About Christine

Here is a look at my life..

I attended  the local high school in the 6th Grade when I came to Minnesota. I was new and didn't I know many people. For some reason either because I was new or was not related to anyone, I was contantly teased. By both boys and girls. They would throw spit balls, put tacks on my seat, putting paper with names on it on my back and pttting thigns in my hair. A few boys even hit me in the face. I usually came home crying becuase of the taunting. It got to the point wehre I pressed sexual harasment charges against some. At one time, It got so bad that I tried to comment suicide. It was one of the worst times in my life. But during my senior year, I got up the courage to stand up for myself and they left me alone even some said that they had wanted me to stick up for myself, but didn't give any reason for picking on me. My favorite time was my senior year. Everyhting was better and was excited that I would be leaving the bad times behind me. To those people who tease me, you can kiss my ass!

I finally and greatfully graduated from  high school in the summer of 1994 and enrolled at the local college. I was unceratin as to what to expect becasue of my bad experience at the high school, but to my amazement, everyone young and old student were very freindly and eager to learn as much as I was. even the teacher were nice.

While I ws going to college, I worked as a cook in the cafe which I enjoyed because I got to meet many different people and it help to pay for my tuition. It took business classes like typing, ten key and dictation. At that time, I wanted to be a secretary or an accountant. I had a bad expereinces in my accounting classes in high shcool because of the teacher and I didn't get along. He thought I was goofing off because I was reading all the time, but he didn't realize that I had done my hoemework or at times it was difficult to concentrate in class. Anyway,in the end, I end up flunking the class. I did take
acounting class at the college but had the same problem. I would like to go back to college and get my AA degree in accouting even though I have had problems. I will also like to some other classes like Spanish, Speaking and more business classes.

In the summer of 1995, I was hired by the local paper mill located in Minnesota as a summer employee. I worked as a store clerk, an assistant to the secretaries in the main office and the Total Quality building. Near the end, I was asked to work as a laborer in the Yard Crew. Basically, they gave me a paper picker upper (No kidding) and was told to keep the grounds clean. I would do this all day, but after awhile I was upgrading to help planting flowers, mow and weed wack the lawns. Now this may not seem glamours, but getting paid over $12.00 an hour, I couldn't complain....

In 1997, I graduated from college with a clerical certificate. I would have like to go back, but at the time I couldn't afford it so I went looking for a job. I was hired to work at Total Entertainment Center when it was connected to Stop N" Shop before it become Holiday. I love working there because I love to watch movies. It was one of the highlights of my life. Everything seem to be going my way.

But, in the late 1990's I had my first "episode" At the time I was living with my mother and stepfather. I was rushed to the local hospital and emitted to a hospitial in Duluth where i was given many tests and was finally diagnosed with a serious mental disorder of unknown case typical characterized by a separeation between the thought process and the emotion; a disorton onf reality accompanied by delusions and hallucinatons.  Only thing is there is no known cause or no cure. So, I will have this illness for the rest of my life...

I spent two very scary weeks in a mental intuition wehre i was watch and tested to make sure that i was okay and to make sure i was given the right medication. I"m very grateful for the nurses and doctors who took care of me. Finally, I was allowed to go home.

After getting home, I had some very hard times, dealing with my illness. But, I now I have to deal with it. I still have the illness, but I have become able to live with if. Sometimes, I have good days and bad days. The better out weighting the bad....

But, finally now I see a therapist once a month and have gotten on the right nedication that I don't have so many side effects, but still have affects of my illness which can be scary at times and have had bad nightmares. Even so, I now have my own place. I know that writing will probably not pay the bils. I don't think I will become a bestseller like Nora Roberts or Diane Steele, but hopefully people will read A Pirate's Rmance and encourage other people to read it. Why did I mention my illness? Some people wouldn't, but I want to let people know who have phyical or mental illness that you can shoot for your dreams. Go out and get it. There is no harm in trying. All somene can say is no. I would like to start my own chairty called Christine J. Anderson mental illness awareness so that people can be educated about people who have phyical or mental illness. Many people dont know what it is and so they make their own judgements that are usually wrong. We are just like anyone else. We are just like everyone else, we just have to face obtacles that others don't and do things in a different way.....

So, what do I like to do in my spare time? I like to watch football. I didnt' have a favorite for the SuperBowl. But, that was sure a good game.I watch Raw. My favorite wrestler is Stone Cold Steve Austin. He has retired, but still appeares once in awhile. He is an actor now and has been The Longest Yard and the Condemmed. I have certain programs on that I watch except for Saturday. I haven't been done any, but I do enjoy making crafts like crocheting blankets or potholders, making dreamcatchers and any kind of crafts that yhou can think of. I have stopped doing crafts because it isn't worth it to make them for sale. I now just make them for friends and family.

My dream is to become a well-known bestseller romance writer and hopefully they will make my book into a motion picture. People who would be good for A Pirate's Romance picture would be Harrison Ford, Juilian McMahon, Fabio, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Patrick Dempsy, Sean Patrick Flanery and others I cant think of right now. I'm not sure about actress, maybe you guys can come up with some. I would love to her your opinions...

Guess that's it...