User:Pink Lizzy

I AM EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, this is the first time I have visited my userpage, and the first thing that I saw was the exclamation above. I would like to thank Emma for giving me such a warm welcome. And because she's my beloved roommate, and I CTY her, I'll leave that comment up.

About Me

My name is Lizzy, as is indicated by my username. I am 16, a forevermore, and a junior. I live in Colorado, but went to CTY anyway. If you lived in Colorado, wouldn't you have done the same?

I have attended:

• LOS 07.1 LOGC (Dana's Hall, Desmond 142)
• LOS 08.1 MIND (Nathalie's Hall, Huesman 135)
• LOS 09.1 LAWP (Jacqui's Hall, Desmond 347)
• LOS 09.2 ETHC (Gia's Hall, Desmond 337)

I want to become a lawyer, but Emma thinks I should be a psychologist. This is because I gave her therapy, and now she is more sane than she was before. I have tried to tell her that I haven't really made much progress, (as the comment at the top of this page illustrates) but she is convinced that I am a miracle worker. I consider this delusion a symptom of insanity. She also has a habit of masquerading as other people. This is why the comment clearly made by her appears as made by me. I am a therapist type because people tend to tell me things they'd never tell anyone else. If you meet me, and you end up telling me something, know that trust will never be misplaced. I'm good at keeping secrets.
My midwestern location is both a blessing and a curse. I cannot come to any reunions for CTYers who went to LMU, but I get to see snow every year. There is another psuedo-CTY program here at Denver University, called "Rocky Mountain Talent Search." It has now taken to calling itself CITY, Center for Innovative and Talented Youth. This is a cheap attempt to copy CTY. CTY is much better, and therefore, much more successful, than RMTS. I attended a psychology class at RMTS in summer of '06, and found it rather boring, and not nearly as fun as CTY.

Poi Twirling/Glowstringing

Poi Twirling is the Ancient Polynesian art of whirling balls of fire around in the air. I do it with two plastic LED balls attached to the ends of strings, or LED lightsticks, depending on whether I want a workout. For more information on glowstringing, click here.

I can do:

• Chase (Single and Double time)
• Butterfly
• Alternating Butterfly
• Butterfly Weave
• Corkscrew
• Figure 8
• Crossovers
• Turns
• Flowers
• Angel Wings (I made this move up. I think I may have seen it performed, so it probably has another name)
  • In this move, the right poi goes full circle behind the back, while the left poi circles in front. Then they switch.
• Olympic Rings (I made this up, along with the name.)
  • This move creates a ring behind the raver, then three rings in front of them and travels back to where it started.
• Sleeping Butterfly (This is also my own invention)
  • In this move, I begin with a basic butterfly, drop to my knees, bend over backwards until my back touches the ground, with both poi above my body. Then I slide out my feet, stand up with the butterfly over my head, and lead out into a chase.

Cubing

I have been cubing since CTY 07.1. I currently use the Fridrich F2L intuitive and Leyan Lo's easy LL with a few advanced LL algs.

Records:

• 1:03 (11/30/07)
• 1:02 (1/17/08)
• 0:53 (1/20/08)
• 0:46 (1/22/08)
• 0:41 (4/18/08)
• 0:38 (6/29/08)
• 0:36 (8/23/08)
• 0:32 (9/10/08)
• 0:31 (?)

Other

My other hobbies include:

• Lincoln Douglas Debate (National Forensics League)
• Jazz Piano
• Photoshop
• Reading
• Writing Poetry
• Singing

Forevermore

I'm an active poster on PCTYD. I am the Literature Editor and Managing Editor of Forevermore- the PCTYD magazine. If you have a submission for it, please visit The Forevermore Home Page. The first three issues are available for download.

LMU Traditions Committee

I began the official movement for more tradition in LMU, having thought it over months before CTY began. Though there were students who were more traditional than I was, I was the one to name the group, and start discussing what we were going to do. That being said...

LMUers! Are you frusterated with the logy of traditions? Do you want to hear more of Nightswimming, and less of Lip Gloss? Then, please leave a comment in the discussion section of my Userpage! We need a group of people to spread tradition to every hall, to every dorm from Desmond to Doheny. We must not forget our Squirrels, we must not let them miss out on the things that make CTY different from other nerd camps. Let us bring about a brighter era of tradition! The administration is cracking down on tradition, trying to squash what CTY is truly about for us. We cannot let this happen. Those of you who are returning have a battle to fight to keep CTY the paradise we all love.

• 08.1 Progress: We defended the area of traditions at all three dances, with minimal mistakes. We also introduced some traditions from other sites, including Silent Football, Wanna Buy a Duck, and Blammo. We created new trends, such as "HI DANE" and Bananaphone. What would be a good idea for next year?

• 09 Progress: The DJ pamphelet I created successfully encouraged first session canon. Second session canon was, as always, better. Seasons of Love is safely secured as a first session talent show tradition. Bananaphone returned, along with Hi Dane, Blammo, and minor incidences of Silent Football and Wanna Buy a Duck. Also growing in popularity: Nose Functions! The Plague of 2009 brings up an important issue regarding CTY policy, and the trench ban makes it all too apparent that change is necessary.