Frequently Asked Questions
When you’re getting to know new people, the same questions
always arise. Since I’ve been meeting a lot of new people these past few
months, I feel like I’ve been answering the same questions over and over again.
Most of them are innocuous and even fun to answer, but others have gotten
incredibly annoying and tiresome. So thank you for your interest in Dee. Please
refer to our Frequently Asked Questions with any concerns you may have. Hugs
and kisses.
What are you?
I get this one a lot, sometimes worded just that bluntly. This question tends to come from people who like to slap labels on others, and have a hard time doing so with me. The simple answer is I am Dee. I don’t fit neatly into any subculture or label. Both the girl you see in a floral sundress and in fishnets and crazy contacts are equally the “real” me. I don’t know why this confuses people, but it does.
How many piercings/tattoos do you have?
At the time of this blog post, I have five tattoos and ten piercings. I plan on getting more of both. I also get asked where my piercings are, and I can’t really answer that in all situations.
How do you stay so skinny?
I hate this question, because it’s always asked by a woman, and it always gets uncomfortable because more often than not it’s followed by ‘You skinny bitch’ or some other snarky snip passed off as a compliment. Here’s the answer:
1. I’m young and have been skinny my entire life, though my curves suggest I have the ability to gain a lot of weight if I’m not careful.
2. I don’t eat a whole lot of food. I’m not going to bullshit you and say I eat healthy—I don’t—but I do not eat much. I highly doubt I make 2000 calories a day, though I’ve never counted.
3. I belly dance regularly and do yoga semi-regularly.
4. When I’m stressed out, I have no appetite and eat even less than I usually do. I am frequently stressed.
I get this one a lot, sometimes worded just that bluntly. This question tends to come from people who like to slap labels on others, and have a hard time doing so with me. The simple answer is I am Dee. I don’t fit neatly into any subculture or label. Both the girl you see in a floral sundress and in fishnets and crazy contacts are equally the “real” me. I don’t know why this confuses people, but it does.
How many piercings/tattoos do you have?
At the time of this blog post, I have five tattoos and ten piercings. I plan on getting more of both. I also get asked where my piercings are, and I can’t really answer that in all situations.
How do you stay so skinny?
I hate this question, because it’s always asked by a woman, and it always gets uncomfortable because more often than not it’s followed by ‘You skinny bitch’ or some other snarky snip passed off as a compliment. Here’s the answer:
1. I’m young and have been skinny my entire life, though my curves suggest I have the ability to gain a lot of weight if I’m not careful.
2. I don’t eat a whole lot of food. I’m not going to bullshit you and say I eat healthy—I don’t—but I do not eat much. I highly doubt I make 2000 calories a day, though I’ve never counted.
3. I belly dance regularly and do yoga semi-regularly.
4. When I’m stressed out, I have no appetite and eat even less than I usually do. I am frequently stressed.
Why do you dress like
that?
I wear a lot of weird and creepy or sexy and revealing clothing. Most of my shirts show off my belly or my chest and/or are very form fitting, even when I’m not in underwear and body paint. Here’s my huge life rule about clothing: I wear what I want when I want to. I do this regardless of trends, popular opinion, or social stigma. If I feel like wearing a lacy dress with little strappy sandals, I do. If I feel like wearing an outfit that makes me look like I’m ready for the Apocalypse, I do. If something I like is in style, I’ll wear it. Likewise if it’s out of style. I don’t care. Obviously I’ll wear work appropriate things at work, and dress a little more conservatively when I’m with my extended family, but I never feel forced to not be “me.” It’s all me. I will always wear what I want when I want to. I do not budge on this.
Are you religious?
No. Again, I dislike labels, but if I had to label myself in this regard, I would call myself agnos…theist. I experience the world through my senses and the truths confirmed by them. I definitely concede that there are things out there that we as human beings do not yet understand about our world, but I believe we will be learning these things through science. There is no religion that rings true in any way to me. I do recognize the need people have for religion; fear of death, needing direction/a source for a moral code. I’m personally terrified of death, also. But I just can’t buy into something that doesn’t prove itself to me. If you can live on faith, more power to you, I’m not condemning you at all, but it’s not for me. As long as you don’t try to convert me/exorcise me/cram it down my throat, we’ll be friends.
Are you Satanic?
No, you idiot. First off, people who listen to “scary” music or dress in a way that scares you doesn’t mean they’re worshipping the devil. Secondly, Satanism is just another sect of Christianity. Shut up, it’s true. In order to be Satanic, you have to believe in the Christian doctrine…you know, God making the world and Adam and Eve and Moses and Lucifer who worried the cat that killed the rat in the house that Jesus built. Satanists may be worshipping the other side of the Christian spectrum, but it’s still the same belief structure. I’m not religious. I’m especially not Christian. And though Satan/Lucifer/the Devil is an extremely interesting literary figure, I don’t believe he’s real any more than I believe Darth Vader is.
I wear a lot of weird and creepy or sexy and revealing clothing. Most of my shirts show off my belly or my chest and/or are very form fitting, even when I’m not in underwear and body paint. Here’s my huge life rule about clothing: I wear what I want when I want to. I do this regardless of trends, popular opinion, or social stigma. If I feel like wearing a lacy dress with little strappy sandals, I do. If I feel like wearing an outfit that makes me look like I’m ready for the Apocalypse, I do. If something I like is in style, I’ll wear it. Likewise if it’s out of style. I don’t care. Obviously I’ll wear work appropriate things at work, and dress a little more conservatively when I’m with my extended family, but I never feel forced to not be “me.” It’s all me. I will always wear what I want when I want to. I do not budge on this.
Are you religious?
No. Again, I dislike labels, but if I had to label myself in this regard, I would call myself agnos…theist. I experience the world through my senses and the truths confirmed by them. I definitely concede that there are things out there that we as human beings do not yet understand about our world, but I believe we will be learning these things through science. There is no religion that rings true in any way to me. I do recognize the need people have for religion; fear of death, needing direction/a source for a moral code. I’m personally terrified of death, also. But I just can’t buy into something that doesn’t prove itself to me. If you can live on faith, more power to you, I’m not condemning you at all, but it’s not for me. As long as you don’t try to convert me/exorcise me/cram it down my throat, we’ll be friends.
Are you Satanic?
No, you idiot. First off, people who listen to “scary” music or dress in a way that scares you doesn’t mean they’re worshipping the devil. Secondly, Satanism is just another sect of Christianity. Shut up, it’s true. In order to be Satanic, you have to believe in the Christian doctrine…you know, God making the world and Adam and Eve and Moses and Lucifer who worried the cat that killed the rat in the house that Jesus built. Satanists may be worshipping the other side of the Christian spectrum, but it’s still the same belief structure. I’m not religious. I’m especially not Christian. And though Satan/Lucifer/the Devil is an extremely interesting literary figure, I don’t believe he’s real any more than I believe Darth Vader is.
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| Hail Vader. |
How do you know so much?
I’m known for having something to say about most topics. To quote a friend from high school, I “know a lot about a lot.” I do have a working knowledge of a lot of random topics. I don’t really feel like I know more than any given person, but I love to learn, and I love to research, and I retain a lot of information. Ask me what I had for breakfast, however, and I’ll have a hard time remembering.
I’m known for having something to say about most topics. To quote a friend from high school, I “know a lot about a lot.” I do have a working knowledge of a lot of random topics. I don’t really feel like I know more than any given person, but I love to learn, and I love to research, and I retain a lot of information. Ask me what I had for breakfast, however, and I’ll have a hard time remembering.
Why are you obsessed with serial killers?
Um…short answer…I don’t know. I’ve always been fascinated by the workings of the human mind, especially when it goes awry. The cyclic psychological pattern of serial homicide is just intellectual catnip for my curiosity. How does someone do that? What makes a mind work that way? What creates such horrific urges? What makes them do exactly what they do in their crimes? I can’t get enough.
What’s with your Joker obsession?
Well…you see…I…and he’s just…AH! the Joker is such an amazing character. Refer to these two previous posts, or this will become a rant within a rant.
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What’s wrong with your dog?
Nothing. She’s just your average, everyday naked Chupacabra.
Do you shave your dog to look like that?
The answer is yes and no. Stella is a hairless Chinese Crested, meaning she has a double coat on her head, feet, and tail, and a single coat on the rest of her. The single coat does grow, but it’s rougher and scraggly, as opposed to her 80s headbanger hair everywhere else. So we shave it down occasionally. But if we let it grow out, she wouldn’t have that long luxurious hair all over.
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| Fuzzy Stella. |
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| Naked Stella. |
Why do you support gay rights if you’re straight?
I don’t have to be gay to support their rights any more than I have to be a dog to oppose breed specific legislation. I believe in basic rights, and it’s ignorant and hateful that the gay population is treated any differently than anyone else.
Are you liberal?
I’m actually registered independent, but I definitely lean to the left more often than I do to the right, because I have a fully functional brain and no sense of arrogant entitlement. However, hardcore liberals piss me off just as much as hardcore conservatives, which is why I couldn’t ever live in Portland or San Francisco without violently slaughtering hippies and hipsters in coffee houses.
Do you do drugs?
I occasionally drink alcohol. By ‘occasionally’, I mean once or twice a month. I’m toeing the line of sanity without chemical aid. I tend to avoid anything that would tip me over the edge.
What’s with your taste in music?
The music I listen to is a huge part of who I am, and I couldn’t live without it. However, I can’t ever play my music mixes all the way through without this conversation happening between The Boyfriend and me.
track changes
BOYFRIEND: :stares at me with a strange, unreadable expression:
ME:…..what?
BOYFRIEND: Seriously?
ME: Seriously what?
BOYFRIEND: We just went from Columbine to The BeeGees/Psyclon Nine to Barry Manilow/Pavoratti to Rush.
ME:……and?
I can find a song I like in almost every single music genre (except country). Even though certain bands rise far beyond others (Psyclon Nine and Rush being two major ones), I still take a little from everything.
What happened to you?(to make you so weird)
What's Belly Dance?
A blanket term for a very versatile dance style with roots in Middle Eastern Dance. I do some blend of tribal fusion, which 'fuses' other dance styles into MED. I currently practice a darker style.
Is Belly Dance like stripping? Is it for skinny girls only? Am I too old/fat/ugly for belly dance?
No. No. And no. All ages, all sizes, all genders, and it is not a sexual dance.
Do you make money belly dancing?
Every once in a great while, but it definitely costs more than it makes, and 98% of the time I'm dancing for exclusively for funsies.
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| This picture is four years old. I feel aged. |
Are you a writer?
Yes, though I’ve never gotten paid for it, it is my main passion.
Are you published?
Uh, well I have two tiny poems that were “published” in an online lit mag a couple of years ago, so…….no.
What’s with the machete mouth?
People learn really quickly that I have a talent for spotting very brutal truths and unleashing them when provoked. I’m also a ball breaker with a wicked sarcastic streak. I know it has its major downs, and verbal aggression is still aggression, but I have to say, I am immensely proud of this particular talent of mine. I think we pussyfoot around too much today. No one should be too sensitive for a little teasing, and everyone should have a tough enough skin to take criticism when it’s warranted. It may be a byproduct of my anger issues, but nothing beats the expression on a full grown man’s face when I tell him to grow a pair because he’s whining about pointless bullshit. However, I’m not ever just mean for the hell of it. I have to be provoked. And I’m also good at taking about as much as I give. So if you can handle a little ball breaking, we can be friends. If you’re too sensitive for it, skip on by, Princess.
Do you always wear makeup?
Yes.
Why?
Refer to next question.
What do you look like without makeup?
Bad. On any rare occasion where I’m seen without makeup, friends/family ask me if I was up all night or if I’m sick. Without fail.
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| Me without makeup. Yep... |
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| With makeup. |
Why do you have body image issues?
I’ve never liked the way I look. That’s about it.
What’s with your weird taste in men?
This is a typical question when someone sees a picture of The Boyfriend in his sexy rivethead fare. Yes, I to have a soft spot in my little black heart for darkling heartthrobs, but my taste in men isn’t quite so narrow. Reference these posts for further research into Dee’s libido.
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| Yep. Hot. |
Are you this affectionate with everyone?
Yes. I am an extremely physical person. If we’ve met in a casual situation, I’ve probably already stroked your arm or patted your back or hugged you. I have pretty much no physical bubble, and I am almost as indiscriminately affectionate as a puppy. And if we’re friends and I haven’t seen you in a while, I will literally jump on you. Unfortunately, for newcomers to…me…this sometimes sends out the wrong signal. For normal people, someone sitting in your lap and playing with your hair and rubbing your shoulders and cuddling into your hugs means that they’re into you. With me…it’s just how I am with my friends. So be warned, newcomers…you will be platonically molested.
Yes. I am an extremely physical person. If we’ve met in a casual situation, I’ve probably already stroked your arm or patted your back or hugged you. I have pretty much no physical bubble, and I am almost as indiscriminately affectionate as a puppy. And if we’re friends and I haven’t seen you in a while, I will literally jump on you. Unfortunately, for newcomers to…me…this sometimes sends out the wrong signal. For normal people, someone sitting in your lap and playing with your hair and rubbing your shoulders and cuddling into your hugs means that they’re into you. With me…it’s just how I am with my friends. So be warned, newcomers…you will be platonically molested.
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