Terri "You Can Find Me Scuba Diving"

First Name: Terri
Age: 36
Sign: Aquarius
I grew up in: Small town Arkansas
I currently live in: Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Public Safety Network Engineer
You can find me: Scuba diving when the water is warm
You will never find me: KKK rally
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: www.seaterri.com

1.) Who or what Inspires you? Life

2.) What would you want to change about yourself? nothing

3.) What is your most prized possession? my bible

4.) Who has been the most influential person in your life? My mom cause she is the ultimate survivor

5.) How do you want to be remembered? Being a friends friend and loving without judgement

Teri "Playing Water Polo"

First Name: Teri

Age: 34

Sign: Capricorn

I grew up in: Houston

I currently live in: Long Beach

Occupation: Human Resources Administrator

You can find me: in the pool playing water polo, on a run, on a hike, in the ocean or with my wife

You will never find me: moving back to Texas, way too humid

Your website or Charity you are passionate about: facebook or usawaterpolo.com

1.) Who or what Inspires you? What inspires me is life..and people who keep fighting in spite of the struggle

2.) What would you want to change about yourself? my insecurities

3.) What is your most prized possession? my stuffed monkey from when I was two (his name is sam)

4.) Who has been the most influential person in your life? My mother has been the most influential person in my life. She has always encouraged me to be the best I can be, always strive to reach my goals, and always treat others as I would like to be treated

5.) How do you want to be remembered? with respect & love, as someone who loved & who others loved, as a good friend, good wife, & good daughter

Michelle "I Don't Have Any Regrets"

Name: Michelle
Age:37
Sign:Sagittarius
Occupation:Development Associate for the Special Olympics
I grew up in: Huntington Beach, CA
I currently live in: Long Beach, CA
You can find me: walking my dog in Carroll Park, pub quiz night at Gallagher's or in front of my computer doing homework
You will never find me: at church
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: Cancer Society, Team in Training and amrt.net (animal match rescue team)

1.) Who or what inspires you?
I'm inspired by people that strive to be their best, by people that can and do change, by people that encourage or help others, and by people that don't give up.

2.) What is difficult for you?
Going back to school while working full time, training for a half marathon, trying to have a social life, and still making sure that I pay attention to and walk my dog (Suvi).

3.) What is your biggest regret?
I don't have any

4.) What are you most proud of?
Taking care of and being strong for my mother while she battled cancer.

5.) What do you want to do before you die?
Gondola ride through the canals of Venice, Italy. Order something off of a coffeeship menu in Amersterdam. Climb Mayan ruins. Stay in a beach hut over the water in Tahiti. Travel through India by train. Learn to speak Spanish and French. Live in another country.

Jade "I'd Like To Write A Book"

Name:Jade
Age:23
Sign:Leo
Occupation:Senior Office Manager
I grew up in:South Africa
I currently live in:Portland, Oregon
You can find me:At work usually now a days
You will never find me:At a steakhouse
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: www.peta.org
1.) Who or what inspires you?
Art, in any form; the multi-faceted ways people express themselves, whether it's putting a pen to paper, or music and lyrics, a dance, photography. Whatever it maybe I think the theme that runs through them all for me is that it comes from a deep part of someone else and it is displayed openly without preconception of what the outside world may think. That leads me to be more precise and say that I'm inspired by people taking a chance with their expression, putting their hopes and dreams on the line. I really appreciate the risk. If I were to say who; the greats... Maya Angelou, Rudyard Kipling, Prefontaine (he's an artist so to speak), Bob Fosse, Herman Hesse, Ansel Adams, Pink Floyd... it continues.

2.) What is difficult for you?
Enjoying the moment, I ruminate on the possibility too much and forget the present. I once had someone tell me that worrying is a different form of praying and it's true. You meditate on something long enough and it will manifest, whether it is a positive thing or a negative thing. I try my best to acknowledge my thoughts and then bid them farewell but it's not easy teaching your mind new tricks. It's a path I must walk over and over again until it becomes second nature. I have a long ways to go.

3.) What is your biggest regret?
Not continuing my education and practice with dance and theater, dance especially. I've danced since I was three and it was the one thing that made me feel powerful and at peace. Driving in my car to work I can choreograph a whole number in my head and I feel that pull to dance again, I just haven't had the balls to start back up. The closest I get to dancing again is going to the clubs or shutting my bedroom door at night.

4.) What are you most proud of?
I'm proud that I'm someone who can face their problems. I made a decision that I wasn't going to wake up at 40 and look around me and wonder how the hell I got to where I am. I've made a decision to figure out myself and although it may be hard and sometimes I feel like giving up, if I don't do it now I'll be living a life that isn't me and that's not how I want to spend my time on this earth.

5.) What do you want to do before you die?
I'd like to write a book. Not sure exactly what about yet, but I have had a few ideas. I don't care how many are sold but I'd really enjoy going through the process and honing my skills as a writer.

Melissa "Online All The Time"

First Name: Melissa
Age: 32
Sign: Capricorn
I grew up in: So Cal
I currently live in: WeHo
Occupation: Online Marketing/Publisher
You can find me: online all the time
You will never find me: in church
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: my website LesbianLush.com and all charities related to gay rights

1.)What is your dream job? dream job? something creative and challenging that will make enough money to live comfortably enough to avoid financial stress.

2.)What are you most proud of? taking the time needed to be healthy enough emotionally before jumping into a relationship with my woman, Anna, my life partner!

3.)What has been your greatest loss in life? Don Pizzella

4.)Who would you like to meet? Anna & my first child

5.)What is difficult for you? understanding bigotry and racism

Debra "I Would Like To Be More Adventuresome"

Name: Debra
Age: 47
Sign: Libra
Occupation: Office Supervisor
I grew up in: Sleepy Eye, MN
I currently live in: Inver Grove Heights
You can find me: at home
You will never find me: at a triathalon
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: American Heart Association

1.) Who has been the most influential person in your life? my parents

2.) What would you want to change about yourself? I would like to be more adventuresome - and maybe lose 50 pounds

3.) Is there something you would do differently if you could go back in time? No - everything that has happened to me made me who I am.

4.) How do you measure success? If I am happy and can reasonably support myself i feel successful

5.) What is your most prized possession? I don't know - my kids and husband are not possesions.

Carol "Excited About The Future"

First Name: Carol
Age: 58
Sign: Leo
I grew up in: Illinois
I currently live in: Illinois
Occupation: Self employed author, writer, entrepreneur
You can find me: excited about the future
You will never find me: criticizing the right of others to be different from me
Your website or charity you are passionate about: anything that assures the wellbeing of dogs

1.) Who or what Inspires you? Beautiful things and places

2.)What would you want to change about yourself? My weight

3.) What is your most prized possession? My upbeat enthusiasm

4.) Who has been the most influential person in your life? A high school English teacher named Bob. Through him I discovered my sense of self

5.) How do you want to be remembered? As smart, energetic and always willing to help

Barbara "Good Mother, Lover, And Friend"

First Name: Barbara
Age:38
Sign:Sagg
I grew up in:Michigan
I currently live in:Florida
Occupation:Manager
You can find me:Living everyday as if it were my last with my family.
You will never find me: Living in someones Drama
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: Peta

1.) Who or what Inspires you? My daughters

2.) What would you want to change about yourself? If I would have changed anything I would have changed it by now..

3.) What is your most prized possession? Material nothing..

4.) Who has been the most influential person in your life? My Grandmother. She was a educated women in the 30's and stood up for what she beleieved in..

5.) How do you want to be remembered? That I was a good mother, lover, and friend

Angela "Making My Own Way In Life"

Name: Angela
Age: 38
Sign: Capricorn
Occupation: National Account Executive, Sales
I grew up in: Seymour, Indiana
I currently live in: Long Beach, CA
You can find me: walking my dog, in the gym, or at my laptop
You will never find me: in support of inequality
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: PFLAG: www.pflag.org

1.) Who or what inspires you? courageous, driven people

2.) What is difficult for you? slowing myself down

3.) What is your biggest regret? no regrets, only lessons

4.) What are you most proud of? making my own way in life

5.) What do you want to do before you die? too many things to list: #1 travel more

Brittney "Trying To Find Myself"

First Name: Brittney
Age: 19
Sign: Scorpio
I grew up in: Lake Havasu City, AZ
I currently live in: Still in Havasu
Occupation: In training as a Pharmacy Technician
You can find me: trying to find myself
You will never find me: conforming to the masses
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: My blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&f
riendId=3556974 Generally I blog about the funny things that happen in my life. Humor is what keeps me going.

1.)What is your dream job? I'm still trying to figure that out. Maybe a travel writer? Forensic scientist? Research Psychologist? English Professor? I haven't the faintest.

2.)What are you most proud of? My eccentricity

3.)What has been your greatest loss in life? I look at loss as in inevitable gain, in that a new path is made and enables one to learn.

4.)Who would you like to meet? Diane Gaidry, because she's smokin' hot and a beautiful soul

5.)What is difficult for you? Following one train of thought at a time

Elizabeth "Running The Lakes"

Name: Elizabeth
Age: 33
Sign: Pisces
Occupation: Public sector project manager
I grew up in: Edina, MN – epitome of surburbia
I currently live in: Mpls Warehouse District
You can find me: Running the lakes, Mississippi river, Walker Art Center, Caribou Coffee in the “other govt center”
You will never find me: Not wanting to try at least something once
Your website or Charity you are passionate about: www.apartmenttherapy.com, (Amazing site chock-full of design ideas with an eye for the aesthetics) www.nytimes.com (Got to get the news somehow)

1.) Who or what inspires you? Generosity of spirit and humility

2.) What is difficult for you? Moving on and letting go

3.) What is your biggest regret? Not recognizing and/or making a conscious decision at watershed points of my life

4.) What are you most proud of? Being able to say “I don’t know” and then go find out how, why and what

5.) What do you want to do before you die? Still trying to figure that out…