Please give a short bio of yourself for our readers.
Well, this should solve a lot of interesting
mysterires, since I rarely talk about this kind of
stuff in my diary. On a not so important day in the
not so important city of Fresno, CA, I first graced
the earth with my presence. Now, 15 years later,
after many traumatizing moves across the country, I am
living in the Hicksville of California: Bakersfield.
(They walk SHEEP here, people).
I'm a sophomore in highschool, I have a boyfriend
named Nick. I spend the majority of my time lying on
my back listening to music, thinking, or both. I
don't like myself much. But, I do have a "minor"
obsession with the stars (whcih I have wasted
countless wishes on), and I love music more than life
itself. shrugs
It must all balance out somewhere.
Why did you choose this username?
I think it kind of explains itself, but I'll babble on
about my name anyway. When I was younger, I used to
be full of dreams and hopes and ambitions. I wished
on stars thinking that maybe someday it would come
true. Now it seems all my dreams have died. The only
thing I dream of now is when I'm old enough to leave
this town and live out of my Volkswagon bus.
Why do you keep a diary online?
Hmm... Good question. Honestly, I have no idea how I
first discovered online diaries or Diaryland. All of
a sudden, I just began writing in one. It must be
fate. I have tons of paper diaries that I also write
in constantly, but I prefer typing out my entires
because my fingers on a keyboard can keep up with my
flow of thought a lot better than pen and paper.
Thus, my writing on here is much more emotional, and
not sensored or formulated at all.
How important do you think a layout is for a
web-based diary? Would you also comment on
yours?
It's a very nice thing to have, if you can. I believe
though, if your writing is beautiful enough, it can
make a reader forget that Diaryland template and
completely lose themselves in your words.
My layout is the result of my insomnia. I made the
graphic myself. The original pencil sketch was drawn
by Kitsune,
who is an absolutely incredible artist.
Tell me about your world that you often retreat
to?
Ah... "My World." I've never been an extrovert. I
still prefer sitting around thinking or working on my
walls to going out to some "huge bash." For about two
years when I was hit with the worst period of my
depression, the only place that I felt I could be safe
was in my head. I became more withdrawn, and
eventually formed and shaped a world within my brain
all to my liking. I don't really go there anymore,
but for awhile it was a major part of my life.
What prompted you to write your most controversial
article?
"Prep Like Me" was my baby. I'm typically classified
as "punk" or "goth" or some other stupid stereotype at
my school, so one day I dressed "preppy" and wrote
about my experiences. Why did I do it? Sheer morbid
curiosity. The article caused a huge stir on campus,
I had people threatening to beat me up. I really got
a kick out of that.
Tell me about your struggle with Anorexia. (I read
your poem, and cried)
During my freshman year I was at my all time low.
What had once been a mere dislike for myself turned
into an all out loathing. I believed I was grotesque,
and fat. How could anyone ever love me when I looked
so hideous? So, I decided I didn't need to eat. More
than the fatness aspect of it, I stopped eating
because I needed to be in control of something. I
relished the pain of starving each day. No one really
knew about my problem, except for my best friend at
the time. Of course, people noticed the loss in
weight and all that, but no one suspected that I was
anorexic. I struggled with it for about a year, until
finally I decided the shit needed to stop. With the
help of my best friend, I slowly began eating like a
human again. It was at this time that I made the
dcision to stop cutting as well. Letting go of my
"control" was one of the hardest and most painful
things I've ever done.
We here at Interview always have one silly question
-- So her goes: "tell me your favorite joke" (and yes
it can be dirty)
How many "hardcore!" punks does it take to put in a
lightbulb?
Answer: Four.
One to actually change the lightbulb, one to kick the
chair out from underneath the guy who's changing the
light bulb, another to laugh and tell the guy who
kicked the chair how "hardcore!" that was, and the
fourth one to get drunk and pass out in the corner.
Har.Har.Har.
Isn't my wit just ASTOUNDING?? ^_^
(P.S. This was possibly the highlight of my day. Thank
you!)