beckyzoole

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Name:
Becky
Birthdate:
24 July
Location:
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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Schools:
Ladue Horton Watkins High School - St. Louis, MO (1974 - 1977)
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jerusalem, Jerusalem district / Mehoz Yerushalayim, Israel (1977 - 1978)
Bar Ilan University - Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv district / Mehoz Tel-Aviv, Israel (1979 - 1982)
Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO (1986 - 1987)
Interests: (141)
abstract logic, activism, amber, anthropology, archaeology, astrology, bach, bad puns, bagels, bagpipes, baking, baseball, basic accounts, basketry, bdsm, big band, book reviews, boycotting lj sponsors, brocéliande, camping, casual nudity, cats, caves, celtic music, cheese, chinese food, chocolate, classic movies, classic rock, coffee, communal living, comparative religion, conservation, content strike, cooking, cornbread, creature comforts, cuddling, dark chocolate, dave barry, david sedaris, death to spammers, discordianism, discworld, dorothy parker, douglas adams, dried fruit, english grammar, equality, fat positive, feminism, firefly, folk festivals, folk music, folklore, foxes, free speech, garlic, giving gifts, grilled cheese sandwiches, guinness, harry potter, hating george bush, hiking, hot tubs, howard dean, ice cream, indian food, intelligence, intentional community, j.r.r. tolkien, jane austen, jerusalem, jewish paganism, jewitchery, johnny depp, judaism, kilts, kitsch, latin, lilacs, linguistics, literature, live journal, live theater, lobster, mensa, military history, monty python, museums, mythology, naral, neil gaiman, neopaganism, neurology, nice jewish boys, npr, nudity, oldies, open-mindedness, opera, organizing, paganism, paleolinguistics, pasta, patsy cline, poetry, polyamory, princess leia, prison chaplaincy, pro-choice, procrastinating, psychology, reading, rocky horror picture show, salami, satire, science fiction, shakespeare, shamanism, silliness, smart people, spinning, st. louis, stars, steak, tarot, tea, teapots, terry pratchett, textile arts, the capital steps, travel, used bookstores, wales, warm beds, weaving, weirdness, wine, word games, yard sales
Bio
I am a computer programmer/analyst, struggling along with the occasional contractor position, the occasional temp job, the occasional free-lance assignment. So goes the economy.

Isn't it interesting how people describe themselves by their profession? Why didn't I start by saying, "I am a cheese-eater", or "I am an overweight white girl", or "I am an insatiable reader", or "I am the mother of two fabulously brilliant daughters"?

OK, well, I am all that and more. I live in St. Louis, Missouri. I'm currently looking for my next IT or technical writing assignment. In my free time I spend too much time on LJ. At least once a week I play the geeky card game "Magic: the Gathering".

I also keep busy with St. Louis Area Mensa, sit down for dinner at least once a month with my extended family, tend an over-ambitious vegetable garden, spin with a drop spindle and try to knit. I am still looking for a folk-dance group to dance with that will be easy on the joints.

I'd love to talk with other Jewitches, Discworld fans, Magic the Gathering players, and young grandmas. (My first grandson was born on July 4, 2008!)

My worst habits are biting my nails and fighting with trolls. I also have a weakness for glazed doughnuts.


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