Briefly me: male, way over 18, BS in Computer Science, minor in History of Science, know a little Spanish, birthstone Amethyst, sign Aquarius, omnivore. Last updated 11/24/2001.

a great author Big amethyst;Harvard Crystal Music

	Caryatid: a female sculpture supporting a ceiling or archway, often used in classical Greek architechture. Rarely purple except in my daydreams. I love the way it sounds and enjoy all sculptures (particularly miniatures).
	Welcome! Buena acogida! You have *not* been numbered by the bean counter; take a letter instead: ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA
	Amethyst: semi-precious stone, usually purple, common in Brazil. More suggested links: ___Boston (B)ruins http://www.BostonBruins.com ___Caryatid + history http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/sculptureindex?entry=Delphi,+Siphnian+Caryatid

Other interests:
hiking, ----- weight lifting (endurance, not bulk)	Reading. Science fiction/fantasy, mystery, science & nature, history, humor, just about anything except cooking.
strategy games such as GO. Role-playing games. Painting miniature figures.	top 10s in books: (rank highest on scale of 1-10) Dragonsong + Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey (SF) also No One Noticed the Cat; Minerva Wakes by Holly Lisle (SF); Spellfire by Ed Greenwood (SFF, AD&D); Tarzan of the Apes + Son of T_ by Edgar R Burroughs; Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov (SF); Daughter of the Empire by R Feist + Janny Wurts (SF); Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey (SF).
Sunsets (but not sunrise; much too early!)	Music - popular rock, late 70s & early 80s favorite time.

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