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Nameage: Valery, I told you, Valery is my name

Nicknameages: Back in public school, this mean guy called me "celery", as in the green stuff, you know, it's like a half a tub, and it's got this crunchiness to it. Kay, I'm joking! I'm so funny! Other nicknames: "Toot" from my dearly beloved mother, "Punky Buttsmack", "Herbal", "Freak", "Camper Val", used by Corrianna, "Turbo", "Nutbar", "Vally", "Loser", "Smelly", "Valeraleralery", and "Maternal Val".

Born When You Ask?: September 24, 1982

Favourite Foods: That's right, we're jumping right to food. Um, I love rice. That's it! No! No! I love ice cream, cereal, doritos, popcorn, pasta, pea soup, vegatables!

Favourite Getaway: The Beach! I love the beach, so peaceful when the yankees aren't there. Also enjoy the Point Albino lookout tower, and the insanely creepy forest, which one day, Meg, I swear, we'll get to without me freaking out.

What I Like To Do: Oh, you know, dress my Barbie's in pretty clothing, then giving them purple mohawks. I like to play piano, guitar, sing, write songs and poetry, photography, go for walks, hang out with my friendlios, drive the car, go to live shows, music, tori amos, quiet nights, bubble baths, rose petals, he he, those last three are recent confessions! (:

What Else Am I Doing, You Ask?: I am in college for Jazz Piano in Toronto.

What I Would Like To Do (With All These Bullets Bouncing Off My Helmet):
I am aspiring to be a singer/pianist/guitarist/songwriter. This is the biggest passion I have, and I don't know what else I would do if this didn't work out. So I'm eating a steady diet of donuts everyday, and not practicing, and using the same three chords ALL THE TIME, and listening only to Tom Jones. So yeah, I hope it works out for me! No but, honestly, I am going to work as hard as I can, considering my mental condition! and one day I hope to open up for like, Emm Gryner, or Sarah Slean, or share a show with them. I want to travel Europe with my camera, alone or with friends, or a significant other, if you know, they care to show up. Oh that's another thing, get married, if I feel so inclined, and not have it end in divorce, live in a loft of some sort, or a log cabin in the woods, or in downtown Toronto, between, like, HMV, and Sam The Record Man, even though that's not possible, cause they're side by side. I also want to send all my free love out into the bruised, badly battered world. Okay, that was just me being purposely cheesy, chill. I would also like to publish at least one book of my poetry. And meet Tori. See! Not Much!

My Family: Mommy, Daddy, Smelly Melanie, and Gizmo, the family barfing machine, actually he's my cat, and he hasn't been feeling too well.

Who Do I Adore?: All my friends, cause they've always encouraged me and been there for me, and are so hilarious and loving. Sloan, Meaghan, Corri, Melanie, Joel, Danny, Bart, Brandon, Heidi. There's a whole bunch, and I love them too. Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Emm Gryner, Sarah Slean, Ani Difranco, Lisa Loeb. My piano teacher Rivoli, how I love that man. My mommy, for always caring about what I'm doing, and how I'm NOT screwing up, cause I'm good at not screwing up, isn't that right mom? My Nana and Papa, for buying my first piano, and Nana for always playing Marry Poppings when Mel and I visited, cause from then on, I aspired to play just like her. Susan Musgrave, Margaret Atwood, and Leonard Cohen, cause they influence my writing. Sinead O'Connor, cause she's such an activist. The man who drives the subway train... for not falling asleep every day. And I adore a lot of people, so I'm going to shut up now.

Why Do I Keep Going?: I am not too sure, I guess I'll stop....now