Profile: Joeann

DJ: Admin Assistant, Department of Justice
AMB: To get a permanent job, (unlike captain Joanne)
PD: Like I said a job, any job as long as it is permanent
NN: Josie (without the pussycats)
PP: Watching my bus drive by
HT: Sewing
W: Cheesecake
CP: My children, family and friends
FS/Q: Sakes alive

Profile: Linda

DJ: Program Manager/Policy Officer, Support Enforcement Policy and Implementation Unit, Family, Children and Youth Section, Department of Justice Canada.
AMB: To travel the world when I retire!
PD: Still working on that one!
NN: PU (Parental Unit) from my kids. My close friends and my brother call me Lu
PP: People that don't laugh enough!
HT: Having a napkin for every occasion, and the ability to scent out a tea room in any location.
W: Strawberries and really good dark chocolate! Any English pub or tea room.
CM: Sharing my childhood haunts in the UK with my children and grandson.
CP: My daughter Samantha, son, Michael and his wife Cherie and Grandson Cameron. My extended family and close friends.
FQ: Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.
LW: Always remember that you are never alone.

Profile: JoAnna

DJ: Teacher
AMB: 8 hours sleep (small baby at home)
PD: Currently without direction beyond ambition above
NN: Jo

PP: The entire bus lane from Aylmer to Ottawa
W: Chocolate covered anything
CM: Canoe gunneling (yes, I'll be tipping the boat if I can)
CP/P: My dog
FQ: Dwell in possibility (E. Dickinson)

More profiles to come...

We have a lot of profiles up so far, and still to come are:

• Karen B
• Karen D
• Sarah

Our heroic alternates:

• Anne
• Monique
• Yvonne
• Mel

We look forward to receiving and posting the outstanding profiles!! Send them to loribrooks@gmail.com!

Profile: Sharon

DJ: Senior HR Resourcing Consultant - PSHRMAC
AMB: Freedom 55 ( just like Barbara!)
PD: Calabogie - right on the lake
PP: Not having enough vacation time, Junk mail on my blackberry
HT: Making sure my friends remain alive and in one piece
W: Good food, good wine, good martinis, good shooters ( get the picture?)
CM: Vacations with family and friends
CP: Family and dog Barney, and friends
FS: Shall we open up another bottle of wine?

Profile: Lina

DJ: Travel Consultant
AMB: To have a place somewhere warm near the ocean
PP: computer gremlins, insomnia, commercials - the stupid/bad variety
HT: spitting like a legless serpent (actual name withheld to respect the sensibilities of certain Boatylicious members)
W: Cinnamon, back rubs, animals, accents (highly dangerous when in combination with kilts, dress uniforms)
CM: my travels, particularly the ones to NOLA
CP&P: family, friends, and my dog Teddi who I still miss
FS: Even Impossible says I am possible
LW: Looking forward to first practice!

Profile: Lisa

DJ: Program Evaluation Manager
AMB: Queen of the World (what can I say…I dream big!)
PD: Lady in Waiting
NN: Lee lee, Bubbie
PP: Slow poke drivers, magazine pages without numbers...drives me crazy =)
HT: Being able to simultaneously steer with my knees, talk on the phone, play with the stereo and car dance all while driving super fast
W: Unfortunately, not having any noticeable “weapons of mass distraction” as can be seen in photo!! Obviously it’s not my shirt!!
CM: Crossing the finish line for my first marathon last year
FS/Q: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” - Dr. Suess
LW: “Let them eat cake”!

** Also, Lisa is the brains behind our fabulous team name, Boatylicious! **

Profile: Lael

DJ: Environmental Consultant
AMB: Professional snowboarder
PD: Whistler of course! :)
NN: Laelomatic
PP: Skiers
HT: Ability to eat endless amounts of cheeseburgers at McDonalds
W: Not being able to stay away from McDonalds
FS/Q: "Dude"
LW: "Make it happen people!"

Profile: Danielle

DJ: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (FISH) Resource Manager
AMB: To retire
PD: On a zip line, in a rain forest somewhere...or maybe a beach.....
NN: Danny
PP: Cheaters at broom ball
HT: I don't think I have any (well maybe cheating at broom ball)
W: M&Ms
CM: A hammock, on an island, somewhere in Algonquin Park
CP/P: Cherished pet is Buddy my dog. Cherished people: The girls: Michelle & Stéphanie Kaleta, Tania Vogel, Kelly & Jen Lapointe, Tracy and Jen Paterson, Jen. Webber and of course their moms (Shane Vogel and Kyle Webber too but I am making this list a girls only one).
FS/Q: the F word as it means "I love you" to those in the know.
LW: "whatever"

Profile: Lori B... 2

Name: Lori Brooks
DJ: Evaluation, Department of Justice
AMB: Make movies; retire (I'm so close to 2033!!!)
PD: Victim of a “you are required to work until you are 95 due to labour shortages” labour policy… DAMMIT!
NN: R2D3; “bark!”; Lo; (fresh) fish
PP: Pedestrian unfriendly drivers; anything that requires patience
HT: I can suck both nostrils in at the same time! Also, making a jackass out of myself (see photo to the left).
W: Mr. Felix and Mr. Norton cookies, poutine, peanut butter M&Ms, Le Nordik, celebrity gossip (not just my paddling is shallow!)
CM: The travels, the dance at my wedding… oh yeah, and the wedding.
CP & P: Husband (by the way, that’s his name too), Willy the very badly behaved Pomeranian
FQ: "God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." (Voltaire)
LW: Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250

See more at mon blog: http://loribrooks.wordpress.com/

Profile: Amy

Name: Amy Brown
DJ: Slave to an evil computer known to all as “The Freeze”
AMB: Crusader – the caped kind
PD: Buckled in two in the back yard after failed attempt to fly with said cape
NN: Ams, Brown Muffin and Bella

PP: Socks on backwards (eeew)!

HT: The invention of NEW WORDS

W (es): A good bottle of wine and a smooth talkin’ man gets me every time

CP/P: Bob – the cat who thinks he’s a dog! Mufette - the cat that thinks she’s an 18th Century French Bourgeoisie! Washington – the dog that knows he’s a dog but is enjoying his retirement under his tree just the same. And, of course, ALL friends of the two legged variety – I’m a LOVER and that’s all there is to it!

CM: Road trips, holidays and the now infamous New Year’s ski trips…champagne & veggie dogs, first barbecue at the lake, first 1/2 marathon… LIFE!

Profile: Debbie

DJ: Ma Bell
AMB: To Retire
PD : Retirement
PP : Forgetting to pack a corkscrew!
HT : Well Hidden.........
W: White Wine, Chocolate, Golf
CM: My children, Vacations
CP/P: My family, Smokey, My fellow tribe mates
FS/Q: El Vino blanco por favor!

Profile: Captain Joanne

DJ: Program Analyst
AMB: Never to grow up!
PD: Given my ambition, perhaps the un-employment line?
NN: The usual: Jo, JJ, J, however, given that 3 people on the team share the same name, I'm gonna have to create a unique one soon, hmmm...
PP: People who take the joy out of life.
HT: To see the possibilities. OH! I can also braid my hair with my toes … ok, how 'bout I can paint my toes while wearing my hair in braids? I have a lot of hair, so the braiding alone is a talent for sure!
W: Anything chocolate, especially Nella the chocolate lab.
CM: Waking up this morning.
CP/P: Nella, my chocolate bunny bear.
FS/Q: I will not fear. Fear is the mind killer. I will face my fear and it will pass through me. And, when it is gone there will be nothing, only I will remain.
LW: Bring on bikini bootcamp! Florida is just two months away!!

www.nellathechocolatelab.com

Profile: Chantal

DJ: Chef, maid, fashion consultant and 24/7 hour clown/medic to an 11th month old son.
AMB: For him not to fire me!!!
PD: Employed but demoted to VP.
NN: Hey you
PP: Waiting. Snotty people. Spam e-mail.
W: Celebrity magazines. Junk food.
CM: Too many to chose from but the ultimate highlight was the birth of my son.
CP/P: My loveable neurotic doggy Milo

FS/Q: Love you to the ends of the earth and back.
LW: Love is all you need ;-)

Profile: Barbara

DJ - Manager, Program Development, Department of Justice
AMB - Freedom 55!
PD - Too scary to think about
NN - Don't have one
PP - Waiting in lines (and messy bathrooms)
HT - Too far hidden to be found
W - Good food and good wine - but really, potato chips
CM - Too many to list - my life!
CP/P - My fabulous daughters and husband and my forever dog Penny
FS/Q - You don’t stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stopped laughing! (They change often by the way - this is the flavour of the month).
LW - yet to be said!

Profile: Maureen

DJ: City of Ottawa

AMB: to make it through the Dragonboat race!

PD: nearest bar

NN: Moe
HT: none

W: wine

CM: some great parties, cottage visits and trips

CP/P: husband, kids and great friends

FS/Q: I am always cold except for when I am very hot

LW: Hold my hand and lead me - I am a virgin blogger and dragonboater!!

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dragon

Profile: Ingrid

NN: Mom

DJ: government scribe
AMB: freedom for all
PD: 6 years cash for life

PP: hackers and sneezers in offices and buses

HT: they all surface @ home

W: Chocolate and red wine
CM: trips/holidays
CP/P: 3 daughters

FS/Q: "work it out"

LW: I'll reserve those for the future

Profile: Michelle

DJ (day "job"): Starbucks Connoisseur; Aeroplan Point Collector
AMB: Professional Beach Volleyball Player

PD: well...umm...starbucks?

NN: Micho; Meesh

PP: oh so many ....

HT: Ability to swear like a trucker!

W: Peanut M&Ms

CM (cherished memories): New Years Ski Trips; MacCasa Karaoke; The days when things were "more-ish"

FS/Q (favourite saying/quote): See "HT"... my FSs are probably not appropriate here!

LW (last words): and DONE!

Profile: Lori B... 1

DJ (Day Job): Communications Coordinator, Stem Cell Network

AMB(ition): to make a living as a freelance writer/webmistress in Europe

PD (Probable Destination): to spend my days wandering the Romanian countryside in a sparkly pink gypsy caravan

NN (Nickname): Lorina

PP (Pet Peeve): boxed wine masquerading as an acceptable drink

HT (Hidden Talent(s)): belly dancing, I can tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue

W (Weaknesses): trashy celebrity gossip...it's like watching a train wreck - I don't want to look at it, but I can't turn away

CP/P (Cherised People/Pets): my boyfriend, Florin; my cat, Sydney