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Virginia

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About Me

I graduated from the University of Florida in 2005. I got my BA in Political Science, studied the European Union and minored in Sociology. I was a Gator Rugger, then played for Fort Lauderdale RFC for a year (until I tore my ACL). Then I played with Naples/Coconut Grove Women. I currently play for, and am Vice-President of, the newly formed Miami Women's Rugby Club. Before my ACL tear I was also on the Florida Under 23 All Star team, South US U-23 All Star and South Women All Star Rugby squads. I'm a flanker, 8man, or prop for those who know rugby and can play a mean wing if need be. I've been playing rugby since the summer of 2001. Check out my action shots below. :) Since I tore my ACL last summer I've become a gymrat too, I lift 4-6 times a week. Besides my big passion, RUGBY, I'm fairly chill, well except for the other 75% of the time when I'm intense/passionate/aggressive/hungry. I love dancing, pumping iron, and spending time w/ friends and family...mostly over meals :)~ yummy. I'm very honest and often times too straight up but you'll always know I'm sincere.
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My Interests

Sports and most things physical:R-U-G-B-Y, Lifting weights, Running, Hashing(not drug related), Soccer, Street Hockey, Bowling, Pool, Hiking, SCUBA diving, Snorkeling, Skiing, Indoor Rock Climbing... Cooking & food: Sushi, Thai, Indian, Greek, Cuban, Starbucks... Piercings. Good Tequila. Love a good beer and Irish Cider. Driving. Men in kilts. Corsets and Tall boots. Heals. Am a beach bum when I can. Love to travel.Love Ireland (been 4 times: got to see U2 in Croke Park, Munster play in Thormond Park, Limerick, saw St. Patty's day parade in Dublin) and fell in love with Brussels (lived there 2 months while studying the European Union). I've visited Amsterdam and Egmond Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Visited Paris twice. Saw a lil' of Spain when I was 15. Been hiking & skiing in Utah. Celebrated my 21st bday in Las Vegas. Have visited family in Cuba. Vacationed in beautiful Bermuda and in Dominican Republic(twice) & Cancun. I've travelled with my rugby teams to play in most southeastern U.S. states, New Orleans (during Mardi Gras), Savannah (St. Paddy's Day Tournament), NY, Minnesota, Colorado, Philadelphia, and played beach rugby in Belgium. Motorcycles. I used to have a Honda Shadow 600 and if there weren't such crazy drivers in Miami I'd get another one.

I'd like to meet:

People who are: ATHLETIC, honest, supportive, positive, fun, edumacated.The South Women--The South U-23 All Star Team--Fort Lauderdale RFC--FL U-23 All Stars--University of Florida Gators--Take the quiz:
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Pog mo thoin
Pog mo thoin - 'Kiss my ass.'You're one tough bastard, and if anyone doesn't like it, they can kiss your ass. You enjoy fighting and causing grievous bodily harm. Hey! What are you lookin' at, punk?

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If you don't know what rugby is, watch this video.. .. width="425" height="350" ..I got to see this live in Limerick, Ireland... .. width="425" height="350" .... width="425" height="350" ..

Music:

Industrial, 80s, reggaeton, rock, a bit of everything.Concerts I've been to: Morrissey, U2 on Vertigo Tour in Dublin, VNV Nation (twice), Sisters of Mercy, Bush, Sheryl Crow, A Perfect Circle.More music I love: Faithless. Apoptygma Berzerk. Front 242. The Clash. NIN. One Minute Silence. Orgy. The Cure. The Smiths. Morrissey. Depeche Mode. Miss Kitten. NOFX. Shakira. Calle 13. Bob Marley. Kylie Minogue. Garth Brooks. Nelly Furtado. Pitbull. Rakim & Ken-Y. Sade. Jason Mraz. Jack Johnson.U2.My 2 favorite girls...

Movies:

Hot Fuzz. Empire of the Wolves. Crash. Fight Club. L' Auberge Espagnol. If These Walls Could Talk 2. Tipping the Velvet. Intermission. Run Lola Run. Alien. Barbarella. Silence of the Lambs. G.I. Jane. Rocky. Hackers. Something About Mary. Austin Powers. 40 Year Old Virgin. Harold & Kumar go to White Castle. Borat. Heathers. Kids. The Crying Game. Forrest Gump. Soldier's Girl. The Long Kiss Goodnight. Murderball. Red Eye. In My Country. Love & Basketball.

Television:

Haven't had time to watch tv since I graduated college but I love: Sex & the City. The L Word. King of the Hill. Highlander. Simpsons. Arrested Development. Law & Order SVU. Daily Show. Coupling. Spaced. Father Ted. Nip/Tuck.

Books:

Currently working on(when I get a chance to break from my law casebooks) the Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno and Schwarzenegger's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding. Oxygen Magazine.Gimp by Mark Zupan & Tim Swanson. Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connolly. Sarah Waters' books:Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, and Affinity. Thomas Harris's books: Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon. Survivor & Choke by Chuck Palahnuik(author of Fight Club). Cuba, A Short History. Havana Bay. The Darkside of Christian History. Lonely Planet Guidebooks: Belgium + Ireland.

Heroes:

My Aunt Milly. And Eoin, he's my hero too.

My Blog

Update on my lifting

So I haven't blogged for awhile but I have been training hard and feeling good about my progress.  Previously I blogged about how much I was lifting for legs and now it is old news. Back then I w...
Posted by Virginia on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:44:00 PST

Great lifting day

I'm real excited, today I had a great lifting session.  Today was my leg day. Since my knee surgery last October, the most I could get up to on leg press was 5-45 plates on each side. Today, I fi...
Posted by Virginia on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:15:00 PST

IRELAND again woo-hoo!

So YAY! I'm so excited, my best friend Eoin is taking me to Ireland for our 4th time (my 4th, he's from there)!  Our tickets have just been booked: June 24-July 12. So if anybody wonders why I'm ...
Posted by Virginia on Wed, 30 May 2007 12:16:00 PST

I ran! and seeing Progress

4/9/07, I ran for the 1st time since my ACL surgery on October 5th, 2006...actually, it was my first time running since I tore my ACL last June, 10 months prior. I took to my old high school track and...
Posted by Virginia on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:51:00 PST

Solo gym experiences & expensive naps

For the past month or so I've been working out with my cousin Oscar..but on the occasions he can't go with me, I train alone..and those are my interesting days.  It seems as though its meet and g...
Posted by Virginia on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:23:00 PST

Thinkin' on a Tuesday

So my b-day is next saturday, March 10, turning 24. I'll hopefully be starting law school this fall, but we'll see, fingers crossed.  Yesterday my lil sis showed one of her friends the ...
Posted by Virginia on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:21:00 PST

Made the USA South Women's Team!

So I made the South Women's team.  :)  Working my way up slowly but surely.  I've been doing lots of travelling trying to get myself playing better rugby and seen.  FL U-23 try-out...
Posted by Virginia on Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:25:00 PST

Rugby Injuries to Date

Wow, just been thinkin' 'bout all the sh*t my body's been through playing the game(rugby of course). Yet can't regret a bit of it. Knocked loose teeth Bloody nose Broken several fingers Concussi...
Posted by Virginia on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:54:00 PST

ACL Surgery Oct. 5th

I've set the date, getting ACL reconstruction surgery October 5th.  Going to be using tissue from my patellar tendon.  I'm freaking out about giving blood but other than that I'm excited cuz...
Posted by Virginia on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:06:00 PST

Tore my ACL

So I found out a couple of weeks ago...I tore my ACL in my knee.  Been a bit depressed but looking forward to getting surgery so I can start the recuperation process.  I miss running, playin...
Posted by Virginia on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:13:00 PST