More About Me
This is me!
| Name: | Kristen "Kristy" Elaine Locke |
| Nicknames: | Babaloo, Clueless, Chun Li, Cristina, Cristina Estrella, Dominique, Dominique Trouvée (The Finder of Christmas Trees), Estrella, Kirschenbaum, Krikki, Krikkit, Kris, Krust O' My Heart (KOMH), Krusty, Kurisuten-san, Li'l Bubala, Little Helper, Mari-san, Princess, Ranger Krikki, Snow White, Weather Goddess, etc., etc. |
| Residence: | Western Washington state, United States of America |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 5 feet, 1 inch |
| Weight: | Guess! ; ) |
| Hair: | Chin-length, ash-blonde with blonde and copper highlights |
| Eyes: | Blue, and I wear contact lenses in the daytime, and glasses when I'm at home |
| Current Personal Theme Songs: | I Ain't Got Nobody, by Louis Prima; Worn Me Down, by Rachael Yamagata; Sleeping With The Lights On, by Teitur |
| Status: | Single, never married |
| Religious Beliefs: | Seventh-day Adventist (a Protestant Christian denomination)
| | Political Affiliation: | Liberal, liberal, liberal--yep, you guessed it, I'm a Democrat |
| Favorite Ethnic Clothes: | Pakistani salwarqamiz (tunic & pants); Japanese yukata, kimono; Indian sari; Chinese qipau |
| Favorite Klingon Phrase: | nuqDaq yuch daPol?--"Where is the chocolate?" |
| Favorite Color: | Black and gold (together) |
| Star Trek Alien I Most Want to Dress up as: | Cardassian |
| Favorite Movie: | Casablanca, Office Space |
| Ambition: | To obtain a PhD in Linguistics and work for the Natural Language Group in Microsoft's Research Division, teaching language to computers |
| Favorite Shows: | Too many to list! See my TV page! |
| Favorite Books: | The "Thursday Next" Series, any book by Naguib Mahfouz; any book by Vonda McIntyre; "Breath, Eyes, Memory"; "The God of Small Things"; "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy (yep, all 5 books!); "Under the Bone"; the Griffin and Sabine series; the Miles Vorkosigan series; and the Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars), by Kim Stanley Robinson |
| Favorite Authors: | Douglas Adams, Nick Bantock, Lois McMaster Bujold, A.C. Crispin, Edwidge Danticat, Monica Hughes, Madeleine L'Engle, Naguib Mahfouz, Anne McCaffrey, Vonda McIntyre, Terry Pratchett, Kim Stanley Robinson, Arundhati Roy, and Amy Tan |
| Favorite Number: | 42, the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything |
| Languages Spoken (Or Semi-Spoken): | Spanish, French, Japanese, and American Sign Language--oh,yeah, and English |
| Favorite Invented Language: | Klingon |
| Favorite Instrument: | Viola, of course (I played it for 7 years) |
| Favorite Music: | Emo, world music, classical, Christian, New Age, jazz, smooth jazz, pop, techno, alternative, some rock, some punk, some reggae, some rap--almost anything but country! |
| Favorite Foods: | Phad Thai with tofu (without fish sauce), spanakopita, yakisoba with stir-fried vegetables and braised tofu
| | Favorite Flavor: | Peppermint |
| Favorite Breakfast Cereal: | Corn Chex |
| Favorite Cartoons: | Animaniacs, The Critic, Dilbert, The Family Guy, Futurama, Gargoyles, Pinky and the Brain, The Simpsons, Tail Spin, Tiny Toon Adventures |
| Favorite Anime (Japanese animation): | Azumanga Daioh, Sugar, Kare Kanno ("His and Her Circumstances" is the American title), etc. |
| Favorite Japanese Soap Operas: | 101st Proposal (Hyaku ichi kai me no puroposoru), Delicious Relations (Oishii Kankei), I Have No Money (Okane Ga Nai) |
| Favorite Telenovelas (Spanish-language television dramas): | El Privilegio de Amar, Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas, Amarte es Mi Pecado |
| Favorite Game Shows: | Hollywood Squares, JEOPARDY!, SCRABBLE, Wheel of Fortune, Win Ben Stein's Money |
| Favorite Hair Color: | Purple, although I would never dare to dye my hair that color |
| Favorite Nail Polish Color: | Silver |
| Favorite Magazines: | Discover, Mangajin, and Newsweek |
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