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About Me

let's just get this out of the way first: I'M NOT REALLY A DJ. i'm not going to spin at your parties, and i don't do any kind of mixing...except for in a bowl when i'm making pancakes for my friends! it's just a name my friend and i came up with. although, if i were a DJ, that would be my name!
i'm an interior designer/therapist/"Jill" of all trades. i spend time with family, go to concerts as much as i possibly can, karaoke, road trip, cook, purchase unnecessary goods, dance, make art, use power tools, watch and play sports (mainly golf. if i really like i might even bust out my old cheer moves...). God has made me a very joyful person; so if know me, you know that i'm usually smiling. i like to see the bigger picture and i definitely believe in fate. God has a plan for everything...whether you like it or not sometimes ;)... i love to be wild, thoughtless and spontaneious, but i also like to be serious, grounded and sincere...balance to key to me. it's nice to feel like i'm out of my "safe" environment, growing up, & trying to follow God's plan for me. i love taking risks and going for something that you normally wouldn't. so far, it's been a very great faith builder. i also love dressing in costumes...if you see my photos, you'll see what i mean. God is what is good and amazing in my life. I want people to see that the joy that they see in me is really Him. I'm just fortunate enough to be the vehicle...He has been working in me and through me in so many ways, and that is what makes my life worth living!

My Interests

church, art, QT w/ family and friends, karaoke, road trips, traveling in general, anything euro, especially when it comes to design, sports with balls, making things. i'm pretty crafty--if martha stewart and mcgyver hooked up, and had an asian kid who looked nothing like them, that would be me...think about it...

I'd like to meet:

I'll meet anyone, anywhere, anytime. If you don't put yourself out there, how do you expect to meet the amazing people that you wouldn't ordinarily meet from day to day?! There is one exception...if you have pictures of half-naked girls, boys, or both in your Top 8, or you are half-naked yourself, I will probably avoid befriending you. As the sign says, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service."

Eventually I'd like to meet the man that God wants me to be with and marry, but for now I'm content with being single. Don't think I'm not keeping my eyes peeled, though.

Music:

whatever gets my foot tapping and my body swaying. tango alpha tango, derby, and u.s.e.-all nw bands. new school: gwen stefani, rilo kiley, phoenix, keane, regina spektor, fountains of wayne, harry connick jr., lauryn hill, dmb, john mayer, jonny lang, erykah badu, lifehouse, alicia keyes, rooney, lucy pearl, justin timberlake (post n'sync), black eyed peas, dixie chicks, sheryl crow (older stuff is better) and of course old school stuff-zap and roger, prince (old and new school), santana, james taylor, sergio mendes (old and new), bob marley, tom petty, carole king, stevie wonder, frank sinatra, earth, wind, and fire, the beatles, al green(al green=love!)...basically everything

Movies:

anything with edward norton and anything directed by pedro almodovar, any foreign film or documentary, an inconvenient truth, volver, the sweetest thing, the departed, old school, road trip, school of rock, recess: school's out, walk the line, godfather II, y tu mama tambien, motorcycle diaries, fight club, wedding crashers, truth about cats & dogs, princess bride, beetlejuice, the last emperor, lords of dogtown, almost famous, high fidelity, frida, talk to her, magdalene sisters, best in show...i could go on...but no.

Television:

sex and the city, discovery channel in general, 24, Grey's Anatomy, project runway, ANTM. p.s. I HATE HGTV!!! people have this misconception that because i'm a designer i would love HGTV, but they're wrong.

Books:

God's Word, the news, art, history, and art history, the encyclopedia (i'll admit it, i'm kind of a nerd), anything by marian keyes and candace bushnell, architecture and design books. i'm really more of a magazine reader...Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Dwell, Elle, Architectural Record...

Heroes:

you down with G-O-D? yeah you know me!, the parentals, my sister. gwen stefani is my style icon. i want to be her filipino harujuku girl.

My Blog

I made it to Seattle...eventually...

So, I missed my flight coming out of Long Beach...the easiest airport to fly out of on the planet... That was not fun. I had to wait 5 hours to catch the next flight out to Seattle. The...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:23:00 PST

So last Saturday...I went to Wal-Mart to get an oil change.

Now you need to know that I don't frequent Wal-Mart--it's not a place that I go to often. I DO however, go there to get my oil change every 3-4 months. In a way, I look forward to my visits to Wal-Mar...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:04:00 PST

WORDS THAT SHOULD NEVER BE SHORTENED:

So my I play this game whenever I'm feeling random, that I like to call "WORDS THAT SHOULD NOT BE SHORTENED!" I play other weird games, but they are even geekier than this. So thus far ...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I have to tell you...

...there's nothing better than prayer, devotions, tea and cereal, and dancing to Al Green to get your day off to a good start. If Al Green loves God, than God MUST love Al Green. Therefore, I TOO love...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 06:14:00 PST

Maybe Britney Spears actually knows what she's talking about...or not...

here i am in the prime of my life. i've graduated from college almost a year ago now, i live in a new city, and i'm in a job that i love. now here's where it gets tricky. how do you find friends?...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

more about me

Favorite Designers/Architects: Gaudi, Koolhaas, Gio Ponti, Saarinen (both), and of course the Eames'Least Favorite Designers/Architects: Gehry, Libeskind, sometimes FLW, Graves...eww!Favorite Foods: C...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

i am so blessed

*warning: this is a bit cheesy* last night my dad and i had an amazing conversation about everything you could possibly imagine-from how cleveland made an awesome comeback in the 4th quarter and in ov...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

food for thought...

let's say you're in a public place. you want to go to the bathroom or buy a drink or look for a book or anything, but you don't want to bring your stuff with you? you don't want to leave it unattended...
Posted by dj ill na-na on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST