General Information
editI am a UK based Wiki user who occasionally adds or updates information to Wikipedia.
Wikipedia Contributions
editNot a huge amount so far, but a little on North London Collegiate School, defunct punk band The Faders, a couple of redirects for TMM and Software test, fixing a broken link on Oxford Street (or or might have been Regent Street) and a few hopefully constructive comments on Steve Irwin. I also added a little bit on the reporters on BBC Breakfast News. 25/10/07 - Updated Chris Hughton page after his sacking from Tottenham.
01/10/06 - I wrote my first proper page, about BBC Correspondent, Reeta Chakrabarti.
A little about me
editI'm female and in my late thirties. I was born and grew up in a leafy suburb of North London, but now live in a small town aproximately 30 miles north of London.
I was educated at North London Collegiate School, University of the West of England in Bristol and I've also completed study with the Open University.
I was married in July 2008; my husband and I have two daughters, born in February 2006 and October 2007 respectively.
Work
editI was originally a software test manager by profession. I am now a Production (post go-live) Service Manager for onboarding ITIL functions. I am full member of both the British Computer Society (BCS) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). I have also gained the BCS ISEB Foundation and Practitioner software testing qualifications. I am also a certified ITIL "Expert".
Travel
editI love to travel and I do suffer from Wanderlust! I've visited the folllowing countries:
Area | Country | City | |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | Scotland | Edinburgh | |
Wales | Cardiff, Snowdonia, Vyrnwy | ||
France | Paris, French Riviera | ||
Spain | Madrid, Barcelona and the Catalunya region | ||
Italy | Rome, Sorrento, Rimini | ||
Germany | Frankfurt | ||
Belgium | Antwerp, Brussels | ||
The Netherlands | Amsterdam | ||
Norway | Oslo | ||
Finland | Helsinki, Tornio | ||
Denmark | Copenhagen | ||
Sweden | Haparanda | ||
Iceland | Reykjavik and surrounding area | ||
North America | USA | Las Vegas,New York,Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco, U.S. Route 101 (three day drive from Seattle,Washington to San Francisco California) | |
Middle East | Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa | |
Asia | Singapore | ||
Hong Kong | |||
India | Bangalore | ||
Africa | Morocco | Marrakesh, Casablanca | |
Chad | N'Djamena | ||
Zambia | Countryside & islands north of the Zambezi | ||
Zimbabwe | Harare, Victoria Falls, Lake Kariba, Great Zimbabwe | ||
Oceania | Australia | Canberra, Sydney, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast | |
New Zealand | Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, North Island touring, South Island touring |
Hobbies and Interests
editMy interests include:
- Astronomy
- Photography
- Travel (see also my Travel section above)
- Scrapbooking
- Cardmaking
- Football (Soccer), in particular Arsenal FC
- Music, amongst others The Smiths, Radiohead, Garbage, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Crowded House and most of all, Neil Finn.
- General Computing and video gaming
- Films, especially those of Woody Allen
- Pop Culture of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s
- I collect Monopoly sets from around the World (don't ask)
External Links
editMy website: Groovycathers.com
My intermittently updated Blog
Userboxes
editThis user has a profile on MySpace as Groovycathers. |
This user maintains a blog at Blog CathersBlog. |
This user contributes using Firefox. |
en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
X | This user is a member of Generation X. |
This user is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. |
This user is proud to be English. |
This user supports Arsenal |
This user supports the English cricket team. |
4 | This user thinks BBC Radio 4 is worth the licence fee alone. |
O | This user is a fan of Observational comedy. |
BSc | This user has a Bachelor of Science degree. |
This user enjoys films. |
This user enjoys scrapbooking. |
This user enjoys photography. |
This user passed GO! (…so where is my $200?) |
This user is an Open University student. |
Dr Who | This user has been a Doctor Who fan since the Fourth Doctor. | 4th |
BtVS | This user is a fan of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. |
LOST | 4…8…15…16…23…42… This user is LOST… |
This user wonders if there will ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark. |
IT | Hello, I.T. , have you tried turning it off and on again? Is it definitely plugged in? |
+ | This user enjoys playing retro games. |
CIV | This user loves to play Civilization. |
LIVE | This user plays on Xbox Live with the gamertag groovycathers. |