Hi! I don't really know what to write...um...I love old musicals with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire (though I've seen very few), Dean Martin and Louis Prima should have the fame Sinatra does, and Persuasion by Jane Austen is just as good as Pride and Prejudice. Cross country is hardcore (seriously, running two miles at 7am is no easy feat; I'm far from being a morning person). Celia Cruz is immortal. Guys need to learn how to dance instead of grind. I'm a diehard romantic; the end of a story either has to be happy or justified in the eyes of the reader, or else it's pointless. Romeo & Juliet is a prime example of a pointless story that never should have been written, and Macbeth is a masterpiece. Anyway, if you decide to read my work, I hope you like it! I'm not the best person at using computers (my nose is glued to books all day long when Coach hasn't called practice), so it might take me awhile to update stories, but I'll get the hang of it eventually. Enjoy!

10/21: News! My flash drive, who unfortunately took an unexpected adventure into to washing machine, has finally recovered and I'll be able to start typing again, if only on school computers. If you're caring enough to read this update, THANK YOU and I'll have chapter 3 up soon!

10/9: I finally got a profile pic! I wish guys knew how to dance like that...special thanks to wilbur018 ophotobucket.com for posting it

9/17: So sorry I haven't updated, for two reasons mainly: One, I've been grounded from using computers period for getting caught with a facebook account (long story, don't ask), so I still can't even type the next chapter up, and Two, inspiration is running low with the lack of attention I haven't been able to give to writing. My parents are gonna be home any minute, but for the precious few who've been following Definitely Not Cliche I didn't want to leave you hanging. Again, I'm SO sorry!!

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I decided I should put a few cliche (haha get it? oohh, that was really bad...) things on my profile, so here goes (As far as music related stuff goes, I can never remember all of them at the same time, and since I have quite a few, I'll be adding to them often. Be forewarned):

Gender: How many guys would name their profile XCgirl?

Age: 16 (still can't drive though...i would if i could get to a dang DPS office...but since i can't drive, i can't...stupid oxymoron in life...)

Height: 4'11'' and 3/4'' (ONE quarter inch to go!)

DOB: December 21

Hair: Long, extremely frizzy, brown, with barely visible gold-ish streaks, curly in some places and wavy in others, when I wash my hair if I don't put hair stuff on it it turns into an oversized afro

Eyes: Boring, plain old brown

Skin: Too pale to look Dominican, too dark to look white

Cultural background: Mom's a mix of Dominican (mostly), Spaniard, African, and a whole lotta other stuff we haven't figured out yet; Dad's a mix of Italian (mostly), German, English, Irish, and Scottish (yeah, yeah, I'm a mutt, that's not even all of them)

Favorite music: Celia Cruz (duh, see above), Skillet, George Strait, Norah Jones, Perez Prado, Juan Luis Guerra, Gary Allan, 3 Doors Down, LeeAnn Rimes, Alison Krauss, Andrea Bocelli, Hawk Nelson, Switchfoot, Gloria Estefan, the Eagles, John Mellencamp, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Louis Prima, Dion, Relient K, Aventura, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Tim McGraw, David Gray, Michael Buble, The Last Goodnight, Chris Brown, Jason Mraz, Lifehouse, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, more to come when I remember them...

Favorite songs from artists who aren't particularly my favorites: "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" from Avenue Q (really, as mixed as I am, can you honestly accuse me of being racist if I like this song? go look up the lyrics), "Guy Love" from Scrubs, "Crazy" by Ayeisha Woods, "Pickin' Wildflowers" by Keith Anderson, "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Chariot" by Gavin DeGraw, "Drive" by Incubus, "Love Remains the Same" by Gavin Rossdale, yeah I have a lot more coming on this on this one too...

Favorite foods: tostones, morro, mangu, Dad's barbecue, real gelato, mashed potatoes with gravy made from the drippings of Dad's barbecue (mmm...i'm hungry...)

Favorite candy: nearly anything with chocolate, especially dark, and palitos de coco (Dominican candy)

Favorite dessert: Turtle Cheesecake

Favorite vacation spot: Dominican Republic! (Where else?)

Favorite books: Persuasion and Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (AMAZING STORY PRAISE THE LORD), Macbeth by Shakespeare, almost any contemporary retelling of Arthurian legends, especially those by Gerald Butler

Real life friends also on FP: jesslia and Vampyer Kitten

Favorite female characters from literature: Lady Macbeth, Elizabeth Bennet, Morgan Le Fay (she really gets a bad rap, she isn't that bad)

Fictional characters I would marry: Mr. Darcy, Emmett Cullen, Jasper Cullen (and yet Twilight isn't on my list of favorite books...hmm...), Sir Gawain, and Terence (one of Gerald Butler's characters in his Arthurian legends)

Crush: heehee, not telling! :D

Favorite movies: Bride & Prejudice, Amazing Grace, Secondhand Lions, Bend It Like Beckham, Remember the Titans, Ocean's 11 thru 13, The Blues Brothers, the original Star Wars trilogy, Take the Lead, Anastasia

Favorite comedians: Peter Sellers, John Belushi, Jim Belushi (yes, from According to Jim), Jerry Seinfeld, Conan O'Brien, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin, Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Lily Tomlin, Lucille Ball, Dat Phan, John Reep, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Dane Cook

Favorite TV shows: Numbers, NCIS, Moonlight (DANGITWHYDIDTHEYCANCELIT!!), Just for Laughs, Pushing Daisies, Ghost Whisperer, Anita No Te Rajes, My Wife and Kids, Sesame Street (I'm in touch with my inner child, thank you)