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vina

Bad at Math. Good at what?

About Me

Most of my meories have escaped me or confused themselves with dreams...

My Interests

THE BEACH.wakeboard. wakeskate. windsurf. The sound of the surf. scuba diving. AVIATION.SNOWBOARDING.quitting smoking. GEORGETOWN DC. the million varieties of beer outside the Philippines. PHOTOGRAPHY. the military. EIGHTEENTH ST. LOUNGE,DC. Apartment 612.NEW YORK. afternoon delight. MAKING MONEY.SPENDING MONEY.dive bars.my nephews, COLE and KARSTEN. REALLY GOOD FOOD.MIX MARTIAL ARTS.spacing out.VISUAL ARTS.mind trips.LIVE MUSIC.SLEEPING.little madison.winning arguments.losing arguments.NETFLIX.indie films.annoying the shit out of everyone at work.psycho-analysis.people watching.learning to play the guitar.MUSIC. TOKES. SUNSETS. LIFE.

Music:

zero7.the roots.SUBLIME.ben folds five.GRATEFUL DEAD.roni size.cafe del mar collection.STREREOLAB.PHISH.the doors.morcheeba. LED ZEP.jose gonzalez.josh rouse.ralph myerz and the jack herren band.THE CURE.FRANK SINATRA.the cardigans.ladytron.MASSIVE ATTACK.chicane.DAVE MATTHEWS BAND.sneaker pimps.BOB MARLEY.bjork.RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.JACK JOHNSON.RADIOHEAD.the BEATLES.royksopp.BEN HARPER.white stripes.THEIVERY CORPORATION.mice parade.U2.bob dylan.JIMI HENDRIX.madeleine peyroux.chemical brothers.SNOOP DOGG.nirvana.norah jones.counting crows.JILL SCOTT.motley crue.john mayer.the CLASH.warren g.mos def. SMOKE.telepopmusik.JAMIROQUAI.orbital.dirty vegas.AIR.desmond williams.no doubt.NINA SIMONE.the get up kids.eryka baduh.SADE. digable planets.STING. QUANTIC.incubus.cosmo vitelli.blur.BECK.elvis costello.MOBY.gipsy kings.TORI AMOS.the smiths.MILES DAVIS.mr.scruff.JURASSIC 5.manu chao.FIONA APPLE.propellerheads.THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB.ASTRUD GILBERTO.bebel gilberto. ac/dc. RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS.gus gus. VELVET UNDERGROUND.less than jake.lauryn hill. the FUGEES.nat king cole.KRS-one.ryan adams.ANI DIFRANCO.sonic youth.George Strait.Long Beach Dub All Stars.JANIS JOPLIN.the pietasters.LEONA NAESS.travis.kings of leon.DE LA SOUL.weezer.THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS.GROOVE ARMADA.jimmy eat world.modest mouse.fugazi.elliot smith.mark farina.the beastie boys.kings of convenience.BILLIE HOLIDAY. louis armstrong.The SPECIALS.blues traveller.scissor sisters.THE SKATELITES.ella fitzgerald.Robert Earl Keen.Bad Brains.MARVIN GAYE.Thelonious Monk.Kelley Stoltz.REM.Grant Green. And So It Goes...

Television:

is a waste of time.

Heroes:

My mom.

My Blog

Move. Move. Move.

That's it! I am NEVER moving again. Unless I am moving into a brand new house with EVRYTHING new...then maybe I will consider. Otherwise, I'll be the resident grandmother of my apartment building in ...
Posted by vina on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:01:00 PST

My Life Path

according to a certain website, my life path is... My purpose in life is to build my vision.I am practical and responsible. I work hard, knowing that there are no shortcuts in life.I&nb...
Posted by vina on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:57:00 PST

hu hu hu

I just want to share... Coffee is eeeevil. I just got home from Milano at half past midnight and somehwere between 6-12 this evening I had 2 double shot espressos. Hey, they were free! It's ...
Posted by vina on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:57:00 PST

pause

I'm just stuck in this limbo.My life has been put on hold for a year now. Everyday I wake up because I have a responsibilty to wake up.  I wake up everyday becuase I am embarrased ...
Posted by vina on Sun, 27 May 2007 07:42:00 PST

Pak Shit Talaga!

Hassle diba?  Why aren't we all born as American citizens or better yet EU passport holders? Instead, I have to effin deal with this immigration bullshit.I sometimes wonder how much hap...
Posted by vina on Wed, 23 May 2007 05:22:00 PST

shite you, jet laaaag!!!

I've been sleeping during the day for 2 days now... and my stomach doesn't want to commit to american food. Man, I am so fucked in the head (in all sorts of ways) right now I don't even know what to d...
Posted by vina on Sat, 19 May 2007 09:03:00 PST

I got the blues...

And there's nothing I can do but sit this one out. It's quite weird to be back in Arlington. It feels lonely. For the first time, I really feel lonely. I've never felt so lonely before...not even when...
Posted by vina on Fri, 18 May 2007 01:18:00 PST

I Hate You, The Bachelor!

Great. It's 12:50am and I need to get up at 4 so I can catch my 6am flight. I got sucked in "The Bachelor, an Officer and a Gentleman". Hahaha! I need to stop watching TV shows on the internet. ...
Posted by vina on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:56:00 PST

I Heart Apolo Anton Ohno

Omigod. I almost died yesterday when he came in the restaurant. I was on the phone so I just gave him a nod and a give-me-a-sec-i'll-be-right-with-you-index-finger and pretended as if I don't watch "D...
Posted by vina on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:34:00 PST

Attack Of The Little Italian Lady

I forgot to tell you all...This woman who works with me attacked me last weekend. Quite literally. She went ballistic with the kitchen people because the "family meal" the chef made was pasta, yet aga...
Posted by vina on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:49:00 PST