Quietly somewhat funny.
How would you describe yourself in three words?
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Curious, thoughtful and kind.
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View all 112 →Curious, energetic, droll.
Competitive, curious, silly.
Insular, creative and mechanically minded.
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View profile →Crashing in an aeroplane into an ocean at night.
In my 20s I was in a show called The Unauthorised Autobiography of Samantha Brown. The actor who played my dad messed up his lines and it made me laugh so hard that I ended up peeing my pants.
All of the anxious thoughts that you are able to escape during the day that somehow know when you are lying down to relax.
When I realised that I could get myself through anything that came my way.
A blood clot in my artery when I was 23.
Your lowest moment is temporary.
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