Laura
Laura Moore
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Republicans: I swear I won't gloat or talk politics
Female
40 years old
GREENBELT, MARYLAND
United States
Last Login: 6/19/2009
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Laura's Interests
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| General | DC. Going out. Exploring at home or away. The outdoors. Biking for transportation or just because. Genuine connections. Working out. Sports. Bugs. Anything that gets me dirty and/or sweaty. Live music. Good conversation. Blow-drying my kitten. Scuba diving. Travel. Water. Painting (acrylics on canvas). | | Music | Funk. | | Movies | The Departed, Brokeback Mountain, Batman Begins, Dodgeball, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Smilla's Sense of Snow, Titanic, Forrest Gump, The Game, Carlito's Way, The Piano, The Interpreter, Barb Wire, Pulp Fiction, New Jack City, Shrek, Raising Arizona, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, The Mask, The Amy Fisher Story, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 version). | | Television | Fringe. | | Books | Books I love: Perfume; Wherever You Go, There You Are; Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre. Authors: Toni Morrison, Annie Proulx. Just finished: Self-made Man by Norah Vincent (an awesome book!). | | Heroes | Joseph Wilson, Julian Bond, Harriet Tubman, that guy who tried to stop the tank in Tiananmen Square. |
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Laura's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Hometown: | Vestavia Hills, AL | | Body type: | 5' 6" / Athletic | | Religion: | Buddhist | | Zodiac Sign: | Virgo | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | bug school |
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Laura's Schools
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University Of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Entomology
Clubs: Graduate Student Government, Graduate Lambda Coalition
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2004 to Present |
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Graduated: 1991
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Clubs: Navy ROTC, Cheerleading, Student Government (UA), swimming, water polo, Nightline Peer Counseling
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1987 to 1991 |
Vestavia Hills High School
Birmingham, AL
Graduated: 1987
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: math team!
Clubs: Math team, marching band, French club, track, drill team.
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1983 to 1987 |
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Laura's Blurbs |
About me:
Two of my favorite things to do are 1) biking and 2) looking at bugs under the microscope. I get to do both almost every day.
The bug part entails being a graduate student. One day I will get my degree, and do something when I grow up!
Also, I work for Prince George's County Council Member Tom Dernoga, a man of standards and honor (I'm being serious!)
My goal is to do something environmentally positive with my life.
I really love to travel. For the past 5 years or so I've done most of my traveling in Latin America. I love it there! It's cheap and I get to practice my Spanish. I just went to Turks and Caicos Islands (British West Indies) and did some scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming, biking, and loafing. Can't wait for my next trip!
Check out my family's web site at www.themoorefamily.com
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Who I'd like to meet:
Someone capable of conversation. Someone with a backbone. Someone fun to hang out with.
A few fun facts:
| Favorite insect types, based on name alone: |
Minute Pirate Bug, Tumbling Flower Beetle, Stiletto Fly, Twisted-Wing Parasite, Fairyfly, Earwig, Velvet Ant, Primitive Crane Fly, Pleasing Fungus Beetle, Assassin Bug, Bush Katydid.
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| Favorite things: |
- Dusk
- Biking at dusk
- Public radio
- Touchdown celebrations
- Woods
- Foreign accents
- Fresh bedsheets
- Chocolate
- Farms
- Low-speed squirrel chases
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| Pet peeves: |
- Slow pedestrians with headphones
- Warm beer
- Hats (unless necessary for weather reasons)
- Slugs in my samples
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| Countries I've been to: |
North America: Canada, Greenland, US, Mexico
Central America: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Caribbean: Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
UK: England, Scotland, Wales
Europe: Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece
Asia: Philippines, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong (when it was part of the UK), China |
| States I have not yet been to: |
Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota |
| Current favorite nickname: |
The Big Unit
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| Favorite insect moment: |
Watching caterpillar eggs hatch under the microscope |
| Grossest possible animal: |
Slug |
| Favorite color: |
Green |
| What I should be doing right now: |
Counting chloropids |
| Comfort foods: |
Fried chicken, spaghettios with franks |
| Celebs who frighten me: |
Ryan Seacrest, Tom Cruise, Toby Keith |
| Beavis or Butthead: |
Beavis |
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