I thought by now you all already know a looot about me, but there is always something new to discover I guess. So, let’s do this properly thanks to Marie @Drizzle and Hurricane Books who tagged me for The Get to Know Me Tag! We’ve had a long-standing blogging relationship by now and I still found out new things about her through this tag, so definitely make sure to visit her post as well!
Name: Katja – it means “Blessed, Pure, Holy” according to several web searches. I wouldn’t go that far saying that about myself, but it does have a nice ring to it!
Nicknames: Kat, KittyKat, Ketchup (I only really like the first one to be clear!)
Birthday: 3rd of August 1993.
Star Sign: Leo – hear me roar. Ooops, wrong tag. I’ll do something Game of Thrones related soon.
Occupation: Working at as a cashier in a bookstore at the airport. I am still waiting for my You’ve-Got-Mail-miracle-love-story to happen.
Hair colour: Brown … yep, there’s not much more to it.
Hair length: Long-ish but not really? I intend to cut them shorter soon, like a little above shoulder-length.
Eye colour: Brown, sometimes glazed over, sometimes shiny and alive – depending on what mood I am in.
Best Feature: Like appearance-vise? I have hair like a lion – unruly and fluffy. Sometimes a real pain, but mostly I think it suits me.
Piercings: For earrings, yes. (3 on my left ear, 1 on my right)
Tattoos: Nope, although I love the idea of them. However, I know how fickle my mind is and that I don’t want something that lasts forever on my body if there is the realistic danger that I’ll get bored with it.
Right or Left: Always turn left! (Whovians will understand.) Other than that I am right-handed.
Best Friend: I don’t want to choose between my friends! I never liked doing that and there are so many who I consider to be among my best friends.
Award: I got the wacky award for being the only gal in Oregon to have a donkey’s drivers license. Does that count?
Sport: Carrying heavy stacks of books and magazines all day long!
Real Holiday: I think it was me and my family staying at a farm in the Austrian country side. I used to love it there.
Concert: Good Charlotte with one of my best friends.
Film: I can already tell that I am going to hate this category … let’s see … I know it’s cheesy, but I cannot tell you how often I have seen Cinderella Story now and still never get bored. Maybe that?
TV Show: The banner for the tag should tell you that the answer is still Doctor Who.
Colour: Green
Song: I cannot answer this with a clear conscience. However, Where Do We Go From Here by Ruelle is currently stuck in my head.
Restaurant: Let’s pick something “exotic”. The Y Mochyn Du in Cardiff quickly turned into my go-to-place.
Shop: Any and every bookstore.
Books: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THAT? I refuse.
Feeling: A little tired, I am always feeling a little tired lately.
Single or Taken: Single and ready to mingle hahaha no. I don’t have time for that.
Eating: Some honey waffles, yummy!
Thinking About: Work and blogging and how much I can schedule before going to bed.
Watching: All the shows are ending and I am NOT happy. Last thing I watched was Starz’ The Girlfriend Experience … not sure I fully got that.
Wearing: My new Florence + the Machine sweater, which is suuuuper comfortable (as it should be, considering what it cost)
Want Children: I always wanted 3 kids, but now I don’t know. I’ve really started to think about maybe becoming a foster parent one day.
Want to be Married: Yes.
Careers in Mind: I’d love to have the time to write for a living. Other than that, Marketing for a book publisher or working as a casting director.
Where You Want To Live: Maybe Toronto? Portland? Seattle? London? (the last one only if I can have my most epic flat with Marie, Cristina and Cátia as roomies)
God: I believe that there is something much bigger than us, however, I cannot say if that is God.
Miracles: Yes. Sometimes the most miraculous things can happen.
Love at First Sight: Hmmm … no.
Ghosts: A little.
Aliens: YES! How sad would it be if we were the only sentient beings in the universe? VERY! That’s the answer. There has to be more out there.
Soul Mates: Sort of. I believe that some people are just naturally drawn together.
Heaven: Maybe.
Hell: No.
Kissing on the First Date: If it feels right, then why not?
Yourself: Yes! I have seen myself accomplish some great things others have never had the chance to in such a short time and I believe that I can do great things in the future as well. However, everyone has their down-days, it’s only natural.
Do you feel like you know me so much better now? For fun’s sake, if you think a question was missing, ask me about it in the comments and I shall answer!
I TAG:
- Aine @Writing on a Vintage Typewriter
- Astra @A Stranger’s Guide to Novels
- Cátia @The Girl Who Read Too Much
- Cristina @My Tiny Obsessions
- Reg @She Latitude
so cool! I love that you would consider becoming a foster parent, that’s amazing. Also, yes please! Can we all share a flat in London? How cool would that be? Our “believe in” section will be eerily similar 😀
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I don’t know when I started thinking about it, but it’s been years that I at least considered becoming a foster parent. I know that it wouldn’t be a walk in the park, but I would love to give some kids who really need it a loving home. That is still in the distant future though.
We need to plan our move to London soon – everyone is on board 😀
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YAYA!!!!!! 😀
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Oh, Kat, you are blessed, pure and holy! Sorry, couldn’t resist haha. SO glad you did this, and SO quickly, wow, you’re fast ahah. I’m scared of getting a tattoo for the same reasons as you, I would be scared to get bored, and the removal procedure must be way too expensive or painful. I’d rather be 300% sure, or not do it.
A Cinderella Story is probably one of my favorite movies, as well! I feel like re-watching it now, ahah. I love the quote you put, definitely a life motto. And honey waffles, girl you are making me way too hungry!
I would love to write as a living as well, let’s hope that’s a dream coming true…and I’m all in for moving to London with you girls, just let me pack my bags, I’m comign right away! 😛 I see that you’d love to live in a big city, ahah 🙂
AND YES, believe in yourself, you are AWESOME KAT, yay. Official fan number one here, haha 😛
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LOL, well, I’ll let it slide this time.
The tattoo thing is scary and expensive too, so yeah, I would have to be 300% sure as well.
The honey waffles were even organic, so I can say that they were healthy hahaha
We would have the best apartment ever and together we might even be able to afford … I don’t know a one-bedroom apartment hahaha Why is London so expensive?
You are my fan and I am yours! 😀
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Oh, I don’t know, I wish it weren’t so expensive…OR that we were rich, haha 😛
Awww ❤ ❤
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YES! Being rich is always helpful hahaha
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Thanks for the tag! I now regret not getting a Florence and the Machine sweater because that would be hella cool, dear god. And yeees to You’ve Got Mail – such a feel-good movie that caters SO MUCH to us book lovers! Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan are just gold there. 🙂
I really enjoyed reading your answers, thanks for sharing!
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The sweater is awesome and I looked it up and it’s not even in the online store, so I am super glad I seized the opportunity.
You’ve Got Mail will always remain one of my favourite movies … now that I think about it, I could have listed that in the category hahaha
Can’t wait to read what you’ll do for the tag!
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Have you watched their concert yet? They came to Melb late last year and it was honestly one of the best concerts I’ve been to – Florence was just AMAZING, and they held it in an open-air space so it was just the perfect ambience for their songs. :p
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Yes! The concert was on Tuesday and it felt like some sort of religious experience or initiation into a cult. Florence has some serious energy, it’s crazy!
Unfortunately the sound could have been better, but the experience as a whole was still amazing as well!
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I love the tag!
So many interesting things about you!
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Thank 🙂 Glad you feel that way!
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This tag is so cool. Thanks for tagging me. I loved your anwers and get to know you better 🙂
When should I start packing to move to London??? That would be awesome 😀
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I would be the best and us all together, we might actually be able to afford a flat hahaha
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Wow, I just found out you’re two months younger than me. Did not expect that.
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How old did you think that I was?
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Maybe 6-8 months older than me, for some reason.
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Do I give off such a sophisticated air? hahaha I always thought you were older than me too though.
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You do. And I appreciate you thinking so highly of me. Especially since I’m a goofball who likes bad puns and jokes with a passion.
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hahaa nice GOT reference! Snap with the brown hair- *brunettes unite*! Oh gosh I feel the exact same way about tattoos. haha great doctor who reference! I absolutely love Cinderella Story- I must have seen it a million times!!
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Thanks! I always try to throw in as many references as I can come up with!
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You’re welcome- haha good!
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It was really nice getting to know more about you!
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Thanks 😀 glad to hear it.
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Great to know you better!
And I love Cinderella Story!
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😉
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I loved learning more about you Kat! (Though I may or may not start calling you Ketchup XD) Living in London with fellow book bloggers would be really cool and I NEED to watch Doctor Who :O
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Hahaha I guess I do respond to Ketchup, so you can give it a go, but I don’t know how happy my response will be. I got that nickname because people on my semester abroad didn’t know how to pronounce Katja, they thought it was like catcher. And that sort of evolved into Ketchup … I don’t even particularly like ketchup.
YES! Doctor Who – watch it! And start with the 2005 reboot and even if it looks cheap and cheesy, stick with it for at least 2 seasons and I think you’ll love it by then!
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It’s cool that you want to be a foster parent! Make some children happy!
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That’s the plan, one day, in the distant future. I am definitely not ready just yet.
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Thank you for the tag!
Ketchup is such a weird nickname hahaha how did you get it?
And fostering would be such a cool idea! I think more people should do it actually!
I hope your ready to save up for that flat in London- prices are sky high I’ve heard!
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Well, when I was in the US, no one really knew about to pronounce Katja correctly. I had this English man as a teacher here in Vienna and he pronounced it like Catcher, so I thought maybe I could make it easier for them by letting them call me that. But it soon turned into Ketchup, which I don’t even really like to eat that much …
I thought since we are going to move to London all the four of us, maybe we could actually afford a one-room apartment LOL
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I loved your Doctor Who reference 😀 Also it’s awesome that you want to be a foster parent 🙂
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All your comments landed in my spam and I don’t know why 😦 WordPress is so weird sometimes …
But thank you! I don’t know why, but I have always wanted to be a foster parent, even when I was way too young to even think about it. It just stuck with me, I guess.
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That’s so weird! I’m not a robot 😔😝
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Yep, no idea what happened there …
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Great post! I love reading these tags! I just did one, too, even though I wasn’t tagged lol…. 🙂
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Hahaha you don’t always have to be tagged. If you think the idea is good or fun to be part of, go for it!
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Thank you! And I will haha 🙂
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