Kitty: One Feisty Cat!

By: Tierra Washington, ENGL 336.001


She walked slowly… her face firm and uninviting. Her grey eyes were mysterious and focused on her target. They resembled that of a cat, who is always cautiously watching his/her surroundings. Cheek-length royal blue hair covered the right side of her face and ear length black tapered hair covered the left side. There was a silver lip ring glistening just inside the right corner of her lower lip, and small silver wiry hoops dangled from her ears. She was dressed relaxed: A Nightmare before Christmas t-shirt covered her torso while fitted blue jeans and sneakers sheltered her lower extremities. Although her initial facial expression wasn't too inviting, after a few minutes she warmed up and turned out to be very intelligent, pleasant and sweet.

The youngest of six siblings, Amanda Yates, lives right outside of DC in Temple Hills, Maryland. Although her birth name is Amanda she has chosen to be addressed by a name that seems to fit her better, Kitty. Kitty loves animals, but currently does not have any pets. A website that Kitty would like is: http://www.animalloversweb.com/. Kitty's favorite holiday is halloween, “I like being creative, having fun, being wild and out of the ordinary” says Kitty. Majoring in Sociology, Kitty dreams of becoming a free lance journalist who works from her laptop at home. Kitty’s has a big heart that lies with women and children. Kitty states, “I want to work with children and women because they need guidance… Children are the future and women take care of the children”.


Kitty’s lifelong goal is to have a career that she’s happy with, a wonderful husband and two kids that she’s going to raise into successful adults. She loves seafood pasta, flan and root beer floats. Red Lobster, drawing, swimming, writing poems and hanging out with friends are a few of the things that interest Kitty. Her fears in life are: Building her life with the wrong person and failing at anything in general. She is very passionate about animals and babies. Kitty would like to travel to Germany, Italy, England and the Poconos. She describes herself as a funky, wild, metal head, energetic and blunt person. Her favorite item is a stuffed panda! “You better not put that down” Kitty threatens.


Me: “What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
Kitty: “Hmmm… I don’t think I can tell you (laughs).
Me: “Well think of something you can tell me”…
Kitty: (pauses)… “I use to tease an anorexic girl… she used to call me fat, and I’m clearly not fat (giggles)”.


Joe, an associate of Kitty’s was asked to describe Kitty in one word. He chose “original” to describe Kitty. Ashley, a close friend of Kitty’s gave a breakdown of the most important things to know about Kitty: “She’s sweet, caring and needy. She loves cats and the color baby pink…that Barbie sh*t. She’s compassionate, dependable and a good friend”. Her best memory with Kitty is making up songs in the mall and if Ashley had to be stranded with Kitty anywhere it would be IHOP! Kitty also enjoys music, especially the band Bullet for My Valentine. If you see Kitty around, don’t be afraid to speak. =)