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Alexis

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About Me

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UPDATE: I PASSED THE BAR! Woohoo, I am a real attorney. Which is good, because I like my job. In the brief time I've been there, I've already worked on all these amazing deals. It's cool and the people are super nice. Plus, I can see the Getty Center and the ocean out my window. Unfortunately, I can't (and shouldn't) access MySpace at work, so my time on here these days is limited. I thought it would never come to this, but I'm going to say it: if you need to get ahold of me, the best way is by phone. (For those of you who know me well, this should be a shocking statement!) Anyway, on to the same old same old. Hobbies? Most anything outdoorsy, including riding show jumpers, shopping, reading, traveling and hanging out with my friends & boyfriend. Ooh, and sailing. Sailing is decidedly spiffy. Life goals? Many, but chief among them are the twin desires to be a 50's housewife and a real estate developer (esp. open-air shopping centers). Who knows, though, work is pretty cool. (Is it sad that I find real estate this entertaining?) As passionate as I am about real estate now, however, it wasn't always that way. Rather, from 8th grade to senior year of college, I was convinced I wanted to be an anchorwoman, and my undergrad degree (woohoo SFSU) was in Broadcast Journalism. In addition to broadcasting, I was also heavily involved with my college sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta.Other, than that... let's see. 1) I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, and grew up with the cows & sheepies on 5 acres. Accordingly, I adore open spaces and tend to go a little nuts when I'm deprived of them for long periods of time.2) I value my friends & family above all else and am fiercely loyal to both. I am also slighly nuts about my fluffball, Amanda.3) Yes, I'm 5'10" and yes, that's really tall, but no, that does not prevent me from strapping on 3" heels!4) I love seeing new places & learning how the rest of the country/world lives. Highlights so far include Cuba, Spain, Australia & a tour of South Carolina with my mother last winter. 5) No one beats Jack Handey in terms of modern philosophy: "If you make ships in a bottle, I bet the thing that really makes your heart sink is when you look in, and there at the wheel is Captain Termite."
How to make a Alexis
Ingredients:
3 parts competetiveness
5 parts humour
5 parts joy
Method:
Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of curiosity
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Personality cocktail
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waive those objections for the rest of trial.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Alexis Reeves (insert last name here)
Birthday: February 17, 1980 (I was supposed to be born on Valentine's Day, but I was an obstinate little thing and made my mother go through 3 days of labor before making my appearance. Fashionably late from the get-go, what can I say...)
Birthplace: Mountain View, CA
Current Location: Los Angeles, CA
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: oh, that varies by the day! Currently blonde & light brown.
Height: 5'10." Boo-yah.
Right Handed or Left Handed: Left. Sinistra.
Your Heritage: 1/2 Hispanic, 1/4 Northern Italian & 1/4 English but has been in the States since the 1600's.
The Shoes You Wore Today: Strappy red sandals with a 2" heel and paddock boots for riding my horse.
Your Weakness: my weaknesses? Eek. Good food, charming men, love.
Your Fears: Spiders, vomit & green midgets. Don't even ask about the night in DC I saw all 3!!! Also bothered by heights and flying but not prohibitively so.
Your Perfect Pizza: One made by Chris. (Though I'll settle for a vegetarian w no tomatoes.
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Find a fabulous job working for a real estate developer, improve my equestrian skills, thoroughly enjoy life.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I don't IM.
Thoughts First Waking Up: Must hit snooze button....
Your Best Physical Feature: Eyes.
Your Bedtime: Anywhere from 10-3, depending on the night.
Your Most Missed Memory: So many. Scottsdale and other Arabian shows as a child, my father dragging me around the yard on a blanket, weekends at my grandmother's house, my nights spend with my restaurant friends, my senior year of college, sunsets at my house in Northern California, my horse Magic. I'm kind of a nostalgic person.
Pepsi or Coke: Diet Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither. I'll take Jack in the Box.
Single or Group Dates: Both.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Both, so long as they're from Coffee Bean.
Do you Smoke: No
Do you Swear: F*** yeah.
Do you Sing: Very, very poorly and very, very frequently. I am completely tone deaf.
Do you Shower Daily: Eww, of course. What the hell?
Have you Been in Love: Yep.
Do you want to go to College: I'm a perpetual student. Per-frickin-petual.
Do you want to get Married: Si, por favor.
Do you belive in yourself: Yes.
Do you get Motion Sickness: Yes.
Do you think you are Attractive: Yes but I'm incredibly critical of myself as well.
Are you a Health Freak: If only...
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes. I adore my mother.
Do you like Thunderstorms: No, they totally scare me!
Do you play an Instrument: No talent in that respect.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Well, given that I was hung over in class this morning...
In the past month have you Smoked: I refuse to answer that question on the grounds it might tend to incriminate me. :)
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No. I'm pure as the driven snow.
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Yes.
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Many, many malls.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yep. Sushi Deli in SD -- yum!
In the past month have you been on Stage: No.
In the past month have you been Dumped: Hell no!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No.
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: God, no.
Ever been Drunk: Yes.
Ever been called a Tease: I'm not sure. I'm pretty straight up when I don't like someone. (You say bitchy, I say straight up. :) )
Ever been Beaten up: No. The joys of being a girl.
Ever Shoplifted: I think I stole a small pack of Red Hots from a convenience store when I was like 5. I felt so guilty I threw them away.
How do you want to Die: In my sleep.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: A 50's housewife, a premier shopping-center developer, a doting wife and mother and a Grand Prix jumper rider.
What country would you most like to Visit: I want to see every country in the world by the time I die. Currently, I'd really like to see Antarctica (okay, it's not a country, but still) and Kenya.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue.
Favourite Hair Color: Brown.
Short or Long Hair: Short. Must also be curly.
Height: 5'11 - 6'1"
Weight: 190ish. (medium build. No gym rats, no butterballs.)
Best Clothing Style: trendy yet tasteful.
Number of Drugs I have taken: Pleading the Fifth, reminding everyone I am pure as the driven snow. Seriously, though, I'm quite well-behaved in this respect.
Number of CDs I own: 50? 100? I dunno, let's talk number of songs on my iPod instead.
Number of Piercings: None, not even my ears.
Number of Tattoos: None.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: A good number, most not for any reason besides the fact that I tend to feel really guilty whenever I mess up and do anything wrong.
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"CAT, n. A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle." -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.

My Interests

INTERESTING PEOPLE, show jumping, downhill skiing, scuba diving, world travel, road trips, reading, shopping, dogs, USC Trojan football, wine, real estate development, movies, my cool new job.

I'd like to meet:

Random fun & exciting people to entertain me & tell me stories, my maternal grandfather (he's been dead for over 30 years, so perhaps MySpace might not help with this), old friends I haven't talked to in forever and a day.

adopt your own virtual pet!

Music:

Just about anything & everything I can sing along to (never mind my tone-deafness), especially mid-90's & current rock & alternative. I love the new RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS CD, FALL OUT BOY, THE POSTAL SERVICE, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, OASIS, early DMB (Under the Table & Dreaming), CHICANE (Behind the Sun), TOM PETTY, THE SHINS, THE KILLERS, COLDPLAY, JACK JOHNSON, THIRD EYE BLIND, SCREAMING TREES, WEEZER, etc. Favorite songs: Warehouse (DMB), Salisbury Hill (Peter Gabriel), Ants Marching (DMB), No Ordinary Morning (Chicane), Mr. Brightsides (The Killers), Perfect Gentleman (Wyclef Jean), Canon in D Major (Pachelbel), Ode to Joy (Beethoven), Ignition (Remix)(R. Kelly), Boys of Summer (Don Henley), Disarm (Smashing Pumpkins), The Only Living Boy In New York (Simon & Garfunkle), Teenage Wasteland (The Who), Laid (James), Love Walks In (Van Halen), Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs). I'm also completely addicted to my iPod.

Movies:

absolute favorite: Vanilla Sky. Other top contenders: Dead Again, Zoolander, The Never Ending Story, Gone with the Wind, The Joy Luck Club, Big Fish, The Shawshank Redemption, Lost in Translation, Garden State, Top Gun, American Beauty, LA Story, Thank You for Smoking.

Television:

I keep my Tivo stocked with episodes of Lost, The Simpsons, The War at Home, Family Guy, American Dad, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl & Mythbusters.

Books:

I love both well-written fiction & nonfiction. Favorite books include Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans & The Holocaust, Sophie's Choice, Jurassic Park, I Know this Much is True (Wally Lamb -- read it!), Bowling Alone, Freakonomics, and The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand, an amazing book). I'm also a huge fan of anything by Michael Crichton, John Grisham, Roald Dahl & David Sedaris.

Heroes:

I'm not big on the whole "hero" concept; it always makes me think of that cheesy Enrique Iglesias song! That said, I admire shopping-center developer Rick Caruso, Playa Vista's Steve Soberoff, George Lefcoe, Marty Gonzales, Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O'Connor and my mother. Mom is definitely cool.

My Blog

Terrorists Stole My Post-Bar Trip

After a hellish summer, Chris and I were both looking forward to heading off to Ireland yesterday for a week and a half touring southern and western Ireland, quaffing Guinness and looking at pretty vi...
Posted by Alexis on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:04:00 PST

Entertaining Names (aka Procrastinating)

Fun fun fun! 1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet and your last name)Frisky Alonzo 2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (Favorite aunt/uncle, your favorite sweet)Olivia Sour Peachie 3. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (fi...
Posted by Alexis on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:19:00 PST

Nobody Said It Was Easy (aka Alexis' Bar Exam Rant)

"Nobody said it was easy, no one ever said it would be this hard... Take me back to the start."  -- Coldplay, Nobody Said It Was Easy My friend Kelly & I are holed up in our office after an u...
Posted by Alexis on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:42:00 PST

In the Library on a Weekend...

    Woohoo -- a beautiful, sunny Sunday spent in the library.  Welcome to law school.  I can't really complain, though, as the weekend's been great ot...
Posted by Alexis on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 02:13:00 PST

On My Nomadic Life...

This is probably about the fourth time I've started to write something actually from me on my "blog" section, and each piece thus far has ended up a victim of my delete button, but I'm determined this...
Posted by Alexis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Famous "Sushi Pants" Story

Hopefully you'll find this as funny as I did. Courtesy of tuckermax.com The Famous "Sushi Pants" story by Tucker Max I used to think that Red Bull was the most destructive invention of t...
Posted by Alexis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Top 10 Signs You've Worked in the Restaurant Biz Too Long

To all my fellow servers, courtesy of www.20percent.net: 10. You consider bread ends, spotted olives and those toxic bar cherries a well balanced meal. 9. You own complete sets of chipped marti...
Posted by Alexis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

A Letter to the Year 2100 (Roger Rosenblatt)

One of my favorite essays, published January 1, 2000.  Some parts of it may sound outdated, but read the italicized portions -- they're beautiful.Dear America, Are you wearing pajamas? I do not mean t...
Posted by Alexis on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST