Janet's Home Page
"GeekGrrl on the loose!!!"
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Who is Janet?
Hi. My name is Janet, and this is my home
page. The photo on the left is my most recent photograph. Some of you
who have seen earlier versions of this page may wonder what happened
to all the other photos that used to grace this page. As I've been
trying to reflect a more 'professional' image, I removed the other photos
from this main page. If you still wish to see them, you can find them
here. Anyway, I am 5'8", with
auburn hair and blue eyes. I live and work in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area. My involvement with politics, however, is
somewhat limited. I believe that I am one of 6 remaining
liberals, so I
probably should and will become more involved in the future.
I don't drink or
smoke,
but I AM addicted to History, Chocolate,
computers, and my terrorist tonkinese
cat, lily. I am a programmer, designer, researcher, and teacher. I
studied music for a while, and still compose when I have the time. I
love to garden, cook, watch movies and plays, shop and sleep. I spend
more time with computers than is sane or healthy, but I have become
quite adept at creating home pages, using the
IRC (My nick is
either MsTree (Think about it) or Janet), programming (I used to teach
advanced computer courses at the
University of Maryland), working
with Windows NT and
UNIX, and performing research in
the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Medical Informatics and Digital
Imaging.
I was born near
Austin, Texas where
I spent at least ten years of my life. My father was in the Army, so
we moved around a GREAT deal. Although I tired of traveling then, I
have begun to rediscover the joys of travel and adventure. I have
friends all over the world now, and intend to visit them one at a
time, from New York to New Zealand.
Why am I here?
There are several good answers to that
question...
- I have a right to be here.
- There aren't enough women on the Internet.
- I earn my living here.
- I like it here.
I suppose the best answer is that I am a partner in a WEB service
company called WebWorqs. As a
principal in WebWorqs, it is my responsibility to learn and utilize
the latest techniques for designing and creating interesting and
exciting home pages for individuals and corporations. I have found my
creative energies have been challenged many times in the last few
months by this new and exploding field. I truly enjoy the feeling of
accomplishment when I have completed a page.
I also really enjoy myself here. I spend an inordinate amount of
time on ICQ and Yahoo Messenger, chatting with my friends in far-flung parts of the
world, and making new friends. I also have found that I can finally
keep up with my correspondence when it is eMail. I have been
atrociously lax with my normal "Snail Mail" letter writing. If you
are on the IRC, you can find me chatting using one of the following names:
- JLaylor on Yahoo
- JanetLaylo on AOL Instant Messanger
- MsTree on ICQ
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