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| ABOUT PHOENIX : : | |
| Everything you wanted to know about phoenix, but were too afraid to ask : : | |
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| Basics..? : : | |
| Name : : | phoenix mckenna |
| D.O.B : : | december 24, 1977 |
| Starsign : : | capricorn |
| Height : : | 5'7" |
| Eye Colour : : | hazel |
| Hair Colour : : | blonde |
| Location : : | South East Queensland, Australia |
| Residence : : | 3 bedroom house, currently self-renovating (that means i'm renovating not the house) |
| Occupation : : | mother and student |
| Political Affiliations : : | none |
| Religion : : | officially mormon, but i am non-practising, i really don't believe in organised religion in general |
| Email : : | phoenix@dykewrite.cjb.net and phoenix_mckenna@yahoo.com.au |
| Education : : | graduated high school in 1994; incomplete Bachelor of Arts (Journalism); currently studying Bachelor of Multimedia Studies |
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| Movies : : | "Boys Don't Cry", "Bound", "Boys on the Side", "Coyote Ugly", "A Clockwork Orange", "Blade Runner", the orignal "Star Wars" trilogy and way too many more to mention |
| Books : : | "Written on the Body" by Jeanette Winterson, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, "Knee Deep in Paradise" by Brett Butler, and again way too many others |
| Music/CDs : : | "No Angel" - Dido, "Faith and Courage" - Sinead O'Connor, "On How Life Is" - Macy Gray, "Make Yourself" - Incubus, "The Score" - Fugees, "Collection" - Tracy Chapman, anything by Melissa Etheridge, and everything else in my cd collection |
| TV Shows : : | "The Practice", "ER", "The Secret Life of Us", "The Simpsons", "Will and Grace", "Grace Under Fire", "Ellen" |
| Artists : : | Salvador Dali, Claude Monet, Brett Whiteley |
| Writers : : | Stephen King |
| Magazines : : | Tattoo, Tattoo Flash, Tattoo Energy, Tattoo Life, as well as computer magazines if they come with free cd's! |
| Foods : : | traditional sunday roast with baked veges, almost anything italian/mexican/middle eastern (pasta, pizza, tacos, chilli, kebabs, goulash, etc.) |
| Beverages : : | coca-cola, vanilla malt milk, orange/mango fruit juice, and jim beam with ginger ale |
| Sports : : | volleyball, which i have played on and off at various levels for more than 10 years |
| Seasons : : | autumn |
| Colours : : | the new Dyke Write colours, and black because it's slimming! |
| Outfits : : | t-shirt with jeans or my corduroy skate shorts |
| Shoes : : | black or dark tan Dr Marten boots |
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| Personal..? : : | |
| Do you smoke? : : yes | |
| Do you drink? : : very rarely | |
| Have you ever taken drugs? : : yes | |
| Have you ever been so drunk that you have thrown up/passed out? : : yes | |
| Do you like pickles? : : yes | |
| Have you ever participated in an "extreme" sport? : : no, i am a wuss | |
| Have you travelled overseas? : : no | |
| Are you left or right-handed? : : both | |
| Do you own a car? : : no, i prefer to walk or ride my bicycle | |
| Is there a lyric/song that reflects your life? : : "I am the eggman / They are the eggmen / I am the walrus / coo coo ca choo" | |
| What is your favourite thing to do on rainy days? : : smoke cigarettes and watch the rain | |
| What about sunny days? : : smoke cigarettes and wonder if it's going to rain | |
| Do you have any tattoos/piercings other than the ears? : : no tattoos yet, but i do have my lip pierced | |
| Do you have long fingernails? : : no, short is more comfortable | |
| What do you wear to bed? : : it depends what i am wearing when i lay down | |
| Have you ever had to have surgery/stitches or broken a bone? : : yes, yes and yes, just don't ask me where the stitches were! | |
| What is your idea of a "perfect" date? : : something fun, romantic and a bit spontaneous | |
| Have you ever had a crush on someone? : : yes, although i think now that i am getting older "completely obsessive infatuation" describes it better | |
| Have you ever been in love? : : yes | |
| Do you keep your socks on when making love? : : no comment! | |
| Do you own a sex toy? : : of course | |
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