i'll start.....bella_rivoltaApril 28 2006, 03:25:38 UTC
1. what should we call you? bella. definitely NOT my given name, but the one i have given myself.
2. where in the world are you? where did you grow up? i am in roanoke, virginia. i grew up all over VA, but this was always home. it's small, but i'm learning to love it.
3. what do you do for work, or, what do you WANT to do? oh, nothing...not true. right now i'm taking time off to concentrate on grief, abuse, and PTSD therapy. i'm also a very part-time nanny for mollyreinvented's fabulous two-year-old, the divine miss em. i'm a writer/artist/revolutionary by trade, though.
4. who are the important people in your life? tell us about them. my darling friend of three years, and partner-in-crime, jettboi. ms. molly and em. my three younger sisters (even though i haven't seen or talked to them in a while). my friends. my neighbors. my therapist...god knows.
VERY important random-ass questions: 5. have you ever returned an item to a store for a refund after having used it? *snort* my prom dress. it's quite a story. :)
6. if you could bring one character to life from literature, who would it be? mmmm...idgie from 'fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe.' she is just too damn cool.
7. which color describes you most accurately? hot fuschia pink. it's girly, it's punk, it's powerful.
8. what one toiletry item could you never live without? lipstick. i may leave my house without underwear, but i always have lipstick on. a girl has GOT to have standards. :)
9. what do you think Victoria’s secret is? that cute underwear? made in bangladesh. ssssshhhhh....
and lastly: 10. what brings you here? so often, i have suffered because of the importance placed on the genetic family. there's no escape from mother's day, father's day, thanksgiving, religious holidays. and what am i supposed to say when someone asks an innocent question about my family? there are so many times that being familyless HURTS. i need support. i need to know i am not alone, and that there is nothing wrong with me for the losses i have suffered.
11. what do you hope to get from us as a community? support, humor (!), honesty, and loads and loads of communication...
bella. definitely NOT my given name, but the one i have given myself.
2. where in the world are you? where did you grow up?
i am in roanoke, virginia. i grew up all over VA, but this was always home. it's small, but i'm learning to love it.
3. what do you do for work, or, what do you WANT to do?
oh, nothing...not true. right now i'm taking time off to concentrate on grief, abuse, and PTSD therapy. i'm also a very part-time nanny for mollyreinvented's fabulous two-year-old, the divine miss em. i'm a writer/artist/revolutionary by trade, though.
4. who are the important people in your life? tell us about them.
my darling friend of three years, and partner-in-crime, jettboi. ms. molly and em. my three younger sisters (even though i haven't seen or talked to them in a while). my friends. my neighbors. my therapist...god knows.
VERY important random-ass questions:
5. have you ever returned an item to a store for a refund after having used it?
*snort* my prom dress. it's quite a story. :)
6. if you could bring one character to life from literature, who would it be?
mmmm...idgie from 'fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe.' she is just too damn cool.
7. which color describes you most accurately?
hot fuschia pink. it's girly, it's punk, it's powerful.
8. what one toiletry item could you never live without?
lipstick. i may leave my house without underwear, but i always have lipstick on. a girl has GOT to have standards. :)
9. what do you think Victoria’s secret is?
that cute underwear? made in bangladesh. ssssshhhhh....
and lastly:
10. what brings you here?
so often, i have suffered because of the importance placed on the genetic family. there's no escape from mother's day, father's day, thanksgiving, religious holidays. and what am i supposed to say when someone asks an innocent question about my family? there are so many times that being familyless HURTS. i need support. i need to know i am not alone, and that there is nothing wrong with me for the losses i have suffered.
11. what do you hope to get from us as a community?
support, humor (!), honesty, and loads and loads of communication...
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