Nicole J. Merrill Lawler

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Hmmm let's see- got my B.A in Fine Arts (sculpture) from...eh...Loyola (hey, it was free, who can pass up free?) Gary and I were married in 1994, we moved to Arizona for a short time but I missed Chicago (family, friends, four seasons, etc) too much so we moved back. I ended up with a day job in the one thing I thought I'd never do- accounting! Don't ask me how that happened. But I'm also a burlesque performer and costume designer. I'm working towards being able to dump the 9-to-5 and have my own costuming/retro clothing business.

"TASTES GREAT! LESS FILLING!" for like 15 minutes at the freshmen pep rally.

And the talent show. We did the "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I don't think anyone knew what it was, there was a collective WTF from the audience. Pretty funny in retrospect!!

Also I remember going to Perkins with Marge for giant cinnamon buns before school. Oh man, and our trips to Medusa's.

But of course the best thing about high school was meeting my man Hollywood. We will celebrate 21 years together on New Year's.