Assembled Facts

Things You’d Know About Me If We Talked for 5 Minutes

I was born June 11, 1979, in a suburb of Chicago. That makes me 24 ½

I’m 13th generation Irish and German American

I moved to Austin, TX when I was 1 ½. I lived there until I was 7. I had a

very strong Texan accent

From 7 until I went to college, I lived in Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

(think Pink, Justin Guarini, James Michener, Margaret Mead, Oscar

Hammerstein, Signs)

My Texan accent was so strong, the public school district tried to enroll me

in speech therapy. It went away on its own. I still have the cowboy hat

and boots though

I went to Boston College for my Bachelor’s degree. It was the only school I

applied to. My reasoning: I had to live there for 4 years and I really liked

the architecture

Some goofy face

Currently, I am at the University of Pennsylvania pursuing my PhD in

psychology and living in Center City, Philadelphia

I have about 60 pounds of responsibility in my life. Her name is Keely and she is a black

Lab/Spaniel mix I adopted last summer

Things You’d Know About Me If We Talked for 10 Minutes

I’ve been a vegetarian for 12 years

I fenced (as in the sport) for 13 years, 4 varsity at BC

My nickname on my team was “Meat” because I was a vegetarian

I’ve run two marathons. They are the proudest accomplishments in my life

If I didn’t go into psychology, I’d have been an architect. If I don’t make it in psychology, I’m going

into marketing

Joan Miró is my favorite artist

I speak German, can fake Spanish, and read Latin

I tend to use anymore in the positive (e.g., the state store on 17th & Chestnut is open on Sundays

anymore), which a linguist friend tells me is typical Hoosier Apex dialect. I’ve never lived in

Indiana though

Things You Probably Shouldn’t Know About Me

I have a phobia for ordering take-out

Boggle is my favorite board game

No one seems to agree with my tastes in music.

I don’t get why

Me as Beowulf (a long time ago)

I also tend not to get New Yorker cartoons. They

just make no sense

I’m the one who wrote your local cable provider to ask for the History Channel

I’m way too good at Minesweeper