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About Me

veerin' off the beaten path...
iâ€™m a biologist, and i recently earned my phd; i graduated this past may. it was the hardest thing i've ever done in my life, but as hard as it was, iâ€™m glad i stuck it out.
in generalâ€¦ iâ€™m a trooperâ€¦
so whatâ€™s next? i started a gig that i'm really enjoying, and as is characteristic of me, iâ€™m doing something totally non-traditional with my degree. outside of work, now i can do some of the relaxing things i love that i didnâ€™t have as much time to do before. i feel really excited about â€œwhat comes nextâ€ and most importantly, i am happy.
i love to have fun whenever i can, try not to take myself too seriously and consider myself to be highly adventurous/spontaneous...
lately, through my work with NOISE Entertainment and SNUB, iâ€™ve been expanding my horizons even further to encompass [seriously] something iâ€™ve always loved since i learned to play piano as a kid: music... expect the unexpected. that's wassup.
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Middle name? cathryn
Birthday? 7.15
Birthplace? cleveland, oh
Hair color? jet black
Eye color? dark brown
Best physical feature? people unequivocally tell me 1) smile 2) eyes. i concur
Number of piercings? 4
Pets? 2 huskies
Favorite people? most of them are in my slide shows
Most missed memory? the HB dance where i met todd, sean and ted/being co-captain of the cheerleading squad for benedictine b-ball/x-mases w/grandma
Favorite food? shellfish
ipod or cd player? ipod
Silver or gold? silver
Bedtime? usually whatever time i can no longer keep my eyes open
First thought when waking up? i should have gone to sleep earlier
Book you are currently reading? The Secret
Siblings? 1 brother, 1 sister
Do you like sushi? love it, but not the really bizarre kinds...
Favorite color? purple
Favorite alcoholic drink? white zin, riesling
Favorite nonalcoholic drink? diet lipton green tea, diet dr. pepper, nonfat chai latte
Favorite perfume? vera wang
Favorite flower? sterling rose
Favorite number? 6
Ever been drunk? but of course... my friends have many stories
Contacts or glasses? have both but almost always wear contacts
Favorite U.S. city? nyc, the village in manhattan specifically
Do you want to get married? am mortified of marriage, but who knows? never say never
Favorite season? fall
CDs you listen to repeatedly? SNUB (day one mixtape/the epidemic), jay-z (blueprint 2/the black album), fleetwood mac (greatest hits)

My Interests

science, medicine, writing, drawing, reading, music, video games, computers. i'm naturally curious...i love figuring out how things work and how to put anything together. below are some of the doodles i've created in my spare time: Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

I'd like to meet:

other interesting people who think outside-the-box... in my life i've been fortunate enough to go a lot of fabulous places and meet/befriend some really fantastic folks. so i'd also like to meet more of the same caliber of people who have impacted my life. there are many but check out a few (some of these pics are from waaaaaay back, lol):

Music:

almost everything (not a real big country music fan though) from fleetwood mac and the eagles to nelly and t.i.... tupac and jay-z are my favorite hip-hop artists ever, but i really like a diverse and unpredictable range of music. i'm definitely not exclusively a backpacker though i support underground artists... i try not to put myself into any little boxes. there's some of virtually all music that's cool, and some that's pure garbage. believe that. SNUB is that next big one, and most of the time you're gonna hear his music on my page, but check back and see.

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unsigned/previously signed/indie label artists to watch:

Cool Slideshows

Movies:

favs are: **THE WAY WE WERE**, xanadu, both greases, superman i and ii, star wars (the REAL first three), the best man, trading places, **LOVE JONES**, something's gotta give, crash, CLOSER (an excellent screenplay about the irrational side of love), about last night, something new, st. elmo's fire, 8 below and pride

Television:

in syndication: SEX AND THE CITY, FRIENDS, FAMILY TIES and soul food

current shows: GREY'S ANATOMY, the hills, niptuck, ANTM, DWTS (in fast forward mode), desperate housewives, cane, dirtysexymoney, private practice, gossip girl, brothers and sisters, young and the restless (forever), the game, boston legal

(maybe) starting next year: ENTOURAGE (hilarious), the apprentice, the bachelor (depends who it is) and american idol (simon cowell is worth watchin' all by himself)

i know... i DVR a lot of stuff, huh.

Books:

the davinci code, memoirs of a geisha and difficult conversations

Heroes:

anyone who overcomes the odds to fufill their dreams: i.e. my grandparents, parents, my brother and sister, p.t.

My Blog

things unsaid...

drini and p, this one is, in part, for you some friends' experiences and recent events got me thinking about some things and... isn't it funny how people who so easily walk out of your life thi...
Posted by cat on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:55:00 PST

Sled Ride Anyone???

Owners of huskies or other medium/large dogs can appreciate this&. So, I have two huskies (brothers; littermates; sons of my brother's husky, Alize). I've always wondered what they would...
Posted by cat on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:24:00 PST

my trip to SOUTH AFRICA, safari pics & all

okay...so whenever i tell people that Africa is by far the most beautiful place i've seen/been, they don't believe me. and whenever i pose Africa as a place that people should visit, they laugh... i'v...
Posted by cat on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:41:00 PST

African-Americans in Science: Who Knew???

This past weekend, I had the fortunate experience of presenting my research at the Minority Research Trainee Forum (MTRF) in Florida. This forum was/is conducted by Temple University. Spon...
Posted by cat on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:03:00 PST