About Clarissa
Born & bred in Luxembourg. Living in Brighton, in a colourful little flat. I love rainbows, and that’s because why I’m a fag hag. I’m 31, but refuse to acknowledge it. I work for American Express. Yay capitalism!
I’m generally not very sociable. My bright red hair is my trademark, except when it’s dyed black. I wear glasses. I’m proud of my varied musical taste (and slightly blasé about it). I change my mind about stuff every other day, tho mostly I can’t even make up my mind in the first place. I also can’t cook. I am sure there is no God, and my Atheism can be more or less militant depending on the circumstances. Extremist atheists sometimes annoy me. Extremist theists always do.
I am terrified of daddy longlegs, and almost equally as scared of spiders. I don’t mind heights tho, or flying, or snakes, or mice, or small enclosed spaces. I can be incredibly anal about spelling and grammar (in various languages), but I do have some annoying habits like “tho” or “cuz” myself. I’d never get an apostrophe wrong though.
Yes, I’m rather opinionated (but less fussed about imparting my opinions than I used to be). I’m also a bit of a geek, and I think of myself as mildly creative. After my dad died I wore black for six months. Sometimes I write silly poems. Mainly in German. Sometimes I take pictures of my boobs. Generally I hate pictures being taken of myself however.
I don’t do relationships or sex. I refer to myself as asexual when asked, but don’t volunteer any information when not. This results in me often being taken for a lesbian, which is fine with me. My mum has given up on hoping to ever have grandkids, but she still thinks I’m some kind of loony. I don’t care. I probably will once she’s old and senile and I’m the only person available to look after her.
I like: the sea. especially when it’s stormy. New York and Paris. my sexy laptop. cats. my ex-horsey. visiting my friends around the world. androgyny and guys in make up. pretty things and pretty people. colourful stuff. languages. the sun. evil. pizza. Placebo concerts. alcohol. fast cars.
I don’t like: myself. almost all kids and most dogs. people who are in the way. overly religious people. people in general. London. rain or cold. sushi. feelings. musicals. airport security. cigarettes. parties. decisions.
Music: Placebo, R.E.M, The Fugees, Lauryn, Wyclef, Michael Jackson, Jacques Brel, Pink, Queen, W.A. Mozart, Imogen Heap, Mika, Bach, Edith Piaf, The Cranberries, Destiny’s Child, Wir Sind Helden, Eminem, Noa, Moby, Miriam Makeba, TLC, Die Ärzte, The Beatles, ABBA, Michel Sardou, Cheb Mami, Antonio Vivaldi, Cyndi Lauper, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Falco, Brandy, Freundeskreis…
Authors: Douglas Adams, Jasper Fforde, Anne Rice, Robert Gernhardt, P.B. Shelley, Marcel Proust, Goethe, Thomas Harris, J.K. Rowling, Max Goldt, Jean-Paul Sartre…
Art: René Magritte, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Wassily Kandinsky, Claes Oldenburg, Ben, James Rizzi, Anselm Kiefer, Salvador Dalí…
For more (but rather outdated) info about me check out the Clarissa Explorer.