I love reading the homework assignments everyone is writing, especially this new one. So I've decided to do them too, even though I'm not an SG or even technically hopeful yet. Any hoo... here's ten random facts about me.
1: I'm a turkey baster baby. My moms were lesbians who wanted to have baby in the 80's, which resulted in me being turkey basted into my mother. I was also the fifth child in the State of CA to have both my lesbian mothers legally acknowledged as my parents. So I'm a child of the gay rights movement. I'm historical and shit.
2: I'm obsessed with Harry Potter. I've read all the books at least five times, own all the movies and my bucket list includes going to Florida to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and getting myself a wand. My favorite character is Luna Lovegood, and for my fellow HP manics out there, I would definitely be a Ravenclaw if I went to Hogwarts. Cuz I'm a total academic nerd.
3: I was an atheist until I did psychedelics. Specifically acid, and most meaningfully, DMT. The experiences I had were so profound, so incredibly powerful. I found a deep understanding of how everything is connected, how everything is part of one greater whole, and how there is a higher level of consciousness where we are all one, where we are all divine. My first and largest tattoo is a collection of cacti and flowers that contain DMT with the words "All Is One" down my right side to commemorate this powerful transition in my life.
4: I have struggled with, and overcome addiction. It got a hold of me towards the end of high school, and I got pretty strung out over the course of the next year. I got sober without rehab, just my own willpower and knowledge that I didn't want to become the demons that were starting to fill my mind. It was one of the darkest times in my life, but in retrospect I feel like I'm a stronger person for it, and more compassionate of others who have been so low. I've been sober from all kinds of bad drugs (I don't count psychedelics and ganja because they are physically, mentally and spiritually medicinal) for almost nine years. I will have my nine year sobriety anniversary this May and have NEVER had any desire to even see the stuff again.
5: I am a straight A student, to a fault. I have only gotten one B in my history of college, in a half unit Library class. That B haunts me to this day. Stupid half unit ruined my perfect 4.o. Grumble grumble.
6: I had sex with a girl years before I had sex with a boy. I still don't really know which one counts as losing my virginity... I was twelve the first time I was with a girl. Her name was Kat, we were at summer camp together. She was short and blond with amazing curves, big gorgeous boobs and huge blue eyes. I was already crushing on her hard, but then she asked me to shave her head for her. I buzzed her hair off, she looked like this gorgeous little punk rock pixie, and I was fully seduced. The rest was history. In a way, she was my first "Suicide Girl" crush, before there were Suicide Girls, my first alt beauty who didn't care about society's idea of beauty, who seduced the shit out of me.
7: I'm bipolar. When I was in high school they put me on all kinds of anti-depressants, that only made me more depressed. But I found that a proper mix of pot, occasional psychedelics and some serious meditation practice has alleviated the need for prescription meds and I am happier and more stable now than I have ever been. A lot of people think that bi polar means crazy psycho or miserably depressed, but a lot of us are like me, highly functional, just a little more extreme than the average bear.
8: I have inverted nipples. I used to hate them, but now it's just another thing that makes me uniquely me.
9: I have never left the United States, though I would love to travel the world. I've only ever been to Cali (where I'm from), Oregon, Washington, Boston, Michigan and Hawaii. My bucket list includes Ireland, Scotland, Japan, China, Mexico, France, Italy, Brazil and Thailand.
10: I'm a super introvert. Parties freak me out, I'm super shy and I feel crazy uncomfortable in social situations unless I know almost everyone there. I have a hard time trusting people, but once I've gotten to know someone and trust them, I'm deeply and profoundly loyal. That's one thing I love about this site, even introverts like me can make friends!
Ok internet friends, please respond, or tell me more about yourselves. Personal shit's all on the table. :)
