User:Catcassidy

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Catriona Cassidy would rather make suggestions than actual contributions, as she's had way too many arguments on her content. This user will only log in for minor grammatical and factual changes.


Oh no: this user has way too many userboxes.

(This user also believes there really needs to be a userbox that says "I love userboxes"--if there isn't one already.)


Self[edit]

38This user is 38 years, 3 months, and 20 days old.
YThis user is a member of
Generation Y.
This user was born during the Reagan administration.
This user still remembers these.
This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know.
This user remembers VHS. ±
This user remembers using
a rotary dial telephone.
sibs-0This user is an only child on their mother's side.
This user is a chick.
This user lives in or hails
from Lansing.
This user resides in the U.S. state of MichiganThis user is from Michigan.
but would like to eventually live elsewhere.
This user is annoyed that the residency userbox says "Michigander" instead of "Michiganian".
This user grew up in a rural area.
This user lives near temperate broadleaf forest.
This user can also see farms nearby.
This user is a citizen of Ireland.
(To clarify: this user would consider moving to Ireland.)
This user says, "Hey! Where's my Isis Kali-ma box?!"
This user is a polytheist.
This user is a devotee of
Athena.
This user hates the term "neopagan"
wiseThis user is interested in Bodhisattva.
This user believes in magic
This user is interested in Celtism or is a Celtist.
ULC This user is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church.
This user is interested in Unitarian Universalism.
Rel-5This user can contribute at a professional Religious and/or Spiritual level. This person surely has a job in one of the said fields.
This user is interested in Shamanism.
This user is interested in the concepts of destiny or fate.
This user is interested in Karma.
This user believes in reincarnation.
This user is interested in tarot reading.
This user believes religion has way too many "-ism"s.
respect This user respects others' religions and realises not all people wish to follow the same path.
This user believes religion should stay out of politics.
no funThis user would argue that, despite its name, there is hardly any "fun" at all in fundamentalism...!
This user is a Capricornian.
This user was born in the Year of the Tiger.
This user believes there must be cusps in the Chinese zodiac, too, because she's a little ox-like and a lot more tiger.
This user is rated 'R' by the Motion Picture Association.
This user is an advocate for Pagan rights.
An ancestor of this user fought for the United States in World War II.
(both grandfathers and one great grandfather)
An ancestor of this user fought for the United States in the Vietnam War.
(3 of 5 uncles)
This user would have been in the military, if not for health problems.
This user votes via Absentee ballot.
This user has been a Michigan election official since 2020.

Nationality[edit]

This user is of English ancestry.
This user is English-American.
EssexThis user is from Essex
and other shires
This user is a thirteenth cousin of His Majesty's.
This user is descended from a moderately significant historical figure.
This user is a thirteenth cousin (once removed) of a modern noble.
Oi be vrum Wiltshire.
This user's ancestral home is in Wiltshire (see previous two links).
This user is of Irish ancestry.
IrelandÉireannach
This user is Irish.
 This user loves
Ireland.
 
This user is Irish-American.
This user is proud to be Celtic.
This user is proud to be of
Dutch ancestry.
This user is proud to be
Dutch !
This user may be Belgian instead of Dutch. (No one is certain about her "founding ancestor".)
This user is of German ancestry.
This user is a German American.
This user comes from Hesse.
This user comes from NRW.
This user comes from Rhineland-Palatinate.
This user is German on both sides and therefore has ancestry from numerous bundeslander.
This user is addicted to Ancestry.

Languages[edit]

enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.
nl-1Deze gebruiker bezit beginnende kennis van het Nederlands.
ca-1Aquest usuari pot contribuir amb un nivell bàsic de català.
ga-0Níl Gaeilge ag an úsáideoir seo, nó is beag atá sí aige.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
(and French 1 might be pushing it)
This user wishes she had graduated from ''Gaelscoil'' or a Spanish immersion school.
This user formerly could not study Catalan without her mind complaining about "broken" Spanish. (This user wishes she was fluent in Spanish and had intermediate skills in Catalan.)
This user speak American English and American Spanish, but recognizes the King's English and the King's Spanish.
MixThis user has been influenced by too many dialects of English to use one orthography, vocabulary and grammar consistently.
This user might use "conceptualise" in one sentence and "visualize" in the next.

Affiliations/Certifications[edit]

This user is a member or supporter of MoveOn.org.
This user is too lazy to make herself a homemade Sigma Tau Delta userbox. (She was inducted in 2021.)
This user was briefly a member of the American Psychological Association.
CPRThis user is certified in CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
This user is certified in first aid.
This user is certified to use an automated external defibrillator (AED).
This user was previously certified in all three.
This user has an expired pharmacy technician certification (ExCPT, exp 18 Dec 15).

Writing/Grammar[edit]

Speliŋ RəfɔrmThis user thinks spelling should be phonetic, and uses or has created a writing system for this purpose.
ipa-0
ə
This user does not understand the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Hrkt-0
This user has no understanding of the Katakana or Hiragana.
Majority ≠ right This user recognizes that even if 300,000,000 people make the same mistake, it's still a mistake.
TheySome people are 'they'. Get over it!
This person uses zhe/hir when gender neutral pronouns are needed.
mankindThis user supports the use of gender-neutral language.
y'allThis user believes that y'all is a real word, but ain't isn't one.ain't
This user believes that ustedes in Spanish and jullie in Dutch are the same thing as "y'all" in English.
byThe passive voice may be used by this user.
This user writes her novels in third person past tense and believes that passive voice is a stupid concept.
snukThis user says snuck.
infinitiveThis user has no opinion about split infinitives.
…in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something that this user is okay with.
This user hates the use of "we all of us", "we none of us" and "albeit".
to
too
two
This user thinks that too many people have no idea how to use words that they should have learned in grade two.
than
then
This user understands the difference between using "than" and "then."
their
there
they're
This user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling!
your
you're
This user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help.
its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you.
. TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop.
ain't nobodyThis user hates seeing double negatives clutter up the English language. He/she wants to stomp it out no matter what it takes.
This user believes the use of double negatives will result in a positive outcome. Example: A grandmother saying, "I don't need no help!" will earn her assistance she supposedly did not want.
-ly This user mourns the apparent death of the adverb, a loss that this user feels most serious.
This user uses adverbs in her writing and thinks that Stephen King should get over it.
A, B and CThis user prefers not to use the serial comma.
’sThi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice.
“…”This user favors curly quotation marks over straight style.
“...”!
US vs. UK
This user uses logical quotation marks. Internal punctuation leads to factual errors. It's not a style issue!
This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately...
;This user is addicted to semicolons; they use them frequently.
GNThis user is a Grammar Ninja and says "WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" as proof.
This user thinks good grammar is sexy.
Ths usr cn rd & rt usn txt lng

Education[edit]

This user is interested in higher education.
This user is interested in literature.
This user is interested in psychology.
ENGThis user's favourite subject is English.
ACTThis user obtained a 23 on the ACT.
IQThis user's IQ is 112 (unconfirmed).
This user graduated from Everglades University.
BSThis user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Alternative Medicine.
MSThis user has a Master of Science degree in Legal Studies.
This user is interested in open access to research literature.
This user was a member of the Alpha Pi Upsilon pre-med honor society for one semester.
This user earned her bachelor's degree on dial-up.
This user was an Exchange Student to Ireland for USA.
🤔📚Catcassidy is/was a member of a knowledge quizzing team.

Arts & Literature[edit]

This user loves someone who doesn't know this user exists.
This user is a bibliophile.
FLThis user enjoys creating Fictional Lands
This user has/had a crush on a Royal Shakespearean who is NOT David Tennant
This user has a significant crush on an Oscar-winning "that guy"
This user's favorite play is A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This user's favorite musical is The Phantom of the Opera. This user thought Gerard Butler made a great Erik, but knows of an actor who could sing circles around him.
This user's was floored by SpongeBob and thinks Phantom is in serious trouble when it comes to favorites. This user also believes that someone should cast Wes as Erik in the near future.
This user enjoys dancing.
MAGICThis user is interested in Magic
This user reminds you the Masked Magician was more than twenty years ago and kindly asks you to GET OVER IT!

Sciences[edit]

This user believes that Mars had
water on its surface in the past.
PLUTO is a PLANET
This user will not recognize any decision by anyone that says otherwise.
This user loves the Moon.
This user is from Europa.
This user is from Saturn.
This user is interested in Biology.
This user couldn't handle chemistry if her life depended on it.
This user is interested in the natural sciences.
This user could name more crystals on sight than her high school earth science teacher.
This user is interested in medicine.
This user finds tornadoes to be fascinating.
This user is fascinated by tornadoes, and has had an encounter with one - being fortunate enough to survive.
This user has been within a mile of two tornadoes (including one that came without warning!) and in the middle of a statewide downburst attack.
This user thought Into the Storm was both exciting and frightening.
This user loves the Autumn.
This user understands Physics at a basic level.
This user, based on observational evidence and current scientific consensus, believes the universe began with a bang.
°FThis user uses the Fahrenheit scale, as they find it superior in every way to Celsius.

Vocations/Avocations[edit]

This user is a novelist.
This user has written books, novels or plays that have been published.
This user is a former student librarian.
This user is a professional editor.
(this user has edited professionally)
This user is a typesetter.
(this user typesets her own books)
This user is a member of the funeral service industry.
This user did paperwork for a funeral home. This user also has two family members who work at that same funeral home in their semi-retirement.
HERBSThis user has a medicinal herb garden.
This user's favourite subject is Botany.
This user wishes she was a herbalist (with a garden). This user is writing her own herbal.

Health[edit]

This user lives with panic disorder(s).
This user lives with major depressive disorder.
(Officially: Major depressive affective disorder, recurrent episode, in partial or unspecified remission)
This user tends to cry easily.
This user is hemophobic and can't stand the sight of blood.
(This user finds that the sight of blood makes her feel like a snowy television.)
This user is cnidophobic
This user is nearsighted in her right eye and farsighted in the left; she uses her glasses sparingly. (Usually for lengthy computer reads.)
This user has Grey eyes.
LacInt This user is Lactose intolerant
IBSThis user has IBS.
This user would not recommend you feed her cheese and then scare her.
*.*This user has ADOS, Attention Deficit OOH Shiny
(This user also has ADOK: "Attention Deficit...OOO! Kitty!")
This user has a family member with fibromyalgia and has been heartbroken by lupus.
This user advocates for awareness of anxiety disorders, especially panic disorder.
(This user is on disability due to depression, anxiety and panic disorder.)

Travel[edit]


3
This user has visited 3 of the 208 countries in the world.
, but would like to expand that number to a minimum of five.
This user has visited Canada.
This user has never left the Northern Hemisphere.
This user is interested in Ireland.
This user has visited 7 of the 32 counties of Ireland.7
Dublin, Meath, Tipperary,Waterford, Wexford, Carlow and Kildare. (Lots more to visit!)
This user is interested in Japan.
京都This user lives in
Kyoto Prefecture.
<---This user would like to visit Gion and the other hanamachi.
This user is interested in the Netherlands.
This user is interested in Spain.

Animals[edit]

This user is owned by one or more cats.
This user believes that cats are NOT food.
‍
TNRThis user supports the trap-neuter-return approach to managing the feral cat population.
This user is allergic to cats.
This user thinks she is mildly allergic to cats and takes Zyrtec so the cats don't put her up for adoption.
This user's pets own them!
This user thinks pets should only come from an animal shelter.
This user thinks adopting companions from the "free kittens" section of the paper (or the pets section of Craigslist) is an acceptable alternative to the shelter/humane society.
This user has also successfully adopted siblings from Craigslist and discovered that she was unprepared for the levels of cute that came with it.
This user wonders why there is no userbox for those who love white tigers. (This user also does not care that white tigers are technically mutants.)
This user thinks dogs are better if they belong to someone else.
This user and their cat firmly believe that the world would be better without the presence of dogs.
This user firmly believes that puppy mill operators should spend some time with this guy.
This user supports the fight against animal abuse.
<--- In the unlikely event this user got a dog (corgis and Bosties are also cute)
This user loves
Labrador Retrievers.
This user knows that otters are fantastic.
(This user also thinks wolves are pretty spiffy).

Computing/Electronics[edit]

uBOThis user enjoys an ad-free internet thanks to uBlock Origin.
This user can fairly easily contribute using either Firefox or Google Chrome.
Internet ExplorerThis user doesn't use Internet Explorer and uses Google Chrome, but has not uninstalled Internet Explorer.Google Chrome
- this user needs to get rid of all her Chrome boxes and switch out to Opera GX and Brave.
This user prefers Windows computers and is frustrated by Macs.
This user loves Android
AT&T Globe LogoThis user's Internet service provider is AT&T.
This user uses Google Calendar.
This user relies on this calendar to pelt her with reminders.
PidginThis user uses Pidgin to chat on multiple instant messaging networks.
(This user used this IM until people stopped IMing.)
This user is using Office 2003.
This user uses LibreOffice when she needs a backup.
This user browses with Google Chrome.
This user quietly wonders if Chrome uses her.
This user contributes to the
Internet Movie Database.
This user has her own IMDb page.
This user keeps track of their books using Goodreads.
This user also has an author page.
This user uses WordPress.
and keeps her site there.
This user has gone dark on Second Life.

Food/Drink[edit]

This user eats chili.
and thinks Busch's Chili Magic is a Goddess-send
This user would likely die without eating the occasional curry.
This user had her first curry in Ireland.
This user eats quesadillas.
This user eats Nutella
This user thinks that Nutella is the food of the gods.
This user loves to eat pineapples.
This user used to steal pineapple from atop takeaway sweet and sour chicken when she worked in a Chinese restaurant.
This user absolutely despises tomatoes.
unless they're in ketchup or another sauce.
This user eats Chicken Fingers as often as they can.
because that's the easiest non-dairy thing when eating out.
This user loves paella.
This user is certain paella is Spain's answer to fried rice and is just as delicious.
This user likes deer meat.
and last consumed some January 2020.
This user loves cheesecake.
This user loves brownies.
(this user got rid of her Reese's Pieces userbox, as she has since realized that peanut butter M&Ms are better)
This user likes pie.
This user believes cold apple pie for breakfast is fantastic.
This user knows there's no such thing as too much Chocolate
MiC This user loves milano cookies.
with a big glass of Fairlife.
This user is NOT a vegan or vegetarian, but respects and accomodates those that are.
This user ❤ spicy foods
This user loves
Chinese cuisine.
This user loves
Greek cuisine
This user loves
Japanese cuisine.
PNRAThis user enjoys
Panera Bread
This user eats at SUBWAY and eats fresh.
C8H10N4O2There is too much blood in this user's caffeine system.
DHMOThis user drinks plenty of dihydrogen monoxide.
BThis user would not drive past a Biggby to get to a Starbucks.
This user drinks green tea.
preferably with jasmine
This user drinks Diet Coke religiously.
C2H5OH-1This user drinks relatively infrequently. they are probably the better for it.
This user drinks so infrequently, medical professionals put down "never".
This user enjoys drinking Smirnoff
This user bows down before the awesome might of Vodka.
This user hates beer.
This user enjoys
drinking plum wine.
This user thinks plum wine tastes better than grape wine.

Gaming[edit]

This user thinks Sudoku is too hard.
up Clue dnThis user is interested in Crosswords.
This user plays mahjong.
This user had a mahjong addiction during her senior year of high school.
CardsThis user enjoys playing Uno.
and is a vicious opponent--watch out!
This user plays Gin Rummy.
This user wonders where the Cards Against Humanity box is.
This user plays Angry Birds games.
This user is a fan of
first-person shooters.
This user is opposed to regional lockout.
This user believes that video games are not as dangerous as parental ignorance of the rating system.
This user identifies as a girl gamer.
when she identifies as a gamer at all.
Lego Star WarsThis user plays Lego Star Wars on their favorite game console.
and occasionally on her laptop.
This user owns a neopet.
This user can probably be found training Lupin and squeeing at Zerda on Lorwolf
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

Giving Up Her 360 for Writing Novels

MKThis user enjoys Mortal Kombat (maybe even performing Fatalities).

Random[edit]

Driver's
license
This user has a driver's license.
This user prefers American Muscle over any of that foreign crap.
This user is a Mopar enthusiast.
(This user has had to explain what Mopar refers to and felt especially nerdy for it.)
This user owns an Avenger named May, after Spider-Man's daughter. (This user also got rid of her Charger userbox, because May is quite enough by herself.)
This user's silver userbox got weird while she was gone.
no pinkThis user can't stand the colour pink on most things.
This user's favorite roller coaster is Iron Dragon, which this user has ridden Too Many! times.
17This user's favorite number is 17.
NEW
LIFE
This user needs and wishes they had a life.
This user loathes, but is forced to observe, daylight saving time.
sarThis user is obviously not sarcastic.
This user likes to sleep.
My local professional sports franchise can beat your local professional sports franchise!
Kitten, with meme phrase, "No more drama!"This user does not like teh dramah.
☹ This user believes that anyone who thinks Wikipedia is an unreliable source should continue their quest to find a better website.
7/0 =This user believes that math is broke.ERROR
on a steekThis user speaks loudly and carries a big pepper - on a steek.
This user flailed madly when she discovered this userbox.
This user once misspelled Peanut's name and ended up using the result in one of her novels.
This user says
HELLO
to Jason Isaacs
he never answers.