Poppy
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Interests: Reading, contemporary art, modern design, volunteering at an animal shelter, running 5K’s, shopping for shoes & make-up!
- Nickname/Alternate name: Paula
- Facebook: yes – find me under Paula Keats
- Twitter: none yet
Significant Other: Married to Steve Horwath, Man of Mystery (he’s not a ‘con kinda guy)
Random Fact: Van Johnson sang a song to me when I was a baby.
Secret Super Power: Sifting through sale rac
ks and finding good stuff
Favorite Bad Bar Song:Anything by Poison – I have a not-so-secret love for 80′s hair-metal bands
Attended Weetacon: Actually, I’ve been to all the Weetacons!
Best Weetacon Memory: The sleigh ride with the gently falling snow – it made everything look really beautiful.
Funniest Weetacon Incident: I’m sure there must be something better, but right now I can only think of the time we went bowling and Jake was able to identify my shoes as MY SHOES just by the snobby brand (Kitson sneakers)
Weetathlon Awards: I was the Tactile Strategizing Champion
Known for at Weetacon: Doesn’t get a hang-over even after drinking too much.
In the comments section, please share an anecdote of our shared adventures in Wisconsin!
Building Better Bibles! I need to pee!! NAMBLA!!!
“Doesn’t get a hang-over even after drinking too much.” <— The only thing you could possibly hate about Poppy.
Mike! How culd I possibly have forgotten the NAMNLA minivan!
[...] Bar and I would wear mine at karaoke. PQ and I weren’t the only two quasi-twins: Ladyloo and Poppy were black and blue versions of the same dress and yet, each totally made the design their own. [...]
That and she is simply the coolest person EVER!
I love Poppy because we discovered that the claw machine was broken and was giving out free can coozies! We like breakfast. We also have a reputation for dancing a ton at Bad Bar.
[...] And there were activities that Jane and I, at the back of the room, uncomfortably took part in. Poppy made me smile effortlessly, because making someone frown is hard (unless you tell them a story [...]
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Weetacon 2013