shawna profile picture

shawna

Defy convention

About Me

I once heard somewhere that the most valuable thing you can give someone else is yourself. That is a rather profound statement.... So about me, well let's see, I love God, he's the reason why I am the way I am. I don't always do everything perfectly, but I'm a work in progress. To quote The Ataris, "Being grown up isn't half as fun as growing up." So yeah, I'm still learning how to have integrity in my life. I have met all different kinds of people, there is something to learn from them all. If you want to me ask me a question, go right ahead and I will answer you the best I can.I enjoy music, talking about music is great and so is listening to it with people that feel like I do. Its also fun to find new stuff from other folks. I can usually find something to like in every music genre, so I don't think I can say I don't like a particular style of music, but yes there is some being made I do not care for.Traveling is another thing that I like quite a bit, I've been to quite a few places over the US and to lots of different Native reservations, so I have friends from different tribes. I haven't been outside the US much, except Mexico on a couple missions trips, and Canada for like 45 mins just across the border in Montana just to say I've been there. I do want to go go Japan someday though.I'm kinda shy sometimes, other times very relaxed and personable (is that a word?), but around those I'm really comfortable around, I get pretty loud and crazy, haha. I love to dance and take in the best of those around me.Paradigm in my photos...

My Interests

Graphic Design, Videography, Going to shows, Music, Sushi, Anime, Dance Dance Revolution, Japan, Italy, Iceland, Rave Flyers, Jewelry Making, Beads, Fashion Design, Vintage Clothing, Thrift Stores, the Buffalo Exchange, Indie Record Shops, Dollar Stores, Dance, The Arts, Macs, PCs, Random Trivia, NPR, Lipgloss, Relevant Magazine, HM Magazine, Reader's Digest, Teen Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, PC Magazine, Star Wars Related Things...

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with a pulse interested in interesting stuff, musicians, djs, artists, writers, etc. PUT YOUR I'D LIKE TO MEET SECTION HERE! Changes may take up to 2 mins to show on your profileView All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

Music:

The ever growing list: MxPx, Stavesacre, Anberlin, Emery, Mae, Starflyer 59, Copeland, Headnoise, Squad Five-O, Viva Voce, Watashi Wa, Stretch Arm Strong, The Wedding, Skillet, Run Kid Run, Officer Negative, Slick Shoes, Grammatrain, Huntingtons, Danielson, Havalina, Forever Changed, Joy Electric, Goodnight Star, Norway, Waterdeep, Five Iron Frenzy, Juliana Theory, mewithoutYou, Showbread, Future of Forestry, Sigur Ros, Project 86, Underoath, As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean, Inked In Blood, Still Remains, Demon Hunter, Kids In The Way, Justifide (now Reform the Resistance), Red Cloud, Supaman, The Cross Movement, Tunnelrats, New Breed, Peace 586, Soup the Chemist, LA Symphony, Pigeon John, Andy Hunter, Ultrabeat, Cloud2Ground, The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Underworld, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto, Moby, Lasgo, Everything But The Girl, Blindside, Sarah McLachlan, Eisley, Mazzy Star, Hope Sandoval, Neko Case, Tegan and Sara, Natalie Merchant, Martina McBride, My Morning Jacket, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Death Cab For Cutie, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Elastica, Save Ferris, 311, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Oasis, R.E.M., Sloan, Blue Merle, Björk, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, The Ataris, BeckSo many more ranging from classic to new, lots of 90's rock, some bands from canada that probably no one i know knows who they are, the only hip hop I like is if its fun and/or has something to say. I'm not usually a fan of the song mix on the radio, I make exceptions for a few stations. I have a high tolerance/fondness for classical and experimental electronic music.

Movies:

Star Wars, LOTR, Indiana Jones, Empire Records, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, The Last Unicorn, Josie and the Pussycats, The Wedding Singer, Wayne's World, Hackers, The Fifth Element, Ultraviolet, Aeon Flux, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Sound of Music, The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, The Parent Trap (1961), The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Shakiest Gun In The West, Life Is Beautiful, Il Postino, Pride and Prejudice (I've seen a few different versions), All The Pretty Horses, V for Vendetta, Shakespeare In Love, Luther, Annie (1982), Citizen Kane, Some Like It Hot, Casablanca, Ben Hur

Television:

Currently: Heroes, Ugly Betty, Smallville, LA Ink, How It's Made, Dinner: Impossible

Books:

The Pursuit of God A.W. Tozer, Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis, The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman, Failing Forward John Maxwell, Undercover John Bevere, All The Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy, A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L'Engle

Heroes:

My mom, My grandparents (my grandma weaves & my grandpa used to silversmith), George Lucas, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, Eugenie Clark, Amelia Earhart, Maria Tallchief, Classical Composers

My Blog

Im just not a fan.

I was actually going to write a blog about this earlier, but didn't remember until today. I checked my email later this afternoon to see that I had a friend request from "Lauren Conrad," which of cour...
Posted by shawna on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:50:00 PST

virb.com

Tonight I found out about this site virb.com. Kinda like myspace, only a whole lot cleaner. I think I want to make something out of mine. Clean layout, almost no ads, just something at the bottom. Tak...
Posted by shawna on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:09:00 PST

Word of the Day: Zeitgeist!

Zeit·geist  /'tsa?t?ga?st/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tsahyt-gahyst]noun German. ..> the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a...
Posted by shawna on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:15:00 PST

The real me?

This made me laugh.... seems kinda true. You want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be more relaxed, calm, and composed.With respect to money, you spend whatever you have.You think good luck might come...
Posted by shawna on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:58:00 PST

Work?

It is so cold outside! The weather is cold and rainy and it's almost June! I am looking for another job, so if anyone knows of anything good, please let me know, I am open to relocation.
Posted by shawna on Wed, 23 May 2007 10:33:00 PST

yeah i've seen 131 of these 240 movies, so?

I guess you're supposed to put this in a bulletin, but i'm starting to think it's really dumb to put that stuff in as a bulletin, because it's not that pending that people need to read it that second,...
Posted by shawna on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:04:00 PST

If I could make it San Francisco in July...

Copied from the CMJ article:   Smashing Pumpkins Get Residential2007-05-14 12:20:58.760, Story by: Taylor Mason The Smashing Pumpkins are making the most of 2007, as the band not only prepares fo...
Posted by shawna on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:44:00 PST

Auld Lang Syne?

Just something I wrote last week after having seen someone I've not seen in quite a while. They were afar off and I did not think that they recognized me either...............   It's we...
Posted by shawna on Sat, 12 May 2007 11:36:00 PST

survey of the day...

I just realized tonight that I needed to sign up for the MXPX meet and greet, but i forgot that you have to sign up at least 5 days in advance!  So here's a little something for amusement:  ...
Posted by shawna on Thu, 10 May 2007 11:48:00 PST

Unsatisfied

I checked out this book a couple weeks ago and finally got to look into it today. It took me by surprise that it was very well organized and interested me as much as it did. There are s...
Posted by shawna on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:24:00 PST