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1. Full Name: Cat's good enough for here.
2. Nicknames: See above.
3. Birthday: November 16th, 1971.
4. Place of Birth: Karachi, Land of Pakis.
5. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio. Hiss.
6. Male or Female: Female.
7. Grade: Finished college many, many years ago. Finished my certificate program last June. Holy god that was a year ago?
8. School: B.S. in biology from Cal State Hayward; certif from UW.
9. Occupation: My business card tells me I'm a Technical Writer.
10. Residence: A flat that I love in NW Seattle. It's small but I get a lot of light and have a gorgeous view of Rainier.
11. Screen Name: cat, catterz.

__Your Appearance___

12. Hair Color: Dark brown.
13. Hair Length: Almost to my bra-strap.
14. Eye color: Dark brown, almost black.
15. Best Feature: I like my hands.
16. Height: 5'4. Too damn short.
17. Braces: Four fucking years of my miserable teenage existence.
18. Glasses? Yup.
19. Piercings: My ears.
20. Tattoos: Nope.
21. Righty or Lefty: Right.

___Your 'Firsts'___

22. First best friend: Judy. Don't know how I managed that. Oh right. A mutual fear and distrust of the jungle-gym.
23. First Award: I can't remember. Hrm. Maybe I don't have one.
24. First Sport You Joined: Basketball. (Sarah--no, seriously. 8th grade. Just don't remember anything from it.)
25. First pet: A kitten that died a week after I had it (it was a sickly runt, poor thing). Then a Siamese-mix cat named Charlie who was my pride and joy for many, many, many years. RIP.
26. First Real Vacation: Europe. 1989. 6 glorious weeks.
27. First Concert: Billy Joel.
28. First Love: Adrian. 6th grade love of my life.

___ Favorites___

29. Movie: Um, no. Impossible question.
30. TV: Hrm. No. But I love the first two seasons of West Wing, first three seasons of Buffy. First season of Scrubs, Veronica Mars. Without a Trace. House. Survivor. Amazing Race. Gilmore Girls.
31. Colors: Indigo.
32. Rapper: Nein. And hiss.
33. Band: So many. Barenaked Ladies. Violent Femmes. Dido. And right now, Maroon 5. I can't resist them.
34. Song Right Now: Sick and Tired by Anastacia.
35. Friend: I'm really lucky. But I can't just pick one. My closest friends are Judy, Stacey, Amy, Sarah, Jeff (in order of appearance in my life).
36. Candy: Snickers, which I'm not allowed to eat.
37. Sport to Play: Swimming. Does that count?
38. Restaurant: Pair. Brad's Swingside. Matador. Cafe Bizarro. La Piñata is the best thing ever but it's far, far away.
39. Favorite brand to wear: None.
40. Store: They sell books? They have a cat? I'm there. Or even if they don't have a cat.
41. School Subject: Microbiology. English Lit.
42. Animal: Duh.
43. Book: I wouldn't know where to start. But Les Miserable has been read to pieces.
44. Magazine: Entertainment Weekly.
45. Shoes: My new red strappy Chacos.

___Currently___

46. Feeling: Sore and tired.
47. Single or Taken? Single.
48. Have a crush? Yes.
49. Eating: Turkey sandwich.
50. Drinking: Water.
51. Typing: Err, yeah.
52. Online?: At work, at home, on the street.
53. Listening To: Gilmore Girls episode.
54. Thinking About: Stace's visit tomorrow.
55. Wanting To: Smoke a cigarette.
56. Watching: See above.
57. Wearing: Orange Chairman Meow tee-shirt from Glarkware. Underwear.

___Future___

58. Want Kids? Yes.
59. Want to be Married? Yes.
61. Where do you want to live? N-NW Seattle. So that works out nicely, eh?
62. Car: I would really like that Audi TT coupe. Silver. Purrrr.

__Which is Better With The Opposite Sex?___ (or you know, the Sex You Prefer to Have Sex With for all my lovely gay friends out there)

63. Hair color: Dark. But I'm not picky. It should suit the guy.
64. Hair length: Short.
65. Eye color: Dark blue, but I mean, I'm not picky.
66. Measurements: Proportional is nice.
67. Cute or Sexy: Cute is sexy.
68. Lips or Eyes: The. Fuck? Yes, I'd like him to have both, thanks.
69. Hugs or Kisses: Yes, please.
70. Short or Tall: Tall. I may be a midget, but I worship tall guys. I once dated a guy a solid foot taller--loved it.
71. Easygoing or serious: I like very serious guys, who are easy going.
72. Romantic or Spontaneous: I'll take being able to count on someone over either.
73. Fatty or Skinny: I don't really like skinny guys. Not a fan of the muscle-y look, either.
74. Sensitive or Loud: I think a loud person would freak me out. I'd prefer to be the spazzy one.
75. Hook-up or Relationship: Relationship.
76. Sweet or Caring: Um, doesn't one follow the other?
77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One: I don't know what this means, but I don't want a trouble-maker. We're fucking grownups now, let's act like it.

___Have you ever?___

78. Kissed a Stranger: Yes.
79. Had Alcohol: Um, yes. One or two million times.
80. Smoked: Yup. Socially, but not really habitually.
81. Run Away From Home: Sorta. We called it "College" though.
82. Broken a bone: Nope.
83. Gotten an X-ray: Yes, to determine that it was just a sprain.
84. Had Your Hear Broken? Yup. Badly.
85. Broken Someone's Heart: No.
86. Broken Up With Someone: Yes. It's never fun, no matter how necessary.
87. Cried When Someone died: Erm, duh.
88. Cried At School: Probably.

___Do You Believe In___

89. God: Unknown.
90. Miracles: No.
91. Love At First sight: No.
92. Ghosts: No.
93. Aliens: Enh. I don't know.
94. Soul Mates: No.
95. Heaven: No.
96. Hell: Only in the sense that we make our own.
97. Angels: No.
98. Kissing on The first Date: Yes.
99. Horoscopes: No, but I'm weirdly Scorpio-like.

___Answer Truthfully___

100. Is there someone you want but you know you can't have? Yes.

Comments

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's one exhaustive meme! One hardly knows where to begin ...

I'm with you on the "believe in" stuff; pretty much exactly. Not quite the same, but oddly parallel: I studied Comp Lit (English, Spanish languages) and work in Biotech (not what I studied, not what I wanted, I just landed here).

Questions: Were you just born in Karachi, or did you spend part of your growing-up, there, too? I've never been, but I think of Sara Suleri's book Meatless Days ...

And why NW Seattle, specifically? I mean, why do you prefer that part of the city?

Also, speaking of bookstores and cats, sleepwhenimdead and I are pondering whether to try to buy the Capitol Hill Twice Sold Tales franchise. Have to say that it seems like it'd be cool to go there to work every day, instead of the office. But I don't think anyone's going to loan us the money. Plus, I'm pretty sure that going into business together would completely ruin our friendship, so that's right out. In short, I think I prefer just spending time amidst the shelves, petting the cats ...

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

First of all, I love your icon!

Wow, that's one exhaustive meme!

I know! It was a narcissistic joy.

I'm with you on the "believe in" stuff; pretty much exactly.

It's funny though that my lack of beliefs don't keep me from being completely spooked by scary, supernatural movies. I'm intrigued by your comment, though--how are your beliefs parallel, but not quite the same?

Were you just born in Karachi, or did you spend part of your growing-up, there, too?

We moved out to Chicago when I was two-years old and while I went back for a brief visit when I was 12, I've never really lived there. I just checked out the Amazon blurb on the Suleri book, though I've never read it. Did you like it?

And why NW Seattle, specifically?

Most of my friends live in north Seattle, and most of the places I go tend to be north. I haven't explored much of south Seattle, though West Seattle has its own charm.

And the idea of buying a bookstore with cats is very exciting. I don't think I could do it though, because not only do I love my job, I don't think I'm cut out for the terror of owning my own business. It's always tricky to balance business relationships with other relationships though, so good luck there if you decide to try it :)

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

how are your beliefs parallel, but not quite the same?

Actually, the "parallel" referred more to the next sentence, i.e., the fact that my education and work sort of parallel yours: you studied biology and English, I studied Comp Lit & wound up working Biotech.

My beliefs are pretty much identical: differences might perhaps come out in the details. On the God question, I could conceive of a sort of impersonal one, kind of like Jiddu Krishnamurti's. But my experience of the world makes me very skeptical of the personal God of the Abrahamic religions. Heaven & hell make sense to me as states of mind (the latter being the more familiar one). Aliens? Uh, sure, someplace, out there, probably nothing like us, probably too far away for us to ever actually encounter. The Zodiac? Makes no sense, but I've read descriptions of Capricorn that do fit me (spiritually old when I was young, getting younger as I get older ...)

I just checked out the Amazon blurb on the Suleri book, though I've never read it. Did you like it?

I think that the earlier chapters on her childhood are really well-written and moving, but the book lost my interest as Suleri got older and cattier. (She's an academic in the US, now, & I've heard that the catty part has become a very negative part of her reputation ...)

I haven't explored much of south Seattle, though West Seattle has its own charm

I'm a Capitol Hill denizen, although I'm also fond of Queen Anne, Ballard, Wallingford, et al. I haven't done much exploring in North or West Seattle, though!

I don't think I'm cut out for the terror of owning my own business

Me either; I think I need to let my friend down gently, on this one.

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I studied Comp Lit & wound up working Biotech.

What do you do in Biotech, if you don't mind me asking?

But my experience of the world makes me very skeptical of the personal God of the Abrahamic religions.

Yeah, the older I get, the less sense they make. And really, the beliefs they advocate mostly make me sad.

Capricorn that do fit me (spiritually old when I was young, getting younger as I get older ...)

That's very cool :)

I love Capitol Hill, but I have to admit the lack of parking makes me slightly homicidal. It's a great area if you're not driving around!

Me either; I think I need to let my friend down gently, on this one.

Good luck with that, it's never fun is it?

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

What do you do in Biotech, if you don't mind me asking?

My company is an independent health care research firm specializing in health outcomes research: this includes qualitative research in the form of patient and provider questionnaires on topics like patient satisfaction and health economics research. I work on the questionnaire side. We design questionnaires, impliment them in clinical settings, and analyze the results (it's called "psychometrics"). Personally, I do journal research, collaborate on proposals and research reports, table data, take and transcribe focus group minutes, things like that. And here comes the morally dubious part, our clients are--guess who?--drug companies. I live in dread of the day I hear someone asking us to do something scientifically unsound and how our senior scientists will respond. This is so NOT what I was meant to be doing!

May I ask what you do?

I love Capitol Hill, but I have to admit the lack of parking makes me slightly homicidal.

Thankfully, I don't drive unless I'm visiting family, back east! (And that's just cuz they all live in the 'burbs ...)

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This is so NOT what I was meant to be doing!


The work sounds interesting, but I know drug companies can be creepy. What would you rather be doing?

My company develops biotech software (gene/protein expression stuff), but my work is largely working on software manuals and marketing pieces (from web-stuff to press releases to datasheets, etc).

It's been exciting to use my science background again and I have to confess, documentation makes me geekily giddy. It's a long and strange journey here from the past ten years in IT, so in just these past 6mos, I finally feel like I'm where I want to be.

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

I'm much more interested in things poli sci, these days: policy development, electoral systems, political news. I belong at a lectern or in a newsroom!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I belong at a lectern or in a newsroom!


That would be very cool!