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R h o n d a

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me

i'm random, and i like it. i'm complicated, and i like it. drama is good too, but as with everything else, only in healthy doses. i have a firm belief in the power of cuddling. it makes everyone happy. give me a beat and i'll dance my lil ♥ out. give me a drink and i'll turn red . give me and inch and i'll take a mile .

sweet as sugar. strong as steel. smooth as butter.

a picture's worth a thousand words:
[2004 pictures]
[europe pictures] [more europe pictures]
[2005 pictures] [more 2005 pictures]
[2006 pictures]
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self descriptors: perpetual student ¦ future educator ¦ sister ¦ activist ¦ fashionista ¦ caffeine junkie ¦ leader ¦ pack rat ¦ shoe addict ¦ weak sauce ¦ agitator ¦ tv enthusiast ¦ feminist ¦ lover ¦ political liberal ¦ shop - a - holic ¦ that girl ¦ spicy ¦ asian American ¦ mod – pop – rock – hip – hop - head ¦ procrastinator ¦ ate! ¦ shoulder to cry on ¦ stubborn ¦ foodie ¦ tita ¦ girlfriend ¦ history buff ¦ sweet tooth ¦ the one that gets away ¦

My Interests


music, dancing
watching tv & movies
chilling with friends
FOOD of all kinds
boys that play guitar
[weakness for musicians]
reading historical fiction

long naps under warm blankets
drinking lots of coffee
the other side of the pillow
hot showers
malibu & pineapple juice
shoes
[i could be the next imelda marcos]
yes they are pointy.
dont deny your lo♥e of pointy shoes

I'd like to meet:



someone fun. someone interesting.
someone who reminds me that i still have a lot to learn.

i got dibs on this one.
Resolution #1: uggg - will obviously lose 20 lbs. #2: always put last night's panties in the laundry basket. Equally important: will find nice sensible boyfriend and stop forming romantic attachments to any of the following: alcoholics, workoholics, sexaholics, commitment-phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuckwits, or perverts. Will especially stop fantasizing about a particular person who embodies all these things. - Bridget Jones' Diary

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i have friends.

see?

Music:

all types:
rock, punk,hip-hop, r & b,
it's all good to me...
a perfect circle
abandoned pools
acceptance
afi
alicia keys
alkaline trio
the ataris
ben folds
bloc party
boys II men
brand new
coheed & cambria
common
the cure
damien rice
de la soul
deftones
depeche mode
dredg
elbow
evanescence
finch
fiona appple
frank sinatra
frente!
gavin degraw
gratitude
the get up kids
hot hot heat
incubus
jason mraz
jay- z
jeff buckley
john legend
john mayer
jonny lang
kanye west
kill hannah
the killers
kut u up
letter kills
mae
maroon five
micheal jackson (old school)
missy elliot
motion city soundtrack
murder by death
muse
my chemical romance
n.e.r.d
name taken
norah jones
postal service
r.kelly
rasputina
recover
silver chair
smashing pumpkins
the starting line
story of the year
straylight run
sufjan stevens
taking back sunday
thrice
the yeah yeah yeahs
usher
weezer...

i am a mix taper!

How indie are you? test by ridethefader
You're really enthusiastic about the music that you like.
You attempt to discover your new favourite band every week.
You continually try to get your friends into the music you like,
which annoys the fuck out of them, but you don't know it.
At least you're not arrogant about it.

Movies:

a clock work orange
the adventures of
milo and otis
amelie
anti-social
better luck tomorrow
the big lebowski
boondock saints
bring it on
catch me if you can
closer
crash
doctor zhivago
donnie darko
drumline
el mariachi
everything kevin smith
the evil dead(s)
eyes wide shut
finding nemo
gone with the wind
good will hunting
the goonies
the great bradini
hamlet, kenneth branagh's
invasion of the body snatchers
the jacket
jo-un
[i lo♥e scary movies]
joy luck club
kill bill
the last samuri
life as a house
the life of david gale
the lord of the rings
losers, party of four
lost in translation
the maltese falcon
memento
moulin rouge
mulan
nightmare before christmas
the ninth gate
nosfreatu
O
old boy
once upon a time in mexico
the pianist
psycho
rebel without a cause
requiem for a dream
the ring
the royal tenenbaums
shaun of the dead
the shining
singing in the rain
slc punk
some like it hot
super troopers
trainspotting
true romance
the virgin suicides
wallace and grommit
west side story...
You Are New York
Cosmopolitan and sophisticated, you enjoy the newest in food, art, and culture. You also appreciate a good amount of grit - and very little shocks you. You're competitive, driven, and very likely to succeed.
Famous people from New York: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tupac Shakur, Woody Allen
What American City Are You?

Television:

adult swim
alias
america's next top model
aqua teen hunger force
family guy
the history channel
king of the hill
law n order
project runway
shark week on discovery
the simpsons
that 70's show
the west wing
what not to wear
[disturbing, isnt it?]

Books:

my daily reading:
my never ending homework
racialicious
facebook newsfeed
feministing
angry asian man
red eye chicago - mostly for the crosswork and sudoku
MyGen Profile Generator

Heroes:


Teachers for Social Justice

Gabriela & Gabriela Network

[check out more Secret Asian Man]
*kyuri suk*

My Blog

Active Participation - Making a Difference

I’ve prided myself on learning, speaking, and educating others about social justice, but I haven’t actively participated in a lot of protests or community organizing. Even though I suppor...
Posted by R h o n d a on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:35:00 PST

Women are Never Front-Runners

New York Times / January 8, 2008 / Op-Ed Contributor Women Are Never Front-Runners By Gloria SteinemCorrection Appended THE woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a communit...
Posted by R h o n d a on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:40:00 PST

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

...And maybe these too... Peep Toe Patents: To show off a LONG overdue pedicure. Subscription to BUST Magazine: What all good feminists want. Miss Wax Earrings: Because sometimes I DO ge...
Posted by R h o n d a on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:47:00 PST

All Night Long

YAWN... its exactly 6:27am and I just finished writing a GWS paper.  I should at least try to get some sleep, but I have to get up to get ready for work in two hours, so I see no point in sleepin...
Posted by R h o n d a on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:58:00 PST

Almost Famous.

I'm really flattered that of all the amazing faculty, staff, students, and alumni of UIC, I was asked to be profiled in the UIC News, There are only 16 editions per semester compared to the thousands ...
Posted by R h o n d a on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:33:00 PST

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free;

Illegal immigrants not U.S. health care burden: study - Yahoo! NewsMon Nov 26, 4:14 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illegal Latino immigrants do not ca...
Posted by R h o n d a on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:19:00 PST

Study: Feminists are better mates

Chicago Tribune / 11.17.2007 / Saturday Supporters of equality for women also have stronger relationships, new research says ...
Posted by R h o n d a on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:02:00 PST

A Tryptophan Induced Nap.

A tryptophan induced nap has messed up my sleeping pattern.  So here I am at 3:30AM filling out a silly survey and catching up on the Law & Order marathon. 1. Do you wear a name tag at work?T...
Posted by R h o n d a on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:53:00 PST

Not Nobel Winners

Wall Street Journal // October 13, 2007 // Page A10In Olso yesterday, the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to the Burmese monks whose defiance against, and brutalization at the hands of, the c...
Posted by R h o n d a on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:45:00 PST

District 122 - Halloween, Christmas, AND RAMADAN

 I cannot believe what I've read.  Ridgeland School District 122, the school district I attended when I was in elementary school has been a hot seat of tension more recently over an issue of...
Posted by R h o n d a on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:50:00 PST