Meet the peta2 UK Staff: Violet

Hometown: London, England

Fave bands: My favorite band is The Smiths—well done, The Smiths. The other bands that I like are Arcade Fire, The Rakes, The Ronettes, and anything French or anything with sha-la-las or boom booms.

About me: I’m the youth outreach coordinator for peta2 UK—fun, innit? I’d rather stay in than go out. I like talking. I can’t catch buses, because I do not understand the complex timetables. I am not allowed a credit card or an account at my local video shop, but don’t worry, because I have Film4. Please do not sing to me; I do not think it’s funny, and it will not be well received. The time from when I am happy to when I am extremely irritated is very short. My top animal of 2007 is the chicken—well done, the chicken. My top crush of 2007 is Russell Brand—well done, Russell.

I like: Jack Bauer, overdressing, British eccentrics, soy lattes, the French, redheads, eating nice food, knitting, logic, sarcasm, rabbits, vegan boys, brunch on Sundays, making lists, sunglasses, scaring people, chocolate soy milk, Brighton, Dorian (my cat), eBay (I can’t lose), deliberately annoying the staff on the London underground, complaining

I hate: People going to the shop without asking me what I want, awkward silences, bouncers, not getting my own way, people scaring me, learning to drive and anything that I am not very good at immediately, the people next door (because I’m sick of the sound of Jay-Z and Jennifer Lopez—could she possibly waste any more of her time making herself look like a complete moron?), and the London underground—you can’t even properly complain.

Why you went veg: Who the hell in their right mind would pay someone to have animals skinned alive, scalded to death, or hung up by their legs and bled to death while still conscious? If I would not allow my dog to be treated that way, then why would I support an industry that abuses cows and chickens that way?

A book about of your life would be titled: The Curse of the Disorganized Fool

Best advice you've been given? From Marc Owens (on the subject of being afraid of spiders): "Just imagine they're wearing roller skates." SO CUTE!

Who would you most like to meet? peta2 Street Teamers, Morrissey, pretty ladies who wrote that book Skinny Bitch.

And lastly … If Buzz Lightyear doesn’t know he is a toy, why doesn’t he talk when humans are around? True dat.