Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya!

About Me

Well, well, well...anyone who knows me will say I'm true to my motto: "It's not that serious..." I live life one day at at time, letting everything wash over me like a wave. My "panic attacks" are few and far in between;my optimism keeps me standing, keeps me strong. I'll give you the shirt off my back if you need it, for I truly believe that everyone has good inside them. If my time on this great Earth were to end tomorrow, I would offer these suggestions on how to really live... Get out, move on...there is so much beauty, it's so amazing here, so pack your bags and leave tonight. Trust me, if you leave something or someone behind to find yourself, they'll be waiting for you when you come back if it's meant to be. Invest in yourself once in a while, you only get one body, don't destroy it (I know it's hard, but try and keep the vices down to a minimum, unless you're on vacation.) Hug, kiss, adore the people around you, you breathe their air and vice versa, so it's each other that keeps you running. Oh, and most importantly, have fun! So much fun your lungs are about to explode from laughter! So much fun your heart is bursting with love! So much fun your soul just can't take it anymore...Don't be the dreamer, live the dream...

My Interests

Have backpack, will travel...give me a few hours and a few details and I'm there... whether it be international or local, it's on like donkey kong! I love any music venue: clubs, bars, theatres...anything that is a forum for expression is key. And I love my dog, Ringo, I pray for a home that has acres of land for him to run like crazy!

I'd like to meet:

anyone with a zest for music, regardless of genre or style. I'd like to meet Bono, and talk to him about the world today. I'd like to meet someone in a third world country, so I could appreciate every freedom and useless object that I consume in America. That, and I'd like to meet a DJ, a badass dj that would rock my world, like Fatboy Slim or Moby, or maybe the non-commercial dj that plays at the corner club. Superfantastick!

Music:

Are you kidding me? We'll be here all day..but the major artists that make up the soundtrack of my life: U2, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Fatboy Slim, Moby, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Frou Frou, Portishead, The Doors...some of the newer faves: The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Jamie Cullum, Postal Service, The Shins, Keane, ...told you this would take all night...

Movies:

Wow, anything Tarantino, American Beauty, Garden State, Love Actually (this movie will change the way you look at love), Life is Beautiful, Forrest Gump, Signs, 28 Days Later (more than just a zombie flick) Any old war movies: Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, All Quiet on the Western Front, Glory, Schindler's List...and of course, anything with Angelina Jolie in it...god that woman is the devil!

Television:

I'm hooked on LOST, thanks to my sisters, and seasonal reality TV, like Project Runway and Amazing Race...

Books:

The Giving Tree, The Invisible Man, Night, Mein Kampf, Anything Shakespeare, A Brave New World, Any history book, preferably 18th century to present history, no matter how utterly boring it is

Heroes:

Bono, FDR, John Lennon, Woodrow Wilson, Mr. Osborn, and my Dad
You Belong in London
A little old fashioned, and a little modern.
A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock.
A unique woman like you needs a city that offers everything.
No wonder you and London will get along so well. What City Do You Belong In?/

My Blog

Courtney is pregnant!

I've been given permission to share the news with everyone, Courtney and Dave are expecting a little one, isn't she just going to be the cutest little preggers? The baby is due next April....send cong...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:46:00 PST

Europe trip: Day One

Isn't this exciting, only one day into the ordeal and you all get an update so soon! Unfortunately this blog is coming to you under very unique circumstances...here goes... Flying standby on Eos was a...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:48:00 PST

Europe and the summer ahead (can it outdo the summer of 94)

As you may know, I've let off Myspace for a while, and I really haven't blogged or replied or anything recently.... Most of the time I figure that the people I really want knowing about my life are al...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:59:00 PST

retaliation

re·tal·i·ate (ri-tal'e-at') re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates To return like for like, especially evil for evil. To pay back (an injury) in kind. TOUCHE!!!...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:31:00 PST

LINDSEY'S PREGNANT!!!

Yes ladies and gentlemen, Lindsey, my best friend from St. Louis, is in fact preggers! I can't wait to be an auntie (this will be twice in a couple of months, Anissa, so it's a r...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:21:00 PST

street scene 2006

Hello all, let's begin... 1) Went to street scene in Diego this year, had a great time. Had some morons start moshing to She Wants Revenge, so we had to walk from that crowd. Had My Chemic...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 07:05:00 PST

So I opened my eyes, and I'm still in new york...

First and foremost, can America please stop posting pictures, interviews, and stills of the new Superman? I just can't sit still when I see that guy... (..."well fuck you then!") Alright kiddies...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:27:00 PST

London calling...

...so it's wednesday, in NYC, woke up this morning and realized....London is in ELEVEN days....is this the real life, am I finally going.... with that said, a few quick bullets to inform you on the la...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:33:00 PST

I NEED AN ESCORT!!!

Will someone please come with the girl to the Prodigy show in New York City? I'm sooo sad, I've wanted to see them since I was two, and now I have the chance, but no friendly face to accompany m...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 03:54:00 PST

Alright, so I caved...

Howdy all, I'm sick and in New York and shit and working and blah.... I know, not very exciting for the newest blog in months, but I don't have the energy to please you right now. Maybe if you s...
Posted by Shake What Yo Mama Gave Ya! on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:18:00 PST