I grew up watching a lot of cartoons, old and new. I was obsessed with Disney movies and I watched mostly PBS up until Kindergarten. I also watched a lot of fantasy, comedy and inappropriate action movies aside from requisite kid fare.

My favorite toys were Barbie, Precious Places, Little People, View Master, Nintendo and even though I was a girl, I loved GIJoe and cars. I collected many figurines from cereal boxes and sang popular country music into my parents tape recorder.