1. Some Unexpected IT Players

2. Former lawyer-to-be with a geography degree (24). Former messy teen rebel (29) with degree in communications Now product sales rep for major software house, up at 5 am on west coast to call east coast customers, pursuing an MBA with a concentration in MIS and production management. Currently geographical information systems programmer for a major non-profit institution and Internet entrepreneur with two businesses. Met his girlfriend on LavaLife Former philosophy major, community college graduate (27) Currently Ph. D. student in English spending most of his day doing creative writing on a desktop computer and surfing the web for references. Relies on spellcheck for his most creative expressions Alex Aaron Andrew

3. Former geography and geology major (confidential), Currently internationally accredited fundraiser and social commentator, classically trained in Britain, now a whiz at database queries and spreadsheet reporting. Former economics major (28) Currently energy sector accountant and financial analyst, pursuing advanced certificate in oil and gas accounting, producing high-quality data analyses for her employer. Susannah Elina

4. Former political science major and one-time career waitress (28), Wannabe Celtic poet, English major (31) Currently manager of a yoga studio, spending her days instructing people how to bend and Excel how to dance. Now senior documentation specialist for a major software supplier, spending half her day on the web and the other half translating tech talk into user manuals and help screens. A relative who raises horses Zaria Emily