Brooke Ledwith
age: 29
occupation: service manager
found at: Mobil gas station (South Windsor)

What's in your Netflix queue?
I had Netflix, but it's unnecessary for me to have it now. Good Will Hunting, Transformers and The L Word series are my favorites and now I own them.

Favorite lyric to a song?
"I fall asleep tonight because it brings me closer to you." It's by Matchbook Romance. It symbolizes the loneliness that I once felt that is no longer.

What's your favorite insult?
People will come at me with insults and I'll simply reply nonchalantly "Uhhh ... your mother." They never really know what to say after that.

What's the worst way you've ever blown your money?
I used to blow it on drugs, but I don't do them anymore. I've blown a lot of money on ex-girlfriends, I'm not stingy at all. I'm pretty smart with my money now. I've come a long way.

What's the weirdest thing you own?
I've moved a lot so I weeded out all the weird stuff. I might own something that others may find weird but not a lot of things are weird to me.

Something you must do before you die?
I've wanted to travel to Ireland and California forever. I am very proud of my Irish heritage, so much in fact that I have a tattoo of a shamrock, a Celtic knot and the Irish flag. I will find a way to get to both places.

Are you scared of being laid off?
Honestly, no, because I just came back to work after a four-month absence due to being in a serious car accident. I am very happy to be back at my job. The gas station business is horrible right now due to gas prices. There's nothing cheap about a gas station, not now at least. The only thing that worries me is if we close in which case I would hopefully run the Mobil down the road.

Have you ever been fired?
Yes. I was fired for having a relationship with my boss. I was also fired when I was a teenager for pretty much being a slacker. In the last five years I've grown up a lot and have developed a better work ethic.

What do you think you're better at than anyone else?
I don't know about better, but I'm better than most at reading people, sympathizing, giving advice, listening and making people laugh. I'm very people-oriented.

If you could go back to any time period where would you go?
I would go back to when I was in high school so that I could finish it rather than get my G.E.D. I would have preferred to go to college right out of high school. I would like to be more set in life instead of living paycheck to paycheck.