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♠ Vince used to ride his bike everywhere, until he’d finished the majority of his general education classes and had to travel to another campus to start the specialized courses for his major. Securing the job at the New England Aquarium in Boston forced him to buy a vehicle, much to his disappointment.
♠ He drives a 1979 International Scout that has been converted to a biodiesel engine that runs on vegetable oil, so he spends a few hours each weekend processing the fuel from leftover frying oil from local restaurants.
♠ He waffled for more than a year about getting a dog, finally succumbing to his desire for canine companionship after volunteering at several animal shelters and rescues. He found Lux, an 8 week old husky puppy, by chance, after his visit with another puppy foster fell through because of a fight with Noah. Thanks to diligent training from his ex-boyfriend, who was not working at the time, Lux is fairly well-behaved. She’s crate trained and fully housebroken, minus a few accidents here or there when Vince is gone too long.
♠ Vince refuses to own a television, although his friend Liv got him one that had been converted into an aquarium. He has twin koi that live in it named Mary-Kate and Ashley, which he considers an appropriate metaphor because they swim in circles almost constantly and don’t visibly age, much like the Olsen twins caught forever in re-run syndication.
♠ The first thing Vince bought when he arrived in Rhode Island was his orchid, Ursula. She’s a Pacific Paradise vanda orchid, and he bought her because she reminded him of home. He cares for her as if she is another one of the pets.
♠ He’s completely vegan and mostly eats food he has grown himself. He completed the conversion of his shed to a proper, functional greenhouse Summer 2011 so that he can have fresh produce year-round. The next home improvement project he wants to take on is the installation of solar panels.
♠ Because of his criminal record, he had some trouble finding employment when he first moved to Rhode Island, depending on a work study job as a deck hand to keep him afloat. The experience and references that he garnered from that job have lead to opportunities elsewhere, and now that he's off parole and his probation is unsupervised, he can pass most employment screenings as long as he is forthcoming about his record.
♠ Unless pushed, Vince rarely talks about his time in prison, as it was somewhat traumatic for him. He never once violated the terms of his parole, always afraid of landing back there. Most people will never know he's an ex-convict.
♠ Vince is in his senior year at the University of Rhode Island, but because of the double major program, he still has one year left. He intends to pursue graduate school at UCSD, particularly the Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography.
♠ He’s a certified SCUBA diver, with several years of New England diving under his belt, including the aquarium diver certification. He spends a lot of time in open water, especially when the water warms up a little in the months of August through September.
♠ He’s currently subletting the upstairs "in-law" apartment to Adelaide Clare to help keep his cost of living as low as possible, so he can save most of his wages to pay for graduate school and the subsequent move to California.
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Noah Jackson
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Got a line idea? Leave a comment in Vincent's screened contact post or drop a line via AIM at vince n la noche.
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OUT OF CHARACTER
PLAYED BY: Adam Lazzara.
TIME ZONE: EST.
WRITING: Threads/AIM in third person storybook.
COMMUNITY: ~townsquare. Join us!
CREDIT: Heavily modified layout by Jayla.
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Vince Kennerty
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BASIC STATISTICS
FULL NAME: Vincent Nash Kennerty.
NICKNAMES: V, V-Dog, Van, Nash, Vincenzo, Finch.
DATE OF BIRTH / AGE: August 8, 1984 / 27.
AIM / JOURNAL: vince n la noche / ~knrty.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Portland, OR.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Providence, RI.
EMPLOYMENT: Seasonally employed at the New England Aquarium and Save the Bay Exploration Center (more details below).
EDUCATION: A.S. in Sustainability from Lane Community College in Eugene, OR; Completed one semester at University of Oregon; Currently seeking a BS in Ocean Engineering and a BS in Marine Biology.
FAMILY: Richard "Dick" Kennerty, father, 58; Dorothy "Dot" Kennerty, mother, 52; Dylan Brandt Kennerty, brother, 31 (open); Emily Anne Kennerty, sister, 22.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single, sort of.
ADDRESS: House 59.
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CLASS SCHEDULE
Not attending for summer semester.
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JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Save the Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium, Newport, RI
Exploration Center Assistant Manager
Seasonal; May 21, 2012 – September 4, 2012
As a member of The Save The Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium’s education team, he is responsible for leading education programming at the Exploration Center with children ages Pre K-8, leading camps, helping in the development of educational activities and programs, scheduling the education interns, providing tours to the public, greeting visitors, selling admissions and merchandise. He also provides assistance in the maintenance and cleaning of the aquaria as well as the care and feeding of the animals.
New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
Assistant Educator
Seasonal; March 2012 through October 2012
He teaches marine science curriculum focused on fish biology and behavior, conservation and research methods, co-leading the teaching in classroom and field settings as part of the WoW (World of Water) and Sea TURTLE (Teen Underwater, Research, Training and Learning Expedition) programs.
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BACKGROUND INFO
“I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn't matter - it's only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you.”
— Henry Rollins
During their early years, children are impressionable and need a nurturing, safe environment to gain their identities and form their own opinions. Vince's stay-at-home mother Dot made sure he had that up until his father, Dick, was laid off from his position at the US Postal Service, a fact he hid from the family until their financial situation was unrecoverable. Without his income, the family lost their house, as Dot had never held a job aside from Amway sales when the boys were young. They downgraded from their sizable five-bedroom home in an affluent neighborhood in Portland to a cramped three-bedroom home in Eugene, Oregon's Whitaker neighborhood, where Vince had to share a room with his brother Dylan. Losing so much in the move - friends, personal space, etc. - Vince began acting out and fell in with a tough, older crowd of college students who attended the University of Oregon and identified as anarchists and activists.
Being in such close quarters with his brother, the two grew close, but Dylan graduated the spring before Vince was starting his tenure at South Eugene High School. Dylan left for college at Stanford, and Vince was left to his own devices, spending more time than ever with his influential friends. On June 18, 1999, Vince, a mere 15 years old, participated in the Reclaim the Streets event in Eugene as part of the J18 Global Day of Action to protest capitalism. He was arrested and charged with criminal misconduct, rioting, and two counts of third-degree criminal mischief. He had to serve two years in a juvenile detention center and three years probation. He entered the facility that September and spent the time focusing on his education and staying out of trouble. He earned his GED the following year and began correspondence courses at Lane Community College. He was released from juvie in 2001 and moved back in with his parents, where he immediately began his supervised probation. He graduated from Lane Community College with an A.S. in Sustainability in the Spring of 2004.
Tired of living with his parents, he applied to the University of Oregon, transferring in as an Environmental Sciences major. He moved into the dorms and quickly made friends there, even though he was younger than many of the other junior-level students. He quickly fell in with the eco-activists crowd that University of Oregon is known for, and that fall, he set fire to some luxury cars in a showroom and was arrested soon after, being charged with 10 felony counts of arson and possession of incendiary devices, along with a terrorism charge. He violated the terms of his probation, and because of that was sentenced to twenty years in prison. His sentence was reduced to 10 years after various groups campaigned for him, and a fire expert agreed to testify that no one could have been hurt during the crime. He served five years of his sentence in Oregon State Penitentiary, then was released on parole for good behavior. The terms of his parole were like any other – weekly drug tests and contact with his parole officer, and he couldn't leave the state without notifying them. He was accepted to the University of Rhode Island's unique Ocean Sciences double major program, and the arrangements were made for him to move there and start over. Until May 2011, he still met with a parole officer for weekly drug tests.
Vince missed a lot when he was in lockup. His brother, who he once felt so close to, married a girl Vince never got the chance to meet, and his baby sister graduated from high school and has been attending school in New York. His parents barely spoke to him until April 2011, viewing him as a directionless delinquent, an image he's worked hard to leave behind. Currently, he lives in a two-bedroom house in Providence, Rhode Island with several pets, including his husky puppy Lux, twin koi named Mary-Kate and Ashley, two beta fish named Cain and Abel, and a vanda orchid he's had for several years named Ursula. He was cohabiting with his ex boyfriend, Noah, until Valentine's Day, when Noah proposed and Vince was caught so off-guard that he said no. Noah moved out slowly over the next couple of days, and since then, Vince has been kind of miserable but maintains appearances.
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On the Inside
"Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with detestable spiritual qualities."
— Charles Bukowski
Vince sometimes comes off as conceited or overly-confident, but that would be a gross misinterpretation of his good intentions. He feels that he will play a central role in changing the world, and because of his willpower and determination, might do just that! He can be lazy and procrastinate, but when he gets the proper motivation, he is a freight train - unstoppable. He follows his own set of rules, which is not to say that he's a trouble maker all the time. He just has his own moral code to answer to, and as he's harder on himself than anyone else is, it keeps him in line. Vince has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and constantly forces himself to learn from whatever is around him, be it a rigorous schedule of studies or simple conversations with other people. He is an engaging speaker, charming and observant, and one could tell him his or her darkest secrets without realizing that he wasn't revealing any details of his own. He is very loyal and likes to give advice to others, although it is direct and practical, so he sometimes oversteps or hurts others' feelings - but it's always with warm intentions. He is never spiteful, even when he's in a darker mood. He is tolerant and adventurous and gets along with most other people.
He tends to hold onto people much longer than he should, constantly trying to mediate conflict. Although he values honesty, most of his friends look out for themselves rather than making a sincere connection with him. This doesn't bother him though, at least not on the outside. Vince is an icebox. He keeps his emotions under control at all times, often hiding behind sarcasm. He has a desire for clear boundaries and lives a very black-and-white lifestyle. His past is influential in that he wants to feel safe and secure at all times. He has worked for everything he has. He can be reserved, especially in financial situations, but it works for him. He likes positive feedback from others and often acts seeking admiration, which can get him into trouble. He has a strong love for his family, even though it mostly goes unnoticed.
In relationships, he is hardly flirtatious but wins affection from others by being devoted and paying close attention to details about his partner. He needs to be confident that the other person likes him before he will make a move. Although he would like a long-term connection with others, he has been unable to find a partner that could live up to his high standards of adventure. Instead, he has passionate love affairs with people to maintain the sense of freedom he desires. He refuses to share, however, which has caused friction with potential partners in the past. Vince realizes that there is poetry in love-hate relationships as well, as he enjoys some level of competition, anger, frustration and angst. He has vivid fantasies of his partners giving in to him, wanting him completely, or doing absolutely anything for him. He has strong sex appeal and generally gets what he wants. He's afraid of dying alone.
Above all, he is independent and original and hard to influence. He sees through others' intentions and is not easily manipulated. He is enthusiastic and looks toward his future without fear, but in full faith that good things will come if he works hard for them.
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"We have eyes, and we’re looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful, appealing, and important."
— Eric Carle
LUX.
HIS 1979 INTERNATIONAL SCOUT.
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House 59
"Blessings get disguised sometimes, but all I know... Is I finally know the difference between going back and going home..."
— Butch Walker, "Going Back and Going Home"
HIS BEDROOM.
More information about his house & upstairs apartment available for rent here.
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