shanmonster | First and Last and Always

First name: Shantell

First nick name: Shanny

First school: Keswick Valley Memorial School

First word(s) spoken: Not a clue.

First CD purchased: I'm really not sure, but suspect it may have been Floodland by The Sisters of Mercy

First job: babysitting. Joy.

First time on TV: Reach For the Top in 1987/88. In case you don't know what it is, think of Jeopardy for the high school set.

First time in the newspaper: When I was grade six, I was written up as a contestant in a spelling bee.

First screen name: Darkling. How goth is that?

First pet: a dog named Sir

First piercing/tattoo: None

First credit card: MasterCard. It's served me well, but bites me in the ass when I'm not careful.

First enemy: I don't know if he was a proper enemy, but I really couldn't stand this guy named Jason Thomas from junior high. There was no particular reason for it. He just irked me in an enormous way.

First big trip: I flew to Newfoundland as a baby. Apparently, I slept almost the entire way. That's got to be some sort of record. I thought babies were supposed to howl throughout air flights.

First concert: The Box played in 1990 at the free outdoor frosh concert at UNB. I thought it was really exciting!

First musician you remember hearing in your house: Tom Jones, probably.

First house you lived in: A white mobile home with kelly green trim. I'm trailer trash, baby!

First room color: Fake wood panelling. I was in a trailer, remember?

First time drunk: The cast party for my drama class's production of Our Town. You know those biggie-sized pops at McDonald's? Well, I had a glass that size which was half and half liqueur and pop. It was my first time having more than a sip or two of alcohol, and I was totally smashed. I staggered away from the party early, clutching my empty glass very carefully. I was absolutely paranoid that campus police would bust me for littering, and I wanted to make sure I didn't drop the glass. Weird.

First time high: New Year's, 2000

First grade teacher: Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Perkins

First time on a roller coaster: I was on a tiny little one at the Sandspit in Prince Edward Island in 1996, I think.

Last car ride: Just a few minutes ago with my Mom. She took me to a supermarket on the Reserve, and the prices were very good. I bought several bags of groceries for just over ten bucks.

Last good cry: I don't remember. I rarely cry.

Last magazine you read: I gazed at an old People magazine this afternoon while Mom was at the checkout. It was about one of the Olsen twins.

Last library book checked out: The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser

Last movie seen: Rocketship X-M. It really sucks, but I enjoyed it, anyhow.

Last TV show watched: I saw an episode of Futurama while at the dance workshop a few weeks ago.

Last card game played: Munchkin Fu

Last cuss word said: Shit

Last words spoken: "So now we can do something."

Last kiss: Earlier this afternoon.

Last hug: This morning

Last sleep: Last night.

Last food consumed: A piece of my yummy apple crumble pie.

Last phone call received: Mom

Last phone call made: I phoned the artist who wants to carve a statue of me.

Last cigarette: Have never had a first.

Last time drunk: Last month, I think.

Last time showered: This morning

Last shoes worn: My knee-high black leather lace-up shitkickers

Last shirt worn: A black sports bra worn to kung fu

Last pants worn: Purple leggings worn to kung fu

Last CD played: Darker by C-Tec

Last CD bought: Civilization by Front Line Assembly

Last item bought: Ground buffalo meat

Last annoyance: Trying to get in and out of a car while carrying a purse, wearing my hair down, and wearing a full-length dress with trailing sleeves, a long velvet cloak, and a poncho.

Last amusement: Mom telling me she doesn't like the cover of the book I'm reading. The cover has a phallic snake going into a yonic orchid

Last disappointment: Having asthma attacks throughout my kung fu class

Last soda drank: I can't remember the last time I had pop, but it was probably ginger ale or maybe orange pop.

Last thing written on paper: The email address for a potential job lead

Last key used: The key to the apartment

Last IM: I don't have IM. But for ICQ, it would be f00. We live in the same place, but chat over ICQ all the time.

Last ice cream eaten: Vanilla on top of my scrumptious pie

Last person spoken to before sleep: f00. He's the alpha and the omega.