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Pat

Age:

67 in two days

Location:

Albuquerque, NM

Hobbies and Interests:

Science fiction, filking, historical cycles & other patterns, reading (think I'm hyperlexic!), SCA, neo-paganism & goddess worship, wicca. (not in a coven. Duh - wonder why?)

Why are you here?

Because I'm lonely and want people I can *talk to*! !

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):

Self-diagnosed? Back around 2000, and thereby hangs a tale. I was the accountant for the University of New Mexico Postal Services, and one of our rules was that every mailing had to include a sample of what you were mailing out. CDD-Aut had an interesting newsletter. One issue had a review of a book called "Pretending to be Normal", and the title called my name loud & clear. I bought it, devoured it, and said "Yes! That's me!"

Favorite subjects:

Right now, philosophy. Loved higher math but was dreadful at it. Or, as my professor said back in 1963, I did *very well*....(for a gurrrl!) so he'd let me off with a C if I dropped the major.

Year/Grade:

Duh?

Favorite music:

Classical, choral, and filk (science fiction folk music, often funny).

Books:

Favorite books? How many pages do you have? Science fiction, murder mysteries - especially those that give me insight into other cultures.


TV shows/Movies:

House, Fox TV. Bones, ditto. Numb3ers. Medium, if Allison would sop with the dead-tired die-away voice already. Law & Order CI, especially the episodes with Goren. Monk when I can find it! Former Trekkie sufferig withdrawal. Ditto Babylon 5. Want to see: Chicken Little, RENT, Narnia. Loved: Lord of the Rings, and the original Star Wars (the Luke Skywallker movies).


Instrument:

Guitar; cracked alto voice.

Do you like sports?

Makes warding-off-vampires gesture.

Family:

My oldest daughter's a research genetics psychiatrist out of UCSD, soon to be at UCSF, specialty in OCD & Tourettes. One son age 18 months. Other daughter's a nuclear medtech living in Charlottesville, VA, soon to be back in ABQ, husband's an anesthesiologist, both very outdoorsy & physical people. One daughter, Mikaels, 5.5 years old today; a son 18 months old. (And they're cousins, identical cousins...)

My sister in San Francisco, who I finally leveled with a year ago which brought about a major reconciliation, passed away Thanksgiving Morning. I am so thankful it was with everything settled. She has two sons, a silver-fox widower, no grandchildren. I have a brother in La Jolla who is also a science fiction fan - I turned him onto it in childhood - but is more mundane than I am.

Clothing:

Mostly jeans, T-shirts, overshirts, and sensible very good quality walking shoes. Long skirts when required.

How did you find this website?

One of the posters on Fourth Turning had it included in his sig. I read his post and raced right over.

Job:

I'm a freedwoman. Forced into retirement October 31, 2003.

Plans for the future?

As the old disco song says, "stayin' alive."

Any comments?

Yes. This is even better than the INTP list, which I've been off for years.

a.k.a. Vivi

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