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kimberly

I want the friction

About Me

Just moved for the 7th time in 4 years; filipina and puerto rican by ethnicity, long beach cali girl by birth. psychotherapist by trade, spiritual and geographical nomad by choice. highly inquisitive, and equally tactile. in love with the ocean, baby niece CHLOE, kosher salt and my new husband NORMAN. building a private practice. missing the precious beastie puppy dog ABBEY tremendously.

traveling the world feeds my soul. . .

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My Interests

world-gallavanting.friendships.SALT.my family.sunsets. late-night dance sessions.my dogs who both are no longer with us.live music.the ocean.bookstores.authentic connections.

I'd like to meet:

authentic, grounded, honest people who like grilled cheese sandwiches and use their turn signals.

Music:

all music inspires me . .

Current Obsessions: KANYE! MUSE, Gotan Project, Linkin Park, Amy Winehouse, Otis Redding, Damien Rice, Tori Amos,
and, as always, these cats:

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption, Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, Eternal Sunshine, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Usual Suspects, Garden State, Bend it like Beckham, Forrest Gump, In America, Whale Rider, Amelie, 16 Candles, The Princess Bride, The Matrix Trilogy, Star Wars, Grease, American Beauty, Walk the Line, Little Miss Sunshine, Sense & Sensibility

Television:

When I can: LOST. So You Think you Can Dance? Grey's Anatomy. Friends. The Today Show. Heroes. Law & Order: SVU. House.

Books:



Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and the Namesake; How to Breathe Underwater; Harry Potter (all 7); Any of Paulo Coelho's works especially Veronika Decides to Die and Eleven Minutes

Heroes:

dreamers.

My Blog

INDO

After 20 hours of flying, and my share of butterflies in my tummy, I am here.I am staying at a hotel called Putri Duyung in Jakarta, right on the ocean. I have a 2nd floor suite overlooking the beach....
Posted by kimberly on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 02:51:00 PST

April 13-14

So last night I was angry and exhausted and raw and unaccustomed on all levels to the collectivistic traditions of a muslim-Indonesia family (i.e. Karaoke into the wee hours of the morning to the tune...
Posted by kimberly on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:13:00 PST

The Swelter

From April 10, 2007          04:15 AM         &nbs p;     Jakarta, Indonesia   It star...
Posted by kimberly on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:56:00 PST

The First Afternoon


Posted by kimberly on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:11:00 PST

One year Later, and I am here

For those of you who know me, you know that a monumental event occurred in my life exactly 1 year ago today. This event had been perceived by some as a shattering of dreams; h...
Posted by kimberly on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:08:00 PST

You CANNOT hear me. Literally.

Here's the quick and dirty truth: I cannot make any phone calls out to you. If you want me, you must text my cell and I'll call you back once I either get to a pay phone or to work. . .which is 1 hr a...
Posted by kimberly on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:50:00 PST

The LBC: Home Again

This is just a repost of my bulletin I sent out prior to leaving for my trip home to Long Beach. . .Since its inception, I have arrived in Long Beach. . wow. To be back here. . . more to process, as i...
Posted by kimberly on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:26:00 PST

On the move again

Ok it's 4AM. Beyond any reasonable hour. I need to sleep, but as usual, the ticker-tape in my head cannot stop scrolling. I was officially "unofficially" offered the job down in SoCal this evening, an...
Posted by kimberly on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:22:00 PST

The new adventure

I am inundated with story after story that I want to share. I fear that if I do not get my memories on paper that I will forget the exquisite detail that each story posseses, or that I would not do it...
Posted by kimberly on Mon, 01 May 2006 04:09:00 PST

California here I come

Somehow, I am home. I teared up just briefly when the airline captain announced: We'll be touching ground in Los Angeles in 30 minutes. I cannot believe that my month is over, that I've traveled to wh...
Posted by kimberly on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 03:17:00 PST