Jesse, you're awesome. :3
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Jesse, you're awesome. :3
WARNING: LOTS OF PICTURES!!!!
*I've been collecting (mostly vintage) fashion dolls since I was a kid! Here are some pics of my girls:
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*I am a BIG Disney fan, and I like to collect different prints of Disney animated features, especially old VHS tapes from thrift stores.
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Yep, I own several copies of Alice In Wonderland! ;)
*I LOVE Disneyland, and wish I could go there more often! Even though, yes, I am aware that are really just people in costumes, I love to collect Disney character pictures and autographs!
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*Like my Lady Gaga shirt? I am such a Little Sea Monster!
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*Notice my nifty Captain EO T-shirt? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Michael Jackson!
Wow, I can't believe how ambitious everyone is here! :D Those are some really great college/Uni courses! :)
I'm Michelle, 28 and I'm a full time carer for my husband. Before he became ill I left high school and did 1 year at college, studying Animal Care but after the year I realised it wasn't what I wanted to do, to be honest, I've never had a clue as to what I wanted to do for a living, so I just had a waitress job, hairdressing job, a few shop jobs, trying different things to see if anything 'fit' lol but then my husband's health deteriorated and I left work to care for him full time :) Hopefully one day he'll be better :) and maybe I can continue my search of the perfect career :D
@Jesse: Interesting. We're just down the road in Lexington.
Alveric
My absolute favourite effigy is Maud Foxley! I've been planning a dress like hers for like 3 years now, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by nirix5
Ohhh, the raggedy.... and the sepia... gah! Most of the steampunk girls here tend to look like try-hard gothic lolita girls. The guys do a great job (I've seen some fantastic explorers and inventors and such), but the girls are always so cookie-cutter-OMG-I'M-WEARING-A-CORSET. My dress is a sky blue and ivory 1880s ensemble, right down to my underwear :P (though my corset is purple.. but it goes UNDER the clothes, haha)
Steampunk Poison Ivy?! That sounds AWESOME! This I have to see!
I studied Latin all through my BA :D I loved it! I did a little Ancient Greek, but the whole definite article thing got under my skin and made Latin look comparitively easy... and the whole throaty sucking and spitting thing... Latin is so clean and neat ;)
WHOA! TEAM CARTHAGE?! Crazy talk!
I make films. Currently studying at Stanford.
I just finished a competition piece. Please please vote for it.
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-Lulu
My real name is Esther. I work at a shipyard, drawing construction plans, foundation for various items on board of big working ships and I'm the system manager for the drawing program we use. I'm also schooled in carpentry and do all my house fixings myself or with help of my dad.
I draw alot in my free time, when ever I find some. I make costumes for LARP events and I started with belly dancing. I play D&D with my friends where I'm never a human, I'm stuck in a human body my whole life, why would I play one in a game that has lots of different races to play.
I play various MMO's and RPG games on my pc and I'm a big fan of Star Wars.
My real name is Nathalie. As I'm disabled I'm not aloud to work (so no money for me as I live together with a friend :(). I do have a lot of hobbies beside being a mermaid. I make cosplay (costumes) for me and my friends and sometimes on commission for others. I also make outfit for Ball Joint Dolls (my own doll, friends dolls, commissions and to sell them). I do face-painting at kids parties and sometime theater. And I make stuff to sell at conventions and events (most of them are also on my site ;)).
Whem I'm not Kitty Mermaid, I'm a mindfulnesstrainer, and I work as a volunteer in South Kennemerland National Parc. But I'm also a technician: electricity, powerlines, making creative things from wood, metals, and plastics - so it is not strange that I'm interested in FX en prosthetics.
I live in the Netherlands, Europe. My home is only a step away from the North Sea. In my off time writing is a passion, or walking in nature or on the beach. I'm also a musician and composer (keyboards, synth, piano). But I'm also a environmentalist. My company is real green: I've no car, so I travel with my reclining bicycle.
When I'm not Raayvhen, I'm Jeni and I'm just a 20 year old bumming around life. I pole dance, I belly dance, I make music. I also make jewelery. In the near future when everything is set up, I'll also be known as Avarice in the modeling world. I should have my Model Mayhem up today and then I'm planning on doing a shoot for my Suicide Girls application.
I'm also almost 18 so I'm in hs right now but work as a nanny. :)
0.0 I want to take some of those courses!
Oh, Man, Kae!!! Those are some SUPER awesome disney pictures!
When I'm not Ayla, I'm Jessica. At work I'm known as Jingle Bells.
Im a part time carriage driver, picking up open spots on weekends. When I'm not driving horses, I'm working for the same company doing side projects. Construction, repair, cleanup, ground work.
I used to work on a tour boat, but they stopped scheduling me and have been very rude when I try to contact them. They avoid me at all costs. So I guess I don't work there anymore.
In my free time I like to go down to the lake and walk around and pretend to be a tourist. There's so much to do and see here, I love watching big thousand foot ships come in and out of the canal.
I make etched glass when I'm bored and I sell them. I haven't sold many, people are really trying hard to save money right now.
Recently I've been very productive with my mermaiding career. I purchased a raven tail, and while I wait for it I've hired a graphic designer to make me a logo, I have a fellow mer helping me construct a website, and I'm discussing plastic business card options with a sales representative from plastic printers.
Other than that, I'm a full time mom to a 9 month old Pomeranian with seperation issues. The little guy follows me EVERYWHERE, even climbing over the fence to follow me to the bus stop. Yup. Being a mom is a lot of work. ;)
Kay, so. My real name is Jacey Dot, I live in northern Utah, and yes, I am a Mormon.
When I was growing up I would spend every summer in WA with my Grandma, and she used to send my and my brother to swimming lessons. Not surprising, then, when I decided to join the swim team in High school. My favorite stroke is also the most difficult; Butterfly.
I love costuming and design, as well as cosplay and LARP. In fact, I met my husband at a Belegarth event in 2010. I'm a Libra, I read cards (not tarot or anything similar, my mom taught me something different), love haunted houses (having lived in them my whole life), and currently spend WAY too much time on the computer.
I studied multimedia design for a little while at OWATC, with an emphasis in website design, but decided that wasn't really my style. I've worked at several places since I graduated from HS, starting with a seasonal halloween store, then IHOP, then Journeys, and my most recent job was in the bakery at Maverik. I'm currently waiting for my son to hurry up and get born so I can see how well being a stay-at-home mom will work for me.
I hope to eventually go up to Weber State University for some training in costume design so that I can improve the quality of the costumes I make for people. I'm hoping to impress the professor with a swimmable/walkable mermaid tail design.
I also should warn you that I love all things Buffy, and recently I inherited my brother's Charmed collection, of which I am currently in season 6.
One thing I'm proud of is that I don't ever judge people, and I'm always trying to show love in everything I do, no matter who I'm with.
One thing I'm embarassed by is that I can be very very lazy when I'm at home. Which is all the time right now.
In the human world my name is Ashley.
I'm mostly a University student right now, and I'm majoring in Studio Art and minoring in Psychology (although those two might get flipped around soon - I guess I'll see after my Behavioral Psychology class). My teacher recommended that I consider becoming an art therapist, but I really have no idea what I want to do! All I know is I want to help people...but that leaves so many options open O.o
Unfortunately my search for a job hasn't really taken off yet. Mostly I've been working in childcare and pet-sitting. I need to get looking if I want to work this fall! I would really like to move out and live on my own...I am 20 years old after all.
In my spare time I have about a million projects going: making miniature food and other products for my Etsy shop (and for me,) finishing my heirloom barbie dollhouse that I started renovating, finishing my real house that I will be renting from my aunt, making my mermaid tops, making jewelry, fixing clothes, growing my hair out, making a new monofin, etc, etc, etc... I also like to read mysteries and ghost stories, watch tv shows about the same thing, or cartoons, cook new foods, and other stuff....I love singing, and was a choir girl for 4 years in high school - thinking of doing a choir again.
By the way, Melbel1023, how's SCAD treating you? I wanted to go to that school SOOO bad...
My name is going to stay a secret, although if I've friended you on Facebook you know what it is. ;-)
I'm an elementary school teacher who just got her first job in the Kindergarten, and I'm very excited to be teaching! My first choice of grade would be 5th grade, but since I aided for a year in Kindergarten I feel I can pull it off well.
I love Ren Faires with the Order of the Azure Rose here. I'm into Lolita fashion, although I only really wear it at meet ups. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm still searching for true love, and I absolutely believe in it. I'm pretty much an open book about a lot of things (which sometimes ends up with me looking mean because I speak my mind, but most times I say it and then let go or apologize later), and unfortunately gullible when it comes to practical jokes. XD I love using smilies. I love shows like Ghost Whisperer and Sanctuary. I haven't grown an inch since sixth grade (age 12), although my weight has definitely fluctuated. I love bloopers in shows. I like to embroider and crochet. I am a compulsive refresher. I have social anxiety. I've never been out of the country. I float. I'm the eldest of 6 kids. I got a 32 on the ACT. My favorite thing in the whole world is to laugh. My mer-goal is to someday swim with Raina.
There's some random stuff about me! ;-P
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Wait, so you study english? Wow, you're ambitious! It's supposed to be one of the most difficult languages in the world to learn.
My human name is Cat...I'm from California, residing the majority of my adult life in Upstate NY near the Candian border. By near, I mean 3 exits away. I have 2 children ages 3 and 7. I have so far only an Associates of Science in the humanities sciences...because I was aspiring to get a Master's or higher specializing in axis 2 disorders...but along the way I had a tattoo machine thrown in my hand, and after much kicking and screaming I went along with it, and haven't stopped since that first one. I was a 4.0 student after the first semester reacclimiating to school after so many years out of it, but have decided to go on education hiatus again to spend more time enjoying my time and focusing on work. I had too many years sleeping 2 hours a night and juggling being a single mom, student, and full time emplyed with 2 jobs at a time. Oh! Speaking of...no longer single mom here, I got married in Niagara Falls this February. I've been a mermaid since i was my daughters age at least...but I finally got the nerve to spend the thousands I have this year making that dream a reality.
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LOL! Sounds like me right about now *Aqua says with a mouth full of dove chocolate* :lol:
Carpool to Palooza?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alveric
:yay:
I won't be able to make it this year, but keep it in mind for the future.
I've already disclosed a lot about myself in previous threads, but I'll try to reign it all in here.
In real life I'm Shawn. I've had many professions and day jobs. I've been a cashier at K-Mart, Wal*Mart, Conoco/Philips, and Circle K. Currently I work in a Salon and Day Spa as a receptionist. On the more exciting side, I've been a make up artist for Ulta Stores, Boots Cosmetics, a production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and various Halloween Haunted Houses. I also used to go-go dance for warehouse parties when I was younger(as a result I did a little modeling too). Oh, I've been a drag performer as well;Drag was truly an eye opening experience.
On a personal note, I've been with my boyfriend for 2 1/2 years. We met on the internet, he lived in NY and I lived in CA. After about a year of long distance dating, he came to visit me, and I moved to NY shortly after. He is disabled, and I do a lot for him, but I love him. We're hoping with the right mix of drugs and procedures we can get him back into the world again, but everything is up in the air at the moment.
I love fantasy novels and sci-fi tv shows. My current favorite show has to be Doctor Who. One day when I see that blue box, I'll be ready!
Can't think of anything else at the moment, but if you have questions feel free to ask. Here have some pictures:
Here's a make up I did on myself:
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These two are from my Go-Go Dancing Days:
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And this is me in drag:
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Shawn! THat's awesome makeup job! And you're quite beautiful in drag! :)
Lorelei-- I have some awesome wedding kimonos that I bought when I worked for Tokyo Disney. LOVE em... they're so elaborate and beautiful!
I'm Steve.
I live in NYC, and I make my living in Theatre. I have spent my life as an actor, having done themeparks, cruise ships, national tour, vegas, etc. tho now I have my own theatre company and make my own work. I co-create and co-produce shows. Because we're a new company, I wear a LOT of hats. I am the costume departments (I sew WAY too much for my own good! It's SOO MUCH WORK! and costs SO MUCH!!). I am the Props dept. I am the company artist (including sketch, design, logos, set painting, etc.), and the main driver on tour-- not to mention one of the two leads in our shows. It's enough to make me cry! It keeps me very busy and makes me sad to not have the energy or desire to sew more than I have to-- so making my own costumes (and tail) is a long ways away.
I am very into the arts: drawing, painting, singing, dancing, acting, etc. I am also a huge movie buff, a bit of a writer, and VERY into my spirituality (pagan boy here) and nature (I've worked with the manatees and sea turtles in FL, at an Avian hospital in Germany and with endangered animals as well!)
I'm silly, goofy, outgoing and LOVE to learn... so that's me as a human, a witch and a merman!
I recently learned something about myself, or my moms side of the family anyway. We'd always known that from my mom's dad's side of the family we were from Prussia, a country that no longer exists. But we never knew what we were in Prussia, general workers, poor people, blacksmiths, yada yada. Well anyway, after five years of genealogy research done by my grandad he found out that we are descendants of the royal line from Prussia! I'm a princess!
I'm Barbara, and I'm an 18 year old student. I love theatre, reading, and my pug! I'm a little obsessed with tumblr right now too....
Gem Stone: Prussia Doesn't exist anymore but in 1871 the King of Prussia became the Emperor (Kaiser) of Germany. The last Kaiser, Wilhelm II Hohenzollern, was overthrown in 1918 when Germany lost WWI.
Talk about buckling under a lot of Prussia :)
Joy... that was so bad it was AWESOME!
Yeah merboy78xy, I forgot to mention I have a sense of humor that includes ridiculous puns :)
My name is Jarna. I am Female, 26ys old (27 on the 17th).
In my real life I am a Sterilisation Assistant at Coast Dental clinic. (squee! New Job!)
It pays more, has way better working conditions and awesomely friendly work colleagues. Previously I worked in retail, never keeping a job for more than a year (with two years in between some jobs.) Worked in some excellent stores with supportive staff (and terrible customers) and also in reverse I have worked for some terrible bosses as well, despite the lovely customers.
I have collected and restored dolls, My Child mainly with some Barbies for restoration practice. I am a huge reader, sporadic writer, church singer and occasional actor.
I have a boyfriend (2 years younger than me) we have been together for over 3 years. I am currently saving for my Dream house that's on the market now. (probably wont get it, but it's savings!) It has solar panels, Rumpus room and this Awesome pool.
I'm Cassie :D
I'm 16 and am in my high school's colorguard program, it's hard work but I love it and it gives me cool muscles for mermaiding 8D
Next year a Schlitterbahn (waterpark) is opening up in my town, and mayyybe they'll hire me as a mermaid if I ask n' stuff - we'll see, it'd be super cool though
I'm 17 and captain of my schools color guard!Quote:
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I am Dakota, I am a 17 year old female and graduating next month hopefully. When Im not pretending to have a tail(I don't have one yet) or swimming I'm either working,doing school work, sleeping or taking care of my animals. If its not my animals I am taking care of its someones pets. XD
I have 2 dogs, 1 bird,1 cat and 3 fancy goldfish in a 110 gallon tank. I will have 9 total in the tank once I am done stocking it but I am taking the stocking slow because my biological filtration got messed up. But I wont bore yall with those details since it can be quite boring if you are not into fish keeping. XD
I'm Abby, I'm thirteen and just started eighth grade. I have several health disorders (read my profile) and have had back surgery for scoliois. I have two cats, two tabbies named Chloe (gray) and Cupcake (orange. I love merfolk!
That's awesome :DQuote:
Originally Posted by The Freshwater Mermaid
I'm captain too~ CG is the best! Is there marching band up there?
Ah, you're all so interesting! It's cool to see. :)
My name I don't use online. I'm 42, and a full time single mom to a toddler. Which means I'm broke lol and have no time for anything else. But that's okay. I dedicated myself to motherhood and wouldn't change a thing. Except for the money... if I could, haha.
This is a lovely idea! ^_^
I'm Carrie, 23 years old from South Australia. I work full time as a receptionist/sales manager selling vaccine thermometers. I'm a person of many interests- fashion being one big one! I used to work in fashion stores for 7 years before moving to this job over a year ago (unfortunately I needed a higher paying job ><). Other than fashion, I love drawing and writing. I used to act/dance/sing on stage too, but it wasn't something I really wanted to pursue (despite many peoples protest- Let me make my own decisions!! lol)
My favourite colour is pink. I hate winter- give me spring/summer all year. I've been to Japan and want to go back there to live, but only in the warmer months! My partner who I live with is an ex-bouncer/martial arts expert so I also like to dabble in mixed martial arts too. I have a huge selection of plush toys. I write a blog (http://pinkdiamondbluepearl.blogspot.com.au/) which isn't exactly exciting because I am still learning! I dont have any pets, but my partner and I cant choose between a dog and a tea-cup pig (which he wants to call Bacon). hehe. I enjoy cosplaying also! ^__^
It's so interesting reading everyone's unique stories...I love to see the differences as well as the similarities!!
My real name is Traci, and I currently live in Florida with my husband of 4 years (plus 5 prior to our wedding, which was on Halloween) and our cat, Pumpkin. I'm originally from Ohio and have also lived in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. I'm pretty undecided and, like many on here, I have a ton of interests so I can't seem to ever settle on one thing...thankfully I've come to realize that's ok and it makes life interesting :) I did decide on 2 bachelor's degrees, one in history from Miami University (Ohio) and one in recreational therapy from Western Carolina U (in NC). I am also a trained/registered yoga instructor.
I have worked variously as a museum educator, tour guide - including driving and narrating trolley tours in St. Augustine, health food store clerk, intern (Forest Service and physical rehab in a hospital), and volunteer yoga instructor. My husband is a disabled veteran, and his benefits combined with our thrifty ways means I don't HAVE to work if I don't want to...so right now I'm going back to my first love (the ubiquitous kid career fantasy "marine biology") and volunteering at a marine science center. I am currently working with their education department...and they have just asked me to be a mermaid on their Christmas float :)
Let's see...a few random facts: I'm a vegetarian; I have Joint Hypermobility Syndrome; I love traveling; I'm pagan and am training to be a High Priestess; I love thrift stores and vintage stores and buy almost all my clothes there; I played flute and piccolo in high school and was in an award-winning marching band; my dream vehicle is a VW bus; I get way too nostalgic about places I've lived and the past in general...and as I get older (though I'm only in my very early 30's) I'm more scared of aging and death than I'd ever thought I would be (and really hate to admit it). But overall I feel like I've had a pretty charmed life and I love being alive every day :)
Edit (after actually seeing my post on the board): Oh, and I really like to write...which is why my posts always end up being way longer than expected...oh well :p