My name is Victoria Winters...

Of course that's not my real name; it's an alias I chose a few years back when I wanted to argue about politics on a local bulletin board service, without anyone knowing who I was. The name comes from my favorite childhood TV show, Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows was a gothic daytime soap opera that ran from 1966-1977 and featured characters like Barnabas the vampire, Angelique the witch, and Quentin the werewolf. I have included a list of DS websites for those who might have fond memories of the show.

A little bit about me: I'm 42 and I make my living as an educator. I teach middle school keyboarding and computer applications classes. I'd love to discuss any educational issues which you find interesting, disturbing or exciting.

I enjoy meeting new friends, and have found that the internet is a wonderful way to meet people without the barriers of distance. I like finding out what people think about, what their interests are, what excites them, what bothers them. I just find that people are fascinating, and I'm very open-minded and accepting of others.

I have a wide range of interests. I enjoy telecommunications, both as a means of accessing information, and as a means of meeting new friends. I have met some of my closest friends in that vaguely anonymous place called Cyberspace.

My other interests include music (I have been playing guitar since I was 12), reading (mostly horror, or murder mysteries, but an occasional autobiography), bike-riding, and aerobics. I also enjoy reading and writing short stories and poems. My favorite authors are: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Steinbeck and Pearl Buck. My favorite poets are Maya Angelou, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emily Dickinson and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Enough about me...let's talk about you for a moment....Tell me about yourself, your interests, your thoughts, your feelings.