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About Me


TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Tashia
Birthday: October 27
Birthplace: Chilly Minnesota
Current Location: La La Land
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Auburnish
Height: 5' 2"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty
Your Heritage: As white as they make 'em
The Shoes You Wore Today: 3 1/2" Heels (hey man, I'm short)
Your Weakness: a good kisser
Your Fears: I'm intrepid
Your Perfect Pizza: Chicken Alfredo
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Mejorar mi español hablado. Puedo leer y entender suficientemente bien pero tengo miedo cuando estoy tratando de hablar, ¡y el proposito de aprender otro idioma es comunicar! ¿Quieres practicar conmigo?
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I don't use instant messenger
Thoughts First Waking Up: goodmorning sunshine! (I am becomming a morning person)
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: No sleep for the wicked
Your Most Missed Memory: Big Bear for the 4th of July 2006
Pepsi or Coke: I'm not a fan of pop
MacDonalds or Burger King: sushi
Single or Group Dates: Single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: espresso
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: espresso
Do you Smoke: when the mood strikes me... which usually means I'm drunk
Do you Swear: like a dirty sailor
Do you Sing: in the shower
Do you Shower Daily: Definitely! After suffering through lukewarm showers in Costa Rica I take at least one long, steamy hot shower a day.
Have you Been in Love: it's my favorite way to be
Do you want to go to College: "Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes. It's hard to say which is worse--seeing it run out and waste the water, or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes." ~Nathan Price, The Poisonwood Bible
Do you want to get Married: my mother wants me to
Do you belive in yourself: I believe in the tooth fairy
Do you get Motion Sickness: not any more. I can read in a moving car now, which comes in handy when taking the Big Blue Bus to UCLA.
Do you think you are Attractive: sometimes
Are you a Health Freak: sometimes, which isn't really an effective method for promoting health
Do you get along with your Parents: more and more the older I get
Do you like Thunderstorms: love em, especially when there is lightning
Do you play an Instrument: I played the recorder in grade school
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: I'm drunk right now!
In the past month have you Smoked: just cigarettes, and not very many on account of it's a nasty habit
In the past month have you been on Drugs: define "drugs"
In the past month have you gone on a Date: Sushi dates are my favorite, with lots of sake plz!
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: I avoid them like the plague
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No, but I really want to try those new Reeses Peanutbutter Cup Oreos. How yum does that sound?!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: mmm... sushi
In the past month have you been on Stage: I've danced on a bar, does that count?
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no, but I was topless on a beach in Costa Rica. The beach was named Gemelas del Alma, which roughly translates into "Soulmates". Topless in paradise, what could be better?
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: I think I might have stolen someones heart
Ever been Drunk: I'm telling you, I'm drunk RIGHT NOW
Ever been called a Tease: bah, false accusations
Ever been Beaten up: I'm a delicate flower and I bruise like a peach
Ever Shoplifted: A bag of Skittles once, when I was a little girl
How do you want to Die: fulfilled
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Happy, and hopefully making some money as well
What country would you most like to Visit: Spain! Or maybe I will study or vacation in another Central or South American country. I'm thinking Chile or Argentina might be next!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: color doesn't really matter, as long as they're expressive
Favourite Hair Color: dark
Short or Long Hair: I like to have something to grab hold of
Height: I don't usually like really tall men, but I'm getting used to it
Weight: I like em athletic
Best Clothing Style: naked
Number of Drugs I have taken: I don't kiss and tell
Number of CDs I own: ipod
Number of Piercings: three, if you count my ears
Number of Tattoos: I just got my third in Costa Rica, and I'm pretty sure I'll get at least one more before I quit
Number of things in my Past I Regret: "twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did." --Mark Twain
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My Interests

I usually take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lime and a shot of tequila.

I'd like to meet:

I'm only here to keep in touch with friends. If I don't know you I probably won't add you, so unless we've actually had far too many drinks and possibly ended up in a compromising situation together, don't ask me.

Music:

All time favorite is definitely Sublime. Bradley might have been a drunken, degenerate junkie, but he had the voice of an angel.I'm currently into musica en espanol, because I'm moving to Chile soon to study literature there. Me encantan Reik, Camila, Miranda, Julieta Venega y mas y mas. Other than that, I love to listen to Jazz on vinyl when I'm drinking wine. The rest of the time I like anything with a beat because I loves me some dancin.

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is by far my favorite.Then: The Shawshank Redemption--I've seen it a million times and I still cry every time Brooks dies-- El Laberinto del Fauno, The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, Goonies, American History X, Proof, Anchorman, Fun with Dick and Jane, Amalie (for stupid, sappy ex-boifriend type reasons), Team America World Police, La Mujer de Mi Hermano, Secretary, Frida, Old School, and Eddie Izzard's Dress to Kill comedy routine. Actually, that should be my tops. He's a riot.

Television:

Gotta love The Office. I kind of became addicted to Californication against my will. And I like Weeds too, which is a bit ironic since I don't smoke. Oh, and I LOVE Coupling--the British version. It's way better than Friends ever was.

Books:

Books are my heroin. Honestly, I've got literature-addiction issues. By far my top fav is The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I've read it five times now and I like it more and more each time. I also like anything by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Cervantes's Don Quixote, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, and Frank Peretti's silly Christian novels (This Present Darkness et al--what can I say, I was raised an evangelical and old habits die hard). I'm a total book geek, and I hate nothing more than those assembly-line type novels ala Grisham, Steele, etc.

Heroes:

The cast of Baywatch!

My Blog

Get Down with the Sickness

Well my love affair with Chile has reached the end of its honeymoon phase; Santiago is a fickle mistress and I have found myself flat on my back in bed with some sort of bronchial mess. And a head col...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:26:00 PST

First Arrival in Chile!

This is a cut and paste from a mass email to my familyThe flight really didn't seem very long although it was eleven hours. I happened to sit next to a very chatty Swiss guy who talked my ears off abo...
Posted by tashia on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:46:00 PST

My Spanish background

My Spanish "instruction" began when I moved to Los Angeles and started working in restaurants. I quickly learned that an entire half of the operation was run by people who have little to no English sk...
Posted by tashia on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:48:00 PST

First week in Santiago!

Mi Familia CarinosaWell, I have officially been in Santiago for about a week and a half and I have been absolutely loving all of it. And all of that crossing worked, because I have wifi! Hooray! Fortu...
Posted by tashia on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:48:00 PST

Horoscopes

Ok, ok, so I realize how silly it is to read daily horoscopes and to put any stock in them. I know that, but I still read mine. Not on a daily basis, or anything, but more frequently than perhaps I ou...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:07:00 PST

What Will Matter

Part of my scholarship involves logging a certain number of volunteer hours in order to qualify for more money for next year. Unfortunately I've noticed that most of the volunteer options aren't exact...
Posted by tashia on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:16:00 PST

sushi

MAN, I have been craving Sushi like a mother lately. And by that I mean like a mother fucker. I guess mother fuckers are really into sushi.  Who isn't, am I right?Anyhow, yes. SUSHI. I had a litt...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:54:00 PST

Starry Starry Night

Starry, starry nightPaint your palette blue and grayLook out on a summer's dayWith eyes that know the darkness in my soul...Shadows on the hillsSketch the trees and the daffodilsCatch the breeze and t...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:34:00 PST

midterms

Somehow I've managed to Ace all of my midterms this semester... Hopefully I'll continue to do this well at UCLA for the rest of my time there. Cross your fingers for me!Also, I've bought my tickets fo...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:22:00 PST

Call it Divine Intervention

Lately I haven't been sleeping very well. I'm a night owl by nature and for some reason my body hasn't taken to this new early schedule that I have, even though I've been on it for five weeks now. I'v...
Posted by tashia on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:42:00 PST