RICHARDSON, diana louise

[DIANA RICHARDSON]

•RICHARDSON, DIANA LOUISE•

I'M TIRED OF BEING WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE

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THE BASICS[/color][/size][/b][/center]

name!? diana louise richardson
nicknames!? diana, di, dina, deena
age!? twenty two
birthday!? december 22
gender!? female
orientation!? hetrosexual
member group!? clean, unaware
canon or origina!? original
hometown!? columbia, md
current location!? darwin, australia

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FEELING SO FAITHLESS, LOST UNDER THE SURFACE

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THE LOOKS[/color][/size][/b] [/center]

height!? 5'7”
weight!? 120lbs
hair color!? chestnut
eye color!? azure
distinguishing features!? mole on lower back
play by!? alexis bledel
overall appearance!?

Diana stands at an average height, at about five foot- seven inches. But her legs are rather long and lanky, kind of awkward looking when she wears short shorts, or short skirts. She tends to stay away from those, but even someone from Louisiana can't stand the humid, disgusting heat of Darwin. Her spindly arms and fingers also seem inept at times, brushing almost half way down her thighs, and if she doesn't stand up straight, seems like a gorilla or a monkey or something.

Wishing she had her mother's pretty looks, DIana doesn't really like to look at her face in the mirror anymore than she has to. Mostly, because she isn't exactly vain, and the other part because she has better things to do. It's not that she's ugly, she just like any other girl on the street.

Her brow is high, often covered with side bangs, or even full bangs, and decorated with slightly arched eye brows, directly below of which, are her eyes. Diana's eyes are a little big, turned slightly down, and a very deep blue. Her eyes, along with her bow-arrow mouth, are one of the few things that she really likes about her face.

Despite her high cheek bones, they aren't really pronounced, possibly because she has a strong jaw, and a very slightly prominent chin. Usually, she uses a light red blush against her peachy skin to accent her cheek bones.

Generally, she doesn't have any money, so she has to get any new clothes second hand, in trift shoppes. That means that she has a very wide range of clothes to layer and match and mix. Sometimes it's retro, more often than not it's just unloved clothing that no one likes and decides to attempt to sell to some place with no money. Failures.

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DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING OF ME

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THE PERSONALITY[/color][/size][/b] [/center]

likes!?

[/b] though its not exactly best for her body, she loves to eat twizzlers. Dia doesn't even know why she likes the gross things, they're too sweet in her opinion, too... weird. but she only likes the cheery ones. not the strawberry ones, or the black licorice, or any of the other gross artificial flavours that are our there. just fake cherry.

meditating. not quite literally, but going to a very quiet place where she can think out loud without being heard is rather nice. her room isn't always an option.

music. and her noise canceling headphones, its another form of escape from pressure. when she's wearing her headphones, she can't hear and single thing. if a cannon went off, she might feel it, but not hear it. she likes more older music, like the beatles, but some more modern, less known songs have caught her interest.

vintage clothing. and anything else she can get in a thrift store. it's always fun to dig through the endless bins of random bits and bobs.

chunky jewelry. big necklaces, large bracelets, anything real flashy that'll dress up any plain, and match any outlandish, outfit that she puts on.

painkillers. her near constant migraines are not fun, and she takes at least five or six pills a day in an attempt to dull the throbbing in her head.

peanut butter. preferably smooth. Jiff, too. Not skippy. She can't understand how australians don't like it, or don't eat it with the same obsession that Americans do. [/ul]

dislikes!?

[/b] anything that gets played a million times on the radio, sung by someone who cannot sing, or has completely meaningless lyrics, etc, she can't stand. nor mainstream pop/hip hop. sometimes, she wonders where the music industry is going.

vegemite. i mean, wtf is that? yeast spread on bread? ... ew.

reality television shows. they're so pointless. she hates telly in the first place, but to have bitchy girls fighting over shoes or boys in front of a camera just to be famous without trying, diana finds its it rather disgusting. if they'd tried in school, they could be famous for a viable reason.

people who don't try. in school, diana worked her bum off to get almost average grades. what she despises is when people don't try and laugh it off, before getting really pissed. i mean, if you don't try, obviously you're not going to get anywhere in life unless your parents are rich and willing to let you slum off of them.

anger. its kinda frightening. when she's angry, though, or if someone's furious at her, she cannot stand it. sometimes it drives her to tears, sad as that is. usually, she's able to hide them, but it makes arguing back really hard when your throat is constricted.

headaches. or migraines. whatever you want to call them. they hurt like a bitch, and she doesn't know what causes them. doesn't have enough money to get her head checked out, so she just loads up on Motrin, Tylenol, Advil, whatever's around.

bills. and her mortgage, and her student loans, and every other payment that she doesn't have the money to pay off. [/ul]

strengths!?

[/b] hating to get angry, or sad. She can usually keep her temper in check. typically a peace keeper between her friends and their petty little fights. her voice and tone, when used correctly, can diffuse a situation quickly.

sociable. Anyone can trust Diana. She's the easiest person to be around. She can come up to you with a smile and a topic. It's that simple, and comfortable to be around.

observant. Diana has a sharp eye for details. She may not be able to always read someone's expression, but she can get a pretty good feel for their mood when it comes to their body language. [/ul]

weaknesses!?

[/b] her mother totally lost it after her father died, which was about the time that she dropped out of college, and lost contact with her brother. It upsets her, partially because her mother was a really fun person before her schizophrenia set in. The other part is because she totally ditched her brother to deal with it.

penut butter. and there's not fucking place to buy it in australia. I mean, really? What the hell is Vegemite?!

guys with australian accents and charm. which is totally bad, because, obviously, she's in australia... there's a hot, australian guy every two inches. Haha. That's so... horrible?[/ul]

fears!?

[/b] even though her apartment is really rather small, anything confining her to less than arm length space with cause her to have a total spazz attack (hyperventilating, shaking, etc)

physical pain. really? who, besides total weirdos, really like pain? it hurts. duh. she has a pretty low tolerance for discomfort like that.

doctors and dentists. they are just plain old creepy. If they inject you with a pain killer, what are they really doing to your body/mouth? [/ul]
goals!?

[/b] having dropped out due to lack of money, she does want to go back. she's not a slacker, and has no intentions of wasting her life away. and having a pointless major is no right to slack off.

meet with her brother, on friendly terms. she doesn't really have a great relationship with her brother, and she can't really blame him, seeing as she dumped him with their mother when she got sick and ran off to Australia. hasn't talked to him since.

actually have a real job. working at a chinese food place isn't really what she had in mind when she came to Australia to make a life. [/ul]

quirks!?

[/b] she sets her alarm earlier than she knows she's going to get up, because she knows that she's just going to turn it off and sleep for a few more minutes anyways.

finger tap. she will twitch her right ring finger when she's walking. it's similar to a nervous tick, and she'll do it unconsciously. it's always in a constant, repetitious fashion.

won't shut the fuck up during movies. Diana likes to predict what will happen next, or ask questions, or something similar. has no problem at all with holding conversations with other people about the movie or characters.

mind games with her eyes. when she is sitting on the bus, or just staring at something, diana likes to find patterns in whatever it is she's looking at, with her eyes. it hurts her head, though, if she does it for too long. [/ul]
secrets!?

and quite literally. her mother completely lost it after her father died, and is barely able to recognise her two kids.[/ul]
overall personality!?

Diana is a pretty laid back kind of person. She doesn't like responsibility, at all. If you have to rely on something from her, try and make it easy, or attainable, because she might have a total freak out if she isn't able to do something for someone that they asked her to do.

With a quick tempter, it's not a good thing for her to freak out. If she's offended, or upset, she might immediately start yelling, saying things that she may or may not regret later. Probably will.

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PUT UNDER PRESSURE OF WALKING IN YOUR SHOES

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THE HISTORY[/color][/size][/b] [/center]

full history!?

Diana grew up in the city, so Darwin isn't really a very big leap for her. She's used to the cars (though they all drive on the wrong side of the freaking road here.)

Her family life was like anyone's out there. Until she was eight, she shared a bedroom with her older brother, (bunkbeds, omg.) and then they had to move into a larger apartment. With a mother and a father in the medical profession, they were never short on money. Because of that, along with how she had relatively above average grades, Diana never really needed to worry about how she was going to get to college. Until, that is, until she was actually in college.

Originally, Diana decided to some to Australia for 'school' (and the partying... and the hot guys... and the sunshine...) where she was going to pursue a psychology degree; to study the meaning of dreams. Pointless, she knows, but you'd be surprised how many desperate people want to know the meaning of their dreams. It's a little more that funny.

About three years into college, she father died in a fatal car accident. No one knows how it happened, it was a hit and run. Diana had never been on very good terms with her father, and didn't have the money to make it back. It never occurred to anyone to send her some. Very soon after that, her mother completely lost it. Started seeing things, wouldn't eat, and began talking to herself. Diana's brother begged Diana to come home, to help with her, but she wouldn't.

At this point, Diana sound's like the biggest bitch of her age. Wouldn't go to her dad's funeral, won't come home when her mom looses it? Yeah. And she can be.

But she was scared of everything going on at home. Just before she left, her parents could be heard a block away from the house, with all of the traffic outside.

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CAUGHT IN THE UNDERTOW, JUST CAUGHT IN THE UNDERTOW

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THE FAMILY[/color][/size][/b] [/center]

father!? zachary markus richardson, dead, 53
mother!? brenda jetta lowe richardson, full time psych ward patient, 49
siblings!? brendon charles richardson, medical student, 25
other significant people!? n/a
pets!? n/a

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EVERY STEP THAT I TAKE IS ANOTHER MISTAKE TO YOU

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THE BOSS[/color][/size][/b][/center]

HEY! I'M WICKED?!

[/COLOR]! ISN'T THAT WIZARD?
I'M FOURTEEN[/COLOR], AND I'VE BEEN BANGING ABOUT
THE ROLE PLAY WORLD FOR THE PAST THREE[/COLOR] YEARS!
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[haddy (needs help)]

I know you're not completely done, but I wanted to post the accepted image somewhere so I didn't lose it. CONGRATULATIONS.