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the same year that e.t. came to the screen, was the same year yours truly was born. on march 5th, in a hospital in zimbabwe, i graced the world with my presence and survived amongst a room of little black babies for the first few days of my life. i however, was not black; i was pink. and so the story begins...
still pink
i spent my early childhood years in the city of bulawayo. just walking distance from the local beach, i spent much of muh time in the sand, picking up dead fish that were washed to the shore and putting them in a bucket to take them home. it's no wonder i am not a fish eater now. eventually, we moved south to johannesburg, south africa. by the time i was seven, i had lived in three different cities, two different coutries, stared a lion in the eyes from five feet away, caught many a fish, and acquired numerous sunburns. needless to say, even in my toddler days, i was pink.
getting 'pinker'
before my 8th birthday, we packed what we could into tiny suitcases and travelled half-way around the world to canada. we settled into a tiny apartment in south edmonton with nothing to our name but what we had in our suitcases, and not a single known soul around. but time went by, and our non-existant list of friends quickly became, well, existant. i attended a little elementary school where MY list of friends consisted of boys, and really hot girls. surprising? not anymore. i played rugby, hockey, and soccer on all male teams and felt the need to be 'friends' with the cute girls in muh class. but, junior high hit and as any thirteen year old would do, i followed the norm. i had boyfriends, i skipped school, i tried smoking and drugs - three things that would never be used to describe me now.
the 'pinkest'
high school. what to say about high school? i spent those three years of my life, focusing primarily on 'self-evaluation' and 'soul-searching' really. i became very independant and full of a pride that to this day, i am not proud of. i was testing the boundaries of education, religion, and sexuality. had i pushed the limits in school any further, i may never have made it to college. i did however, and recently graduated from a three year course in graphic design. as for religion, i blame my catholic teachers who forced their beliefs on me, for pushing me in the direction of athiesm. i tell people i now practice athiesm however, i am not even sure what to practice. finally, as any young homo would, i had my share of boys, then eventually girls, and then more girls. where did i go from there? to the roost.
a little offin my back yard in zimbabwe, my family grew banana trees. despite that however, i never did take a liking to the yellow fruit and have not had one since grade two.
i have been fortunate in terms of health and have not been in hospital for anything serious in my life, with the exception of one time. i had just returned from a visit back home when i fell ill. i had all the symptoms of malaria - a deadly virus in african mosquitos. after many blood tests, i proved negative for malaria. phew!
i have only ever had one near death experience, ever. i would like to say it is an amazing story like my parachute had a hole in it or i escaped the jaws of a great white. but no, i swallowed a whole timbit while walking through walmart. those things fit perfectly in yer wind pipe but just take my word on that, don't try it.
one of my favorite things to do is sleep. i love to sleep soooo much that i find myself waking up some days at two or three in the pm. even then, i find myself needing a shower to wake me up. my showers are very short however, as i think long showers are a waste of time.
another thing i love to do, is eat. i love steak (any time of the day), and pizza, and nuggets, and rice krispies. my favorite 'dish' however, is a fat bowl of macaroni and cheese, covered with honey mustard. mmmm!!!
i have an alter-ego by the name of laura. that was evident at the roost almost every saturday before i met sue. laura loves chicks and anything to do with them. she drinks way too much and flirts with everyone. laura is no longer around, however, and if you are interested in being her successor, please fill out the application supplied at www.playah.com
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