Hey y’all, thanks for voting for this year’s contest.

I’d like to thank everyone for participating.

This year’s winner is Catherine!  Congratulations!

Catherine, please check my e-mail.  Thank you!

Name: Catherine
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single

Hello!

I’m just an average girl who enjoys reading about humorous and witty things, (in which my life lacks); hence, I became Rosie’s reader.  My life motto is “when life throws you a lemon, make lemonade.”

I have a degree in engineering, and it’s currently hanging on the wall for show; I’ve had the fortunate to practice in field for a few years before the turning point of my life.  I started out not too fond of my job because of its redundancy, and just when I was recently starting to enjoy working, I got laid off.  Talk about irony.

I was devastated, angry, and felt left out, but I refuse to let it affect my sanity.  Sometimes, I feel like Will Smith in the movie, I Am Legend.  I wake up every day with a purpose, and that is to be hopeful.  Every morning I get up at 8 A.M., eat breakfast, work out, have lunch, seek for jobs, do laundry (if it’s my laundry day), clean the house, xanga/facebook, and then have dinner.  I enjoy watching the news and Family Guy.  On the weekends, I sing for funerals and weddings at my church, hang out with my friends, and occasionally, I’d go biking, hiking, and beaching (the perks of living in SoCal).  I love the outdoors; I think nature is the best gift to mankind.  I’m a little bit of a tree hugger, liberal seeker, and mind speaker.

This is the first ever in my life participating in a contest, and my motivations are these kids: http://www.viettoc.org/en/index.html.  As much as I want to help them out this year, I’m currently pretty tight myself, and hopefully I’ll get the opportunity very soon.  Thanks for reading and for giving me this opportunity to be hopeful.  (:

-Catherine

On Sunday, I’ll be posting the contestants for the “Sexiest Rosieyatch Reader 2009″ contest.

No late entries are allowed this year.

To the folks who have already sent me their pics/bio, thanks! <3  I love it.

You have until 9/13/2009 at 0800 PST to submit your pictures and bio.

Information:

Male or female.  Married or single.  Gay, bisexual, transexual/transgender, or straight.

Submit your pictures to rosieyatch@gmail.com and a brief description about yourself.  Even if you were a candidate from last year, you can still participate in this year’s contest.

When I’ve collected all the entrants photos and bios, I’ll post them up for people to vote.  Please have your picture and bios sent to me as soon as possible.

I’ve decided to increase the prize to $100 (U.S. dollars).
Bad economy, I’m feeling generous, making it more exciting, or whatever…it is what it is.

The winner will notify me via e-mail as to whether or not they would like to keep the money (money order/cashier’s check) or have it donated to his/her charity of choice.

May the best woman or man win.

P.S. Genuine pics of yourself, please.  Let’s keep it real.  You will be disqualified if you send me a picture of celebrities and passing it off as yourself.

P.P.S.  Yes, this is forrilz.