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Name:

Karen Traviss

Sex:

F

Home:

Southsea, England

Height:

5' 8"

Eyes:

Blue

Hair Color:

Dark brown

Nicknames:

None

Pen Names:

Trying to think of something that will put me in a better sales position on the bookshelves than sitting between Tolkein and Turtledove

Favorite TV Show:

B5

Favorite Board Game:

 

Favorite Magazine:

New Scientist

Favorite Smell:

Jasmine

Favorite Salad Dressing:

Olive oil and balsamic vinegar

Worst Feeling in the World:

Accidentally injuring a creature.

Biggest Fear:

Wasting time.

Best Feeling in the World:

Finishing a really tedious job.

Favorite Things to do on Weekends:

Potter around in the greenhouse with a bottle of wine to hand.

Favorite Soundtrack:

Das Boot, Silent Running.

What is the first thing you think of when you wake in the morning?:

Is this a work day or not?

You can't start the day until you:

Shower.

Do you get motion sickness?:

No.

Have you ever gone skinny dipping?:

Can't even swim.

Do you make fun of people?:

I'm an ENTJ. Mockery wastes valuable obsessing time.

Roller Coasters --Deadly or Exciting?:

I'd want to see its safety certificate first. 

Pen or Pencil:

Pens, lots of them.

How many rings before you answer the phone?:

Less than five. It's a work habit.

Future son's name:

 

Future daughter's name:

 

Favorite foods:

Raspberries, lentil soup.

Do you get along with your parents?:

Yes.

Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

No.

Favorite Ice Cream:

 

Croutons or Bacon Bits:

 

Do you like to drive?:

Hate it, hate it, hate it.

Thunderstorms -- Cool or Scary:

Cool.

What kind of car was your first car?:

Bedford van.

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?:

Scott Adams 

Favorite Alcoholic Drink:

At the moment, any New World Cabernet or Pinot Noir.

Who is your favorite poet/author?:

Vernor Vinge, Harry Harrison.

Do you eat the stems of broccoli?:

Yes. I always finish my greens.

One pillow or two?:

One.

Favorite Color:

Blue.

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?

No idea - I never wanted to be anything other than a journalist. But I wouldn't mind trying most other jobs for a week.

If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?:

blue-black.

If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be?:

RIGHT and LEFT on the correct hands - I really need help with that.

Have you ever been in love?:

Yes, but I'm all better now.

What is on the walls in your room?:

A year planner, a framed print of Cutlass Drill In The Sea Of Marmora, and a pin-board with writing schedules on it. (I did say I was ENTJ, didn't I?)

What's on your mouse pad?:

A pic of a much-missed pet rat called Mousie.

What's on your monitor?:

Heinlein's Rules

Is the glass half empty or half full?:

Er...at 50% capacity. Life is a wine box: when it's empty, you can make a nice rat's nest out of it.

What is your favorite Snapple?:

 

Favorite Movies:

The Cruel Sea, Casablanca, 2001, Airplane, A Night At The Opera

Are you a Righty, a Lefty, or Ambidextrous?:

Right for some things, left for others.

Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?

Right for a journalist, yes - index and middle fingers only.

Pets:

Rats.

Favorite Type of Music:

70s pomp rock. (There, I said it.)

If you could be one gardening tool, what would you be?:

A hoe.

If asked nicely, you'd admit to knowing about:

Orchids, the Royal Navy and business process re-engineering.

You can probably be bribed with:

A cup of tea.

What is under your bed?:

Suitcase, an unused Epson printer, and a dumbell with two five kilo plates.

What is your favorite number?:

I never met a number I didn't like.

What is your dream car?:

One I never have to drive, ever.

Hobbies:

Gardening, gym, cinema.

Toothpaste:

Superdrug own brand.

Favorite town to chill in:

Devizes or Penzance

Favorite Drink (Non-Alcoholic):

Tea

Adidas, Nike, or Reebok:

Hey, that's running stuff. I need to sit down.

Favorite perfume/cologne:

Joy

Favorite Web Site:

www.refdesk.com

Favorite Subject in School:

Latin.

Least Favorite Subject:

Hockey.

What do you look for in the opposite sex?:

A pulse.

What is your favorite sport to watch?:

Gymnastics, because I don't believe ANYONE can do that for real. It's got to be CGI.

You would most like to be adopted by which Clarion instructor?: 

Any one who would leave me the film rights to their work.

In the Clarion yearbook, you will probably be voted the boy/girl most like to:

Have all her pens arranged in the right colour order.

If you could bring only one reference book to Clarion it would be:

Hyperspace by Michio Kaku

No one would guess that you had written:

Features for Police Review.

When folks get to Clarion, they should look for you. You will be the one:

Who is obsessed with the correct sequence of tenses.