Age: early 30's
Basic appearance: female, bespectacled, long straight brown hair, semi-green eyes, very overweight, unfashionable dresser. Pretty much like every other female sci-fi/fantasy fan looks

To pay bills, I do quality assurance for an internet company. Hopefully the Publishers Clearing House will stop getting lost on the way to my house and deliver the check that's due to me.

What's with the funky name of the site?

This used to be called "Lair of the Spineless Worm" for no other reason I can think of other than the book/movie title "Lair of the White Worm" popped into my head while trying to think of a title. So I changed the adjective, and currently, Tripod's Super Member Site page has this listed by the old name. It's all perfectly clear.

As for the new title, the floppy vampire doll on the home page represents a character of mine known as Mara. So she's the vampire housewife of the title. Really nice lady, too. I even devoted a page or two to stories about her.

As for the cavalcade of whimsy bit, well, Simpsons fans should get the reference.