I love to play card games & party games. I love to try new things. I don't like writing "self-summaries". (I know, I know, I'm a Language Arts teacher- go fig)

*grumble, grumble* Okay, okay- too many people have said something about my lack of "self-summary"... so let's see...

It was a lovely April afternoon in Superior Township, Michigan; the year was 1981. It was "Good Friday", and it lived up to its name because a lovely, little, baby girl was born; fashionably late by one week (of course!). She had a head full of black hair, & everyone knew that she was the most adorable baby ever.

As she grew her black hair turned golden blonde, & everyone knew that she was the most adorable toddler ever. The charming, little, girl started gabbing away early on, but saw no need to learn to walk right away; she knew that she was quicker at crawling than those other, silly, babies toddeling around on precarious feet. Once she did decide to walk she would wander around with a thumb in her mouth, & a blanket in her hand. She was quite generous, offering to share her thumb with everyone (and a glorious thumb it was- changing flavor from day to day).

Eventually the little girl learned the magic of money when her dentist offered her a "whole dollar!" if she quit sucking her thumb. Goodbye magic-flavor-changing-thumb, hello money! One day she would even save up enough money to buy a hampster (but that's another time, and another story).

Our little heroine was quite small for her age & was sometimes thought to be "shy". But, when it came to performing her voice was quite "large", and her presence quite outspoken. She earned herself many parts in plays, & even wrote and performed her own at home.

She also had quite the gift of words, and penned her first mosiac winner in the 4th grade; a brilliant story titled "Space Hampsters", that she wrote the night before the competition was due. The talent didn't end there; throughout her school years she would go on to write such amazing pieces as: "Five Dancing Dogs From France", "Peak-a-boo & Peak-a-booey", "Lace Wings, Metallic Wings", and, of course, the though-provoaking "Dust". She even wrote a 300+ page soap opera with her friend, Di, while in high school. Their friends were the characters in the Soap, so the two girls had many avid readers of their high school melodrama.

While in high school our most adorable main character (and her fantabulous friends) also brought Zebra print clothing & handbags back in style. This was accomplished through the Odyssey of the Mind program & the amazing Russian zebra, Gaev. (Poor thing, he didn't go with the curtains, and his legs didn't bend well.)

During her high school years, our darling young lady, continued to dazzle audiences with her amazing performances! Though she did get typecast as the "flirt" (or as some, obnoxious, friends said "the slut" *cough, cough* Brandon!). This, of course, was just her stage persona. Although, she was quite the "heartbreaker" throughout high school and college. She tired easily of boys, and often quickly discarded them by not returning their calls. (She'd like to think that she has learned from her past, cruel, ways though, as she grew older, wiser, and (somehow) even MORE adorable!)

Our girl also found a gift for arguing; excelling in Mock Trial competitions. Don't even try to go against her, it will only end in tears (not hers, yours). You have been warned.

While (mostly) studious in high school, the amazing young lady did slack off a bit in college ( UGA- go DAWGS ). She liked to skip classes in favor of beauty sleep. She was also quite fickle in choosing a major, & switched it many times, eventually landing on Speech Communications (simply because she was ready to graduate and that one required the least number of classes to take). While the process of choosing the major might not have been the best, she did take some amazing classes she might have otherwise not taken. In one class they bought a bus, painted it, pasted on LARGE glossy, violent, images, and dubbed it the "War Bus". The adorable, and talented, young collegiete created the website and broshure for the political vehicle. A documentary was supposed to be made, but, alas our lazy, young, college students (main character included) never got around to it.

After school the lovely, young, lady also took the Praxis test (the test to get certified for teaching). Naturally she passed in flying colors, and soon became an 8th grade Language Arts teacher. She has taught the 8th grade for three years now, and has decided to switch it up a bit & do 7th grade this year.

In her spare time she likes to paint pottery, read, write, play with her puppies, and hang out with friends. Though her hair color has changed through the years (black, to blonde, to light brownish) her adoribleness (English teachers can make up words) has remained the same.

THE END

=P So, there! I hope you're happy now! ;)

P.S. I'm not a very good speller despite the fact that I'm a Language Arts teacher, & I have no doubt that I misspelled dozens of words in my little story, especially since I didn't reread it (it took too damn long to type to reread it). I also probably peppered in too many commas because I tend to do that in my rough drafts. C'est la vie. Sheesh- I have too high of expectations to live up to being an L.A. teacher-lol

P.P.S. I don't actually refer to myself in the third person; I'm not Bob Dole.

P.P.P.S. I also enjoy inside jokes, some of which were included in my little story. Perhaps we can come up with our own inside jokes for me to include in here. "Link Belt!" "I'm a door named Laura!" "Just 5, okay!" "Takin' me makin'" "Sibi!" "Llamalicious"

P.P.P.P.S. I have also enjoyed doing fun photo shoots with my sister lately. We like doing "gangsta" poses, and "tee hee" poses, and "shocked" poses, and many, many, more. We plan on doing a rock band photo shoot soon :)

P.P.P.P.P.S. I've always had a thing for adding "P.S.'s" to things ;)

P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I like ending sentences in smilies :)

P.P.P.P.P.P.P.S. I kind of suck at responding to emails & phone calls... I tend to put it off; I don't know why- it makes no sense... I just do. So if you write me & I don't respond immediately it doesn't necessarily mean that I'm not interested (though it might sometimes mean that). I also don't like instant messengers so I always keep mine off.

I teach middle school Language Arts, but I contemplate doing other things. I'm seriously considering going to law school.

I love trying new things, so I'm a jack of all trades :) I really like writing, theatre, and doing crafty things.

People always tell me that I smile a lot. So, maybe my smile & my eyes. I also laugh a lot... maybe a little too much, but at least I don't have an annoying laugh. My laugh is totally adorable, and often times I laugh so hard that I make no sound at all :D

They also notice that I'm totally adorable!

Books: (now remember I'm a middle school teacher so I tend to read young adult books) Harry Potter series, Twilight series, Uglies series, A Great & Terrible Beauty trilogy, Catch 22, The Giver, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Lord of the Flies, The DaVinci Code, His Dark Materials trilogy, and many, many others! I just started reading The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul & it is fantabulous already!

Movies: The Princess Bride, Lucky Number Sleven, Dogma, 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Stardust, Juno, Saved, Lilo & Stitch, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Accepted, Dude, Where's My Car, Scary Movie 3, etc.

Music: Mostly alternative rock. I really like: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, System of a Down, Weezer, etc.

Food: London Broil- Mmmmmmmm! French fries, homemade chicken soup, & Mexican food

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• hitchhiker4252

friends, family, my dogs, my cellphone, TV, radio

A lot of people (I've noticed) tend to rant about this question... I see no reason to mention the obvious like food, water, blah, blah, blah- that's the "duh" answer. Now, to be fair, I have read some good rants, but the "duh" answer shows you nothing about me, so I see no reason to be all "smart" and answer it that way.

A complex variety of things ;)

Lately I've been contemplating the whole "changing your last name when you get married thing"... I've decided that it shouldn't be just a girl thing to change the last name. (I used to say if I ever fell in love with someone with a last name like "Smith" I would insist that he took my name instead.) I don't like that whole hyphenated thing either- it's too long and annoying. So I've decided that it would be best to just invent a new last name that both of us can take & then we can start our own new little family. Plus, it would be totally fun coming up with an awesome new last name!

I know, weird things pop into my head.

I don't really have a "typical" Friday night

I'm divorced; it was a dark period (he became an alcoholic), but I'm past it, & I have no baggage.

Oh, and I'm pretty picky- what can I say, I want the best ;) If my "pickiness" makes me seem a bit bitchy & superficial then so be it, I know what I like & I'm not willing to just "settle".

... you're silly, fun, spontaneous, intelligent, cute, and have sexy hair ;)

... you're between the ages of 23 and 33 (Seriously, if you're older than that it kinda creeps me out)

... you wear cool shoes :)

Not really requirements... just general guidelines that you can choose to ignore if you feel so inclined; except the age one- that one is a requirement, not just a guideline!. In fact, I'm going to mention it again:

DO NOT message, woo, favorite, IM me if you are younger than 23 or older than 33! I don't care if you are Brad Pitt or God's gift to women; I'm not changing my mind on the age thing.

Oh, and all you guys who STILL message me anyway, despite the fact that you fall outside of my range, just to tell me that I'm "limiting" myself shouldn't waste your time, I'm still not going to respond or care. I know what I like, & I'm not going to change my mind; no sense wasting my time or yours. My range is a pretty big range, & I'm already being generous with it. I can "limit" myself however I damn well please!