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About Me

So...About me...I'm all about conquering fears right now. I am currently training for the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon and working to raise $1,100 to help save people's lives from blood cancer as a part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. It is a big deal for me, and I hope I can have your support.
I am a full believer in the fact that people can do pretty much anything they put their mind to. Take it from me; there was a time when I didn't even think I'd graduate high school. I currently work full time as a content manager for a fast growing Internet marketing agency, and I love the people I work with. I graduated in 2006 from SDSU with a BA in journalism/English, which was a big accomplishment for me and prepared me for my life today.
I moved here from Northern California about five years ago to focus on school instead of the party-all-the-time lifestyle I used to live, and I've never looked back. I still consider myself a NorCal girl at heart, but I don't think it feels like "home" any more. It took me a while to find my niche in San Diego, but now I love it here. I guess I'm gonna stay.
Writing is my passion, and although my work doesn't allow me to be super-creative, at least I'm getting paid to put my fingers to the keyboard and use my mastery of the English language. I also haven't eaten meat in a decade, but I promise I don't hate meat eaters. Most of my friends are carnivores... And I'm a bleeding heart liberal, I must admit. I enjoy a good spirited debate, though, even if your views differ from mine. Guess that's me, take it or leave it.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Good rock music, journalism, writing, going to shows and concerts, a good book when I've got the time, hanging out at dive bars, karaoke, dreams of traveling Europe, cats, sleeping, good times.............

I'd like to meet:

Friends that aren't lame. People who are not vapid, fake, stupid or obsessed with their looks. And Canadians.

Music:

I love lots of music, but I have to admit I have an affinity for pop punk, but not the crap on MTV right now, except for Green Day. They're awesome, even if everyone thinks their sell-outs. I grew up listening to The Queers and Screaching Weasel and other poppy punk bands. Some of the other stuff I'm into is Ryan Adams, Communiqe, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Alkaline Trio, Jimmy Eat World, Muse, Pinhead Gunpowder, Le Tigre, White Stripes, The Vines, Death Cab for Cutie, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Bjork, Portishead, Jawbreaker, Operation Ivy, Bob Marley, Blondie, old school Madonna, Duran Duran, Erasure, The Clash, The Violent Femmes, etc........

Movies:

Anything with Molly Ringwald (The Breakfast Club is my favorite movie), Say Anything, The Neverending Story, The Princess Bride, Moulin Rouge, Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pulp Fiction, The Joy Luck Club, Office Space, Half Baked, Point Break, Sid and Nancy, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars..........I could go on.

Television:

Dr Who (I'm so glad it's back!!!), Torchwood, Battlestar Galactica, The Daily Show, Food Network, the Golden Girls, Absolutely Fabulous, Family Guy, Futurama, the Simpsons, Friends, Will and Grace, The Office, Sex and the City.

Books:

The Basketball Diaries and The New York Diaries by Jim Carroll, A Clockwork Orange, anything by Jack Kerouac (especially On the Road), Jim Morrison poetry, Garfield books (I'm serious!), The Great Gatsby, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, etc.....

Heroes:

Anyone who lives life by their own standards, not the standards society imposes on us.

My Blog

Update on my race to save lives (and its not too late to help if you havent already!!!)

Hello! It's Gaia again with another update! Can you believe it... I will be running 20 MILES on September 29th!!! I can't really believe it myself! Four months ago I wasn't even runni...
Posted by Gaia on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:15:00 PST

Americas Finest City Half Marathon

This last Sunday, August 19th, I ran in my first real race - the America's Finest City Half Marathon. This means I am halfway through my work with Team in Training, in preparation for the Nike Wo...
Posted by Gaia on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:29:00 PST

My progress in the race to save lives and make my own life better

Hello friends, I am writing this blog to let you all know how my life-changing marathon training is going. In case anyone doesn't know, I am training with "Team in Training" to run the Nike Women's ma...
Posted by Gaia on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:27:00 PST

Coachella 2006!!!

I haven't been inspired to write a blog in ages, considering the massive amounts of required writing I already have to do for school, The Daily Aztec and the CityBeat. My experience camping at Coachel...
Posted by Gaia on Tue, 02 May 2006 01:59:00 PST

Holiday vacation is finally over - time to get ready to graduate?

It's been forever since I've written one of these, so I figured I'd give it a shot. My holiday from the responsibilities of school and The Daily Aztec is over, and I have get used to writing regu...
Posted by Gaia on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 06:28:00 PST

It's like I was just in another world (called Mexico...)

Bonjour! Or should I say hola amigos!!! I just got back from a five-day trip to Puertacitas, Mexico last night, and I am definately NOT ready to be back in the states. The tiny village about an hour ...
Posted by Gaia on Tue, 15 Nov 2005 02:48:00 PST

Arnold Schwarzenegger is always good for laughs.

I just finished writing my Daily Aztec column for next week, in which I am opposing Proposition 73 (the proposed "waiting period and parental notification before termination of minor's pregnancy" Amen...
Posted by Gaia on Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:03:00 PST

Interpol rocks!

I am exhausted from this weekend, but it was worth it! My first concert at San Diego State's Open Air Theatre last night was awesome! I saw Finch, The Bravery, Bloc Party and Interpol. I didn't have m...
Posted by Gaia on Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:27:00 PST

Back to school!!!

Bonjour! If anyone out there is reading, I'd like to say I'm somewhat excited and mostly tired after the first day of my last year at San Diego State University. I had TWO opinion columns featured in ...
Posted by Gaia on Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:11:00 PST

I'm back! And there's new pictures up!!!

Ahhhh.... I'm back from my trip, and my body still hurts. I must say, I love California. I left San Diego last Tuesday afternoon, went to see Tegan & Sara with Communique in Anaheim that night. Me...
Posted by Gaia on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST