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[[Tigger]], better known to many by the pseudonym '''Ann Veronica Simon''' stated on her birth-certificate, was [[Woozle]]'s close friend and confidant from {{lc|1981}} until her death, and much-beloved godmother to [[Anna Nikola]]. As one of [[Jenny]]'s close friends in the [[CFS]] middle school circa {{lc|1979}}, she was a founding member of the "Goresum Foursum" (along with Cindy S. and Erika J.) | |||
Woozle gave her the name "Tigger" – in commemoration of her eternally energetic and bouncy nature – while they were both at Brown, which she attended as an undergraduate from {{lc|1985}}-{{lc|1989}} and where she became a member of the Delta Psi chapter at [[King House]]. | |||
She had almost completed graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley at the time of her death; she was granted her degree posthumously. The [http://www.lsu.edu/wgs/awards.html Ann Veronica Simon Outstanding Gender Studies Dissertation Award] was established at LSU in her honor not long after. (See [[2006 Ann Simon fundraising letter]] for details) | |||
Some original Tigger phrases: | |||
* Whatever wiggles your guinea-pig. | |||
* Please kiss your own spaghetti. | |||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Born:''' {{date|1968-02-15|February 15, 1968}} (Valentine's [[Wikipedia:Boxing Day|Boxing Day]]) | *'''Born:''' {{date|1968-02-15|February 15, 1968}} (Valentine's [[Wikipedia:Boxing Day|Boxing Day]]) | ||
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* The [[:Category:Tigger|Tigger category]] has photos | * The [[:Category:Tigger|Tigger category]] has photos | ||
* '''2007.02''' Ann wrote the first two lines (perhaps more; not sure) and inspired the overall verbal feel of the song [[Your Brilliant Career]], a rough draft of which is now available for free download (MP3). | * '''2007.02''' Ann wrote the first two lines (perhaps more; not sure) and inspired the overall verbal feel of the song [[Your Brilliant Career]], a rough draft of which is now available for free download (MP3). | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215160739/http://bulkowski.org/avsCancer/ Brian's page about Ann's cancer] ([http://bulkowski.org/avsCancer/ was]): good photos of Tigger in life | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215160739/http://bulkowski.org/avsCancer/ Brian's page about Ann's cancer] ([http://bulkowski.org/avsCancer/ was]): good photos of Tigger in life, and the story of a heartbreaking struggle | ||
* <s>[http://hypertwins.org/tigger/ The Tigger Appreciation Society]: from the Hypertwins, updated on Tigger's last living birthday.</s> this page needs to be resurrected; I still have the files. | * <s>[http://hypertwins.org/tigger/ The Tigger Appreciation Society]: from the Hypertwins, updated on Tigger's last living birthday.</s> this page needs to be resurrected; I still have the files. | ||
* '''Ann's Writings''': | * '''Ann's Writings''': | ||
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** [[An Unauthorized Glossary of my Goddaughter's Vocabulary]] | ** [[An Unauthorized Glossary of my Goddaughter's Vocabulary]] | ||
* [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/c3cb68ed2663d09b/a049f248fc793b1e?lnk=st&q=Ann+Veronica&rnum=13 An obituary] in alt.obituaries | * [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/c3cb68ed2663d09b/a049f248fc793b1e?lnk=st&q=Ann+Veronica&rnum=13 An obituary] in alt.obituaries | ||
===Hedgehogs! dee dee dee!=== | ===Hedgehogs! dee dee dee!=== | ||
~ The Ann Veronica Simon Memorial Collection of Hedgehog Miscellany ~ | ~ The Ann Veronica Simon Memorial Collection of Hedgehog Miscellany ~ | ||
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* <s>[http://thorog.livejournal.com/416470.html Thorog]</s> | * <s>[http://thorog.livejournal.com/416470.html Thorog]</s> | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ21hh-MKlo Hedgehog Video] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ21hh-MKlo Hedgehog Video] | ||
==Cancer Stuff== | |||
[ | ===Projects to fight cancer via distributed computing=== | ||
[ | * [http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/ Folding@home]: based at Stanford | ||
* [http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/viewJoinNow.do WorldCommunityGrid]: several projects, including cancer | |||
===Medical Progress=== | |||
== | |||
* '''2008-02-21''' [http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-02-21-02.all.html Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors]: is this a cure, just a few years too late? "A laboratory-engineered virus that can find its way through the vascular system and kill deadly brain tumors has been developed by Yale School of Medicine researchers..." | * '''2008-02-21''' [http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-02-21-02.all.html Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors]: is this a cure, just a few years too late? "A laboratory-engineered virus that can find its way through the vascular system and kill deadly brain tumors has been developed by Yale School of Medicine researchers..." | ||
* '''2006-07-19''' [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060720104441.htm Possible Birthplace Of Malignant Brain Tumors Identified]: "...suggests a possible treatment for ... malignant gliomas" | * '''2006-07-19''' [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060720104441.htm Possible Birthplace Of Malignant Brain Tumors Identified]: "...suggests a possible treatment for ... malignant gliomas" | ||
* '''2006-01-19''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/bmj-mpu011806.php Mobile phone use not linked to increased risk of glioma brain tumours]: Tigger used a cell phone heavily in the last 5 or so years of her life, and I always wondered. | * '''2006-01-19''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/bmj-mpu011806.php Mobile phone use not linked to increased risk of glioma brain tumours]: Tigger used a cell phone heavily in the last 5 or so years of her life, and I always wondered. | ||
* '''2006-01-10''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/vumc-rav011006.php Researchers ... uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors]: glioblastoma multiformae is the type of cancer Tigger had | * '''2006-01-10''' [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/vumc-rav011006.php Researchers ... uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors]: glioblastoma multiformae is the type of cancer Tigger had | ||
[[Category:Friends|Ann Veronica Simon]] | |||
[[Category:Memorials|Ann Veronica Simon]] | |||
Revision as of 18:42, 3 December 2017
Tigger and Anna, circa 1998
Tigger, better known to many by the pseudonym Ann Veronica Simon stated on her birth-certificate, was Woozle's close friend and confidant from 1981 until her death, and much-beloved godmother to Anna Nikola. As one of Jenny's close friends in the CFS middle school circa 1979, she was a founding member of the "Goresum Foursum" (along with Cindy S. and Erika J.)
Woozle gave her the name "Tigger" – in commemoration of her eternally energetic and bouncy nature – while they were both at Brown, which she attended as an undergraduate from 1985-1989 and where she became a member of the Delta Psi chapter at King House.
She had almost completed graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley at the time of her death; she was granted her degree posthumously. The Ann Veronica Simon Outstanding Gender Studies Dissertation Award was established at LSU in her honor not long after. (See 2006 Ann Simon fundraising letter for details)
Some original Tigger phrases:
- Whatever wiggles your guinea-pig.
- Please kiss your own spaghetti.
Details
- Born: February 15, 1968 (Valentine's Boxing Day)
- Died: February 24, 2003, Berkeley, CA; brain/spinal cancer
Related Articles
- The Tigger category has photos
- 2007.02 Ann wrote the first two lines (perhaps more; not sure) and inspired the overall verbal feel of the song Your Brilliant Career, a rough draft of which is now available for free download (MP3).
Links
- Brian's page about Ann's cancer (was): good photos of Tigger in life, and the story of a heartbreaking struggle
The Tigger Appreciation Society: from the Hypertwins, updated on Tigger's last living birthday.this page needs to be resurrected; I still have the files.- Ann's Writings:
- An obituary in alt.obituaries
Hedgehogs! dee dee dee!
~ The Ann Veronica Simon Memorial Collection of Hedgehog Miscellany ~
Cancer Stuff
Projects to fight cancer via distributed computing
- Folding@home: based at Stanford
- WorldCommunityGrid: several projects, including cancer
Medical Progress
- 2008-02-21 Yale Lab Engineers Virus That Can Kill Deadly Brain Tumors: is this a cure, just a few years too late? "A laboratory-engineered virus that can find its way through the vascular system and kill deadly brain tumors has been developed by Yale School of Medicine researchers..."
- 2006-07-19 Possible Birthplace Of Malignant Brain Tumors Identified: "...suggests a possible treatment for ... malignant gliomas"
- 2006-01-19 Mobile phone use not linked to increased risk of glioma brain tumours: Tigger used a cell phone heavily in the last 5 or so years of her life, and I always wondered.
- 2006-01-10 Researchers ... uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors: glioblastoma multiformae is the type of cancer Tigger had