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MC, Houston, TX

My family: thinks I’m cool.

My work: is from the heart.

My passion: kissing

My favorite possession: the one I can’t take with me when I die.

My hometown: Is hot as hell.

I’m thinking about: shrimp.

Words I live by: Just do it already.

I can’t live without: breathing.

I am most proud of: my family.

What keeps me awake at night: music and Sally Fields.

One thing I never want to do again: a bad relationship.

If I could be totally wild, I would: Give Willie Nelson a strip tease.

I am guilty of: eating what I want.

Right now I’m reading: Well, I picked up Post Secret earlier.

The one item that has changed my life: spandex.

Favorite web site:www.myspace.com/perseph1 & www.youtube.com

Last major purchase: art school.

The nickname I wish I had: “Halloween” it has a ring to it.

My theme song: “I Would Die For You Prince”

If I had a vanity plate on my car, it would say: Naked Lunch

If I could do it all over again: I would have invented a time machine.

My favorite body part: my hands.

The food I could eat every day: Mac n’ Cheese.

If I were a superheroine, I would: Hijack all radio stations for 10 minutes.

The best thing I ever won: friendship.

My best friend says I am: over analytical sometimes.

I still can’t get the hang of: roller skating.

I wish I’d known: to remember the laws of attraction.

The world would be a better place, if only: Everyone listened to Patients of Timeless Minds.

I’d like to learn to: play the drums.

Something most people don’t know about me: My birth name, Ilea, came from Star Trek.

My mother always said: “if you want something, never give up”

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Watching that sex scene with Halle Berry and Billy Bob.

The smartest woman I know: Downtown Julie Brown.

My first job: Selling cheese on a stick at an amusement park.

What bothers me: As a child, I would get super-annoyed when people constantly told me, “you should smile more.”

What makes me unique: Everyone has their own fingerprint. I use mine. I can only be myself and learn from my surroundings. Choosing to be around talented people has a certain motivating quality: not wanting to let them down.

I was influenced by: Janet Jackson and Brotha’ Lynch Hung, musically.

Experience has taught me: to not be afraid of Chuck Norris’ mustache.

In my future: going on tour.

How I Became Me: I never really fit in anywhere. I identified with the black side of my family as well as the white. But, it was super confusing growing up. Surrounded by my two younger brothers, we didn’t have a television until I was about ten years old. So, I would just listen to music and draw. I was a straight-up tomboy, always playing basketball and getting into trouble. I never wore skirts. My dad had a Dojo, where I learned Kenpo karate and my mom worked in the cosmetic field. I think the polar opposites had an effect on me. We didn’t have much money, but we were always taken care of.

My last reflections: Saturday mornings are best spent by a large body of water.