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Ellen

Solamente aquel que construye el futuro tiene derecho a juzgar el pasado.

About Me

I graduated!! Ellen Victoria Choy...UC Berkeley graduate. Born and raised in LA, but the Bay has my heart hooked! As does Latin America. I'm a recent Cal grad (can I say that one more time?) in Conservation & Resource Studies. Done with academia, for now. I'm in a constantly dynamic phase in life, but right now am interning for International Rivers Network (irn.org) and I LOVE my work. I'm a hiphop/soul/funk DJ in training (big ups to DJ ALEX, the best mentor a DJ could have)...I would probably sleep with turntables if I could... I also plan to live to see serious change in this world. The next chapter is blank, and it's time to start writing! And, of course, I have an unquestionable ability to waste excessive amounts of time on myspace. Peace and love.

My Interests

my friends and family; school; my work in environmental nonprofit; the city; the beach; the world; live music; hip hop; spoken word; DJing; food-everything from taco stands to korean bbq; lemons, pickles & ice cream; films; learning spanish; activism; salsa and merengue dancing; and meeting new people!..[if !IE] ..[endif]

I'd like to meet:

Mother Nature :) to give her a big fat hug.

Music:

soul, r&b, hiphop, reggae roots, dancehall, electronica, funk, latin, jazz

Movies:

Almost Famous, Amelie, Amores Perros, Baraka, A Beautiful Mind, The Big Lebowski, The Boondock Saints, The Breakfast Club, Cinema Paradiso, City of God, The Color of Paradise, Crash, Disney, Donnie Darko, Driving Miss Daisy, Elf, E.T., Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, FernGully, Fight Club, The Godfather, Good Will Hunting, Grease, The Green Mile, The Incredibles, Kill Bills, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (BBC, 1988), Lost in Translation, Mar Adentro, Memento, The Motorcycle Diaries, My Fair Lady, Office Space, Old School, Rainman, Requiem for a Dream, The Shawshank Redemption, Sliding Doors, Snatch, The Sound of Music, Super Troopers, There's Something About Mary, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Woody Allen, Y Tu Mama Tambien

Television:

whatever is on on the 7 channels that i get, during the times i actually sit down to watch tv...which is usually at like 1 o clock in the pm when all that's on is barney on pbs. heroes is an awesome show too. and i wanna check that show out about that guy they drop in the middle of crazy places with just a knife and a canteen...what the deuce?! anybody seen it?

My Blog

going home for a while

for a LONG-needed break.  I'll be in Torrance for July, maybe into August.  Then I'm hopefully back up in the bay working full time.  (That's contingent on me actually getting a job. ha...
Posted by Ellen on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:24:00 PST

Coachella 2007

Saturday, April 28, 20075 stages, 42 shows, 100+ degree weather, 60,000+ peopleShows I caught (all incredible):TiestoRed Hot Chili Peppers (Headliner)OzomatliGhostface KillahHot ChipRegina SpektorDJ H...
Posted by Ellen on Sat, 05 May 2007 06:02:00 PST

Bob Marley Festival 07

...was sick!  Steel Pulse was incredible.If you're in Santa Cruz or the Bay Area, get your ass to the festival!Happy birthday sistah, I hope you had a great time....
Posted by Ellen on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:43:00 PST