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As you know, I am Tessa Shackelford. I'm a prisoner of a sheltered town high in the West Virginian mountains. I go to Fairmont Senior High School and participate in the Madrigal Choir, Thespian Troupe 2243, and I'm an avid student in Mr. Neptune's Art III class. Fairmont is a dead little town and one day I dream of getting out of here. But there must be some good, because the ill effects of the city have given me a dark edge to my creativity. But the bad side is, this little town is draining the life out of me as well. If I could go anywhere it would be somewhere warm and by the sea.

I hate Fairmont

This is my Madrigal Picture from this year. I hate this picture of me but put it up anyway so y'all can see what a Madrigal is. Madrigals is this choir at school where a " select" (WHATEVER!) group of students are chosen to sing old renaissance songs. We have these costumes made to fit the period. We're pretty famous really. We've been around since..well forever! Mr. Bunner has been teaching our choir since like, 1986 I think. He's really cool.

This is my very first Madrigal pic taken when I was a Sophomore back in the day. I like this one better than this year's. My Soph year was a crazy one. Infact all of my high school years are crazy.

This is the Thespian Troupe 2243's Green Room. This is Hell. I hate this place. The only reason I go to this place is because I'm a member of of the troupe and have acting class 7th period. I hate it. I'm not sure why I joined the acting class except maybe it was an attempt to scale the FSHS social ladder. When I get to the top, I'm hanging myself!

Books That Rule

Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge

Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge

1984 by George Orwell

Catch 22 by Joseph Hellmen

Brave New World by A. Huxley

How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce

World's End by Joan D. Vinge

Star Wars by George Lucas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: By Hunter Thompson

Flowers in the Attic series by V.C. Andrews

Movies that Rule

Fight Club

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Labyrinth

The Dark Crystal

Office Space

Dr. Zhivago

1984

2001: A Space Odessey

A Clockwork Orange

BasquiaT

Ghost in the Shell

Bands that Rule

Radiohead

Moby

Beck

Bjork

Beastie Boys

Sean Lennon

Beatles

Blur

Shonen Knife

No Doubt

Pearl Jam

Nirvana

Black Flagg

The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band

TV Shows that Rule

St. Elsewhere

Daria

Jackass

Sifl and Olly

Fraiser

Just Shoot Me

Strangers With Candy

Whose Line is it Anyway?

The Young Ones

Animal TV Funhouse

Sailor Moon

Robotech


	The Basement \| home About Me \| My Family \| People of Fairmont \| Graffiti on the Walls \| Escape Routes \| Correspondence \| The Art Gallery About Me As you know, I am Tessa Shackelford. I'm a prisoner of a sheltered town high in the West Virginian mountains. I go to Fairmont Senior High School and participate in the Madrigal Choir, Thespian Troupe 2243, and I'm an avid student in Mr. Neptune's Art III class. Fairmont is a dead little town and one day I dream of getting out of here. But there must be some good, because the ill effects of the city have given me a dark edge to my creativity. But the bad side is, this little town is draining the life out of me as well. If I could go anywhere it would be somewhere warm and by the sea. I hate Fairmont This is my Madrigal Picture from this year. I hate this picture of me but put it up anyway so y'all can see what a Madrigal is. Madrigals is this choir at school where a " select" (WHATEVER!) group of students are chosen to sing old renaissance songs. We have these costumes made to fit the period. We're pretty famous really. We've been around since..well forever! Mr. Bunner has been teaching our choir since like, 1986 I think. He's really cool. This is my very first Madrigal pic taken when I was a Sophomore back in the day. I like this one better than this year's. My Soph year was a crazy one. Infact all of my high school years are crazy. This is the Thespian Troupe 2243's Green Room. This is Hell. I hate this place. The only reason I go to this place is because I'm a member of of the troupe and have acting class 7th period. I hate it. I'm not sure why I joined the acting class except maybe it was an attempt to scale the FSHS social ladder. When I get to the top, I'm hanging myself! Books That Rule Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge 1984 by George Orwell Catch 22 by Joseph Hellmen Brave New World by A. Huxley How to Talk Dirty and Influence People by Lenny Bruce World's End by Joan D. Vinge Star Wars by George Lucas Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: By Hunter Thompson Flowers in the Attic series by V.C. Andrews Movies that Rule Fight Club Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Labyrinth The Dark Crystal Office Space Dr. Zhivago 1984 2001: A Space Odessey A Clockwork Orange BasquiaT Ghost in the Shell Bands that Rule Radiohead Moby Beck Bjork Beastie Boys Sean Lennon Beatles Blur Shonen Knife No Doubt Pearl Jam Nirvana Black Flagg The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band TV Shows that Rule ER St. Elsewhere Daria Jackass Sifl and Olly Fraiser Just Shoot Me Strangers With Candy Whose Line is it Anyway? The Young Ones Animal TV Funhouse Sailor Moon Robotech