Valerie

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Bat Facts For You, Part 1 - Myths Children Should Be Unseen Bat Facts For You, Part 2 - Benefits Bats In Your Home? Regrets Forgiveness Give the Gift of Life - Organ and Bood Donation Watch Your Mouth! Santa Claus Is Not Real Leave Fireworks To The Professionals Can You See The Milky Way? Elderly People Should Not Drive What’s Up With Cochlear Implants? Women Are Not Liberated Caring For Our Fellow Creatures What Auburn Really Needs Did You Use Soap? Movie Theater Etiquette The Need For Space Exploration Reforming Pop Culture With Civil Disobedience The Beauty Of Languages Exercise Your Right To Vote! That's Not By Weird Al Central New York - The Place To Be! Mary, Saints, & Angels - Catholic Idolatry? Pray The Rosary Daily Real Women Respect Their Bodies Movie Ratings Need An Update Male-Bashing In Commercials - Enough Already! The Gravest Sin Geology: More Than Just Dirt And Rocks Christianity Requires An Open Mind Creationism And Evolution: One In The Same? Stop Using The R-Word Where Are The Girls In Glasses? Global Warming - Real Or Not? Women Priests In The Catholic Church Misconceptions About America Virgin Pride! Chastity: Securing And Ensuring Relationships And Marriage What's In A Nickname? Auburn Crows: Potential Eco-Tourism Animal Dissections: Unnecessary For General Education Chastity Versus Abstinence God In The Modern World MySpace Etiquette Can Internet Relationships Work? Love Beyond Skin Color Confirmation Is Not Graduation

My name is Valerie - not "Val" or "Valarie"...just Valerie. I've recently met a milestone in my education by achieving an Associates in Science degree, and I eagerly await what the future will hold for me. In two more years, I will have my Bachelors of Arts in Geology, my field of passion. I'm one of those devout Roman Catholics who baffle most people because I'm so heavily into the sciences. I feel that science gives us a better understanding and a better appreciation for the fascinating and mysterious universe God has created.
I'm going to be forthright (a new favorite word) and say that I am mentally ill. I suffer from a lifelong phobia, but I am slowly making progress. I owe a lot to Saint Jude, the patron saint of the impossible and of hopeless cases, for helping me with my mental problems and for helping me improve my life. Before he helped me, I was a very different and not so pleasant Valerie, and even now I still try to improve on many things. Sometimes I still fail, but I keep trying because nothing is ever truly hopeless.
I remember when I was younger, even a few years ago when I was in high school, and I'd create fantasies in my head or get lost in manga or anime to escape reality and boredom. However, I feel like an adult now because I no longer have such a great interest in those things. Instead, I find myself dreaming of my future - finishing school, working within the field of geology, getting married and starting a family, designing my future home, and publishing my books. Now, life is so much more fun than a mere fantasy!
My favorite words, starting with my most favorite, are "sprinkle(s)," "pickle(s)," and "proboscis." Other favored words include "surreptitiously" and "volatile." However, using them in a sentence while communicating with me will not earn you Valerie-points. You can gain Valerie-points by presenting me with a real pickle, rainbow sprinkles (not the spheres), a bat, and/or a hummingbird. One point for each separate object!