Consolidating CC info- will you share??

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<p>I was chatting backchannel with one of the well-respected CC posters. We lamented about how hard it was, at our age, to keep up with the details of who went to which school, whose kids are applying, or attend which schools, who lives where, who is a lawyer, real estate agent, teacher, etc. I have begun to keep a list at my computer station so I can keep up :slight_smile: Many of us have shared these details on different threads, such as the recent “did you meet in college” thread, or the “where are you all from” thread of a few weeks ago. I imagine there may have beem other threads that have now faded to the back pages.</p>

<p>Carolyn also pointed out that there have been many new members joining CC in the past few months who might also not know the “cast of characters”. (my term, not hers, and meant with endearment :slight_smile: )</p>

<p>Would you be willing to consolidate that information that you are comfortable sharing into one place, so that we can remember this as people post? It makes it easier to follow when you know that person X is a journalist living in DC, who went to NYU and their D is applying to Wash-U married to a professor at Vanderbilt who attended U of Mich.(I made this up).</p>

<p>So ok-- I’ll go first</p>

<p>self: undergrad-Vassar; grad school- U of Fla. Work in the medical/mental health field. I grew up in the NYC suburbs.</p>

<p>hubby: undergrad UW- Madison; grad -Air Force Institute of Technology and Georgia State U (started in electrical engineering, switched to Business Information Systems and finished at night when I lured him out of the military and into married life). Works as an IT manager for a large company. He grew up overseas (Okinawa).</p>

<p>We live in the suburbs of large SE City. Married 20 yrs. Older s. is a freshman at Rice. Younger son is a HS freshman in private school.</p>

<p>I look forward to hearing from more of you :slight_smile: It sure would help.</p>

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<p>c’mon, somebody???</p>

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<p>People here are pretty private about personal details for fear of being “revealed”. Dropping a detail here or there is ok, as it is unlikely that anyone will take the time to piece it all together. But to lump it all in one place is too risky. </p>

<p>Me: No college. I got pregnant the summer after HS and deferred an acceptance to a wonderful school in favor of working to raise a new baby by myself. I was lucky enough to soon land a job in a field that was growing rapidly: IT (I became a computer geek before the internet and sold some of the first “websites” when my clients swore it was just a fad). I still work in the field…and now “make the internet work” (17 years later - it’s no longer a fad). My teen love-child is headed to UPenn in the fall…and is making me more proud than I could have ever imagined.</p>

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<p>momsdream–I didn’t know the whole background. You are absolutely the COOLEST.</p>

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<p>Thanks Patient. I don’t recommend it! But, in retrospect, it was (and still is) quite the experience! I wouldn’ t trade it for anything…seriously. God gave me a really wonderful, easy kid for a reason…I wasn’t prepared for anything more.</p>

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<p>I’ll go:</p>

<p>me: live in So. California beach town, work as a middle school teacher, former journalist, grad. of UCSB (BA) and CSU Northridge (MA plus teaching cred.)</p>

<p>H: works in local government; grad of Cal State Long Beach and CSUN (masters).</p>

<p>S: Senior at public h.s. Political junkie. Accepted EA at Chicago, waiting on other apps and merit aid, but probably will attend.</p>

<p>D: Freshman at same public h.s. Swimmer. Wants to stay in Calif. for college. Currently going through the “my parents are the biggest dorks in the world and nobody understands me” stage (Her eyes might be permanently rolled back in her head, I don’t know, I’ve stopped looking.) </p>

<p>Dogs: St. Bernard and an ancient collie with a bladder problem.
Cats: Four… yeah, I know.</p>

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<p>jym626-</p>

<p>Great idea!</p>

<p>Me: Had full ride to University of Michigan back in 1973 but declined because I wanted to “get on with my life” (groan). Of course, never had time to go since then…I keep telling my daughter wherever she goes, I’ll apply too :slight_smile: (Probably wouldn’t be accepted now.) Self-employed for 23 years. I do sales and marketing for an internet-based residential architectural and interior design library of model homes across the U.S. </p>

<p>Husband: No college either. Self-employed for 25 years as a computer programmer (self-taught).</p>

<p>Daughter: HS senior applied to 9 schools, accepted to U of Oregon, U of Washington, Knox and Purdue, waiting to hear on the rest before deciding.</p>

<p>Dogs: 2 cockapoos (brother and sister 9 months old)</p>

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<p>Aww cockapoos are so cute!
I want a maltepoo.</p>

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<p>Momof2inca: Regarding the cats, you’re on the slippery slope!</p>

<p>Me: International wireless/cellular consultant, primarily in parts of the world that some consider “exciting” (current projects in Haiti and Pakistan). Career was primarily academic/research. Undergrad and grad school at Ga. Tech, addl grad school at Univ. of S. Florida. Interests: hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, cave diving, almost anything outdoorsy. Very involved in international caving. Current personal project: completing the 2nd edition of a pictorial bio-book (about a Native American who was well-known in these parts about 100 years ago). </p>

<p>Wife: CMU grad (I met her when I was a Comp Sci staff member - now married 26 years). Currently working as a Veterinary Technician. She was a long-time editor of a journal (historical) and is also very involved in the international caving community. Same interests as mine, except for the cave diving (she is a diver). She is also a TRAVEL FANATIC.</p>

<p>Son 1: grad of Univ of Rochester
Son 2: HS senior, about to attend Ohio Univ.</p>

<p>Dogs and Cats: too embarassed to say how many - all rescues of one kind or another (We’ve gone over the slope!)</p>

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<p>Me: Grew up in Michigan, BA UMich in Art History and English, lived in San Francisco, Manhattan, Hong Kong and now Jakarta. Have traveled extensively. Run a manufacturing business for a US retailer. Interested in art, literature, travel, politics. Favorite places: Bali, Florence, Upper West Side, the Berkshires.</p>

<p>Husband: MFA SF Art Institute, involved in the arts. Been together since 1970. (Same year I tumbled into my profession.)</p>

<p>Son: Sophomore at Williams, involved in art, art history, architecture, outdoorsy pursuits like snowboarding, trekking, diving. Accomplished artist and poet. Eagle Scout. Traveler.</p>

<p>Dog: Adolescent English Cocker Spaniel named Bartleby (“I prefer not to”) with a lot more energy than I. Accomplished aquatic retriever (when he prefers to).</p>

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<p>Me: BFA Photography Ohio Univeristy (yes, in Athens) back in 1978. Jack of all trades…
Husband: BA English, Syracuse Univ., NY around 1970, custom cabinet maker…
Offspring: daughter 9th grade, currently in private school…
Animal life: two Shelties, 3 assorted cats :-)</p>

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<p>pssst…digmedia…I’ve got an English springer spaniel for you…and two cats that I could never give away…</p>

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<p>i don’t know if this is open to just parents or what, but i’ll say myself anyway:</p>

<p>info: i’m a 22 year old college senior. I’m a business/IS major with minors in Photography and Visual Communications. </p>

<p>prior work experience: 4.5 years at a grocery store, 3 years working for IT in college, photographer (i did portraits, graduation pictures, stuff like that), 3 years in retail stores, and i currently work for a company that sells harley-davidson merchandise to harley stores. (we’re the middle people). i also have been doing free lance web design/development for a few years. i’m currently working on a florida hurricane site. </p>

<p>likes: music, football, concerts, q magazine, guitar, drums, film, web design, shooting pool, meeting new people, chicken, baseball, comfortable clothing, bowling, habitat for humanity, anime, pizza, foreign languages and juice.</p>

<p>dislikes: hamburgers, people who act like they are better than everyone else/know it all, hockey, most jeans, dodge neons, biology, racing (all kinds), beer, skirts, and makeup.</p>

<p>boyfriend: have been dating for almost five years. he will be going to law school in the fall.</p>

<p>there you go, that’s me in a nutshell :)</p>

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<p>me - thrived being anonymous at UCLA after small town childhood in CA, taught secondary math, had kids, helped H run family business, now teaching again (AP math courses - I’ve tried to restrain myself when I read all the AP threads)</p>

<p>H - went to rival LA college, business degree, in the communications field, coached every sport our kids ever participated in, married 27 years</p>

<p>S - UMich grad, now 2L at UWisc Law School</p>

<p>D - Frosh at Carleton</p>

<p>No pets. Kids were enough. NW residents for 20 years.</p>

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<p>me–military brat, but mostly lived in VA, BA from UVA, lived outside of Chicago for ten years, on my seventh year down here in the “Golden Crescent” aka South Texas. As my handle says, I spend a lot of time driving people places, but I’ve also been suckered into judging at speech tourneys and evaluating FPS booklets. </p>

<p>H–also graduated from UVa, has been a G-man since leaving the USMC</p>

<p>S1–freshman at Bucknell, also writes for a campus publication and does parli debate, poli sci/philo double major
S2–currently awaiting RD results, didn’t do EA or ED applications, finishing out at the huge icky public high school, also very much into debate
D, and S3–attend public school in a smaller, rural district</p>

<p>Dogs–three, two black labs and one ??? some sort of spaniel/collie mix</p>

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<p>Momsdream-
You should be quite proud of yourself and your son/dau (?)! I am most impressed! </p>

<p>And Momof2 inCA- I can commiserate about the doggie with a bladder problem :frowning: Our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is in congestive heart failure, and is on a boatload of meds, including many diuretics. As such, he has let us know we will be purchasing new rugs and carpets :eek: He now wears either a doggie diaper or a bellyband, neither of which are too effective… But we love him none the less. I think my s in college misses the dog more than he misses us. </p>

<p>Thank you everyone for sharing here. It makes it a lot easier to keep up.</p>

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<p>Dog- 10 + yr old black lab- thinks shes three for 10 hours out of the day- sleeps the rest of the time-
we did have two elderly cats who both died last year at 21 and 20 ( unconnected incidents- one was put to sleep after having kidney problems for years) thinking about another cat but not that hard. Kids would like one though.</p>

<p>D1- will be a senior at Reed College majoring in biology this fall- currently taking a year off for emotional/academic/personal reasons, living at home and working at her former elementary school running an after school science program ( she wants to teach science) attended private school K-12
D-2 freshman at urban inner city school after 6 yrs in a public alternative school.Likes it, but the high school has 1000 more students than her K-12 school had, so a bit of a transition.
H-urban high school in our area- works on military end of aircraft manufacturer- built prototype of 777, special military planes etc.
me- dropped out of local suburban highschool, took GED attended community college as well as cosmetology school and massage school. Love to still be doing massage, but very physical job and now doing more volunteer work in schools including education lobbying :eek:</p>

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<p>One more thing to add for me (especially these next few weeks): A Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Yeah, I know they looked terrible against the Jets last week even though they managed to win (only because of two missed Jets FGs). But I hope they go … all … the … way!</p>

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<p>digmedia-
You went to GA Tech-- if the Falcons beat the Eagles and end up playing Pittsburgh in the Superbowl, will you be at all conflicted???</p>

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<p>Not in the least. A quick story about why I am a Steelers fan: In the Seventies, I moved to Pittsburgh (in a van with all my stuff) from Atlanta. It was late January and I got caught in a snowstorm in Lexington, Kentucky. They closed the roads and I had to stay in a motel. The Superbowl was on that evening and I watched Pittsburgh win their very first Superbowl (btw, that was followed by three more in the next five years). The next day the roads were open, so I drove to Pittsburgh.</p>

<p>As I entered the city, I noticed the streets were lined with people, and as I approached in my van, everyone started cheering!! What a welcome to a city!! Then i noticed I was just slightly ahead of the bus bringing the Steelers from the airport into the city. I know the cheering was for them, but I could pretend it was also welcoming me into the city. </p>

<p>So I HAVE to be a Steelers fan. </p>

<p>Falcons? Is that a football team?</p>