CAMP & CLUB ANYTOWN / EVERYTOWN !!!!!! Acting, singing, theatre, movies, music, dancing, Christianity, being Christian (woot!), religion, going to Curves, painting, doodling, drawing, TEEN GIRL SQUAD!!!!!!!, poetry, writing, Lord of the Rings , opera, politics, current events, friends, how EVIL the school system is. :)
I'd like to meet:
Sean Astin , Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortenson, Liv Tyler, Miranda Otto, Ewan McGreggor, Kevin Kline, Nicole Kidman, Cuba Gooding, Jr, Hugh Grant, Bill Cosby, Mandy Moore, Jackie Chan, Shane West, Denzel Washington, Denis Quaid, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Geer, Will Smith, Julia Roberts, Wayne Brady, Julia Styles, Robin Williams, Gregory Hines (rip), Jim Carey, Whoopie Goldberg, Kirsten Dunst, Morgan Freeman
Switchfoot, Lifehouse, Hawk Nelson, Lauryn Hill, Jaci Valasquez, Michelle Branch, Rachel Lampa, Skillet, Charlotte Church,Susan Ashton, Cross Movement, Toby Mac, Michael W. Smith, Five Iron Frenzy, Elton John, Everybody Duck, Train, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Martina McBride, Marc Broussard, Shane Bernard and Shane Everett, Whitney Houston
Peter Jackson, Howard Shore, J.R.R. Tolkein, basically ANYONE who had ANYTHING to do with the making of Lord of the Rings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Music:
I LISTEN TO Air1! 100.9 FM! TRY IT OUT!! http://www.air1.com/
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC!!!! :) Switchfoot!!! Lifehouse!!! TobyMac, Hawk Nelson, Cross Movement, Relient K, Falling Up, Sixpence None the Richer, Inhabited, Susan Ashton, Seven Places, KJ-52, Out of Eden, Thousand Foot Crutch, Plumb, MercyMe, Skillet Newsboys, ZOEgirl, The W's, Paul Alan, Anberlin, Ten Sheckle Shirt, Third Day, Pillar, Jeremy Camp, Overflow, F.M. Static, Joy Williams, dc Talk, Kutless, Nicole Nordeman, Evanescence, Warren Barfield, Stacie Orrico, Michael W. Smith, Barlow Girl, Jaci Velasquez, Rachel Lampa, Jump5, Five Iron Frenzy, Grits, Big Dismal, Big Daddy Weave, Veggie Tales, The Katinas, Everyday Sunday, Superchick, Pivitplex, Ginny Owens, Everybodyduck, and many others!
And I like a lot of main stream artists as well: Mandy Moore, Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Anna Nalick, Mariah Carey, Sum41, Will Smith, Tenacious D, Smash Mouth, Lauryn Hill, Hilary Duff, Boyz II Men, Martina McBride, Christina Aguilera, Jimmy Eat World, Savage Garden, M2M, Nickelback, Third Eye Blind, The Click Five, Jesse McCartney, Michelle Branch, Linkin Park, Vertical Horizon, New Radicals, S.T.U.N., JoJo, Fuel, Play, Nirvana, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill, Charlotte Church, Toploader, Matchbox Twenty, New Radicals, Cold, Josie & The Pussycats, Flipsyde, Hope 7, The Perishers, Dixie Chicks,, The Calling, Brie Larson, The Beu Sisters, Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Alih Jey, Save Farris, Low Millions, Ashley Ballard, Alien Ant Farm, Jamiroquai, Blessid Union Of Souls, Bowling for Soup, Angela Via
I have a thing for male-sung acoustic(-ish) rock/pop, like Marc Broussard, Josh Kelley, John Mayer, Ari Hest, Ryan Cabrera, Pete Yorn, Christopher Jak, Edwin McCain, Caleb Kane, Sister Hazel, Jack Johnson
and rock that reminds me of the acoustic rock, like Jason Mraz, Gavin DeGraw, Matt Nathanson, Drew Copeland, Great Big Sea
I love 80's rock, like: Chicago, Journey, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Eurythics and Bryan Adams, The Police. And pop, like: Steve Winwood, Michael Bolton, Bette Midler, a-ha, Shinehead, Genesis, Belinda Carlisle
I also like other music that is pre-90s, but I'm not positive from which decade and/or which I should say they are (for those that span over several decades), so here they are: Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Billy Idol, Eric Clapton, The O'Jays, Janet Jackson, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, Cream, Sting, Bee Gees, U2, Yes, Phil Collins
I love Doowop, Jazz, New Age and Reggae as well: The Temptations, Ben E. King, Jimmy Cliff, Freddie McGregor, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Enya, Robert & Johnny, Kenny G, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Etta James
I also really love relaxing, haunting music, folk and/or music with folk roots...I dunno how to say it, but the following I can't place within a genre and I just LOVE their work: Story of M, John Martyn, Beth Waters, Nada Surf, eastmountainsouth, Coldplay, The Shins, Iron & Wine, I-Nine, Helen Stellar, Patty Griffin, Bonnie Somerville, Cary Brothers, Fiona Apple
I like basically everything except derogatory "gangsta" rap, rock, whatever. Anything that objectifies women and glorifies sex, drugs and alcohol, I don't like, regardless if it has a "good beat" or not, I refuse to support the disgusting 'instant gratification' style of life endorsed by mass media.
And, frankly, if you enjoy music that reduces women to mere sex objects whose purpose in life is only to please men, or if you do any form of drug, or if you promote the 'I'm-gonna-go-to-parties-and-rub-up-against-everyone-around- me-and-get-drunk-and-high-and-have-sex-with-the-next-person- who-says-I-look-good' lifestyle, we probably won't get along.
Call me a prude, if you feel you must because it'll raise your self esteem to put someone else down but at least I am basically satisfied with my life, and I don't need vices like drugs and alcohol and sex to make me feel like a worthwhile human being and individual.
I'm just being honest.
Oh yeah, and I don't like heavy, heavy, screaming metal/grunge where you have no clue what is being said.
Movies:
THE LORD OF THE RINGS !!!! : 1) The Fellowship of the Ring , 2) The Return of the King , 3) The Two Towers !!!!!!!!!!, Elizabethtown , A Walk To Remember , Remember the Titans , The Nanny Diaries , Stardust , Enchanted , The Boondock Saints , Phantom of the Opera (2004), Moulin Rouge , Clueless , Finding Nemo, Happy Feet , Becoming Jane, Juno , Garden State, Blazing Saddles, The Princess Diaries, The Water Horse , Micky Blue Eyes, Bend It Like Beckham, French Kiss, A League of Their Own, Josie and the Pussycats, Never Been Kissed, 10 Things I Hate About You, Men In Black, Men In Black 2, 13 Going on 30, You've Got Mail, Lucky 7 (TV), This Time Around (TV), Head Over Heels, Legally Blonde, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Sleepover, Mrs. Doubtfire, Shrek, Shrek 2, Mean Girls, Sweet Home Alabama, Freaky Friday (with Jamie Lee Curtis), Farris Bueller's Day Off, Miss Congeniality, Liar, Liar, Much Ado About Nothing, Runaway Bride, Crash, Notting Hill, Star Wars: Episode 1 and 2, Ocean's 11, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, X-Men, X-Men 2, Madagascar , Lilo & Stitch, Raise Your Voice, Pirates of the Carribean, A Cinderella Story, I Am Legend, many others to be listed later
Television:
So You Think You Can Dance? , What Not to Wear , Whose Line Is It Anyway? , America's Funniest Home Videos , Numb3rs , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Joan of Arcadia, Without A Trace , Lost, Boy Meets World, America's Next Top Model , MXC , Cold Case, Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, Friends, Degrassi, Pokemon, Saturday Night Live, Daria , Monk, Psych, Instant Star, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Will & Grace, Punk'd…
Books:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy , The Giver , Rain of Gold , Define "Normal", The Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Hundred Dresses, The Breadwinner, Steal Away, Heartburn , The Things They Carried , Snow Falling on Cedars, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet,...many more...
Heroes:
My BESTERESTEST FRIEND IN THE ENTIRE FREAKIN WORLD!!!!:
RACHELLE (for being……RACHELLE!!!!!!…which means the smartest, most amazing, most dedicated -- not to mention DROP DEAD GORGEOUS -- person that I have EVER met!!!!!)
I LOVE YOU SoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL ANYTOWNERS and EVERYTOWNERS (that have gone with Indy between 2003-2006)!!!!!!!!!! (specifically those individuals that let me get close to them…you know who you are!! ♥ )
And of course my Everytowners and fellow Counselors for the Independence Camp Everytown from Feb 6-9, 2008! It was my first time as a counselor and you all helped make it AMAZING!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
But most of all, the BEST person that I have EVER known, MY OLDER SISTER, SARAH!!!!!!!!!!!! who helped me find my faith again, and encouraged me when I was down, and scolded me when I was bad, and helped me when I was unable to help myself (and usually even when I could help myself!). She is my guide for how to live life. :) And I miss her so much…I miss who she was four years ago…before she went to college and had to grow up…:'( p Richard Valenzuela (Camp Everytown), Joey Guthrie, Rick Shinn, Martine Bustemonte, Duy Tran ...
My pre-college academic inspirations in no particular order:
Harriet Garcia (9th grade English), Pam Melvin (Advanced Acting), Ryan Pryor (World History), Dennis Connors (8th grade English), Robert Wright (7th grade English), Anthony Kudsi (9th grade Geometry), Jasmin Calayag (11th grade English), Stacy Johnson (12th grade Gov & Econ), Kellye Dodd (Modern Dance), Susan Jay (12th grade International Relations), Jamin Lynch (German), Stephan Nichols (US History), Carla Kuhn (8th grade Science), Miguel Pascual (7th grade History), Ron Rodda (6th grade Math and Science)...
My academic inspirations from college:
Fred Alim, Jasper Gong, Tom Blank, Brenda Ahntholz, Bob Bradshaw, Elliott Cragen, Rick Flynn, Ilene Katz, Gary Kauf, Heather McCarty, Bennett Oppenheim, Janel Tomblin-Brown...
