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aloha baby , it`s valie may laurent
• everyone says valie laurent
• but i say valie, val, or vee fit better.
• august, thirty-first should be a holiday
• these twenty-two years have been very difficult however.
• obviously, i am a female
• considering my infatuation with males
• i think i am straight
• Okay, so the name's Valie Laurent. But seriously, call me Val. That way it's easier for both of us. My name is given to me by my grandmother: Valia Grace Laurent III, which makes me the fourth. She's the last remaining duchess of France, which makes me part-royalty. But not enough for me to be famous or anything. Just for interesting family history, and a bit of wealth.
• French pride. I'm a French girl, who's been brought up in America, since we moved here when I was the young age of thirteen. Sometimes I miss my homeland, however it's great knowing two different languagues, having two different homes and being a part of two different cultures. And I have a sexy French accent. What more could I want?
• I've been going out with my boyfriend, for almost a whole two years now and I couldn't be happier. We're really close and I feel like I could trust him with my life. I want to spend the rest of forever with him, but for now, i'm content with where we're at. I'm having the time of my life, and i've never been happier. I just wish his sister was happy for us, in even the slightest way.
• I'm a fashion photographer, and I study it at college, however I already have a few fashion magazines and agents, awaiting to sign me up, almost right away, considering i've won a few competitions for my photos over the years. I'm considering pulling out of college, just to begin my career, however, at the end of the day, I wouldn't have a degree, so i'll put up with it for my remaining, final year of the course.
• I love literature. Obsessively. I honestly, can't get enough. Name any classic book, and odds on i'll have read it. I'm a bit of a bookworm and a geek, but it's just something I love, and i'm glad I do, because that's what has lead me to the 'Book Nook' and my loving boyfriend. I wear glasses, when I read.
• I'm a bit of a shy, mysterious type I guess. In high school, I was the foreign beauty, who was exotic and mysterious, barely speaking a word. At least, that was how my yearbook described me... I'm actually rather friendly, once I get to know you, however I don't like to talk about myself much. I'd much rather listen to someone else do the talking, leaving my side of the conversation open-ended..
• I'm overall a very nice person, if I do say so myself. I don't believe i've ever said a bad word about anyone, even if I really don't like them. I'm very easy to get along with, with one major exception. I don't cope too well with bitches. At all. I just can't stand them, so i'll end up walking away from the conversation, trying to avoid conflict. If they want to gossip about someone else, I say they can try it on their own.
• Did I mention i'm a peacekeeper? I'm totally anti-war, and I like the idea of no conflict. I'm also a huge supporter of animal rights, along with human rights and a dedicated vegetarian. I guess you could call me a bit of a hippie, or a tree-hugger, but that's what makes me, ME.
• I prefer the great outdoors, to being stuck inside any day. I just love the grass, trees, animals, blue skies, flowers.... The environment is so beautiful, and I just like to appreciate it, almost any moment I can. However, I believe the city can be just as pretty, in it's own way. The culture, is like an art. The fashion, the hustle and bustle: a way of expression, of everday life. I guess I just love life.
• At school, there was only one sport that caught my eye, and it was the only sport i'd participate in. Basketball. Something about it, just caught my eye, and from that day on, i'd started to play, becoming captain of my school team. I also kind of lost my 'nerd' cliche, proving that I wasn't just some uncoordinated, French, literate freak.
• In my family, there's me, my father, mother and two brothers; one younger, one older. My little brother is now 16, and my older brother is 24. Of course, we're all French, and when my little brother finishes high school, my parents are going back to France, back to where our Grandmother is royalty, and we have a nice house and wealth.
• My older brother, Jacque, he currently is travelling the world, with his English girlfriend, Emma, whom he met when he went to England, after finishing high school. I've only met her once before, and gosh, she was like the older sister I'd never had. She was so sweet and now, they're ENGAGED. It was such a surprise for our family, yet when he popped the question, no-one could be happier. He'd gone through high school, as the romantic, French guy, wanted by most girls, obtained by none. I'm so happy for him, and I wish some day I can be just as happy as he is, in his life.
• I'm a bit of a yoga fanatic. Girls often want to know how I keep my body in such good shape and my reply is always 'Yoga, mixed with a little Pilates'. Seriously. It works for me, and it keeps me glowing from the inside, bringing out my natural beauty.
• If I wasn't successful in a career as a fashion photographer, I was going to be a kindegarten teacher. I just love helping little kids to learn. I used to volunteer at the local library, helping kids learn to read, but my career and boyfriend and life just got too hectic so I had to give it up. I wouldn't mind going back t help one day, if I ever get some spare time.
• Despite my love for animals, all my pets are in France, and I just haven't had the heart to buy a new pet, over here in USA. Even though i've been living here for nine years, I don't feel like I could ever buy a new pet. I'd feel like i'm replacing my old ones, and that's just cruel.
• Back at home, i'm the proud owner of an Arabian horse, miniature poodle, three goldfish, a few chickens and a pig: and they're just my own personal pets. I live on a bit of a ranch style home, and we all own a horse each. We're actually beginning to breed them, trying to start a ranch, however we've left it in the care of our family friend, Robert, for now. My little brother wants to inherit the ranch one day, and I think he'd do a great job.
• When I think of the future, I don't really know what to expect. I'm kind of torn between staying put, here in America, and flying back to France, spending my life where I belong. I'm kind of torn between two worlds, but I guess my future depends on one major factor: my boyfriend. I think we need to sort out where we're heading, and soon, because I'm turning twenty-three next month.
• I currently live in an apartment in Manhattan, in the city, near the Book Nook, kinda. It's great, because I can get almost anywhere I need to, including my work and college.
• I was never too successful in relationships all my life. I mean sure, I love the idea of love and romance, but I guess that comes from my love of literature. But still, I could never find someone who was looking for that somethng more, you know? The 'C-word'. Commitment.
• My favourite movie of all time is 'Romeo + Juliet', the Baz Luhrman remake of the Shakespearean classic. It's just so romantic, and that Leonardo Di Caprio guy, he's rather dreamy. It's a beautiful and tragic tale and I find that the film really brought a new level to it, when it showed the story in a different context.
• Spicy and sugary foods are a must.
• I have a secret panda-bear, that I own, and can't ever get rid of. I've had 'Amour', since I was born and he's just something I need to have. Can't explain, but it's just one of my many quirks.
• I love travelling the city, acting like a tourist, taking snapshots of people's outfits. It's great practice for me, being a fashion photographer, and it's lovely to people watch.
• I've found that over the years, being a foreign outsider, who couldn't quite understand the language, that i've acutally become quite good at reading people, and knowing what they're thinking. I believe a person's expression, pretty much says it all.
• I love eating out at fancy restaurants. It gives me an excuse to dress up.
• Clothes shopping is something I love, however my boyfriend gets easily bored, unless I'm buying lingerie, in which case I give him a sneaky preview.
• I plan to travel to Japan one day. I love the fashion there, and it would be a great opportunity for my career.
• I love Polaroid cameras. Actually, most cameras are good, however polaroids are just so cute and so much fun. I also love coffee. I'm a caffeine addict.
• I'm a bit of a quirky person, once you get to know me, but i've been told that that's what makes my beauty even more outstanding: that i'm real. Rather than being a plastic, fake person, i'm a real person, complete with my own personality and unique features, adding a different dimension to my beauty.
• I guess, if you read about my life, it seems really eventful and perfect, like a movie. But I don't think i'm perfect: I think i'm just lucky. I also love trying new things, and trying almost everything I can in life. I'm also a bit of a trendsetter: I like quirky and cute things, that become popular, because of me.
I'm a fairly tall girl, standing at the height of five foot, eleven inches. I'm also fairly skinny, weighing in at only 114. I'm not anorexic but, I just naturally don't put on weight, no matter what I eat. Oh, and I exercise a lot.
I have blonde hair, yes, that's natural blonde. And it's fairly straight, only a little wavy, and has a few natural kinks in it. I have fairly tanned skin, and that's also natural. I only wear a small amount of makeup, to accentuate a few different features about me, however the makeup I do wear, is only ever mineral makeup. It's better for your skin, and it does suit me, as i've been told i'm a natural beauty.
The only piercings I have, and ever will have are both my ears. I wear a bit of jewellery, in particular my great-grandmothers ring. It's from my royal side of the family.
As mentioned before, i'm quite mysterious. In that sense, i'm also addicting, as I leave people coming back for more. I can read people, and I love finding out more about people and their lives and history. I'm really kind, unless you get on my last nerve, and I snap at you.
I'm a foreign, natural beauty and i've been told i'm beautiful, however I never flaunt that. i'm completely in love with my boyfriend, who manages the Book Nook, and he's the best thing that's ever happened to me. He has a huge temper, so I kind of even it out, by having no temper at all. We suit each other like Yin and Yang.
I'm quite, and reserved, unless you get to know me, then I will open up to you, and share my secrets if I trust you. I'm not very trusting, it'll take a lot of effort from you to crack me open and get me to spill. However, once you've got my trust, it's worth it.
• i am the resident manager's girlfriend
• of course, i'm meant to be with manager
• color me indianred
oh, and by the way
krisxbun
is hawt
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