You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-word answers seldom help anyone out :)
1. First Name: Jessica
2. Age: 28 (29 on 8/17)
3. Location: Troy, NY, USA
4. Occupation: Mechanical Engineer - I design direct methanol fuel cells
5. Partner?: See "pets."
6. Kids: See "pets."
7. Brothers/Sisters: One sister, Abigail, who is six years younger.
8. Pets: Tam Lin, my kitty
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
a) Trying to turn our prototype fuel cells into a manufacturable product
b) Preparing for The Wizard of Oz
c) Home renovations, particularly gardening right now
d) Trying to save money for our trip to Africa
e) Trying to lose weight/exercise more
10) Where and for what did you go to school for?:
Elementary School - Union Pleasant Elementary School
Jr High - Hamburg Jr. High School
High School - Hamburg Senior High School
Undergrad - RPI: Mechanical Engineering and Science, Technology and Society (the PDI (Product Design and Innovation) program
Grad School - RPI (Hartford and Troy): Engineering Science and Management
11) Parents? Maryann and David Reichard, married at least 30 years. My parents live in Orchard Park, NY, about 5 hours from me.
12) Who are some of your closest friends?: From High School my best friends (that I am still quite close to) are Laura Goble and Julie Platt (now Julie Meyers). Laura lives in Portland and Julie just moved from NYC to Nassua, NH.
From College my best friends are my old roommates
nellbell79,
spiffstess, and
patinka. Jeanell lives in Wayne, PA and is probably the one I talk to about my problems the most. Tiffany lives in Troy and I love getting to hang out with her and we have lots in common. Patty lives in Phoenix, AZ and is the one I talk to the least now, but we have gone on some great trips to Greece and Sweden together.
Post College I've become very close to
pallagia and
tenner, thanks to
wonderpanther introducing us.