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About Me

I am an American girl errrr woman. I like cool hair and I can't deny! I like to cook and talk about food and try new foods. I like coffee and coffee shops. I love to listen to music and see live shows. I love to travel. I currently live in Asia. I really enjoy being with friends, meeting new friends and discussing life.I like to coordinate clothing and I love shoes. I think I know how to dress a guy. I believe in Jesus and new life therein and seeing lives transform not by religion or a set of rules to follow, but by the freedom of Christ.My most quotable quote: I don't mind what you are saying, I just don't like the words that are coming out of your mouth!Oh, and I've been being schooled in the mind of a man. I was recently told that unlike how with women men can become more attractive if he has attractive attributes or personality even if when you first met him you didn't think he was attractive with guys girls only get more unattractive. Either your personality (as a woman)matches your hottness or you get more unattractive. Oh Oh OH...and get this...if a guy doesn't think a girl is hot but he notices she has a cool personality...he might try to keep his distance so that he doesn't start liking her....what?!
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My Interests

Drawing nearer to Jesus, eating ethnic food, cooking, fitness and nutrition, hanging out with friends, dancing (salsa, swing, ghetto fab), speaking Zhongwen, reading, bible study, shopping, playing the yahoo word game: Literati aka Scrabble, making toasts, big aubrey earrings, Jheri curls, falcettos.

I'd like to meet:

Americans living abroad, old friends, new friends, those interested in Asian cuisine and culture, People who can break dance, salsa dancers, free stylers, surfers, guys that aren't passive!!, fellow believers, authentic people, all y'all.Huge shouts to all of you jheri curl sporters, I 3 you!

Music:

Mat Kearney, Snow Patrol(I love that in the song "Hands Open" they say "put Sufjan Stevens on"), Gavin Degraw, Switchfoot, David Crowder Band, John Legend, Shawn McDonald, Jason Mraz, Pharrell Williams, Lisa McClendon, Lauryn Hill, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, David Gray, Destiny's Child, Beck, Joss Stone, Grits, The Cross Movement, Jars of Clay, Natalie Grant, Natalie Merchant, Martin Sexton, Shane and Shane, Sarah McLachlan, Al Green, Outkast, Stacie Orrico, Out of Eden, Kanye West, Coldplay, Spiritual Pieces, Arrested Development, Five for Fighting, James Blunt, Chris Tomlin, Eryka Badu, Tracy Chapman, Otis Redding, Etta James, U2, Jonny Lang.

Movies:

Dirty Dancing, Friday (if for nothing more than the quotes "you aint got to lie Craaiiiig" and "you know you're huuungry"), Sleepless in Seattle, Meet the Parents, Narnia, A Beautiful Mind, A Walk to Remember, Fight Club, Oceans 11, Pretty Woman, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Count of Monte Cristo, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Mr. Deeds. I just watched the movie Mean Girls and LOVED the part when Cady goes to the Halloween party in the freaky bride costume and not a scandalous get-up like the rest of the girls!!!

Television:

The Office (currently the only show I watch), ER (it brought me solace in an otherwise asian world while I was overseas), So You Think You Can Dance? (wooo hooo, love love it!), The Real World, The Fresh Prince of Belair re-runs, What Not to Wear, Press Your Luck, Conan O'brien...who can resist corny, low-budget humor?

Books:

The Heavenly Man, The bible, Mere Christianity a C.S. Lewis masterpiece.

Heroes:

Jesus Christ because he paid for what we cannot and for being the author of all beauty, truth and life.

My Blog

Who’s got a cure for Jungle Fever?

Today I was at a western grocery store here in East Asia and met a black man from Texas while browsing spaghetti sauce. I am writing this blog as a mandatory duty given the circumstances and because I...
Posted by Shannon on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:05:00 PST

In the Words of Destiny's Child

Okay...I have forever (this meaning of forever is the time from when the song came out until now) enjoyed the lyrics of "Survivor" by Destiny's Child. It's not necessarily because I relate with o...
Posted by Shannon on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:23:00 PST

I need YOUR help! (it's about my hair)

Hey Friend, I am facing a situation that I would appreciate input regarding. It's my hair! The highlights that I got last summer are grown out (I know, I know...already?! ;) ) and now I face a dilemna...
Posted by Shannon on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:34:00 PST

Korea's got Seoul

I want to find a t-shirt that says that! If you have seen one or know where I can get one, let me know. I think it is one of the wittiest phrases EVER and I think I am going to Korea this summer :)!! ...
Posted by Shannon on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:51:00 PST

Salsa dancing in a HOT room

Dancing in China take 2! This week salsa was a total blast. A few other people that work with my company joined me for lessons this time. Again, this was beginner salsa with a German teacher...an...
Posted by Shannon on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:33:00 PST

Salsa Dancing in a Burning Room

If any of you fine readers get the reference made in the title of this blog I'd be incredibly proud. So my friend Laura and I have been talking about and planning to go to salsa lessons here in the ci...
Posted by Shannon on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:45:00 PST

Buying Stuff (the direct translation of the term the Chinese use for going shopping)

I really like shopping. And more recently, I really like shopping in China. The shopping experience in China is very different from that which one experiences in the U.S. There are several reasons for...
Posted by Shannon on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:04:00 PST

What is brown and sticky? A stick!!

Today was thie official "singles" festival: 11/11. They call it "stick day" because singles are just one person and the number 1 resembles the shape of a stick. A couple of weeks ago our (my roommate ...
Posted by Shannon on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:41:00 PST

Costume

Hey guys...check out this breaking news story! Go to larknews.com to read the article in full. Dang, this Roger guy...he's everything I am looking for in a man. ATLANTA Instead of buying a costume f...
Posted by Shannon on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:55:00 PST

What is Brokenness?

I am reading a book called "Brokenness, The Heart God Revives" by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. It's a small but powerful book in my opinion. I want to share something that impacted both my head and heart from ...
Posted by Shannon on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:18:00 PST