 date of birth 3.7.91 (34) born queens (jackson heights), ny occupation college counselor background camilla inés came screaming into jackson heights nearly a week after her due date. that delay set the stage for her notoriously tardy arrival times. work related, she’s a stickler. social engagements on the other hand (with the exception of movie dates, because she needs her snackies and trailers).. her friends have built in a five(ish) minute grace period, which cam tries her best not to abuse. her excuses are always transparent lies of ridiculousness: her car drove off without her, she had a turf war with the raccoons living in her garage, which she lost. her upbringing was fine, good, really. an older sister, a mom who ran a hair salon out of the family's three bedroom home. a father who once dreamed of owning half of new york city, but settled for a couple of pawn shops in queens with stellar reputations read moreafter college, cam took a little break from academics to "find herself". this translated into crashing on her older sister celia's couch, while bartending at a swanky cocktail club in the city where the tips were as high as the heels the sadistic owner insisted the female servers wear. she worked there for years, burrowing away money, while eventually going back to school. afterwards, armed with a master's degree and a nasty pile of student loans, she began her career as a high school guidance counselor, eventually moving into collegiate territory. scattered in her 33-years on earth, cam has experienced many highs - first kisses, first loves, first dates, graduations(s), first big girl paycheck which aided in her first apartment, the first time she traveled out of state and eventually out of the country, the day she became an auntie. but also, a handful of lows - a broken tailbone in college after one too many shots, discovering at the tender age of 20 she had been pronouncing chamomile tea horribly wrong (cah-mom-i-lay is not correct), a quickie marriage in vegas that lasted all of three months. and the biggest gut punch, the passing of her dad to cancer over a year ago. the loss hit cam hard, and though a short leave of absence from work was probably in order, she stubbornly refused. she vacillated between tucking herself away from the world to marinate in her grief or unable to tolerate the loneliness, over socialized. the latter ended with that mildly heartbreaking and wholly clichéd quickie vegas wedding. slowly, but surely, with the help of family, friends, uber eats, therapy, and reality tv, cam pulled herself out, found her “sparkle” (as her dad called it), and slid back into the life she'd built that wasn't half bad. |
personality
uses dark humor as a coping mechanism. meticulous, funny, loyal - "were you silent or silenced?" food is her love language & a wonderful form of bribery. stubborn, passionate, loud - “this is my inside voice!” an open book & tmi is not a concept she understands. fazed by very little. accepting of most (no bigots, assholes, racists, people who treat service industry brethren like hot garbage). very much “i just think it’s funny how” coded if brown liquor is involved. flirtatious but just recently mastered a half decent wink. fond of an irish goodbye when her social battery is depleted. sarcastic, somewhat guarded, affectionate, impatient. “i could use a little treat” is a resting state.
loves & hates
♥️: karaoke until a don’t make me sing arrives, girl math, clean sheet night, weighted blankets that feel as heavy as her mom’s “mija, get married and pop out babies” expectations, her laundry chair, mutual affection, eye contact,
❌: buffets, waiting for a booth (but she will), movie popcorn without butter - why even bother? slow walkers, line cutters, people who talk on speaker phone in public spaces, fitted sheets, connections |