Canadienne.

(aka: Canadian of the female variety in French.)

I started thinking about how Avril Lavigne has influenced my life for about 9 years. Amazing, huh? I mean, when she first started out, I was obsessed. I wanted to be as bad-ass as her, I just didn't know how. I didn't even swear back then. However, by the time her CD titled "Under My Skin" came out, I started swearing. Then again, that was when I was in Australia for 2 weeks without my parents, along with some other rebelious near-teenagers. Back in the days when D-12 still existed; the colors pink, black, and white were your favorite colors if you were cool; meeting someone who wasn't straight was still shocking; and when practically all of your friends had braces. "The Best Damn Thing" was her next CD and I was 15 when that was being sold. Of course, I went and bought it as soon as I could and the drama kids blasted her CD in the dressing room during all-day rehearsal that I brought back during my senior year musical. Eventually, she was lesser known and it really bummed me out. I still remained faithful to her latest CD and hoped she'd come out with something else... Finally, she had a single in the new Alice in Wonderland movie and soon, "What the Hell" was on the radio. I'd jam to that in my drives to and from college. "Smile" and "Wish You Were Here" were her next big hits and I'm sure there will be more off of this 4th CD. Basically, I've come a long way in 9 years and it's pretty hard to believe sometimes.

I dare to say I'm actually close to being a bad-ass. :)