Hi, I'm a 30 year-old storm chaser who farms to pay for her hobby, or at least it seems like it. Farming isn't very lucrative. I have seen over twenty tornadoes and have looked up into a funnel. I have a picture of a lightning feeder channel about six feet from me and another of a steam cloud created by a lightning stroke.

I also have a BA in history and a MA. During the process, I decided I enjoyed the freedom farming offers. Sometimes, I have substitute taught.

I like to garden and travel. One of my favorite cities is Vancouver. It is pretty, but I could never live there because another hobby is cross- country sking. Winnipeg is more to my liking.

I am also active in a church.

One of my worst problems which people here have helped me handle is I was born an interesex with parts of both genders. I was raised as a boy, tried to kill myself, when my body began to feminise at puberty, and took male hormones untll they made me sick. When I quit, my body began to change again. A chromosome test showed xx female chromosomes, so now I am getting used to many drastic changes after minor surgery. Given what they put me through over the years, I have a visceral dislike of doctors and therapists, though it is irrational. During my life, I tried to kill myself three times, but I feel better now. As Rob Thomas sang, "I'm not sick, but I'm not well." Basically, I'm pretty happy.