Five interesting things people don't know about you.
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1. I collect mugs, miniature books, and state quarters.
2. I have this idea in my head for a cafe with these mini cake desserts. (But not cupcakes; it's different.) I came up with it freshman year. I even have some sketches of it in my sketchbook. Top secret stuff.
3. I was born with cerebral palsy because the umbilical cord got wrapped around my neck, but it's very very mild. Many people with CP have trouble walking or speaking, but mine only left me with a very slight limp in my right foot and some random difficulties playing the violin. No one notices unless I tell them, that's how minor it is. I was pretty lucky.
4. I really love corsets. Love 'em. But I don't own one yet. Call me anti-feminist. Sorry, ok!
5. I am good at spelling. I went all the way to the local televised bee (NOT the big one, the Syracuse one) in eight grade, and it was pretty fly. Now I love crosswords. I credit my grandfather, who used to write crossword puzzles. :)
1. I'm a writer. I've been writing since I was 8. (Though, thankfully, I've changed my style a lot since then.) I've always known that telling stories was my calling.
2. My parents are serious achievers. We've often been at loggerheads over my life choices. For example: I got married right after graduating from college instead of immediately looking for a career. They didn't like that. Similarly, when I got pregnant a few months later, they were not pleased. In fact, my mother asked me to get an abortion because "there's more to life."
3. Needless to say, I didn't get an abortion. I gave birth to my son last April after 27 hours of unmedicated, drug-free labor. I felt totally fearless when I birthed him; it was the only time in my life that I've felt so strong. Choosing to have a natural birth made me feel in control -- something that I haven't had very often, in part thanks to my parents. (Yeah, I have a fucked-up relationship with my parents, but who doesn't?) Anyway, I love my baby more than anything else in the world. He's opened my heart in a way no other person ever has. I am very happy to be a mother ... it definitely brings out my good points.
4. I went to a very prestigious, very small school. It's known for having a super-traditional curriculum and a super-radical student body. I was very wild in college, did a lot of drinking and drugs. I didn't choose to go there, but I fit in very well. The entire last generation of my family went to this school, so there was more than a little familial pressure to attend. I started to embrace my freaky self at Reed ... that's been an ongoing process. I also got more comfortable with my mind there. All the classes are taught by the Socratic method (as in, we all read the same texts, then sit around in a circle and discuss what we learned and defend our beliefs etc.) so I got very good at talking in groups. I also took ownership of my intelligence. It's a lot easier now for me to say that I'm the smartest person I know.
5. I may be a genius, but I am not very pretty. My sister is absolutely gorgeous, which makes me jealous. I have been called "striking," "handsome," and very rarely, "beautiful" but I know that my looks are not my strong suit. I'm not feminine-looking (one of my nicknames in college was Amazon). However, I'm making peace with that. I am trying to step away from the forces that compel me to behave more femininely, or change my body to look like other girls. It helps that my husband thinks I'm attractive, and of course the baby loves me no matter what. But still, I'm working towards the point where I'll be as proud of my body as I am of my mind.
Basically, I'm a space alien. Flying my freak flag.
Show us some more pictures BR! I liked your first one (and like your current one too) and think that you are very attractive, even without adding your intelligence.
1. I have an incredible sense of smell, and absolutely love the smell of trees. I also like to smell people, and have found that I can distinguish the smell of a vegan from the smells of non-vegans (sorry, but vegans smell a whole lot better in my opinion.) I smell my cats a lot.
2. I believe the power of love is greater than people realize, and also that many people don't understand it well enough. I plan on writing a manifesto of my beliefs based on empirical research.
3. I'm always trying to improve myself, and find that I take positive criticism well because of it.
4. I would make out and/or cuddle with men, but I'm not interested in dating, or sex with them.
5. I'm very open about myself and my past, which may explain why I am awkward at times and am having trouble dating. :smooth:
Show us some more pictures BR! I liked your first one (and like your current one too) and think that you are very attractive, even without adding your intelligence.
You forgot #6 ... you're totally shameless! ;D
*bump*
i want more!
Aha! you!
1. I just recently found out who my real father was, and that he and that whole half of the family is jewish! Turns out I have 3 half brothers I've never met. Just this week I found my real dad's aunt on FaceBook and have been catching up. I'm planning on going to israel this summer to do some more investigating.
2. I do not have a high school diploma because I found school very boring. I've never passed a single high school math class. But when I decided I wanted to go to university, I finished grade 10,11, and 12 classes in one year (my senior year of HS), with honors, and went on to university and got a degree.
3. I grew up in poverty so cherish everything I have more than most people realize.
4. I started writing for magazines when I was a teenager and the only "9-5" jobs I've ever had were at 7-11 (nightshift) when I was 18 and Wendy's when I was 15. Since then I have ran my own companies or have done freelance.
5. When I was a kid, I used to rummage through trash bins looking for soda bottle lids.. because back then you could win prizes from the liners. I was always so happy when I found one with a free bottle or a bag of chips :p
Ok, here goes....
1. I've had plastic surgery (nose job), am in debt because of it, and it didn't turn out the way I hoped.
Instead of looking like a witch, I look like a large pig.
2. I won't drink anything with calories in it (other than alcohol). Everything has to be diet or sugar free.....so no juice, soy milk, etc. I know it seems silly, but I've always been that way.
3. A couple of years ago, I lost 60lbs on Weight Watchers. I have since gained 20 of those dreaded pounds back and will probably always struggle with my weight. I'm a chubby vegan, so what?
4. I have issues with anxiety. I've never had a full blown panic attack that I've needed to be hospitalized for, but I do choose to be medicated. Its gotten a lot better as I've gotten older, but there are still occasions when I need to pop a Xanax to make it through the day. It runs in my family. Us Nelson women are nuts.
5. I had a very self destructive childhood. I used drugs, cut myself, lied, cheated, and stole....nothing bad ever happened to me to cause these behaviors....it was just inside of me...it took a very long time to overcome but there are still rare times I want to hurt myself....so I've redirected my need for pain into tattoos. I've got 3 and am getting my 4th next Saturday.
Hope those last two weren't too deep.....
I just read the whole thread.....
you do not have a pig nose - you're beautiful!
well thank you, but I really feel like that stupid doctor took off half of my nose....if you look at me from below, it kinda looks like I have a skeleton nose, just 2 holes....but I'm overly critical of myself, hence plastic surgery.....
1. I have an incredible sense of smell, and absolutely love the smell of trees. I also like to smell people, and have found that I can distinguish the smell of a vegan from the smells of non-vegans (sorry, but vegans smell a whole lot better in my opinion.) I smell my cats a lot.
OK, I can ask you this!
The other day Mr. Blackrabbit sniffed my head and said, "You smell like a vegan."
But he couldn't describe what that meant, exactly. Can you? How does a vegan smell different than an omnivore?
Pretty please?
Well, in my opinion, vegans smell sweeter, more like a bruised herb, and omni's smell a little more sharper, especially if they eat cheese or dairy regularly, then they smell a little sour. Omni's that eat a lot of meat, but not too much dairy smell musky.
The best part for me is when a vegan woman sweats, or their body odor is noticeable because they don't use deodorant... Delicious! :D
Well, in my opinion, vegans smell sweeter, more like a bruised herb, and omni's smell a little more sharper, especially if they eat cheese or dairy regularly, then they smell a little sour. Omni's that eat a lot of meat, but not too much dairy smell musky.
The best part for me is when a vegan woman sweats, or their body odor is noticeable because the don't use deodorant... Delicious! :D
Thank you! That's really specific, exactly what I wanted to know.
Also, I know what you mean about sniffing one's cat ... I miss smelling my cat's head. He always smelled so dusty and delicious.
5. I may be a genius, but I am not very pretty. My sister is absolutely gorgeous, which makes me jealous. I have been called "striking," "handsome," and very rarely, "beautiful"
blackrabbit, you are beautiful and gorgeous!
Aww, thank you Storm!
You made my morning! :)>>>
Well, in my opinion, vegans smell sweeter, more like a bruised herb, and omni's smell a little more sharper, especially if they eat cheese or dairy regularly, then they smell a little sour. Omni's that eat a lot of meat, but not too much dairy smell musky.
The best part for me is when a vegan woman sweats, or their body odor is noticeable because they don't use deodorant... Delicious! :D
Camillus, can you please move to SC? :)>>>
Well, in my opinion, vegans smell sweeter, more like a bruised herb, and omni's smell a little more sharper, especially if they eat cheese or dairy regularly, then they smell a little sour. Omni's that eat a lot of meat, but not too much dairy smell musky.
The best part for me is when a vegan woman sweats, or their body odor is noticeable because they don't use deodorant... Delicious! :D
Camillus, I think I might love you!
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The best part for me is when a vegan woman sweats, or their body odor is noticeable because they don't use deodorant... Delicious! :D
I love You to pieces for this! :)>>>
also, Your scent-detection is pretty neat. I know that I've noticed the difference between a husky, beef-eatin' rural Iowan vs. a lean, veggie-lovin' suburban Iowan ....but I could never determine whether it was environment or their actual physical chemistry. huh. I'm pretty sure that I smell significantly better since I finally stopped eating cheese last year. (and I happen to know that it changed my, uhm... taste. ;) )
5. I may be a genius, but I am not very pretty. My sister is absolutely gorgeous, which makes me jealous. I have been called "striking," "handsome," and very rarely, "beautiful"
blackrabbit, you are beautiful and gorgeous!
br, I rather prefer "striking" and "handsome" over typical "beauty," but that's just my opinion. And from the few face shots of You I've seen, You're pretty darn beautiful, at least in my own standard of beauty. :)
Storm, have I ever told You that I think You are.... how do I put this? ...hauntingly beautiful? I think it's Your eyes especially... but Your current avatar is just...wow.
You also look like You could be a relative of mine on my mom's side. You look a bit like my mom and some of my aunts... that is, if they had a bit of Chickasaw mixed in, and a lot of old-fashioned Midwestern Methodist taken out. :>
I'm relieved that cam and I don't live closer together. If he didn't want to be my irl friend I'd be crushed. Crushed, I tell you. New York, take good care of cam and foof.
HH, I can't remember if You'd mentioned where You live in California, but We can totally be IRL friends when I make it out to San Diego this year. We'll have a conversion van for a home, but I don't know how often I'll be able to go long-ish distances away from the city once We're there. Hopefully You're nearby. ....I hope to make it to San Francisco and San Luis Obispo (where hespy lives!) at some point.
hm..
I'm going to come up with my five things soon, as I've been meaning to do ever since the thread started.
I'll be back...
HH, I can't remember if You'd mentioned where You live in California, but We can totally be IRL friends when I make it out to San Diego this year. We'll have a conversion van for a home, but I don't know how often I'll be able to go long-ish distances away from the city once We're there. Hopefully You're nearby. ....I hope to make it to San Francisco and San Luis Obispo (where hespy lives!) at some point.
hm..
I'm going to come up with my five things soon, as I've been meaning to do ever since the thread started.
I'll be back...
If you get to SD, check out the Ocean Beach neighborhood. I lived there for about 1 1/2 years, and it's pretty fun. They have a great co-op and a weekly street fair, and lots of interesting weirdos.
I used to go to the RHPS there a lot ... that was fun.
If you get to SD, check out the Ocean Beach neighborhood. I lived there for about 1 1/2 years, and it's pretty fun. They have a great co-op and a weekly street fair, and lots of interesting weirdos.
I used to go to the RHPS there a lot ... that was fun.
I did, I did!
I went there in January with Sanvean, and that was where I saw--and stepped into!--the ocean for the first time EVER. He used to live in OB at one point, I think...I'll ask him where and when; You two may have bumped into one another, who knows? Small world!
oh, soooo...
One interesting, little-known fact about me: As stated above, I lived nearly 24 years before ever seeing an ocean. I meant to see the Atlantic once I moved down to ATL, but I still haven't. (*ahem* CK and Courth, and others! We should have a beach partay!)
I saw my first Pacific sunset on January 23, 2009. I also walked into the chilly water with bare feet and a knee-length skirt. :iloveyou: *pining* (...I'm really glad I didn't cut my foot on some glass or something. heh.) I walked into the water until it reached thigh-level, and I let the waves come in and crash onto my shivering self. Sanvean joined me, too, which was a big deal because he can't stand being in cold water.... he and I watched the sun set over Ocean Beach together, as I felt wet sand and rocks between my toes and cold water all over my legs.
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