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About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Hi everybody! My name is Norma but my nickname is Twinkie. It might sound like a silly name, but in fact... well it is. It was given to me in high school by a very dear friend of mine who passed away, so in honor of her, I kept it. I am originally from a small town near Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX called Tepalcapetec and grew up partly in Colonia Santa Cecilia and partly in Tijuana. When I was about 9 years old my family made the big move into the United States and we've been here ever since. By "family" of course I mean my mom, dad, older brother and sister. My parents had three more children which they raised in McFarland. By "they" of course I mean my wonderful mom and my older sister. My dad's job as a father was complete as far as he was concerned when he helped conceive them.I am now married and have four children the ages of 17, 16, 8, and 7. They are my world. I never really understood that phrase until I became a mother.My current job description is Tooth Fairy, Nurse, Lifeguard, Maid, Santa's Helper, Dessert Coordinator, Master Chef, Personal Assistant, Sports Manager, Chauffer, Travel Agent/Vacation Planneroh and I also hold a PAYING job as a Customer Relations Manager. That one is just for fun. "I go to work just to rest from my REAL JOB at home" hehehe I love to read and belong to Bakersfield Chicana Book Club. The name is deceiving. It's not just women, there are men in the group. And it's not just Chicanos... it's people of all races who love to read and support Chicano Authors. I also belong to an online (MYSPACE) book club called The Tuckermans. In this particular group we read whatever tickles our fancy. WHATEVER THAT MEANS! "tickle my fancy" actually sounds kind of naughty. That's not how I meant it. he.he. If you want information about either book club just send me a message. OH.. and another thing.. I LOVE THIS MAN!I also love to write and have been blogging/writing my crazy random thoughts here and on bakotopia.com. I've also written a few articles about my Tav Cam Adventures for Noveltown's official blog, Paperback Writer. Read my FAVORITE blog.... it's meeeee baby! Yeah, I'm cool like that. ahahah Just kidding. BUT... seriously! You can read all my Crazy Random Thoughts by clicking the picture here: You can follow my daily the rest of my reading routine by clicking on any of the pictures below! Noveltown's official blog: Paperback Writer Matildakay.com: One Bakersfield Woman's Blog to Mankind Julie Jordan Scott, My Life on Stage:The Stage in My Lifeand a new one I've been hooked on lately is VALANCY JANES(aka) Sara Smile) blog titled SHE TALKS TO TREES and I don't think it's just a title. I think it's more of a confession.

My Interests

Music:

My favorite Bakersfield band is Mento Buru. They are a crazy mix of ska, jazz, raggae with tons of Latino Flavah. Click on the picture below if you want to check them out on myspace. another cool bako band is The Silence Club: click on his banner below to check him out!Then of course there is the usual: Linkin Park, Korn, Cindy Lauper, Garth Brooks, and well, how could you NOT love this man? Vicente Fernandez is a legend! AND.. he sings about the place I was born.. Guadalajara, Guadalajaraaaaaaaaaaa! And of course there is more:

Movies:

Some of my favorite movies are: but Beautiful Girls with Umah Thurman is my favorite movie of all time! There are many indie film companies in Bakersfield and a few I think you should keep your eyes are the following:(click on their banner/logo to go their pages)

Television:

The television faves are... well... hmmm... I love Grey's Anatomy but I have to admit, mostly, I am a Lost-a-holic. also as a kid I loved Chespirito......

Heroes:

Who are my heroes? My mother. I should be so lucky to become half the woman she is.

My Blog

You’re Cramping My Style, mom!

OH boy how times have changed!!! Ungrateful little........ Ah well, I knew it would someday come to this. I dropped Khris and Kevie off on Monday for their first day of school and did the typical momm...
Posted by Norma on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:53:00 PST

Nightmare On Twinkie Street

I went to bed last night with no worries in the world. Well, I mean, my back hurt a little but not a big deal. At least not as bad as the night before, where I had to take a muscle relaxer that knocke...
Posted by Norma on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:45:00 PST

My Gratitude

1. I'm grateful that the asshole who stole my checks was only able to write ONE check before I figured it out and closed my account. So it only technically cost me $375 dollars until my bank reimburse...
Posted by Norma on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:14:00 PST

Monday Night Football Nightmare

Monday Night football at the Mission in Porterville. Yes, I said it... Monday Night Football at the MISSION (currently Don Vinos) in Porterville. They had this book, where you would sign up every Mon...
Posted by Norma on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:13:00 PST

Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale: One day, long, long ago, there was this man who, surprisingly,was not full of shit.... But this was a long, long time ago..... ......and it was just ONE day.The End...
Posted by Norma on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:27:00 PST

If you could live life over, would you?

What would you do different? Oh I know most people say, "I wouldn't change a thing because everything I've been through made me who I am today." But I like to ask my kids, "If you had two choices:1....
Posted by Norma on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:52:00 PST

A Rare Appearance

I know I don't brag to you all about my teenagers often enough so here yah go! My daughter Kristel and my son Josh, picture taken at their cousin's quincenera. It was a Zuit Suit themed evening. shopp...
Posted by Norma on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:41:00 PST

And then he said...

Kevie: (while helping me make dinner.. carne asada tacos):Mom, when they cook a cow, how do they get all the poop out of it first? then a few minutes later I know why pigs have short noses. It's becau...
Posted by Norma on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:36:00 PST

Creating Childhood Memories

LOTERIA anyone???? Or would you prefer SEQUENCE????or perhaps you'd rather dress up and put on a show for your neighborhood friends like I did as a kid!...
Posted by Norma on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:46:00 PST

Childhood Memories as told by D...

Click on the picture to read about it. YES I know we look like SHIT in this picture. But I had to use it anyways because it is one of our yearly birthday pictures. We had to meet up straight f...
Posted by Norma on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:38:00 PST