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~SHANNON~

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Hi Everyone. I'm Shannon. I'm 26 years old and I live in Ann Arbor, MI with my husband of almost two years (Geez, time flies!) We're pretty laid back people. We love to have fun, hang out with the few friends we have that are still in Ann Arbor, be silly, laugh loud, and enjoy ourselves. We also love to travel but due to limited funds, don't get to go often. However, we have decided to splurge and we're currently planning on spending 2-3 weeks next summer in Europe.
I work days and Tim works nights and weekends, so we try to spend as much time together as possible. We really enjoy taking ballroom dancing lessons (you should see us swing dance!) and going to happy hour with our friends. We love to hang out with other young couples and wish we knew more! I love to scrapbook, knit and read. I'm addicted to reality tv. I wish I knew how to cook. I also volunteer for the Big Brother Big Sister program. I have a great little brother who just turned 9 that I've been matched with for the last 2 years.
What else? I graduated in Dec '05 from the University of Michigan with my second master's degree. I have one in Public Health (health behavior and health education) and the second in Social Work (interpersonal therapy). Right now I work for the University of Michigan Cancer Center. I work in the Center for Health Communication Research as a Lead Content Developer/Program Planner. We develop programs that help people make lifestyle changes to improve their long term health benefits. It's kind of hard to explain, but I basically do online therapy and health education to help people change their health behaviors that may be related to getting cancer in the future (by losing weight, exercising more, quitting smoking, etc.) It's a fabulous job, I actually look forward to going to work each day, and I'm so happy to finally be employed! I'm a married woman with a career! Crazy!
I still have so much of the world to see!! Who's up for some traveling??
Random Shannon Facts:
1) I have naturally curly/blond hair. No matter what those naysayers say - It's not a perm!
2) I feel healthier after tanning even though I know it's bad for me.
3) I am super impatient with just about everything. I can't stand to wait on other people.
4) I have to drive at least 10 mph over the speed limit or I feel I'm wasting time.
5) I'm a pro at multi-tasking. I have to be doing more than one thing at a time or I get bored. It's the main reason I don't like going to the movies. There's nothing else to do while I watch!
6) I cry pretty easily. Even during cheesy tv commercials and songs on the radio. Which brings me to #7.
7) I am very sentimental. I love pictures, scrapbooks, photo albums, digging through old boxes in attacks and basement, and things that remind of certain people and times in my life.
8) I live in MI - the home of crazy hunters and venison meat, and I can't stand seeing huge dead deer attached to the top of people's cars.
9) I am VERY ticklish. Get near my feet and there's a good chance you'll get kicked in the head.
10) I collect pez dispensers and have them in a huge cabinet in our home. At last count, I had just over 600. I have one pez dispenser that I bought in Japan that's selling for almost $1,000 on ebay!
11) I like green olives in my beer. I get many odd looks when I request this combo at bars/restaurants.
12) I have the best husband in the world! He tells me everyday how much he loves and appreciates me. I get flowers, jewlery, and thoughtful gifts all of the time. He asked me to marry him while singing a song that he wrote for me. And, he tells me on a daily basis how beautiful I am and how much he loves my body. (Shannon Advice: Never settle for a man that doesn't treat you like a princess every day!)
13) I can be really bad about keeping in touch. I'm not a huge fan on talking on the phone, so if you live far away from me and get a phone call, consider yourself super lucky!
14) I worry daily about turning out like my mother.

My Interests

I love: My Husband, Summer, Flowers (especially roses and pansies), Tan Skin, Black and White Pictures, My Office At Work, Straws, Scrapbooking, Lots of Closet Space, Newly Threaded Eyebrows, Ballroom Dancing (we're actually pretty good!) The First Snow of the Year, Presents, Spinach Artichoke Dip, Sports Bars, Coach Purses, Bookstores, Listerine Breath Strips, Skittles in the Purple Bag, Irish Pubs, Philosophy, Philosophizing in Irish Pubs, Colorful Socks, Oil Blotting Sheets, Sunny Days, Reading, LOST (I'm totally addicted), Tiffanys Jewelry, Pez (I have more than 600 in my collection), Having a job where I actually make great money, Going Home to See Lucas, Chris, Mike, Mel, Shelly and Margaret, My Wedding Ring, Winning, Never Losing, Mall Madness (It's ok, you can laugh - but it is the best board game EVER), Harry Potter, Dane Cook, Deep Conversations, Good Hair Days, Indian Food, Our God-Daughter Ali (5 and so cute!), Being Alone, Being With Friends, Happy Hour and Drink Specials, Greek Salads, Storms, Making New Friends, White Wine, Oct 10-Dec 31, Hugs, BFFs, Democrats, Falafel, The Feeling of Deja Vu, Snuggling With my Husband, Drinking Coffee, Smiling, Being Independent, Long Lost Friends, Pro-Choice Activists, Taking Pictures, Feta Cheese, Watching the Leaves Change Colors, Cute Shoes, Blue and Yellow, Finding Money, Amaretto Sour (no stone), Phone Calls From Friends and Coldstone Cake Batter Ice Cream. And spewing off my interests on websites when nobody cares, because I'm incredibly self-indulgent.

I hate: Republicans, Buttered Popcorn Jelly Bellys, Coffee Ice Cream, My Fingernails, Badly Shaped Eyebrows (Especially ones that are penciled in or way too skinny), My Mother's Personality Disorder, Black Socks with Brown Shoes, Dirty Shower Curtain Liners, Sunglasses at night, Water Chestnuts (gross!), Charlie Horses, Cold Sores and Scratchy Contacts.

Your Birthdate: October 10
Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.
You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.
Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.
You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.

Your strength: Your ability to gain respect

Your weakness: Caring too much what others think

Your power color: Orange-red

Your power symbol: Letter X

Your power month: October What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

I'd like to meet:

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I would really enjoy meeting people who live in Ann Arbor, MI. Since I graduated from grad school, most of my friends have moved back to their home states or have found jobs in other areas. I would love to meet people around my age who are looking for people to hang out with in the area!
Being an avid scrapbooker, I would love to find a larger group of croppers to hang out with on the weekends! There are tons of good scrapbook stores in the area and I'm always looking for people to crop with.
Also, It's always nice to hear from old friends from Beebe elementary, Jefferson junior high, Naperville North high school and the University of Illinois!

Music:

Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, The Fray, Dido, The Murmurs, John Mayer, Meredith Brooks, Ani Difranco, Sade, 3 Doors Down, Tracy Chapman, Amel Larriuex, Dave Matthews, Barenaked Ladies, Dashboard Confessional, Enya, Evanescence, 80s Madonna, early 90s Mariah Carey, Showtunes from musicals such as Rent, West Side Story, Les Mes, etc.

Movies:

My favorite movie in he whole wide world is Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)
~*~Fav quotes from the movie~*~
-The suspense is terrible... I hope it'll last.
-Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
-You should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.
-If the good lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller skates.
-Hurry! We have so much time and so little to do! Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.
-Snozzwangers? Vermicious Knids? What kind of rubbish is that?
-Hey Daddy, I want an Oompa Loompa. I want you to get me an Oompa Loompa right away.
-If you have any problems, dial information, thank you for calling.
-The snozzberries taste like snozzberries!
-Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.
And the best of all!
-It's everybody's non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory of fun!
Other movies I love include:
Shawshank Redemption, The Sound of Music, Monsters Inc., Beaches, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead, The Goonies, Dirty Dancing, Seven, and all the Harry Potter movies.

Television:

Sex and The City, Friends, Heroes, Next Top Model, The Apprentice, Studio 60, The Today Show, American Idol, My Boys, Biggest Loser and Lost. If you don't watch Lost, you need to. It seriously rocks. I've also started watching the new Grease show. It's oddly amusing.

Books:

Feminine Mystique, Harry Potter, The Vagina Monologues, Fast Food Nation, World According to Garp, The Diary of Ann Frank, Anything by Wally Lamb, David Sedaris or Nicholas Sparks

Heroes:

All of the selfless people in my life. Thomas Paine, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Betty Friedan, Louisa May Alcott, Rosa Parks, Sarah Weddington. My husband. People who stand up for what they believe in, and anyone who has ever fought from the margins.

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My yearly indulgence

I'm one of those people that ADORES my birthday. I start a countdown ever year, about 60 days before my birthday, and remind everyone, sometimes daily, that the amazing day is quickly approaching.Unti...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:37:00 PST

Pissed Off

I'm so pissed. I've been collecting pez dispensers since I was in junior high. What started as a small collection when I was 14 has now reached over 500 dispensers (there's a pictures on my page). I h...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:16:00 PST

Postsecret

PostSecret is on online, ongoing community art project where peole mail their secrets annonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. The owner of the site, Frank, receives thousands of postcards eac...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:33:00 PST

Are you Serious??

Have you ever had one of those moments when something you swore was true, turned out to be wrong? Like the lyrics to a song? Or a fact about someone? And then when you find out the truth, you have a t...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:45:00 PST

Another Quiz

EIGHT Lasts1. Last cigarette: It's been a really long time. Probably on the porch of Erika's last apartment in Naperville.2. Last beverage: Die Pepsi3. Last phone call: Tim4. Last text message: From E...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:54:00 PST

4 Long Years!!

------------4 years ago----------May 20031.) How old were you?222.) Where did you go to school?Had recently graduated from the University of Illinois with degrees in Health Education and Women's Studi...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:34:00 PST

Stuff you Have To know!!

Quiz. Work is Boring.1. What are you doing? Sitting at my desk, drinking coffee, eating a banana, checking email and myspace, pretending to work, and doing this quiz.2. What did you do today? Got up, ...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:48:00 PST

I know, I'm so lucky!!

I love my job!!I honestly just can't say it enough. And, I'm sure most of you get sick of hearing it. But, I just can't help myself!! I'm so happy. I love the work we do, I have a fabulous office, I a...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:24:00 PST

To All My Fellow U of Illinois Alum - The Day Has Come!!

To all my fellow U of Illinois Alum - The Day Has Come!!Chief Illiniwek will make his last appearance at a Univeristy athletic event next Wednesday, February 21st. Retirement is soon to follow.For ful...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:57:00 PST

Roe v. Wade Anniversary - Let's Celebrate!!

Today, January 22, 2007 marks the 34th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the constitutional right of women to choose to have a saf...
Posted by ~SHANNON~ on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:29:00 PST