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Created on 2003-07-31 07:48:03 (#1220992), last updated 2009-06-30
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Basic Info| Name: | Beth |
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| Birthdate: | 1976-09-05 |
| Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Website: | Beth's Very Out-of-date World |
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befinn@gmail.com BioHello! My name is Beth. I'm a 32-year old project manager for a company called SunGard, in Availability Services, where we are continually enhancing our huge implementation of Oracle Applications. Recently, I earned my PMP certification, so now I can put initials after my name (among other things). There are things I might prefer to be doing, but computers are mostly interesting, and they pay the bills well.
I believe I lead a charmed existence. I believe life will never give me something I can't handle. I believe that I am capable of great things. I believe that I have tons of potential yet to fulfill.
I have serious issues with food, and am usually battling to lose weight. Sometimes I like to talk about it, and sometimes I don't. I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in August of 2003, but had a very successful surgery to remove it in April of 2004. I still worry about fulfilling my potential.
I have a loving and wonderful boyfriend named Rob who supports me in every crazy endeavor I pursue. I also have two wonderful parents and a mostly nice brother named Josh. He got married in October of 2005 to a very sweet girl named Karri, so now I have a sister-in-law, too! That's exciting, because I have never had a sister!
I have two cats, Abby Cat and Picabo Poppy. They were both adopted from the Delaware Humane Association, where I used to volunteer as a cat counselor. (I counseled the people who want to adopt the cats, not the cats themselves...) Abby is a dilute calico with extra toes. She has 7 on each front paw and 5 on each rear paw instead of the usual 5 and 4, respectively. She was born on August 26, 2001. Poppy is a mostly black tortoiseshell with some white on her chin and paws. She was born on March 1, 2002, and is a biological sister to two of Rob's cats, Lilac and Ivy. Rob has a third cat named Life, also.
I believe very strongly in volunteering and giving back to the community. Besides being a cat counselor, I have volunteered at Christiana Hospital in the cancer wing, and in September 2001, I rode in the MS150 Bike to the Bay. I raised almost $2000 for MS research by completing that 75 mile ride. I am a member of WHYY (my local NPR station) and a charter member of the National Contistution Center.
I attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and I am now the Class of 1994 Representative to the TJHSST Alumni Association. I also attended the University of Delaware where I studied Biochemistry and Computer Science.
I am looking for other interesting journals to read. If you think there's someone I should read, let me know!
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I believe I lead a charmed existence. I believe life will never give me something I can't handle. I believe that I am capable of great things. I believe that I have tons of potential yet to fulfill.
I have serious issues with food, and am usually battling to lose weight. Sometimes I like to talk about it, and sometimes I don't. I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor in August of 2003, but had a very successful surgery to remove it in April of 2004. I still worry about fulfilling my potential.
I have a loving and wonderful boyfriend named Rob who supports me in every crazy endeavor I pursue. I also have two wonderful parents and a mostly nice brother named Josh. He got married in October of 2005 to a very sweet girl named Karri, so now I have a sister-in-law, too! That's exciting, because I have never had a sister!
I have two cats, Abby Cat and Picabo Poppy. They were both adopted from the Delaware Humane Association, where I used to volunteer as a cat counselor. (I counseled the people who want to adopt the cats, not the cats themselves...) Abby is a dilute calico with extra toes. She has 7 on each front paw and 5 on each rear paw instead of the usual 5 and 4, respectively. She was born on August 26, 2001. Poppy is a mostly black tortoiseshell with some white on her chin and paws. She was born on March 1, 2002, and is a biological sister to two of Rob's cats, Lilac and Ivy. Rob has a third cat named Life, also.
I believe very strongly in volunteering and giving back to the community. Besides being a cat counselor, I have volunteered at Christiana Hospital in the cancer wing, and in September 2001, I rode in the MS150 Bike to the Bay. I raised almost $2000 for MS research by completing that 75 mile ride. I am a member of WHYY (my local NPR station) and a charter member of the National Contistution Center.
I attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and I am now the Class of 1994 Representative to the TJHSST Alumni Association. I also attended the University of Delaware where I studied Biochemistry and Computer Science.
I am looking for other interesting journals to read. If you think there's someone I should read, let me know!
Everyone needs more hugs!
give befers more *HUGS* | Get hugs of your own
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Westminster School - Annandale, VA (1982 - 1990)Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, VA (1990 - 1994)
University of Delaware - Newark, DE (1994 - 1997)
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