nessapat's profile

Eons member since

June 08, 2007

Age, Gender

54, Female

Location

Chicago, IL

Relationship

Married

Hometown

CHICAGO

Places I've been

ALABAMA:

• BIRMINGHAM
• JEMISON
• MOBILE
• MONTGOMERY
• SELMA

CALIFORNIA:

• LOS ANGELES
• SAN DIEGO

ILLINOIS:

• EVANSTON
• GALENA

INDIANA:

• GARY
• INDIANAPOLIS
• RICHMOND

GEORGIA:

• ATLANTA
• LITHONIA

NEW YORK:

• BROOKLYN
• HARLEM
• MANHATTEN
• QUEENS

OHIO:

• CLEVELAND
• COLUMBUS

TEXAS:

• SAN ANTONIO

Education

• Charles Kozminski - 1959 to 1968
• St. Thomas Apostle High School, College Prep - 1968 to 1972
• Columbia College - Chicago, Creative Writing & Journalism - 1972 to 1975
• City Wide College of Chicago, Telecourses - 1976 to 1977
• YMCA Community College , Taking Classes - 1978 to 1978
• Olive-Harvey College, Child Development - 1978 to 1980
• Saint Xavier University, Computer Studies - 1998 to 2007

Work

• City of Chicago , Dept. of Personnel - Student/Clerk Trainee - 1973 to 1976
• American Medical Association, Clerk/Information Assistant - 1981 to 1985
• Center For Research Libraries, Acquisitions/Unit Order Receiving - 1985 to 1997
• Saint Xavier University, Learning Resource Coord./Support Staff Specialist - 1997 to 2008

More about me

I’m the eldest of 8 kids.  My mom had me at a very early age and subsequently at 18 months; I was given to my great aunt and uncle who raised me.  I didn’t find out about my birth mom, or that I had sisters and brothers until I was 10.

With the exception of my youngest sister who lives in Florida, my birth mom and siblings all live in New York.

Married 32 years, my husband and I are enjoying our time as 'empty-nesters.'

My son is a U.S. Marine. He’s already done a tour in Iraq and, now he’s been deployed to Japan.  Soon, he’ll be shipping out for sea duty.  In between serving his country, he took time out to take a bride.  She’s a sweetheart.  We’re looking forward to attending the ‘big’ wedding next year in California.

My daughter lives in Ohio. She's a teacher's assistant raising two kids (6 year old twins) alone. She's a sweetheart too.

After 35 years of on again, off again schooling, I finally graduated from college in May of 2007receiving my BA in Computer Studies. I’ve always wanted to be a librarian and I’m thinking I’m almost ready to go back for that MLS degree.

My husband, who was a Chicago Firefighter, officially retired last December, after 30 years on the job. He was always on busy companies and so gung ho and passionate about being a firefighter that it’s taken me eight months, but now I finally believe him when he tells me that he doesn’t miss being a firefighter.  After suffering concussions, burns, numberous scraps and bruises, a heart attack, plus 3 knee operations - all from duty related, with the most recent operation taking place, last year in March, he's just happy to be able to leave the job relatively healthy.

Our home has been on the market for a year and a month already.  Originally, we had planned to move to San Antonio, TX.  But earlier this month, my husband and I decided to move to Ohio, to be with my daughter and grandkids instead.  So, while we’re still able to, we’re enjoying our time as ‘empty-nesters.’

Activities

Family

Avid reader favorite genres are:

• scifi
• romance and historical fiction
• Christian themed books

Working on a bible study of Women in the Bible

Watching movies

Love:

• Cartoons

Computer stuff: working with Microsoft's Movie Maker and creating digital collages of family photos

Blogging on Yahoo's 360

When I'm really ambitious, writing reviews and submitting them to amazon.com

Favorite Charities

• United Negro College Fund
• The American Red Cross
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Habitat for Humanity

Favorite Music

Contemporary Gospel

• Ayeisha Woods
• Kirk Franklin
• Donnie McClurkin
• MaryMary

Traditional Gospel

• Shirley Caesar
• Mahalia Jackson
• Thomas A. Dorsey - a former blues piano player he's best known for writing the song Precious Lord Take My Hand

Old School

• The Motown Sound
• Aretha Franklin
• James Brown

Favorite TV Shows

Star Trek Series

• The Original Series
• Deep Space Nine
• Dr. Who (my favorite Dr. is Tom Baker)
• Xena
• Stargate SG1
• Jericho
• Heroes

Nicktoons

• Skyland
• Jimmy Neutron
• The Backyardigans

Favorite Movies

American Films

• Hollywood Shuffle
• The Matrix - the first two
• Lord of the Rings
• The Wizard of Oz - Still magical

Foreign Films

• The Seven Samurai
• Roshomon
• Jet Li's Heroes
• The 400 Blows (François Truffaut)
• Small Change (François Truffaut)

Pretty Much Anything These Guys Do

• Clint Eastwood - his the westerns including Rawhide
• Denzel Washington - I didn't like Training Day and I wasn't too happy with American Gangster. I just don't like a bad Denzel
• Morgan Freeman

Favorite Books

• The Bible by God
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
• Left Behind - the whole series with the exception of the military books - by Jerry Jenkins, Tim LaHaye and others
• Woman Thou Art Loosed by T.D. Jakes

Pimp MySpace

Favorite Quotes

Nothing is Impossible

When God is about to do something great, He starts with a difficulty. When He is about to do something truly magnificent, He starts with an impossibility.

Armin Gesswein

Favorite People

• My husband
• My son and daughter
• The grandkids
• Chris, my boss
• Cheryl, my co-worker

Favorite Places

• Mario's Tacos - Blue Island, IL
• Rosangela Pizzeria - Evergreen Park, IL
• Palermo's Pizza - Oaklawn, & Tinley Park, IL
• The Dollar Tree
• AMC Movie Theater in Country Club Hills, IL
• Downtown Chicago

Favorite Animals

Dogs- but not the mean ones.

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