You will probably all think I am weird but... 1996 was a tough year, ugly divorce and lost my job (Artist/teacher/director of an intergenerational arts program). I had 4 kids under to feed and no money for things like car insurance, gas, etc. so job opportunities were tough. Now we go weird... I have always been interested in the occult, spirituality (used to play church), etc. and learned how to read runes. Well, my little town opened a New age store and I checked it out and the next thing I knew I became a reader. Made enough money for us to get by on till I found a "real" job in a ladies dresss shop. ( the readings were more fun but putting entertainer on my 1040 was too weird).In the begining it was slow so we all got very close and nicknames started. I am Barbara, I became Barbarella but more in a Cinderella way cause I was always cleaning. (the other name they tried to start was Babzilla but I put a stop to that.) Any way, our first online account came through one of my daughters around that time and she had power of the screen names, she put me in as Barbarella, when she discovered there were others she added the ny for NY. It stuck. My Hotmail account is Alulubelle.( what my mom always told me I was) The picture is one of my first poser attempts. Looks like me enough and is what I send to all those pesky people who want my photo online. lol