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mariana

stability is nothing but an illusion.

About Me

i'm a 28 year old argentinian/american with a reputation for being a bit nerdy. putting myself into this little box proves to be difficult every time i attempt to do so. but here goes- i enjoy hanging out with my friends as much as i can, doing whatever, whenever. some of my life's most wonderful moments were spent just laughing and acting a fool with those close to me. i'm normally a calm person, it takes a lot to make me angry. rude, unkind people, and unfairness are things that are not at the top of my favorites list. once i climb the genetic counseling ladder and have enough $ to afford it, my goal is to travel and hopefully one day visit the places where my grandparents were from..italy and spain.

My Interests

cooking, reading, pottery, crocheting, dancing (flamenco, salsa, mambo, swing), people watching, thunder storms, running, yoga, kickboxing hiking, skiing, kyaking

I'd like to meet:

people who don't suck, are smart, interesting, and driven. people who are down for just hanging out, nothing fancy. just some beer, food and good times. please don't ask me to be your friend on this thing without first writng me a note.

Music:

you name it, i like it. except country. although, that leeann womack (sp?) song makes me cry sometimes, the "i hope you dance" one. and now that i live in western mass, country is growing on me. what?! i didn't just write that! things in my cd case: jazz, jazz, and more jazz, classical, chili peppers, sublime, norah jones, madonna, gotan project, tango, rage, nirvana, pearl jam, old m.j., outkast, eminem, de la soul, black eyed peas, simon and garfunkel, santana, pink floyd, metallica, guns n roses, biggie, counting crows (old stuff), phish, jet, black crows, aerosmith, bruce springstein, ketchup, stone temple pilots, digable planets, beasties, stones, janice joplin, alicia keys, sarah mclaughlin, cold play, arrested development, elvis crespo, etc, etc....

Movies:

i'm not a big movie person. but i loved a beatiful mind, office space, dumb and dumber, dirty dancing, eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, 911, spaceballs, oceans 11, psycho, usual suspects, seven, garden state, spanglish, T2, fried green tomatoes, little miss sunshine, transamerica. i know there's more, i'll add them when i remember them.

Television:

almost every show on TLC, most on comedy central, king of the hill, family guy, simpsons, xfiles, ER, three's company, scrubs. i really don't like any of the reality shows, well, maybe america's next top model....can that realy be classified as "reality?"

Books:

davinci code, good in bed, song of solomon, me talk pretty one day, the secret life of bees, brave new world, a walk in the woods, lord of the flies, alice and wonderland, running with scissors and countless others.

Heroes:

my mom and dad, for being as strong as they are. having lived a life with many ups and downs always with the motivation to move forward. my grandmother for making it this far through an incredibly difficult life.

My Blog

landshark

oh the joys of gradschool... a few weeks back, in my health policy class there was an unexpected vision of...genitalia. of course, that was the ONLY day out of the whole semester i decided not to ...
Posted by mariana on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 07:52:00 PST

lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

as i was driving up to my home for the summer in otis, ma, a few of the locals stopped me and shared some interesting info with me.  it appears as though i will be entertaining some big, bro...
Posted by mariana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

not in my right mind

to give you a taste of what i've been like for a few weeks now: i wore two different flip flops to school on the last day! not just a little different, like different colors or something. no, i wore t...
Posted by mariana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

first week of school

it's the middle of the first week of my graduate career. i'm finding the whole deal a little overwhelming, in a good way. my classmates (all 8 of them) and i are treated with a high degree of respec...
Posted by mariana on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST