Christine Torok:  

Life Hmm...how to sum up 25 years in a paragraph or two? After HS, I attended Penn State and majored in Environmental Resource Management. After my first year, the social consciousness shifted (from Carter to Reagan) and environmental concern was shoved so hard to the back burner that it flew right off the stove. Kids with my major that graduated from Penn State in '80 were no longer finding jobs. The government funding wasn't there anymore. I think it was used for weapons or something. Disgusted with life in general, I switched majors to Business and took a job in Insurance after graduation. My 80's consisted of leaving for Philly directly after work on a Friday to stay with friends for the weekends. We went clubbing, visited museums and galleries, had Sunday brunch at Astral Plane. When I wasn't in Philly, I was out dancing at the Silo or Hugo's (remember the lighted floor???). I spent the 90's in love and at parties. Pretty much like everyone else. After 20 soul-sucking years in the Corporate World, I was downsized/restructured/(insert corporate catchphrase du jour) last year. Currently, I am enjoying the fre...Expand for more