Hypothesis about LIW

[Tuesday]

I have my bachelors in MIS and I work as an IT consultant. My BF has his MLIS and works as a faculty librarian at the University here. It''s funny that so many of you have degrees in economics because I almost went that route instead! I''ve always wanted to go back to get a second degree in economics - I may still do that.

 

[misysu2]

Hey everyone! I''m currently now a BIW, but this is a great topic, and I, too, fit the bill.

I received my BA in Anthropology in 2004, and my MA in Physical Anthropology in 2006. Am working towards a job in museums, but Houston has such big name ones that it''s hard to get in. Thinking about getting a certificate in Museum Studies after our move this summer. I don''t think I''d have the patience for another MA!

In my spare time, I love to dance and sing (I just got back from a Kelly Clarkson concert!), read, and shop for clothes I don''t need.

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

no longer a LIW but fun to join in with all the fellow student folk!

i finished my BS in elementary education and english in may 2007 and i am currently working on my MSeD in elementary special education. i expect to graduate in may 2009 and then go for a literacy masters! i don''t think i''ll ever stop, lol!

 

[ladypirate]

First off, as a fellow self-proclaimed geek, I love your screen name.

I have a BA in psychology and theatre and worked in animation for a while, and now I work doing New Business Development for a firm that designs theme parks and museums...yeah, not much relation between any of the above.



My hobbies are crafting (mostly knitting, although I quilt and do a few other random crafts as well), dancing (swing and ceili), travel, food/cooking, and wine.

Thanks for starting this thread--it's fun to see what everyone has in common!

 

[Delster]

Date: 11/26/2007 6:00:33 PM
Author: ladypirate

My hobbies are crafting (mostly knitting, although I quilt and do a few other random crafts as well), dancing (swing and
ceili), travel, food/cooking, and wine.


Thanks for starting this thread--it''s fun to see what everyone has in common!

Seriously?

Céilí?

Do you do set or step?

 

[Octavia]

There are so many knitters, how exciting

 

[ladypirate]

Date: 11/26/2007 6:11:35 PM
Author: Delster

Date: 11/26/2007 6:00:33 PM

Author: ladypirate


My hobbies are crafting (mostly knitting, although I quilt and do a few other random crafts as well), dancing (swing and

ceili), travel, food/cooking, and wine.



Thanks for starting this thread--it''s fun to see what everyone has in common!

Seriously?

Céilí?

Do you do set or step?

I do set There''s a place here in LA called the Celtic Arts Center that has Irish language classes and a traditional seisiún with dancing every Monday night. It''s a ton of fun.

 

[mirre]

I''ll join in!!!

I''m 5th year undergrad. Will graduate in May 2008 with a Bachelor''s in Marketing. At the moment I don''t even want to think of anymore school. I just want a break. But who knows, maybe after a break from school and only working for awhile I''ll want to go get my Masters. But at the moment I just want to get this last little bit finished.

Hobbies: I love to cook (mostly baking), I like decorating (which is a little hard when you are renting a place and are on a limited budget, but I can dream lol), and I sew, and recently tried to re-teach myself how to crochet, basically I LOVE crafts!!! Guess that makes me Martha Stewarty too!

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE to watch the Food Network!

So... It would seem that JustaGeek''s hypothesis was just about dead on... a lot of us LIWs have wuite a few things in common.

 

[Delster]

Date: 11/26/2007 8:11:32 PM
Author: ladypirate

Date: 11/26/2007 6:11:35 PM

I do set There''s a place here in LA called the Celtic Arts Center that has Irish language classes and a traditional seisiún with dancing every Monday night. It''s a ton of fun.

It sure is!

BF''s family insist a wedding is a flop if it doesn''t have a céilí - so my very sedate old-time-waltz sort of family are in for a big fright one of these days!!!

 

[Delster]

Date: 11/27/2007 9:38:05 AM
Author: mirre
I''ll join in!!!


I''m 5th year undergrad. Will graduate in May 2008 with a Bachelor''s in Marketing. At the moment I don''t even want to think of anymore school. I just want a break. But who knows, maybe after a break from school and only working for awhile I''ll want to go get my Masters. But at the moment I just want to get this last little bit finished.


Hobbies: I love to cook (mostly baking), I like decorating (which is a little hard when you are renting a place and are on a limited budget, but I can dream lol), and I sew, and recently tried to re-teach myself how to crochet, basically I LOVE crafts!!! Guess that makes me Martha Stewarty too!

I also LOVE LOVE LOVE to watch the Food Network!


So... It would seem that JustaGeek''s hypothesis was just about dead on... a lot of us LIWs have wuite a few things in common.

Mirre please will you come on over to the crafty side?

 

[TravelingGal]

Seems like this year''s crop of LIWs are students, or recent grads! Last year, for some reason, we had a lot more 30 something LIWs and BWWs. Me, Deco, Surfgirl, and a slew of others. It''s great that you all are such peers this year.

And I graduated in 1994 with a BA in English.

 

[bee*]

Can I join in too?!

I did an honours Science degree and I''m a vet student now. Cannot wait to graduate!!

 

[mirre]

Delster thanks for inviting me. I posted on that thread. What started out as a praise for your beautiful piece and just describing what I like to do turned into a bit of a vent lol...

It''s a busy time of year and getting busier each day as I''m sure you can all relate to.

Also as an ETA:
This past May I got my Associate''s in General Business Administration (not something I had initally planned on but while I was at my university they started offering that degree so I thought... "Why not?!"). And I am currently a member of the Marketing and Sales Club at my school... Which is a blast... I''m just sad that I am only going to be a member for a year and it shows me what I missed out on the other years I was there.

 

[Kayakqueen83]

Well I guess I''ll join in on the fun too!

I graduated Fall 2005 (wow, it''s been 2 years already!) with a BS in Criminology. I have a WONDERFUL job that I love and I feel that I am making a positive impact. Only recently I have thought of going and getting my masters... maybe in a foreign language?

I love reading, kayaking (haha- in case you couldn''t already tell) snorkeling, decorating (I love it!), home improvement projects, and traveling. I''m a big planner so decorating and traveling let me do that.

 

[Kaffine14]

Hi everyone...great topic! I am pretty sure that no one else has my major either...I graduated from a 5 year school in 2007 with a BS in Music Industry. Right now I am working at a University and planning on starting my MBA part time soon. Part of the benefits of working at the school is that I can get it for free! YAY! However, I think about all the work I will have to do and how much time it will take away from being with my man. BOO! Eventually I would like to be a booking agent for a major venue or be a festival director for a successful music festival company. Anyone know anyone who works for a music industry company...etc? Why not network on Pricescope!

Hobbies: skiing, live music, music festivals, scuba diving, traveling, photography, home decorating, cooking, being a red wino, discovering great restaurants, yoga, spinning, trying on diamonds (haha), boutique shopping, going to the beach and collecting shells, road trips with my man, and cuddling!

 

[mintve]

I graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Business Administration undergrad with a major in International Business and Marketing and a minor in Spanish

And in 2004, I graduated with my MSC in Hospitality and Tourism Management from a school in the UK where I was able to study abroad

As for hobbies, I love to travel, shop for bargains, cook, try wines and when I have time to train for running and triathlon events

 

[meresal]

Date: 11/27/2007 1:17:11 PM
Author: Kaffine14
Hi everyone...great topic! I am pretty sure that no one else has my major either...I graduated from a 5 year school in 2007 with a BS in Music Industry. Right now I am working at a University and planning on starting my MBA part time soon. Part of the benefits of working at the school is that I can get it for free! YAY! However, I think about all the work I will have to do and how much time it will take away from being with my man. BOO! Eventually I would like to be a booking agent for a major venue or be a festival director for a successful music festival company. Anyone know anyone who works for a music industry company...etc? Why not network on Pricescope!

Hobbies: skiing, live music, music festivals, scuba diving, traveling, photography, home decorating, cooking, being a red wino, discovering great restaurants, yoga, spinning, trying on diamonds (haha), boutique shopping, going to the beach and collecting shells, road trips with my man, and cuddling!

Did you go to school in California... perhaps LA?? One of my best friends from high school went out to USC to get this degree. It just wasn''t offered anywhere else!! She loved it for about 2 yrs and then decided to switch her major.

 

[hisdiamondgirl]

I guess I''ll play too...

I am no longer a student

(I loved school heheh!!). I graduated in 2002 with BA in Political Science, with a minor in journalism. I then went straight to law school and graduated with my JD in 2005. I am now practicing corporate litigation at a law firm in NYC.

I love reading, baseball, football (watching these sports lol), decorating, dancing, music, PS

, discovering new restaurants with my BF, traveling, traveling, traveling

!!!

It''s really nice to learn a little something about everyone on here! Nice thread idea!!!

 

[musey]

Date: 11/27/2007 1:31:40 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 11/27/2007 1:17:11 PM
Author: Kaffine14

Hi everyone...great topic! I am pretty sure that no one else has my major either...I graduated from a 5 year school in 2007 with a BS in Music Industry.

Did you go to school in California... perhaps LA?? One of my best friends from high school went out to USC to get this degree. It just wasn't offered anywhere else!! She loved it for about 2 yrs and then decided to switch her major.

USC is my alma mater! BFA in Acting, minor in Dance, unofficial minor (incomplete) in Vocal Performance. Guess what I do?

haha. My fiancé got his recording degree (part of the music industry vein at USC) there as well.

I knew lots and lots of cinema majors and music industry majors, most of my world was crowded by those people. Sometimes I forget that the rest of the country/world isn't full of entertainment industry aspirants!

 

[meresal]

Date: 11/28/2007 1:47:58 AM
Author: musey

Date: 11/27/2007 1:31:40 PM
Author: meresal

Date: 11/27/2007 1:17:11 PM
Author: Kaffine14

Hi everyone...great topic! I am pretty sure that no one else has my major either...I graduated from a 5 year school in 2007 with a BS in Music Industry.

Did you go to school in California... perhaps LA?? One of my best friends from high school went out to USC to get this degree. It just wasn''t offered anywhere else!! She loved it for about 2 yrs and then decided to switch her major.

USC is my alma mater! BFA in Acting, minor in Dance, unofficial minor (incomplete) in Vocal Performance. Guess what I do?

haha. My fiancé got his recording degree (part of the music industry vein at USC) there as well.

I knew lots and lots of cinema majors and music industry majors, most of my world was crowded by those people. Sometimes I forget that the rest of the country/world isn''t full of entertainment industry aspirants!

OMG, this place is crazy!! What a small world. She graduated in 2006, and is now getting her Masters abroad... but she was a MI major from 2002-2004. Her last name is Carnahan. Ring any bells??

 

[ksprincess]

Bachelors in Economics checking in here! I also did pre-med, currently work in Finance but hope to be going to med school soon. In my spare time I like to dance and sleep, I''ve also taken up crocheting.

 

[meresal]

Date: 11/28/2007 4:53:41 PM
Author: ksprincess
Bachelors in Economics checking in here! I also did pre-med, currently work in Finance but hope to be going to med school soon. In my spare time I like to dance and sleep, I''ve also taken up crocheting.

Another ECON major... is anyone keeping track here?!?!

 

[musey]

Date: 11/28/2007 1:23:19 PM
Author: meresal

OMG, this place is crazy!! What a small world. She graduated in 2006, and is now getting her Masters abroad... but she was a MI major from 2002-2004. Her last name is Carnahan. Ring any bells??

Nope... she was slightly before my time! I transferred to USC in 2003, so we only overlapped for a year. Super small world, though!!

 

[ladyciel]

Oooh, my turn! I'm no longer a LIW (I graduated Sept 6th

), but I was, and will be for quite a while, a student! BS in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Business in 2004, MS in Biomedical Engineering in 2006, and the PhD is in progress - end date not yet in sight.

FI is a Chemical Engineering PhD student. The flexibility of being in school has some definite pros and cons for wedding planning. I can schedule meetings with vendors during business hours as long as they don't conflict with my experiments or meetings, so that's really nice. The problem, though, is it's easy for wedding stuff to take up more research time than I should let it.

We met here at school, and we decided to have the wedding here in town and make all of our family come to us. As for my hobbies, I'd say wedding planning has become number 1. I also crochet, we're taking ballroom lessons, and I really want to sign up for a wine tasting class at some point.

 

[Haven]

I had to join in on the fun too, even though I became a BIW in September. Great thread, Justageek.

I earned my BA in 2002, I double majored in English and Technical Theatre (focus: costume design).
I earned my MA in Teaching Secondary English in 2004.
I earned my MEd in Reading and Literacy this year.
I attended law school for a year somewhere between my BA and my MA, but that just wasn't the right career for me.
I'm not quite ready to commit to a field for PhD study right now, but I will likely focus on comparative lit or education.

Like so many of you I'm a devoted student, which is why I decided to become an educator. I currently teach English and reading in a public high school, and I used to teach reading and writing at a community college.

As for hobbies, I LOVE to read, big surprise, I know. But I truly have a passion for literature, and I spend just as much time reading about literature as I do reading actual literature.

I also love fashion, running, drawing, doing anything outdoors, I'm a big movie and classic rock buff, I devour information about astronomy (especially black holes,) I teach every child in my life how to make elaborate friendship bracelets (it's so relaxing), oh my gosh there's so much that it's embarrassing to type it all out! Let's just say I'm NEVER bored!

All of you ladies are so interesting, this thread was so much fun to read.

ETA: I forgot to add my favorite thing to learn about--etiquette! I'm mildly obsessed with all things etiquette and the history of class-based social standards in the U.S. That sounds so geeky.

 

[justageek]

Ladypirate - yay fellow geek!

Haven - etiquette and class-based social standards are INCREDIBLY interesting! It''s fascinating how little mannerisms can completely identify and be used to discriminate against people from other classes. Love of definitely-cool, nonstandard interests should be flaunted


I''ll throw some more hobbies into this pool: Computer programming, logic puzzles, kakuro (like sudoku), word games, eating cupcakes (as distinct from eating pies, cakes, etc.)

 

[Sparkalicious]

This is fun! Great idea, justageek!

I have a Bachelor''s degree is Psych and a Master''s degree in Organizational Mgmt.

I just graduated with my Master''s last year, however, since I have started in on this whole diamond researching thing, I have found that I absolutely LOVE it and have become completely engrossed to the point of obsession.

Now I know that there are a lot worse things that I could be addicted to, than PS, however, I spent a lot of money on my graduate degree but b/c of how much I enjoy learning about and talking about diamonds, I am seriously considering looking at what type of career becoming a gemologist might offer me - satisfaction & compensation wise. Don''t know if I''m ready to foot the approx $30K to go to GIA for a stint, especially since a significant diamond purchase is on the horizon and I just finished my Master''s... but I think it may be my passion and I''m excited about discovering if it is really for me or not.

Thanks for starting this thread and finding another commonality in the PS community to draw everyone together.

 

[Kaffine14]

meresal- Wow that is insane! No, I went to Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. I would have loved to have going out there for that major since that is where all the buzz is. Not many schools have the major. The only ones I have heard of are Northeastern, Berklee (in Boston), Loyola New Orleans, University of Hartford, NYU, and USC. It is definately a small world out there!

musey- AHHHHH! Craziness! What does your finance do in the record industry? After I get my MBA I plan on getting into booking or festival production. Ask him if he has any contacts in Boston...that would be very nice to know.

Thanks for the response!

 

[*RubyRN*]

This is a fun thread! I like reading about what everyone does in their "real life" away from PS. I originally was a double major in music and psychology, but about a year from finishing

I decided I wanted to be a nurse. I became a registered nurse almost 2 years ago, and finished my Bachelor of Science degree in May 07. After years of full time school and work at the same time, I''m taking a year or two off before starting a Masters program. I think eventually I want to either be a CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist) or a clinical psychiatric nurse practitioner. Two VERY different routes, haven''t decided which one yet

!

Oh, and hobbies- music (piano, guitar, singing, song-writing), and "almost-knitting"

I just started.. (side note) some how I always gain extra stitches as I progress.. I''ll cast-on thirty and suddenly rows and rows later I have 40?! LOL

 

[gwendolyn]

I love reading about everyone''s interests and talents as well--very good thread, justageek!

Well, lessee....I got myself a B.S. in instrumental music education (grades K-12), but started teaching individual student piano lessons much earlier than that--when I was about 14, I think, maybe 15. I started out earning my degree by majoring in piano, but in my 2nd semester of my sophomore year switched to percussion which was heaps more fun! Taught music to groups of kids while I was doing my undergrad and continued to do it for years after I graduated, until I got fed up with my local school systems cutting back more and more on the music & arts budgets and decided I was taking things too personally to keep teaching music in the public school system (my principal once actually told me to give kids all A''s because it was "just band!!!!" They had skipped the concert--of course they don''t get an A!!!!!)

Anyway, I ended up deciding to stay in teaching but to only teach music privately after school, so I moved towards special education, and worked as a teaching assistant for 2 years (taking a huge paycut) to make sure it''s what I wanted to do. Then I applied to grad schools in England (I''m from the U.S.), got into Cambridge somehow, and am now doing a one-year master''s course in inclusive & special education. It''s totally kicking my ass--the work, and living in a new country--but it''s been so wonderful being in the same country as my boyfriend (he''s a Brit)--we''ve been seeing each other every other week normally, instead of once every 5 or 6 months!

Sorry for the long monologue, but being a teacher is a large part of who I am, so I have a hard time talking about it and being brief about it...

Anyway, this degree has been suffocating me so I haven''t had much time for hobbies other than singing & playing congas with a choir, but back home when I had *some* free time, I used to swim at my gym to relieve stress and work on getting fit, and in the summer I''d sail small sailboats on my grandma''s lake. I love to get lost in a good book (especially one with a great romantic story), I LOOOOOOOOOVE to travel (to an obsessive degree), I love bubble baths and snuggling and fires in fireplaces and watching snow fall softly to the ground (so I often go on New Year''s trips to Quebec because it always snows there!).

I also love Siamese cats and wish I could sneak one into my room here at school! Sadly, I think the housekeeping lady would notice and I''d get kicked out...

So, yeah. I totally feel like I''ve written a personals ad, but I swear I''m not asking any of you out on a date.