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Raenell

Follow Your Bliss - If You Follow Your Bliss, You Put Yourself On A Kind Of Track That Has Been Ther

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Okay, so I finished my Bachelor's Degree in Spokane, Washington and was already accepted into a few programs. I decided to go to EWU again and figured that that is where life wanted me to be. Then Loyola happened. First it was a letter of congratulations after graduation. I ignored it figuring I was going to stay. Yep, by the second letter I felt life was telling me something. So, I accepted Loyola's offer and the next day received a third letter asking me into the program. If that isn't life telling you to go, then I don't know what it is. So, I sold all of my belongings, stayed with some friends till I moved, worked and saved money, and shipped what I could to Baltimore, Maryland.My friends call me the social butterfly, but I just say that I talk a lot and am friendly. I am goofy, weird, quirky, tangent, random, empathetic, talkative, funny, a good friend (at times...sometimes I am M.I.A.), and I love great. You know, the usual. Blah, Blah, Blah!

My Interests

Traveling, Spending Time With Friends, Helping Others, Backpacking With The Right People (I Don't Want To Die), Jogging (Started & Did Bloomsday in 1hr22min39sec), Beginners Canoeing, Bingo, Scrabble, Being With Family, Chick Mags,and Moving On Up In School. More Interests To Come!

I'd like to meet:

Those people that have come and gone out of my life that still are in my thoughts, friends that make me laugh, and for those friends I will meet. I want to meet those people that love me for my steering wheel dj'ing, for singing in the car, and my goofy quirks. I want to inspire and be inspired by others...And just talk, have some adventures, and see where life leads us...

Music:

Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, Chevelle, U2, The Cranberries, Live, Beastie Boys, Blues Traveler, Garbage, Salt 'N Peppa, Queen Latifah, Dave Matthews Band, 80's Hits, George Michael, 10,000 Maniacs, Aaliyah, Ah-Ha, Al Green, Alannis Morissette, Alicia Keys, All Saints, Ani Difranco, Aretha Franklin, Arrested Development, Audioslave, The Beatles, Ben Harper, Bel Biv Devoe, Beyonce, B.I.G., Billy Joel, Bjork, Blackalicious, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, , Garden State Soundtrack (Too Many Good Artists To List), Crooklyn Soundtrack (Good Stuff), Christina Aguilera (a few), Color Me Badd (Old School Baby), Coolio, Counting Crows, The Cure (Hell Yeah!), Cyndi Lauper, Destiny's Child (a few songs), Dido, Diggable Planets, Digital Underground, DJ Shadow, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Duran Duran, Elton John, En Vogue, Enigma, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Fiona Apple, Foxy Brown, Frank Sinatra (Frank, You Dirty Dawg!), Fugees, Gorillaz, Green Day, Guns 'N Roses, Harvey Danger (1 song I LOVED from a cheesy teen movie), Heart, Heavy D, House of Pain, INXS, Jack Johnson, The Jackson 5, Jamiroquai, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Linkin Park (few, not many), J-Lo (Shush, I know...But I Admit To Some), Britney Spears (Hey, I Admit To Liking Some...Bad!), Jet, Jewel, Journey, Jurassic 5, K-Ci & JoJo, The KLF (Old School), The Knack, LeAnn Rimes, Led Zepplin, Lenny Kravitz, Lil'Kim, Limp Bizkit, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye (Dead, But Good), Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliot, Moby, Naughty By Nature (Not 'Cause I Hate Ya), Nelly Furtado, Nelly, Nine Inch Nails, Norah Jones, P.M. Dawn, P.O.D., Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, The Police (Love Them), Prodigy, Puff Daddy (Or Is It P.Diddy?), R.E.M., Rage Against The Machine (WooHoo!), Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shania Twain, Sarah McLaughlin, Sheryl Crow, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly & The Family Stone, Staind, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Sting, SWV, Tears For Fears, Toni-Tony-Tone, Toni Braxton, Tonic, Tori Amos, Van Morrison (I Bow To Him...AWESOME!), The Wallflowers, Weezer, & Others That I Don't Know Who They Are.

Movies:

Easy...Cheesy Teen Movies (Mean Girls, You Drive Me Crazy, etc.), Chick Flicks (How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Spanglish, etc.), Action Flicks (The Departed, The Italian Job, Star Wars, etc.), Comedy (Tommy Boy, Happy Gilmore, Office Space, Shawn Of The Dead), Artsy Films (7 Years In Tibet, Garden State, Amelie, Wonderland, etc.), Drama (Can't Think Of Any Off The Top Of My Head), and SOME Sci-Fi...Pretty Much Anything EXCEPT Scary Movies, War Movies, and NO SUPER Depressing Movies. I Am Stubborn About Some Movies...But Keep Trying!

Television:

Sex & The City, Roseanne, Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, Will & Grace, Scrubs, That 70's Show, The Office, What Not To Wear (Hey, You Know You Watch It Too), & Anything That Interests Me...

Books:

I use to read a bit more. I usually try to read a few books in Summer, but find it hard during the school year. Textbooks, Textbooks, Textbooks! I have a pile of books I have started and want to work on. I've been encouraged to read more, but am burned out with textbooks. My favorite read so far has been, "I Know This Much Is True" by Wally Lamb. It was a long read, but DAMN good!

Heroes:

The Dalai Lama for his patience and peace, my grandma Rafferty for the AMAZING woman that she was, most of my family members for their love, drive, motivation, and support that they have given to me over the years, my friend Trina for her drive & motivation, my friend Crazy-Haired Marci for her patience, optimism, and honesty, my friend Gabby for her strength and honesty..She is like a sister and knows when to call me on my shit, my friend Cara for her support and unconditional love, my Dad for being so great and strong for me (Love Him!), Baltimore City Fire Department, Officer Doug, and so many more! I am pretty DAMN lucky!

My Blog

I Got Hit By A Car & All I Got Was An X-Ray, But No Fire Department T-Shirt

Last night I was walking through the inner harbor to go get a cab to come home. The weather was so cold and I just didn't want to wait for the bus. Do you ever get those feelings inside as if somethin...
Posted by Raenell on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:29:00 PST

Night classes...WOW, what an experience!

Okay, so I have NEVER had a night course before, NEVER been in graduate school, and NEVER had to sit for soooooo long in a class that was intense. But I have to say that it was good and a lot of the p...
Posted by Raenell on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:36:00 PST

First day of graduate school and the beginning of my future...

So here I am feeling as if I am having a hard time breathing...My heart is racing and my stomach feels empty, but I know I ate last night and there are still remnants. It's nothing too bad...Just my f...
Posted by Raenell on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:16:00 PST

Graduation

Damn, to think that I am done with my undergraduate degree. It has been so weird to me. I busted my ass in the end to finish, had a whirlwind weekend of visitors and graduation, and then I went back t...
Posted by Raenell on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:49:00 PST