Carol Gladstein L500

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Carol GladsteinL500

• cglads_at_telus.net

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Carol 101

• Born in 1959 (yes, I said 1959)
• Lived most of my life in Portland, Oregon
• Undergraduate degree Fine Arts, University of
  Washington
• Have one older sister (Economist)
• And one younger brother (Physician)
• Libra (yes, that means indecisive)

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My Life in a Nutshell

• Grew up
• Went to school
• Got middling grades
• Went to College
• Got middling grades
• Traveled a bit
• Went to work

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Carols Official Job List(including but not
limited to)

• Gift basket packer
• Trophy Engraver
• Retail gopher
• Hotel Porter
• Antique shop girl
• Office worker
• Office worker again
• Room scheduler

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Carols Official Job List, cont

• Xerox girl
• Nanny
• Office worker again
• Office worker again
• Sportswear promoter
• Zoo worker
• Library clerk

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Spare time things

• Spend time with my partner
• Read the Sunday New York Times
• Visit the Oregon coast
• Swim

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More spare time things

• Cook
• Bake bread
• Write bad poetry and mediocre short stories

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Carols Official To Do List

• 1. Travel
• Write a novel
• Own a home

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Favourite Foods

• Toast with avocado
• Chocolate chip cookies
• Lentil Soup
• Any and all microbrews
• Did I mention toast?

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Things I love

• My partner
• Autumn
• A very good novel
• Reading in bed
• Taking long walks

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Things I Could Do Without

• Noise
• Especially from upstairs neighbours
• Worry
• Being cold
• Being away from home
• Crossing international borders

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Favourite Authors

• Evelyn Waugh
• Nevil Shute
• Paul Theroux
• T. C. Boyle

• Violette Leduc
• Janet Frame
• J. M. Coetzee
• Haruki Murakami

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• The End