FaeryTail
08-11-2014, 06:19 PM
So I've been stalking for a while, as I'm not very talkative even in person, but I wanted to genuinely become part of this inspiring community and thought I'd start out on the right foot.
My name is Kathryn, I'm 27, and I still want to be a singing mermaid when I grow up. My background is in teaching English and Spanish, but I'm a sucker for fashion, engineering/crafts, and anything about the sea. Unfortunately, as a result of growing up in the Midwest and going to pools only 4 ft. deep, I never really thought to actually PRACTICE swimming. After we moved to San Francisco, I didn't swim AT ALL (woe is me, I thought, I FINALLY live blocks from the ocean and it's totally cold and USELESS! I thought CA was all palm trees and sunshine!) Now I'm in LA, and now that there's a reason to go to the pool again, I've discovered I get winded halfway down an Olympic-sized lane. So ashamed...
Anywho, I'm practicing every day after work, and have played around with getting/making a tail ever since I saw Splash (best I could do in my younger years was put my feets in a hairtie :cool:). Since I'm a firm believer that, in the creative world, "if you wan' som'ting don' right, you godda do it you'self," I think I've gotta dive (:lol:) right in and try my hand at it.
While I'm currently a little short on cash (student loans:thumbdown:), I'm certainly looking forward to following all your progress - creatively and professionally - and getting to know you all better. You have no idea (well, actually, I bet you do!) how I felt when I learned a community like this existed!
All the best to everyone!
K
(FaeryTail)
My name is Kathryn, I'm 27, and I still want to be a singing mermaid when I grow up. My background is in teaching English and Spanish, but I'm a sucker for fashion, engineering/crafts, and anything about the sea. Unfortunately, as a result of growing up in the Midwest and going to pools only 4 ft. deep, I never really thought to actually PRACTICE swimming. After we moved to San Francisco, I didn't swim AT ALL (woe is me, I thought, I FINALLY live blocks from the ocean and it's totally cold and USELESS! I thought CA was all palm trees and sunshine!) Now I'm in LA, and now that there's a reason to go to the pool again, I've discovered I get winded halfway down an Olympic-sized lane. So ashamed...
Anywho, I'm practicing every day after work, and have played around with getting/making a tail ever since I saw Splash (best I could do in my younger years was put my feets in a hairtie :cool:). Since I'm a firm believer that, in the creative world, "if you wan' som'ting don' right, you godda do it you'self," I think I've gotta dive (:lol:) right in and try my hand at it.
While I'm currently a little short on cash (student loans:thumbdown:), I'm certainly looking forward to following all your progress - creatively and professionally - and getting to know you all better. You have no idea (well, actually, I bet you do!) how I felt when I learned a community like this existed!
All the best to everyone!
K
(FaeryTail)