List Your Specialist Subjects

All I have is life experience right now. PM me; I am more than willing to answer whatever you like to the best of my abilities.

I'm 17 so I can offer some insight into the teenage mind of today, perhaps. I'm a little out of the loop but I know how my peers behave. I'm just... not in the mainstream crowd.
Experience growing up with a schizophrenic and epileptic mother.
Self-harm (mentality behind it, habits and methods)
Some experience with mental health services, from experiences with my mother and personal.
Maine, and elementary schools in Kennebec county.
Coming out as a lesbian at about age 14
Marching band, band, chorus
Web design, HTML, CSS
Taking advanced courses and college classes in high school
Math team meets (lol)

The only places where I've "worked" so far, aka volunteered, are the city hall for the Sustainability Committee and a local soup kitchen.

I like to be helpful so here's what I can do.

I'm Mormon/LDS (however you'd like to refer to it) I'm open to any and all questions on this subject.
I've been working at a credit union for 2 years as a teller and a loan interviewer.
I'm a new mommy
Been married for two years.
Grew up in Georgia, USA
Am now living in Utah, USA
I'm pretty well versed in anime/manga and the culture surrounding it.

You're welcome to PM me with questions or e-mail me at [email protected]

The insufferable know-it-all in me just loves to answer questions!

- 15 years of experience as a graphic designer, heavy on the Photoshop and on prepress (ie getting it from the computer to a printing press, though I did catch the tail end of the film-stripping era.)
- a bachelor's in Biology, specializing in molecular genetics. That was a while ago, but I can still translate scientific papers... it's like riding a bike.
- Knitter and crocheter of some experience. Ask me about fibers!
- Lifelong experience with cats, including about five years (and counting) in cat rescue and rehab.
- grew up fat, living fat, going to die fat.
- got mild depression, and am married to someone with major depression. Maybe not the most dramatic mental illness, but it's a grind.
- currently living near Washington, DC, and familiar with the area.


See you around!

I'm ABD in Medieval Lit. My superduper specialty is Middle English Romance, but I'm very good on the Arthurian Legends (specifically from England, Wales and France), High- to Late-Medieval Church issues/literature/culture as well as most aspects of lived religious life, the Monarchy, Medieval ideas towards marriage, Chivalry (both idealized and as it was most likely practiced), linguistic aspects of Middle English, and most anything 14th-Century related.

The other areas of my expertise:
- Grad School - what it's like being there/taking classes, what the people are like, etc
- living far, far away from one's family
- beer
- teaching college (specifically English)

Astrology.

Hmmm...lets see

Tibetan Buddhism (as practiced in America) ( but I don't want to get into big philosophical arguments with people or have to explain minutia)
I'm a certified Personal Trainer
Moved every two years as a kid, so I know what that's like
Being a step mom
Tattoos, Tattoo Shops and Tattoo Culture
I'm a certified Holistic Health Counselor

General Science, physics and Math.
Optics
Programming - integrating machines into a system

Youth Coaching - Football, Lacrosse, baseball

Marathons
Triathlons

Dyslexia

My specialist position would be: going through the US immigration system for the past 5 years. While I'm not an attorney, I can clue you in on the sleepless nights, the way no one understands what you are going through and more. Please feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] to chat with me about it because nothing irks me more than seeing the US immigration system misrepresented.

I'm also a CEO of a small to mid size company.

I have 6 years under my belt as a database administrator and Java software developer for local government, specifically criminal justice applications. I'm also available for the following:

Living in Texas (Houston as well as piney woods east, Jasper)
The Linux Operating System
Building and repairing desktop computer systems
Premature babies (helped raise two preemies)
Marching band and the football culture of Texas high schools
College in the Texas Hill Country (Texas State)
Living with a deaf sibling (one of the two preemies)
Growing up with a different cultural influence (my case: Japan)

Let me know if any of that is useful for you. I've been told I love to hear myself talk.

Here's a list of my experiences:

Office Depot: Sales associate, cashier, customer service (You know, in case you're writing something like the TV series "Chuck" it could come in handy. You never know!)

US Navy: Arleigh-Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers, 5-Inch caliber gun mount, small arms (M16, M4, Mk18, M14, M9, M203, Mk19, .50-caliber machine gun, 25mm chain gun [assault rifles, pistols, machine guns, grenade launchers]), hand to hand combat, small unit tactics, ship boarding and suppression tactics, anti-piracy, life at sea, foreign countries (South America and the Caribbean), how to look like you're working when you're really not.

Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist: How to fight various types of wildland fires, different types of equipment, including pumps, hoses, vehicles, hand tools, etc.

Hello! I'm not sure how useful any of these are, but who knows!

- Cerebral Palsy: My older brother was born with it. I can tell you why, what he's like, vague medical details, and what it's like growing up thinking it's normal for someone to not be able to talk/eat/walk/etc.

- Compulsive Lying: In high school I got addicted to lying to everyone. I had this whole extra life I made up and I kinda started to believe it. People got hurt because of it - I actually gave a friend a panic attack and I still feel awful about it. It got pretty bad and then I fixed it. I was painfully honest for a while after, and now I try to use my judgment. Writing helps.

- Old Theaters: I like to explore inside really old, Vaudeville-era theaters. I'm attached to one in particular and I can tell you all sorts of things about them. That said, I'm very good at getting INTO these buildings and into the back walls/catwalks/ceilings/roofs of these places without getting caught. I also know what it's like to GET caught and exactly how to climb to the top of those awesome vertical marquees.... spiders and all.

- Orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India: I can tell you the problems they face, the inner conflicts, how the corruption evolves, and where the main areas of sexual/physical abuse exist and how it works. It's not something I'm ready to write about yet in my own work but I'd be happy to help inform other authors.

- Refugees from Eritrea, Iraq and Bhutan: Culture, difficulties, learning to live in America starting from the time they get off the plane. What refugees need, in order, and how to get a SS card, job when you're FOB, to the point in time when you stop getting governmental assistance.

- Working in a dinner theater. And how weird it is and how the magicians are all divas and how everyone's absolutely insane. And how you get really fast at putting on a Victorian dress, top, and bustle in under a minute!

Interviews/Queries re: Internet, English Literature

Here are the areas of expertise I'm willing to be interviewed about:

• Internet strategy, user experience design and digital content design -- I'm a Certified Usabilty Analyst who has provided services to many businesses and government agencies since 1994. This year I'm teaching a university course and publishing a book about content strategy.
• Dark fiction and poetry - I'm a published author of dark fiction and poetry who is currently working on a horror/thriller novel. I am also publishing a new book in 2011 about "dark glamour" and "gothic romantic" styles in the arts, fashion and culture.
• Edgar Allan Poe - I'm a published Poe scholar and founder of Poe International who produced the very successful multimedia site EdgarAllanPoe200.com in 2009.

Anyone interested in getting in touch can email me at my general mailbox: [email protected]

I can help out with math and physics (I was trained as a mathematician, so I know zilch about experiments, but if you want general relativity or quantum theory, bingo). I have some knowledge of Bengali language/culture and of what Kolkata is like (and access to lots more first-hand info), and I lived in The Netherlands for 3 years, so I can describe Amsterdam or Utrecht closely and many other Dutch/European cities to a certain degree. I grew up in a rural small town in the northeast US surrounded by chickens and cows, so I know quite a bit about them, especially chickens, and I have general backwoods knowledge like natural history of plants, insects, and birds. Also maple-syrup making, cider pressing, apple-butter making, etc.

I am a Police Officer and I can be of assistance in many areas of police procedure with an expertise in youth violence and street gangs.

I'm a medical student, so if you need anything on
-Anatomy
-Physiology
-Pharmacology
-Human development
-Embryology
-Psychology
-Surgery
-Pathology
...Or anything else in medicine, let me know. I'm pretty lame in the sense that if I don't know, I'll go and look it up anyway. We'll call it studying

- Jessica

For those who need info

If anyone wants info on the following topics, I'll help:

- Schizophrenia
- Social Engineering. Which is a polite term for confidence tricks/hacking/lying/social manipulation. The reason I know these things? See first listing above.
- Graphic design: website, pre-press, photographic processes, etc. Oh, and propaganda.
- Occult. Anything from demons to angels and everything in between. (Please keep in mind, because I've made an investment of time in this arena does not mean I believe in it.)

I am chock-full of utterly useless knowledge, from dendrology (the study of trees) to funerary practices to anesthetics to Civil War trivia. They come in handy for the speculative genres . . .

I know lots of info on the following topics, if needed:

Nursing, I was a nurse for 16 years
Childbirth , I am a birth and postpartum doula
Breastfeeding
being the wife of an alcoholic / addict and going through recovery with him

The more I read these lists, the less I think I know about anything. But here goes:

criminal procedure and law (specifically Pennsylvania law, but I know a bit about federal procedure as well)

the tunnels underneath the city of Harrisburg

I'm just a pup at 25 but I'll help anyone I can

Art and Animation
art fundamentals
drawing
less adept at painting but I do work in Gouache
formal education in:
Art fundamentals
2D classical animation , and 'flash style' animation
3D animation in Maya
History of animation - (sleeping beauty is not the first full length animated feature that's a dirty lie!)

Industrial embroidery and screen printing - job for 5 years.

North American cartoons of the 80's 90's and now! Very little anime knowledge, though I do dabble.

Growing up!
Small town youth in lower class neighborhood
Newfoundland
Living by the ocean
Jelly fish fights
Catching crabs with a key on a string
Tomboy

Moving to 'the big city'
Culture shock

Teen pregnancy (sister preggers at 14)
Delinquent sibling!
Same sex marriage (same sibling- go figure?)
Teen weight gain- injury led to 60 Lbs weight gain in grade 12 >.<
weight loss

Boomerang love! - The if you love someone let them go effect. 6 month fling + 5 years of separation + Reunion = getting married in May!
Attraction to large men / borderline macrophilia

Information by association

Aircraft mechanics - my man-toy's specialty.

College dropout

Brief stint as a Home Depot guy

6 years National Guard, one tour Iraq

College un-dropout

BA English/Psychology

Brief stint as a staff member at a kiddy lockup

MS Secondary Education

Current HS English teacher

Brother with hemophelia

Wife from Kolkata.

I'm out of stuff...if any of this helps, let me know.

I have a Master in Social Work and A Doctorate in Psychology.

I have lots of knowledge and personal experience in all types of childhood psychiatric disorders and the impact on siblings and families. I've also worked extensively with abused kids and those from divorced and single parent households.

I spent years working with parents and doing parenting education. I know lots about child development and age appropriate milestones and behavior.

I've also worked with adults with affective disorders including depressive and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, PTSD/Sexual Abuse/Rape I have some experience with major mental illnesses like schizophrenia and substance abuse but they were not my areas of expertise.

I am familiar with different therapeutic modalities with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

I'm a breast cancer survivor. I've had chemo, mastectomy, hysterectomy (and lots of other ectomies as a result).

I have fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue so I know a lot about autoimmune illnesses and coping with chronic illness.

I'm familiar with a many different social service agencies particularly agencies that work with mental health and the poor. I know how the system works vs. how it's supposed to work, LOL.

I'm always willing to help.

My specialist areas are:

• Radio waves and radio propagation.
• Radiocommunications in general.

I have worked in these areas professionally for amore years than I would care to admit.

The sorts of things that can trip people up are:

• Generally speaking, radiowaves do not travel under water. They do at frequencies around 9kHz, but that's only good for morse code, etc.
• Radiowaves take time to travel. From the Sun to Earth would take, on average, around 8 minutes. Jupiter to Earth about 45 mins, depending on the relative orbits.

Cheers,

harmony & counterpoint,
music history - Baroque & Renaissance,
Latin,
naughty farming out in the bush,
some classical, medieval and renaissance history,
harpsichords,
psychiatric nursing,
Vajrayana Buddhism,
Judaeo-Christian ritual magic,
coal fired power stations - boiler attendants' certificate of competency,
The Latrobe Valley and environs,
Melbourne,

Humm . . .

The ways of the Force
Being rejected from Clown college
popsicle stick houses
finger painting
lather - rinse - repeat
taking a knee to the groin as a NO
knowing my ABC's
the best finger to pick your nose with (well my nose)
waking up on the wrong side of the bed
putting one foot in front of the other
green means go
red means stop
yellow means go faster
hitting the reset button
finding loose change in couches
bathing cats
completely ignoring the topic
squeezing peas between my fingers
which end of the broom to stick . . .

Damm, I really do know a lot
but don't ask me to prove it

STKlingaman said:

Humm . . .


Being rejected from Clown college

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Too bad the market is oversaturated with this specialty or you could have made some really money .