08.16.02 // 9:06 p.m.
100 things about me
1. I just graduated in June
2. I graduated cum laude
3. My GPA was a 3.626
4. I could have done much better
5. But I never put much effort into my school work
6. I did a double major and a minor in 4 years
7. That impresses some people
8. I was in a program for Gifted and Talented students called GATE as a kid
9. I represented over 25,000 students on student council
10. I�ve only had 2 �real� jobs
11. I�ve been the interviewer more times than I�ve been the interviewee
12. My roommate interviewed me for my job (there were other people too)
13. I have several nicknames
14. I go by Cindy most often and then Cindylu
15. I was born in Monterey Park, California (near East LA)
16. Before leaving to school, I had only lived in one home
17. I have two brothers and a sister
18. I get along with them well, most of the time
19. I�m the second oldest
20. No one in my extended family (all 100 or so folks) was born in 1980 too
21. I�m in the middle of the �kids� and the �adults�
22. I tend to hang out more with the kids
23. 23 is my parents� favorite number
24. I like it too
25. It�s 8:31 right now, that�s my birthday
26. I�ll be 22 in 15 days
27. I don�t look 22
28. Some people say I look 17
29. My parents have been married for 25 years
30. I learned about unconditional love from them
31. 31 is my favorite number
32. I�m a Chicana
33. Being a Chicana is what I base my identity on
34. It encompasses both my race/ethnicity and gender
35. My roots are in Zacatecas and Guanajuato, M�xico
36. I haven�t visited either place in over 10 years
37. I really want to go
38. Spanish is my first language
39. I speak/read/write it fluently
40. I sometimes trip up on words though
41. I�d like to know more Nahuatl
42. I know less than 50 words
43. I�m very particular about language and the power of words
44. My identity and culture are inherently tied to my language
45. I majored in Sociology and Chicana/o Studies
46. I had a minor too, it was Spanish
47. I�m scared of the real world
48. I like to hide in academia
49. I want to go to graduate school and get a PhD in Ethnic Studies or Chicana/o Studies
50. I�m working on my time management
51. I�m setting goals for myself (short term and long term)
52. I�ve never really done this
53. Sometimes I feel like no one is worried about me
54. They should be
55. I don�t have it all together
56. I almost broke down twice this week
57. I deal with stress by writing, kicking someone, alone time, or buying CDs
58. I don�t drink too much
59. Alcoholism runs in my family and I�m scared I could become one
60. I�ve never smoked a cigarette
61. I have smoked marijuana
62. I feel the need to maintain a �good girl� image around my parents
63. I was raised Catholic
64. I still feel closely tied to the church primarily because I need some sense of spirituality and community I get from there
65. I don�t agree with a lot of the teachings
66. I tested as a �liberal Catholic� once
67. I need to go to confession � and be really honest
68. I�m really picky about music, but I can�t pick just one genre
69. I pledged money to KCRW (a local radio station)
70. I�m short, 5�2.5� (or somewhere abouts)
71. I wear patterned socks (if any)
72. Some days, like most of this week, I didn�t comb my hair after showering
73. It�s straight, I can get away with it
74. I really don�t know how to apply makeup
75. I have a complex about looking pale and young
76. I have the potential to be darker (my brothers are MUCH darker than me, they look very indigenous and Mexican)
77. Some people tell me I look part Asian
78. I develop crushes very easily
79. I have two on people at work
80. I can�t touch one
81. I have an okay relationship with my ex, we almost got back together last year�
82. I call him the Turtle. He recently found this out.
83. I was embarrassed.
84. I sometimes think about what it means that my boy, Dom, is white and I�m a Chicana
85. I feel odd when I�m around Chicano or Latino men (ie the Mission) and I�m with Dom
86. I think I have issues
87. I collect Gelly Roll pens
88. I had my ears pierced as a baby, but only started wearing earrings again yesterday
89. My favorite candy is the tamarindo Pelon Pelo Rico
90. My sister, Yo, is my best friend
91. My cousin, Valerie, is the Sunshine of my Life
92. Chispa and Isa can read my mind
93. I can tell them anything
94. I�m often late
95. I�m not a morning person
96. I love to dance
97. I used to dance traditional Mexican dances
98. I still fit into the dresses
99. I have freckles (very light ones on my cheekbones)
100. I want to live in the Bay (this was before Dom!)
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