December 7, 1972 - September 11, 2001
The more I have learned about Cindy the more I am sure that I would have liked her very much. She shared many of the same interests that I have. In realizing, this I am determined that I not speak for Cindy But instead let her speak for herself. Below are posts and emails recorded by her friends and family.
Cindy's Favorite Things:
From Cindy to her friend Sharon
- LIVING ARRANGEMENT? 2 br in the middle of nowhere with a husband, two cats, two dogs and many fish...
- WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? None really, unless instructional texts (Dreamweaver for Dummies) and magazines (trial copy of History) count.
- WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Kensington?
- FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Risk, Trivial Pusuit, Taboo
- FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Astronomy/Scientific American
- FAVORITE SMELLS? citrus, brown sugar
- LEAST FAVORITE SMELL? animal urine (actually, all urine)
- FAVORITE SOUND? corny, but true... a babbling brook (especially the one I had behind my house as a child)
- WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Asthma and/or having to go to work in the morning
- WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? SNOOZE - DITTO!!!!!!!!!!
- FAVORITE COLOR? None, really, but I hate all light colors, all shades of orange and yellow.
- HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? I try not to.
- FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? Unknown
- WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Freedom
- FAVORITE FOODS? Changes daily, however, New England Clam Chowder has always been there.
- CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? chocolate
- DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? no
- DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? My dog ate them all
- STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool
- WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Ford Escort "Chucky"
- IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? Nikola Tesla
- FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Changes monthly.
- WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Sagitarius
- DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes
- IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? No job, but to sit around all day and play with math, history and science...
- IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? I wouldn't dye my hair (at least not till I'm gray)
- EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes
- IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I've lost all sense of my opinion on this question in recent years.
- FAVORITE MOVIES: Contact, Braveheart, Camille Claudel, Benny & June
- DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yes
- WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? My shoes and usually one of my pets.
- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? all of the primes
- FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? I hate sports, unless darts counts
- SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU. She has a unique and sometimes amazingly elegant and witty means of communicating.
- PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I didn't send it.
- PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I didn't send it.
- WHAT CD (OR TAPE) DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STEREO RIGHT NOW? I haven't the slightest idea.
- FAVORITE TV SHOWS? Voyager
A poem on Brittany Spears by Cindy
Oh, Brittany Spears~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You bring me to tears
When Debbie Gibson faded
All of us were jaded
Thought we were finally free
Of blondes with brains empty
But, alas here you are
Filling the air in my car
With your moans and squeaks
Pleasing all the geeks
But making me wish I owned an oozie
So I could blow up, you damn floozie!
On "Girl's Nights out:
"99% of girl's nights out end up with the girls who are betrothed to a man, becoming disgusted with the guys in the bars and their friends behavior, making them wish they were home with their man. So, girl's nights out are actually reaffirming for relationships!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On marriage:
"The perks to getting married are: greater credit approval, lower insurance rates, tax benefits, inheritance rules, et. Financially, being married is a much better deal;Cindy also had a great love for astronomy. To honor this her family added her name to a list on mini-DVD disks traveling aboard the Mars Exploration Rover landers. You can see the certificates for this here. Out of respect for her kindred spirit, and love of space, I've added her name to NASA's Dawn Mission which is being launched to characterize the conditions and processes of the solar system's earliest epoch by investigating in detail two of the largest protoplanets remaining intact since their formations.
romantically, I think it's a bit of a burden. Besides, not being married, reminds you that you could lose the person any minute. I think it makes people appreciate their love even more."
You can add you name to the mission here.
Here is her certificate for the Dawn Mission
I feel lucky to have been given her name to honor as part of the 2,996 blog event. Please go there and look at the pages of others who lost thier lives that day and remember.Remember those who were lost.
Remember, and don't ever forget.
