My name is Katie Vyktoriah. That’s me to the left. I know, smoking is a filthy habit, and by the time you read this, I’m hopeful that I’ll have long since quit for the good of my health and future.

As I write this, I am 28 years old, born an Aquarius in the year 1982 (best. year. ever!!).  I’m basically what you would call a no-goodnik. I’ve suffered from severe depression most of my life, which has meant I’ve spent most of my adult years trying to escape into a fantasy world of my own creation. In a strange way, this bleak outlook has inspired me to create what I like to hope is a broad range of fun and whimsical art.

Drawing and painting are my first loves. I’ve been drawing since I was old enough to hold a pencil, and I started working in colour about the time I dropped out of college for the second time. I’m by no means a professional – I’ve never had any formal training, and I’m often dissatisfied with my mediocre attempts at putting to paper the amazing scenes that colour my mind. But without a brush in my hand, I feel weak and incomplete.

Besides the obvious love affair I have with my paints, I am also a slave to several other forms of visual art. It’s evident to anyone that I love to work with my hands. From clay sculptures to knitting to cooking gourmet meals, I love anything that involves the senses. Turning a ball of yarn into an octopus doll, creating Christmas trees out of discarded magazines, even creating a children’s play castle from discarded Pringles cans fills me with unadulterated joy.

But that’s just the fun stuff.

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I live in the UK and have done since mid-2003. I’m American-born, but when I was 19, I met an Englishman online and started a long-distance relationship that saw me move to England to get married. Though I thought I’d hit the jackpot, finding my soul mate halfway across the world, it unfortunately didn’t play out that way. Though he remains one of my best friends, we began divorce proceedings in early 2010.

Currently I am dating and living with a beautiful American man who also lives in England. How’s that for irony? He’s my biggest supporter and a true gentleman, and his love and understanding has given me strength I didn’t know I had.

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Vital information for those who NEED to know:

Favorite Movies – The Crow, Amelie, Moulin Rouge, Cool Hand Luke, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chocolat, and anything by Lasse Haalstrom.

Favorite Books – The Secret Life of Bees, To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, A Tale of Two Cities (which ALWAYS makes me cry), Steppenwolf, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Harry Potter (series), First Fruits, and anything by Philippa Gregory

Favorite Music – Tori Amos, Pearl Jam, Loreena McKennitt, Kristin Chenoweth, Joanna Newsome, Regina Spektor, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Nico, The Velvet Underground, and all country music, as well as any musical numbers from Broadway or West End shows.

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Update: Right. I took a personality quiz, which I thought was interesting. Here are my results.

5 – the Observer

you chose BZ – your Enneagram type is FIVE (aka “The Thinker”).

“I need to understand the world”

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.

How to Get Along with Me

• Be independent, not clingy.
• Speak in a straightforward and brief manner.
• I need time alone to process my feelings and thoughts.
• Remember that If I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable.
• Make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity.
• If I become irritated when I have to repeat things, it may be because it was such an effort to get my thoughts out in the first place.
• don’t come on like a bulldozer.
• Help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties, other people’s loud music, overdone emotions, and intrusions on my privacy.

What I Like About Being a FIVE

• standing back and viewing life objectively
• coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects
• my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure
• not being caught up in material possessions and status
• being calm in a crisis

What’s Hard About Being a FIVE

• being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world
• feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all
• being pressured to be with people when I don’t want to be
• watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally

FIVEs as Children Often

• spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on
• have a few special friends rather than many
• are very bright and curious and do well in school
• have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers
• watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information
• assume a poker face in order not to look afraid
• are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict
• feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected

FIVEs as Parents

• are often kind, perceptive, and devoted
• are sometimes authoritarian and demanding
• may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate
• may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions

Update the second: Further personality excitement.

Your result for The Chess Mess Test…

The Queen’s Knight

Congrats! Only 4-5% of the population score this!

The Queen’s Knight is armed with rose-colored glasses. The mundane comes to life and nature becomes expressive of spirit. The interesting thing about this Knight is the ability to switch from fantasy to reality. There are exceptions to the rule, but this is the type that may have had imaginary friends as a youngster. Their stuffed animals also were great companions. The Queen’s Knight will see the good in almost anyone or anything – but their depth of emotion can remain hidden even from themselves. Circumstances tend to reveal sudden responses.

Not all life is rosy and this Knight is not exempt from disappointment or frustration with humanity. They may feel incompetence when dealing with their own ethical values. Things aren’t simply white black, but a grand battle of Good versus Evil. Evil must be reckoned with but Good shall eventually win. It is not that they fight evil, but that they fight for the essence of moral good. Doing something good is quite satisfactory for them and indeed increases their happiness. It is when something is not reciprocated to them that they are saddened and disappointed by others. They learn that others aren’t as self-sacrificing.

The Queen’s Knight is dominated by an inner world of intense feeling and deeply rooted ethics. They seek to form their life based on their views. They are highly curious of those around them so are readily accepting of others unless their values are being threatened. They promote insight and understanding amongst others and contribute well thought ideas. They however can be a bit too idealistic.

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