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Last updated: February 16, 2009

I almost never know what to say in a biography. I think that this is because I am constantly editing the finished product. I am never satisfied. I am also never finished editing myself as a person, so I would subconsciously never allow my biography be set in stone either. I hope that makes sense.

My name is Gill (like “fish gill”). ‘Tis just a nickname. My real name is so unique that if someone truly wanted to stalk me, they could find me pretty easily. I live and work in Las Vegas normally, if you can call living and working in Vegas normal. I grew up in Modesto, California, but I was born in the Bay Area.

I once read a story where the character described what they weren’t, instead of what they are. So here is my lame attempt at Being Haruki Murakami.

I never get road rage because I am too busy listening to the great music coming out of my car’s speakers. I am not a bitch; I am just quiet and observant. That comes from years of being talked at, but never to. I am not naturally nice though, as I am very sarcastic and cynical. I am not perfect, no matter how good I make it look. My world is very ordered and I get annoyed if something is not where it’s supposed to be. I have a long-burning fuse but never get on my bad side, or you will have made an enemy for life. I am not a mother. I do not do drugs. I never leave my house without my iPhone. I do not sleep around. I am not a published author. Yet.

I am an American of Filipino descent. I am someone’s tita. I am a daughter. I am someone’s ninang. I am a sister. I am fiercely protective of my kin. I got soul, but I’m not a soldier. I had suicidal thoughts in high school. I can only fall asleep when the TV is on. Hello Kitty is kawaii. I get distracted. English is my only language. My French is crap. When adding to my ever-growing bookcase, I try to get literature but I cheat.

I hang a red rosary for my rear-view mirror. I count up to twenty and back down again obsessively. I take a shower every night. I cannot stand strong smells, and I never wear perfume. Finishing college is my primary goal. I can cook very well. Music is the color of my parachute. I am a casual drinker. When I love, I am cautious. I fumble my words a lot. I live in a cave. You break my heart; I break your neck. My inner voice talks more than I do. I want to feel infinite. I love photography. I love classic Hollywood movies. I don’t pray as often as I should.

All I want for Christmas is someone to share my music with.

I do not know what I am doing with my life.