Now everyone has the opportunity to learn about their favorite bloggers and moderators. This week, we are featuring SavvyExacta, whose contributions to both the Animal Science and Technotourist blog add valuable content and interesting reads to CR4.
Tell
me about yourself (major, college, work experience)
I've got a lifetime of hands-on experience with different
types of animals. On the academic side, I have degrees in Equine Studies,
Management, and am wrapping up an MA in Communications. This month marks
my fifth anniversary with GlobalSpec. Why am I spending my time on a
website for engineers? My grandfather was a GE engineer for a long time –
he designed and helped repair power transformers. My dad was a mechanical
engineer in the pulp and paper industry. Needless to say by helping them
out with household and building projects I've developed a little bit of an
engineering mind. Finding creative solutions to problems is fun, I love
my level, and I'm often complemented on how neatly I write numbers.
Why
did you choose to moderate/blog?
I started blogging about two years ago because I like
learning new things and sharing my experiences. Since then I've written
over 100 blog entries for Animal Science and TechnoTourist. About a month
and a half ago I began moderating as a way to become more involved with the
site.
Favorite
part about moderating/blogging?
Blogging is fun because there's so much to learn about every
topic. There are always lots of cool things to find out and share.
Getting paid to research things I'm interested in isn't a bad job.
Blogging
topics: How do you choose?
Sometimes I blog about first-hand experiences, for example,
my dog's surgery to repair herniated discs in her neck. Other times I
research topics that interest me - like the surface material used at
racetracks. Or people will email me links to articles that are in the
news like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Favorite
part about CR4?
There's a lot to be learned from the blogs section - these
are particularly interesting since they're often first-hand experiences.
The discussions are also great because there's input from such a wide variety
of people.
How
or from whom did you learn about CR4?
Moose asked me if there was anything I was interested in
blogging about. I thought many of the CR4 users might have pets or be
interested in animals, so I started blogging about animal science.
What
would you say is the most interesting thing about you?
I feel safer on the back of a horse
than walking on my own two feet. I'm very klutzy and can trip and fall
just walking down a hallway. It's always been this way – even when I was
younger. I prefer to stay away from the oven and knives!
What
are your hobbies?
Right now work and graduate school consume most of my
time. I'm just nine credits away from graduation so hobbies will resume
soon! Those include horseback riding, reading, playing with my two
beagles, gardening, traveling, photography, and being a horse racing fan.
I love living within driving distance of Saratoga Racecourse – the U.S.'s oldest
Thoroughbred racetrack.
Favorite
website & why?
My homepage tabs are Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Mint,
Weather.com, The Knot, and CR4. I like to stay in touch and plan!
Motto/Advice
you live by?
My mom always said "everything works out for the best in the
long run". This reminds me to be patient – my body doesn't always let me
do things as fast as my mind wants to!
Favorite
childhood memory?
When I was 8 my mom and I got a "white" pony – it was the
first horse for both of us! We all learned a lot in the 19 years we were
together.
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