high to everyone! i was on another mscl list, which has sadly dissolved, so i'm joining you all. hope you don't mind! here's about me....

name:shimelle (yeah, really. it's a long story.)

e-mail: shimelle@toto.pitton.com

age: 19

gender: girlie

Immediate family: mom, step-dad, half sister. also a runaway dad, step-mom, and additional half sister, but haven't seen them in 11 years. i'm hiding from them.

marital status: as single as they come.

ethnic background: cherokee and english

religion: episcopal

height: 5'2"

weight: 110

eye color: really dark brown

hair color: depends...anywhere from black to green, but currently brown with red highlights

location (country, state or territory, city or town): currently in pittsburg ks, but from kansas city

school: pittsburg state university

major: theatre and communication education, with a music perfomance minor

occupation: i'm a telephone recruiter for the music dept here

armed forces (army, navy, airforce, marines): i was recruited but do not agree with the recent military actions, so therefore refused to join

astrological sign (taurus, leo, scorpius): i'll have to think about that. not really. i'm a libra.

ambition in life: to be discovered

favorite musician(s): dawn upshaw, violent femmes, smashing pumpkins, beatles, and various weird indie stuff, along with a couple of overly popular bands. (namely nirvana)

favorite actor(s): claire and basically the whole mscl cast, leonardo dicaprio, tim curry, susan sarandon, winona ryder

favorite visual artist(s) (painter, sculptor, etc.): william wegman, jackson pollack, dali, and norman rockwell. (yeah, i know that's a weird combination!)

favorite dancer(s):gelsey kirkland, misha, the kid that was in TAP (i can't remember his name right now), ruby keeler, fred astaire, and ginger rodgers

favorite politician(s) or political thinker(s): dan qualye (don't shoot me!)

favorite historical figure(s): i'm not much on history...maybe charles guiteau and leon czolgosz

favorite hero(s) (real or unreal): wonder woman, ruby keeler, and claire

favorite movie(s): it had always been beeny and joon, but now it's romeo and juliet

favorite TV show(s): mscl, the x-files, whose line is it anyway?

favorite book(s): dancing on my grave, alice's adventures in wonderland

favorite periodical(s) (newspaper(s), magazine(s), comic book(s), etc): air and space smithsonian, seventeen, my zine out*there 9yes, that was a shameless plug!)

favorite food(s): vegetarian lasagna, balck olives, ice cream, and veggie subs

favorite sport(s) (that u play): well, i used to do competitive figure skating, but now i just do it for fun, and i was a cheerleader for seven years just because i love to dance

favorite athlete(s), sports team(s), sport(s) (that u watch): football-- the kc chiefs and psu gorillas, skating, and ice hockey- the sharks, the ducks, and the blades

favorite place(s) (anywhere): at home it was perkins, gee coffee, and the bottleneck. here it's probably just friend's dorm rooms, atomic joe's java, and the theatre lab

favorite color(s): red, green, and black

favorite section(s) in newspaper: the arts

people, places, things you hate: i hate people who are superficial, people who want to walk on my dreams, and people that leave movies, plays, or concerts before the curtain call just so they won't have to get stuck in the traffic on the way out.

what do u like about yourself: that i'm openminded, that i love to perform, and i really like my hair and eyes. i'm usually a pretty positive person.

what do u hate about yourself: that i have trouble taking criticism sometimes, that i tend to bottle up my frustration and never tell the people that annoy me, that i get sick really easily, and that i'm probably too short to ever be a real actress.

what vices do u have (drinking, smoking, picking your nose, etc.): none, due to the fact that my kidneys don't work well, i have given up coffee, chocolate, and coca-cola, also all fatty foods like chips, and i've been a strict vegetarian since i was 12 or so. my main getaway is my computer. it is definately my sanity.

greatest accomplishment(s): getting a full ride to school so my parents couldn't tell me they didn't approve of my major, and learning the part of maria (in west side story) in 2 weeks and being able to make it in to the best performance of my life

cause(s) u feel strongly about (specify which side your on): i hate dead-beat dads, and child abusers. i also feel that anyone who wants to (and has the ability to) should be able to be in the combat lines if they so choose, regardless of sex or persuasion

what superpower(s) do u wish u had: to split myself in half so i can be two places at once and get a lot more done in life

most embarrassing moment: being so nervous at an audition that i forgot my name

r u religious: no. i think too much to blindly follow a religion.

how intelligent do u feel u r: not enough to say that i am smarter than any of you, but enough to know i'm not stupid.

what do u feel u r really good at: acting, singing, and anything computer related

do u consider yourself 2 b an optimist or a pessimist: depends on the day. and the weather. and a lot of other things. i say the water in the glass is just there.

what supernatural things do u believe in (ghosts, ufo's, Bigfoot, etc.): ufo's, ghosts, and the loch ness monster. and poltergeists.

phobia(s) (things u r afraid of): water. rapists.

thing(s) u do when nobody's looking: pick at my nails (it's a nervous habit) and obsess over guys i will never date.

would u like to become famous someday: desperately, even if just a local level.

If there were a movie of u, who would u want 2 play your part: claire. we lead parallel lives--it's so scary. except i do stage acting and she's on camera. which means i can go to school and she can't now. but i love her. it it wasn't here, i'd want it to be clarissa-style melissa joan hart, with her uncanny sense of style.(okay, so she had a costumer. big whoop. don't ruin my day! :-) ) (editors note..yep, that'd be me! I totally and absolutely loved Clarissa's outfits. That was about my main reason for watching the show! To see what cool outfits she would wear! :)

do u like Howard Stern: in small doses

what was your favorite toy as a child: when i was really little it was my cookie monster, then it was barbie dolls--i was a barbie fanatic

what is your favorite toy now: the things you get in happy meals, my fish tank, and my lava lamp. (me too! though I never turn mine on:( but blacks lights are cool too!!!)

do u like questionnaires: yeah, i think i'm addicted to them.

anything else u wish for us 2 know about yourself that is(n't) listed: i started the almost official romeo + juliet web site, which can be seen at http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6967/ and i do other people's web sites. it's an addiction. i'll do yours if you want! :) and never trust a computer to pick your roommate in college.

love, peace, and star-cross'd lovers, shimelle.~*