Dr. K

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Gender

female

Age

30

Location

AL

Personal Information

Biography

Dr. K is an assistant professor of English at a school in the wilds of Alabama. For an English professor, she is a computer genius, although compared to most techgeeks, she is a dancing bear. Her current book-in-progress explores how and when men and women had the power to say ‘no’...in medieval England.

In her near-mythical “spare time” Dr. K reads comic books by the likes of Warren Ellis, Alan Moore, and Carla Speed McNeil. When she’s in a city, she goes dancing. She likes to watch the fishes [sic] at aquariums, as well. Otherwise she goes hiking on the mountain near her home. She spends far too much time and money at coffeeshops.

My sheroes

My paternal grandmother raised 9 kids through the depression, ran a household, and had side jobs to try to feed everyone. She made all their clothes until they were 12 & considered old enough to run their own traplines (fur). She had to give up one daughter to distant relatives in the city. She loved, respected, and was respected by, her husband every day of their married lives. She saw 2 of her sons die young, and sent all but one of the rest into war to be able to use the GI bill to go to school if they came back: they all came back. She grew roses and apple trees. She sang and played organ and piano. She was disowned for marrying my grandfather.

and she was a helluva woman.

Personal goals

My goal for so long was to graduate and get a job- and I have.

and now I'm tired.

Bragging Rights

I worked my way through 4 degrees and have no college loans.

I take back the night 365 nights a year.

Favorite books

Le Rhinoceros, Eugene Ionesco
Crime & Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevski
Les Justes, Albert Camus
Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkein

(generally, I get cranky at being asked this question- I'm trying to play nice here)

Favorite music

currently, & not limited to:
Assemblage 23, Neuroticfish, Qntal, Delerium, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode, Cure, Bauhause, Legendary Pink Dots, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Pet Shop Boys, XTC

Favorite Films

again, not my fav question- not limited to:
- Brokeback Mt (every notice how it's really about the tragedy of living in the country?)
- Merchant of Venice
- But, I'm a Cheerleader!
- Amateur (Hal Hartley, Not The Amateur)

Hobbies

I don't have time for hobbies.