael Jackson, Sigmund Freud, Courtney Love, P!nk, Marilyn Manson, Chuck Palahniuk, Salvador Dalí, Isaac Asimov, Samantha Jones, Gregory House, Hermione Granger, Stephen Hawking, Pythagoras, the Toxic One, Asshole & Co,.... and TJ.

1. save (v): 1. keep safe from harm or danger: she saved her term paper after finishing each new page, 2. store up for future use: she saved her money in a pink piggy bank...

a concept seemingly unfathomable until:
a. the failure to “save” results in consequences of substantial inconvenience distress
b. the failure to “save” results in losses that can not be made up
c. the age of 25