Tempest's Bio

There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.
-Dr. Who

Full Name Age Sex and Location: Tempest Christine Donovan, 18, Female, Boulder, Co
Nickname: None, my name is nicknamey enough
Nickname I particularly dislike: This question doesn't apply
DOB: February 25, 1981
Parent(s): Brian Donovan, Marian and Dante Jamison
Siblings and ages: 4 brothers (youngest two are half brothers, at least physically) - Alexander
(23), Curtis (20, although I don't pretend to claim him), Alan (5), Patrick (2)
School: Colorado University
Future school: That's up to fate
Pets and their names: I just recently lost my cat so I have no pets at the moment.
Jobs: I work at Baskin & Robbins
Hobbies: Tarot cards
Things I collect: Various Tarot decks, Crescent moons of all sorts.
Best advice you've ever been given: "Always embrace life as if you were a child. Don't let the
world age you." -my late Grandmother (Nonny)
A non-sport game that you excell in: My brother Patrick seems to think I'm good at
Peek-a-Boo. I always thought that Candyland was my bag. But who am I to argue with a two
year old?
A non-sport game which you enjoy: Trivial Pursuit, Fingerpainting
Dream car: A new Volkswagon ( I have an old bug, it's time to move on)
Coolest experience in life: Anytime I can make someone lose a frown.
Scariest thing you have ever done: I got lost once when my family took a trip to New York
City. I was only eight at the time and it was terribly frightening.
Fav thing to do in the summer: Swimming and just enjoying the weather by staying outside as
late as I can.
Fav thing to do in the fall: Walk through the leaves and listen to them rustle under my feet. I
tend to dump them over people's heads, too.
Fav inside joke: Duck and roll.
Character traits you look for most in a person: First and foremost they must be
non-judgemental of others, able to accept people for who they are. Other than that, it's important
that they have the courage to be who they are. No phoneys need apply.
What you want to be: True to myself. Career wise I haven't quite decided yet.
What college you want to go to: Didn't we go over this already?
Future goals: Would it be too much to ask to be able to fly?
Fav Color: I always loved the rainbow. All colors are beautiful.
Fav Food: Shrimp
Least favorite food: Capucchino Ice Cream.
Funniest people I know: My two little brothers. But then, kids are always so funny.
Dream vacation: Disneyland/world
Fav Subject: Literature
Fav Sport: Tennis
Other sports I play: Tag, volleyball, and I really do try to play anything else if I'm invited. I'm
always willing to do something fun.
Fav books: I have to name some? That's hard, I have so many.
Book you would like to read: I'll read anything I can get my hands on.
Fav Cartoon Characters: The Rugrats
Fav Actress: Lucille Ball
Fav Actor: Robin Williams
Fav Movies: Comedies of all sorts. Anything with Robin Williams is sure to please. And I never
met an old movie I didn't like.
Fav Animals: Squirrels
Fav Tv Show: I love old shows, so I'm addicted to Nick at Nite.
Fav Month: I think the whole year is pretty wonderful.
Fav Holiday: Whichever one I happen to be celebrating at the time.
Fav part of the newspaper: The comics and the horoscopes.
Fav Toothpastes: Kids' Crest
Fav thing to wear: Whatever strikes me at the time. I'm a clothes horse, I'll wear just about
anything. What I wear usually indicates my mood.
Biggest fear: Losing myself.
Fav band/singer: Celine Dion

Children are the world's greatest blessings, don't you agree? It is when we are children that we are at our most innocent and loving. But we never lose those qualities completely, they are always a part of us. We all have an inner child, some are more hidden than others, but we all have them. And so for my special bio contribution, I take you to the inner child of my wonderful new friends. So far I have only the graphics, but when I find all of those then I will add the text to it. You will see what I see when I interact with these people that I am so very lucky to know. I tried to choose graphics that I thought fit each person, although I'm still not done with all of them. Two in particular at the moment are sadly missing, I have found some graphics nearly impossible to find. Graphics for children are plenty. However, boys and non-white children are quite blatantly in the minority. So many precious little girl border sets were to be found, but I have had such a difficult time with boys and non-whites. And since the two that I have left are both boys and African American it's been quite a trial. Someone should address this problem and amend it. Perhaps someday I can learn to do graphics and help with it. One very important thing that you will find on these pages is a graphic on each one that addresses the issue of hate. It's such a prevalent problem in the world and one that should be faced and dealt with. And I think pages with children are the perfect place to make a statement. So please pay close attention to that and visit the site to which they are linked. You won't regret it.

"Children Learn What They Live"

If children live with criticism, 
they learn to condemn.

If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.

If children live with fear,
they learn to be apprehensive.

If children live with pity,
they learn to feel sorry for themselves.

If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.

If children live with jealousy,
they learn what envy is.

If children live with shame,
they learn to feel guilty.

If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient.

If children live with encouragement,
they learn to be confident.

If children live with praise,
they learn to appreciate.

If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.

If children live with acceptance,
they learn to find love in the world.

If children live with recognition,
they learn to have a goal.

If children live with sharing,
they learn to be generous.

If children live with honesty and fairness,
they learn what truth and justice are.

If children live with security,
they learn to have faith in themselves and those around them.

If children live with friendliness,
they learn that the world is a nice place in which to live.

If children live with serenity,
they learn to have a peace of mind.

With what are your children living?

-Dorothy L. Nolte