Meet one of our esteemed segment producers.

Name: Sarah Lane

Job title: Senior segment producer

Homepage: www.sonic.net/linelle... cat lovers only.

Hometown: Sebastopol, California

College/university: San Francisco State University

Former life: Coconut taster in Bora Bora.

Favorite website: Craigslist.org

First computer: An IBM... all it had was WordPerfect and Solitaire.

Favorite piece of technology: My burner.

Favorite author and book: Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

Favorite movie or TV show: "Twin Peaks," "Seinfeld," The Sound of Music, "The Breakfast Club."

Favorite quote: Laughter is the best medicine!

The Proust questions

What is your most marked characteristic? Jennifer Aniston hair. For the last time, my name is not Rachel.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? Getting this far with only minor scrapes and bruises.

When and where were you happiest? Disneyland, 1980.

What is your greatest regret? Not seeing more of the world before I had responsibilities.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? My favorite song, a pint of Sierra, and my man.

What is your most treasured possession? Kick-ass parents.

Where would you like to live? Near the ocean.

What is your greatest fear? Losing the people I love most.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Inability to shop the sale racks.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Close-mindedness.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Practicality.

What is your greatest extravagance? Shoes. But I really do need them.

What is your favorite journey? Across the Atlantic to get cultured.

What is it that you most dislike? Ignorant hatred.

What is the quality you most like in a man? A sense of humor.

What is the quality you most like in a woman? Trustworthiness.

What do you most value in your friends? That they're on my side, even when I'm wrong.

If you were to come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? A really tall girl -- to see how the other half lives.

If you could choose to come back as anything, what would it be? A well-loved cat.

How would you like to die? Peacefully in my sleep, after an adventurous life.

Posted April 2, 2001