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robin

come and spend some time with me.

About Me

i've developed a fascination with language and color, and a love for baking, although i don't do it as frequently as i'd like.br
i'll continue to surprise you.

regardless of circumstance, i always have my music.

My Interests

singing. jazz. live music. curling up on the couch with a good cup of tea. writing. wine. travelling. rain. frisbee. sax. night. story telling. baking cookies. life and love. little paper stars. seasons. spontaneity. comedy. shiny objects. creativity. photography. guitar and piano. song writing. thunder storms. philosophy. art. music. and of course there's always poker.

I'd like to meet:

you.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: robin
Birthday: 08-30-87
Birthplace: hoffman estates
Current Location: schaumburg/ dekalb
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: blonde
Height: 5'5"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: croatian and bohemian, mostly
The Shoes You Wore Today: flip flops
Your Weakness: sometimes i'm too nice for my own good, and people take advantage of me
Your Fears: that i'll never find true love, that i'll be lonely, or that i won't be able to sing/teach like i want to
Your Perfect Pizza: one that's homemade with friends! so much fun...
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: there are so many..
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: sleep sweet
Thoughts First Waking Up: someone stop that wretched beeping!
Your Best Physical Feature: you pick
Your Bedtime: none. some of my friends say i'm nocturnal
Your Most Missed Memory: all we are are memories
Pepsi or Coke: pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither
Single or Group Dates: i'm up for anything
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: ice tea is awesome!
Chocolate or Vanilla: cookie dough
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino. i looove coffee!
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: only occasionally
Do you Sing: ABSOLUTELY!
Do you Shower Daily: usually. sometimes every other day.
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: certainly
Do you want to get Married: some day
Do you belive in yourself: sure do
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope
Do you think you are Attractive: i like to think so
Are you a Health Freak: nah
Do you get along with your Parents: usually, but we do get on eachother's nerves
Do you like Thunderstorms: i LOVE them
Do you play an Instrument: several!
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yup
In the past month have you Smoked: nope
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yup
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: that'd be yummy, but no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no, but i tried it once..
In the past month have you been on Stage: sure have!
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: hehe, no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope
Ever been Drunk: yup
Ever been called a Tease: haha, oh yeah
Ever been Beaten up: no
Ever Shoplifted: nope
How do you want to Die: i'm more concerned with how i want to live
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a music teacher and a jazz singer
What country would you most like to Visit: tough choice. i love to travel.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: i'm a sucker for a beautiful pair of eyes. no preference, because pretty eyes come in many different colors. it's how they look at you that counts
Favourite Hair Color: no preference
Short or Long Hair: whichever looks best on him
Height: doesn't matter
Weight: not important
Best Clothing Style: something that expresses part of his personality
Number of Drugs I have taken: -
Number of CDs I own: a lot, but a lot of my music was just ripped onto my laptop
Number of Piercings: 3
Number of Tattoos: 0
Number of things in my Past I Regret: i try to live without regret and move past the things that i do regret

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Music:

jamie cullum, the meters, bobby mcferrin, pat metheny, brad mehldau, sufjan stevens, jovino santos neto, the shins, remy zero, radiohead, joe pass, the cary brothers, iron & wine, imogen heap, bob marley, ravi shankar, erykah badu, ernest ranglin, pam hall, dee dee bridgewater, richard bona, gilberto gil, joshua redman, caetano veloso, toto bona lokua, antonio carlos jobim, astor piazzolla, xavier cugat, afro-cuban music, earth wind and fire, celia cruz, john scofield, ney matogrosso, daúde, chris potter, ella fitzgerald, frank sinatra, carmen mcrae, sarah vaughn, diana krall, oscar peterson, charlie parker, miles, bela fleck, crosby stills and nash (and young), parliament, wilco, a girl named craig, chicago, goo goo dolls, paul simon, styx/dennis deyoung, the beatles, the killers, the garden state soundtrack, the mars volta, the decemberists, the jealous sound, the early november, the temptations, the who, three dog night, tower of power, the grass roots, billy joel, rachmaninov, gershwin, holst, mae, the manhatten transfer, musicals- i.e. les mis, wicked, and phantom of the opera, rockapella, something corporate, all-american rejects, trans-siberian orchestra, ben folds, motion city soundtrack, dave matthews band, john mayer (trio).. there's too much to go on

Movies:

garden state. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. waking life. brick. that thing you do. hitchcock movies. the departed. lucky number sleven. kiss kiss bang bang. ocean's eleven. love actually. it's a wonderful life. (i shamelessly love james stewart). big fish. indiana jones (especially the third one). wedding crashers. anchorman. snatch..

Books:

kurt vonnegut- cat's cradle being my favorite. brave new world. 1984. edgar allen poe. paulo coelho. brian jaques. mythology.

My Blog

somewhere only we know.

earlier this week, a kind friend brought me a dozen white roses. they are beautiful, and brighten my room. yesterday, a thoughtful friend picked up the guitar that i have been lending him and gave me ...
Posted by robin on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:28:00 PST

you're my favorite work of art.

i've discovered myspace blogging!not to be confused with my livejournal.i'll give it a whirl.. finding this new place to write makes me feel like i'm able to start over, which is a fabulous feeling to...
Posted by robin on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:49:00 PST