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mY ParenTs weLcomeD me InTo THe worLD aLmosT TwenTY-FIve Years aGo, anD reareD me In a smaLL ruraL suBurBan Town ouTsIDe oF PITTsBurGH, PennsYLvanIa. I LeaD a TeDIousLY sImPLe LIFe THere reaDInG BooKs, never GeTTInG InTo TrouBLe, wrITInG PoeTrY, GraDuaTInG HIGH scHooL wITH HIGH Honors. BuT aLwaYs ImaGIneD mYseLF oTHer PLaces on THe GLoBe. aT THe rIPe oL' aGe oF nIneTeen, I venTureD to reLocaTe across the usa To Los anGeLes, FoLLowInG LoFTY Dreams oF BeInG In Love. THe reLaTionsHIP FaILeD, oBvIousLY, BuT I'm none THe worse For wear. I sPenD mY DaYs worKInG as an Human resources assisTant aT ouTsource TecHnIcaL. I sPenD mY non-worKInG Hours LIsTenInG To musIc IncessanTLY, DecouPaGInG, smoKInG, wrITInG, eaTInG Ice cream, sInGInG In mY car, KIssInG, DancInG, waTcHInG movIes, cHecKInG mY emaIL. I'm THe ProuD mom of THe Two mosT PrecIous caTs, TImmY anD LoreTTa, anD THree sTInKY TurTLes. I DrIve a 1999 TIHITIan Green mITsuBIsHI mIraGe anD HoPe To move To ausTIn, Texas someDay. |
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