Kate
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
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| Location | Washington, DC, United States |
| Introduction | I'm a full-time surgical vet tech, part time barista! I'm in the middle of applying for vet school and manically absorbing all the information I wish I'd learned in school. |
| Interests | Biking, hiking, swimming, reading, photography, writing, biology, microbiology, medicine, waterfalls, insect identification, arthropods, cephalopods, parasites, astronomy, evolution, conservation, recycling, animal rights, fencing, bbc minidramas, steampunk, fantasy novels, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly. |
| Favorite Movies | Princess Bride, Italian Job, Stardust, Die Hard, Labyrinth, Inception, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog, X-Men, Kate and Leopold, Scott Pilgrim, Pride and Prejudice, Dark Knight, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, V for Vendetta |
| Favorite Music | Modest Mouse, Snow Patrol, The Decemberists, Ben Folds, Arcade Fire, Wilco, The Shins, She & Him, Enya, Rammstein, Godsmack, Adam Hurst, Hammerfall, System of a Down, Apocalyptica, Iron and Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, celtic, piano solos, acoustic guitar, movie soundtracks. |
| Favorite Books | Harry Potter, Neverwhere, American Gods, Howl's Moving Castle, Scion Trilogy, Farm City, Winter World, Microbe Hunters, Jitterbug Perfume, John Carter of Mars, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Elegance of the Hedgehog, Pride and Prejudice, The Little Princes, Deep Secret. |
Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?
Because your the hemoglobin in your red blood cells have an iron-cluster center: blood tastes slightly metallic! I have always noticed this (not that I lick pennies or anything...).