Virginia was born and raised in Moscow As a little girl in Russia, she was a precocious tomboy and usually "agreed" to play goalie to help her brother practice soccer in exchange for him not practicing his judo on her. When she was 12, her family immigrated to Cincinnati, OH. Not only did Virginia have to learn English rather quickly, she also had to learn to get rid of her accent in order to avoid her schoolmates taunting her for being a "Commie Spy! Commie Spy!" In high school, Virginia was a choir geek and considered herself a bit of an ugly-duckling, which may have led to her yearbook status as "Most Funniest" (A title obviously bestowed on her by the winner of "Bestest Grammar"). After high school she discovered her passion for cooking. In 2001, after moving to Colorado with a boyfriend, Virginia worked in many local restaurants and soon opened her own cafe and really honed her culinary skills.

As a child Jed moved around lot due to his father's work, but for the most part he grew up in Colorado. One of his first memories was going to a parade and instantly falling in love with the drums. As soon as he could, he saved all of his money for his first drum set. When he was old enough he enthusiastically joined his school marching band. As a tall, lanky, band geek, he tended to shy away from the popular crowds (although the female band geeks considered him quite a stud.). Growing up in Colorado he fell in love with snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking and camping. Since his father held prestigious positions at both the Harley-Davidson and DeLorean motor companies, he also developed a love of fine cars and motorcycles.

About 4 years ago, Virginia was living in a small Colorado mountain community between Boulder and Golden. Giving into peer pressure, she decided that it was time to finally find out what this "MySpace" thing was that everyone was talking about. After filling in her information, she began searching for people she might know, or might like to know, in her area. Then she came across a profile with a guy holding two pears and a banana up to his crotch while making a lewd face... which is exactly the same thing she would do if presented with a bowl of fruit. She read his profile and sent him a note that simply said "You look like fun. Too bad you're a Scorpio. Bye!"

As Jed looked through his MySpace inbox, deleting the plethora of messages from girls wanting him to view their webcam, he came across Virginia's message, subject line: "That's a Toughie." He opened her message and was intrigued by her ability to both compliment and insult him at the same time. After reading her profile he saw that she herself was a Scorpio! Apparently Virginia had yet to enjoy the Scorpio/Scorpio dating combo. But Jed knew that there was a bounty of fun and sexual trouble that he could get into with his astrological doppelganger. He wasn't about to pass up the chance.

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