i went to college, and i came out with a nursing license. so i was able to -- >> get that money. >> yeah. well, you know, you had to do something. >> of course. of course. >> so i worked as a nurse. >> so at the hospital you worked at you were -- >> at the hospital, i was sharon. >> okay. >> and undressing, going back home with my family -- >> ah, it's got to be stressful. >> it was. it was very stressful. i thought it was really, really time for me to be me. >> yeah. >> i ended up in seattle and a friend of mine came to visit. she had a nightclub act. she was a snake charmer. she left. she left the snake. i had this 12 foot anaconda and