Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Introducing...

So, here we are- four lovely ladies who like to share our stories, adages, and opinions with all of the online community. What brings us together is a common bond of being from a small town that you probably haven't heard of and now living in a major U.S. city. If you have never made this journey, believe us- it's a hell of a transition. And we'd like to share it with you.

Please join us as we blog our tiny, black, little hearts out, and give us feedback. You are able to comment on all of our entries, and we would love to hear from you.

Hugs,

Vexed in the City Girls


THE BASICS:

Name: Tanya Chase
Handle: Nothing Special
Age: 26
Location: Honolulu, HI
Occupation: Beach Bum
Relationship Status: Single
College attended: Texas A&M University-Commerce


GLORY DAYS:

Hometown: Gainesville, TX
High school attended: Gainesville High School
High school mascot: Leopard
Number in graduating class: 156
What you were voted in high school: Sadly, nothing


SMALL-TOWN FAVORITES:

Favorite movie portraying the small-town way of life: Waitress
Favorite song about the small-town way of life: Heartbreak Town by the Dixie Chicks
Favorite small-town food: Mild Bean Burrito from Taco Casa (There’s only like 5 and my hometown has one)
Favorite thing about small towns: Leaving them


RUN-OF-THE-MILL FAVORITES:

Favorite Book: The Red Tent by Anita Diamante
Favorite Movie: Steel Magnolias, Closer
Favorite Song: To Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan
Favorite TV Show: LOST and Scrubs


ADD ONS FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE:

What subject you consider yourself to be an expert in: Getting bums to leave me alone
What has changed most about you since moving to the city: I drink a lot more. And, I’m a lot tougher
The most valuable skill perfected in your hometown: Gossipmongering
What irritates you more than anything: People who think they’re better than they are
(ie, Trixies and Chads)
Your personal hero: My parents
What you are probably most known for in your hometown: Leaving it



THE BASICS:

Name: Lindsay Oyler
Handle: Wizard of Awesome
Age: 25
Location: Chicago, IL
Occupation: Sales on the Mag Mile
Relationship Status: Engaged
College attended: Texas A&M University- Commerce


GLORY DAYS:

Hometown: Coffeyville, KS
High school attended: Field Kindley High School
High school mascot: Golden Tornado
Number in graduating class: 161
What you were voted in high school: Most Likely To Succeed, Class Clown, Snowball Queen, Homecoming Queen


SMALL-TOWN FAVORITES:

Favorite movie portraying the small-town way of life: Footloose
Favorite song about the small-town way of life: Friends in Low Places
Favorite small-town food: Beenie-weenies, Spam sandwiches
Favorite thing about small towns: Getting anywhere you need to in 2 minutes


RUN-OF-THE-MILL FAVORITES:

Favorite Book: Freakonomics, Roots
Favorite Movie: The Jerk
Favorite Song: Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Favorite TV Show: Intervention, 30 Rock


ADD ONS FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE:

What subject you consider yourself to be an expert in: Dieting
What has changed most about you since moving to the city: Views on politics and religion
The most valuable skill perfected in your hometown: Partying on a back country road or in a pasture while eluding the police, and I must say- working hard and shopping cheap
What irritates you more than anything: Sluts and superficiality
Your personal hero: She-Ra Princess of Power, Tina Fey
What you are probably most known for in your hometown: Getting a DUI when I turned 16 and singing at church (ironic, I know)



THE BASICS:

Name: Deanna Lynn Riggs
Handle: Deanimal
Age: 23.5
Location: Manhattan, New York
Occupation: Casting/Writing/Directing
Relationship Status: Taken
College attended: Coffeyville Community College, Webster University

GLORY DAYS:

Hometown: Garnett, KS
High school attended: Anderson County High
High school mascot: Bulldog
Number in graduating class: 68
What you were voted in high school: Class Clown and believe it or not-- Class Historian

SMALL-TOWN FAVORITES:

Favorite movie portraying the small-town way of life: Pleasantville
Favorite song about the small-town way of life: Omaha by The Counting Crows
Favorite small-town food: Broasted Chicken
Favorite thing about small towns: Fresh air!

RUN-OF-THE-MILL FAVORITES:

Favorite Book: What's the Matter with Kansas?
Favorite Movie: Reality Bites
Favorite Song: ANYTHING by the Counting Crows or Ben Folds
Favorite TV Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien

ADD ONS FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE:

What subject you consider yourself to be an expert in: Screenwriting
What has changed most about you since moving to the city: I'm in a little better shape because I don't own a car and walk EVERYWHERE!
The most valuable skill perfected in your hometown: Work ethic! My parents put me to work at their restaurant (The Sherwood Inn) when I was 13, I'm pretty sure that's illegal.
What irritates you more than anything: When girls who are my age refer to me as "sweetie," like I'm somehow beneath them.
Your personal hero: Michael Moore…yep I said it!
What you are probably most known for in your hometown: My recent appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" where I played a waitress in a commercial for my family's restaurant "The Sherwood Inn." What
most people probably don't know is...
I wrote, directed and produced the
project. To find out what I'm talking about,
click the link below and you can see for yourself!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eRRBz2f1vpw



THE BASICS:

Name: Jessica Williams
Handle: Perplexedica
Age: 28
Location: Dallas, TX
Occupation: Training and Recruiting
Relationship Status: Single
College attended: Texas A&M University


GLORY DAYS:

Hometown: Sterling City, Texas
High school attended: Sterling City High School
High school mascot: Golden Eagle
Number in graduating class: 29
What you were voted in high school: Most Talented, Most Beautiful Runner-up


SMALL-TOWN FAVORITES:

Favorite movie portraying the small-town way of life:
Favorite song about the small-town way of life:
Favorite small-town food: Chicken Fried Steak
Favorite thing about small towns: Everyone knows everything about everyone


RUN-OF-THE-MILL FAVORITES:

Favorite Book: Marley and Me
Favorite Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Favorite Song: Please, like I can choose one
Favorite TV Show: Arrested Development


ADD ONS FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE:

What subject you consider yourself to be an expert in:
What has changed most about you since moving to the city: My materialistic way of life. Oh...and not wearing camel-toe rockies.
The most valuable skill perfected in your hometown: Working hard, breaking a sweat and caring about the product those two produce
What irritates you more than anything: Big town-traffic. Small town-inability to do anything faster than a snail's pace
Your personal hero:
What you are probably most known for in your hometown:
Living in Dallas, making money, not having babies, yet. Hell. Not having a boyfriend, yet.

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