Jacquie Ryan

State	California
Favorite Color	Pale green for my house. But different shades of browns when it comes to clothes (my youngest son asked me once what my favorite color was and when I said "brown" he was scandalized---"Brown can't be your favorite color.")
Current Speed	140
Age	almost 40!!!
Kids	3 boys--9, 11 and 17
Pets	One snake (but I don't touch it)
Favorite Food	All food...Diet Coke
If court reporting didn't exist, I’d be...	...being a mom and playing scrabble online. Wishing I had a skill so I could do something (else) productive now that my kids are getting older.
Greatest non-court reporting achievement -	I don't feel like I've achieved much (outside of trying to raise three kids). I've started a lot of things but I never seem to finish them (take court reporting, for instance). But this time, I plan to change that.
Hidden Talent	writing.....very hidden. Also, I've played the piano for 32 years
Secret desire -	I'd like to become a court reporter, make some money and buy my husband his favorite car and take my family on fun trips.
Best advice I've ever received -	No defeat in the present disqualifies us from victory in the future.
I love court reporting because...	Law is exciting for the most part, the job is flexible, there's so much variety and you can't beat the money.
When I have 2 spare hours, I...	Work out, read and/or play online scrabble.
Favorite singer, musician or group	Impossibly hard to pick one but among my all-time favorites: Leonard Cohen, Lucinda Williams...it's a long list.
In 5 years I will be...	...working the hours I want, enjoying life more than ever and traveling more.
How I discovered court reporting -	It's been so long ago, I don't remember how I first "discovered" court reporting. I was a young single mother, had an infant and heard about court reporting. It sounded like the perfect job for my situation. I started, flew through the course, got to my 120s/130s in no time but then I moved and lost my momentum. I started again and got to the 160s but scheduling stuff prevented me from continuing. 17 years later I'm determined to finish FINALLY!!!!
Favorite Movie	Another hard to pick (I don't watch movies very often) but probably an all-time favorite is White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Probably nobody's even heard of it :) I loved the dancing and I had a crush on Mikhail at the time.
Favorite TV Show	I don't have a T.V. :) There are good things on T.V, I know, but I don't watch it enough to have a favorite (Mystery Science Theater is fun).
Best Court Reporting Tip -	Practice, practice, practice
Anything you want to add about yourself -	My two youngest sons are profoundly deaf and have bi-lateral cochlear implants (they've been implanted for almost eight years). Cochlear implants are technological miracles. If you were around my sons, talking to them, listening to them, you'd never know they were deaf (which is fine to be if that's what you choose. We chose hearing since it's a "hearing world"). They're very self-sufficient and mainstream and definitely advocates for themselves.
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