my perfect day would be filled with: -basketball -the beach -good music -good food -good company.
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Music
old and new hip hop, r&b, and soul, mostly.. but anything that i can dance or zone out to can make me smile.
currently owning my ipod.. *deep breath* 112, 2pac, 5 days left, 50 cent, 98 degrees, a lighter shade of brown, a tribe called quest, aaliyah, aceyalone, alchemist, alicia keys, aloe blacc, amel larrieux, amen, amerie, amy winehouse, angie stone, anthony hamilton, apathy, aretha franklin, atlantic starr, atmosphere, avila brothers, aya, babyface, beanie sigel, beatnuts, beenie man, bell biv devoe, beyonce, big boi, big l, big pun, binary star, blackalicious, blackstreet, black milk, blu, blue scholars, bob marley, bobby brown, bobby valentino, bone thugs, born jamericans, boyz II men, brian mcknight, britney spears, brother ali, busta rhymes, c.l. smooth, carl thomas, cashmere the pro, cassidy, cece winans, cee-lo, cesar comanche, chaka khan, chamillionaire, chicago, chops, chris brown, chrisette michele, christina aguilera, ciara, clipse, cody chestnutt, common, consequence, corinne bailey rae, cormega, the coup, craig david, cunninlynguists, d'angelo, d.o.d., da brat, damian marley, danger mouse, daniel bedingfield, darien brockington, das efx, de la soul, dead prez, death cab for cutie, destiny's child, devin the dude, dilated peoples, disney music, dj hyphen, dj illipse, dj jazzy jeff, dj neil armstrong, dj quik, dmx, donell jones, doug e. fresh, dr. dre, dru hill, dwele, e-40, earth wind & fire, eazy-e, elvis crespo, elzhi, eminem, en vogue, epmd, eric b, eric clapton, eric roberson, erick sermon, erykah badu, estelle, etta james, exile, fabolous, faith evans, far east movement, fat joe, five stairsteps, floetry, foreign exchange, forge & amen, fort minor, foxy brown, frankie j, fresh prince, fugees, game, gangstarr, ghostface, ginny owens, ginuwine, gnarls barkley, goapele, gorillaz, gq, grand agent, grits, guerilla black, gwen stefani, haiku d'etat, handsome boy modeling school, heavy d, hezekiah, hi-five, hi-tek, ho'okani, ice cube, ilona, immature, immortal technique, india.arie, inverse, isley brothers, israel kamakawiwo..ole, j'son, j-live, j. dilla, j. ivy, j. rawls, jack johnson, jackson 5, jadakiss, jade, jaguar wright, jaheim, james brown, james morrison, james taylor, jamie foxx, janet jackson, jason mraz, javier, jay-z, jean grae, jeff timmons, jennifer love hewitt, the jets, jill scott, jin, jj fad, jodeci, joe budden, john coltrane, john legend, john mayer, jojo, jon b, joss stone, joy denalene, juelz santana, jurassic 5, justin timberlake, k-os, kai, kanye west, keali'i reichel, keith sweat, kelis, kelly clarkson, kenn starr, kev brown, keyshia cole, kidz in the hall, killer mike, kirk franklin, kurupt, kynfolk, l.e.g.a.c.y., lauryn hill, leela james, leroy smokes, lfo, likwit junkies, lil' kim, lil' wayne, limp bizkit, lina, linkin park, lionel richie, little brother, living legends, ll cool j, lloyd, lord tariq, lucy pearl, ludacris, luke skywalker, lupe fiasco, luther vandross, lyfe jennings, m-flo, m.o.p., mack 10, mariah carey, mario winans, mark keali'i ho'omalu, mark ronson, maroon 5, marques houston, marvin gaye, mary j blige, mary mary, ma$e, masta ace, mathematics, maxwell, mc lyte, me'shell ndegéocello, mela, memphis bleek, method man, michael jackson, mike jones, mims, minnie riperton, minoaka, missy elliott, mobb deep, monica, mos def, mr. sos, mudluscious, murs, musiq soulchild, mya, n.e.r.d, n2u, nappy roots, nas, natalie cole, nate dogg, ne-yo, nelly, nelly furtado, new edition, nicolay, nightmares on wax, noah king renegade soldiers, norah jones, notorious b.i.g., nsync, nujabes, o.c., obie trice, oh no, one be lo, one voice, onyx, otis redding, outkast, packfm, paperboy, papoose, pati, paul simon, paul wall, paula abdul, percy miracles, pete rock, pharcyde, pharoahe monch, pharrell williams, platinum pied pipers, pinay, pm dawn, pointer sisters, prince, prince po, procussions, public enemy, pure heart, q-tip, r kelly, radiohead, raekwon, raheem devaughn, randy newman, raphael saadiq, rass kass, ray charles, redman, remy shand, rhymefest, richard marx, ricky fante, ricky pharao, rjd2, robin thicke, roots, royce da 5'9", ruff endz, run-dmc, ryan cabrera, s club 7, sade, saigon, salt-n-pepa, sam cooke, sammie, scar, scarface, sean paul, sean price, selena, shai, shanice, skillz, skyzoo, sleepy brown, slick rick, slum village, smokey robinson, snoop dogg, soluna, stacie orrico, stat quo, stephen marley, stevie wonder, sunday manoa, supastition, supernatural, surface, swv, syleena johnson, t.i., talib kweli, tamia, tatum jones, teairra marie, teddy pendergrass, temptations, termanology, teriyaki boyz, tevin campbell, thethyrday, three plus, timbaland, TiRon, tlc, tonedeff, tony toni tone, too short, toshi, tq, trek life, trey songz, trina, trina broussard, troop, tweet, twista, ugk, uness, usher, van hunt, vanessa marquez, vanessa williams, victoria beckham, visionaries, warren g, wc, will smith, wordsworth, wu-tang clan, xscape, xzibit, yasmeen, young gunz, young jeezy, young mc, yummy, z-ro, zap mama, zapp & roger, zion I, etc..
to put it simply: head bobbing + booty hopping = happy mariko.
Movies
action, comedy, drama..
Above the Rim, Any Given Sunday, Bad Boys (1, 2), Better Luck Tomorrow, The Big Hit, A Bronx Tale, Brown Sugar, Coming to America, Crash, Die Hard (1, 2, Vengeance), Dog Day Afternoon, Don Juan Demarco, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fallen, The Fast & the Furious, Friday, Fakin' da Funk, Fight Cclub, Finding Nemo, Girlfight, The Godfather (1, 2, 3), Gone in 60 Seconds, Higher Learning, Hotel Rwanda, House Party, Kikujiro, The Last Boy Scout, The Last Dragon, The Last Samurai, A League of Their Own, The Lion King, Love & Basketball, Love Jones, Mulan, Primal Fear, Requiem for a Dream, Scarface, Sin City, Sister Act 2, Stigmata, Tap, White Men Can't Jump, X-Men (1, 2, 3), etc..
Television
anything on ESPN or VH1 soul, 24, American Dad, Baywatch Hawaii, Beyond the Glory, Boondocks, Chappelle, Cosby reruns, CSI, Family Guy, Fastlane, Law & Order (SVU), Daria, Degrassi, Fresh Prince, Friends, Heroes, In Living Color, Jamie Foxx, Numb3rs, The Office, Saved by the Bell, Smallville, South Park, That '70s Show, etc. etc. etc..
Books
40 Million Dollar Slaves, Catcher in the Rye, Tears of a Tiger, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Sacred Hoops, Da Vinci Code, Self-Reliance, Life of Pi, Fight Club, Wicked, Maybe You Never Cry Again, Sister Outsider..
Heroes
my family, my ohana, and my fam. =] you know who you are!
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
Graduated: 2007
Student status: Alumni
Major: Biology
Minor: Math
Clubs: Students of Color Alliance, Varsity Women's Basketball, Residence Hall Staff
2003 to 2007
Brentwood School
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
1999 to 2003
Mariko is never on Myspace anymore Posted at 12:18 AM Apr 15 view more
i don't like when people mispronounce my name, but i get tired of correcting them after a while. the "Mari" rhymes with "body."
Grad student at USC's Occupational Therapy program.. so I can eventually work with people who have disabilities. I stay busy with things I care about, and I make time for people I love.
More generally speaking..
-->born californian, west LAer.. a city/beach girl for life (born & raised), lil sis behind two brothers, ex-tomboy, friendly aquarius, pretty laid-back, but i speak my mind.. i appreciate sports--especially basketball, music/dancing/good beats, food, reasons to smile, and honesty.
my weaknesses: good smiles, athletes/sports fans, hip hoppers, creativity, a sense of humor, a sense of righteousness, and a sense of self.
down to hit the beach, the gym, or the club anytime. ;)
some words..
"don't control your passion; get lost in it." --scoop jackson
"savor it, all of it, even the pain." --nina revoyr
good people
good lovin'
good music in my life
it makes me happy
..so happy. =] --foreign exchange, "happiness"
"if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew." --Disney's Pocahontas
i am nothing like any woman
that you have met before
i'm really what they call strange
what i do is what i've been doing for years
it works for me and i don't plan to change..
--jaguar wright - "ecstasy"
"The more conscious its artists, the more conscious the art." --Mumia Abu-Jamal
if u need more, ask.
Who I'd like to meet: Someone i haven't heard from in a while. ...no stalkers, please. =]
whut it dew big pimpin?!?! i luv the phone tag we got goin on these days!! and yes i'm really on myspace for what could be the first time this year...o my...
and if you'd be willing to repost it on your blog that would be real tight. also, any comments on 2dopeboyz are much aprreciated. thanks for the support and hope all is good with you.
FINALLY, NEW MUSIC! "The Art Of Broken Glass" (EP), click myspace.com/mrjmedeiros and take a listen! Available on itunes or directly from my site. New Mr.J songs to add to your profile! WORD!
You can also follow on twitter.com/mrjmedeiros for free music.
Yeah, I got your new #. This weeked my parents are in town so I'm gonna be busy running around with them. Let's work something out for next week though?
hey how u doin? Im having a Black n White PARTY next Saturday n the OC...& I have JON B & SLIM FROM 112 performing on the 19th n san Diego! Which event can I see u at ms??
Yo! You can drop off the Linear book any time, my couch is always open for studying! You gotta call or text me though, I am the worst with checkin Myspace =P
I rented out LIFE for my 22nd Birthday Bash. LIFE is one of Hollywood's most exclusive upscale club/lounges and has played host to the VMA and Emmy afterparties, amongst others.
-- Live DJ, Hip Hop/R&B all night -- Professional photographers -- Dress to IMPRESS, ya heard?!
21+, for the grown & sexy 6311 Wilshire Blvd, LA
FREE entry to everyone on my guestlist (till 11 p.m.) [[ RSVP BY WEDNESDAY ]]
I already have a table reserved... BUT, my boy who runs LIFE will give me two free bottles of GREY GOOSE if I can get 100 guests confirmed by Wednesday.
Ummm. Yes!!
Aaaaaaaand yes yes. I've had to avoid those mangoes lately. They are so deadly and delicious. But yes phone call talky soon soon. Alive and love it.
Mariko serious radio no static. My name is Kamau. Punch me and I bleed. But fareal...I'm cool tho. Doing the Santa cruz thing and the Casper thing. Ha... Seriously not a good look but on the up like I'm taking off. How's your side of being cool?
