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Name:
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Clarissa Johnstone
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Nick Name:
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Chloe or CJ (out side of work) and Brilliant Lamb (at the office)
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Marital Status:
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Soon to be wed
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Vitals:
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age: 30 sex: If you can't tell I have some surgery to seriously contemplate
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Member Since:
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From the start of the company
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Favorite Drink:
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Belvidere and tonic or Margarita (depending on the day)
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Pets:
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a cat named Lexi and lots of fish
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Email Address:
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cjohnstone@desertrose.net
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I live:
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in Naperville, IL
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Worst Job:
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I waited tables and bartended for over a decade (hated it, but it paid the bills)
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Current Occupation:
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Senior Graphic Designer
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Dream Job:
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Rockstar
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Home School:
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Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn
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College:
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College of Dupage
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Gladiator, Reservoir Dogs & Napoleon Dynamite
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Rescue Me, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Gally, from Battle Angel Alita
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Favorite Food:
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anything spicy
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Celebrity Crush:
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too many to list
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Pet Peeve:
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People who don't use their turn signals when driving
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Outside of Work:
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I spend most of time with my fiancé and two young children. Every now and then I
escape and go shopping and dancing with my friends.
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 Check out Clarissa's music picks here>>
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Name:
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Emre Biberoglu
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Biber
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Marital Status:
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Married
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Vitals:
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26 Male
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Member Since:
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9/1/2004
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Favorite Drink:
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Mojito
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Pets:
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Gidik
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Email Address:
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emre@desertrose.net
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I live:
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Elmhurst
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Worst Job:
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N/A
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Current Occupation:
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Web Developer
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Dream Job:
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N/A
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Hometown:
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Istanbul
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Home School:
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U.H.A.L
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College:
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Columbia College Chicago
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Fight Club, Old School, Snatch, Ice Age, Minority Report, Pink Panther, Dr.Strangelove
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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N/A
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Favorite Food:
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BBQ Chicken
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Celebrity Crush:
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N/A
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Secret:
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N/A
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Outside of Work:
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Emre's Blog
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Name:
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Helen Levinson
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Brownie, Boss Brown
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Marital Status:
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Still Honeymooning
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Vitals:
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Thirty-something, Female...
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Member Since:
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2004
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Favorite Drink:
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Margarita's / Dirty Martini w/ blue cheese olives
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Pets:
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The Chipmunk that keeps digging holes in my flower garden & the rabbits that my husband hunts with his homemade spears. Yes, he is "hunting wabbit"
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Email Address:
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hlevinson@desertrose.net
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I live:
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Skokie
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Worst Job:
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When I worked for a drug store at the age of 10 scraping off the word "sample" from
hundreds of aspirin tablets... yes, child labor! The owner was eventually arrested for loan sharking.
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Current Occupation:
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Prez... Sales/New Business Development
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Dream Job:
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Philanthropist
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Hometown:
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born and raised in Chicago
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Home School:
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Amundsen High School
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College:
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DeVry University
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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My Cousin Vinny, Caddy Shack, Indiana Jones, Gone with the Wind, Gladiator, Braveheart,
Lord of the Rings, Napoleon Dynamite, Mighty Aphrodite, Something About Mary
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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The Three Stooges, The Beverly Hillbilies, Lucy, Seinfield, Sex in the City, Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Tom and Jerry - Runner up: Sponge Bob
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Favorite Food:
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Sushi
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Celebrity Crush:
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ah so many! Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Harrison Ford, Pierce Bronson
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Secret:
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My age...
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Outside of Work:
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Cocktailing, Reading, Gardening, Cocktailing, Golf, Cooking, Cocktailing and Travel
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Check out Helen's
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Name:
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Kathleen Marie Steele
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Nick Name:
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kstizzle, bootsy
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Marital Status:
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married
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Vitals:
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female and 41
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Member Since:
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the beginning
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Favorite Drink:
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appletini, bordeaux
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Pets:
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Star
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Email Address:
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ksteele@desertrose.net
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I live:
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in a house
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Worst Job:
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babysitting
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Current Occupation:
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employees say taskmaster, I tell people creative director
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Dream Job:
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food and travel critic
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Hometown:
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born in Pittsburgh, but I consider Crystal Lake my hometown
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Home School:
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Crystal Lake Central
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College:
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ISU, University of Nebraska, American Academy of Art, C.O.D.
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Legally Blonde, Goodfellas
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Weeds, Entourage, Grey's Anatomy
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Lucy (Peanuts)
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Favorite Food:
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sushi and chocolate
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Celebrity Crush:
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George Clooney, John Mayer
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Secret:
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I have over a hundred pairs of shoes
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Outside of Work:
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I play tennis and golf
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Check out Kathy's
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Name:
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Kyle Anderson
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Nick Name:
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The Doc
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Marital Status:
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Happily Married
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Vitals:
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24, Male
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Member Since:
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September 05'
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Favorite Drink:
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Long Island Iced Tea
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Pets:
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Godiva (dogcat)
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Email Address:
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kanderson@desertrose.net
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I live:
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Palatine
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Worst Job:
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Waiter
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Current Occupation:
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Graphic Designer
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Dream Job:
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Retired
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Hometown:
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Inverness, IL
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Home School:
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Fremd
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College:
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The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Godfather 1 & 2
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Lost, The Office, Extras
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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My Friends
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Favorite Food:
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Mexican
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Celebrity Crush:
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They're all to vacant for me...
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Secret:
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???
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Outside of Work:
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WoW, hmmmm Wife Dog Soccer
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Check out Kyle's
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Name:
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Timothy Kou
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Nick Name:
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Tim, TimCo, Timmy K, TK
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Marital Status:
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Single
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Vitals:
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Healthy
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Member Since:
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January 2008
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Favorite Drink:
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Vesper, Dragon's Breath Martini, Belgian Ale
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Pets:
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Tofu (my dog), Kinkou (my bird), Alexander Nevsky (my Russian Dwarf Hamster), a
bunch of fish
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Email Address:
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TKou@desertrose.net
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I live:
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On Campus at Elmhurst College
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Worst Job:
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I can't complain about any
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Current Occupation:
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Intern at Desert Rose
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Dream Job:
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Film Writer/Director/Actor
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Hometown:
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Inverness, IL
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Home School:
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Prospect Heights, IL
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College:
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Harper College, Elmhurst College
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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LOTR Trilogy, Original Star Wars Trilogy, Anything by M. Night Shyamalan, Gladiator,
Pride and Prejudice
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Battlestar Galactica, 24
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Calvin (& Hobbes)
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Favorite Food:
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Sushi, Curry, Steak, and stuff
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Celebrity Crush:
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Ha!
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Secret:
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Well, if I told you... It wouldn't be a secret.
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Outside of Work:
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Illustrator, Photographer, Graphic Artist, Singer, Composer, Film Maker (when I
have time)
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Check out Tim Kou's music picks here>>
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Name:
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Tim True
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Nick Name:
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Truski
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Marital Status:
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Married
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Vitals:
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53, Male
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Member Since:
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Jan., 2008
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Favorite Drink:
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Beer, in a variety of flavors
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Pets:
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I co-exist with Paco the cat
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Email Address:
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ttrue@desertrose.net
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I live:
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: therefore I am?! Oh, in Lombard
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Worst Job:
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Toss up between busboy, dishwasher and machine operator in bottle cap factory
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Current Occupation:
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Account Executive
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Dream Job:
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Volunteer
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Hometown:
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Elmhurst, IL
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Home School:
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Immaculate Conception H. S.
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College:
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University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Young Frankenstein, Caddy Shack, Braveheart, Gladiator, Kelly's Heroes
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Boston Legal, Entourage, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Cheers, Taxi
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Jughead
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Favorite Food:
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Italian
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Celebrity Crush:
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Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron
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Secret:
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I have 3 grandchildren
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Outside of Work:
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: Basketball, Bicycling, Hiking, Woodworking, Property Management, Movies, Reading
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Check out Tim True's
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Name:
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Natalie Popek
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Nick Name:
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Toots
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Marital Status:
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Went through the Big "D" and don't mean Dallas
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Vitals:
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36, Female
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Member Since:
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September 11, 2006
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Favorite Drink:
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Diet Coke or Absolute & Cranberry Juice with a lime, depending on the day!
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Pets:
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None anymore. I am still trying to find that darn hamster for the last five years!
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Email Address:
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npopek@desertrose.net
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I live:
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Melrose Park, IL
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Worst Job:
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Admin. for an Oral Surgeon
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Current Occupation:
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Office Manager
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Dream Job:
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Solid Gold Dancer
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Hometown:
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Melrose Park
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Home School:
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Proviso West
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College:
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Triton
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About Me...
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Favorite Movie(s):
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Sandlot, Breakfast Club, Rudy, Sweet Home Alabama
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Favorite TV Show(s):
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Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Unsolved Mysteries & Prime Time
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Favorite Cartoon Character:
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Wonder Woman (Need I explain for those that know me!)
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Favorite Food:
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Anything I don't have to cook! Actually, Chinese (Shrimp Chow Mein)
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Celebrity Crush:
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Matthew McConaghey
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Secret:
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Shame on you for asking!
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Outside of Work:
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I have a volunteer business as a shuttle service. It goes to and from baseball and
football games, band concerts and music lessons and last minute malls.
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Check out Natalie's
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