I'm told that I look like a nice girl. But, yes, I do a full contact sport, and when people ask what I do, they are a bit surprised when I say, 'A martial art, a full contact sport.'

I don't feel like I have to be the nice girl.

Being a nice girl from the Mid-West, my inclination is always to give in and say yes because I want people to like me.

People have this notion of me being this sweet, nice girl, but I'm kind of a pervert.

I can be sweet and nice, but every girl likes to look sexy and be a bit raunchy sometimes.

Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on this and it was why she'd pretty much talked nonstop since I'd approached her and asked for a ride. I'd barely had time to explain the situation before she had launched into a dozen stories to illustrate the point that Things Happened But People Were Okay in the End.