Basic Biography

... me, me, wonderful me!...

Okay, so you wanna know the basics, right? In case we haven't yet been introduced (not that I know what you'd be doing here if we hadn't... unless you're a spy), I am Renee/ Nee/ Re... whatever you wanna call me. The Nightmaregirl, by e-mail, reputation, and experience. Born in Hickville, PA; raised in Hickville, NJ. Small town, small school. Small family: my schizophrenic mother (I'm not kidding), now residing in Maple Shade with the crazy boyfriend that tried to kill us and a Siamese cat they keep in a cage; a probably schizo sister, Vanessa, who currently lives in Long Island; and a completely creepy Uncle with whom I no longer have contact. 'What about Daddy?', you ask. Who needs him? We met once, hung out for a hour. He's a lot like my mom's current: unnecessary.

I did the whole leave home thing half-way through my senior year. Vanessa had already run away and gone to college (separate events) and mom was getting nuttier. Her guy (John) had moved in, taken over, abused us, impregnated her, disappeared, and pushed her to attepmt suicide... So while she was in Ancora, I looked for a way out. The solution? Rutgers New Brunswick. Great idea. I had fun there, made some friends... or at least people that at the time helped me stay alive. I also became totlly alienated from the guy I thought I would marry, but you take the bad with the good and you move on. After my one semester there, I bounced around for a while, hopping from guy to guy and home to home. After a bad breapup in '97, I was lost. Things looked pretty bleak. I was almost at the end, and then I found a place to live.

An acquaintence named Jessie from the Dollar Express where I worked asked me to hang out for a weekend; I asked if her parents would let me stay a week. After over a year of living with them, I finally moved out. They weren't the first family to take me in and help me, but they were the most patient and made me feel the most welcome. While I was under their care, I found a job at the Wall (where I stayed for almost three years, and where I am working again, although now it's called fye) and started to get my life together. Jessie left for college and our friendship got kinda weird, but she's still the bomb.

And of course, there was Andy and all the Andy-related drama (my apartment behind Hooters, my severe drinking, my hooking up with his married friend, his porn issues, etc.). Somehow this all ended with my 6+ year relationship with Mark and my friendships with Terri, and Megan so I can't complain.

As I said, I am with a fella named Mark. It is the best relationship I've been in (constant supply of amazing sex & he doesn't take any shit from me). We've been married for over 6 months and we've enver been pregnant. Who woulda think it?

Other than the major dramas, my life needs minor adjustments (more hobbies, more writing, etc.) but mostly I am happy. Go me. Thanks, God.

Well, that's me in a nutshell. ("Help, I'm in a nutshell!") If there's any questions, just send me an e-mail (nightmaregirl@yahoo.com), refer to the archives, or ask my friends. They love talking about me...