Some random facts and trivia about Christine Bakke
- I spent over four years in an attempt to change my orientation, but re-came out to myself in 2003 (and have been re-coming out to others ever since).
- I collect vintage wooden type (the wooden letters used in printing presses back in the day) and children's books (pop-up books and ones that have cool illustrations or unusual topics). Although not a children's book, my favorite pop-up book is The Pop-up Book of Phobias.
- I've never danced in my life except that one time in my living room when I sprained my toe while attempting to dance the can-can to the movie Moulin Rouge.
- I can't stand it when stores use the wrong letters in their names in an attempt to be cute. Kountry Kitchen. King Soopers. Qwik Mart.
- I feel like I'm a good mix of stereotypical male and female traits, and I enjoy that. No boxes for me. I like being able to fix stuff and make stuff (love my power tools—unlike Peterson's, they are not pink). I enjoy cooking and bubble baths with candles.
- I was an art major in college. Will that be for here or to go?
- I am a bit of a crunchy, granola lesbian, and have two cats that I can't go very long without mentioning.
- Unlike Peterson, I have only one blog, Rising Up Whole, and I sometimes struggle to maintain just that one.
- My day job is as a freelance graphic designer, production artist and photoshop retoucher. Need your friend's head photoshopped onto that naked guy's body? I'm your gal.
- I have too much stuff in my house and am continually fighting a battle to simplify.
- I can be sarcastic at times (ok, a lot of times). I smile a lot and like to joke around with everyone.
- I am trying to live an authentic life and be comfortable in my own skin.
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Some random facts and trivia about Peterson Toscano - I am a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christ-centered Quaker (no, we are not the ones with the horse and buggies).
- I can tap dance but I never have opportunity to show off that marketable skill.
- No animal products for me! I am a non-dairy queen—a vegan.
- I maintain three blogs (I'm a little addicted to blogging, oh, and vlogging)
- I spent 17 years and over $30,000 on three continents attempting to address my same-sex attractions (I am not as swift as Christine).
- I own a toolbox. It is pink. So are all the tools. Really.
- I don't have a TV, a microwave or a car but I do have a record player, a manual typewriter and an ipod shuffle.
- My play, Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House--How I Survived the Ex-Gay Movement, premiered in Memphis, TN on February 17, 2003 (my 38th birthday)
- I LOVE it when stores use the wrong letters in their names in an attempt to be cute. Kountry Kitchen. King Soopers. Qwik Mart :-P
- According to Swedish Wikipedia, "Peterson Toscano (född 17 February, 1965) är en amerikansk dramatiker, skådespelare och debattör. Peterson Toscano har 20 års personlig erfarenhet av att försöka ändra sin homosexuella läggning bland annat inom den amerikanska ex-gay rörelsen."
- Through storytelling and comedy, I have found wholeness and healing (oh, and my friends have helped a lot too).
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