Frequently Asked Questions


 Q.  How do you pronounce your last name?
 A.  Wiess rhymes with piece.
  
 Q.  How about your other last name?
 A. Ahhh, this is going to be fun. My maiden name Battyanyi is pronounced Bah-tan-ee.

 Q.  Where did you go to high school?
 A.  The now-defunct St. Pius X Regional High School in Piscataway, NJ.

 Q.  Were you a good student?
 A.  Er...well, in Creative Writing class I was. 

 Q.  Are there any pictures of you NOT holding a cup of coffee?
 A.  You are pesty. Next question.

 Questions? Contact me and I'll try my best to answer in a timely manner.



Random Facts

 Give me strong coffee, a comfy chair, good conversation and friends who make me laugh, and  I can hang out for days.

 My favorite smells are sweetgrass braids, patchouli, pink milkweed blossoms, catalpa flowers and brewing coffee.

 On two completely separate occasions -- and not while camping, or on purpose -- I have had field mice hide in my hair. 

 I have fallen down the stairs wearing stilettos and a dress.

 I am learning to stack firewood, drive a quad and avoid bears. (So far I'm best at the bear-part.)

 I love reading, writing, animals, Mother Nature untamed, going to concerts, exploring, adventuring, traveling, learning from opposing points of view, photography, music and dancing.

 I need elbow room to be happy. I do not do well in captivity.


Favorite Quotes

It's the cracked ones who let the light into the world. -- 1989 indie sci-fi movie SPLIT
 

And that heart which was a wild garden was given to him who loved only trim lawns. And the imbecile carried the princess into slavery. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. -- Catherine Aird

"Cats, like butterflies, need no excuse." - Robert A. Heinlein

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