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Alex

A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback

About Me

I'm From The Bay... I've Lived Everywhere From Berkeley 2 Richmond 2 San Jose... Graduated Berkeley High School In 2004... U Can Catch Me In The Gym Gettin Yolked Up On A Regular Basis... I Stay Crackin Jokes And Havin A Good Time... I Keep Pushing Myself Because I Constantly Strive 2 Improve... I Set Goals Beacuse I Luv The Feeling Of Achievement... True Friendship Can Be Hard To Find So I Never Take My Patnas 4 Granted... And The Most Important Thing U Should Know About Me Is That I Respect And Encourage Those Who Try And Make A Positive Difference In Their Lives And The Lives Of Others... But Besides All That I Am Currently Attending College In Santa Clara, Volunteering At FLY (http://www.flyprogram.org/index.html), And Working As A Research Assistant Focusing On Racial And Ethnic Disparities In The Criminal Sentencing System... Anything Else You Wanna Know Just Holla...

My Interests

Weightlifting, Movies, Music, Football, Baseball, Basketball, Poker, BBQ, Politics, Video Games, Playing Pool, And Going Shooting (At The Range)

I'd like to meet:

If I Don't Know You It's Cool To Holla At Me But Make Sure To Introduce Yourself First... I'm Not Tryin To Have 34,568 Friends On Here!!!From The Bay To AZ...

Music:

Rap And R&B

Movies:

Scarface, All About The Banjamins, Friday, Boiler Room, Office Space, Meet The Parents, Goodfellas, Blue Streak, Way Too Many 2 List...

Television:

The Sopranos, Lost, Family Guy, And The First 48

Books:

Right Now I'm Reading The Audacity Of Hope By Barack Obama, Profile Of A Criminal Mind By Brian Innes, And Cruel Justice By Joe Domanick

My Blog

Violence As A Way Of Achieving Racial Justice

"Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to hum...
Posted by Alex on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:37:00 PST

Our Greatest Fear

"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous, hands...
Posted by Alex on Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:52:00 PST