Elyssa

State

Virginia

Favorite Color

Neon Lime Green & Black

Current Speed

100 WPM

Age

38

Kids

Evan – 16 years old

Pets

Lots!! Max – my Rottie, Molly – my mutt cow, Muffin – my geriatric rescue poodle-something-or-other, Buster – my pride and joy MinPin, Sammie – the most awesome cat who adopted us, and Beanie – my ferret…and I want more!

Favorite Food

Ohmygosh! All of it! :-) I lean towards great sushi and Mexican, though

If court reporting didn’t exist, I’d be -

…stuck in a dead-end, middle-management job.

Hidden talent -

Amazing calm and clarity in a crisis

Greatest non-court reporting achievement -

Without a doubt, my son. He’s an amazing person, in spite of my best efforts. :-)

Secret desire -

My secret desire is to be “The Dog Lady” and rescue all the dogs in the world

Best advice I’ve ever received -

“It’s hard to want to kiss the same mouth that has been chewing on your butt all day long.”

I love court reporting because -

It gives me independence.  It allows me to use my mind AND my hands.  It makes a positive contribution to the community.

When I have 2 spare hours, I -

Play on pogo.com or catch up my DVR’ed TV shows

Favorite singer, musician or group

Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Rolling Stones

In 5 years, I will be -

A certified court reporter, own my house, and well on my way to financial health.

How I discovered court reporting -

I was watching Bill Nye the Science Guy, and saw that it was not close captioned. I’m not sure how I saw that there was no captioning.  It was just one of those things.  I thought it was terrible that hearing disabled children could not enjoy his awesome way of making learning about the world around us fun and exciting.  I knew right then and there that I wanted to make a difference and decided that I would go to school so that I could close caption children’s television.

Favorite Movie

Star Wars, Indiana Jones, basically anything with action and lots and lots of special effects!

Favorite TV Show

Fringe, Bones, Sanctuary, Glee, and (guilty pleasure) Dancing with the Stars

Best Court Reporting Tip

Slow is fast and fast is slow.