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I have recently returned from a mission, as you all know. The Washington Spokane mission. I am attending Consumnes River College, here in Sacramento. I have been going there for about two semesters. I am majoring in communications. I am a Gemini and enjoy writing both stories and poetry.

Getting to Know Me

Favorite trivia fact:
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles has one of the longest fades in Pop music

My dream job:
Ummm, traveling and talking to people all day...

My claim to fame:
Ummm...I don't think I have one

Pet peeve:
Rude people and people who build on my side of the wall (oh how I hate that).

Strangest gift I've ever received:
Ummm...I don't think I've ever gotten a strange gift.

Most unusual job I've ever had:
I've only had two and they were way normal

Where do you go when you want to get away?:
I usually go to my compostion book.

Favorite Cartoon:
I am a total Simpsons fan.

Do you have a lucky charm?:
Nope.

Food that grosses me out the most:
I really do not like fish...yuck! Well, with the exception of shrimp, but then again that is not a fish.

Favorite ride at an amusement park:
I love roller costers. The thrill of going so fast and high (despite my mild acrophobia).

My astronomical sign:
I am a Gemini

Worst advice I have ever received:
"You need to go to a strip club, that'll help you."

Favorite song lyrics:
"everything is so much better when every one is in...are you in?" by Incubus

Favorite Movie Line:
"Shut up. You had me at hello." JERRY MCGUIRE

The best joke I have is:
A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks "hey, why the long face?" HAAHAAA

Expertise outside of work:
I don't really have any...

Moment of Fame:
I don't have one...

Favorite sport/sports team:
I love to swim and water polo is kind of cool

Favorite music:
I like just about everything except country

Largest event attended:
Logger days in Libby, MT...the whole town showed up all 5000 people

If I won a million dollars, what would I do with it?:
I would give a lot away to friends, etc. and probably go to Hawaii

Major news event that had an impact on me or earliest major news event I can remember:
I remember in my 9th grade English class, we stopped everyhting, got a radio and turned it on to listen to the OJ Simpson verdict. We stopped learning to hear that verdict, how sad was that?

Most embarrassing moment:
I had just finished passing the water in Sacrament, and the next thing I know, I'm flat on my back looking up at the ceiling.

Famous person you've met (if any):
Ummm, none.

What is your favorite word and its meaning?:
My favorit word it Ologopoly...it is a system of government where only a few people are incharge.

If you could live anyplace in the world, where would it be?:
I would love to live in Barbados...a different culutre and setting.

Most recent book(s) I have read:
The most recent book I've read is LORD OF THE RINGS and right before that was OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY.

The best book I have read:
The best book I've read...scriptures. The best secular book I've read would have to be Barbra Kingslover's THE POISONWOOD BIBLE.

Hobbies:
I love to write and read and I like to dabble in photography and chat with friends.

Dream vacation:
Hawaii, not the main beach, but a visit to the interior.

The game show I would like to be a contestant on:
I have always wanted to be on THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

If I could meet four people (past or present), who would they be?:
I would like to meet Abraham (the OT) and I would like to meet Tom Petty (just for kicks) I would love to meet Mimmi Rogers and also President Hinckley

Favorite shows/movies:
My fav. show is the Simpsons and my fav. movie would be CLUE or SECRETS AND LIES

Favorite motto or quote:
No matter where you go there you are.

Best advice you have ever received from someone and who it was:
Take is one step at a time, but keep moving (those aren't the exact words, but here is the reference Mosiah 4:27) KING BENJAMIN

Favorite subjects:
Public speaking and English...well creaive wiriting

Nickname:
"Chipper"--given to me in my fourth area on my mision; Scottie 2 Hottie...Scotty, and #43

Favorite foods:
I LOVE sweets, but my favorit is lumpia

Places you have traveled:
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Nevada...Nothing outside the Western US

Favorite restaurant or fast food place:
My favorit Burger joint is Majors in Yakima, WA-they have thses killer beer battered fries. I also LOVE 'Effies-they have these Burgers that are like 6" in diameter.

Favorite color:
BLUE

Favorite season:
I love SUMMER...I'm all about HOT.

In five years, I see myself...
In five years I just might be married with a kid. I want to be graduated and have been to Hawaii.

Celebrity I like most:
I don't have one.

Books I have read and re-read:
I have re-read John Grisham's THE PARTNER a couple of times and THE HUMAN COMEDY as well as BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA. I've read the BOOK OF MORMON like 10 times maybe.

Favorite plant:
I don't know...like I pay attention to that...a tree maybe.

Favorite holiday:
I love Christmas...well the three weeks that proceed it are the best.

The holiday I dread is:
I dread Valentine's becasue it ends up costing more than it is worth.

Favorite candy:
I like to scarf on anything that is NOT chocolate.

Which reality TV show would you want to be on?:
NONE!! they are soooos stupid, but I do watch the Real World every great once in a while.

My pets:
I have a dog named Saide...well she is no one's really. She is just kind of in the family.

Who was the greatest U.S. President and why?:
Like I would know.

If I had to choose my last words, they would be...
Thumb through the dictionary at LEAST once...

The best musical or play I have seen:
I've only seen one: MY TURN ON EARTH