"We are the roses in the garden, beauty with thorns among our leaves. To pick a rose you ask your hands to bleed. What is the reason for all these roses when your blood is shed carelessly? It must be for something more than vanity..."
Male
28 years old
BROOKLYN, New York
United States
politics/activism, community organizing, reading, writing, hanging out with friends, exploring the city, traveling, photography, acting, singing, theatre, SCUBA, meditation, Feng Shui, comedy, learning, teaching, social work, psychology, gender studies, critical race theory, moving outside of my comfort zone, trying new things, being by or in the water.
Music
tori amos, imogen heap, sarah McLachlan, tracy chapman, seal, fiona apple, daft punk, cat stevens, ann murray, 10,000 maniacs, annie lennox, frou frou, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, joan osbourne, abba, the carpenters, the cranberries, crash test dummies, fey, garbage and smashing pumpkins (in the 90s i liked them anyway), Texas
lots of other singers/bands and most of the music on Grey's Anatomy.
Your Spiritual Number is Two
You bring kindness and harmony into other people's lives.
Whenever a situation or idea seems extreme, you try to lend some balance.
Right now, your life is about benefiting from choices you've made in your past.
You have done your best to be a good person, and it is starting to pay off.
You are an idealist with interesting ideas. You can't help but see all of the beauty in the world.
But you are also aware of the world and its limitations. You have realistic expectations.
The First Wives Club, Fried Green Tomatoes, Death Becomes Her, X-Men 2, A League of Their Own, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, thelma and louise, The Birdcage, Bridget Jones' Diary, Bridget Jones and the Edge of Reason, Brokeback Mountain, Clueless, Erin Brockovich, Fixing Frank, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Matrix, Paris is Burning, Six Degrees of Seperation, Signs, Contact.
Television
Law and Order:SVU, Sex and the City, Law and Order, Family Guy, the 4400, Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Charmed, Brothers and Sisters, Arrested Development, Top Chef, Project Runway, Chapelle's Show, Surreal Life, Brothers and Sisters, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Noah's Arc, Will and Grace, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, House, Grey's Anatomy
Books
(anything by Amy Tan), The Bluest Eye, Tongue First: Adventures in Physical Culture, Memiors of a Giesha, Bridget Jones' Diary, Bridget Jones and the Edge of Reason, The Cape Ann
New York University
New York, NY
Graduated: N/A
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Social Work
Clubs: Pride in Practice
2006 to Present
New York University
New York, NY
Graduated: 2003
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Psychology, Gender Studies, Critical Race Theory
Minor: (the Gallatin School)
Clubs: CAST, Queer Union, T-Party, Fluidity, Womyn's Center, the Mixed Gender Housing Campaign
1999 to 2003
Mortimer Wilson School
Alfreton, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: English, Drama, and Psychology
1997 to 1998
St John's Upper
Houston, TX
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Johnnycake, Chorale, Kantori, Camarata
Tiger Cub ovah MySpace shennanigans, rarely on this lame website with it's deep hatred of Mac's, cheesy factor,& epilepsy-inducing flash ads. (Blarg) view more
You are very compassionate, and you offer comfort to those around you.
It pains you to see other people hurting, and you do all in your power to help them.
You take on responsibility, and don't mind personal sacrifice. You are the ultimate giver.
In love, you offer warmth and protection to your partner.
You often give too much of yourself, and you rarely put your own needs first.
Emotions tend to rule your decisions too much, especially when it comes to love.
And while taking care of people is great, make sure to give them room to grow on their own.
You are deeply emotional and very connected to everything (and everyone) around you.
By simply understanding other people, you are able to help them heal and let go.
While you are a very deep and thoughtful person, you do have a very silly, superficial side.
When you are too blue: the weight of the world's problems hangs over you
When you don't have enough blue: you lack perspective and understanding
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!
In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.
You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. You break a lot of hearts.
At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.
How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding
When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused
Like a shining star, you have no trouble being the center of attention
In fact, you often feel a bit hurt when all eyes aren't on you
You need to be number one in everything, no matter how trivial
And it's this ego that both hurts your confidence and helps you achieve
You're dramatic and a powerhouse of pure energy
You possess a divine quality or uniqueness that's hard to define
A natural performer, it's likely you'll become famous in some circles.
Just learn not to take everyone's reaction to you so personally!
Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul and Prophet Soul
Who I'd like to meet: I am pretty textbook Leo, Saggittarius Rising, and Libra Moon.
I am very extroverted and like being around other people who use their wit for good and not evil.
There are many kinds of intelligences, but I feel like the jiving of sense of humor is much more black and white.
I am trusting to a fault, optimistic, and try to always see the best in people. I try to be as positive as I can, and I think it's important to try to minimize the drama in your life. I make lemonade out of lemons as much as I can. People who are petty make my skin crawl.
I feel pretty rooted in my Texanness, but I am a big city boy. While i still hold on to the whole southern gentleman thing, I am pretty "New York" after being here for 9 years.
My loved ones are very important to me, and I am very close with my family.
I like imperfect, ever so slighty neurotic people, but mean and petty drama queens are not something i deal with well. Same goes for shallow and silly gentrifying hipsters.
I like people to get fired up about at least one thing, whether it's music, law, politics, art, or whatever.
You Should Date An Australian!
You're a down to earth, outdoorsy kind of girl
And you need a guy who can keep up with your adventures
A rugged Austrailian guy is just your style
Better start learning how to surf!
You are both a sensitive and sensual lover.
Warm and deep, you are tuned into the needs of your lover.
Verbal foreplay is crucial to you. Words can make or break your mood.
For you, sex is a 24 hour a day thing - you can't separate it from love.
When was the last time you told someone something personal? an hour and a half ago to a therapist who happens to be devestatingly handsome.----> if he's str8, hook it up, i need a new man. i start working in juvie july 7th but i also looked just online for jobs. careerbuilder specifically, i think they're the best. wat r u interested in?
heyy u ...sorry ive been mia. im sure u kno how crazy it is...i saw u yappin on the phone the other day but i had to run =/ hope ur well, not too stressed. lemme kno wats up...i have 2 interviews this week. wish me luck i'm hella nervous lmao <3
4. If you could only use one make-up product, which would it be? er. i don't wear makeup. but once upon a time when i was a candy raver i loved glitter, white eyeliner, black mascara.
I really, truly, madly, deeply (do you know savage garden?) want to catch up and hear all about your internship. And of course plan for our futures in social justice! We can be like the Thunder Cats only not animated.