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Reyna

If only every hour was Happy Hour...

About Me

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I soak up cities, culture, and their nuts and bolts.

My Interests

Downtown LA, Beijing, Paris, Prague, Vancouver, NYC, Chicago, Seoul, and la vie boheme

You Are Austin
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.
You're totally weird and very proud of it.
Artistic and freaky, you still seem to fit in... in your own strange way.

Famous Austin residents: Lance Armstrong, Sandra Bullock, Andy Roddick What American City Are You?
You Belong in London
You belong in London, but you belong in many cities... Hong Kong, San Francisco, Sidney. You fit in almost anywhere.
And London is diverse and international enough to satisfy many of your tastes. From curry to Shakespeare, London (almost) has it all! What European City Do You Belong In?

I'd like to meet:

Those who question, dream, inspire, and do. Ain't down with superficiality and materialism.

Music:

Currently diggin Psapp, the Fray and the Stranger Than Fiction soundtrack. Other faves include Grandadbob, Arrested Development, Prince, Madonna, Groove Armada, Erlend Oye, Gotan Project, Brazilian Girls, Jorge Drexler, Bebel Gilberto, De La, Tribe, The Roots, Ella, Jill Scott, Daft Punk, U2, Lily Allen, Phoenix, and a bunch of couple-hit wonders.

Movies:

Best of 2007: ONCE. Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Pieces of April, Serendipity, Sweet November, Contact, Kolya, An American in Paris, Lucia y El Sexo, The Last Kiss, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Motorcycle Diaries, Amelie, Dead Poet's Society, Napolean Dynamite, Three Amigos, and I pledge allegiance to Keanu Reeves.

Television:

SATC, The Office, Dancing with the Stars, Smallville, Friends, I Love Lucy.

Books:

Unbearable Lightness of Being, Da Vinci Code, Tuesdays with Morrie, Art of Happiness. Also enjoy Dostoevsky, Moliere, and Shel Silverstein .

Heroes:

My parents, Enrique Penalosa, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dalai Lama, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Vaclav Havel.

My Blog

Big Occasion

So I graduated yesterday.  And you know what was the best gift?  Well it's not really a gift, but it's exciting nonetheless.  I went home to my parents' house and saw that they replaced...
Posted by Reyna on Sat, 12 May 2007 12:45:00 PST

My new favorite area in LA

It's not a new area, but I've just become aware of how cool the stretch of Pico Blvd is, between La Brea and Beverwil. In years past, this area was characterized by nondescript out-of-date shops and ...
Posted by Reyna on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:54:00 PST

The City Planner

In March 1987, Ashley Bernhardt, then age 7, wrote a poem about her dad. Pretty much still sums up the profession I'm going to go into:The City PlannerMy daddy plans the city,And it is very pretty.He...
Posted by Reyna on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:44:00 PST