Blegh

So today I... nope, I really have nothing worthwhile to say.

I was going to make one of those generic introductory posts, but I'ma just go to bed I think.

That Introduction Post - Updated 11/22/08

The Basics: Name: Lara Inside Age: 24, soon to hit that quarter century mark! Gender: I'm a GIRL! Location: The Jersey Shore - what a little bubble of a world! (New Jersey, USA) Occupation: Turd Orientation: Lesbian(ish) Ethnicity: Mexican/Dutch/Greek/Armenian (say that five times fast!) Nationality: Completely American! Education: Don't I wish - no diplomas whatsoever

Yeah, I don't look like my avatar, by the way. It's close, but... not that close. Don't think I'm trying to convince you all that I really do have anime hair! Although... I really do wear green boots. All the time :P

I am freaked out about turning twenty five. I am feeling quite, quite old and you know, I'm only getting older as I sit here and type this! I was born in 1984, just like the book, and I'm really too young to remember much of the '80s. I am a child of the '90s all the way, and it shows. I am a girl, and I am not confused or dissatisfied with my gender whatsoever. I have been mistaken for a guy on message boards and forums for my entire internet life, so let me make this clear from the beginning: I am female. If you met me in real life, you would not be guessing. I am not ambiguous. I look like a girl.

I am bad at romance. I had a serious girlfriend for two years, and, while we still talk occasionally without killing each other, it really didn't end well and I'm really not interested in finding someone else until I'm confident I can hold up my end of the relationship. I seem to be very bad at that. She said I was not dedicated enough - and judging by the fact that I moved an hour and a half away from her, well, I guess I wasn't. I guess my deciding to move here was me ending the relationship, but really, she broke up with me and it pretty much killed me. Love sucks.

I live at the shore. When my grandparents passed away they left me two of their shore properties. I never realized that they still owned them, and they were both in horrible disrepair - not even livable. I have been slowly fixing them up, with the idea that I can rent them out in the summer, to tourists, and make a living that way. Right now I am funding this completely on credit - it's more than a little bit scary. I don't like it here. I'm from a small town in Pennsylvania and I lived there for the first eighteen years of my life, and the best thing I ever did was move away from there. And here I am back in an even smaller town, where there's nothing to do, nowhere to work, and no public transportation.

I am the worst driver ever and have lost my license not once but twice. For now, though, it's not suspended, so I am on the roads again. If you're in South Jersey, watch out! I work in a restaurant; I am a hostess. I have the worst job ever. Nobody likes a hostess, not the guests who eat out, not the other restaurant employees, no one. For the holiday season, I started another part time job in retail. We'll see how that turns out.

I am really into sci-fi, especially Doctor Who. I am counting down the days until the Christmas special! I also enjoy Torchwood, although I've heard it's going to be a short season this year. The shows I watch that are current are Supernatural, Sarah Conner Chronicles, Heroes (although it's starting to suck...), and House MD (which was starting to suck but is getting better). I do not own a TV and I love telling people that because they freak out. Everything I watch I watch online. Believe me, I am not media deprived. I just to not own the actual box.

I enjoy making playlists for every occasion, sunny days, my front porch (only on sunny days or warm evenings), drinking beer, reading fan fiction, making espresso drinks, and experimental cooking. I collect door knobs, refrigerators, and carnival glass, and I've got a soft spot for anything 1950s, especially kitchen appliances. Don't anyone give me a toaster or I might have to start collecting those too (I have two.) I love art and was an art history major in college for a time, and everywhere I go artists seem to follow me. I think I was meant to be one of them. I guess I missed my calling. Oh well.