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NEIL F. STUDEBAKERBORN MAY 6TH. GREW UP IN MANSFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA. ONE OF TWO CHILDREN. OLDER SISTER NANCY DISAPPEARED TO VEGAS TWO YEARS AGO, NOW WORKS AS AN EXOTIC DANCER. PARENTS WERE ERICA AND GARY STUDEBAKER. SINCE THEIR DIVORCE IN 1995, ERICA GOES BY HER MAIDEN NAME (TURNER). BORN PREMATURELY, YET FULLY CAPABLE OF HEARING. LOST THE ABILITY WHEN HE DEVELOPED BACTERIAL MENINGITIS AS AN INFANT AND IT WENT UNCHECKED FOR TOO LONG. THE ILLNESS PUT A STRAIN ON HIS PARENTS MARRIAGE WHICH GREW RATHER THAN ENDED AS HE RECOVERED. PARENTS STUDIED SIGNING AND LEARNED HOW TO USE ASL FOR HIS BENEFIT. MOTHER MOVED TO ANOTHER COUNTY, FEELING TO BLAME FOR HIS DEAFNESS. GREW UP WITH HIS FATHER AND SISTER. MOSTLY RELIANT ON LIP-READING TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO SIGN. HE'S WARY OF HOW HIS VOICE MUST SOUND AND DOESN'T TEND TO TALK VERY MUCH. UNDECLARED MAJOR. HE'S MORE LIKELY TO SIT BACK AND TAKE EVERYTHING IN AT A PARTY. MET HIS FRIEND JUSTIN DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FRESHMAN CLASSES. WHEN THERE WAS A MIX-UP WITH THEIR NOTE-TAKERS, THEY WOUND UP SHARING ONE. WHEN HE 'LISTENS' TO MUSIC, HE PLAYS IT LOUD WHILE HE STUDIES, SO HE CAN FEEL THE BASS THROUGH THE DESK AND FLOOR. MEMBER OF THE UNDERGRADUATE ART ASSOCIATION. 5'7". CUTS LOOSE AROUND CLOSE FRIENDS AND CAN REALLY ACT LIKE A NUT, ESPECIALLY IF HE'S BEEN DRINKING. STUBBORN WHEN HE GETS INTO ARGUMENTS WITH SOMEONE - LIKES TO HAVE THE LAST WORD.
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