First Day on the Blog:)

Who am I?

Name: Sammie

Age: 29 next week

Marital Status: Not married, but it's complicated.

Occupation: Library Clerk/Student and sometimes Writer

Location: East Bay, California

Passions: Reading, Writing, Music, Movies, Art, Genealogy, Photography, Sports, and Court TV.

Religion: Christianity, from two different faiths (Lutheran and Catholic), with a hint of Mormonism as well.

Ethnicity: Spanish-Castilian and Norwegian-German (not a mutt and definitely not Mexican, believe it or not, there is a difference.)

Can't think of anything else to add, more will come, promise. Ciao for now. Sammie

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