Me: A Retrospective

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Me A Retrospective

• By Michelle Purdon
• Email michpur_at_interchange.ubc.ca
• For LIBR 500 - Foundations of Information
  TechnologyInstructor Susie Stephenson

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This is meway back when! (circa 1978) Im
just learning to use the scanner, so be patient
with me my cropping isnt perfect!
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I come from hereFernie! (A very small town in
southeast British Columbia)

• We had NO
• McDonalds
• Dairy Queen
• Stop Lights!

The Three Sisters Mountain
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Please meet my parents. They have aged somewhat
since these photos were taken.
Rita
Eldin (on bike)
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Slightly more up-to-date photos of my brother and
sister
Michael
Margot
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And this is the three of us as kids

• Hints
• Im the one wearing the fancy rubber boots.
• My sister is the tallest one.
• My brother is the one holding the rake.

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This is my childhood dog
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Tricked you! Heres my dogmay she rest in
peace.
Buttons
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Some academic career highlights

• Graduated from Simon Fraser University with a
  Bachelor of Arts (English Political Science) in
  1996.
• Earned a Certificate in Technical Communication
  in 2002.
• Have held the following jobs since earning my
  degree
• Communications Officer - Office of the Premier
  (BC) (1994-1999).
• Research Assistant University of British
  Columbia (1999).
• Assessment Coordinator College of Midwives of
  BC (1999-2000).
• Entitlement Officer BC Workers Compensation
  Board (2000 2002).
• Case Manager Maritime Life Assurance Company
  (2003 present).

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I Like Reading!

• For serious fiction, my
• three favourite authors are
• Margaret Atwood
• John Irving
• Michael Ondaatje

• For pulp fiction, my three
• favourite authors are
• Barbara Vine
• - (aka Ruth Rendell)
• Maeve Binchy
• Stephen King

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Other little known facts about me

• Ive never been to Paris, Milan or Madrid.
• My grandmother is 94.
• My brother is a journalist.
• My sister is a physiotherapist.
• My parents are still together.
• Ive completed the Vancouver Sun Run (once!).
• I laugh maniacally when my toes are touched.
• I like green eggs n ham.
• I had trouble with the fonts on this
  presentation!

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And finallyone of my favourite jokes

• Two cannibals walk into a bar and sit beside a
  clown.
• The first cannibal wacks the clown on the head
  and they both start eating the clown. Suddenly
  the 2nd cannibal looks up and says.
• Does this taste funny to you?
• __________________________________________________
  __

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Oh what the heck - lets have another joke

• Why was 6 afraid of 7?
• (Because 789).

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This is meNOW! (circa 2004).ACK. A ghastly
photo, but as you can see, I got carried away
playing with backgrounds. Remember the old
adage just because you can do something,
doesnt mean you should! And yes, I did mean
for this text to run over my forehead
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• The End!