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Tanya

The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

About Me

Apparently, because my astrological sign is Cancer, I'm supposed to be moody, emotional, and a homebody. I tend to take care of those I love and have a romantic streak a mile wide. But I prefer walking on the beach by myself with my ipod. Because I attended CMC, I should be conservative - but being a minority female in a blue state, I'm liberal too. I've chosen career(s) in the entertainment industry, so that means I should have a fairly strong ego. But I'm half asian, so I ought to be submissive and fragile. I have a degree in Literature, so I'm well-read and articulate. But I'm addicted to reality TV, which doesn't speak well for my intelligence. I'm a planner, I like to make lists, but I will always give in to an impulse buy while waiting in line at the store. I love to watch sporting events, but can't remember a coach's name to save my life. It's just a mass of contradictions.
I love my life - who I am, where I am, where I'm going. And each day gets to be literally and figuratively a new day. So...rock on.

My Interests

Oh. You mean outside music, movies, tv, and everything else not listed below? Karaoke....big time. Even though I can't spell it half the time. I'll sing anywhere.
WHO'S ON FIRST
THE DENTIST SKETCH (Tim Conway)

I'd like to meet:

myself a few years ago. I'd want to tell me a few things. It'd be interesting to see where I'd be today if I could do that.

Music:

The Sundays, Butch Walker, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Sarah MacLachlan, Coldplay, Shakira, Pussycat Dolls, Damien Rice, Glen Hansard, Dixie Chicks, Sting, Dashboard Confessional, Anna Nalick, Sara Bareilles, Vertical Horizon, John Mayer, The Fray, Snow Patrol, Ray LaMontagne...and for sentimental reasons, Metallica

Movies:

Audrey Hepburn films, The Notebook, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Incredibles, Beauty & the Beast, Love Actually, Jackie Chan & Jet Li movies, Sliding Doors, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Princess Bride, Little Miss Sunshine, Hot Fuzz, Once, Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Iron Man

Television:

I love TV and I get to call it research. Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Pushing Daises, Chuck, Bones, House, Ugly Betty, The Office, ANTM, Lost, CSI, Law & Order: CI & SVU, Project Runway, Top Chef, How I Met Your Mother, Flight of the Conchords, Firefly, HGTV stuff...uh...did I mention I get to call it research?

Books:

The Sphere, David Eddings series, Kindred, Angels & Demons, Da Vinci Code, Anna Karenina, Crime & Punishment, Eugene Onegin, Harry Potter and romance novels (but not the trashy Fabio covered ones...the nice ones....whatever, believe what you want ;)

Heroes:

My mom, sister...and the X-men

My Blog

Remembering Kevin

It doesn't matter who it is we love, how old they are or how we lose them&we will always wish for more time.  But Kevin's gift, no matter if you knew him for five years or five minutes, was the a...
Posted by Tanya on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:50:00 PST

Love me some Daily Show

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Posted by Tanya on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:35:00 PST

Its election year...

I'm not entirely pleased to hear some women are planning on voting for McCain/Palin just because Palin's a woman.  What happened to the issues we're supposed to care about, folks?  Gend...
Posted by Tanya on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:13:00 PST

I made a "documentary"

Ah, the magic of free MovieMaker...and the power of friends...Here's a chronicle of the Great Race of 2008, an epic battle between two roommates testing the limits of their strength and endurance.  Fi...
Posted by Tanya on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:03:00 PST

Thankful

For me, Thanksgiving has often been associated more with seafood than turkey.  My family didn't celebrate many American holidays when I was growing up - at least, not in the traditional sense.&nb...
Posted by Tanya on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:59:00 PST

Current Favorite Youtube Videos

IDIOT ACTOR SYNDROME THE OFFICE SUMMER VACATION HEY JUDE, as sung by Hugh Laurie...in the style of The Chipmunks. KEVIN SPACEY DOES IMPRESSIONS on ACTORS STUDIO ...
Posted by Tanya on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:43:00 PST

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Thanks to Katherine for showing me this article! Actor, musician, mime or whatever - I think the sentiment remains the same for everyone...-Tanya********HAPPINESS IS A GOOD ROLEBy Bob Fraser (05-16-2...
Posted by Tanya on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:41:00 PST

Pre-birthday Reflections

People keep asking me what I'm planning to do for my birthday on Monday...to which I say,  "Not a clue!"  Birthdays were never really a big deal growing up.  When you add that to that f...
Posted by Tanya on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 11:22:00 PST

Why I'm such a sap...

I love to FEEL.  Books, movies, TV, music, art, conversation - if it moves me, I'm going to love it.  I'm the kind of person who can hate a song until it occurs in a mome...
Posted by Tanya on Fri, 18 May 2007 11:28:00 PST

Last Week

I bemoaned guys' inability to see our funny faces. I laughed over a new "celebrity" crush. *sigh* I was ticked off, and disappointed, and inspired, and hopeful. But...
Posted by Tanya on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:05:00 PST