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(Shannon Elizabeth)

An idle mind is the devil's workshop

About Me


I was recently told that the About Me Section
was supposed to actually be about me, rather than an autobiography.
Shame, really.
Me: Gregarious cosmopolitan.
Misanthropic science geek.
♥♥♥
I am
A little bit of loneliness
A little bit of disregard
A handful of complaints
But I can't help the fact
That everyone can see these scars
I am
What I want you to want
What I want you to feel ♥
But it's like
No matter what I do
I can't convince you
To just believe this is real
So I let go
Watching you
Turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that i'm not
But i'll be here
'Cause you're all that I've got

I am
A little bit insecure
A little unconfident
'Cause you don't understand
I do what I can
But sometimes I don't make sense
I say what you never want to say
But I've never had a doubt
It's like no matter what I do
I can't convince you
For once just to hear me out
So I let go
Watching you
Turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that i'm not
But i'll be here
'Cause you're all I've got

♥♥
Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty,
{Stinging clear.}
And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear
Take the wheel and steer.

It's driven me before,
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal.
But lately I'm beginning to find out that
I should be the one behind the wheel.
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there,
{{With open arms and open eyes.}}
♥♥
I can't take this anymore,
And I'm almost pretty sure
I've been here before.
I can't take this any longer,
I won't heal until I'm stronger--
Strong enough to not be afraid

Of what anybody thinks;
Of what anybody says
About the way,
About the way I am.
So I'll wait until the day
When those feelings fade away
Then I'll make my break.
♥♥
Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.

My Interests

My Friends & Family.
My awesome boyfriend. ♥
Education/Learning.
Watching Democratic Debates.
Music.
Rollerblading!
Dane Cook!
Laughing ♥
Good Samaritans.
Being Ridiculous.
Pilates&Yoga.
Sushi.
Text Twist with Chris.
Yogurt that is Frozen.
{Not to be confused with Frozen Yogurt} .
Art.
Make-up.
Travelling.
Working Out.
Rockstars.
Optimists.
Lefties.
Scattergories.
Green eyes.
Black Eyeshadow.
Outlet Stores.
Pine Trees.
Taking an excessive amount of pictures.
Spanish.
Shopping.
Kissing.
The shade of blue M&Ms.
Wit&Sarcasm.
(Australian) Accents.
Exercise TV when no one's watching.
Nordstrom.
B Street.
The Beach.
The City.
Cool Whip with a Spoon.
Meeting New People.
Special K Bites & Nutrition Bars.
Dictionary.com.
Cerebration.
Boys With Tattoos.
Oversized Sunglasses.
Black and White Pictures.
Being Preemptive {ie//Buying my Halloween costume in June}.
Giraffes.
The Sun.
Theatre.
Intellectuals ♥.
McDonald's Iced Coffees .
Libras.
Massachusetts.
Pumpkin Pie.
Frozen Grapes.
Reading.
Petite Vegetables.
Christmastime.
Cranberries.
Eric Dane.
Extravagant verbiage.
Party Planning for Everything Imaginable.
Apple Hill!
British Spelling.
Concerts.
My iPod.
Grammar.
Drummers.
Girl Time.

Me.
Name: Shannon ♥
Birthday: June 5th.
Birthplace: Sunny Sacramento.
Current Location: Sacramento.
Eye Color: Hazel.
Hair Color: Blonde.
Height: 5'2" :)
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right-handed, unfortunately. I hear lefties are smarter.
Your Heritage: Mediterranean/Hispanic.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Heels. Duh.
Your Weakness: Intelligent Men (i.e. Chris)
Your Fears: Large Hills. Spiders. Small Places. Relationships.
Your Perfect Pizza: Cheese and Mushrooms. Mmm....
Your Best Physical Feature: My eyes...?
Your Most Missed Memory: Cheer.
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Pepsi, hands down.
MacDonalds or Burger King: Bleh.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Depends. Vanilla ice cream. Dark Chocolate M&Ms.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee.
Do you Smoke: Nope.
Do you Swear: Frequently. Boo.
Do you Sing: Mainly in the shower.
Do you Shower Daily: Sometimes twice!
Have you Been in Love: Currently.
Do you want to go to College: Yes! For life. Bachelors, Masters, PhD. (it's a work in progress).
Do you want to get Married: Ehh... maybe. One day, I'm sure.
Do you get along with your Parents: Most of the time.
Do you like Thunderstorms: No... Mainly because I hate the rain.
Do you play an Instrument: Yes. The piano. But I keep that hush-hush.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Maybe once. Maybe. Not much of a drinker.
In the past month have you Smoked: No.
Ever been Drunk: Yes. I did go away to college afterall.
Ever been called a Tease: Many a time.
Ever been Beaten up: Nah. [Not really one for physical altercations.]
Ever Shoplifted: Yes.... but everyone was doing it!
How do you want to Die: Happy.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A Make-Up Artist. A Pediatrician. A Journalist. A Girlfriend ♥ A Geneticist. An Archaeologist. A Sociologist. A Surgeon. A Vet. A CEO ♥ A Small Business Owner. A Pilot. Oh so many things...


Number of Piercings: 10+


Number of things in my Past I Regret: I've learned to live without regrets.

I'd like to meet:

Philanthropists.

Music:

Funeral For A Friend.
Fort Minor.
The Used.
The Fray ♥
All-American Rejects.
Papa Roach.
Rufio.
Linkin Park.
Justin.
The Killers.
Jack Johnson.
Matchbook Romance.
Dashboard Confessional.
Maroon 5.
The Goo Goo Dolls.
Oleander.
Switchfoot.
Van Morrison.
Garth Brooks.
Sum 41.
Aiden †
Taking Back Sunday.
Self Against City.
Blink.
John Mayer.
Avril.
Bidwell.
Outkast.
Breaking Benjamin.
Crossfade.
Crash Avenue.
Silverstein.
Foo Fighters.
Trust Company.
Elton John.
Oasis.
Incubus.
Sugarcult.
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Green Day.
Yellowcard.
Finch ♥.
Hawthorne Heights.
My Chemical Romance.
Fallout Boy.
Kanye.

Big fan of music, I love it all for the most part. It just depends on what mood I'm in. Some days it's Elton, some days it's Linkin Park... Just depends.

Movies:

Wedding Crashers!
The Harry Potter movies.
Meet The Fockers. Crash. Ocean's 11. The Notebook. Old School. Erin Brokovich. Indiana Jones. Pretty Woman.
Anything with Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller or Owen Wilson is at the top of my list... gotta love them. They're all exceptionally funny people.

I also happen to be a big fan of the romantic comedy {{no comments, please}}: Never Been Kissed. Two Weeks Notice. You've Got Mail. She's All That. All quality films.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy ♥
The O.C.. House. Besides that, I'm a big MTV fan in general. Laguna Beach! If I'm watching TV just to watch (which is rare), it's usually MTV. I love Cribs, It's Good To Be..., all that kind of stuff. Friends ♥. Southpark. That 70's Show. I also love the VH1 countdowns... they never get old. My newest obsession is Gastineau Girls. It disgusts me. In the best way possible.

Places in Sacramento Cody, Rex and Hucky's House. Leatherby's ♥ Nordstrom. Starbucks. Big Spoon! Best Buy. The Underground. Z Gallerie. Maureeeeeen's. Tokyo Fro's//Mikuni. J Street. Border's. Room 28. California Sun Centers. The Sacramento Theatre Company. Walgreens.

Books:

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Currently Reading:The Order of the Phoenix
(for the 1238979213th time!)

In My Libary
{In Constant Rotation}:


The Great Gatsby.
Catcher in the Rye.
Harry Potter: The Series.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
To Kill A Mockingbird.
Fahrenheit 451.
Angels and Demons.
The DaVinci Code.
Othello (I know, I know. It's a "play", but whatever.)

Michael Crichton is my bitch lover.

Heroes:

Gregor Mendel has had a profound influence on my life. I'm not gonna lie.

And Harry Potter , of course.

My Blog

Election Time!

November 4th -- Vote YES! on Prop 2 and No on Prop 8!! Prop 2 is a measure that stops cruel and inhumane treatment of animals, ending the practice of cramming farm animals into cages so the animals ca...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:01:00 PST

To the people that failed English...

Let me just say: I realize that I'm a tad anal when it comes to this type of thing. (That's just a preface.) When you write a message/email/whatever, it's INCREDIBLY difficult to understand when it's ...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:54:00 PST

my boyfriend is better than your boyfriend.

Okay, so this is just so friggin sweet that I have to make every other girl in the world jealous. A little background here: I have had a fairly rough week and next week isn't going to be any better: s...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:08:00 PST

Christmas!!

I officially had THE best Christmas on record.Awesomely awesome.I have the two best families in existence....
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:03:00 PST

Veganism.

Why Vegan??Interesting article.I may soon convert.  ...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:35:00 PST

What in the World?

Can someone please explain to me why everyone in the world is getting married & having babies all of a sudden? i hope it's not contagious.  ...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:00:00 PST

Yosemite.

Spectacularly,amazingly,phenomenally,brilliantlybreathtaking . Pictures can't begin to do it justice....
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:11:00 PST

I suck.

Let it be known, that my roommate, Brit Nic, has offered me a ticket to go see Gwen Stefani and Akon (!) in concert tonight! I would also like it to be known that I have declined said offer to attend ...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:01:00 PST

Holy Sh*t.

It is my birthday.And I am 21.This is weird.
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:43:00 PST

The Official Boyfriend Application.

The Official Boyfriend Application.This application must be filled out in its entirety in order to be considered for the position that you are applying. Photographs may sway my opinion one way or the ...
Posted by (Shannon Elizabeth) on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:55:00 PST