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==''Senior Member Interview''==
 
==''Senior Member Interview''==
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''January 5, 2010''
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''December 6, 2011''
  
 
;Why did you choose Brown?
 
;Why did you choose Brown?
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Because I loved the atmosphere in the Brown Sitting Room, and I loved the way the ladies there interacted.  I liked the atmosphere of the other Ajah sitting rooms, too, but Brown had a special feel to it.   
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I chose Brown because I wanted to be a Brown sister from the moment I read the books! Also, those of you who have interacted with me know that I am very Brown in RL.   
  
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;Are you like the Browns in the Books?
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;Are you like the Browns in the books?
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Very.
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I do think I'm like the Browns in the books--frumpy, a bit scattered--and I have been told repeatedly by my classmates that they are amazed at how much such a small woman like me can regurgitate on any given subject!
  
 
;Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?
 
;Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?
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Yes to both.
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I love books and learning, and my friends in RL are sometiems a bit intimidated by how intense I can get when there's studying to be done. In class discussions I oftn have a tendency to come up with a completely different approach to a question that sometimes stumps others. If I am trying to find a particular piece of information, I become almost obsessive about it. And of course I have a tendency to daydream--what college student doesn't?
  
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;How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?
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;Do you have a favorite Brown Ajah character from the novels?
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I loved it.  I think that when I hit Acceptedhood, this place really grew on me even more than it did when I was a citizen or a novice.
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Not really.
  
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;How long have you been a member of TV.net?
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;How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?
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Since January 2008.
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Since 2004.
  
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;What things do you do for TV.net?
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;How did you first get into the series?  
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Well, I'm a researcher for the Library here; I do mostly Real World articles.  Currently I'm researching the Aiel water traditions, and I have an on-going project with the RL version of Tel'aran'rhiod.
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I discovered EotW at a book sale in the library I worked in while in my senior year of high school.
  
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;How did you get to read the Series?
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;Who is your favorite "hero"?  
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I came across the two-parter young adult version of EoTW in my high school library book sale, hunted around for the full versions of books 1, 2, and 4 that fall, and then got the rest of the series that Christmas.
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Probably Verin.
  
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;Have you ever attended any Real Life Functions? Did you like them if you did, and why? (Why do you think people should come to any future functions?)
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;Favorite bad guy/gal?  
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N/A
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Moghedien.
  
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;What kind of music do you like?
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;Favorite book and scene?  
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Mostly Celtic, but I also like other ethnic music forms.
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EotW--where Rand experiences culture shock visiting all those cities. I'm a country person myself, so I can definitely connect to that.
  
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;What are your favorite movies?
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;If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?  
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Star Trek, Star Wars, most musicals.....
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An Aes Sedai who spends an incredible amount of time with her nose in a research project.
  
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;What job do you have?
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;How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?  
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No job as yet; I'm still in school.
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I wanted to find out when A Memory of Light was going to be published. I loved the very real feeling of the site and the idea that other individuals here weren't just user names with fancy trumped up avatars that were their minds' eye image of themselves......These were real people who were genuinely happy to be here.
  
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;Do you have a pet?
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;What do you do in "real life"?  
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I live on a farm.  :p  I have several.
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I'm a museum worker (I've worked in five museums in my time), and a student trying to earn a graduate degree in history/anthropology.
  
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;What languages do you speak?
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;Do you have any hobbies?  
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A little Spanish, very poor Welsh, and even poorer Latin.
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My living spaces are always littered with yarn and patterns. I have a tendency to raid the local yarn shops on pay day.
  
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;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?
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;What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?  
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Either a writer or an English teacher.
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Country!
  
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;Seanchan or Shara?
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;What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?  
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Tough call. Likely Shara.
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My favourite tv shows are Remington Steele, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek, Farscape.....basically anything that's not too intense and has a good plot that makes you think. As for movies, I love the adventure yarns, but I also grew up watching all the old MGM musicals (especially Rogers and Hammerstein).
  
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;Verin or Adeleas?
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;Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?  
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Verin.
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I recently discovered Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street series. Normally I will not touch romance with a ten-foot pole, but this series doesn't really hit you over the head with it. Besides, it's got a yarn shop in the middle of it.
  
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;Board games or computer games?
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;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?  
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Depends on the context.
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I wanted to be a writer, and I suppose I still am. Except now it's mostly academia, and my fiction writing has, erm, kind of decreased in quality since going to university.
  
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;Coke or Pepsi?
 
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Neither.
 
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;A short bio about yourself.
 
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I grew up on a farm and am very much a crazy cat lady who loves books and yarn crafts.  I am currently attempting to map the burial mounds in New York State, a job much more boring than it sounds.  I also collect specialty teas, like heirloom black teas and herb teas.  When I'm not here I am usually either reading, studying, or working at a local ranch or various local historical museums.
 
  
 
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Senior Member Interview

December 6, 2011

Why did you choose Brown?

I chose Brown because I wanted to be a Brown sister from the moment I read the books! Also, those of you who have interacted with me know that I am very Brown in RL.

Are you like the Browns in the books?

I do think I'm like the Browns in the books--frumpy, a bit scattered--and I have been told repeatedly by my classmates that they are amazed at how much such a small woman like me can regurgitate on any given subject!

Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?

I love books and learning, and my friends in RL are sometiems a bit intimidated by how intense I can get when there's studying to be done. In class discussions I oftn have a tendency to come up with a completely different approach to a question that sometimes stumps others. If I am trying to find a particular piece of information, I become almost obsessive about it. And of course I have a tendency to daydream--what college student doesn't?

Do you have a favorite Brown Ajah character from the novels?

Not really.

How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?

Since 2004.

How did you first get into the series?

I discovered EotW at a book sale in the library I worked in while in my senior year of high school.

Who is your favorite "hero"?

Probably Verin.

Favorite bad guy/gal?

Moghedien.

Favorite book and scene?

EotW--where Rand experiences culture shock visiting all those cities. I'm a country person myself, so I can definitely connect to that.

If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?

An Aes Sedai who spends an incredible amount of time with her nose in a research project.

How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become a Senior Member?

I wanted to find out when A Memory of Light was going to be published. I loved the very real feeling of the site and the idea that other individuals here weren't just user names with fancy trumped up avatars that were their minds' eye image of themselves......These were real people who were genuinely happy to be here.

What do you do in "real life"?

I'm a museum worker (I've worked in five museums in my time), and a student trying to earn a graduate degree in history/anthropology.

Do you have any hobbies?

My living spaces are always littered with yarn and patterns. I have a tendency to raid the local yarn shops on pay day.

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

Country!

What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?

My favourite tv shows are Remington Steele, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Stargate SG-1, Star Trek, Farscape.....basically anything that's not too intense and has a good plot that makes you think. As for movies, I love the adventure yarns, but I also grew up watching all the old MGM musicals (especially Rogers and Hammerstein).

Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?

I recently discovered Debbie Macomber's Blossom Street series. Normally I will not touch romance with a ten-foot pole, but this series doesn't really hit you over the head with it. Besides, it's got a yarn shop in the middle of it.

What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?

I wanted to be a writer, and I suppose I still am. Except now it's mostly academia, and my fiction writing has, erm, kind of decreased in quality since going to university.

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