it's gonna be a loooooooooong summer.

Your full name: Katherine McCabe Legato

--What does it mean?: Katherine means purity. McCabe means um…not sure. It’s irish, that much I know. Legato can mean either lawyer or smooth, sustaining in music terms…but that’s because it literally means ‘bound’ in Italian which is where we get ligature from. How do I know this shit?

Your birthday: May 26, 1984

Height: 5’6” and three quarters. Fine, fine – 5’7”. I just think 5’6” sounds prettier as a number.

Eye colour: brown

--Do you like it?: um…im fine with it, yes.

Natural hair colour: a little darker brown than it is currently….

--Do you like it?: my natural one or my unnatural one? Obviously I decided to go with something else so I preferred something more to my natural one.

Gender: female….though I hope the answers to the last few questions led you to that conclusion already.

Religion: Episcopalian (i.e. Anglican)

--Have you ever changed religions?: ive barely made a dent with the one I have.

--Would you consider it?: see above

Race: white….though on standardized tests I used to check ‘other’ and then write ‘european’ just to be a brat.

Heritage: ½ Italian, then the other side is predominantly Scotch-Irish which means there’s inevitably English and welsh and French (Norman, I think) mixed in there. And I have one ancestor who was german…but mostly everyone seemed to try to keep the krauts out of there.

--Do you like your heritage?: sure. Though the irish, etc doesn’t show so much in me.

Where do you live?: L.A./London

Have you ever moved cities or countries?: not permanently….semesters/years abroad, etc….and one summer. And only to Florence and London. Oh and Chico and Santa Barbara. If we’re going to get reeeally technical about it, I lived in Glendale til I was two and then we moved to Pasadena for the next 21 years so its really splitting hairs.

Your job: ummm, yeah….about that….

--Do you enjoy it?: see above

~*Favourites*~
Movie: gone with the wind, bien sur

TV show: grey’s, friends reruns, etc

TV character: Rachel Green

Movie character: Scarlett O’Hara, naturally.

Book: Gone with the Wind (noticing a trend here?)

Literary character: ill give you one guess.

Author: umm, Margaret Mitchell? Except she only wrote one book so yeah….i like nick hornby a lot, and maeve binchy, and Helen fielding, Rosalind miles, philippa Gregory, and a bunch of other random people

Band: u2

Song: ‘with or without you’ hands down

Type of music: rock’n’rolllllllllll
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Instrument: guitar, bass

Cereal: I have a thing for lucky charms predominately because I was never allowed to have them as a kid. We ate a whole bunch of other crap but my mom drew the line at lucky charms.

Fast food place: in’n’out, del taco too…I wont lie.

Dessert: panna cotta

Country: USA!

City: Los Angeles!

Place to travel: London, Italy, and places with white sand beaches and green-blue seas and umbrella drinks.

Airline: virgin or BA

Shampoo/conditioner: redken all soft or if im going wavy TIGI curls rock (look I don’t name these ok?)

Lotion: clinique dramatically different moisturizing lotion. (longest name for a small bottle of face lotion EVER)

Subject in school: English, history, and whoever is the cutest boy in the class.

Teacher: mrs may (5th grade), mrs. Schwartz (8th grade), ms. Johnston (12th grade) and dom alessio in college.

Province: um…I don’t know if im too terribly familiar with any provinces. Certainly not enough to have a favorite one.

State (if you're American): California, obviously.

Football team: American football, im assuming? Ummmm, I don’t know….ill say USC, though its college, cause its my sisters school.

Hockey team: ok def don’t care about this one.

Athlete: kobe (rape charges and all), and luke walton (also lakers) cause he’s yummy.

Sport to play: basketball

Sport to watch: basketball

Fruit: um…I like pineapple. And technically avocados are fruit, so them above all.

Vegetable: the potato in all its wonderful variations, and I like green beans

Snack: I had a major thing for Pringles this last semester, but I think/hope/pray im over that. Now its probably diet coke….i know it doesn’t technically count, but get over it. Its true.

Meal: ohhh totally thanksgiving.

Restaurant: erm….i really don’t know…we eat out A LOT and im pretty much sick of all of them, even having been gone a semester.

Grocery store: gelsons I guess? Or Bristol farms. In London it was marks and spencers but I don’t know why, I really didn’t like anything there.

~*Have You Ever*~
Gone on a blind date?: um, no.

Flown in an airplane?: I feel as though flown isn’t the right verb for this, but anyway….yes.

Thrown up on an airplane?: no….i don’t even think when I was a little kid. Im relatively controlled about my throwing up locations.

Enjoyed Shakespeare?: yes. Once. No really, of course I have. Dumb question – next!

Been to the opera?: yes.

Been to the theatre?: yes.

Seen a streaker?: yeah…I went with Kirsten to her final at ucsb once and some guy streaked through the lecture hall….lets just say, i was underwhelmed.

Flipped someone off?: apparently you are not familiar with my road rage.

Been in a fist fight?: im a lady!

Been drunk?: and contradicting that last response – many many times.

Had alcohol poisoning?: no, I don’t think so.

Been walked in on while you're naked?: im sure….somehow I think I probably wouldn’t have cared that much.

Slept in a snowbank?: um….im from southern California = no.

Made a snow angel?: yes. Overrated. Except ive only been in that much snow twice in my life so I guess it was novel.

Lost any teeth?: just when I was little…and then they took my wisdoms out, but those weren’t lost, per se.

Been in the hospital?: oh yes.

Been in a major accident?: no…I don’t know if you’ve picked up on this yet…but im not a huge risk taker.

Burnt yourself?: I am on the other hand irretrievably clumsy. Yes to this one.

Passed out?: yeah….and I get the feeling it wasn’t a very graceful move.

Watched a soap opera you didn't understand?: !!! my housekeepers/babysitters all used to watch that Spanish soap opera pelicula! Ohhh childhood flashback that I prob really didn’t need but still…wow.

Prank called 911?: nonono. But one of my sisters friends did once from our house….not cool.

Made fun of emos?: i make fun of everyone, indiscriminately. Im an equal opportunity maker of fun.

Acted like an emo, just to see what it's like?: ok, now seriously…what the hell are you even talking about?

Cheated on a test?: no. again not a risk taker.

Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend?: we were on a break!

Lied to get out of trouble?: affirmative.

Started a fire?: um…only in designated fire spots like fireplaces or firepits.

Roasted a marshmallow?: ohhhhh hell to the yes. I like mine black.

Set a marshmallow on fire?: totally, and I have been known to pretend that it was the Apollo 13 spacecraft during re-entry. (best not to ask)

--How many times?: should I have tallied? I don’t know – everytime ive ever roasted a marshmallow.

Wanted to drop out of school?: college, yep.

--Did you?: several times.

~*Randoms*~

Are you single or dating?: um. Single.

If single...do you like anyone?: no. I hate everyone.

--If so, who?: I hate the Dixie chicks, I hate Michael moore, I hate OJ Simpson, and I still hate Laura Hamilton from junior high.

--Why?: because they are all tools…and actually, they are all varying degrees of fat.

--Do you have a chance with them?: oh, that’s right – I sort of diverted the course of this questioning….um. well cant answer this one now.

If taken...who?:

--How long?:

--Are you happy?:

Last 4 digits of your phone number: no, that’s ok – really.

Your house number: see above

Why are you taking this survey?: because I am an epic loser….can there be any other reason?

What school do you go to?: technically Richmond uni in London – but that may/may not change.

--Do you like it?: um, enough I guess.

Your school colours?: I don’t know that we have any….we’re like…a pseudo college.

Your school teams' name?: yeah, see we don’t have any teams.

Ever been on a sports team?: yep.

--If yes, what was the name of it?: hehe, high point eagles (track & field, softball, basketball)….oh and the wildcats (softball)

--Did you enjoy it?: about as much as a sharp stick to the eye.

What do you want to be when you grow up?: a grown up…but im not sure I see that ever happening.

--Why?: because I am painfully immature and because I saw peter pan at an impressionable age.

Any plans for the near future?: I suck at plans.

What are your views on capital punishment?: fry ‘em.

--Nuclear weapons?: the us/Britain (does Britain have them?) would never use them….even for all of our bullshit….but take ‘em away from everyone else….because basically everyone else who has them is fucking nuts.

--Euthanasia?: its none of my business

--The Canadian government?: um. I don’t really have an opinion on anything Canadian, let alone their government..

--The American government?: oh we’re a pain in the ass in just about every way but we have our good points.

--The European Union?: im totally ignorant on this except that now the euro exists and while im sure that’s good, I miss getting to use all the nifty money from the individual countries. That was fun and their money was pretty.

--The UN?: um, semi worthless but whatever.

--Can you tell me who the Secretary-General of the UN is?: for a price.

What was your favourite grade of elementary school?: 5th grade maybe….or 3rd or 8th….i don’t know.

--Why?: when I look back on them they seem the least miserable. Its hard to say cause my school was like a nazi boot camp so it was never super fun…just some years sucked substantially less than others.

What are you wearing right now?: sweatshirt, undies.

--Any particular reason why?: because its comfortable. You’re trying my patience.

What was the last thing you ate?: sushiiiiiiiii

If you were a crayon, what colour would you be?: maybe violet…or a really deep red. (why did I have an answer ready for that question?)

How are you feeling today?: eh…upped my meds so I feel kinda jittery.

How many keys are on your keychain?: I think 5 or 6.

--What are they for?: my old flat in London from back in the day (I ALWAYS steal my keys from places I live), my Volvo station wagon (aka white coffin of death), my house.

What does the room you're in look like?: pink floral wallpaper (not too precious, not too girly), a sort of green-blue carpet that matches the leaves on the wallpaper, and then a BUNCH OF SHIT all over the fucking place – clothes EVERYWHERE. And it will probably remain this way for the better part of the summer.

--Do you like the room?: I love it…it doesn’t look like I do at the moment but I do….its my room….its been with me through everrrrrrything

Do you own an iPod?: two

--If yes, what kind?: one older white one and one black video one

Do you wear glasses or contacts?: nope 20/20….er, maybe 20/19 (is that possible?)

What's your view on laser eye surgery?: oh im totally opposed. P.S. hehe, viewwww on laser eye surgery….its like a pun….ok im officially bored.

--Would you ever consider it?: blah, maybe, sure I don’t know, blah

Weirdest thing about your parents: um….probably me.

What did you do this weekend?: sat in the sun, swam, drank diet coke. Filled out this stupid shit.

--Was it enjoyable?: all but the last one….im really disappointed in this particular survey….i cant do my job well if you, survey writer, do not do your job well.

What\'s your greatest fear?: snakes. Rapists. Being burned alive.

Your greatest strength?: I rule at trivia games. And I have a massive vocabulary. And I can act my way into or out of anything as the case requires.

What country do you fear the most: obviously north korea.

Have you ever been in a third-world country?: is mexico third world? Im not being a jerk im just really not sure.

--Would you ever want to live in one?: im supposed to say yes, aren’t i? that id love to go to a third world country and help people and irrigate farms, and build houses, right?

What song do you have stuck in your head right now?: miss you by rolling stones.

Will poverty ever end?: um, no bob geldof, it will not.

--Why or why not?: because capitalism is human nature. Social Darwinism, etc. and to some extent im ok with that. Not totally, but I am American after all. Kinda founded on that, really.

Will we destroy our own planet?: ohhh probably, I don’t know.

--How? I am sure we’ll find a way.

Man--inherently good, or inherently evil?: mostly inherently good, a handful inherently evil, but unfortunately the greatest proportion of all – inherently stupid.