Val profile picture

Val

'cause i can do it better...

About Me

my &hearts's and hates:i love the little things in life...like when people give up their seats on the T for old people or preggers. love is my biggest fear and my greatest obsession. i could eat sushi 24/7. i love fruit smoothies, pineapple, cantaloupe, grapes, and red apples (yes, only the red ones). i LOVE apples + peanut butter and wheat thins + hummus. i love reading and discussing feminist theory, writing poetry, and listening to music. i cannot get through a day without listening to music. i love joyriding and watching the sunset. i believe my strength and weakness to be that im a people pleaser. i love making sure people around me are happy, but i hate feeling taken advantage of. im a text-whore and a flirt. i love dancing just as much as i enjoy a quiet movie night in. i love little things that remind me that people aren't that bad, like when men randomly help a woman struggling to get her baby stroller on or off the train. i love when i walk down the street and people say "good morning" or something of the sort, or comment on what a beautiful day it is. i live for passion, spontaneity, and emotional vulnerability and hate confrontation. i hate categories and don't believe in being boxed in. i believe that everything happens for a reason, and that people come into one's life for a certain reason. i have regrets but also believe those experiences are what makes me who i am. i contradict myself and have been quite hypocritical in my day. i am constantly thinking and evolving. change makes me nervous just as much as it excites me. i am observant and don't trust easily, yet once i let someone in, i am loyal till the end. i hate ignorance and people who feel as though they have the right to pass judgement on others. i believe in treating people the way you would want to be treated, yet with that said, i too make mistakes (im only human), and i believe in analyzing situations. i love psychology and trying to figure out why people do what they do. i hate to admit my failure. i believe strength comes from when one can admit their wrongs or apologize for hurting others. i believe in personal responsibility just as much as i believe in the need to let it all go sometime in order to maintain one's sanity. i believe that a lil bit of pain can be quite pleasurable. i can be emotional and dramatic and strong and irrational and abbrassive and gentle. i love taking care of people, but at the same time i appreciate chivalry and being treated like a woman. i have goals and aspirations even though i don't always know what they are. i love sunsets, i love sitting around talking. i love my friends that have become my family. i don't believe in turning my phone off because i fear that someone might need me and i wont be there for them. i believe in never turning your back on someone in need no matter how big or small, how much you believe or don't believe in what they're going through. i believe in always letting someone know what they mean to you, because life is too short not to. i love chai tea. im a vegetarian. my sun sign is aries, and my moon sign is cancer - i believe myself to be a swell blend of the two. i love my bed. i love cuddling, hugs, and kisses. i love quotes and little sayings...im a lover of words. i like to sing when no one's looking. i like to make money to spend money. i love laughing. i love comfort. i love....

My Interests


holding
kissing
cuddling
sunsets
sushi
beaches
confidence
dancing

I'd like to meet:

people who know how to appreciate others. intellectuals. lovers. laughers. people with confidence because it's incredibly sexy. someone who loves life. friends who can turn into family. people who don't mind being challenged, analyzed, and pushed to their limits. spontaneous types. mature folks who know how to live and take advantage of the life they've been given. those who can challenge me and make me become a better person. people with different perspectives. people who know how to agree to disagree. feminists. ladies. dancers. artists. bois. musicians. sensitive men and strong women. someone who can teach me to play the guitar. people who love to eat sushi and cuddle. oh ya...and i wouldn't mind meeting angelina jolie, michelle rodriguez, justin timberlake, vin diesel,dita von teese, lauryn hill, mos def, scarlett johanson, johnny dep, devon aoki, missy, and queen latifah.
ultimately those who believe you gotta....

Music:

Esthero
Missy Elliot
Jack Johnson
Ani Difranco
Roisin Murphy
Portishead
India.Arie.
Tegan & Sara
Dave Matthews Band

Movies:

Clueless
Love Song for Bobby Long
Devil Wears Prada
Kama Sutra:A Tale of Love
Almost Famous

Television:

MTV
L Word
Scrubs

Books:

She's Come Undone
Stone Butch Blues
Summer Sisters

Heroes:


My Blog

pealin back the layers

so i went out shoppin today - YAY - spent a ridiculous amount of money - BOO - but watever...its all good....so i bought this new black tank which was exciting, because its getting hot out now, and it...
Posted by Val on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:02:00 PST

what i want

i have spent a good amount of time these past couple of weeks reflecting on what it means to be a good friend....i want a friend that is not just there for me when im happy, but for every other emotio...
Posted by Val on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:40:00 PST

friendship FYI

sometimes its better to just take responsibility for your actions, to admit your wrongs, even if you dont understand them...if you hurt someone deeply enough, and cannot understand why, or agree with ...
Posted by Val on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 07:55:00 PST

:::sigh:::

im sad with life and im not sure why ...
Posted by Val on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:09:00 PST

watch out kids, im back

i love the breakdowns i have followed by sheddin some tears, smokin a butt, and then listenin to some kick ass song that makes me realize that life is short and i need to enjoy it i have spent the pa...
Posted by Val on Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:07:00 PST

good friends

call it pride, call it modesty, call it what u will... but i will generally never ask for help or support or anything of the sort... so a quality of a tru friend to me, is some1 who can see thru my sm...
Posted by Val on Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:34:00 PST

Bah Humbug

so im gettin wicked discouraged about this new years party... what i wanted the most was to come back, be in my apt, be in the city i love surrounded by the people i love. ive never had a really good ...
Posted by Val on Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:36:00 PST

Mid-Day thoughts

having some one love you is blissful and amazing and all those good things, but it is also a huge responsibility. to know that there is an individual that relies so heavily on you and your love to car...
Posted by Val on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:55:00 PST

Home Sweet Home....a random tangent

I left LA behind today and as I hugged mom goodbye, I had a pang of sadness hit my heart. Always appearing stone cold, I smiled, and hurried off into the shuttle... sitting down and pulling away, my e...
Posted by Val on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:08:00 PST

stressed... and classes haven't even begun

oHmYgOoDnEsS.... im flipping the eff out and school hasn't even started yet.... i've said we need to clean up shit, like, 50-hundred fuckin times now, and have we even bothered to go thru it?!?!!? NOO...
Posted by Val on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:35:00 PST