11 posts from April 2009

Where do you get the majority of your news?

nydailynews.com, aol.com, and cnn.com

What do you miss most about the internet of ten years ago?

aol chatrooms - a/s/l?

If you were to open up a business of your own, what would it be?
Submitted by beth.

i have a business already, w/ a friend and its pretty much expressing my idea and sort of making money from it (aka a blog - cutegeek.com). its great and it has many perks.  opinions are like assholes, and everyone has one...why not try to make some money off of it...

i'd also like to open up a flan business because my mom makes the best flan in the world, and then maybe a day care/school for very young children.

What was your first concert?

I've gone to clubs and have watched performances, and have seen artists perform at cultural festivals (DR, etc.) but i think my first official concert was during the summer of 2006, at Jones Beach. The artists were Marc Anthony, Laura Pausini and Marco Antonio Solis...

Who was your best friend in grade school? Where is he/she now?

my bestfriend in elementary school was Tiffany Marie Diaz.  A puerto rican chick who shared my  last name and lived up the block.  We met in the 1st grade and were either in the same class, or school up until our high school graduation. I introduced her to her husband in HS, and i am now the godmother of their baby boy.  She owns a home and lives in PA.

What food reminds you of your childhood?

chef boyarde and sunny d - the joys of having a babysitter...

dominoes, pringles and scrambled pancakes - the joys of spending my weekends as a spoiled kid at my 'dad's house' aka, hanging w/ glo

I spent this weekend in Pittsburgh visiting my alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University.

I wanted to cancel my trip because some of my friends weren't able to go but I wasn't able to find someone to take my reservation at a hotel so I went.

I am sooooooooooo glad I did. I had a great time, saw old friends, catched up with staff, made new friends, etc...

All in all, I was saddened to leave, it reminded me of the life I had when I was there, and although it was tough, and I sure did struggle - now being outside of it all, I realize it was all worth it.

If i could, I would go back and do it all over again, in a heartbeat.

Do you believe that ignorance is bliss?

hell to the yea. i know too much for my own good. but im damn proud of having that problem.

im officially on the road to recovery. i am giving myself my undivided attention this weekend. focusing on me. my mind. my body. my emotions. me...

peace world - see ya monday...

I searched high and low for this...it was the essay i used on my college applications...I wrote it when I was 17 and now I'm wondering if my feelings on life have changed.  My college advisor back then told me i sounded like a raging lesbian...i ignored his ass and went along to obtain a degree from carnegie mellon...that bastard. anyway, its an oldie, but a goodie.

           Once upon a time marrying, your high school sweetheart meant living happily ever after. The dream is to have 2.5 children playing inside the white picket fence, while Poka, the cat, and Dots, the gorgeous Dalmatian chase each other around. This unrealistic ideology was put six feet under after I realized the truth. I've realized that marrying the man of my dreams does not come with a guarantee. The truth is, Mr. Right, may not keep me happy.

I've grown up watching films that portray settling down and starting a family as the ultimate prize in life.  For example, in Jerry Maguire, the couple gets married and the three words that sum up their lives are not the typical "I love you", but "You complete me."  What are we missing that we must search for someone else to complete?

            In elementary school, my conversations with peers consisted of who shared lunch with whom, who would we play with, and who had the disgusting, yet innocuous cooties. During junior high school, discussions among my friends revolved around who would make the cutest couple, how long it would take them to go out, and whether or not the boy would eventually be labeled as someone's "man."   High school not only gave us heavier books but also a variety of new questions about boys. Those new questions would lead us to only one conclusion. For some girls, this conclusion determined their future as it answered the most crucial question in their teenage lives...who would complete them?

            As a Dominican female who comes from an old-fashioned family with old-country values, I get bombarded with questions concerning my dating status. Familiar clichés in my family range from "Do you have a boyfriend? Why not?” to "When are you planning to get one?" My family dwells on the fact that I'm single and at times tries to comfort me, reminding me that I'm pretty, and assuring me that one day, "Prince Charming" will indeed come my way. Ironically, I'm the only one who doesn’t view that as a problem. They'll never absorb the fact that I don't need a man in my life at this time. The women in my family have always had a man in their lives at a young age. This pattern, unfortunately is repeating itself throughout its newer generations. Being sheltered by men has become intrinsic to the Diaz women. They are dependent upon others and are viewed as less of a woman when they are alone. I refuse to fall under the stereotype that I am less of a woman because I lack a male counterpart.

            Everyone doesn't fall into the mold of needing completion.  A few alterations can be made here and there but nothing serious enough to need the assistance of another person. I believe the phrase "you complete me" is a misconception in it’s entirely.  I don’t believe the people who say those words understand their true meaning. In time, people grow and not at the expense of someone else's puzzle.

            I often ask myself if there is someone capable of "completing me" and if there is, will I ever meet him? Or will he turn in the opposite direction? This question may give rise to the answer I seek but regardless, I choose not to devote the time in finding out.  Despite the American dream, my dream is to graduate from college and go on to graduate school.  The satisfaction I yearn for in life can only be achieved through obtaining a degree and using it to accomplish something on my own.  Only then will I then feel competent to go out into the real world with a positive attitude knowing that I am capable of becoming a success in life. I agree with Thomas Jefferson when he said, "knowledge is power, knowledge is safety, knowledge is happiness".  The absence of Prince Charming will not determine my future, my success or my happiness. I will.