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Cousin Shelley
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| Physical Description:
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Longish dirty blonde/light brown hair, speckled with
a good bit of gray now (blame my kids!). Hair is about 3 inches past my
shoulder and has a natural wave to it - not curl, just wave, and only from
about the ear down. It's flat as a pancake on top. I wear blue metal
framed glasses and am blind as a bat without them, although they don't look
thick thanks to modern optics :). I am ... well ... not thin. Yeah,
that's it. I'm not fat, just errrr ... not thin. Got that?!?!
Curvy (in all the wrong places). Yeah, that's the ticket! I am 5'6" tall.
I wear mainly nice t-shirts and jeans. I don't do skirts unless I have to.
I wear sneakers - any kind as long as they are comfortable. I really don't
like to dress up and never have. Comfort is the key to my dress code. For
PJs, I'm a bit quirky. I wear sweat pants that are about 2 sizes too big
because I don't like anything constricting. As a result, I will usually
have to hold them up when wandering around in them. I also wear an
oversized night shirt.
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| Resources:
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Good with a computer and pick up computer skills easily and
quickly. Just insane enough to do or volunteer for almost anything. Can
wrangle teenagers. Good at calming people down (I have a special needs
kid). Know a lot about psychology (see special needs kid reference). Can
find almost anything on the internet (or, so I'm told). Expert in ADHD,
Tourette's syndrome, autism and all related disorders (see special needs
kid reference - yet again!).
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| Strengths:
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I am the mother of three (count 'em, three!) teenagers. I can
handle anyone. I simply put on my "I'm the mom" face and I'm ready to go.
Nothing about people (especially teens) scares me anymore. If someone is
misbehaving, I'm your mom...errr...person! My youngest is 13, special
needs, and I homeschool him, so I am also well versed in things like 6th
grade science, math, etc. If I can handle him, I can handle anything -
trust me :). People tell me I am extremely good at finding things on the
internet. I constantly get comments about that, but I don't understand it.
It's easy and everyone can do what I do in my opinion - it's nothing
special. However, when I tell people this, they insist it's not right
. I can text at the speed of light (see reference to three teens
above). I'm pretty intuitive about other people, and pretty empathic. I
usually "get" why people are the way they are and want to help if I can.
Helping makes me feel good :).
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| Weaknesses:
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Physically, I have a severe lower back condition. In RL, I'm
in a wheelchair about 85-90% of the time, but for war, I'd like this to be
my "embellishment" and pretend I can walk like everyone else :). However,
if the wheelchair comes in handy for something, I suppose I can own up to
it. I also have pretty bad asthma and take lots of medications for it.
This means I can't drink alcohol - or alcohol based cough syrup, as we all
found out in the last war (yep, I mooned the whole darn FK war world while
"under the influence"). Like others, I can't stand to see an animal in
need - as such, I have 3 kitties and 3 doggies at home in RL. Just
couldn't say no when they needed homes. Would take in 20 more, but hubby
would NOT be happy! I also am severely phobic of spiders and mice - and
anything creepy crawly (like Cousine Moses - who invaded my room in some
war I've forgotten now). I will, and have, screamed my head off while
standing on top of a chair, just like the stereotype. I'm not proud of
that, but I just can't help it. I'm a fraidy cat!
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| Quirks/Other:
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Completely and utterly insane. This has been established in
many, many wars now. I'm just not stable, I tell ya! I'm also the most
easily hypnotized person on the face of the planet. I've been hypnotized
in every war since #9 and see no reason to stop. Just talking about
hypnosis could put me under if you're not careful. When I'm in the room
during a hypnosis discussion, you'll see people trying to drag me away (or
running away in terror). While hypnotized, I will do just about anything
(especially if it's humorous!). I am completely and utterly addicted to
diet Mountain Dew (waves at Becky). Oh, and I'm a natural night owl - it's
not unusual for me to still be awake at 2-3am, even when I need to get up
in the morning (which I dread). I love to attack other factions for no
reason at all. If you've got a reason, hey, even better! But, I don't
need one. I also tend to get into a lot of trouble during wars (I'm a
Cousin; it's what I do). Because of this, I have been made the cousinly
janitor and, more recently, punished by being the "fang" of Cerberus (not a
whole head, just a tooth).
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