Name
Krystal
Job Title
Apprentice Body Piercer
My Schedule
Monday - Friday
My Family
IS BIG, and very diverse (1/2 Puerto Rican and 1/2 Armenian). We are close and everyone is in each others' business and I wouldn't have it any other way. I live at home with my parents and our dog Nimbus. On our own little branch of the tree, my high school sweetheart, Josh, and I have four babies of our own: our ferrets Carlos, Meeko, Boris, and Natasha. My friends are very dear to me and I consider them part of my family as well.
About Me
I am a born and raised Boston girl! I am a senior at Brandeis University studying Theater stage management. I originally entered college thinking I was headed for medical school but quickly discovered my true happiness in the arts department. Stage managers typically work shows contract-to-contract so when I also had to pick a steady career I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to apprentice at Miraculous Creations because here it really is the perfect blend of art and anatomical science, my two favorites. I'm stoked to be learning at the best shop in MA! I'm dependable, inquisitive, a workaholic adrenaline junkie, goofy, detail-oriented, loyal (I still work my high school job), stubborn, clumsy, and quite the nerd. My favorite past times include laughing and making other people laugh with (or at) me. I also have the tendency to fall asleep anywhere, at any time.
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Likes
Spending time with my family, accents, being short, animals, banana flavored anything, quoting movies with my Dad, quoting my mother, concerts, SHOES, proofreading things, live theater, chivalry, telling people fun facts that they think they don't care about until they catch themselves repeating what they learned to other people in a completely separate conversation (you're welcome), office supplies, full moons, politeness, being a nerd, doing laundry, anything plaid, polka-dotted, or with girly skulls on it, "googling" things, finding errors in published works, talking about ferrets, learning new things, coasters (the ones you scream on, not the ones my mom screams about), being a good friend, nagging my boyfriend, body modification, corsetry, grammar, living history, road trips, RenFaires, candles, collecting old keys, getting caught in downpour summertime rain, gory movies.
Dislikes
Animal abuse and neglect, war, cleaning by myself, being by myself in general, traffic, rudeness, factory farming, worrying about money, text messages that don't make sense, animal testing, bad customer service, summer heat, dead phone batteries, ignorance, coming home to a sink full of dishes (thanks, Mom), high gas prices, people being flaky, writing papers, dirty litter boxes.
Hobbies
Sewing projects, making to-do lists, reading, organizing things, painting, getting stuck in wiki loops, playing board games, baking, balancing my checkbook, shopping, and volunteering at animal shelters.
Favorites
Authors:
Russell Brand, JK Rowling, Peter Singer, Kat Von D, Dr. B (she's an editor; does that count?), a bunch of playwrights.
Musicians:
90's music, Kings of Leon, The Dresden Dolls, The Vaccines, Adele, my dad's music, The Format, System of a Down, Paramore, La Roux, Fun, The Beatles, Flyleaf, MUSE, Gaga, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Rammstein, anything on FNX or Radio 92.9.
Food:
Sushi alldayeveryday, pizza, ASPARAGUS IS MY FAVORITE VEGETABLE EVERRR, cashews, anything my parents cook, french toast, and I could live on PB&J's.
Drink:
My mom's banana soymilkshake (it's the bee's knees), Naked/Bolthouse Farms smoothies, shakes from Johnny Rocket's, boba tea.
Looking forward to:
Short term? Graduating from Brandeis University on May 20th, 2012! Long term? Becoming a real grown-up (a rad piercer/stage managing hybrid one), eventually starting a family and supporting it by doing the two things I love to do, dispelling preconceived notions about body modification, waking up everyday excited to go to work, and crossing off my bucket list (skydiving, etc).
Fond Memories:
Performing onstage, traveling overseas, my Sweet 16, time spent with my grandparents, graduating high school, growing up really close to my parents, adopting any of my past and present pets, road-tripping to and being in my friend's PA wedding, getting interviewed by Ferrets USA magazine (find me on page 84 of the 2012 issue), landing this apprenticeship!
