Age - How old are you?
:X
When did you start your Web site?
I wrote Sleeping Tiger on September 12th/2001 and the others followed as the inspiration hit.
Marital Status?
Single
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Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
I spent 10 years of my life on the road singing (rock/blues/top 40/show) throughout the United States and Canada. I then spent another 10 years working in beauty salons designing sculptured nails and working as a make-up artist. Three years ago someone gave me a computer, and I haven't been heard from since....hahahahahaha....so sad. But I love this! I have been studying web design and would like to do this as a living. My first professional site was for the captain of a private yacht, and was a frustrating but learning experience. I am very proud of it.
Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this site?
I could probably answer this if someone would drag me away from this desk.
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Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
I am a native Californian and now reside in Orange County, California.
Why did you start writing your Web site?
I was angry, shocked, scared and saddened beyond belief as I watched the planes crash into the twin towers. It was so surreal, but I knew within seconds this would be the start of a very long and ugly war. I cried the entire time as I wrote Sleeping Tiger, and went through the same emotions as I wrote Lady and Eagle. I added a link to the bottom of the Eagle page which downloads a narration I recorded of the poem. I had to do it a dozen times before I was able to get it down without my voice cracking. These are troubled times for so many people throughout the world.
What is your site about?
This particular site deals with the travesty that occured on September 11th/2001. It is basically poetry I have written, but I try to make each page uniquely different... I want it to be an "experience" for those who view them. I search the web for hours on end to locate the perfect music and sound effects for each page. I like to get a reaction out of people... sometimes it is negative, but not often. I was refused "admission" to one ring by someone who said my site did not deal with New York or the Pentagon, and that my crashing plane animation on Sleeping Tiger offended her. She also found the small nuclear explosion shocking and in bad taste, so I was dismissed. But you see, I WANT people to react to these things. I want people to THINK, and consider the possibilities of what these kind of attacks on our nation could lead to! These are realities as far as I am concerned, and should be addressed. I create alot of my own graphics which are linked !
to all animations and/or photos on each of my pages. Some of THOSE have even offended a few, but not many. Overall, this has been a good creative outlet for me to express my own fears and feelings of sadness surrounding this horrid event. And I hope I speak for many other Americans at the same time.
Why do you write a site about your interest or hobby?
It is all a learning experience for me.
Do you communicate with readers of your site?
Oh yes, quite often. I also try to email them links to new pages, etc. I think alot of people don't realize Sleeping Tiger leads to a series of other pages, but thats alright. I feel satisfied if they have read only Sleeping Tiger, although I wish more people were aware of my EAGLE page... I am especially proud of that one. :)
http://www.lizybordom.com/SLEEPING TIGER/eagle/index.html (space between SLEEPING and TIGER)
How much email feedback to you receive from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
Ah...feedback. Well, this is quite interesting. I wrote Sleeping Tiger (the first page on the site) the day after the attack. It took me perhaps two days to complete, at which time I probably sent it out to 20 or 30 friends. My partner and web design Guru in San Diego (who is also my server) told me he had never seen anything like it. Our counter went completely beserk, and the guestbook entries were just phenominal. I mean...I was receiving 30 to 40 (maybe more) entries and comments per day! It was mindboggling, but the comments were so rewarding for me personally, and continue to be. Within two weeks Sleeping Tiger had almost one million hits, and it wasn't even listed! In fact, it is just NOW getting listed by you! The guestbook has, as of today, almost 1400 comments from people all over the world. I think there may be half a dozen negative entries, but even those are positive overall (any negativity is more often than not directed toward some particular graphic !
they may not have cared for). I used a guestbook that is large and clear and easy to read, and the comments from these people are just astounding. So much emotion there...amazing, just amazing.
Have you met any new friends because of the site?
I hope so.
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