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Check out my store at zazzle.com
http://www.zazzle.com/christigmc*
If you would like a t-shirt, cup, purse, etc. to say something, just message me and I will make it for you.
If you like any of my designs and would like it on something else other than what it's already on, just message me and I'll do it for you.
A lot of you have been asking me to make items that say I Love (name). Unfortunately, because of copyright and royalty issues I can't do that. But, I did make the next best thing. This comes in shirts, mugs, magnets, pins and keychains. You can customize it to say I heart (name). During customization, enlarge the picture until the line disappears. Then click "add text" and type in the name.
I Love (Insert Name) by christigmc
Get this custom button at Zazzle
I just graduated from the University of California, Riverside. I'm majored in Statistics with an emphasis on business. I currently work as an assistant manager. I also volunteer at Loma Linda Children's Hospital in the Acute Care Playroom and Music Connection. On occasion I also give piano lessons to the kids. I love it when the kids whine to hear my music and start dancing around.
This is a picture of me that was in the Redlands Daily Facts newspaper. They did an article on the music connection program at Loma Linda. I'm playing Pachelbel's Canon in the Oncology/Hematology Unit.
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I use to be a singer/songwriter. I recently got the urge to start singing and writing again so I'll keep you all updated. For some strange reason, by voice has gone from sounding like a rock singer's to an opera singer's.
I'm also do some freelance writing. (I'm former BSBBLVD columnist christigmc)I have a website where I currently post my articles. What's On Christine's Mind http://www.christinesmind.net.tc
My articles are now also available in my blogs. I should warn, a lot of my articles have to do with politics. Especially one person I really hate. I've probably called him every name in the book by now.
On the topic of politics, I really don't care who wins in 2008, as long as it's a democrat. Hilllary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd, I'm pretty sure they all can be great presidents. What we should all think about right now is how to get the republicians out of office and repair all the damage President Bush has done.
You should check out this MadTV joke about President Bush and Iraq. It is so funny
I hope to use my writing talents to raise awareness on serious issues.
With the recent rise in people going to YouTube I'm now doing video commentary. You can check my videos out on both here and YouTube. A lot of my topics will be very controversial. I don't expect anyone to agree with my opinion but I expect everyone to respect my opinion. I'll respect your oopinion if you respect mine.
I also have a Support group Website http://www.shareyourstory.net.tc .
I am big on charity. I love helping people. I try to volunteer or at least do something nice as much as possible. I try to set an example for other people to do the same. I think I will never be rich no matter how much money I make because I'll probably donate it all to charity.
As you've all probably noticed, I love Dancing With The Stars. I have a tiny request for the producers of the show, can't the celebs get money donated to their favorite charity. You know, first place gets a lot of money, second place a little less etc. They work so hard for it and don't they deserve something more than a silly looking trophy. Make the dancing worth while. Although some people have downplayed the idea, especially after Season 3, but I have an idea. Please read "My Dancing With the Stars Idea" in my blog for my idea of a solution to the problem. Please tell me what you think. I WANT HONESTY!!!!!
Songs I'd Dance To If I Was On The Show

Cha Cha Cha : "Smooth" by Rob Thomas f/ Santana Foxtrot: A tie between "Mille Lune Mille Onde" by Andrea Bocelli and "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt Quickstep: "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors Mambo: "Whereever, Whenever" by Shakira Tango: A Tie Between "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco and "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam Jive:* A Tie Between "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" by Shania Twain and "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister Paso Doble: "Fuego" by Bond (More Oles from Bruno) Waltz: A tie between "I Believe In You" by Il Divo and "Remember Me" by Josh Groban Rumba: A tie between "My All" by Mariah Carey and "Tomorrow Never Dies" by Sheryl Crow (I think Len would probably impersonate a harden artery again) Samba: "Mission Impossible Theme" (Bruno would probably jump on the couch, well chair) Freestyle: "Simply Being Loved" by BT
* One of those useless, who cares facts. We all might remember that in season 2 Stacy Kiebler went to Camp Pendleton to show the Navy men her Jive. Well, the very next day, my brother's NJROTC went on their annual trip to Camp Pendleton. Coincidentally, they had the exact same tour guide as Stacy Kiebler. The tour guide actually asked everyone if they knew who Stacy Kiebler was and then he started talking about what she was doing there the previous day and how cool it was having her there.
I just donated my hair. Here are my pictures. All photos are done by Special Tee Photography . If you need photography for anything, modeling, headshots, weddings, parties etc. I highly recommend them. Photography is great and the guy's real nice too.
Here are my before, long haired pictures.
My after pictures with short hair. The pony tail was 22 inches long.
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You Are 70% Extrovert, 30% Introvert
You are quite outgoing
You are a social connector - you know a ton of people
While you aren't a wild extrovert, you are a great talker
A fantastic storyteller, you keep everyone laughing Are You An Extrovert or An Introvert?
Your Birth Month is October
You are a natural leader who is able to stand up when no one else can.
Strong and powerful, you tend to overshadow those around you.
Your soul reflects: Gratitude, comfort, and true love
Your gemstone: Tourmaline
Your flower: Cosmos
Your colors: White and yellow What Does Your Birth Month Mean?
You Are an Ice Cream Cake
Surprising, unique, and high maintenance.
You're one of a kind, and you don't want anyone to forget it.
You're fun in small doses, but it's easy for people to overdose on you! What Kind of Cake Are You?
Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 76%
You have a good chance of being a multimillionaire. Better than most people.
You simply have a natural knack for money and the personality for success. Will You Be a Multimillionaire?
You Were Born Under:
You are solid, methodical, and you do things right the first time.
Even when no one else does, you always believe in yourself.
You tend to see the world in black and white, right or wrong.
A good memory and eye for details means you tend to thrive at near impossible tasks.
You are most compatible with a Snake or Rooster. What Year Were You Born Under?
You Could Maybe Be a Vegetarian
You may think being vegetarian is a great idea, but you don't have all the tools to get started.
Find a local vegetarian group or buy a few vegetarian books.
Even if you don't go completely veggie, you can introduce more vegetarian foods into your diet! Could You Be a Vegetarian?
Your Heart Is Purple
For you, love is about establishing and developing a deep connection.
If it's true love, it brings you more wisdom and inner strength.
Your flirting style: Sincere
Your lucky first date: An afternoon at a tea house
Your dream lover: Is both thoughtful and expressive
What you bring to relationships: Understanding What Color Heart Do You Have?
You Are Sunrise
You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary.
You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward.
Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts.
All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be. What Time Of Day Are You?
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Which Celebrity Do I Look Like?
I just wondered how much different did I really look between haircuts

Your Birthdate: October 10
Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.
You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.
Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.
You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.
Your strength: Your ability to gain respect
Your weakness: Caring too much what others think
Your power color: Orange-red
Your power symbol: Letter X
Your power month: October What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
Your Style is Classy
You've got class, and you know how to put together a guy catching outfit
You're more likely to shop at Bloomie's than bebe
For you style is looking like a million bucks...
And you're always do with your fantastic yet feminine wardrobe Is Your Date Fashion Style Classy, Sassy, or Trashy?
You Are An Independent Girlfriend!
Whoa, Ms. Independent! Your guy digs your modern style...
But he's sometimes left to wonder if you really like him.
Keep that unique spirit, but show him your love a bit more often.
No worries - you're light years away from smothering him! What Kind of Girlfriend Are You?
Your True Love's Name Is
Russell L. What's Your True Love's Name?
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My Interests

Writing Songs, writing poetry, playing piano (I'm certified), writing articles. Check out my articles at http://www.christinesmind.net.tc . While you're there, please sign the guestbook and post your feelings on the messageboard.
I recently decided to try ballroom dancing. I love it!!!

My Friend Suzanne
I MISS HER SOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Suzanne Marie Abbott Riley
April 6, 1985 - September 22, 2007
Ezekiel James Riley
June 11, 2006 - September 22, 2007

Scrapbook we made for Wayne
If you'd like a copy just go to http://picasaweb.google.com/chrisigmc/Scrapbook02
I took the photos in flash and no flash so take your pick. These are just the ones I like. On Picasa you can either download the pages or order prints.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with a BRAIN!!!!
I enjoy people who are fun and have a lot of respect for people of all types. I'm not really into the party scene and I'm quite conservative so I like people who are soft and show a decent level of maturity.
Education is really important to me so I'd like someone who takes education as seriously as I do.
I would really appreciate it if people could practice proper netiqutte and a decent level of maturity.
RULES:

Please do not write your messages in all capital letters. That means you are shouting. Please keep profanity to a minimum I don't mind use of abbreviations like LOL or BRB,or slang terms, but don't give me a whole message of them. There's a thing called proper grammer. I'd like to see some please. I'd appreciate it if people used some common sense along with a decent level of maturity. If you are not around my age, meaning within 3 years, the chance of us being together or even getting together is 0. So don't even try. Watch the type of language you use with me. Anything inappropriate and I'll block you. Meaning you'll never get to talk to me again. I'm a very conservative type of person. I don't drink or smoke or enjoy anything risque. I have connections with some people you wish I didn't. So WATCH IT!!!! I do NOT give out my e-mail address or anything so you can chat with me outside of MySpace. So unless you personally know me, don't bother asking. But I will be more than happy to chat with you here on MySpace. If your message shows anyform of spamming I will report you to MySpace in a heartbeat. No Exceptions!!! If you'd like me to do a survey I'd be happy to do so but please get my permission first. I have a name. It's Christi. Last but not least. This is the internet. We're connected by phone lines and wires.
I know i have a block on adding me as a friend, I only add people I personally know but I will make an exception to some people. If we've talked in a group that I'm apart of then message me and I will add you as a friend. Please specify which group. Or, If you can score a 150 or higher on my "How Well Do you Know Me Quiz" I'll add you.
WARNING!!!! Before you try to ask me out on a date or want to get in a relationship with me you should know that in the last 6 months 4 of my friends have died in 4 seperate incidents. 3 of them were around my age. I am obviously a jinx, bearer of bad luck, angel of death or whatever you want to call it. Enter at your own risk. Just keep in mind that if you hang out with me don't expect to live long after.

SIDENOTE: If you would like me to join a group, unless the group's name clearly states what the group is about, please tell me what the group is about. If you don't I will automatically delete your message.
I really appreciate it when people message me to introduce me to their music but please don't waste your time if your genre isn't in my area of taste. I'm very picky about my taste in music. Just to let everyone know, I hate hip-hop, rap, and anything else around those two.
If it's nothing like what I'll watch on PBS, I probably won't listen to it.

Music:

I like classical, especially opera. I've been singing it since I was 3.
I grew up listening to the Three Tenors.

RIP Luciano Pavarotti.

He was my favorite out of the three. Thanks to him I knew so many opera tunes, that were in Italian, by the time I was 5. I can still sing them to this day.
I love...
Josh Groban
Your fellow Grobanite

Amici Forever
Yes I consider myself an Amiatori
Amici Forever 2002

Amici Forever 2007

Nick Garrett (That voice puts me in a trance)
It's deep, rich, and sexy. I could so die hearing it

Geoff Sewell

David Habbin (Something about that voice that intrigues me)
Your fellow Habbinero
Yes I'm a wickedly hot pepper and I've been hit by the arrow of Eros, the Greek God of love AKA Cupid, to fall in love with David.

Check out his song "Morning Song"
This song really got me through the death of my friend Suzanne and all the other deaths that came after hers. I have never had a song really reflect the true pain of what it's like to lose someone, especially someone who is gone too soon.
According to Robin Lerner, the songwriter, the song is about the pain a parent feels after the death of a child. I recommend this song for anyone who has lost someone, especially someone who dies before their time, a child, young friend, sibling etc. Your pain will connect with the song.
David, if you ever read this, you should really get a producer and record this song, although I really like the demo already. You should also make a music video that shows the real pain that the song shows.

Him singing "Impossible Dream"

He has a new song out "Paper Airplanes." Very interesting song. He still has his operatic voice but it's quite poppish.
Jo Appleby

Andrea Bocelli

Sarah Brightman

Il Divo

Bond

Andre Rieu

American Tenors

Charlotte Church (The opera her, not the current pop her)

I'll listen to virtually anything by Ennio Morricone, musical genius. (That's Oscar was LLLOOONNGGG overdue)

Pretty much anything that has a concert on PBS.

I also enjoy...
Clay Aiken

Backstreet Boys (I'm former BSBBLVD columnist christigmc)

Kelly Clarkson

I also have an interest for folk music, especially Celtic music.
I love the Irish Tenors.

Ronan Tynan, Anthony Kearns, Finbar Wright, John McDermont, those voices are phenomenal.

Celtic Women

Especially Ryan Kelly. HE IS SO HOTTT!!!!!!!

I sang "Men of Harlech" a Welsh folk song for multi-cultural week my junior year of high school. That song got me on board to listening to Celtic Music.
I really enjoy artists that sing opera and classical music but bring it into the mainstream. I love how Josh Groban and Amici Forever still stick with traditional classical music but add a rock twist without ruining the song and dress and behave more like pop stars.

Movies:

I'll watch pretty much any movie as long as it's not action. With the exception of the James Bond films. I love historical and romance films.

Television:

DANCING WITH THE STARS!!! Never thought I'd like it.
I have an idea for a twist to show. Please read "My Dancing With the Stars Idea" in my blog and tell me what you think. I want honesty!
I think this is Hollywood's new weight loss plan. Compete on DWTS and you're promised to lose 20 pounds.
Thanks to Mario, from season 3, I now want ballroom dance lessons. I have promised myself, the summer before I start medical school is when I will give myself ballroom dance lessons. I hope to learn, just like the stars do, all 10 dances in 3 months. Any advice would be appreciated. I know I sound like I'm rushing but I really don't have much of a choice. Before that summer I won't have time. After that summer I REALLY won't have anymore time for probably at least the next 40 to 50 years. I don't plan on competing, I just want to learn how to dance.
But now I'm getting the erge and I've been thinking, maybe competition won't hurt that much. My school is giving really cheap ballroom dance lessons so I might join in on the next lesson. My legs are screaming dance so I might as well join in.
Just some useless facts. Before DWTS I never knew who Mario was. I think what attracted me to Mario is that both of us have the same birthday, October 10, and both of us have the same Chinese zodiac sign. We're both Oxs. He's 1973, I'm 1985 both Ox years. I wonder what else we have in common?
Now that I've visited Harry's page, and noticed that he was using his status on the show to raise money for St. Jude. I wish I could have supported him a little more.
Watching the show, my favorite dance has always been the paso doble. Probably because of the capes and someone doing something extremely obnoxious while dancing it. (George's Zorro costume. Jerry's matador outfit with guitar) Len did say it was the most theatrical of all the dances. But after watching Mario dance it, I have a new found respect for it. I don't think the Paso doble can be butchered anymore, someone find another dance to butcher.
Apparently I was wrong. Adam Carolla butchered the Paso Doble even more with the unicycle. The Zorro outfit I understand. What does a unicycle have anything to do with the Paso Doble?
THE APPRENTICE
I love The Apprentice. I've decided to start doing weekly after thoughts of the show in my blogs . I started watching The Apprentice during season 3 after seeing the ad about college grads vs high school grads. That episode couldn't have come at a better time. (Had a little argument with someone who will not be named about how important college really was. I WON!!!) Since then I have loved the show.
I am really into those forensic science crime shows. I also love to watch Monk and Law & Order.

Books:

The Great Gatsby (I don't know why so many people hate this book)
The Big Sleep
How To Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide (I keep on recommending this book at work. I have gotten nothing but praise from it. It lives up to it's name. I will say, the book is funny)

Heroes:

My Pediatrician from so long ago Dr. Emory.

My Blog

My Featured Morning Song Essay

Here is my Morning Song essay. Tell me what you think. "Morning Song" is the song on my profile but I've decided to also include the music video at the end of my blogUPDATE: My essay is featured on Ch...
Posted by Christi on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:43:00 PST

Lou Pearlman Sentenced

Since I'm former BSBBLVD columnist christigmc it is music to my ears to hear this.Lou Pearlman, the guy behind NKOTB, BSB, and N SYNC has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for scamming investors for ...
Posted by Christi on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:38:00 PST

6 Months of Mourning

Saturday, March 22, marked 6 months since Suzanne, Zeke, and Tammy died in that car accident. Although I didn’t find out until 3 weeks later I can’t believe it’s been 6 months. Six m...
Posted by Christi on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:33:00 PST

Scrapbook Available for Download

So everyone can have a copy of the scrapbook that Kristen and I made for Wayne it is available for download. Just go to http://picasaweb.google.com/christigmc/Scrapbook02 I took the photos in flash a...
Posted by Christi on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:30:00 PST

I need a new hair style

Next month will mark one year since I donated a 22 inch long pony tail to Locks of Love. I'm pretty sure by now it's been made into a nice wig for someone who has cancer or apolecia areta. Here's my ...
Posted by Christi on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:48:00 PST

Thank You David and Charlie

As many of you know I love a singer named David Habbin and that he recently recorded a song called "Morning Song." The song expresses what a parent feels after losing a child. For those of you who hav...
Posted by Christi on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:30:00 PST

Cigna Isn’t Fully At Fault

There has been a lot of finger pointing a Cigna over the death of Nataline Sarkisyan. The 17 year old had leukemia and after receivin...
Posted by Christi on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:20:00 PST

Random Survey

[One] Who was your last 3 texts from?T-Mobile (I don't text)[Two] Where was your default picture taken?SpecialTee Photography Studio[Three] What's your middle name?Zhao Hua[Four] Your current relation...
Posted by Christi on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:37:00 PST

Still Mourning

As many of you might have noticed I haven't exactly been myself the last couple of weeks. Well something extremely tragic happened, I lost my friend from high school, Suzanne. To top it pretty much of...
Posted by Christi on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:47:00 PST

Bye Bye 21 Hello 22

Today, October 10, is my birthday. As big of a celebration there will be, I feel that this birthday came too soon. For starters, there is nothing special about 22. 21, legal drinking age, legally an ...
Posted by Christi on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:53:00 PST