Name: Lizzy

I guess this is the part where I tell you all about me...okay...hmm...well, I love to read, write, sing, dance, and act. I take hip-hop, jazz, tap (but I'm sure my very definite lack of skill at that will someday cause my teacher to snap and beat me to death with tap shoes), and ballet. Ballet and hip-hop are my favorites. Okay, I'm really horrible at describing myself, so this part's over...now.

Love: Reading, writing, hair elastics, straighteners, iPods, laptops, mechanical pencils, blank notebooks, camis, ballet slippers, dark jeans, nail polish, bangles, rings, shopping, friends, family, sports, snow, rain, thunder, lightning, lol catz, early morning spring, flowers, junk food, soda, classic Disney movies that you saw a million times as a kid, etc.

Hate: Waking up early, algebra homework, rudeness, hypocrisy, stereotypes (see that thing at the bottom), self-righteousness, when the last chocolate-chip muffin mysteriously disappears, running out of hot water (I admit, my long showers are probably contributing to this planet's death; sorry!), early morning sports-ok, early morning ANYTHING, etc.

Rent ships: All canon, plus preRENT Roger/April and Maureen/Mark, and Mark/Roger if it's well-written.

Favorite Quotes:

If you fall, it's because I tripped you. If you walk into a wall, I'll push you into another one. If you mess up, I'll never let you live it down. But if you need to cry, you can cry on my shoulder. Because that's what best friends are for.

I'll rise- but I refuse to shine.
More fitting words have never been spoken.

Robbers stab you in the head. Boyfriends stab you in the heart. Friends stab you in the back. Best friends don't carry knives.

The trouble with real life is that there's no background music.

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -A. Whitney Brown

My sister was telling this riddle to her friend Emily. The answer is 'nothing'.
"Okay, what's more powerful than God, more evil than the Devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you will die?" - my sister
"Oh! I know this one! Rabies!" -Emily
"Emily...rabies is more powerful than God?" -Maggie, other friend

"Edward Cullen IS real! We just haven't seen him yet...like God!" -some girl in my sister's class

At dinner, me and my sis were talking (ranting) about RENT while my parents watched.
"Angel as a white guy looks like Michael Jackson..." -me
"RENT!" -my dad
(I squeal/scream)
"I just wanted to be a part of the conversation..." -my dad

Our power went out after this huge snowstorm, so I lit a bunch of candles and carried one around, dancing around my kitchen singing "Light My Candle" while my sister watched.
"Ta da!"- me
Then the wax burned me. Woohoo. :p
"Ouch! Ouch! F_ck, ow!"- me
"Oh, the wax, it's dripping, I like it between my-" -my sis
"Oh, shut up."- me

"Oh my god, this teacher is so oblivious. (shouting at her) Oblivious, oblivious, oblivious!" -Nikki, in math class when we had this really old sub who was, well...oblivious!
"Let me try...I'm dying!" -me. Nothing. She didn't even look up. I'm starting to lose faith in our public school system...

We're in Little Italy (Wooster Street =) in line at Frank Pepe's...it was like a twenty minute wait...but it was like, THE BEST pizza I have ever had...and so the line was like, 40 people long, and we're just standing around waiting and eating Italian cookies.
"Blah, blah, blah."- us (not really, but you know what I mean)
"ACHOOOO!"- guy in front of his.
I jumped. It was so loud!
"Okay, you scared ME, and you scared her(points to me)!...And I think that lady back there."- the guy's buddy
"Me too."- my sister

If you have ever wished with all your heart that you could give Roger a really BIG hug so he would stop angsting, copy this into your profile.
Especially in that scene where's he's singing Another Day, 'I should tell you, I should tell you, I should tell you, I should- NO!" He's like a big, screwed up teddy bear!

If you would love to scream 'Anarchy! Revolution, justice screaming for solution, forcing changes, risk and danger, making noise, and making pleas!' at a political debate, copy this into your profile.
Seriously, wouldn't it be fun?! I mean, the getting-arrested part would be not-so-fun...but the screaming part would rock!

If you have ever fantasized about Mark pulling you up onto the stage during La Vie Boheme, copy this into your profile.
I'd be on the table. For sure.

If your body provides a comfortable home for the Aquired Immune RENThead Syndrome, copy this into your profile.
No explanation needed.

If it pisses you off when people write about Collins moving on after Angel dies, because as far as you're concerned, she never died, so technically, you think he's cheating on her, copy this into your profile.
They were meant for each other and will never ever be meant for anyone else and people who think otherwise are stupid! ...So there...

RENT is my hope, my love, my fear, my passion, my obsession, my joy, my sorrow, my LIFE. RENT is love. I'm not just saying that. From the moment the first chords of Seasons chimed over the theatre speakers, I fell in love. I did. They've changed my life. RENT is about being young, being in love, being afraid and being brave, loving someone enough to keep them close to you, but loving them enough to let them go when it's their time. RENT is about hope, life, death, pain, misery, addiction. RENT is about life. Your life. Not only do you know these people, you are these people. Every one of them. If you can't relate with Mark you relate with Roger, or if you can't relate with Mimi you relate to Angel. There's more of you in all of these people than you realize there is. It's not about AIDS and Drag Queens and the Homeless, it's about your life. You experience love and hurt and fear just like these people do. RENT is about everything we experience everyday and that's why I love it.

Found this on a parental advisory website for Rent. This was on a list of things parents should take into consideration before letting their kids see the movie. Among this, there was bad language, sexual content, and Roger flipping off Mark. But of course, this one is far more sinful...Protect our youth!
-It's possible the film could inspire some kids to break into song and/or dance.

Gay marriage:
1) Being gay is not natural. People always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, liposuction and air conditioning.

2) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Briteny Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

9) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans...

Bold ones are ones that apply to me.
I'm SKINNY, so I MUST be anorexic.
I'm EMO, so I MUST cut my wrists.
I'm a NEGRO so I MUST carry a gun.
I'm BLONDE, so I MUST be a stupid, stuck up ditzI hate this one so much!
I'm JAMAICAN so I MUST smoke weed.
I'm HAITIAN so I MUST eat cat.
I'm JEWISH, so I MUST be greedy.
I'm GAY, so I MUST have AIDS.
I'm ARAB, so I MUST be a terrorist.
I SPEAK MY MIND, so I MUST be a bitch.
I'm a GAY RIGHTS SUPPORTER, so I WILL go to hell.
I'm a CHRISTAN, so I MUST think gay people should go to hell.
I'm RELIGIOUS, so I MUST shove my beliefs down your throat.
I'm ATHEIST so I MUST hate the world.
I don't have a RELIGION, so I MUST be evil and have no morals.
I'm REPUBLICAN, so I MUST not care about poor people.
I'm DEMOCRAT, so I MUST not believe in being responsible.
I am LIBERAL, so I MUST be gay.
I'm SOUTHERN, so I MUST be white trash.
I'm a GUY, so I MUST only want to get into your pants.
I'm IRISH, so I MUST have a bad drinking problem.
I'm INDIAN, so I MUST own a convenient store.
I'm NATIVE AMERICAN, so I MUST dance around a fire screaming like a savage.
I'm a CHEERLEADER, so I MUST be a whore.
I'm a DANCER, So I must be stuck up and a whore.
I wear SKIRTS a lot, so I MUST be a slut.
I'm a PUNK, so I MUST do drugs.
I'm RICH, so I MUST be a conceited snob.
I WEAR BLACK, so I MUST be a goth or emo.
I'm a WHITE GIRL, so I MUST be a nagging, steal-your-money kind of girlfriend.
I'm CUBAN, so I MUST spend my spare time rolling cigars.
I'm NOT A VIRGIN, so I MUST be easy.
I'm a TEENAGE MOM, so I MUST be an irresponsible slut.
I'm POLISH, so I MUST wear my socks with my sandals.
I HAVE STRAIGHT A'S, so I MUST have no social life.
I DYE MY HAIR CRAZY COLORS, so I MUST be looking for attention.
I DRESS IN UNUSUAL WAYS so I MUST be looking for attention.
I'm INTO THEATER & ART, so I MUST be a homosexual.
I'm a VEGETARIAN, so I MUST be a crazy political activist.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF GUY FRIENDS, so I MUST be dating them all.
I WEAR WHAT I WANT, so I MUST be a poser.
I'm GERMAN, so I must be a Nazi.
I hang out with GAYS, so I must be GAY TOO.
I'm BRAZILIAN, so I MUST have a BIG BUTT.
I'm PUERTO RICAN, so I MUST look good and be conceited.
I'm POLISH, so I MUST be greedy.
I'm HAWAIIAN so I MUST be lazy.
I'm PERUVIAN, so I MUST like llamas.
I'm a VIRGIN so I MUST be prude.
Im STRAIGHT EDGE so I must be violent.
I'm a FEMALE GAMER, so I MUST be ugly.
I'm BLACK so I MUST love fried chicken and kool-aid.
I'm a GIRL who actually EATS LUNCH, so I MUST be fat.
I'm SINGLE so I MUST be ugly.
I'm a SKATER so I must do weed and steal stuff
I'm ASIAN so I must be a NERD that does HOMEWORK 24/7
I'm MIXED UP so I must be screwed up.
I'm MUSLIM so I MUST be a terrorist.
I'm in BAND, so I MUST be a dork.
I'm MORMON so I MUST be perfect
I'm WHITE and have black friends so I MUST think I'm black
I'm GOTH so I MUST worship the devil.
I'm HISPANIC, so I MUST be dirty.
I'm NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, so I MUST be a loser.
I'm OVERWEIGHT, so I MUST have a problem with self control.
I'm PREPPY, so I MUST shun those who don't wear Abercrombie & Hollister.
I'm on a DANCE team, so I must be stupid, stuck up, and a whore.
I'm YOUNG, so I MUST be naive.
I'm MEXICAN, so I MUST have hopped the border.
I GOT A CAR FOR MY BIRTHDAY, so I MUST be a spoiled brat.
I'm BI, so I MUST think every person I see is hot.
I'm a PREP, so I MUST be rich.
I don't like the SUN so I MUST be an albino.
I have a lot of FRIENDS, so I MUST love to drink and party.
I wear tight PANTS and I'm a guy, so I MUST be emo.
I couldn't hurt a FLY, So I MUST be a pussy.
I support GAY RIGHTS, so I MUST be gay too.
I hang out with teenage drinkers and smokers, so I MUST smoke and drink too.
I have ARTISTIC TALENT, so I MUST think little of those who don't
I don't like to be in a BIG GROUP, so I MUST be anti-social.
I have a DIFFERENT sense of HUMOR, so I MUST be crazy.
I tell people OFF, so I MUST be an over controlling bitch.
I'm DEFENSIVE, so I MUST be over controlling and a bitch.
I read Comics, so I MUST be a loser.
I'm an ONLY CHILD so I MUST be spoiled.
I'm INTELLIGENT so I MUST be weak
I am AMERICAN so I MUST be obese, loud-mouthed and arrogant.
I'm WELSH so I MUST love sheep
I'm SCOTTISH so I MUST have ginger hair and wear a skirts.
I’m a YOUNG WRITER, so I MUST be emo.
I’m CANADIAN, so I MUST talk with a funny accent.
I'm CANADIAN, so I MUST love hockey and beavers.F
I'm DISABLED, so I MUST be on Welfare.
I'm a FEMINIST, so I MUST have a problem with sexuality and I want to castrate every man on the earth.
I'm a TEENAGER, so I MUST have a STEREOTYPE.
I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth.
I’m WHITE, so I MUST be responsible for everything going wrong on the planet: past, present, and future.
I care about the ENVIRONMENT...I MUST be a tree hugging hippy
I'm PAGAN so I MUST worship Satan
I'm CONSERVATIVE, so I MUST be against Abortion
I'm SWEDISH so I MUST be a tall blond blue-eyed lesbian.
I'm a LESBIAN so I MUST want to get with every single girl that I see.
I like CARTOONS, so I MUST be IRRESPONSIBLE.
I like READING, so I MUST be a LONER.
I have my OWN spiritual ideology; therefore I MUST be WRONG or MISGUIDED.
I am WICCAN, so I MUST be a SATANIST.
I DISAGREE with my government, so I MUST be a TERRORIST.
I'm a PERSON, so I MUST be LABELED
I DON'T CURSE, so I MUST be an outcast
I SPOT GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, so I MUST be a pedantic bastard.
I'm GOTHIC, so I MUST be mean.
I’m STRONG so I MUST be stupid.
I'm Australian so I MUST hunt crocodiles and talk to kangaroo’s
I’m GAY so I’m after EVERY straight guy around.
I don’t want a BOYFRIEND so I MUST be Lesbian.
I'm NOT CHRISTIAN so I MUST just need converting.
I love marching band, so I MUST be a friendless freak.
I DRINK and SMOKE, so I MUST have no life.
I am friends with a CUTTER, so I MUST be a CUTTER too.
I cry easily, so I MUST be a wimp.
I can't help pointing out mistakes so I MUST be an over-controlling perfectionist
I'm a PERFECTIONIST so I MUST check everything ten times, then burst into tears at one mistake
I DON’T LIKE to talk about my personal life so I MUST be having problems
I like FIRE so I must be an arsonist.
My parents/parent was or are into drinking and doing drugs, so I must drink and do drugs too.
I'm not a poser or a goth or a skater or emo or a jock, so I MUST be a prep.
My favorite color is pink so must be a prep who worships BARBI.
I grew up with two homosexual parents, so I MUST be a homosexual too
I'm OBSESSED with fanfiction so I MUST have no life
I have been in lots of school fights, so I MUST be easily angered
I DON'T WEAR MAKEUP, so I MUST have no self esteem
I wear BAGGY CLOTHES so I MUST think I'm fat
I wear FLANNEL SHIRTS so I MUST be a lesbian
I'm a TEENAGER so I MUST be stereotyped.
Stereotypes are horrible and degrading! Repost if you believe this.

Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
-Hitch