Mika

	Meanings of name: in Inuit: little raccoon in Japanese: full moon. in some West African language: wise owl All around a nocturnal collection...
nicknames	Miss Frizzle @ SSP; 'basco in text
significant other (ssp roomate)	MIA: virtual roomies only... Although there was Sidney.
birthday	January 18th
homepage	home.pacbell.net/mikida/
ssp group/asteroid	Group ? | asteroid?
survival tips for future sspers	Bring a walkman and don't trust the radio stations. Remember extra batteries. Money has no value if there's nothing to spend it on. Bring a ball - the celestial sphere makes a lot more sense if you actually have a sphere. Bring extra binder paper. Bring extra extra binder paper. Bring some extra disks - they'll give you enough to be efficient, but it's so much more fun to be inefficient and save everything. Don't expect to get any homework done. Bring a couple good books you want to read, not just ones you have to read. Good food is a form of currency. Extra computing and typing surfaces may become necessary, so a laptop isn't a completely wacko idea. Debugging takes ten times as long as actually writing the damn code in the first place. The 6am club isn't a myth. Sleeping in class is a necessary evil, but try to put it off as long as possible. Get use to the ants, and try not to find tarantulas too adorable. Bring a lot of phone cards; it's better to have too many than too few. Bring headphones: music while programming is necessary, but your companions might not love your music as much as you do. Have fun, sleep well, and try not to get lost.
color of my ssp shirt	As I designed it, my entire family now sports SSP shirts of different colours. My father's is white, my mother's black, my big brother's turquoise...
awards/honors/leadership positions	Most important: chair of Marin County Youth Commission, head of youth involvement in local government Most random: Dragonbait of Mill Valley Parks & Recreation, best at scaring away monsters and providing a safe sleeping environment for little kiddios.
possible major/career	"I have every intention of building low-g rock sculptures on the moon one day."
favorite bookstore	Acres of Books in Long Beach, CA. At least an acre of used books on every subject I could think of by every author I thought to look for... An entire diplomacy room, a section of old space shuttle operation manuals, a copy of Donald Jack's bandy papers...
most treasured book collection	Ernie Pyle's collected writings. So far I have Homecountry, a collection of his depression-era writings about his travels around the continent, Here Is Your War, his columns of WWII african front writings, and a first edition copy of Last Chapter, writings about the pacific front. The only one I'm missing is Brave Men (invasion of Europe), then I'm set. Anyone who's interested in journalism should study Ernie Pyle, as should anyone interested in his part of history.
number	27 - a local rule of five's.
links	User Friendly the Comic Strip | www.freespeech.org/forever/