I hate these types of things - Bios for writers. Writers (Artists of any type really) ought to be judged on their work rather than who they are in personall life. I can think of any number of writers who I don't think I would ever want to know in personal life whose work I really like (Heinlein, I am look straight at you) and a few that I dislike their writing who I wouldn't mind talking to in personal life.
But I'll introduce myself anyway. I am a pretty normal person - I live in Kirkland, Washington with a cat (A cat who owns the apartment that I am allowed to live in until she ca more...