CDT's Lensography!

I joined Squidoo in May 2007 and after a low start and some atrocious attempts at lenses, I finally knuckled down, read as many "How-To-Squidoo" lenses as I could find, had a good look at how some really good lensmasters made their lenses and got on with making some half-decent lenses myself!

In January 2009, I was delighted to learn I'd been accepted into the ranks of the Giant Squids!

Becoming a Giant Squid is a real honour and I'd like to say a BIG thank you to all the Lensmasters, Mentors, Greeters, Giants, Angels and everyone else who inspired and helped me along the way.

...for anyone who wonders what on earth I'm wittering on about...I haven't gone mad...here's a link to an excellent lens which will explain everything you could ever want to know on the subject of Giant Squids! - THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one)

In July 2010, with more than 100 lenses to my name, I was dead chuffed to be accepted as a member of the Giant Squids 100 Club!

On 1st September 2010, I was delighted to be appointed as one of the new group of SquidAngels!

1. Like 52% of the world's population, I am female. I like being in a majority...

2. I am British...I live in a town called Slough, in Berkshire in the south-east of England, about 20 miles west of London and I am of Welsh ancestry...

3. I love dogs. I have 3 dogs, all of them are Lurchers. For those who've never heard of Lurchers, a Lurcher is a form of sighthound crossed with another working type of dog. This gives you a hunting dog with speed and brains that also likes to sleep a lot :)
All of my dogs are rescue dogs - strays that I have re-homed...

4. I love Heavy Metal in all it's glorious forms. I am especially fond of Death Metal...

5. I love trees. Trees are seriously cool...when I die, I want my final resting place to be under a tree...

6. I am the mother of identical twins...

7. I really, really like leftover pizza (that's been in the fridge overnight) for breakfast...

8. My favourite alcoholic drink is cider...

9. My favourite literary character is "Morpheus" from "The Sandman" graphic novels by Neil Gaiman...

10. I really do think blondes have more fun ;)

1. I have a pierced nose. I had a pierced nose way before it became trendy. I wear a nose ring

2. I suffer from pulsatile tinnitus. I may well write a lens about it one day

3. I habitually wear black. I fool myself it makes me look thinner :D I'm probably best described as a "Gothic Metalhead"...which means that if Heavy Metal didn't (literally) rock my world as much as it does, I'd be a Goth...as it is, Metal runs through my veins and my soul, but I dress in what most people would consider to be "Goth style" (yeah, I do the entire black clothes and make-up thing big time!) ...that way I get the best of both worlds!

4. My favourite colours are blue, yellow and purple

5. I am a Neo-Pagan

6. My mind is kept wide open

7. I prefer tea to coffee...I mean proper British tea though - murky brown liquid in a mug. A nice cup of tea can help with so many of life's little problems...

8. If I was ever stranded on a desert island, I would hope that a crate containing a lifetimes supply of black mascara was washed up with me

9. I think my worst fault is a tendency to be indecisive...but I'm not sure ;)

10. I am happiest when I am close to nature. Preferably a sunny day, sitting under a tree, with a good book and my dogs snuggled next to me...bliss...

I'm known as CDT on Squidoo, because when I first discovered Squidoo way back in early 2007, I built my first ever lens to promote my company, Clearway Driver Training, a driving school based in Slough, Berkshire - I decided to call myself CDT after it's initials!

I soon realised the potential for self-expression on Squidoo and have since built lenses on many different subjects and niches including learning to drive in the UK, British Literature, and Heavy Metal. I've recently started to build lenses on a niche subject, inspired by my ancestry! - Welsh food and traditional Welsh recipes.

Rather than confuse myself by having different Squidoo accounts for each niche, I've just stuck with CDT here.

In other places on the internet though, I'm better known by a few other names e.g;

Nemesis - I'm so widely known as Nemesis that some people actually call me "Nem" to my face :)

Angel of Death - on Heavy Metal forums due to my love of Death Metal and because Angel of Death is a kickass song by the mighty Slayer \m/

Loopy Lou - 'cos my name is Lou and sometimes I'm loopy...

The picture here is an "alternative" avatar which I use in a few places...

I live in the town of Slough which is in the county of Berkshire, around 20 miles to the west of London and about 3 miles from Windsor which is where the Queen lives...sometimes!

Slough, Berkshire, England
Slough is a town in the county of Berkshire in the south-east of England, approximately 20 miles to the west of London. Slough has an "image problem" courtesy of an infamous poem about Slough by Sir John Betjeman and the antics of the fictional David Brent in the BBC TV series "The Office", but that's not the "real" Slough!..

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