User:Julescubtree

I am:
 * Julie Diaz-Panoringan (not my real name), according to a couple of magazine subscriptions
 * a writer of "overly ambitious fiction and bad poetry" (from a somewhat semiformal introduction of myself on 26 April 2005)

Here's a bio I wrote on 24 May 2005:

As a Mathematical and Computational Science major at a university that largely divides itself into techies and fuzzies, J- quickly learned what a conversation stopper those four words were. Thus, he began calling himself a fuzzy soul, which aligned much more nicely with his adventures in creative writing, teaching, and counseling stressed and limerent college students. After graduation, he worked as a Scientist (yes, that was the official job title) but left because he felt more like an MCS major than a fuzzy soul. Since then, he's found 826, where he's sometimes The Math Guy, but he doesn't mind. He's fuzzy again. J- has unhealthy obsessions with wristwear, Snapple, and the confluence thereof. He's also currently looking for his Next Big Thing.

On 25 May I revised the above to reduce its length. Here it is:

Way back when, J- learned that introducing himself as a Mathematical and Computational Science major scared people, so he started calling himself a fuzzy soul. This fit much better with his adventures in writing, teaching, and counseling. The fuzzy soul mantra stuck; he left his first post-grad job as a Scientist (like Batman!) because he felt rather unfuzzy. Since then, he's found 826, where he's sometimes The Math Guy, and, more importantly, a born-again Fuzzy. J- also has unhealthy obsessions with wristwear, Snapple, and the confluence thereof. He's currently looking for his Next Big Thing.

The original is 122 words. The revised version is 98; 78 with the second paragraph removed.

The above bio was posted either on 30 or 31 May. The two paragraphs were merged for formatting purposes, and the world unhealthy was removed. Additionally, the last sentence in the first paragraph was changed, but not by me, to:

Since then, he’s found 826LA, where he’s usually referred to as The Math Guy.

This edit does many things:
 * saves three words
 * uses a cleaner construction and adds information, at the expense of the fuzzy motif
 * adds the all-important "LA" to "826"
 * avoids the oh-so-precarious usage of "born-again."

Here's a new bio that went on a grant application. Written 24 October 2006.

J- Diaz Panoriñgan graduated from Stanford University in 2004 with a degree in Mathematical and Computational Science. Education and community service have always played a large role in his life; he first managed classrooms as a senior in high school, when he led remedial math and reading lessons for middle-school students and lectured to freshman Latin students. During college, he taught ethnic studies in dormitory settings, peer counseling in lecture halls, and computer science in discussion sections. More recently, he has worked as a professional tutor, focusing on high school students and the SAT, where he has helped students improve by as many as 900 points. As the Programs Assistant at 826LA, he combines his lifelong interests in language and education, working with teachers and students to design, implement, and execute innovative writing classes.