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Birth Date: Tue, Aug 14

Place of residence:
Chicago Illinois, United States (map)

I am: Single & Dating

Schools: Columbia College, Northern Illinois University

Jobs: Jewelry Maker, Blogger, Student

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terricka's Life List:
Jump out of a Plane
Own a condo in Bali
Make more Jewelry Consistently
Create a Brand
Record an Album of Original songs
Perform Original Song in front of a live audience.
Have a child
Adopt a child or more
Teach girls how to express themselves through art and performance and creativity
Cook for 100+ people
Raise funds for a cause of my choosing.
Create a charitable trust for at risk teens in my Abuela's name.
To achieve my Masters Degree in Occupational Therapy
To Be successful at creating jewelry
To be someones inspiration.
To meet one of my more significant soul mates and create a community with him.
To sell a script.
To write a book of poetry.
To publish a book about my life.
To be a positive influence on a small and medium scale.
To help build a community of artists and lovers of beauty and peace.
To be a contribution in some large way.
To live a healthier, organic, active lifestyle.
To live in FULL integrity and authenticity.
To finish a feature length film.
To have a catering business.
To play a leadership role in some capacity.
To be a part of something great and memorable by putting 100% of myself into.
To truly be a part of a real change.
Make friends and honest connections wherever I go-building a global familial community.
To stand up for Women's rights in a significant way.
To stand up for Gay rights in a significant way.
To stand up for Human Rights and injustice in a very significant way.
To be a brilliant mother.
To be someone family, friends and the like can count on.
To own my own Jewelry store where I sell beads and teach others to make jewelry.
To own a small cafe where I make the food and run the business.
to live in a small town where I no absolutely no one.
To create family wherever I go.
To never feel alone, afraid or defeated in life- always be living in joy.
Have a 2 week long Survivor experience.
Audition for a commercial.
Become a voice actor on the side.
Perform in a play in front of a live audience again.
Learn how to play the guitar.
Learn French, Spanish, Japanese and Italian.
Live in Italy for 2 seasons.
To play in a Jeff Buckley Cover Band.
To pose nude for photos and a painted portrait.
To buy the house of my dreams and live there.
To learn how to Snowboard.
To learn how to Snowboard.
To always be active and immersed in art and the creation of beauty.
To always be able to turn problems into positive lessons.
To be able to shop for what ever I want to without having to worry about the bill.
To buy a studio full of equipment to make my own films.
To marry some of my best friends. (to officiate the marriage of some of my closest friends)
To be able to express my appreciation and love to my friends and family always.
To celebrate a birthday in a foreign city.
To spend one New Years alone on the beach watching the sunset somewhere far, far away from the US.
To commit myself to volunteering every American Holiday for one year.
To have a 4.0 GPA in something.
To play a role in one film.
To swim in the Ocean.
To make love under a waterfall.
learn how to drive a stick and get my Drivers License.
To take classes at Second City Improv.
To attend the Edinburgh Jazz Fest
To visit New Orleans
Ski in Japan
To raise awareness to Endometriosis and find be a part of creating better laws and insurance coverage for women with or without the disease.
Be a patient advocate for women in crisis and with female health issues.
To be a part of a gallery opening for my photography.
To write a book of my own recipes.
to write an anthology of short horror stories for stage, film or book.
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So everything that I had resisted and FEARED had happened, it couldn't get worse than this.

 

It didn't, it's getting better.  All the hard work and struggle and pain and tears that got me to this point is finally paying off.  in early 2009 I COULD NOT see any options for myself-NONE. I could only see failure and the same old thing day in day out.  

 

Finally, I have come out on the other side, I am still struggling, but my change in attitude is helping me through the rough spots.

 

I am in school getting my pre-req's for a Masters in Occupational Therapy, I am making jewelry and writing a blog, I am trying to stay active and keep social---still have to work on those last two but I just feel 2010 WILL BE A GOOD YEAR!

 

(PS- I have not suffered a major episode since I moved in with my folks, not one.  I don't know what could have caused the change but I believe it was stress...I CANNOT believe that stress can wreak that kind of pain on a body.  right now I'm just counting my blessings and moving forward.)

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I joined TOOLS because:
 I'm working on a little life excavation and cannot afford a life coach so...
You are offered your dream job. What job is it?:
 Travel the world to come up with color combination for the coming season. Trend Analyst.
My favorite wild animal is:
 Horse.
Why (describe as much as possible):
 First time I rode a horse he was GINORMOUS -his name was Steed- we connected on a level I never connected at that point in my life- with another animal the way I had with him. I took to him as if I'd been riding my whole life.
My favorite domestic animal is (if you choose dog be specific with breed etc):
 I'm partial to Scottish Terriers since we (my family) has 2, but I love all puppies and kitties.
Why:
 They Are the best, great personalities, loyal, friendly, happy, playful, they make you smile when you don't feel like smiling.
A famous Chef will prepare anything you want. What do you order:
 A Seafood Feast on an outdoor grill in front of the ocean on a secluded beach. Too much to name, anything that Anthony Bordain has gone I'd like to go, from the grandmas house in North Korea to a road side stand in Puerto Rico or Vietnam I want to eat the world!
Why:
 I love food and I love travel and I truly believe that food brings people together, its the root of most joy.
Five people either dead or alive you would have at your fantasy dinner party::
 Jeff Buckley, Dorothy Parker, Jim Morrison, Seth MacFarland and Harvey Fierstien
Why:
 There's nothing better than a brooding artist, a clever razor-tongued alcoholic, a lustful tortured poet, a funny but sharp and clever comedian and an angry raging queen getting together and creating a rip-roaring, hilarious, existential chaotic good time!
If a pilot would fly you anywhere you want, you would go to:
 Bali, Phuket
My perfect slice of pizza is:
 Garbage-sausage, pepperoni, meatball, cheese tomato, onion, green pepper, roasted tomato, goat cheese, garlic, ricotta, Parmesan Reggianno, drizzle of truffle olive oil. yep I like gilding the lily.
You are at a bar. You order this drink:
 Oban on the rocks with a twist of lemon. or Club Soda on the rox.
You are at a coffee shop. What coffee or tea do you order:
 Americano with room for REAL cream and REAL sugar.
If a genie could grant you three wishes they would be (separate by commas):
 Enough money so me and my family never have to worry about paying a bill or going into debt, Joy and Peace, and A clandestine meeting with 5 of my 15 top hollywood hunks.
You are going on a long road trip and you can only bring three CD's. Which ones do you bring (separate by commas):
 Jeff Buckley's- Grace The Very Best of Dee-Lite Anything by Otis Redding
If I could do anything for my neighborhood today, it would be:
 have an afterschool program for kids that involve artistic self expression-poetry writing, journal writing, acting, Art, drawing, reading circle, tutoring, and African-American history classes.
A sunset I remember:
 After wwatching my "Production" teacher play at a local dive bar, we went to the beach and roasted smoked sausages and baked chicken from Jewel, we had a loaf of french bread and watched the go down and talked about life and love and film. Was the best dinner I ever had.-sunset wasnt that bad either.