I've had a pretty normal, average, boring life, I was born in 1978, adopted, and have lived with the same people my entire life afterwards (gah....). From 1983-1990 I went to Vanier Elementary, which didn't smell as bad as Cathy's Elementary School. There I met Heather, who is also known as Chalya. I met John too, in kindergarten, but he was a boy, so he was yucky. There I also learned french, and went well on my way to becoming bilingual. Which is good, because if I ever work with the government, I get an extra 75 cents a week (woo). From 1990-1993, I went to Macdonald Drive Junior High, on the whole a stinky place, which is where I learned to be rebellious and where I started and quit smoking. (yay for me.) I didn't really meet anyone spectacular here, I just hung out with Heather in grade nine. But my future friends, Chris, Cecilia, Cathy, and John went here. From 1993-1996, I went to Prince of Wales Collegiate, a nice school filled to the brim with preppy people who aren't as nice, it was there that I met Lukasz and Rayna and Ceci and Chris and just about everyone else. There I became addicted to the internet, and remain so until this day. I graduated from there in 1996. In september I started University, where I met Jane. Our story is very weird, because she lived about two minutes walking distance from me, we had a few of the same friends, and we're a lot alike, but we never met. Ahh....the world is a weird place. I also met some nice people who live far, far, away on the internet. Jude from New Zealand, and Alan who proudly lives in Sheffield, home of the Full Monty. Of course, these days I am found mostly being an acient celt on AS, where I have met lovely people like Bridei and Marlee and Eilan and Keith. These are, of course, they're ancient-people names, but I like them anyway.

So That's me, and that's boring, but I don't care what you think. :)

Karen's World: Tales of the Planet
I'm somtimes known as Isobelle, and that alter-ego is who first started this page way back on June 7th, 1997. I was young, bored, out for the summer with nothing to do but teach myself HTML, a skill that had landed me a job at MUN. Unfortunately for me, MUN is an unworthy mistress, and I am no longer her bitch (read: unemployed again!) The planet has evolved from a really useless, boring personal webpage to a really useless, boring personal webpage with a lot of stuff on it! I am always coming up with ideas to fill up space on the page.

Anyway, I've had this page for almost two years, which is odd for me, as I never usually have anything THAT long...;)

Cats: "Meowr!"

I have two cats, Kally und Shakespeare. They are pretty much the best things in the house. Kally is about 11, and Shakespeare is 3. I'm typing this an Shakes wants to get outside. When I tell him what I'm doing, he squeezes his eyes and says, "Meeeeeeeoooowr!" in that operatic way he has. Kally lifts her head from where she was snoozing to yawn lazily and comments: "yik-ik-ak-ak." She doesn't care that she's going to be famous. You don't care about that, I know, but here they are! ShakesKally

Smertz to Summer Vacation!
Now that I'm in the middle of winter term, I can't help but daydream of the summer vacation to come. Ah, the trials of finding a job, the horrible crap I have to put up with because I am unemployed, facing the terrible prospect of working for a pittance at MUN for a fashion victim (read: English Prof). But what can you do? If you're a slave to the scholarly grind, then you've got to put up with pencil shavings in your cereal and your hygiene products. What does that mean? Don't ask!

Friends: Can't live with 'em, can't hide their bodies, either.

Das ist Jane, true companion of Ganesha and myself Won't she be surprised I put this here!
This is Tara the Dog!
Tara is Cathy, my movie pal's dog. She is a hell of a lot bigger now, and drools an awful lot. She smells a little wonky too, but is generally an ok pup.

I wish I had embaressing pictures of my other friends, John, Ceci, Nancy, Karen (#2), Cathy (not her dog), Heather, Lukasz...but they're too busy doing stuff to care about the planet. SOB!

Uninteresting stuff about me:

When I'm not sitting on my butt somewhere, I attend Memorial University of Newfoundland Where I am to major (hopefully) in Anthropology and English. Please don't send me emails asking what the heck I'd do with majors like that. Because I don't have a clue. But you can always leave suggestions like "Become a Petroleum Transfer Technician." or, "Give up university and devote your life to the Callum Keith Rennie love slaves association." Comments about becoming an elvis impersonator or a microserf are not appreciated.

The planet is my personal forum. This place on the planet is my personal personal forum. I don't know why I bother, because no one comes to read this stuff.... I do a lot of stuff all the time, like updating this planet and writing stories and poetry (the poetry corner is a good place to see this in action, although some peices aren't mine). I have taught myself to play the irish tin flute as well as the bodhran. (which is an irish/celtic drum). I love celtic music...well, anything celtic. I have also taught myself a bit of gaelic. (Tha mi sgith!--I am tired!) I also like Anime (japanese animation) and have learned a little japanese as well, although I am at a loss to remember any right now.

I'm telling you all right now that I am a strange person. I have been called (aand I'm quoting): passionate, strange, odd, weird, insane, hilarous, silly, foolish, cracked....among other things. So you can all make up your own decisions, really. If you're lucky, I'll tell you one of my theories, like the true meaning of Celtic Pride, the aphrodisiac-like properties of cheesecake and what we should do with violent criminals. Strange, non?

"Meowwwwwwrrr! Mow!"