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Notorious nitpick of spelling, grammar and punctuation. Pharmacy student. Wannabe pathologist. Computer science, Life sciences (esp. Pharmacology and Medical genetics), Biomedical Computing (Bioinformatics,Computational biology, Medical imaging, Biomedical engineering and more) and Psychology (esp. Behavioural Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology) majors. Indecisive (as demonstrated). Regulates lawyers. Researcher. Plays with rats. Canadian. Coder. Perfectionist. Sickie. Musician. Userbox obsessee.

In other words, has a wide range of knowledge and experience to contribute!!!

Always willing to lend a hand. Have a project? Let me know!

I tend to be "sporadically active"—I'll work for days at a time and then disappear! I call these WikiBinges. You'll be able to tell whether I'm around by checking out my contributions.

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[edit] WikiProjects

Is human. This user is a member of the Grammar WikiProject.	This user is a member of Wikiproject Genetics	This user contributes to the Medical genetics task force
This user contributes to the Pharmacology WikiProject.	This user is a member of the Medicine WikiProject.	This user contributes to the Pathology task force
This user is a member of WikiProject Law.	This user is a member of WikiProject Universities.	This user is a participant in WikiProject Education in Canada.
This user is a participant in WikiProject Wikipedia Awards.	This user is a member of WikiProject Categories.	[[wiki]] This user is part of the wikification drive.
This user is a member of WikiProject Canada talk | articles | stubs	This user is a proud member of WikiProject Toronto.	This user is a member of WikiProject Films.
This user is a member of The Infobox Watch	This user is a participant of WikiProject Lists	This user is a member of WikiProject Fact and Reference Check.
This user is a member of WikiProject Citation cleanup.	This user is a member of WikiProject Stub Sorting.	This user helps out with the stub removal WikiProject.
CSB This user is a member of the WikiProject Countering Systemic Bias

[edit] Userbox-less WikiProjects

Canadian Law // Ontario

[edit] Other Wikipedia Involvements

This user is a member of the Kindness Campaign.

This user repairs links to disambiguation pages.

I translate and proofread from French to English on Wikipedia:Translation.

[edit] Userboxes

Since I love userboxes just a little too much, I'm in the process of creating a new subpage for them. In the meantime, while I'm still organising it, they're still available on this page (the last bit). Below are some of my newly-added boxes that I particularly love:

This user does not understand mean people. Please be nice.

This user belongs to mitochondrial DNA haplogroup H1

This user is an escaped genetic experiment and should not be trusted.

[edit] Current Contributions

Skittleys is currently: Lost. Check my status history for more info. Update: On • Busy • Work/Class • Off

I tend to edit pages I stumble upon in one way or another. Usually, when I try to look up one article for a reference, I end up: (a) editing the article with a grammar tweak at minimum, because it's so necessary!; (b) clicking on a wikilink to another article and having to edit THAT one; and (c) attempting to Wikify some links, which leads to seeing problems in the next article, which leads to editing those, which leads to viewing more articles...until I've suddenly got 30+ tabs open and they're ALL Wikipedia edit pages!

This is a list of pages I'm currently working on or plan to work on in the very near future. This is really more of a to-do list—it's not really of any importance to anyone else—but I didn't want to use the template. They are either topics I have an extensive background in or they are articles in dire need of updating. These are most certainly not the only pages I will contribute to. They are only ones that I feel somewhat obligated to contribute to, in a way! Also, please do not remove the red links from this section. They are there for a reason.

Why someone would hijack MY account, I do not know, but just in case...:

[edit] Old and in dire need of updating

This user is quite enjoying filling her profile with userboxes, and will continue to do so. She will create an actual profile and properly organize her userboxes when time permits.

[edit] Education

I am currently attending Queen's University (Class of '07) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. I was originally pursuing two degrees: a Honours Bachelor of Computing in Biomedical Computing, and a Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. However, I was accepted into a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy program offered by the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto. Due to medical reasons, I was granted a one year deferral; thus, since I can not obtain any of my intended degrees due to my five-year plan, I am now seeking a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and a general Bachelor of Computing. In a perfect world, I would be able to receive a residency at Kingston General Hospital and become a clinical pharmacist/hospital pharmacist, where I would not only be able to conduct research and be directly involved in patient care, but also be able to finish my degree in Biomedical Computing and perhaps obtain a general degree in psychology.

[edit] Wikipedia History

I officially became a Wikipedian on April 20, 2006. I previously made many minor contributions, mostly fixing blatant grammatical errors. I have been using Wikipedia almost exclusively for research purposes since 2003.

[edit] Articles Contributed To

• Queen's School of Computing
• Queen's Jacket Bars
• Bachelor of Computing
• Astley, Greater Manchester
• List of communities in Ontario
• Port Credit, Ontario
• Mississauga, Ontario
• Lorne Park Secondary School
• Temperance Brennan
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Doublethink
• Comparison of Web Browsers

[edit] Articles Created

none as of yet

[edit] Articles to be Created/Contributed to in the Future

• Biomedical Computing

[edit] Userboxes

These used to run on the side, but I've prettied up the page by putting them in here. Careful, there's a lot!

Me, abridged

All my userboxes in a clutter. I suggest you look here instead. ubx-5 This user uses entirely too many userboxes. This user is a female contributor. This user is straight but not narrow. This user is Canadian, eh? This user is a Wikipedian in Ontario. This user comes from Toronto. This user is proud to be British. This user is of Portuguese ancestry. 20 This user is 20 years old. YA This user is a young adult. Y This user is a member of Generation Y. This user remembers using a rotary dial telephone. This user is old enough to remember what a typewriter is, and that's all you need to know. This user is a university student. This user attends or attended Queen's University. This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Biomedical Computing. This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Psychology. This user is a student at the University of Toronto. This user is an undergraduate student majoring in Pharmacy. This user has an affiliation with Athabasca University. 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A, B, and C This user prefers the serial comma. iTS This user uses the iTunes Store. its/it’s It’s really not that hard to use each word in its proper manner. ’s Thi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. … This user is addicted to ellipses and has been known to use them indiscriminately.... AIM-Able This user understands AIM talk perfectly well, but does not seriously use it. Ever. 1337-4 7|-|!$ |_|$3|2 (@|\| |23@|) @|\||) \/\/|2!73 1337 @7 @ |\|3@|2-|\|@7!\/3]] 13\/31. Rot13-4 Guvf hfre fcrnxf Ebg13 ng n arne-angvir yriry. Grek-1 Ω This user has a basic understanding of the Greek alphabet. ipa-1 ə This user has a basic understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet. nws-3 This user newspeaks goodwise. BS-5 This user is able to contribute with a professional level of Bullshit. du-1 This user does not wish to speak or hear dumbass, but is resigned to the necessity of at least understanding it in an environment of massive collaboration. LE-0 This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation. ... This user would like to be able to speak many more languages. C This user can program in C C++ This user can program in C++. hs This user can program in Haskell. Java This user can program in Java. php This user can program in PHP. pl ?- Knows(Skittleys, Prolog). .css This user can write Cascading Style Sheets. <html> This user can write HTML. js-2 This user is an intermediate JavaScript coder. mysql This user writes programs that access MySQL. sql This user uses SQL queries to locate car keys. {{Wiki}} This user can write in the MediaWiki language w:) This user is a wiki markup enthusiast. xml This user can write XML. xhtml This user can write XHTML. prog-x This user is merely a humble programmer. This user has depression. GAD This user lives with generalized anxiety disorder. This user is interested in contributing to articles on panic attacks and related disorders. This user suffers from Science Related Memetic Disorder. This user has social anxiety. Siblings This user is an only child. This user is an academic. This user is a code monkey. This user is a scientist. This user is a professional webmaster. This user's homeworld is mostly harmless. This user's time zone is GMT-5. This user is a Sagittarian. 牛 This user was born in the year of the Ox. This user reads between the lines. This user enjoys reading anything. PG This user is a contributor to Project Gutenberg Web This user has a website. This user uses WordPress. f This user maintains a Facebook profile. This user contributes to the Internet Movie Database. This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference. This user uses Google as a primary search engine. This user uses Gmail as a primary E-mail service. F@H This user crunches numbers with Folding@Home. Ps This user contributes using Adobe Photoshop. This user uses Azureus. This user prefers Mozilla Firefox. This user contributes using Microsoft Windows . This user hacks happily with Emacs. This user contributes using Vim. pico_ This user contributes using Pico. This user contributes using a wireless connection. This user is on a diet. BED This user has binge eating disorder. This user loves spaghetti. This user eats salad. This user eats spinach. This user eats potatoes. This user eats carrots. This user eats apples. This user eats bananas. This user loves oranges. This user loves to eat pineapples. If they had their little way, this user would eat peaches every day. This user eats pears. This user eats strawberries. This user eats watermelon. This user eats cheese. This user eats chicken. This user eats chili. This user eats sushi. This user eats fries, or chips. This user loves pasta. This user loves to eat pizza. This user eats poutine. This user eats quesadillas. This user would likely die without eating the occasional curry. This user eats popcorn. This user eats potato chips. C2H5OH-2 This user drinks occasionally. This user likes the sweet flavour of the Piña Coladas. This user drinks tea. Coke This user drinks Coca-Cola. Coke This user believes Pepsi is no match for Coca-Cola. Not even close. Pepsi ginger ale This user drinks ginger ale. Fanta This user drinks Fanta Orange. This user drinks orange juice. This user believes that caffeine is necessary in large doses daily. This user drinks hot chocolate. This user eats at McDonald's This user eats at Pizza Hut. This user is addicted to Subway. This user enjoys chess. This user plays mahjong. This user passed GO ! (…so where is my $200?) This user is attacking you with all three dice. This user plays table football, or "foosball". This user enjoys playing FreeCell. This user enjoys playing hearts. This user enjoys playing poker. This user enjoys playing solitaire. This user enjoys playing spoons. Cards This user enjoys playing UNO. This user still enjoys the Nintendo 64 MN-2 This user is an expert minesweeper. D'NI This user plays the Myst series. N This user is a fan of Nintendo hardware and software. This user is interested in law. This user is interested in ancient civilizations. This user enjoys dancing. This user enjoys photography. This user enjoys singing. Editing Wikipedia is something this user does as a hobby. BIO This user's favourite subject is Biology. This user believes in Evolution. This user prefers cold weather. This user enjoys ice skating. 6 C 12.011 This user is made out of Carbon. This user was up all night finding userboxes and is now very sleepy. This user loves userboxes. END This user has no more userboxes.