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angel

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About Me

mocha frap with malt. cheese roll. almond crunch bits with caramel dip. chicken alfredo. sunflower seeds. california cobb salad. blue cheese. cherries. strawberries. mangoes. green tea energy drink. crunchwrap supreme. tiramisu. blueberry cheesecake. ruffles and cottage cheese. jalapenos. california roll. clam chowder. marie callender's croutons. see's awesome walnut square bars. ben & jerry's chocolate fudge brownie ice cream. original truffles from trader joe's. lay's salt and vinegar chips. mrs. fields cookies. sour cream and onion pringles. blue cheese and pecan dip with garlic bagel crisps. alfajor. ba-mee tom yum kai soup. scallops. cold stone creamery's chocolate devotion with pecans. tgif's brownie obsession.

My Interests

books, music, movies, food, sleep, shopping, the environment

I'd like to meet:

Isaac Newton. John Dalton. Gottfried Leibniz. Charles Darwin. Alfred Wallace. Robert Hooke. Robert Boyle. Rene Descartes. Marie Sklodowska Curie. Pierre Curie. Antoine Henri Becquerel. Svante August Arrhenius. Ernest Rutherford. Niels Henrik David Bohr. Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck. Robert Oppenheimer. Leó Szilárd. Edward Teller. Aristotle. Archimedes. Euclid. Pythagoras. Johannes Kepler. Tycho Brahe. Galileo Galilei. Albert Einstein. Amedeo Avogadro. Linus Pauling. Ludwig Boltzman. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. Joseph John Thomson. Brandon Boyd. Josh Hartnett. Dave Grohl. And old friends :D

Music:

in my ipod at the moment: 311. alanis morissette. the all-american rejects. better than ezra. death cab for cutie. dishwalla. foo fighters. the fray. frou frou. gin blossoms. goo goo dolls. imogen heap. jason mraz. jimmy eat world. lenny kravitz. lifehouse. mr. big. savage garden. sister hazel. snow patrol. incubus. switchfoot. teddy geiger. u2. the used. the cranberries. vertical horizon. weezer. bob marley. israel kamakawiwo'ole. beach boys. lauryn hill. eraserheads. rivermaya. spongecola. parokya ni edgar. usher. ginuwine. jagged edge. damien rice. the rembrandts. pearl jam. a perfect circle. the killers. 30 seconds to mars. barenaked ladies. coldplay. dave matthews band. hoobastank. green day. red hot chilli peppers. k's choice. stereophonics. audioslave. taking back sunday. and more.

Movies:

300, an inconvenient truth, wicker park, garden state, the illusionist, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, the last kiss, coyote ugly, brokeback mountain, remember the titans, the pursuit of happyness, troy, saw I, saw II, saw III, honey, a beautiful mind, sixth sense, chocolat, amelie, y tu mama tambien, mulan, 2fast 2furious, charlie's angels, borat: cultural learnings of america for make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan, national treasure, a lot like love, little miss sunshine, something the lord made, lorenzo's oil, willy wonka and the chocolate factory.

Television:

sex and the city. grey's anatomy. desperate housewives. so you think you can dance. good eats. friends. daria.

Books:

secret island, girl interrupted, harry potter series, the modern prometheus, the da vinci code, angels and demons, deception point, digital fortress, memoirs of a geisha, twisted, by the river piedra i sat down and wept, the alchemist, veronika decides to die, like water for chocolate, judith mcnaught novels, nectar, dirty girls social club, spring collection, the bourne legacy, accidental diva, guilty pleasures, why people believe weird things, and last but not the least.. my calculus book.

Heroes:

marie sklodowska curie. and my mom :D

My Blog

abc's of boredom

1.A is for age:-> 202. B is for beer of choice:-> san mig3. C is for crush right now:-> brandon boyd :)4. D is for your dog's name?-> i don't have a dog5. E is for essential item you use everyday-> my...
Posted by angel on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:03:00 PST

Personal Statement on Apps

Horace Mann, an American education reformer and abolitionist was once quoted, "Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of man, - the balance...
Posted by angel on Sun, 06 May 2007 08:51:00 PST

Crisis of belief

What do you do when you find that everything you believe in is invalid? That everything you've worked so hard for over the past years was for naught?
Posted by angel on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:58:00 PST

randomness

! Standing in front of the microwave while watching the countdown for my source of sustenance to become sufficiently edible, I found myself thinking that this same exact second will never ever pa...
Posted by angel on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:32:00 PST

Gratus.

             I really just want to greet you. I know we didn't really do anything today, and I'm really sorry about that. I know you understand, y...
Posted by angel on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:46:00 PST

Scholarship

I believe that science is a very empowering tool. In some situations, it can be delightful and entertaining to know about; in others, it can mean life or death. Chemistry, which is my chosen field of...
Posted by angel on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:41:00 PST

Critical Thinking

To believe or not to believe, that is the question. Conversing with the dead. Predicting the future. Moving things by using thought and emotion. Are there viable explanations for these kinds of extra...
Posted by angel on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:38:00 PST

Academic Preparation (in 200 words or so..)

Chemical Engineering is my intended major. My interest in this discipline was weaved by the hands of fate. One of the first real memories I had as a kid was mixing together baking soda and vinegar for...
Posted by angel on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:24:00 PST

Violence and Communication

                Rudyard Kipling, one of the world's greatest poets, once said "Words are, of course, the most powerful ...
Posted by angel on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:36:00 PST

Foreshadowing.

             Over the past 15 years, the development of a lethal weapon has been carefully kept under wraps. With only a handful of people privy t...
Posted by angel on Tue, 30 May 2006 07:22:00 PST