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Stacy

When you step off the edge of the unknown, you will either find something to stand on, or learn to f

About Me


I spent six years in college to get a degree in a field I loved in college but don't really like in the "real world". You can say I'm a little jaded.

“The only downer is everyone’s got the same idea, we all travel thousands of miles just to watch TV and check into somewhere with all the comforts of home. And you you’ve got to ask yourself, what’s the point?” (Alex Garland, The Beach)

My Interests



I'd like to meet:


smart people who don't annoy me...

Music:

powerful female voices... my latest addiction is jazzy and bluesy like... Eva Cassidy and Joss Stone

Movies:

Amelie; Read My Lips; Rent; any charming, clever movie...

Television:

Three shows I never miss: Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars and The Amazing Race. But my new addiction is House... freaking brilliant lead actor!!!

Books:

The Da Vinci Code (just like everyone else); anything by Al Franken (genius!); various travel-related books...

My Blog

How Rich Are You?

Follow the link below to find out how you rank in the world.  I think you will be surprised. http://www.globalrichlist.com I know that some will argue that a dollar there goes a lot farther than ...
Posted by Stacy on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 03:29:00 PST

Internet Wedding!?

I received an invitation to a wedding the other day-- an internet wedding!  Yup, I can log on and view the wedding of my second cousin as it happens.  I can't help but giggle at how red...
Posted by Stacy on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:52:00 PST

Navy brats know exactly how this feels

For those of you who know what it's like to grow up without a Dad for six months at a time know that homecomings are the best.  This video shows all the emotions of a reunion between a child...
Posted by Stacy on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:28:00 PST

I'm Off Again!!

I like to take an overseas trip once every 6 months.  I figure I might as well do it while I'm young and not shackled to anything like a mortgage payment.  My last trip was about seven month...
Posted by Stacy on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:50:00 PST

And this guy doen't think he's ignorant or ethnocentric...

This is an article published last week in my Alma Mata's newspaper.  If you don't see the absurdity of this article I suggest you get out there and read and learn.  I posted the letter I wro...
Posted by Stacy on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:01:00 PST

For Amanda... Are you better off single?

Are you better off single? By Dawn Yanek Attention, unmarried people of America: You can splurge on a fancy new wristwatch without having to explain yourself. You can stay out till 3 a.m. without havi...
Posted by Stacy on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:30:00 PST

Hot New Shipyard Rumor!

Apparently, I'm the new shipyard rumor. Here's some background.  I'm moving back in with my parents for the time being and want to unload all the stuff I'm accumulated over the years.  I don...
Posted by Stacy on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:45:00 PST

Earth: Population 100

I found this on someone else's Myspace page.  It really makes you think... If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remai...
Posted by Stacy on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:05:00 PST

My Dream Trip around the World

My ultimate dream would be to take a year off and travel around the world.  It is uncommon in the US but in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand it is a rite of passage as common as graduating from...
Posted by Stacy on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:21:00 PST

Tips for Traveling in Thailand

Ok, so these tips are written specifically for Thailand, but a lot of them can work for other places as well like India, China, and other countries in SE Asia.   Wear sandals/shoes that can be e...
Posted by Stacy on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:50:00 PST