about

===IN THE THIRD PERSON:===
Meet Kathryn: burlesquer, model, actor, ukulele-er, fantastic cook, and font of wise words and amusing anecdotes. She loves to listen to you and, if she can, help you with your troubles, or, if she can't help, direct you to someone who can. And that's why you're here, no? ~grins~

Kathryn is a person of wide and varied experience. Her only routine is to try something new every day. She has met many people in her travels from many different backgrounds, countries, and expertises. "Knowledge junkie" is something Kat frequently calls herself.

===THINGS I FEEL QUALIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE ABOUT:===
***romantic relationships
***general and nutritional health (I disclaim: I am not a doctor, nor a certified nutritionist yet...I merely have read a lot, experienced a lot in my own life, have personally heard testimonials on a variety of health issues and healthy lifestyle practises, and am a yoga instructor and Ayurvedic health consultant)
***sexual health
***technology (computers specifically, but other techie things like me too ^_^)
***philosophy, theology, and psychology
***social issues
***crafty artsy thingies (excuse the technical jargon)

===POSSIBLE POLITICAL/IDEALOGICAL CONFLICTS WITH YOUR OWN VIEWS:===
*I was raised as a Catholic (the Roman kind), I went to Catholic parochial grade school, I attended a Catholic high school (a Sacred Heart school), and now I attend a Catholic Jesuit university. Although I don't call myself Catholic or Christian, I respect and acknowledge the good things I was raised with.
*I am not prejudiced against any ethnic, socioeconomic, or cultural background.
*I am not prejudiced against any religion or spiritual path, including a lack of one (atheism, don't-give-a-damn-ism).
*I am not prejudiced against any sexual orientation or gender identity. I myself am romantically and sexually queer, physically female, mentally gender-f***ed. If you ever want to talk about sexual orientation and/or gender identity, don't hesitate to contact me! I am working toward a sexology degree, and these things interest me immensely!
*I don't care for politics very much, but I respect the people who are wise with their words and respectful to others.

===SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME (BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY ASK YOUR QUESTION):===
"You're only 24! You don't know anything about the world. How could you possibly give me advice on anything?" Perhaps I am fairly young to be giving advice to people. But I do know this: everyone who has ever come to me looking for counsel has always told me, either during or right after our "sessions", that I am not overly critical, that I am honest and fair, that I am sensitive and understanding, that I am open-minded and tolerant, that they can count on me to give a good outside objective perspective, and (something I think is most important in being an advisor) that I am a good listener.

"What types of things do you give advice on?" Well, I can give you advice on almost anything, really. If I personal experience with what you're asking about, I'll patch it through. If I don't, I'll put in my two cents and let you know where you can get more firsthand knowledge.

"Why do you write sooooo muuuuuch?"
I'm a writer, I blabber sometimes, heh. I do take a lot of care in my writing though, I want to give you a well-thought-out answer. But the other reason I write so much is because I don't want to give you a one-sentence reply, unless it's to a very black-and0white question like "What time does 'House' air on Tuesday in Cincinnati?"

===IN CLOSING:===
You got questions? Lemme at 'em!

I wish you all lives filled with tasty food, goofball antics, and people you love to share them with you.

~*Kathryn*~

advice

Hey guys! Need your help. I have to keep rebooting my computer cuz it keeps hanging. I'm so tired of doing it every time it hangs! Is there anything else I can do?
tnx!:)

very wise the old one is. ^_^ we need more info on your computer! so feel free to email me the following information:

*your operating system (ex., xp, linux, mac, etc.)
*your web browser
*what you use you comp for (work, school, gaming, graphic design)
*what kind of programs you have
*when does it freeze up? (when you open ie, or in word, or in windows explorer, etc.)
*any pop-ups poppin'?
*any strange icons in the task bar?

you should try rebooting in safe mode. look and see in control panel> add/remove programs and see if there is anything unusual installed. you can send me a list of what's installed if you'd like.

(this is if you have windows) or you can try and do this before your comp freezes: start> run> type in "msconfig". select "diagnostic startup" and click ok, then restart. then only the basic and necessary programs and drivers will load so you can check for problems without other unneccesary programs running.

here's my basic checklist when i troubleshoot a computer (and no worries, this is actually what i do for my unpaid job at school ^_^).

1) open up the add/remove programs list
2) open up C:/program files
3) run the task manager (you can usually get to it through ONE ctrl+alt+del), [look in the 'processes' tab, not 'applications', and it makes it easier if you sort by name]

check through all of these things to see if anything unusual is there. if you're not sure about what some programs or processes are, google 'em, or you can go to http://www.processlibrary.com/ to look up some of the processes if you can't figure out what they are. after checking through all those things...

4) run disk cleanup (start> all programs> accessories> system tools> disk cleanup), but be careful here! make sure "C:" drive is selected, it'll take a minute or two, then STAY ON THE FIRST TAB ("Disk Cleanup"), [DO NOT go to the "Other Options" or "More Options" tab, just don't do it!], make sure all of the things have a check on them, then click ok, it'll ask you if you're sure, say ok, wait a few minutes and it'll be done.

5) run disk defrag (start> all programs> accessories> system tools> disk defragmenter). select volume"(C:)" and click "analyze" down below. once it analyses, click defragment (you usually need a certain amount of free space before you can do, you might have to delete some things or back them up on cd or usb flash drive, or delete some programs you don't really need, you can always reinstall them later). this will take longer than disk cleanup, so go do something else for a while.

again, i would need more information to help you completely. if you'd like, you can get me on AIM, YM, Gtalk, or Skype, and i can help you in realtime step-by-step.

hope this helped. good luck! email me for more help and ask for my SN.

~*kitty*~

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(Rating: 5) tnx :)
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