Bellydancing Thoughts

Hello There My Lovelies,

So, a few weeks ago I wrote about how I took a class from a male bellydancer, Tito. He couldn't even speak much English, yet he was the best teacher that I've ever had. You know why ? He doesn't dance to choreography. He dances from his heart, and it just oozes out of him. He always smiles and it's just so contagious.

I was just watching him on You Tube and it doesn't get tired. He really is my inspiration for dance. I never thought I would find that in a male bellydancer.

I remember when I took his workshop. I was so drawn to him. I don't know about him personally, but when he danced I melted and fell in love. I don't know how to describe it. And when I danced I came alive and my hips loosened up, and I was able to follow his lead. And I danced for a good three hours. It was a workout, and I was happy as peach pie after.

I was so lucky as a dancer to have that experience.

The funny thing, is that I didn't think that there was a woman that could outdance him, but I think I found one. Her name is Saida and she is Argentinian. Her dance style is completely different than that of Tito, but I love her too. I guess I am a little more biased and love Tito more because of his radiant smile and because he's Egyptian, and it's in his blood.

But Saida is a close second. She dances with such fire and passion. She has beautiful, long hair and uses that to her advantage with her spins. I would love to study under her someday too.

Anyway, enough about that for now.

A Girl Survey

1. Do you sleep in your bra? OUCH

2. Have you kissed any one on your top list? NOT ON MYSPACE ANYMORE, LOL

3. Are you happy with your looks? YES

4. Do you enjoy drama? I SAY I DON'T BUT SOMETIMES IT MAKES LIFE EXCITING

5. Are you a girly girl? YES

6. Who was the last person you hugged? I DON'T REMEMBER

7. Small or large purses? USUALLY SMALL, BUT I HAVE A LARGE ONE NOW

8. Are you short? YES

9. Do you like someone? YEAH, I LIKE PLENTY OF PEOPLE. I PROBABLY LIKE YOU TOO, LOL.

10. What would you do if someone smacked your butt? DEPENDS ON WHO IT IS.

11. Do you care if your socks are dirty? YES

12. Do you think you’re conceited? NO

13. Are you a bitch? ON RARE OCCASIONS

13. Do you dress up on Halloween? SOMETIMES

14. Are you double jointed? NO

15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept? UNDERNEATH A DESK

16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours? NEGATIVE, OKAY MAYBE I SMACKED MYSELF WHEN I WAS PRACTICING SOME DANCE MOVES, LOL

17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you? THERE USED TO BE, BUT I DIDN'T CARE THEN, AND I WOULDN'T CARE NOW

18. Do you call anybody by their last name? NO

20. How many guys do you think will end up reading this just because it says- Girl Confessions? I HAVE NO IDEA

[X] I do wear make up
[X ]I have cried at a movie theater.
[X ] I can put mascara on without opening my mouth.
[X ] I get jealous
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy.
[X ] I love to laugh.somtimez.. all the times
[X ] I like classic rock.(some)
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[X ] like rap.
[X ] i like techno.
[ ] I like country.
[X ] I carry a purse.
[ ] I’d be lost without my computer
[X ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[X ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[X ] I own a boy band CD.
[XXX ] I get bored watching football
[ ] I love Gothic guys
[ ] I love skater guys
[ ] like guys who BMX
[ ] I love country guys.
[ ] I’ve never been called a spoiled brat
[X ] I love guys that are just themselves!
[ ] Guys are confusing!!!
[X ] I’ve been called a bad influence.
[X ] Lip gloss is better than lipstick.
[X ] Can leave the house without makeup.
[ ] I play video games, even when there are other people around.
[X ] My friends are the best.
[ ] I want a tattoo. i should be gettin one sometime
[X ] I don’t have a tattoo.
[X ] I have a piercing.
[ ] I’m insecure

Survey Whore Is Back

1- What are your initials? SCG

2- What is your favorite thing to wear? A BEAUTIFUL BELLYDANCE COSTUME

3- Last thing you ate? CHOCOLATE

4- Name one thing that scares you: THE STRESS I'VE BEEN UNDER LATELY

5- I say Shotgun, you say: FRONT SEAT

6- Do you have a pillowtop mattress? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS

7- What were you doing at 7:00 am? MY ALARM WENT OFF

8- Last person you hugged? SHIT, I DON'T REMEMBER

9- Does anyone you know want to date you? YES

10- Do you shop online? YES, JUST BOUGHT MY TEXTBOOKS ONLINE

11- Have you ever driven without a license? NEGATIVO

12- The last place you went out to dinner? TAVERNA BISTRO ON A DATE FOR DINNER AND A NICE SMOKE

13- Do you like your name? IT'S AVERAGE

14- What time is it? HALF PAST A MONKEY'S ASS, ACCORDING TO HIS BALLS.

15- Who/What made you angry today? A PROSPECTIVE LANDLORD WHO I FELT WAS KIND OF STRINGING ME ALONG.

16- Baseball or Football? NEITHER, ALTHOUGH I FIND THE BASEBALL PLAYERS MORE ATTRACTIVE

17- Coffee, Tea, Soda or Water? COFFEE

18- Do you like birds? YES, OF COURSE

19- Favorite holiday? THANKSGIVING

20- Do you download music? YES, ON ITUNES

21- Do you care if your socks are dirty? YES!!!

22- Opinion of Chinese symbol tattoos? SO OVERRATED........

24- Do you like to cuddle? YES

25- Do you love someone special? WHAT KINDA QUESTION IS THIS ??? IS THE SKY BLUE ??

26- What show did you watch last night? AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL

27- Have you ever bungee-jumped? NO WAY, NO HOW

28- Have you ever gone whitewater-rafting? YES

29- Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you?  YES !! AND SOMETIMES MARRIED TOO.....

30- How many pets do you have?  NONE

31- Have you met a real redneck? NOT REALLY, BECAUSE WE HAVE DIFFERENT GEMS OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE BAY AREA.

32- How is the weather right now? SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

33- What are you listening to right now? ME TYPING THIS SURVEY

34-What is your current favorite song? I LIKE IT BY MOBY

35- What was the last movie you watched? THE BARBER SHOP

36- Do you wear contacts? DON'T HAVE TO, BECAUSE I HAD LASIK

37- Do you drive? YES !

38- Grits or oatmeal/cream of wheat? NEITHER, THEY ARE BOTH NASTY

39- What's one thing you've learned this year ? HOW TO GET OVER A BREAK UP

40- What do you usually order from Starbucks? CINNAMON DOLCE LATTE WITH SOY MILK AND EXTRA WHIPPED CREAM.

41- Ever had someone sing to you? YES, THIS GUY WAS IN A FLAMENCO BAND. HE WAS GOOD WITH THE GUITAR, BUT BAD ON VOCALS.

42- Have you ever fired a gun? YES

43- Are you missing someone? NO

44- Favorite TV show? LAW AND ORDER

45- What do you have an obsession with? FINDING A NEW JOB

46- Has anyone ever said you looked like or reminded them of a celeb? WHEN I WAS SKINNIER, SOME SAID THAT I LOOKED LIKE ADRIANNA LIMA

47- Sausage Patties or Links? LINKS

48- Who would you like to see right now? MY DAD AND GRANDMA

49- Ever had a near death experience? NOT YET, AND I HOPE THAT NEVER HAPPENS

50- Are you afraid of falling in love? YES, I AM, ACTUALLY

51- Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't suppose to?  OF COURSE, LOL

52- Favorite smell? FRESH BAKED BREAD

53- Butter, plain, or salted popcorn? HEAVILY BUTTERED

54- Ever put a friend in a cop car on JukePix?  NEGATIVO

55- Ever been in a cop car?... YES, AS A RIDE A LONG WITH A COP

56- Coke or Pepsi? NEITHER, THEY ARE EQUALLY NASTY

57- Our Lady Peace or Nickelback? NICKELBACK

58- What's something that really bugs you (besides these surveys)? MY ROOMMATE'S DAD WHEN HE TAKES A DUMP IN THE MORNINGS AND WAKES ME UP.

59- Do you like Michael Jackson? HE IS NOT MY CUP OF TEA

60- Taco Bell or Burger King? Red Lobster! LOL

61- Next time you will kiss someone? NO IDEA, MAYBE NEXT WEEK, MAYBE NOT, LOL

62- Favorite College Team? DON'T FOLLOW THEM

63- Favorite Pro Team?  N/A

64- Favorite Celebs? THEY CHANGE FREQUENTLY. I LIKE TYRA BANKS, HAIFA WEHBE, AMR DIAB

65- What's the longest time you've gone without sleep?  24 HOURS

66- Last time you went bowling? 2006

67- Where's the wierdest place you slept ? UNDER A DESK 

68- Who was your last phone call? A FRIEND TO THANK HER FOR OFFERING TO HELP ME MOVE.

69- What does your last received text message say? MY ROOMMATE TELLING ME TO USE HIS PARKING SPACE. HIS DAD'S FRIENDS STOLE MINE FOR THE DAY.

Updates

Hello There My Lovelies,

So yesterday I broke down and talked to my roommate. I told him as calmly and as nicely as possible that I was sick of living there and that I was pissed off with the way he was treating me. We talked it out for a few hours. I still think that expecting me to now pay for utilities because he decides to quit his second job isn't fair. If I had two jobs and were to quit one of them, he wouldn't give me a break on rent. It's not like he's gonna charge me an extra $40. He would be charging me an extra $75-85 a month.

So while I still plan to look around for another place, I am no longer in a huge rush to do it. Which is a relief. I am real busy with school now. My teacher has a lot of reading and writing, not to mention ridiculous research projects at the law library that will be coming up.

I think that I am getting used to the horrific traffic that I deal with on the way to school every morning. It normally takes me 15 minutes to drive there. But with this traffic, it takes me over an hour. I haven't had to deal with that in over a year.


Well, it's time for me to mosey on over to work. Ciao Ciao :)

Never A Dull Moment

Hello There My Lovelies,

School started again yesterday. I circled the parking lot for about 40 minutes yesterday to find a parking spot. I finally found one, but it was a staff parking space. I didn't see the sign till I got outta my car. But too bad, because I wasn't gonna be late for class.

My class starts at 10:30 in the morning. I left at 7:15 this morning to get to school to find good parking. Traffic was a little over an hour, for what normally is a 15 minute drive.

What else............. Yes I was woken up at around 6am to the sound of my roommates old father taking a massive dump. It was disgusting. I heard this old man grunting and dropping deuces. The bathroom wall is shared by by my bedroom. I think he left the bathroom door open, because I heard him loud and clear.

And while he was doing his business, I heard his girlfriend downstairs coughing. I was not a happy camper this morning.

I had to go into the bathroom to brush my teeth after he was done, and it smelled like ripe, old man.

I am fed up. I am looking really fast to get outta there. I will write more about this later, as I have class to go to. My only hope to get my certificate so I can find a better job and not put up with roommate bullshit.

Hookah Lounge Time

 

Hello There My Lovelies,

So last night I went to a nice hookah lounge and smoked an apple flavored hookah. I also had a little appetizer. Fun times. I definitely want to go back.

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Hello All,

I am glad that my previous two postings were happy or inspirational because right now I am not feeling happy at all.

Recently I feel like I have been turned inside-out. While I am very blessed in life, and am lucky to have my health and family member, I guess I am just very uncomfortable in life right now.

For starters I need to move out, but I am trapped. Rents are increasing everywhere. So naturally my roommate wants to increase my rent by $75/month to cover the cost for utilities.

He also wants to move in his girlfriend and her two year old son. If they move in, my rent won't increase. That child has ADD and is a real cryer. I would rather spend the extra $75/month on rent instead of having two more people move in.

Did I mention that we also have two Mexicans that live in the backyard in a parked van ?

In our house we just have one bathroom, and imagine the traffic we would have if this woman and her son move in.

My roommate said that if I say no, he won't let her move in, but I see that he really wants to move her in. I see such a problem with it.

They've only been going out for two months. He says she'll stay with him until she finds a better place. They want to move in together. She would be living with us for a long time. Plus, what if they fight ? I don't want the drama. I don't want to wake up to the sounds of that child, and I don't want to wake up to the bathroom, as my room is next to it.

Oh.......and get this. I had late night company on Friday night. I almost never have guests over at my house. But I did on Friday. The last time that happened was last November. He makes a big stink out of it, because I brought someone home so late on a Friday. Also because his girlfriend both of the children were over and he didn't even warn me. I was so mortified the next day. On Halloween, he brought over some girl and had wild monkey sex and I had to listen to it. Did I make a stink ? Negativo. I let him take care of business. And the one time I have a guest over, boom, we have to discuss it extensively and he decides to question who I bring over.

I can not believe that he so willing to move her in so he can "save money" but won't decrease my rent at all. I can't believe that he thinks that all this is a good idea.

I am also so frustrated with my job. It pays well for what little I do. But I need a better job. I need more money. I have very little luck in people returning my calls. I have excellent grades and references, and some good experience. Yet it is so difficult to get a decent entry level position in the legal field.

Plus my job switched me to a lower-grade health insurance plan.

I feel like my priveleges in life are slowly being revoked, and I am starting to get hit with more problems. I am afraid of what else is to come. I know that when it rains, it can pour.

I feel like my life is all wrong and upside down. I feel stuck, I question everything, and I feel like nothing I do matters anymore. I just feel like nothing is right anymore.

Last year was a bad year, but this time around, I am hit with a different type of pain. Last time I felt trapped, and depressed. This year I feel like I have more control over my situation and that I am doing what I can to better myself. Yet everything I do is met with delay, rejection, plans falling through, or opportunities that just happened to pass me by.

Last year, I gained weight and felt lifeless. This time around, the pain is in my heart, and I feel like I am going through a heartbreak, when this isn't about men. I just feel like I have almost failed myself in life.

I have some idea of why this is all happening to me. I am a little spiritual, and I am thinking about starting another journal to talk about all this in detail. But for now, I will talk about it here.

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' 

When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. 

Concentrate on this sentence...  'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'

Little Updates

Hello There My Lovelies,

Today I went the park to celebrate my boss's granddaughter's birthday. She turned 6. I actually had a nice time. Usually I feel out of place at a child's birthday party. But my boss made me feel welcome and the children were all well behaved. Plus the other people there were nice.

It was held at a park and I went on the swings. I haven't been on a swing in at least ten years. It was like I was a kid again and I went really high. It kinda made me a little sick to my stomach, especially since I had just eaten a couple of hot dogs, but it was still fun. Over all a nice day.

Other than that, I don't have much else to report. School will be starting in a couple of weeks. I am also sending out my resume to some jobs. Right now I still don't have my paralegal certificate and I am still in school. That makes getting a fulltime paralegal position difficult for various reasons: 1.) I don't have my paralegal certificate yet 2.) I am still in school and can't fully commit myself to a fulltime job with overtime.

Sending out my resumes is never fun. There is a lot of preparation, and I have to custom-tailor my cover-letter to each company. Some companies require references and writing samples. All of this is just to have a chance to even have an interview. Usually I don't get called back, and I feel like all this work was done for nothing. But it is still a chance, and I guess that is good enough for now.

 

And Today I was Brought Back to Life...........

Hello All,

Today I went to a bellydance workshop with Tito Seif, an Egyptian male bellydancer. This guy is amazing, and the best teacher I've ever had hands-down. We danced for three hours and I wasn't tired, and did not find him boring. I would travel all the way to Egypt just for the chance to learn under him again. I hope that I get that chance again someday. Luckily I didn't have to travel this time around, as he came to my town.

He doesn't speak English and mainly taught us through movements. He was able to count up to eight, say "left, right", tell us to smile, and smiled and told us that all women are beautiful. There were no mirrors either. But I was lucky and had a spot right in front of him, so I could mimic his moves. He oozes passion with each of his moves. The reason I love watching him is because he keeps the dance cultural, and does not dance like a woman. He wears traditional garb that men wear, and keeps his moves masculine. I do not like watching men bellydance like women. Somehow Tito manages to retain his manhood while bellydancing. And he says that he does that on purpose when he dances.

I fell in love with the whole experience. His moves were true to his culture, and he kept smiling the whole time and told his to smile. I also loved that he sang along to the music while he was smiling and dancing. It was easy for me to dance to his routines because he taught by example, not choreography. I feel like I'm functionally retarded when I have to dance according to choreography. He dances by listening to the music, not strictly by choreography. I dance best when I just listen to the music and move.

I was kinda glad that there weren't any mirrors, that way I could not judge myself. While I was mimicking his moves, I felt like I came alive. I was smiling the whole time, and my hips loosened up. I was able to shimmy as much as he did. I was able to do all the spins he did, and follow his lead. Usually I find myself tensing up after a few minutes. Today I felt like I could walk into a room and do any shimmy or twirl.

I also had a school-girl crush on him. I was embarrassed and tried to hide it, but I flirted with him a little, so did the other women, haha. But he was so friendly and smiled a lot and I couldn't help it. I also got my picture taken with him.

There were a lot of other women there, and it was nice to run into some that I already knew, but haven't seen in a long time. One of the women was my teacher, and a couple other recognized me from other performance events. The bellydance community is small, so you tend to run into the same people after a while. But everyone was nice, and one of the girls next to me helped me with some of my moves. She was really good.

Anyways, I just had to write about this, because I felt really happy today. I felt like I came alive again, and that this is what true happiness feels like, and I should feel like this every day. Isn't that what God intended ? For us to feel so happy and alive that we no longer care about what others think ? That we no longer think that anything is wrong with us ? I totally fell in love with Tito's attitude and dance style and was lucky to learn under him and discover that I can move like he does if I just allow myself to open up and practice more. This is really what makes me happy in life, and I am lucky that I discovered bellydance early on in life. 

And here is a picure of him and his smile that inspired me to smile more while I dance. You'd be amazed at how many bellydancers simply do not smile.

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Hello There my Lovelies,

I am gonna make this real short and sweet. I just got my grade back from my Legal Analysis class and I got an A !!!!! I can not believe it. I thought I was gonna get a B for sure !! I can't believe that I actually pulled off an A !! I was juggling my job and internship with this intensive class (along with my social life).

I have three legal classes left until I am eligible for my certificate. I hope that I can pull off good grades until the end.

 

San Felipe Neri Square

Hello All,

The picture above is one that I swiped off Flicker. Someone else took it. This shot is of  one of my favorite hangout spots in Barcelona. This is called San Felipe Neri Square, located in the Gothic Quarters, known as El Barrio Gotico. The doors the couple is standing in front of is sometimes painted with different murals, and these doors belong to a Baroque Cathedral.

This area was once part of the Jewish quarters and was built upon an old Jewish cemetary. This is situated in El Barrio Gotico, which is always bustling with tourists, and this little area is kind of hidden, forgotten and therefore peaceful. People are usually too busy shopping or looking at something else to notice this little hole in the wall. I hear that it is has recently been filled with beggars, people on drugs and tourists that like to piss on the walls. But, you know what ? That is really the whole city of Barcelona anyway. So, I guess in comparison to the busier parts of town, this place is more peaceful.

I remember when I was first taken here during my stay in July of 2004. A Catalan guy who was moving to Holland and needed me for English lessons took me here. I felt an instant connection here. I felt like I was going back in time. It is reminiscent of another era. The Spanish Civil War to be exact. When I stopped by, I liked to sit by the old fountain and listen to the water trickle out. In the fountain, I could see the tiles that were falling apart, and imagined what they looked like when the fountain was in good condition. Once in a while there would be someone strumming on a guitar, and I loved listening to the music with the trickle of the fountain in the background, while looking at the architecture of the cathedral and thinking about the action this place has been through.

This place has had an unfortunate past. In the walls you can see the damage that was done from the shrapnel as well as bullet holes. I was told that the Cathedral was used as an orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, and children were killed by a bomb. I was also told that people were lined up against the wall and shot at.

Further to the right is a shoe museum. And almost directly behind where the photographer who shot this is standing is a nice high-end hotel. It opened up when I was there in the summer of 2004. I would love to stay there, if I had the chance. In fact, if I ever make more money or get married, I would love this to be where I stay. Whichever comes first.

There is a lot to do in Barcelona. A lot of famous places to visit, many of them crowded and charge a price. Some of the best places and things to see for me were free.

In fact, I have pictures from the day that I came here to the square. I can't copy them here for some reason, so I will just provide you with my old journal entry with the pictures. In fact, in the entry below, I said that I would dedicate an entire entry to this sqaure. I guess I finally did it four years later. Enjoy :)

http://journals.aol.com/wallstreetsmart/Senorita/entries/2004/07/26/day-one-of-my-tour-of-barcelona/335

Internship Stuff

Hello There My Lovelies,

Today I was at my internship, and I got free food ! Yay ! There was a meeting and after there were a bunch of left overs. I had some sushi, fruit salad, garlic bread and cake. And the cake was sugar free ! It was good too, I didn't know that it was sugar free. Yummy !

I love it when they have yummy left over food !

I am usually in my boss's office all day, and I don't usually get a chance to talk to others. But I gotta say that there are a lot of hot attorneys and interns. RAWR ! Even the air conditioning mechanic is hot, lol.

When I walked back to the parking lot yesterday, I saw a cat (not the one I blogged about before). This cat was black and white and was chilling out underneath the dumster. I think it was a she, but I can't be sure.

She was so precious. She came out and circled my knees while I pet her. She even climbed on my lap and let me hug and pet her. She would even lick me (like a dog) and put her nose close to my face. Then she layed down, and she let me lavish her with attention. She particularly liked it when I stroked her neck. She was purring, and we were both sitting in the shade and enjoying the moment. I wished that I also had a glass of lemondade, and some cat food for her.

Today while I was walking back to my car, I didn't see that cat. I was approached by a guy instead. He was throwing my a bunch of pick-up lines my way. (I wore a short skirt) And he wasn't bad looking either. Turns out he works at the jail, lol. I asked him if he really just got out of jail. haha.

Speaking of which, my boss took me to the courthouse for the first time to search for records. We went to the Hall of Justice, usually where the criminal cases are heard. It was a nice walk and I am learning the ropes.

I also learned that the uniformed officers that work the checkpoint are HAWT !! And I caught one checking me out. I guess we were playing a game of hide-and-go-check-me-out.  I was trying to look like I was talking to my boss while I was secretly checking him out. But every time I looked at him, he was looking back at me.

Maybe my boss will send me to go fetch some more records. It's highly unlikely though, because we're getting caught up fast.

Anywho, enough useless chattering about boys. Too bad the summer is coming to an end................

 

 

Stuff White People Like

Hello Again,

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/full-list-of-stuff-white-people-like/

• #107 Self Aware Hip Hop References
• #106 Facebook
• #105 Unpaid Internships
• #104 Girls with Bangs
• #103 Sweaters
• #102 Children’s Games as Adults
• #101 Being Offended
• #100 Bumper Stickers
• #99 Grammar
• #98 The Ivy League
• #97 Scarves
• #96 New Balance Shoes
• #95 Rugby
• #94 Free Healthcare
• #93 Music Piracy
• #92 Book Deals
• #91 San Francisco
• #90 Dinner Parties
• #89 St. Patrick’s Day
• #88 Having Gay Friends
• #87 Outdoor Performance Clothes
• #86 Shorts
• #85 The Wire
• #84 T-Shirts
• #83 Bad Memories of High School
• #82 Hating Corporations
• #81 Graduate School
  
• #80 The Idea of Soccer
• #79 Modern Furniture
• #78 Multilingual Children
• #77 Musical Comedy
• #76 Bottles of Water
• #75 Threatening to Move to Canada
• #74 Oscar Parties
• #73 Gentrification
• #72 Study Abroad
• #71 Being the only white person around
• #70 Difficult Breakups
• #69 Mos Def
• #68 Michel Gondry
• #67 Standing Still at Concerts
• #66 Divorce
• #65 Co-Ed Sports
• #64 Recycling
• #63 Expensive Sandwiches
• #62 Knowing What’s Best for Poor People
• #61 Bicycles
• #60 Toyota Prius
• #59 Natural Medicine
• #58 Japan
• #57 Juno
• #56 Lawyers
• #55 Apologies
• #54 Kitchen Gadgets
• #53 Dogs
• #52 Sarah Silverman
• #51 Living by the Water
• #50 Irony
• #49 Vintage
• #48 Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops
• #47 Arts Degrees
• #46 The Sunday New York Times
• #45 Asian Fusion Food
• #44 Public Radio
• #43 Plays
• #42 Sushi
• #41 Indie Music
• #40 Apple Products
• #39 Netflix
• #38 Arrested Development
• #37 Renovations
• #36 Breakfast Places
• #35 The Daily Show/Colbert Report
• #34 Architecture
• #33 Marijuana
• #32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
• #31 Snowboarding
• #30 Wrigley Field
• #29 80s Night
• #28 Not having a TV
• #27 Marathons
• #26 Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
• #25 David Sedaris
• #24 Wine
• #23 Microbreweries
• #22 Having Two Last Names
• #21 Writers Workshops
• #20 Being an expert on YOUR culture
• #19 Traveling
• #18 Awareness
• #17 Hating their Parents
• #16 Gifted Children
• #15 Yoga
• #14 Having Black Friends
• #13 Tea
• #12 Non-Profit Organizations
• #11 Asian Girls
• #10 Wes Anderson Movies
• #9 Making you feel bad about not going outside
• #8 Barack Obama
• #7 Diversity
• #6 Organic Food
• #5 Farmer’s Markets
• #4 Assists
• #3 Film Festivals
• #2 Religions their parents don’t belong to
• #1 Coffee

There is a book out called Stuff That White People Like, along with a copy of that list. You can click on the link to read more individual details on each number.

I hate to admit it, but this list is pretty accurate, at least for the white population here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I used to volunteer in Palo Alto in a legal aid organization with mainly whites. Those people fit the profile of this list, almost to a tee : Ivy Leagues Schools, internships, yoga, facebook, study abroad, hating corporations, loving Apple, driving a Prius, and wanting to vote for Obama, while bashing bush and putting down the US.

I have more opinions on this as well as my fellow whites but I won't go any further.

Oh, my white friend pointed this book out and we both had a chuckle about it.

There are so many books about what black people like, or books stereotyping them. Books that categorize Latinos.

It's about time whites got a book like this. And I thought it was hilarious.

Boredom + Survey Whore = Another Survey in the Same Day !

1. Are you ready for 100 questions? BRING IT ON, BABY !

2. Do you watch college football? NEGATIVO

3. Who will fill this survey out after you? YOUR MOTHER

4. Who was the last person to send you a text message? HENRY

5. Do you love anyone? OF COURSE, I LOVE MY FAMILY

6. Are you happy? YES

7. Where was the last place you went shopping ? FOR CLOTHES

8. How do you feel about your hair? I LIKE MY HAIR

9. Where do you work? I AM A SECURITY MONKEY

10. Last thing you ate/drank? AN INDIAN DESSERT

11. Do you wish you were someplace else right now? YES, THEN I WOULDN'T BE HERE TAKING THIS SURVEY, LOL

12. Do you have any pet peeves? YES

13. Do you have any expensive jewelry? YES

14. AIM or Yahoo? BOTH !!!

15. Do you like math? NEGATIVO

16. How many hours on average do you work a week: 40

18. Favorite baseball team? DO NOT LIKE BASEBALL

19. Favorte NBA team? DO NOT LIKE BASKETBALL

20. Do you watch the Olympics? JUST THE WINTER OLYMPICS

21. Last restaurant you went to? THE CANTANKEROUS FISH

22. Who was the last person to call you? HENRY

23. What’s your sign? SAGITARRIUS BABY !

24. Do you have a favorite number? 7

25. Last time you did volunteer work or made any donations? I VOLUNTEER MY TIME AT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE

26. What do you spend the majority of your money on ? RENT

27. Where does your family live? IN THE US AND EUROPE

28. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? I HAVE A YOUNGER BROTHER

29. Ever been called a bitch? MAYBE ONCE

30. Got any guilty pleasures? TONS, I LIKE TRASHY TV, CHOCOLATE AND OTHER THINGS............

31. Do you drink beer? NEGATIVO

32. Whats your favorite color? YELLOW IS ONE OF THEM

33. Did you ever collect Beanie Babies? NO

34. Ever bought anything online? OH YEAH, JUST BOUGHT A NICE DRESS

35. Myspace or Facebook? NEITHER, NOT ON EITHER ANYMORE

36. Do you have T-Mobile? NO, AND THEY SUCK

38. Do you sometimes wish you were someone else? NO

41. Last time you saw your parents? I SAW MY MOM ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO

42. Do you have any talents? YES, BELLYDANCE IS ONE OF THEM

43. Ever been in a wedding? YES, LAST YEAR ON THIS EXACT DAY, ACTUALLY !

44. Do you have any children ? HAHA, DO I LOOK LIKE THE BREEDING TYPE ?

45. Last movie you watched? WHAT DREAMS MAY COME

46. Are you missing anyone at the moment ? NOPE 

47. Did you take a nap today? NO

49. Ever been on a cruise? OH, I WOULD LOVE TO GO SOMEDAY

50. Did you notice number 40 was missing? HONEY, USUALLY THERE ARE ALWAYS SOME NUMBERS THAT ARE MISSING ON SURVEYS LIKE THIS

52. Do you have any wealthy friends? NO

53. Ever met anyone famous before ? NOT REALLY

54. Favorite actor ? ANTHONY ANDERSON

55. Favorite actress? RACHEL MCADAMS

56. Are you multi-tasking right now? NO

57. Could you handle being in the military ? I'M SURE IT WOULDN'T KILL ME, BUT I WOULD NOT WANT TO JOIN

58. Are you hungry or thirsty? NO

59. Favorite fast food restaurant? JACK IN THE BOX

61. What is your average cell phone bill? ABOUT 50-60 BUCKS

62. Do you own a camera phone? YES

63. Ever had to take a sobriety test? NO, AT LEAST NOT YET

64. Do you believe in Karma? TOTALLY

65. Can you speak any other languages? YES

66. Last time you went to the gym or worked out ? LAST MONDAY

67. How many pairs of shoes do you own? ABOUT 30

68. Do you have a photo hosting site that you use? NO

69. Last place you were? WORK

70. What is your college mascot ? THE SPARTANS, WHEN I WAS AT SJSU 

71. Ever been to Las Vegas? YES

76. Have you ever been gambling? NO, DON'T BELIEVE IN IT

77. How old are your parents? ASK THEM, LOL

78. When is the last time you updated your blog? RIGHT NOW

79. Do you have your wisdom teeth? THOSE WERE REMOVED 4 YEARS AGO

80. Favorite place to be ? WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN 

81. Have you been to New York City? NO, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GO THERE NEXT YEAR

82 Favorite sit down restaurant ? PICASSO'S

83. Ever been to Disney Land ? YES

84. Do you have a favorite cartoon character ? I HAVE A FEW, BUT MAINLY CINDERELLA OR JASMINE

85. Last thing you cooked ? MAC N CHEESE, BABY !

86. How is the weather today? LOVELY

87. Do you email? YES

88. Last letter/piece of mail you received besides junk or a bill ? REMINDER FOR MY DANCE CLASS

89. Last missed call ? ASHLEIGH

91. Last voicemail you received ? MY DENTIST

92. Do you drunk dial/text? NO, BUT IT HAPPENS TO ME

93. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? JUST DROPPED IT, NOTHING TO DUMB

94. What is the best city in the state that you live in ? SAN JOSE

96. Did you just die? HAHA

97. Are you bored right now ? YES

98. Last concert you went to ? DAVE MATTHEWS AND BLACK EYED PEAS

99. What do you think about before you go to bed ? ABOUT HOW MUCH I WANT TO TRAVEL

100. What are your plans for tomorrow ? INTERNSHIP 

Survey Time !!

	Regret Something You Did In The Past?
	Yes, but I don't dwell on it anymore
2	Country You Wanna Visit:
	Lebanon
3	Way You Wanna Die:
	In my sleep
4	Like Thunderstorms?
	As long as I know I am safe, yes
5	Get Along W/ Your Parents?
	Yes
6	R U A Health Freak?
	No, but I will be as I get older
7	U Think Ur Attractive?
	I like the skin I am in
8	Do You Believe In Yourself?
	Yes
9	Wanna Get Married?
	Someday
10	Wanna Go To College?
	Been there done that, still doing it..........
11	Shower Daily?
	Yes
12	Want Kids?
	Ask me in another 10 years
13	When Do U Wanna Lose Your Virginity?
	Haha, you mean I still haven't lost it ?
14	Do U Hate Anyone?
	No
15	Can You Unwrap A Starburst W/ Your Tongue?
	No
16	Do You Think You Can Sing?
	Not anymore
17	Can You Open You Eyes Underwater?
	No
18	Eat Whatever And Not Worry?
	That would be awesome !!! But I can't :(
19	Can You Whistle?
	Yes, and if you are a hunky male specimen I will whistle at you :)
20	Can You Walk In High Heels?
	Yes
21	Do You Sleep W/ The Light On?
	No
22	Do You Like Super Spicy Foods?
	Negativo
23	Can You Multitask?
	Yes
24	Touch Your Nose W/ Your Tongue?
	No way
25	Can You Fit In Your Locker?
	I don't have a locker
26	Do You Spit?
	Yes, in the sink, after brushing my teeth
27	Can You Taste The Difference Between Pepsi And Coke?
	No, but I also dislike them equally
28	If You Could Wish 4 Anything...What Would You Wish?
	I would wish for true love. That or being able to quit my job and travel the world.
29	What Kind Of Perfume Or Colone Do You Wear?
	Jean-Paul Gaultier
30	What Kind Of Soap Do You Use?
	Dial
31	What's Your Favorite Scent?
	I have many, but I like Bath and Body Works Magnolia Blossom
32	Would You Choose To Live Forever If You Could?

No, at some point I would miss everyone I've lost that didn't live forever