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About Me

I am an energetic and free person. I have many goals. I want to get arrested while protesting something that is important to me. I don’t support war. I’m a hippy, a gypsy, a fun loving wild animal. I yearn to be free, from restrictions, from boundaries, from people. And yet, I don’t. I want to be everybody’s friend and I want everybody to want to be my friend. But that's hard because I can't seem to find a strong connection with most people. I’m crazy, but not really. I dance when I want to dance, sing when I want to sing, and scream when I want to scream. Seriously. I appreciate the life that I have, my parents, my family, my friends. I've gotten better about considering other people and their situations. I have learned to put myself into other's shoes. I become attached to people quickly and I get my heart broken when they don’t return the sentiment. I'm going to college for creative writing. I want to be a star. I am a star. I don’t doubt myself. Or at least I try not to. I want to lose weight but I like food too much. I’m not worried about dying. But I’m scared of getting old. I can’t do anything in the car but sleep or drive because it all makes me carsick. I love to travel. I want to visit Spain, Alaska, India, New York, Oregon, Colorado, Vermont, Virgina and Ashville, North Carolina and everywhere else. I want to have a younger sister. My role model is my older sister. She’s the most amazing person I’ve ever met. Her spirit and her ability to embrace life and squeeze out every last bit is so incredible. If I could meet anyone I have no idea who I would meet. I am strong. I am legally allowed to qualify for African American scholarships. I love clothes shopping but I wish I didn't have to try them on. I love the “flavor” raspberry. I love fruit. All of them. Sometimes I think I can fly. Like, I really think that I can. If I don’t eat I faint. I love to read. Sometimes I will buy books just because I think they make me look smart. I love movies. I’m a sucker for romantic comedies, or just plain tear jerking romances. I'll watch almost anything but I do know how to appreciate the truly good movies. Often times I get air pockets in my system that hurt really bad, especially in my shoulders. I love plays. I love museums. I love music. I love life. I love the sky and all of its many secrets. I love stars. I love most things. I love you. I love animals. Giraffes are my favorite animals followed closely by zebras, elephants, monkies and penguins. I'm a pretzel but I won't eat them. I like to eat with my whole face and my fingers. But I also like being clean so I wash really quickly afterwards. When I'm alone I can still function. I can relate almost every life experience to an episode of Gilmore Girls. One may think that's pathetic while I consider it quite impressive. I used to teach a ballroom dance class the first Saturday of every month. School used to be one of my most favorite places in the world. Now I can't wait to get out. I love learning mostly anything. I love cat naps. I like coffee. I love tea. I extra love chai. I'm the best Starbucks barista you ever did meet! I love to clean. I'm very clean and organized. I have a comma phobia. I love periods. Not the ones between my legs. But those are better than the alternative. I have a knuckle popping problem. I like watching people. I like watching them in their cars because they think they can't be watched. I don't like it when people don't use their blinkers or drive very slowly. I love the rain. I'm still trying to become comfortable driving in it. I love kissing in it. I love kissing anywhere and everywhere. I love Whole Foods. I like to stick my hands in the dry rice. I have monkey feet. My monkey feet are usually dirty from not wearing monkey shoes on them. Really I can do most things that I do with my hands with my feet. I like to wear flowers in my hair. After I finish college (in 2 years-ish), I want to teach, probably kindergarten. I also want to publish many many books. And then I'm going to buy a big cabin in some relatively rural town and be a crazy teacher/writer. I want to have a few kids with my future husband. Hopefully I know who he is. ;) I am incredible. I am me ..............................Peace & love...the primary desire and emotion of the hippie era. Peace & love are altruistic desires, meaning that they are not selfish wishes. These emotions are often ridiculed by those who are not altruistic themselves. Members of the human race who are motivated by selfishness are suspicious of anyone who is idealistic beacuse they cannot imagine someone without ulterior motives. Those of us who truly believe in peace and love will eventually prevail in this life or beyond because we are right and because we are unselfishly right, and we wish you all peace and love, even those of you who don't believe in it.-Your friends at the Peace Store

My Interests

reading, writing, dancing, laughing, playing, giggling, talking, taking pictures, cuddling, kissing, tv, being loud, traveling, watching movies all day every day, playing with my turtles, making jewlery cards and crafts in general. breathing, cooking, eating, touching

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with and open mind, a free spirit and an unfettered love of life. Preferably people with books in their back pocket and play tickets in their hands. Or people who are barefoot. Or people who love to laugh. Pretty much anyone as long as they are happy.

Music:

queen, the beatles, cat power, chelsea williams, glen phillips, the shins, soundgarden, enigma, switchfoot, nirvana, sonic youth, jewel, styx, talking heads, alanis morisette, joss stone, anna nalick, eurythmics, billie holiday, bob dylan, bob marley and the wailers, damien rice, the cranberries, david gray, aqualung, train, ladysmith black mambazo, led zeppelin, tenacious d, mandalay, massive attack, peter gabriel, phil collins, nancy sinatra, r.e.m, pink floyd, prince, poison, rockapella, rufus wainwright, vanessa carlton, sting, staind, the velvet underground, the who, ani difranco, donovan frankenreiter, chantal kreviazuk, vetiver, kings of leon

Movies:

Empire Records Fight Club Harry Potters American Beauty True Romance Butterfly Effect Bend it Like Becham b. monkey Mean Girls Saved! Mallrats Pulp Fiction Lords of Dogtown Walk to Remember Dirty Dancing Big Fish Crash Rent Almost Famous Vanilla Sky 40 Days and 40 Nights Save the Last Dance Knight's Tale 10 Things I hate about you About a boy The Breakfast Club Chasing Amy Chicago Dead Poets Society Crazy/Beautiful Donnie Darko Ever After Spiderman Xmen Ferris Bueller's Day Off For Keeps? Full Metal Jacket Girlfight In America Hackers Love and Sex Mad Love Kill Bill Never Been Kissed Moulin Rouge Romeo + Juliet Dogma Jay and Silent bob Pirates of the Carribean Planes Trains and Automobiles Braveheart Babysongs Pieces of April Rushmore Royal Tenenbaums Say Anything... When Harry Met Sally Sixteen Candles White Oleander The Red Violin The Abyss The Rules of Attraction Mystic Pizza Can't Hardly Wait Cinderella Story Dead Again You, Me And Everyone We Know Amelie V for Vendetta Pan's Labryinth Pretty in Pink Happy Feet The Jerk

Television:

Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Scrubs, Sarah Silverman

Books:

I love to read, it's a large part of writing. The Bell Jar. Brave New World. A Clockwork Orange. Drop City. Memoirs of a Geisha. Paint it Black. Utopia.

Heroes:

My Dad, my mom, my brother, my sister Vivian. My aunt Anna, she held off death for two and a half years. She refused to go, just so she could stay on the earth for her family. She is the strongest, kindest, most gracious and most beautiful person I have ever known. Her death is a great loss and I think about her every day.

My Blog

Yosemite!!!!!!!!

I am so freakin' excited to be leaving for Yosemite today. I wait on pins and needles every year for this trip and it never lets me down. It is also very exciting that I get to bring Ted along to take...
Posted by tai on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:04:00 PST

the best nothing day ever

Today has been so great and what I mean by nothing day is that nothing exceptional really happened and still I feel so good. Here's where it all began...I was supposed to work at 5 am but set my alarm...
Posted by tai on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:35:00 PST

Starbucks anyone?

Brandon and I are talking about Pan's Labyrinth at work when a customer pulls up to the window.Tai: Hey have you seen the movie Pan's Labyrinth?Customer: Yeah, I took my eleven year old daughter to se...
Posted by tai on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:52:00 PST

Music!!!!!!!!!!

I know i just posted but I forgot to mention how much I love music. something has come over me lately and i just can't get enough of it. So...curious for another song recommendation. oh you can bet yo...
Posted by tai on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:02:00 PST

being sick

I've been sick for the past few days which means I have been laying in my bed doing absolutely nothing. I literally haven't showered since Tuesday. It's kind of gross. Please don't tell anybody that. ...
Posted by tai on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:34:00 PST

Convo blurb

I was talking with some of my coworkers and here is a short blurb in code form to protect the guilty.Tai: Mike is in my phone as Massive MikeWill Smith: He's in my phone as Big MikeHollister: He's in...
Posted by tai on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:50:00 PST

Hey You Guuuuuuys! (get it?...like sloth from the Goonies) ok nvm

What with all the wonderful things going on my life right now I have afforded myself little time to blog. Which I am sorry about. I'm also pretty sure that I promised this bitchin' chick at work that ...
Posted by tai on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:22:00 PST

anger

I don't understand why when things are going perfectly they have to fall apart. Everything was just the way I wanted it to be and now the rents are trying to take that away. I'm happy! Why isn't that ...
Posted by tai on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:21:00 PST

Family Dinner Conversation Tres

A tidbit of convo for you guys.*Return to Innocence by Enigma* plays in the backgroundTai: I love this song. (jumps up and dances)    That’s my indian dnace. Here’s my favor...
Posted by tai on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:28:00 PST

Not Pretty Enough?

I heard this song while I was in Brookstone and was totally wooed. I adore it. It’s by Kasey Chambers,Am I not pretty enoughIs my heart to brokenDo I cry too muchAm I too outspokenDon’t I ...
Posted by tai on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:08:00 PST