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Redhead Revealed: lakutreker
Submitted: 09/16/05

If you could choose any place in the world to live, where would it be?

Ireland. I love greenery and as I am highly allergic to smoking, it's one of the few places in Europe that has banned smoking in public places.

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be so many things, a doctor, a dancer, a writer, and fashion designer, but mostly I wanted to work in the family business of television.

Your occupation now?

I am currently an assistant at a TV production company.

What are some of your interests and hobbies?

I am an avid reader, riding a bus for 5 hours a day offers me a lot of reading time and I go through a 400 page book in a week or less. I read sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, mystery, and when I find a writer I like I devour every book they have written and impatiently wait for new ones.

I am getting back into tennis again; my husband and I go out to the local parks and play a few sets laughing at how badly we both play now.

And since I work in TV I also watch a lot of TV. I have been called a TV zombie by my husband.

What would you say are your character strengths?

I am a good listener. I have always been the resident listener among my friends and some of my family members too, I have also been known to give advice when asked for it, I don't mind being the confidant for them all, it just gets a little hard when I need one too. Thankfully I have my husband and a few friends that will let my rant when needed. I am a loyal friend, no matter what I am there if needed. I also have a strong connection to family, I am very close with them and I love to visit for hours with my grandparents. My husband is getting used to this.

Weaknesses?

I am lazy! Due to an illness I was not able to exercise for a while but now that I am better I can again but I find myself far too comfortable to get up and do it. I am a creature of habit and comfort.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

My allergies. If I could finally live with out the constricting of my lungs around smokers or smell flowers without the sneezes and watery eyes that would be a real treat for me. As for anything else, no, because I like who I am right now and without all the mistakes in my past I would not be that person today. Okay, if I could afford the laser surgery to correct my vision I would totally do that!

Do you have any quirks you think are strange or amusing?

I am very good at running into walls and doors. I cannot walk a straight line, I always seem to veer off to the right or left and I end up running into walls and doors, it's really funny to watch and I laugh at myself all the time. I'm such a klutz. The only other odd thing is my head, I have been known to dent things with and it doesn't do a thing to me, but try to comb my hair for me and I'll scream in pain (stylists hate me). Go figure!

Who is/was the most influential person/role model in your life?

My mom has been a good role model for me, we are both survivors and although my teen years were hell on us both, now we are much closer and have a better understanding of one another.

What are your achievements/accomplishments that you are the most proud of?

I am proud of little things in my life. Of being on an Olympic training team for gymnastics as a child, of playing the piano, of singing in the high school choir, of graduating college, making the deans list, of working on short films that have won recognition at festivals and of planning my recent wedding. The list goes on too.

Are you currently single, involved, or married?

I was married in June of this year.

What qualities do you find the most attractive in other people?

Honesty, passion, imagination, honor, not taking things at face value, and the ability to think for ones self. All the things I found in my husband and in my friends as well.

What is one thing you would change about the world?

Setting all the political possibilities aside, I would aim higher and say that I would like to save the environment. Our planet needs to be taken care of; we have damaged it so much that if we don't take drastic steps to correct this damage now we could find our beautiful world is beyond saving.

Oh and I would go Crocodile Dundee on the butts of wolf poachers!

What is your favorite food?

Too many to say I have one favorite. I love pasta, in Chinese food or Italian, and I am a huge bread fan too. Obvious I don't buy into that low card BS. But to pick one thing I guess I would have to say, pastrami on rye from Jerry's Famous Deli. Once a year I go for my birthday and get this giant sandwich, it's my special treat. Oh, and a close second would be the Tower of Chocolate (I got it in Chicago at Oprah's restaurant) Layers of chocolate pound cake & chocolate mousse built into a tower, what's not to love?

If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would you choose?

My husband's father. He died of brain cancer 6 months before I started dating my husband, and I would cherish the opportunity to meet him.

If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do with the money?

I would pay off my mother's bills and buy her a house, not huge thing but a nice simple house of her own. She sacrificed so much and lost so much in her life that I would be thrilled to give a little back to her. I would also buy a small home for my self and take a trip to Europe. It's always been a goal of mine to go to Europe. I would give donations to the National Arbor Day Forest and National Wildlife Fund. I would also make a donation to the Nezperce tribe which cares for wolf packs on their lands.

Do you consider yourself a spiritual person?

Not in the organized religion sense. I believe in many things and they do not all fit into one definition. I really hate labels.

Is there any particular historical era that you feel drawn to?

I like to romanticize other time periods but the reality of them isn't all that appealing. I like the current times but I wish we had peace.

What are your favorite books and authors?

The Disc World Series - Terry Pratchett
The Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind
Sherlock Holmes (all volumes) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Seven Waters Trilogy (and other works) - Juliet Marillier
The works of Shakespeare
The works of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
The Works of Dan Brown
The works of Agitha Christie
The (Detective Campion) works by Margery Allingham

The list goes on, I love to read.

What are your favorite movies?

Anne of Green Gables/Avonlea (mini series for PBS), Somewhere In Time, Peter's Friends, It Started With Eve, Pride & Prejudice (mini series for A&E), Jane Eyre (Orson Wells), Ever After, Empire Records, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Harvey, Arsenic & Old Lace, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Wars Trilogy(the original films), Harold & Maude, Strictly Ballroom, All the Harry Potter films (so far), etc.

As a film major I have way too many favorite films.

What is your most prized possession?

The photographs of my late father and my husband's late father.

What is your favorite color?

Again I don't have one favorite; I love blues, greens, purples, deep reds. They are all on my list.

What are your favorite television shows?

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gilmore Girls, Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Monster House, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Farscape, Young Riders, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, The Grimm Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Law & Order (Original, SVU, & Criminal Intent), Mystery (PBS), Masterpiece Theatre (PBS), Jeopardy, etc.

What are some of your pet peeves?

Dirty Dishes in the sink, Wet towels on the floor, Cracking knuckles, dirty cars, cats.

What are some of the issues that you are passionate about?

The environment! Endangered species like wolves, whales, etc. I am passionate about the separation of church & state, of women's rights, research of AIDS/HIV, Breast Cancer awareness, Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention. I have a lot of passion in me.

Do you have any tattoos or piercings?

I have earrings, two holes in each ear. After my old holes closed up I got new ones then a few years ago the old holes opened up again so now I have two in each ear.

What is one thing you hope to accomplish before you die?

I'd like to win an Emmy.

What is something you've always wanted to do/try but haven't yet?

I'd like to travel to Europe, I've never been anywhere (well, I did go to Canada when I was very young)

Where do you see yourself ten years (what are your goals)?

I try not to look that far into the future, things never seem to work out the way you envision them too, so I try to keep my focus on the now.

What is your favorite quote?

"Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods there be, for my unconquerable soul." It's a poem I read once but I cannot remember where or who wrote it. But it is something I have always drawn strength from.