So let's take a look at my life in general, shall we? Ummm... I'm the oldest, with one younger sister. I basically grew up without a TV, and I never really had a lot of friends until later on in life. I was always rather withdrawn when I was younger... pretty much kept to myself. (If you really want to know more about me, and haven't already seen my astrological information, here's more on the Sagittarius that you're about to get to know). The following is the rambling overview of my childhood, which could never fully be described on just one site, but this will certainly have to do!
My earliest memories...
I remember when I first learned how to read, my 1st grade teacher took us to the school library and taught us how to use the file catalog to find books. Our assignment: to find a book of personal interest. I, of course, chose vampires as my subject. After much effort, I found a book titled "Village of Vampires." Happily, I checked out the book and eagerly read it in the quiet of my bedroom. Even after all these years, I can still remember the way I felt reading that very first vampire book, and the impact that it had on my fantasies!
"Village of Vampires" was soon followed by many others, including the children's version of Dracula with photographs of Bela Lugosi splashed on every page. Then lets not forget the time I checked out a fat compilation book from the local library ("Vampires at Midnight") and later told the librarian a little white lie about how I had lost it... only to find out that it would cost me $15 that I didn't have! In a desperate frenzy, because I had to have that damn book, I turned to my younger sister for help. I will never forget how she came down to the library with me and we dumped about $15 worth of change out onto the counter... and all this for a vampire book! (Thanks, Sis!)
My teenage years were filled with an uncontrollable magnetism towards anything dark and vampiric. My dreams & fantasies at night took me across vampire terrains that I knew could only exist in my dreamworld, and sometimes it felt like the agony would kill me. I was filled with lust, so much that I would often sleep with my windows open and my neck bared... but the only creatures that responded to the calling of my blood were those pesky ol' mosquitoes! Throughout my teenage years, I continued to live in two worlds... the waking world of reality, and the night-world that was so richly filled with a steady flow of vampire dreams...
I had a difficult time for the most part of High School, only because I stuck to my own style and refused to conform to the "Ken & Barbie" types that inhabited my High School. I did find some of my closest friends this way, though... so I am truely thankful for that! My senior year was the only half-way decent year, since I wasn't quite as dorky looking as I had been in earlier years! (I absolutely refuse to post those ugly, nasty pimply-faced pictures!!!) This was also the year that I had my first set of fangs made, which lasted for 5 years before they broke.
Don't worry, I had them replaced with this even better pair of fangs!
My prom sucked, too! I was miserable... long story...
Oh yes, we can't forget about the year I brought home my first girlfriend, can we?! I was the ripe ol' age of 20, and still to this day I have no clue why... but I went and chopped off ALL of my beautiful long hair. It seemed that whenever I got frustrated in life, I took it out on my hair!
I'd love to hear about your life as well! So feel welcome to send me any ramblings of your life that you wish to tell me about, and I will listen with an open mind and a caring heart!
...and if you have any fun, interesting, or shocking experiences having to do with vampires that you'd like me to post, I'd love to start a section devoted to that as well!Just write me an email with your thoughts and opinions to my Mailbox!
Hope I didn't bore you, and thanks for listening!
This page was last updated
February 13, 2001
