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Toni B.

There is no spoon.

About Me


Hello my friends! How are you?
¡Hola mis amigos! ¿Cómo es usted? (spanish)
¡Olá keridos amigos! ¿Komo estás? (ladino)
osiyo tsunali! do`hitsu? (cherokee)
Ciao i miei amici! Come siete tutti voi? (italian)
Hallo meine Freunde! Wie geht es Ihnen? (german)

Published poet

Professional nerd

Nice girl from Queens

For some reason, every time I try to add schools this darn thing crashes :-( LOL

Brooklyn Technical HS www.bths.edu
- Major: Industrial Design
- Minors: Interior Design, Civil Engineering

Pratt Institute www.pratt.edu/ad
- Major: Interior Design

HWG-IWA www.hwg.org
- various web Certifications

Tune in :

Layout: myspacepunked.com
(except for this background image)

My Interests

Travel, cinema, theatre, music, art, poetry, cooking, politics, literature, conservation, family and friends, board/video games, science and technology, and NBA basketball.

The Muppets: Mahna Mahna (1976)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTAL_J3Sp-s

Halo 2: Mahna Mahna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VkCRnmGIs

I'd like to meet:


Sir Richard Branson, William Shatner, Oprah Winfrey, Martha Stewart.

Charlie The Unicorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus

Music:

Prince (Purple). And: Jimi Hendrix, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Sade, Madonna, Jill Scott, Luther Vandross, Ottmar Liebert, Alicia Keys, Led Zepp, Queen, Linkin Park, Staind, Nickleback, Evanescence, Elton John, Barry Manilow, Celine Dion, Sean Paul, Mariah Carey, Vivian Green, India Arie, Tito Puente, Sheila E., Candy Dulfer, Rhonda Smith, Tamar (Davis), Sting, Destiny's Child, Missy Elliot, Aaliyah, Toni Braxton, Javid, Mozart (any classical, but he's my fav), just about any Reggaeton y Salsa... and loads more :-)

I love all kinds of music (that's not cookie cutter crap), except rap or hip hop that glorifies drug use, gangs, misogyny, and/or the persuit of bling at any cost.

Movies:

Star Trek (Trekkie) no, I don't dress up & stuff . Other than that.. too many to choose from, but favorite genres are: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action (shoot out/martial arts/epic battle scene..? I'm there!!), musicals (West Side Story, Carmen Jones, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Sound of Music, etc.), and old black and white classics (Rebecca, Mildred Pierce, Them, War of the Worlds, etc.).
Fav actors include: Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey, Ice-T, Vin Diesel, Vincent Price, Jack Nicholson, Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, Thandie Newton, Whoopie Goldberg, Marlon Brando, William Shatner, Drew Barrymore, Orlando Bloom, America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Ken Watanabe, Chow Yun Fat, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Larenz Tate, Kate Hudson, Billy Bob Thornton, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Buce Lee, Mark Wahlberg, Benjamin Bratt, Sandra Bullock, Angela Bassett, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana, Jason Momoa, Dakota Fanning, Hayden Panettiere, Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Ben Stiller, Kimberly Elise, Blythe Danner, Jim Carrey, Hugh Jackman, Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger, Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn, Keanu Reeves, Marilyn Monroe, Lindsay Korman Hartley

Television:

Most network tv sucks these days, so on various cable channels I like: sci-fi/fantasy, history, cooking shows, dramas, science, technology, medicine, cartoons, foreign stuff, comedy specials (George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, Carlos Mencia, Lewis Black, etc.), some of those old shows on TVLand and Nick @ Nite.

Favs: Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis, The 4400, Nip/Tuck, Noah's Arc, L Word, ER, any Law & Order, Boston Legal (Denny Crane!), The Closer, Deal or No Deal, South Park, Boondocks.

Star Trek Cribs - Director's Cut (1:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBXal1GAA4A

Star Trek Karaoke (0:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhTeYaqIe3E

Star Trek Coffee House (0:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVov6NJU2tk

Star Trek Poolside (0:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-N6Cwhoh_s

Books:

The dictionary.. technical books and manuals for work.. and anything by: Dean Koontz, Dan Brown, Laurell K. Hamilton, Maya Angelou, Stephen King, Pablo Neruda, Langston Hughes, Anne Rice, Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Shakespeare, Christopher Paolini, etc., etc.

Bottom line.. reading is fun!
~ just look at how happy Mariah Carey is with her book..

Heroes:

My parents and grandparents.

My Blog

Pedal Powered Laptop (video included)

Pedal Powered Laptop Written by Hank GreenEcoGeekMonday, 04 December 2006 Having a somewhat disturbing connection with my PC, I have often thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if I had to work out to w...
Posted by Toni on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:52:00 PST

Email "warnings": How 2 spot hoaxes & urban legends (spam)

Hi y'all... :-)The Invitation/Olympic Torch email warning, like many others, is a fake, just a hoax (spam).Before anyone forwards "warning" emails, just do a little research; you could save yourself, ...
Posted by Toni on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:26:00 PST

Do you want lies with that? There's a reason it only costs 99 cents.

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fastfoodnation has link in upper left corner to RSVP to attend free screenings on Nov 14, 15, & 16 in the US & Canada MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/fa...
Posted by Toni on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:01:00 PST

Freedom vid from YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm2OXQh3duI  warning: some brief nudity; photos from abu ghraib....
Posted by Toni on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:31:00 PST

for the nature buffs...

that is, ppl who like nature... not ppl walking around in the buff (nekkid) outdoors    check out a couple of the sites I manage for 24/7 live Eagle cam streams: Audubon of Floridahttp://fl...
Posted by Toni on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:56:00 PST

EcoGeek| Technology 4 the Environment

http://www.ecogeek.com  ...
Posted by Toni on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:20:00 PST

Water Conservation

Tell Jay-Z: How Can We Save Water?  (Yahoo! Answers) Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z is an advocate for world water conservation. Join other users and share your tips on the best ways to save water....
Posted by Toni on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST

CurrentTV pod: "Finding Family: Gay Adoption in the US"

Interesting piece by John Ireland, being prepped to air on Current. http://www.current.tv/watch/11260006 ...
Posted by Toni on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:38:00 PST

3121 ~ November '06 until...?

http://www.3121.com It's going down, y'all.. like the wall of Berlinthis system of thingsPrince to Alphabet Street (I dunno.. LOL - I needed a third)    http://www.travelocity.com ...
Posted by Toni on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:35:00 PST