Witchykitten's Profile at Vampire Rave.

I'm not new to VR. I was here many years ago, made it all the way to Sire and even had my own coven at one point. I also used to make profile layouts and graphics for people, and it still makes me smile when I come across something I made all those years ago.

Then life happened, as it tends to do. I disappeared, came back, disappeared again and apparently spent the last two years in some kind of VampireRave Sleeping Beauty phase. lol. And now I'm back again. We'll see what happens this time.

For those who care to know: I'm a born witch, a psy vamp with a feline spirit and the heart of a mermaid. Apparently I contain multitudes. lol.

My name is Kat, I'm Swiss and I've lived in Switzerland all my life. I work in administration for an IT company and share my home with two cats, who are basically my kids. They would probably argue that I'm the one living in their home, though.

I'm an introvert and usually more comfortable with a few people than in a crowd, but that doesn't mean I don't like meeting new people. If you actually want to know me, talk to me. Ask questions. I usually answer. *smiles*

Languages are one of my things. I speak Swiss German, German, Italian, French and English, plus enough Spanish to get me through a holiday without accidentally ordering a lawnmower for dinner. I also studied a little Korean and Dutch. Japanese is still on my list of languages I'd love to learn, although I've pretty much accepted that speaking it might be considerably easier than learning to read and write it.

Kitchen Witch

I call myself a kitchen witch for a reason. I love cooking, experimenting with recipes and trying foods from different parts of the world. My kitchen is one of the places where I'm perfectly happy spending hours playing around with ingredients just to see what happens.

I also have a fascination with old remedies, herbs and the things people used long before every minor problem came with instructions in a box. I like reading about them and, if something sounds reasonable and isn't likely to poison me, I might even try it. lol.

I'm curious rather than traditional about food. I'll happily discover something new, change a recipe because I think I can make it better, or completely ignore the instructions and improvise. Sometimes that's how the best things happen.

There are limits, though. Coriander tastes like soap and I refuse to believe otherwise. rofl

You'll find some of my kitchen experiments in my journal under Cooking, along with some of the more witchy things under Spells & Potions.

Books and Writing

I have loved books for as long as I can remember, and I think my parents are largely to blame for that. They read to me before bed and encouraged me to get books from the library as soon as I was old enough. Stories were simply always part of my life.

I was drawn to spooky things pretty early. When I was about twelve, I spotted Bram Stoker's Dracula on my parents' bookshelf, "stole" it and read it. Apparently their bookshelves were not particularly safe around me, because at fourteen I discovered two books by Anaïs Nin that belonged to my mum and secretly read those too.

Let's just say my literary education became rather... diverse. lol.

I never really limited myself to one genre. I read Stephen King and Dean Koontz, but I also enjoyed Barbara Cartland. I was a romantic at heart. I have read Nora Roberts and still will when something she writes catches my interest. Horror, romance, erotica, fantasy... I don't particularly care about the label. Give me characters I care about and a story that pulls me in.

Eventually, reading wasn't enough and I started writing short stories and poems of my own. Apparently writing runs in the family. My dad wrote several books especially for me when I was young, and years later he published a book for adults as well. Unfortunately, he rushed into publishing and ended up with one of those companies that charge authors a lot of money while doing very little for them.

I'm hoping to be a little wiser when it's my turn. lol.

These days I write erotica and I'm also working on a book. Writing is one of those things where I can disappear into another world for hours without noticing how much time has passed. I create people in my head, give them lives, make them fall in love, occasionally make their lives miserable... and then somehow get emotionally attached to them myself.

If you're curious about my writing, you can find some of my stories on my website.

Music

Music is a big part of my life and what I listen to depends entirely on my mood. I don't care what language a song is in. If it makes me feel something, I don't need to understand every word.

For quite a few years now, a lot of what I listen to has come from Asia, especially K-pop, C-pop and J-pop, but my taste doesn't stop there. Rock has always had a place in my playlists too, and I'm perfectly capable of jumping from one genre to something completely different five minutes later.

And no, I didn't discover Asian music because it suddenly became trendy. I was already listening to it twenty years ago. lol.

At the moment, you'll probably catch me listening to ATEEZ. A lot.

"She's so BAD BAD BAD..."

There is usually some kind of soundtrack to my day. If I'm not listening to music, chances are I have an audiobook playing instead.

You'll probably find the occasional music video in my journal too, whenever I stumble across something I think is worth sharing.

The Witch

I'm a witch, but I'm neither Pagan nor Wiccan. I don't follow any organized religion and I don't feel the need to put a label on what I believe. I'm a free spirit and have always followed my own path.

I don't believe in deliberately hurting others, but I do believe in karma. What you put out into the world has a funny way of finding its way back to you eventually.

Am I some incredibly powerful witch who spends her nights performing elaborate rituals under the full moon? Absolutely not. lol. I'm far too chaotic for that.

For me, witchcraft has always been much more intuitive. I like the idea that magic is simply part of me rather than something I have to prove. If I can use what I know or feel to help someone, make them feel better or give them a little support, that's enough for me.

I also read cards, although I haven't done it seriously in decades. I was actually pretty good at it as a teenager. Good enough that some of my friends became a little scared of me. lol.

Maybe one day I'll pick up my cards again. Who knows?

I don't need to move mountains or summon lightning to feel connected to magic. I'm quite happy being the slightly chaotic witch that I am.

My Creations

I've always loved creating things, and graphics are one of the ways I do that.

Back when I first joined VR, I made profile layouts and graphics for other members, and I still occasionally stumble across some of my old work here. I have to admit, that always makes me smile.

Most of the graphics you see on my profile are made by me from scratch. I prefer creating something of my own rather than simply using what everyone else is using. It may take longer, but that's part of the fun.

Graphics aren't the only things I create, but they're what you'll mostly find here.

If you'd like to see more of my work, have a look at my portfolio.

Member of

I see some things on VR haven't changed. Petty rating seems to have survived the years remarkably well. lol.

Just to make one thing clear: I rate profiles, not people.

For me, a profile is about content first and layout second. A beautiful layout is nice to look at, but if there's nothing behind it, it won't automatically earn a 10 from me. I like profiles that actually tell me something about the person behind them.

I also don't rate empty profiles or empty portfolios. There simply isn't anything for me to rate.

And if your philosophy is "I give you what you give me", that's perfectly fine. Just don't expect me to lose any sleep over it. A rating is a number on a website, not a measure of my self-worth. *smiles*

Rate however you like. I will do the same.

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