Quick Biographical Notes

• Legal name: Heather Anne Nicoll
• Common nicks: Darkhawk (as I introduced myself at the 1999 MITPSA Samhain ritual, I'm Darkhawk in the Craft and on the 'net. Also at MIT.) There are a myriad other names I respond to, including "Yo Felding!", many of which are actually the names of characters I've played. My SCA handle is Gwenhyvare atta Oaklee, which is, in perfectly period fashion, spelled differently almost every time I spell it.
• Birthdate: 3 February, 1978, 12:54 am
• Birthplace: Boston Lying-In, now Brigham and Women's, Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts
• Residence: Lynn, Massachusetts
• Parents: Jeffrey Fancher Nicoll, Michaele Mary Catherine Harrington
• Siblings: James Craig William Nicoll, b. 12 March, 1982
• Height: 5'7"
• Weight: 120 +/- 5 lb. I think.
• Eyes: Brown.
• Hair: Brown.
• Ethnic heritage: 3/8 Irish, 1/4 Polish, 1/8 German, the rest mingled British/Scottish. Of the MacNicail of the MacLeod of the Isle of Skye.
• Education: First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville Preschool (1981?-83?)
  Hyattsville Elementary School, Hyattsville, Maryland (1983-8)
  CTY Weekend Programs, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (1984-8?)
  Jones Lane Elementary School, Gaithersburg, Maryland (1988-9)
  Ridgeview Intermediate School, Gaithersburg, Maryland (1988-91)
  Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland (1989-91)
  CTY Summer Programs, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (1990-4)
  Richard Montgomery High School International Baccalaureate Program (1991-1995)
  University of Maryland One-course Scholarship, College Park, Maryland (1993?)
  Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts (1995-1997)
  Northeastern University University College, Boston, Massachusetts (1998)
  Kennesaw State University, Georgia (summer 2000)
  That all is about as confusing as it looks.
• Religious affiliation: Eclectic pagan with United Methodist leavening.
• Employment: Former student (physics/astronomy major). Former receptionist/paralegal. Current struggling author and shameless mooch.
• Publishing credits and near-misses:
  • Honorable Mention: Writers of the Future Contest, fourth quarter, 2000 (For the story entitled "Brothers")
  • Contributor to The Red Sox Fan Handbook: Everything You Need To Know To Be A Red Sox Fan . . . Or To Marry One (released in March 2001)
• Interests, Hobbies, Obsessions: Astrophysics and cosmology. Linguistics (Spanish, Greek, Latin - want to learn Russian and Gaelic). Sociology and social change. Science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative fiction. Poetry. RPG Gaming and gamemastering. Miniatures wargaming and miniatures painting. Computer games. Classic rock and roll, good (non-frippy) classical, Celtic music (including bagpipes). Singing. Sculpture, woodprint carving, sketching, pastel work. Gay and polyamorous rights and polyactivism. Religious rights for non-Judeo-Christian sects. Baseball and the Boston Red Sox (also the Frederick Keys, but less so). The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) and other excuses to collect bladed weapons. Martial arts. British comedy and classic funny movies (Bringing up Baby and Duck Soup, for example). Good "children's" entertainment - Labyrinth, the Muppets. Bad puns. History of science, engineering, and philosophy. Debate. Logic and fun things to do with mathematics. Birdwatching. Rock collecting. Information in general. Quotations. Wildlife conservation. Silk, flannel, pillows, stuffed animals, and other signs of hedonistic comfort. Trivia. Candles. Wine. Herbalism. Musicals. Many combinations of the above.
• Marital status: Confusing.