Who's Who on ASLM--Fourth 50
Sarah Heather Cardin
If you=92re seeing this on Usenet, it means that the jinx on the
Fourth 50 has finally been broken.
Name: Sharon Irving
DOB: 25/05/75
Occupation: Student in the North of England (Women's studies
and
Community and Race Relations - Final year) Partner: a couple of
months, but ongoing J Shoes: Hmmm. flatties. trainers. but
heels for
clubbin'. Favourite quote: 'There is one thing worse that being
talked
about, and that is NOT being talked about.' Oscar Wilde
Name: Pat Short
DOB: June 29, 1964
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Partner: Laura Bacon (see second 50)
Shoes: Looking for hip waders to get her through the snow and
floods.
Name: Sue M.
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Partner: Sherry 3 =BD years
Cats: Butch a.k.a. Bushie, Fem, these two are brothers,
Princess
(rescued form starvation in the back yard, now very fat.
Occupation:
College Lab Assistant, Application Support. Shoes: anything
that I
could afford
Name: Jasmin
DOB: 11 April 1968
Occupation: Secretary L
Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Partner: not that I know of
Companions: Jacobijn, Joy and Ziggy cat
Shoes: several docs, my fantastic Cat Ohio's, high heels and
some
other non-specified shoes.
Name: Carola
DOB: 25 August 1971
Partner: none *sigh*
Pets: I'll definitely get a cat once I'm more settled.
Occupation: University Student (European Business)
Location: Cambridge (UK) and Berlin (Germany). Yes, I'm studying
in
two places at the same time, but I spend most of my time in
England,
even though I'm from Germany. Shoes: Docs, comfortable
boots (can't
really remember their brand if they've got one), trainers, really
cool
tartan slippers (at first I thought I'd be studying in Scotland, so.)
Name: Roni
DOB: 12/28/74
Occupation: out of school, student
Location: Chicago, IL
Partner: Yup
Kid: Willow, a calico cat
Shoes: As long as they make me look taller! I'm only 5'4".
Name: Brenda Dayne
DOB: 6/6/60
Occupation: Textile Designer and I LOVE my work!!! [printed
designs on
woven fabric, and knitwear Design. Location: Portland, OR
Partner: A cute
little redhead who has graciously shared my life and my children
for
almost 4 years. Anniversary: January 11 Shoes: Well heeled feet
that
favour Italian footwear. I own lots of shoes, some that I wear,
some that
I just spend time with.
Name: Heather Anna Boerner
DOB: June 6, 1974
Occupation: reporter
Location: Princeton, NJ (just a one-hour train ride from the city)
Partner: no longer Animal companions: none of my own, but my
friend
Suzanne's cat Jenny has adopted me. Shoes: brown platform
boots, which the
guys at my work say remind them of Elton John. I don't see it;
black
boots, black loafers.
Name: Therese Shellabarger (Roving Reporter)
DOB: 9-25-56
Occupation: Director of Communications (fancy title for staff
writer
and gofer) Location: North Hollywood, California, U.S. Partner:
Not
working on it yet, but hope to in 1998. Pets: Can't have any in
this apt.
- does the computer count as one? Shoes: Usually posting in
blue fleece
boots, sometimes bare! Addendum: Memory: Good at
unpredictable times.
Name: Darlene
DOB: 29/05/68
Occupation: museum worker
Location: Canberra, Australia
Partner: Sheila, we still like each other after 10 years.
Kid: 15 year old Mathew, two German shepherds (Star and
Amber) and a
cantankerous cat called Annie. Shoes: Sensible shoes and
motorbike boots
Name: Kathleen Benanti
DOB: March 12, 1968
Location: Dallas, Texas
Occupation: Bartender by trade (cash pays for school)
Administrative
Assistant for the Walt Whitman Community School. It's the
first
private gay and lesbian high school in the country, and it just
opened
this fall.
Name: Kimberley Worthington
DOB: I am a Gemini - 7th June 1973
Occupation: Principal cultural officer (project organiser) at the
Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology. It really
sounds a
lot more interesting that it is L Current Place of Abode:
Pretoria, South
Africa Partner: Yes - Jo - for 3 years on January 24! Pets: one
darg
(Phoebe) and three cats (Tallulah, Ruska and Belladonna the
kitten). Major
Aims: to travel, travel, travel Shoes: Big black boots (kind of like
Corky's in Bound. Sigh..); Chinese kung foo shoes (those very flat
material ones); Australian Blundstones (bought while visiting my
sis in
Adelaide), takkies (the SA version of running/tennis/sports
shoes).
Name: Alison
DOB: young -- 23
Occupation: a little of everything
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Partner: always looking
Companions: Boots and Harley (feline), Caba and Ebony (canine)
Roommates: B and Steve (human)
Shoes: not picky, just comfortable
Quotes: "Because I can"
Name: Kathie
Age: legal
Home: Ohio
Occupation: student
Interests: women
Relationship: I'll have to get back to you on that!
My contribution to the planet: Spreading a bit of kindness and
cheer
wherever my shoes take me.
Name: Jane Culpepper (Jane2)
DOB: Dec. 17, 1951
Occupation: Sr. Systems Consultant for a Risk Management
Company
Location: Liliburn, Georgia ('burb of Atlanta)
Partner: Sue
Kids: Emma, African-American, 11-going-on 18; Jonathon,
Caucasian
(part Cherokee), 9; Peter, Hispanic, 7. Pets: golden retriever
named
Honey Hobbies: Reading Shoe posts!!!, fishing, music (singing,
playing
bass, acoustic guitar, piano, drums, anything I can get my hands
on!),
ping-pong. Shoes: Bass shoes, worn, comfy sneakers, fuzzy
slippers
Name: Kelly Buchanan (cl...@ihug.co.nz)
DOB: 19 April 1975
Occupation: software engineer
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Partner: San Francisco is so far away. *sigh*
Animal Companions: my ex-parents have custody of Tango and
Cash, my
two Burmese cats (the names are not _my_ fault!), and my
current
landlord won't allow pets anyway. Misc.: I'm vegetarian, love
science
fiction, and meow randomly) Shoes: black (of course) eight hole
boots with
medium heels
Name: Liz Holland
DOB: 3-13-78
Location: Buffalo, NY, USA
Occupation: Full-time student/slacker at the University of
Buffalo,
majoring in Music Performance in Percussion and Political Science
with a
concentration in Public Relations (catching breath. sounds
impressive,
huh?) ;-) Partner: just out of a three year on again/off again
relationship *sigh* Long story.. L Aspirations/Goals: To single
handedly
rule the world under feminist control, or play in the pit orchestra
of the
musical "Cats". Either way.
Name: Rima
AKA: techno-babe
Age: somewhere in the vicinity of 20
Location: Clearwater, Florida
Occupation by day: subject to change on a regular basis
Occupation by night: jazz musician
Pets: cats, Trouble and Mischief. and yes, they live up to it.
Hobbies: music, computers, reading, poetry, web site design, and
horizontal aerobics Shoes: comfy techno-babe loafers
whenever possible
Name: misfit
DOB: Feb. 12, 1962
Occupation: project manager
Partner: married (to a guy) for almost 12 years, but.
Kids: an 8-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son
Pets: an 11-year-old golden retriever
Newest Hobby: martial arts, but I've only taken two classes and
I'll
never be as good as Bayleh! Shoes: old, comfy Nikes
Name: swade, aka atlanta, atalanta, MdmOvary
Age: a verrrrrry young 44 - 10/9/53 (sun: Libra; rising: Scorpio;
moon: Scorpio; venus: Virgo) Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Occupation: PC
Systems Training, Documentation, Design, Analysis Management,
Internet
Design, Support. Partner: none really. gf in OZ but looking for one
closer
to home. Pets: 11 year old blind cocker, Lucca; 1.5 year old
headstrong
but intelligent Lab, Tuatha; 7 year old 6# love-kitty, Holmes; 22#
drag-queen kitty, Cap'n Jack Passions: Enya, my Web site, music,
reading,
writing the great lesbian novel, writing LesbiErotica, painting and
line
art, playing pool and canasta, woodworking, dreams analysis,
graphoanalysis, home renovation, camping, plays, movies, books,
hot bubble
bather, working out at the gym, LesbiCullture, LesbiHistory,
battling the
fundamentalists. Shoes: gore-tex hikers, various hi-top
sneakers, combat
boots, docs, warm n comfy slippers, barefoot.
Name: Kris W.
DOB: May 1968 in North Carolina
Occupation: taking computer networking/systems administration
at a
little tech school in Denver, CO. Partner: 3 years so far, with a
wonderful woman Pets: two mutt cats that seem to shed
more hair than
they keep Hobbies: snowboarding, reading and biking Comment: Hi
everyone, I've really been enjoying the conversations.
Name: Leela
DOB: 5 May 1975
Location: Milford, NH
Occupation: Computer Support Tech
Partner: yes, difficultly engaged (to a man)
Hobbies: reading, writing, woodworking, sewing, bookbinding, etc.
Latest challenge: a lifetime of conflict shoved under the rug.
Social
life: nope. Not here.
Name: Catherine (Cath never ever Cathy)
DOB: September 14th
Fun: knit and beginning spinner
Occupation: Delivery and assembly for a futon shop (and general
fix-it-for the boss) Location: Pacific Coast near the new Cal
State
Univ (maybe some day back to school, but not today) Partner:
Pets/Offspring: no Shoes: worn out at the heels (I did not say
round
heels)
Name: Lisa (Farkl...@worldnet.att.net)
DOB: 28 September 1962
Location: Maine
Occupation: Administrative Asst and Customer Service (yes, at
LL Bean)
Partner: yes, 7 years Shoes: LL Bean Versatrail Walkers
(KK23444 $49.50,
but less for us, we had a discount!)
Name: Sharon M.H.
DOB: 13 December 1967
Location: Nuernberg, Germany
Occupation: Been with UPS for 7 years now
Partner: almost 4 years, let me call her my proudly marching
army-boot
Pets: two cats. My cute red tabby Maximillian and her stuck up
"all I have
to be, is pretty" Russian blue, Sugar. And we love 'em to death!!
Interests: bowling, racketball, pool-billiard, music, books, my woman
and
our pets, etc. Shoes: my Hi-tech boots for work, my fluffies
around the
house, and my high heels in bed....NOT J
Name: Rebecca Burnett
DOB: 11 October 1965
Occupation: within the Government
Location: Grafenwoehr, Germany (S.C. originally)
Partner: Sharon (4 years in June)
Animals: 2 cats, Max and Sugar, currently staying with Sharon
Kid: Jesse, my daughter, living in the States
Shoes: casually: brown leather Timberlands; lounging: slip on
sandals
(like Birks, only cheaper); work: Army boots (most of my time)
But I
prefer barefeet.
Name: Laura aka Ra
DOB: 7/10/58
Other Life: Psychologist/Administrator; Therapy Programs for
Youth and
Families Location: Montana Partner: not now Pets: 2 cats
(Soren quiet guy,
and Xena younger boisterous one), 1 horse - 4 year old mare
(Goldie), 1
very affectionate dog (Panda) Shoes: usually house shoes when
surfing.
Name: Ann
Age: 36
Pets: 2 cats: poppy and pumpkin
Job: lecturer and researcher in sociology, particular area:
gender and
sexuality; finishing a PhD. Location: Reading, England Partner: I've
been
living with my partner Maria for four years (the cats really
belong to
her) Shoes: boots, boots, more boots, sandals, shoes etc etc
Name: Nicoleugenia Prezzavento
DOB: 12/11/69 (Scorpio, Capricorn rising)
Location: Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy (but I also spend 3 months of
the
year in Bologna, where I lecture at the local University.
Occupation: PhD
in Theaterology, theatrical director, promoter of cultural
events.
Partner: happily single, but open to persuasion. Pets: Nina, a 5
year old
gray European cat Interests: writing, music, cinema, arts,
history,
computer adventure games, surfing the net, traveling, cooking
Shoes: all
kinds of comfy shoes Favourite quote (one out of many): "in the
street of
the sky night walks scattering poems" - (e.e. cummings)
Name: Tanith
DOB: 17 August 1974
Occupation: Freelance Computer Graphics Artist
Location: Colorado
Partner: I have a wonderful husband, but am still in search of a
wonderful girlfriend (and yes, he's totally ok with it, and no, I
don't want to share her with him. She'd be mine, all mine!
*grin*)
Pets: 2 cats and 1 dog Interests: Outdoor stuff, Animal
activism,
Metaphysics, Saving the Earth and more. My webpage has more
info:
http://members.tripod.com/~Tanith_Dreamwalker Shoes:
Barefoot, as
often as possible. Sneakers when necessary, heels when I get to
go out and
dress up!
Name: Camilla Mag
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Rest of info: where is it camilla? J
Name: Nikki
DOB: May 1971
Occupation: Civil Servant (yawn!!!)
Location: Leicestershire, England
Partner: none
Pets: Eddie, the mad feline from hell
Shoes: As comfy as possible
Name: Ashley
DOB: 4 March 1977
Occupation: student! (majors: French and International Studies)
Location: Vermont for school, native Coloradoan
no pets, no partner. L
Interests: kayaking, backpacking, playing the cello
Shoes: winged travelling shoes (Just moved back from Paris!)
Name: Theresa (a.k.a. Tessa) Warner
DOB: 16 September 1975
Occupation: Mature age student of teaching (K-7) and tactile
arts,
weekend checkout supervisor. Pets: A fine black cat, names
Hoarse
(male, but he's had the snip) Partner: nope, last one decided she
was
straight (!) Location: Mandurah, Western Australia Shoes: No
shoes on my
feet when I can help it.
Name: Susan
DOB: 6/4/52
Age: 45, from now on
Location: Austin, Texas, the known centre of the universe.
Profession: Manager (computer manufacturing) This means I get
to boss
people around. J Partner: not any more Household: 1 retired
mother, 1 very
cool 12-year-old daughter, 4 cats, raccoons (lots with more on
the way)
Shoes: soft, warm, fuzzy, red or boots!
Name: Michelle or Mick or Chell. Whatever suits the time.
Location: NC (yet another.) seems to be more here than I can
find)
DOB: 9 February 1980 Hobbies: Any kind of sport, especially
soccer and
softball; reading, especially the intellectual contemporary and
the
classics; wandering through any bit of semi-forest I can find here
in
suburbia. Footwear: socks or sneaks, so long as it is comfortable.
Name: Pam
DOB: 29 August 1967
Occupation: Applications Designer
Location: Raleigh, NC
Partner: none
Pets: a greyhound named Anubis (after the Egyptian god). He's a
black male with a white stripe running from his chin through
his belly, 3 1/2 years old, 70 pounds or so, 3 feet tall at the
withers. He's the most mellow, loving and gentle
animal I've ever had the honor of knowing.
Interests/Hobbies: reading (esp SF), computers, camping, cooking
(vegetarian), baking (breads and cheesecakes)
Shoes: either comfy (Rockports), funky (just bought a pair of
sandals with sculpted chunky heels), or none.
Name: Debbie
Age: 31
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Job: House slave for a credit card company
Hobbies: Write/arrange/perform music with trio; write SF
stories;
obsessed with Babylon 5-especially Mira Furlan; murderer of
innocent
garden herbs; tarot reading and various things frowned upon by
my more
conservative relatives Religion: Recovering Catholic teetering on
the edge
of Wicca Favourite Drink: Indian Chai Spice tea with milk Favourite
Gadget: brand new bread machine Favourite SHOES: beat up
black flats that
I wear everyday
Name: Joyce
Age: 44
Location: Liverpool, UK
Kids: 26-year-old son, Jamie (computer scientist)
Occupation: None, due to various health problems (won't bore you
with the
details) Interests: working out, listening to music, watching telly,
sport
(occasionally), anything scientific esp. earth sciences, antiques
(looking
rather than buying). I love forests, mountains, coast etc. Sadly I
don't
have access to a car so I can't get to the places I want to see.
Name: Helen Timm (Hels)
DOB: 30 October 1963
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation: Fine Artist, painter to be exact. Also work in the Film
Industry. Partner: none Pets: Zambo (rottweiler X St Bernard X
German
Shepherd); Cuzco (Bull Terrier X Border Collie X ?) aka the
Peruvian Rat
Catcher. Other: Play sax and djembe (drum); Seeking the
spiritual by
trusting the life experience. Anything can happen, everything will
be all
right and death is only the opposite of birth. Shoes: Crispi
mountain
boots, Cats, Docs
Name: Lisa
DOB: 18 August 1965
Occupation: Desktop Publisher
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Pets: One fat cat, Corks, he's quite the attention sponge and
sleeps
on my thighs. Of course he is neutered. Hobbies: Darts (English),
Sailing (Thistle class), fishing and canoeing, Xena Shoes: heels to
work, loafers for running around, ditto for hiking boots, Tevas in
the
summer (love that funky tan line on the feet), bare feet in the
house.
Name: Elaine
Location: LA, Calif.
Occupation: Social Worker
Age: 46 and holding thanks
Partner: yes ;-) of 8 years
Hobbies: quilting, tennis and webtv
Pets: too many: 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 hamster, 1 rabbit, 1 turtle well,
just half of Noah's ark. Kids: yes, 1 daughter, 23 and my
partner's
daughter, 14 (god help us!) Shoes: tennis shoes always if I could!!!!
Name: Sally
DOB: 25 December 1967
Occupation: Civil servant
Location: Leicestershire, England
Partner: 5th year
Animals: 2 cats (Ambrose and Aduki)
Shoes: weekdays - desert boots, weekends - trainers
Name: Kristin
DOB: 10 April 1970
Occupation: please don't remind me. it's a very unfulfilling one!
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Partner: none. not even misplaced
Animal
companions: X the wonder-cat - very fat and gray (he also says
hello)
Hobbies: reading, mumbling to myself, painting. did I mention I'm a
vegetarian? Shoes: none, if I can help it. But in the event I have to
wear
'em, I wear birkies
Name: Taunja Kimberley "Emma" Strongman
DOB: 24 June 1974
Occupation: currently between jobs *ugh*
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Partner: I wish I knew
Pets: one stained glass fish named Bob
Shoes: Doc's Steel Toed Boots, sandals, running shoes, roller
blades, or
shoeless.
Name: Kat
Age: 23
Residence: Brisbane, Australia
Occupation: Banker
Partner: looking on the net for one
Pets: two dogs (Border collie and Pomeranian), a cat (moggie)
and two
goldfish Hobbies/Addictions: studying; net chatting; cooking
Shoes:
usually black loafers or Adidas trainers; boots on special
occasions
Name: Cathy Nelson
DOB: 1/10/62
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA (near Harrisburg)
Occupation: special ed. Teacher (learning disabilities, 1-3)
Hobbies: singing (my passion), reading, figuring out my computer,
sharing life with other women, having fun, and anything else that
sounds interesting. Partner: Shoes (for 5 years). Honestly, her
real
nickname is Shoes. It's shortened from a much more innocent
version of
"Miss Goodie Two Shoes" Pets: 4 cats, all of whom were
castaways from
their families, which tend to make even a cat more appreciative
of its
human!
Name: Heather (prefer Alek)
Location: Massachusetts, USA
DOB: 9/8/71
Bike: Trek 920, Jill
Pets: 1 orange cat, Asis
Relationship: not Margaret, now L
Orientation: Bi, leaning towards lesbian
Job: network admin and poet. (I know, I know, a little odd)
Sports: Ultimate, hockey, soccer, biking, kickboxing
School: I just walked for my MFA in poetry (although I finished a
few
years back) and this fall I start grad school for Comp Eng. Music:
everything but classical, but I prefer Melissa Ferrick, Tori Amos,
Rage
Against the Machine, Save Ferris, etc. I am also learning violin and
am
just awful. Shoewear: during work: flats or slingbacks or Dr.
Martins;
after work: cleats, sandals, trail running shoes, soccer flats, or
some
type of skate.
Name: Kate Russell
DOB: 6/2/51
Age: do the math (OK, 47 at this posting)
Reside: Long Beach, CA USA
Occupation: writer and cat lover, among other things
Partner: none at the moment (does "5 Fingered Mary" count?)
Pets: Snow, Bear, Esmeralda, and Creampuff (all feral cats
adopted
from local jetty) Passions: women, music, art, animals, potatoes,
swimming, nature Favourite Quote: "You have always had the
power to go
back to Kansas, but you had to learn it for yourself." Shoes: if
goddess
meant me to have 'em, I'd been born with 'em. You'll know it's me
cause
I'll be barefootin'.
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