Difference between revisions of "Catt Heckathorne"

Latest revision as of 21:16, 1 April 2024

Previously known as Cattrin al'Modrah.

Catt Heckathorne

Real Name

Amanda

Location

Western NY State, USA

Birthday

August 23

TarValon.Net Information

Affiliation

Red Ajah

Rank

Aes Sedai

Title

Copywriting Editor

Join Date

January 21, 2008

Bonded to

Dnae Ila & The Red Ajah

Link to Forum Profile

Previous Avatar

Tower History

Joined TarValon.Net: January 21, 2008
Joined Tower: May 3, 2008
Raised Accepted: December 31, 2008
Aspired to the Brown Ajah: April 6, 2009
Raised Aes Sedai: November 24, 2009
Demoted to Accepted: July 1, 2017
Aspired to the White Ajah: September 23, 2017
Raised Aes Sedai: September 29, 2018
Left the White Ajah: September 1, 2022
Aspired to the Red Ajah: February 16, 2023
Joined the Red Ajah: December 12, 2023

Tower Involvement

Current

Council Representative and Sitter for the Red Ajah: Spring 2024
Copywriting Editor: January 3, 2023 - present

Sitter for the White Ajah:
- Fall 2021
- Fall 2019
White Ajah Soul:
- February 19, 2020 - April 26, 2020
- January 1, 2018 - August 15, 2018
Sitter for the Brown Ajah:
- Fall 2016
- Spring 2012
- Spring 2011 (April 21 - June 30)
Chat Operator: April 16, 2014 - September 2, 2014
Classroom Teacher:
- Introduction to Crochet: April 2012 - August 2012
Outreach Activities Team: January 15, 2013 - June 30, 2013
Merit Minion: February 19, 2011 - May 17, 2011
Tar Valon Times Staff:
- January 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014
- July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
  - Tar Valon Times Articles
  - Creative Articles
Researcher

Awards

Members' Choice Award: Professor's Guild - Most Educating - 2011
Feastday Award: Spirit of Shaoman - 2010

Merits

Gold

Silver

Tower Relationships

Bonding

Bonded to Dnae Ila, Gaidin of Dai M'Hael: November 1, 2018 - present

Mentoring

Mentor

Alessandra Estelle, Aes Sedai of the Blue Ajah

Mentees

Satara al'Caelahn, Aes Sedai of the White Ajah
Jolyne Calliandre, former member
Eli Soljourn, former Soldier
Veriendha ti al'Riaha, Aes Sedai of the Gray Ajah

Other Tower Relationships

First-siblings

Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum, Aes Sedai of the Green Ajah

Official Event Attendance

Tower Sworn Interview

Added March 5, 2019

Book Questions:

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

Since 2003.

How did you first get into the series?

I found The Eye of the World at a book fair when I worked in the library at my high school during my senior year in 2003-2004. I gave it to my mum for Christmas that year, and then wound up reclaiming it when she wanted to send it to a book donation sale at the city library. Then I found the second and the fourth books at our old WaldenBooks store before Borders went out, and Mum bought the rest of the series for me for Christmas that year. After that, I got the remaining books for Christmas, and Towers of Midnight was the last book I was able to buy at WaldenBooks before the store permanently closed.

Who is your favorite "hero"?

There are so many!

Favorite bad guy/gal?

I've got to reread the series to answer that effectively.....

Favorite book and scene?

It's been years since I did a reread of the whole series but my favorite scene is when Egwene is living with the Aiel and is getting ready to bathe herself with lavender soap she was able to somehow acquire. It reminds her of home and is something she's been looking forward to all day, and then she's summoned to take a sweat bath with the Wise Women. That scene says a lot, especially reading it as an anthropologist who has worked with other cultures and roughed it. Something as simple as a bar of lavender soap is such a huge reminder of civilization and one's own background. When you've been living out of a covered wagon for two weeks and the first week was nothing but rain and mud and being cold, a bar of soap and a proper bath means a lot.

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

Wisdom in the Two Rivers.

General Questions:

How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become Tower Sworn?

I wanted to find out when the last books were coming out and did an internet search before the days of Google. I became a novice right after the Black Tower takeover in 2008. That means the Tower and the books have been a huge part of my entire adult life. Wow.

What do you do in "real life"?

I'm a medical anthropologist. I've done everything from peer work in mental health nonprofits to writing food policies for tribal governments. Right now I'm investigating a career in social work and grief counseling and am talking with schools about their programs. I also manage New York State's first cultural resource management firm for addressing cemetery issues in fiscally struggling rural communities.

Do you have any hobbies?

I study cemeteries & own a knitwear venue called Holland Ellicott Knitwear.

What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?

My radio station is permanently set to classical music. However, when I have to drive home after second shift I won't say no to classic rock or country.

What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?

Supernatural, Star Trek (not Deep Space Nine), Beauty and the Beast (the remake tv show), the BBC Farm series, Time Team, Sanctuary, MK Ultra (YouTube).

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

Anything cultural anthropology, history, & archaeology; astrophysics. I like true adventure stuff these days.

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

Writer.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-==Senior Member Interview, January 5, 2010==
+Previously known as Cattrin al'Modrah.
+{{Template:MemberInfo
+|Avatar=Avatar Cattrin.jpg
+|TowerName=Catt Heckathorne
+|RealName=Amanda
+|Location=Western NY State, {{US}}
+|Birthday=August 23
+|Affiliation={{red2}}
+|TowerRank={{as}}
+|TowerTitle=[[Copywriting Editor]]
+|JoinDate=January 21, 2008
+|BondedTo=[[Dnae Ila]] & [[Community Page: Red Ajah HQ|The Red Ajah]]
+|ProfileNo=237
+|BarColor=#{{RedBarColor}}
+|BarText=#{{RedTextColor}}
+}}
+[[image:Avatar Narysse.png|right|thumb|120px|Previous Avatar]]
+==Tower History==
+*Joined {{TV}}: January 21, 2008
+*Joined {{Tower}}: May 3, 2008
+*Raised {{Accepted}}: December 31, 2008
+*{{aspired}} to the {{brown2}}: April 6, 2009
+*Raised {{as}}: November 24, 2009
+*{{demoted}} to {{accepted}}: July 1, 2017
+*{{aspired}} to the {{white2}}: September 23, 2017
+*Raised {{as}}: September 29, 2018
+*Left the {{white2}}: September 1, 2022
+*{{aspired}} to the {{red2}}: February 16, 2023
+*Joined the {{red2}}: December 12, 2023
-;What is your Tower name?
+== Tower Involvement ==
-Narysse a'Jahar
+===Current===
+*{{CouncilRep}} and {{sitter}} for the {{red2}}: {{spring24council}}
+*[[Copywriting Editor]]: January 3, 2023 - present
+===Previous===
+*{{sitter}} for the {{white2}}:
+**{{fall21hall}}
+**{{fall19hall}}
+*[[Officially Unofficial#Soul 3|White Ajah Soul]]:
+**February 19, 2020 - April 26, 2020
+**January 1, 2018 - August 15, 2018
+*{{sitter}} for the {{brown2}}:
+**{{fall16hall}}
+**{{spring12hall}}
+**{{spring11hall}} (April 21 - June 30)
+*{{Chat Op}}: April 16, 2014 - September 2, 2014
+*{{teacher}}:
+**Introduction to Crochet: April 2012 - August 2012
+*{{OA}}: January 15, 2013 - June 30, 2013
+*[[Merit Minion]]: February 19, 2011 - May 17, 2011
+*{{TVTStaff}}:
+**January 1, 2014 - November 30, 2014
+**July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010
+***{{Author|Narysse a'Jahar}}
+***{{Creativity|Narysse a'Jahar}}
+*{{Researcher}}
-;When were you raised to Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah?
+===Awards===
-November 24, 2009.
+*{{MCyear|2011}}: Professor's Guild - Most Educating - 2011
+*[[Shaoman 2010|Feastday Award]]: Spirit of Shaoman - 2010
+===Merits===
+{{checked|201610}}
+{{Attendance0}}{{Mentor1}}{{StaffWorking|21+}}{{Ladder-Staff}}{{Group-Sitter}}{{Reporter|11}}{{Writing6}}{{Spirit1}}{{Teaching1}}
+====Gold====
+{{MembershipGold}}{{MembershipGold}}{{MembershipGold}}{{SM-Gold}}{{SM-Gold}}
-;Why did you choose Brown?
+====Silver====
-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.
+{{MembersChoice}}{{StaffSilver}}{{GroupService}}
-;Are you like the Browns in the Books?
+==Tower Relationships==
-Very.
+===Bonding===
+*{{bonded}} to [[Dnae Ila]], {{Gaidin}} of {{DM2}}: November 1, 2018 - present
-;Do you love books and do you daydream a lot?
+===Mentoring===
-Yes to both.
+;Mentor
+*[[Alessandra Estelle]], {{as}} of the {{blue2}}
+;Mentees
+*[[Satara al'Caelahn]], {{as}} of the {{white2}}
+*[[Jolyne Calliandre]], former member
+*[[Eli Soljourn]], former {{soldier}}
+*[[Veriendha ti al'Riaha]], {{as}} of the {{gray2}}
-;How was your time as Citizen/Novice/Accepted?
+===Other Tower Relationships===
-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.
+;First-siblings
+*[[Leala ni al'Dareis t'al'Caleum]], {{as}} of the {{green2}}
-;How long have you been a member of TV.net?
+==Official Event Attendance==
-Since January 2008.
-;What things do you do for TV.net?
+==Tower Sworn Interview==
-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.
+''Added March 5, 2019''<br><br>
+<!--'''Ajah Questions:'''<br>
-;How did you get to read the Series?
+;Why did you choose White?
-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.
+I demoted in 2017 for a variety of reasons.  White was the very first Ajah I guested with and as soon as I entered it I could tell it had everything I was looking for in an Ajah.  I didn't feel limited by the conversations, I felt like I fit in without a lot of extra effort, and I adored the warm and loving atmosphere in the Sitting Room.  I've since nicknamed it the Love, Positivity, Support, and Mama Bear Ajah.
-;To whom are you bonded, if you're bonded?
+;Are you like the Whites in the Books? Are you a logical woman with no time for emotion in her life?
-N/A
+My mum named me for Spock's mum in Star Trek.  Nuff said.  :p
+In all seriousness, I find that I have certainly turned to logic pretty frequently over the years.  Most recently (2019) it was for a career change where I realized my last........four jobs were in the social services field, so now I'm in the process of applying to schools for advancing further in that field.  It was a logical progression based on both my existing work experiences and the fact that I really enjoy being able to have a job with a purpose.  It didn't make sense logically to go into something that wasn't closely related to what I was already doing.
-;Who is your mentee, if you have one?
+;Do you have a favorite White Ajah character from the novels?
-N/A
+Brendas, but I really need to do a reread.<br><br>-->
+'''Book Questions:'''<br>
-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?)
+;How long have you been a fan of the Wheel of Time series?
-N/A
+Since 2003.
-;What kind of music do you like?
+;How did you first get into the series?
-Mostly Celtic, but I also like other ethnic music forms.
+I found The Eye of the World at a book fair when I worked in the library at my high school during my senior year in 2003-2004.  I gave it to my mum for Christmas that year, and then wound up reclaiming it when she wanted to send it to a book donation sale at the city library.  Then I found the second and the fourth books at our old WaldenBooks store before Borders went out, and Mum bought the rest of the series for me for Christmas that year.  After that, I got the remaining books for Christmas, and Towers of Midnight was the last book I was able to buy at WaldenBooks before the store permanently closed.
-;What are your favorite movies?
+;Who is your favorite "hero"?
-Star Trek, Star Wars, most musicals.....
+There are so many!
-;What job do you have?
+;Favorite bad guy/gal?
-No job as yet; I'm still in school.
+I've got to reread the series to answer that effectively.....
-;Do you have a pet?
+;Favorite book and scene?
-I live on a farm.  :p  I have several.
+It's been years since I did a reread of the whole series but my favorite scene is when Egwene is living with the Aiel and is getting ready to bathe herself with lavender soap she was able to somehow acquire.  It reminds her of home and is something she's been looking forward to all day, and then she's summoned to take a sweat bath with the Wise Women.  That scene says a lot, especially reading it as an anthropologist who has worked with other cultures and roughed it.  Something as simple as a bar of lavender soap is such a huge reminder of civilization and one's own background.  When you've been living out of a covered wagon for two weeks and the first week was nothing but rain and mud and being cold, a bar of soap and a proper bath means a lot.
-;What languages do you speak?
+;If you were set down in Randland, who/what would you see yourself as? An Aes Sedai? Innkeeper? Seanchan Captain?
-A little Spanish, very poor Welsh, and even poorer Latin.
+Wisdom in the Two Rivers.<br><br>
-;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?
+'''General Questions:'''<br>
-Either a writer or an English teacher.
-;Seanchan or Shara?
+;How did you find TarValon.Net and what convinced you to stay and become Tower Sworn?
-Tough call.  Likely Shara.
+I wanted to find out when the last books were coming out and did an internet search before the days of Google.  I became a novice right after the Black Tower takeover in 2008.  That means the Tower and the books have been a huge part of my entire adult life.  Wow.
-;Verin or Adeleas?
+;What do you do in "real life"?
-Verin.
+I'm a medical anthropologist.  I've done everything from peer work in mental health nonprofits to writing food policies for tribal governments.  Right now I'm investigating a career in social work and grief counseling and am talking with schools about their programs.  I also manage New York State's first cultural resource management firm for addressing cemetery issues in fiscally struggling rural communities.
-;Board games or computer games?
+;Do you have any hobbies?
-Depends on the context.
+I study cemeteries & own a knitwear venue called Holland Ellicott Knitwear.
-;Coke or Pepsi?
+;What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?
-Neither.
+My radio station is permanently set to classical music.  However, when I have to drive home after second shift I won't say no to classic rock or country.
-;A short bio about yourself.
+;What are some of your favorite movies / television shows?
-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.
+Supernatural, Star Trek (not Deep Space Nine), Beauty and the Beast (the remake tv show), the BBC Farm series, Time Team, Sanctuary, MK Ultra (YouTube).
-[[Category: Senior Member Interviews]]
+;Aside from The Wheel of Time, what are a few of your favorite books/series?
-[[Category: Brown Ajah Interviews]]
+Anything cultural anthropology, history, & archaeology; astrophysics.  I like true adventure stuff these days.
-[[Category: New Articles]]
+;What profession did you want to have when you were a kid?
+Writer.
+[[Category:TarValon.Net Aes Sedai]]
+[[Category:Red Ajah Aes Sedai]]
+[[Category:Former White Ajah Aes Sedai]]
+[[Category:Former Brown Ajah Aes Sedai]]
+[[Category:Who's Who Members]]
+[[Category:US Members]]
+[[Category:North American Members]]
+[[Category:Dai M'Hael Bondmates]]
+[[Category:Tower Sworn Interviews]]
+[[Category:Current Staff]]
+[[Category:Current Non-Departmental Staff]]
+[[Category:Current Council]]
+[[Category:Current Hall]]

Difference between revisions of "Catt Heckathorne"

Latest revision as of 21:16, 1 April 2024

Contents

Tower History

Tower Involvement

Current

Previous

Awards

Merits

Gold

Silver

Tower Relationships

Bonding

Mentoring

Other Tower Relationships

Official Event Attendance

Tower Sworn Interview

Navigation menu

Views

Personal tools

The Tower Library

Search

Toolbox