Who/What is Perla Woods!?

Often, I get asked where did the name Perla Woods come from? If you did not know, no, it is not my real name. Perla Woods is merely an alias that I use for my social media platforms. My real name, however, is the lovely Alliannah :), or Alli for short. Perla Woods, though, has a unique title flow... I will tell you the short story of the night Perla Woods came into existence...

It was a late summer night, as I approached my lofty, 15-foot-high-ceiling apartment. (It was the epitome of what you would call "in-the-cut" in over-town, Newport News.) I have a slick habit of sitting in my car for 20+ minutes before receiving the energy to defeat my laziness and get out of the car, so this time was no different. Maybe I was intoxicated, but those details are a blur. During this time of mini automobile hibernation, the midnight serenity enters my vicinity and broadens my mind. I begin to recognize and act on my randomized thoughts.

"What will I name my 10 unborn children? "

So I dive deeper-

"Old Names!"

An instant thought

"I will use my grandparents' names; Zola, Louise, Betty..."

In the background, Rick Ross, "Even Deeper" starts to play

"Yassss"

I Loved Rick Ross

I hear the lyrics, "introduced her to the world of La Pearla"

Perlaaaa... oouu...I'm a pearler! Is he talking about me?

Now in my world, a pearler is someone who can perfectly roll a blunt in all mediums or as we call it "to pearl". It is a big deal to be able to pearl and an even bigger deal to be able to pearl a backwood. Not everyone can do it and it can be very intense. Once you master rolling a backwood, it is a beautiful feeling to roll the perfect blunt.

So, you can now put the context together as to how Perla Woods came about. After coming up with the name Perla as one of my unborn child's names, I thought, I'm a great Pearler and backwoods are my preference- Backwoods - Woods - Perla Woods.... That is perfect! BUT I kinda like this name for me....

I googled the name, and there is no sign of a Perla Woods, so I claimed it. Perla Woods first becomes my Twitter name, and then it goes up from there. Now, here we are: A complete entity, Perla Woods, The Whole Thang :)