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The Bonz

Marriage: It's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage.

About Me


I grew up in a small town outside of Modesto, Cali., called Hughson (which is more like Texas than California). But I've lived the last six years of my life in Modesto where I attended Modesto Junior College and worked at First United Methodist Church (though I am not religious). I now attend Cal State University, Monterey Bay where I'm majoring in Human Communications to work in Public Relations for non-profit organizations with a humanitarian/civil rights/social justice focus.
I'm neurotic about poor spelling, grammar and punctuation. I don't simply see mistakes, they jump off the page/screen at me. If you catch me making a mistake, I'll own it, but it likely was due to fatigue or too much multi-tasking. I'm also highly critical of font usage, having designed and produced a semi-monthly publication for five years -- if I see Comic Sans used for ANYTHING, be assured I'll make fun of it.
Your Birthdate: February 23
You're not good at any one thing, and that's the problem.
You're good at so much - you never know what to do.
Change is in your blood, and you don't stick to much for long.
You are destined for a life of travel and fun.
Your strength: Your likeability
Your weakness: You never feel satisfied
Your power color: Bright yellow
Your power symbol: Asterisk
Your power month: May What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
You Are a Normal Girl
You are 50% Good and 50% Bad
Sure you've pulled some bad girl stunts in your past.
But these days, you're (mostly) a good girl. Are You a Good Girl or a Bad Girl?
What you think of me is none of my business.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Bonnie
Birthday: February 23
Birthplace: Modesto, CA
Current Location: Fort Ord, CA
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Red (yes, it's natural)
Height: 5'3"
Right Handed or Left Handed: LEFT -- So I'm in my right mind ;-)
Your Heritage: Anglo-Saxon
The Shoes You Wore Today: knee-high, high-heeled boots
Your Weakness: nap time
Your Fears: Living with chronic pain for the rest of my life
Your Perfect Pizza: pineapple and canadian bacon -- it's a good blend of sweet and salty
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: to get my pain under control -- next year, eliminate it
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Don't IM much anymore
Thoughts First Waking Up: How much longer can I stay in bed?
Your Best Physical Feature: High waist-to-hip ratio.
Your Bedtime: sometime around midnight
Your Most Missed Memory: whatever it is, I probably miss it
Pepsi or Coke: Squirt
MacDonalds or Burger King: No thank you!
Single or Group Dates: Depends on the person, occasion and activity
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: BLECH! Decaf herbal tea or chai
Chocolate or Vanilla: eh -- either really. put em together in cookies 'n cream
Cappuccino or Coffee: I can't stand the taste of anything with coffee in it. Chai tea latte, please!
Do you Smoke: never have, never will
Do you Swear: yes
Do you Sing: not very well
Do you Shower Daily: yep
Have you Been in Love: Not IN love, no
Do you want to go to College: i am
Do you want to get Married: maybe
Do you belive in yourself: If I don't believe in myself, then how can I believe in anything else?
Do you get Motion Sickness: on winding roads, when I'm not driving
Do you think you are Attractive: I'm burlesque material, baby!
Are you a Health Freak: I am being forced to be more health conscious.
Do you get along with your Parents: sometimes.
Do you like Thunderstorms: oh yeah -- rattle my windows!
Do you play an Instrument: I can remember a little piano
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yeah
In the past month have you Smoked: didn't i already answer this question, in a fashion?
In the past month have you been on Drugs: isn't caffeine a drug?
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes, sometimes it's unavoidable
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: nope
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: yep
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I borrowed my baby brother's truck without asking him, but he didn't care 'cause he knows I'd do almost anything for him.
Ever been Drunk: of course
Ever been called a Tease: back in junior high school perhaps
Ever been Beaten up: do siblings count? i have two brothers who were both linebackers
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: painlessly
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: someone who helps people
What country would you most like to Visit: all of 'em, beginning with Ireland
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: no preference
Favourite Hair Color: i dunno
Short or Long Hair: short
Height: at least 4 or 5 inches taller than me
Weight: at least somewhat heavier than me!
Best Clothing Style: clean!
Number of Drugs I have taken: nunya bizness
Number of CDs I own: i really haven't counted... i keep realizing tho that they're disappearing...hmmmm
Number of Piercings: 5
Number of Tattoos: 0
Number of things in my Past I Regret: nothing that was within my ability to control
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In a Past Life...
You Were: A Leader of Sacrificial Rites.
Where You Lived: Australia.
How You Died: In Childbirth. Who Were You In a Past Life?
That totally explains why I don't want to have children! Haha! retro layout @ HOT FreeLayouts.com

My Interests



I've finally started taking Salsa dancing lessons and that has segued into other forms of dance. I love it all!!! I'm usually out dancing two or three nights a week. I also love history (every time period, not just American history or European), politics, literature and learning -- I got that from my Irish grandmother. I try to remain involved in activism and political activities. I go to Renaissance Faires when I have time -- but in college there is so little time and they require sooo much energy.
I also like tinkering with computers and electronics -- learning what they do and how they do it. NAPPING is my favorite hobby!

Your Hidden Talent
You are both very knowledgeable and creative.
You tend to be full of new ideas and potential - big potential.
Ideas like yours could change the world, if you build them.
As long as you don't stop working on your dreams, you'll get there. What's Your Hidden Talent?

I'd like to meet:

Cheaters will be shot on sight.

Music:

Love Zeppelin MOST OF ALL! Suffice it to say I like classic rock, American Pop Standards (the originals are so much better than today's crop of crooners), Motown and classic R&B, blues, some jazz (not that muzak crap that puts you to sleep), classical, reggae, some pop and rap, but most music on popular radio now is just unimaginative drivel.

Movies:

Almost anything deemed "period" such as "Dangerous Beauty", "Anne of a Thousand Days" (classic Richard Burton), "Dangerous Liaisons", and anything based on novels by Jane Austen or the Bronte sisters.
Also "High Fidelity" and just about anything with John Cusack in it, "The Princess Bride", "Practical Magic", "Young Frankenstein" and "History of the World Part I", all of "The Godfather" movies, "The King and I".

Television:


Your Inner Retro Girl Is
1950s Pinup What Retro Girl Are You?

Books:

All-time favorite book: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
I also love all of Jane Austen's books.I'm currently reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintainence by Robert Pirsig, Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, and I just added Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe to the mix. I read whichever fits my mood on any given night.

Your wise quote is: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising everytime we fall" by Confucius.
Yes indeed, you see true strength can only be seen when a person has "fallen". Only then one can tell how they will handle it. Just don't make others fall so you can know who they really are. You, on the other hand, may be a very quick recoverer and don't let people bring you down. You are your own, and you're fine with that. You handle emotional issues rather nicely.

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Heroes:

The woman who is 75% responsible for the person I am today and the most important woman in my life -- my grandma. She died two and a half years ago and I still can't believe she's gone.

I hold Debra Brady as a role model for my life. She survived terrible things in childhood and still grew to be an incredibly accomplished, intelligent, compassionate, powerful woman with a wonderful marriage as well!

My family's totally crazy, but what can ya do?

My Blog

Testing the accuracy of web "Personality Tests"

..> You are 47% Pisces ..> How Pisces Are You?This is pretty funny, given that I AM a Pisces. I just think I've become a stronger Pisces and learned to say "no" when I think someone is taking adv...
Posted by The Bonz on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:35:00 PST

Know your rights

Fortunately, I've never had any brushes with the law. However, I do believe that knowledge is power and we should all be aware of our rights as American citizens. So here is some information I thought...
Posted by The Bonz on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:12:00 PST

Careful. We don't want to learn from this.

I found this on someone else's blog and I thank them for compiling all these great C&H quotes! I miss Calvin... I'll have to brush up when I go home for Christmas. ...
Posted by The Bonz on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:43:00 PST

MySpace rant

I'm not the original author of this, however I do agree with about 98% of it. Furthermore, it's one of the most well-written bulletins I've ever received. That alone garners my attention."This applies...
Posted by The Bonz on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:40:00 PST

Musings on Motherhood

Here's something else I wrote earlier this year and then proceeded to forget.Back in March, New York's Capla Kesting Art gallery announced that they would be displaying a sculpture called "Monument To...
Posted by The Bonz on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 02:53:00 PST

Mid-Night at the Ranch

I wrote this during the summer while at my parents' and just haven't gotten around to posting it. It's been a long time since I've written anything like this, but a contemplative mood struck me.Mid-N...
Posted by The Bonz on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:27:00 PST

Things you have to believe today to be a Republican

  Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of...
Posted by The Bonz on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:34:00 PST

Eddie Izzard -- Entire show

I am loving this comedian!! He is an executive transvestite -- which is a male tomboy or male lesbian, he says. Here is his entire  2003 show, "Sexie", in ten parts. I did find the first part wit...
Posted by The Bonz on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:08:00 PST

Masculine Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard on the Daily Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOmi3SKtXDIEddie Izzard and Alan Rickmanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZNoHdQjyHIStand-up in butch modehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYOx...
Posted by The Bonz on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:08:00 PST

More useless info you wanted to know

1. How tall are you barefoot? 5'3" 2. Have you ever been unfaithful in a relationship? HELL No. 3. Do you own a gun? No, but my male family members own more-than-enough to compensate for my lack. ...
Posted by The Bonz on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:47:00 PST