Cate's another relative newcomer to the Shiny fold, and like Kat, hails from a land far away (California, in fact). She's over here now, voraciously blogging across all sorts of Shiny sites including this one. Interesting fact about Cate: she's off around the world with her new husband soon, thanks to winning Possibly The Best Competition Ever. So, enjoy her whilst you've got her. Read on for deep insights into her life, including what colour toothbrush she has, and what feature she most admires in country singers.
Name: Cate
Shiny Job: Freelance writer for Catwalk Queen, Star Trip, and Shiny Shiny
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Five favourite web 2.0 sites (besides shiny ones): Besides Shiny stuff, the only other websites I religiously go on are peopleās personal blogs! Vox would have to be my number one choice.
Last 3 gigs you went to: Umā¦Iām not really a gig girl. Thereās this guy Luca that plays in Covent Garden that weāll go see a lot, though.
Last 3 books you bought: āOn Beautyā by Zadie Smith, āHospitality Under the Influenceā by Amy Sedaris, and āNo One Cares What You Had For Lunch: 100 ideas for your blogā by Margaret Mason.
Last 3 albums you bought: Justin Timberlake āFuture Sex/Love Soundsā, James Morrison āUndiscoveredā and āEnjoy the Rideā by Sugarland
Last 3 DVDs you bought: Chicago, Greyās Anatomy Season One, The Little Mermaid
In the film of your life you'd be played by: Probably some indie actress who no oneās heard ofā¦I donāt really look like anyoneā¦Actually, I get āOMG! You look like the mom from Gilmore Girls!ā quite a bit, but by the time anyone got around to making a movie about my life, sheād be 70.
What song would you pick for the soundtrack to your life: āWalk the Lineā Johnny Cash
Which female AND male 'sleb would you do the dirty with? By dirrrty Iām going to guess you mean āhave tea and meaningful conversations about life withā, so in that case Iād say Angelina Jolie and Ewan McGregor
Favourite beach: Ormond Beach, Florida
What have you got in your pocket: I never keep anything in my pockets
What colour toothbrush do you have: Itās pink
What song would you want played at your funeral: Crap, I donāt know...Taps?
Tell us one secret about you that people wouldn't expect: I really wish I were a country music singer, complete with the big hair.
If you were a car, what would you be: Something vintage, but a convertible for sure.
What is your favourite item of clothing: blue jeans, baby.
What colour pants do you wear (Stolen from Smash Hits circa 1991): ā¦Um, blue.
What was your first alcohol experience like (stolen from Pop Bitch: One of my uncles gave me a sip of beer when I was 2, I didnāt like it very much.
If you were a videogame character who would you be: I donāt really play videogamesā¦Um, Princess Peach? Is that just really obvious?