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Name: Valerean

Nickname: None that I’ll answer to.

Gender: Female

Height: 5′3

Sexual Orientation: They never sent me to one.

Favorite color: Evergreen

Time Right Now: 8:39 PM

Average Hours of Sleep: 5-6

Last Thing I Googled: Antique pressed glass bottles.

Number of blankets I sleep under: Zero

Favorite fictional characters: Too many to name, but I’ll pick some from the favorite books category: Devon Howard, Elea and Paikan, Elizabeth Bennet, Claire Waverley, Maxine Kiss, Caliban Leandros, Trixa Iktomi, Luciano

Favorite books: Mistress Devon, La Nuit des Temps, anything Jane Austen wrote, Garden Spells, The Iron Hunt, Nightlife, Trick of the Light, The Book of Unholy Mischief

What I’m wearing right now: Blue scrubs

Favorite Bands: None (hearing impaired.)

Dream Job: Working it right now. Well, not right now, but when I get off Tumblr.

When did you make your blog? Last week.

What do you post about? So far, art, photography, the daughter, life stuff.

Do you have any other blogs? Yes.

Who is your most active follower? I don’t think I have any followers.

What made you decide to get a tumblr? It’s my secret art project for 2016. Was my secret art project. Is it still a secret if I tell someone who doesn’t know me? Not sure.

Why did you choose your URL? Valerean is a handle I use with my non-work friends.

I tag: I don’t know anyone yet. Sorry, will work on that.

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