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Kyrstle

"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." -C

About Me

After a two year hiatus in New York, I'm back in CA a little bit tougher and with a much clearer idea of who i am and where i'm going... Its time to make moves, y'all!! "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered." ~Nelson Mandela "See I picks my friends like I pick my fruit... My ganny told me that when I was only a youth... I don't walk around trying to be what I'm not... I don't waste my time trying to get what you got... I work at pleasin' me cause I can't please you... and thats why I do what I do... My soul flies free like a willow tree... Doo wee doo wee doo wee..." ~Erykah Badu

My Interests

i firmly believe in the power of a smile, a hug, and a kind word...

I'd like to meet:

People who are real, have important things to say, and understand that friendship is a two way street. RECIPROCITY is a HUGE deal to me. I have no time or energy for fake, mindless, or selfish people. The friendships I have are not coincidental, they are hand picked. As I get older, I become increasingly particular about who I allow into my life.

Music:

To say that i love music would be an understatement. In general, my heart is in soul, funk, reggae, jazz, afrobeat, bossa, salsa, hip hop, and (most recently) soulful house/electro... music is one of the biggest loves of my life. YOU ARE WHAT YOU LISTEN TO... so please, seek out music that you love! MOVE to the music that MOVES YOU!

Movies:

i dont watch movies very often... but here are my Top 3: Chasing Amy, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, and I am Sam...

Television:

I dont watch too much tv... but when i do its usually something on the food network.

Books:

Current Reads: Musicophilia (O. Sacks), Phantoms in the Brain (V.S. Ramachandran)

Heroes:

people who chase their dreams against all odds...

My Blog

the only thing constant is change...

so, its been about 3 months since i moved back to CA, and it feels like i just got here a few days ago. i dont know where the time goes!! i had so many things i wanted to get done this summer, but mos...
Posted by Kyrstle on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:58:00 PST

I like this...

The Invitation It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I w...
Posted by Kyrstle on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:41:00 PST

7 days and counting...

So... the movers came and picked up pretty much everything i own... i'm now living amongst empty crates that used to house my records, a desk that i'm leaving behind, and an inflatable mattress... and...
Posted by Kyrstle on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:28:00 PST

Im ready...

I move back to CA in five weeks... and surprisingly, I'm ready... and I'm looking forward to it... i usually write long drawn out blogs about how i feel... and i'm not going to do that this time, most...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:37:00 PST

One Step Forward...

So on Friday I got an email from Loma Linda inviting me for an interview... :) i was so stressed out last week, i was literally on the verge of tears... "Its been a week since they got my application ...
Posted by Kyrstle on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:37:00 PST

opportunity knocks...

and hopefully it continues knocking!i heard back from another school on Monday. I got an interview at Pepperdine's PsyD program. I told them I was waiting to hear back from one more school in Californ...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:49:00 PST

things are looking up...

so... i heard back from the PhD program here in NY and i got an interview!! :) a good way to start the process! 1 response down, 3 more responses to go!I interview here on Feb 21st and i'm actually a ...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:34:00 PST

Reflection

Two years ago around this time, I was a mess... I had applied to a bunch of PhD programs, and I got an interview at one program that I had been dreaming about for 4 years... I had my heart set on goin...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:34:00 PST

Reprint

I've posted this before, but i'm gonna post it again because its a good one...FINDING AND KEEPING A LIFE PARTNER Golden rules for finding your life partner by Dov Heller, M.A. When it comes to making ...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:13:00 PST

Blueprint.

So... if you've talked to me at all within the past few months, you'd know that my life has been on this crazy teeter-totter... do i move back? do i stay? pros? cons? There are a number of issues that...
Posted by Kyrstle on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:09:00 PST