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BIOGRAPHY
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Me as a Kid
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H.S. Valedictorian
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Go Cougs!
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Me now
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Me
I
was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. As a kid I was both ‘the
princess’ and ‘the tomboy’. Not a lot has changed since
then.
I
attended Lewis and Clark High School,
followed by Washington
State University for undergraduate training and The
University of Texas at Austin for grad school. I currently live in Tucson, AZ.
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Family
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Dad
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Mom
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Mark
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Family
My
parents are both recently retired; my dad from a contracting position at
Fairchild AFB and as a Coast Guard reservist and my mom as a registered
nurse. They will soon be
splitting their time between their place on the
Pend Orielle
river and their new house in Green
Valley, AZ.
My older brother, Mark, received
his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering and is a Captain in the Air
Force. His current assignment
is at Kirtland AFB
in Albuquerque, NM.
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FUN
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The
Gang (Jewel Basin Trip)
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 Mark (Grand
Canyon)
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Mark & Sarah
(2005 Trip)
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Mark & Mom
(2004 Trip)
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Backpacking
I
started backpacking with my family in 2004. Thus far, I have been to the
Bitterroot Mts. of NW Montana twice (Heart Lake Trail in
2004 & Goose Creek
Trail in 2005), the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in
Southern Montana in 2006, Eagle Cap in NE
Oregon in 2007, the Grand Canyon National Park
in Arizona (South Kaibab and Bright Angel Trails) and most recently, Jewel Lake Basin
just outside of Bigfork, Montana.
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Music: Current Favorite Bands
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Books: Recent Favorites
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Movies: Recent Favorites
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Slipknot
Flobots
Metallica
The
Killers
Faith
No More
Burden
Brothers
She
Wants Revenge
Queens
of the Stone Age
Bad
Religion
Green
Day
Electric
Six
Rob
Zombie
Violent
Femmes
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Garbage
Weezer
Nirvana
The
Offspring
Beastie
Boys
AFI
The
Donnas
The
White Stripes
Nine
Inch Nails
Modest
Mouse
Marilyn
Manson
No
Doubt
System
of a Down
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The
Chris Farley Show: A Biography
In Three Acts by Tom Farley and
 Tanner Colby (2008)
When
You are
Engulfed in Flames by
David Sedaris (2008)
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Juno
(2007)
American
Gangster (2007)
Scoop
(2006)
Children
of Men (2006)
Charlie
Wilson’s War (2007)
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind (2004)
Only
the Lonely (1991)
Surf’s
Up (2007)
Muppets
From Space (1999)
Sin
City (2005)
Borat
(2006)
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Quotes: Favorite lines I’ve heard recently
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Shaq:
“Shaqtastic, 29 points.”
Stuart
Scott:
"Um, how did you get so many q’s?”
Shaq: Don't
worry about... My turn again?"
Brian Posehn: “I look like a bunch
of farts put on a man costume and decided to go to a restaurant.”
Natalie (4-years-old): “You go all-out
for Halloween, don’t you?!”
Davi: “If she was a horse, I’d do
her.”
Gail: “Do you like gravy?”
Buddy:
“I just like to smile, smiling’s my favorite.” –
Elf (2003)
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Mark: “I’m surprised
I’m not more tired considering all the eye-rolling I’ve been
doing.”
Andrew (when asked his age): “Old enough to
know better but young enough for you to still enjoy it.”
Andy Stitzer: “Is this shirt too yellow?”
Cal: “No…Tell me, what’s Curious
George like in real life?” – The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
Emily:
“You like sugar, huh?”
Buddy:
“Is there sugar in syrup?”
Emily:
“yes.”
Buddy:
“Then YES!” – Elf (2003)
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DeGrazia
Mission (I took this picture myself. Nice, eh?)
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Arizona Sites: Places I’ve explored so far
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Old Tucson
Studios: Nightfall-
Release the Beast
Old Town
Artisans
Kartchner Caves
St.
Augustine’s Cathedral
San Xavier
del Bac Mission
Reid Park
Zoo
Hilton El
Conquistador Resort
Westward
Look Resort
The Westin
La Paloma Resort
Loews
Ventana Canyon Resort
Grand
Canyon: South
Kaibab and Bright Angel Trail
Romero
Pools-Catalina State Park
Arizona-Sonora
Desert Museum
Saguaro
National Park West
Mt. Lemmon
Trail Dust
Town
Farmers’ Market at the University
of Arizona
Davis-Monthan
AFB Boneyard
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Fort Lowell
Museum
Pima County
Courthouse
Barrio
Historico (Click here for
Map)
Tucson
Botanical Gardens
DeGrazia
Gallery in the Sun
Golf
‘N Stuff
Pinnacle
Peak
The Fairmont
Scottsdale Princess
Titan
Missile Museum
Plaza
Palomino Farmer’s Market
Aspen Loop
from Marshall Gulch
Trail
Patagonia Lake State Park
Rillito
River Walk
Sabino
Canyon
Peralta
Trail-Superstition
Wilderness
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Rock Climbing (at either Rocks & Ropes or outdoors)
Here
I am on my first outdoor climb up on Mt. Lemmon.
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Baking Crazy Cakes
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Holidays
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Thomas
The Train Cake
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I like
to decorate for the holidays. This was Halloween 2008.
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Guitar
Cake
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Hair
Blonde,
brunette, red…straight, wavy, curly…long, shoulder length,
short…I can’t decide!
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Dragon
Cake
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74-year-old Mamie
posing in front of a photo of herself
at age 22
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Beaker
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Heroes
Mamie Van
Doren
is one of the more notable ‘blonde bombshells’ from the
1950’s. Her notoriety is
obtained not by her ‘successes’ in movies, but for her
longevity. Mamie is now well
into her 70’s (she was born in 1931), yet continues to model (often
in the nude). It is truly
AMAZING!
Beaker, the
timid assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew of Muppet Labs.
The Simpsons on Grad
Students
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