Here's a little survey I filled out.
Name: Maria-Angelica Bernadette Mira de Millianardo Arafiles
Aka: Variations on my name: Angel, Gellie, Gel, Angge, Marie, Ria
Before College: Rawhide, Squid Woman, Octopus Woman, Paper Doll, Yvonne, Wakko, Dot, Donkateer Dartanian, Claudia de Lioncourt, Merricat, Smurfette, Bean Pole, Mamare, Dierdre,
Akasha, Noodle Noggin, Sailor Mars
In College: Man, Mog, Jazzman, Twiggy, Condor Maria, Senorita Maria, Quaker Maria, Miss Maria, The Arafiles, Psychotically Happy Girl, Day-Glo Girl, Master Burper, Burpette, Elf, Bubbles, Little One, Short Legs, Short Stride, Low Rider, Hop-A-Long, Aunt Jemima, Little Sis, Puffy P., Trouble, Littorina Irrorata, Klinibinger, MAMA, M, Mia, Sailor Neptune (Kaioh
Michiru), My Little Vampire, Frizzy, Sneezy the Dwarf, Blondie, Greenie
Parents:
Father's name: Virgilio
Mother's name: Francia
Age: 21
Sex: F
Date of Birth: 8/16/78
Hair: Blonde with Black Roots, soon to be bright burgundy, again
Eyes: Very Dark Brown, Almost Black
Race: Filipino
Nationality: American
Height: 62"
Weight: 122
Appearence: Summer: T-shirt or tank top and shorts
Winter: Jeans with sweatshirt, or sweater, or T-shirt and flannel, or T-shirt and jeanshirt,
or longsleeved T-shirt. Black leather jacket or blue rain jacket.
Location: St. Mary's City
Webpage: www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/5019/index.html
Favorite TV shows: Growing Pains, Simpsons, Seinfeld, TNG, Voyager, Yu Yu Hakusho
What's on your mousepad? I have a built in joystick
In the car, AC or open windows: AC if it's over 85 degrees. Windows otherwise.
Do you believe in yourself: Only if I want something so badly.
Favorite board game: Hero Quest
Favorite magazine: Journal of the American Dental Association
Favorite Drink: Strawberry Kiwi Crystal Light that was available at Woods. (I know it's sick.)
Favorite Cigarettes: none
Favorite sound: Keith's voice
Favorite Smell: pine
Drinks, with or without ice cubes: 2 cubes
Worst feeling in the world: Not being good enough
Best feeling in the world: Knowing that someone loves me even if I don't think I'm good enough.
Favorite thing to do on the weekend: watch videos and chill with Keith
Favorite Soundtrack: The Wedding Singer Volumes 1 and 2
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Married to Keith and conducting dental research.
What's the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? Oh...do I have to wake up?
Do you get motion sickness? yes
Rollercoasters- deadly or exciting? Exciting!
Pen or pencil: Black ink pens for lab, pencil for math stuff.
How many rings before you answer the phone? 2
Future Son names: Damien
Future Daughter names: Katarina
Are you a good friend? I've been told that I am.
Chocolate or vanilla cake? vanilla with chocolate icing
Do you like to drive: no
Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? A teddy bear that Keith gave me
Thunderstorms-cool or scary? cool, unless they wake you up
If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be? Drew Barrymore
What is your zodiac sign? horoscope- Leo; Chinese-horse
What do you wear to bed? Flannel PJ's or nightgown. If it's warm, one size fits all T-shirt
Do you eat stems of broccoli? No, I used to always give them to Jeff Spray
If you could have an occupation when you get older, what would it be: Dental Researcher
If you could dye your hair one color, what would it be? Navy Blue, been there, done that
If you could have a tattoo, what and where would it be? Butterfly on my ankle
What's your favorite brand of gum? I don't like gum
What is your favorite quote? "Everyone experiences pain from an event from the past. Anyone who doesn't would have to be a shallow bastard." -Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho
Have you ever been in love? I am in love now with Keith and have been for over 13 months.
Whats on your ceiling? White paint, glow-in-the-dark stars, putty
Whats under your bed? A drawer full of shorts, vests, and spandex, a ukelele, posters that I have no room for on my walls, dust, a wooden floor, roller blades
What's on your walls in your room? 4 Sailor Moon posters, a picture of the Eagle Nebula, 13 pictures from a Beatles Calendar, a Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band poster, 3 Beatles
trading card packages, a 1992 Euro Disney sticker, placemats of each of the Warner Bros. and their Warner Sister, my first communion picture, a picture of Mary, a picture of the Agony at the Garden, an Alter Knights banner, a Stone Temple Pilots poster, a Catholic calendar in Spanish, a Japanese fan, an Interview with the Vampire poster, a poster of The Crow, a baby picture of me, a computer generated picture of me as a toddler, a starfish, a shell collection, and a Japanese calendar
Since you didn't ask about what's on my doors: a dream catcher, 49 postcards, 3 nametags from previous Otakons, a Maria's Parking Only sign, Maria doortags courtesy of my RA last year, a feather, my drawing of the Queen symbol, many stickers, a Bob Ostrom ad, my "assasins" Non Sequitor comic, a Far Side piano comic, Animaniacs dry erase board, drawing of Sailor Mars by
Phillip Ciske, Ads for musicals I've been in (Blood Brothers, Hello Dolly, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Warbucks, Me and My Girl), a Jazz Ensemble ad, Animaniacs stuff out the wazu, Star Trek things from Karen Beck, two leader boards from Mr. Oppelt, a valentine and decorated envelope from Kim Maruyama, brochures from Hersheypark, and The Carnegie Science Center, a Skate World ad, Phantom of the Opera ads, old flyers for German Club, poetry, Sailor Moon memorabilia, old concert tickets, old nametags, the
overhead for one of my Genetics presentations, I think that just about covers it.
Is the glass half-empty or half-full? half full, seems too full
Pick a song that describes yourself or that you can relate to: Medication- Garbage
Which do you prefer-Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritos? cool ranch
What's your favorite flavor Snapple? Fire
Favorite movie(s): Interview with the Vampire, Terminator 2, Short Circuit 2, Contact, Yu Yu Hakusho movie 2
Favorite Actor(s): Leonardo di Caprio (when he was on Growing Pains), Will Smith
Favorite Actress: Kirsten Dunst, Drew Barrymore
Which one, Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
Mountain Dew or Mellow Yellow: Mountain Dew (If you know my best friend, you know who influenced me into that!)
Sprite or 7up: 7up
Which kind of milk is your favorite? Skim
Are you a righty or a lefty or ambidextrious? ambidextrious
Do you type with your fingers on the right keys? yes
When you meet a person of the opposite sex, you first notice their: Hair
Have you ever been attacked by a big dog? Once while I was selling subs for the MTH marching unit
Do you ever save your online conversations? I've saved the ones that mean the most to me.
What's the best number in the world? 9
What is your dream car? One that could fly me off the planet if I need to get away
How long can you hold your breath? I don't know...
Who is the coolest person you know? Keith
What came first-the chicken or the egg? I don't want to get into a circular argument.
What is your favorite game to play at the carnival? Archery
Would you rather go to Disneyworld or Disneyland? Disneyworld if only to remember the old band trips
What is your favorite planet? Mars!
Stripes or spots? stripes
Can you swim? yes
If someone offered you a million dollars to sleep with your spouse, would you take it? No
Do you like plaid pants? Yeah
Do you prefer pools or oceans? Oceans. I like sand.
Gold or silver? silver
Would you ever go bungi-jumping? yes
Do you like dressing up? yes
What's your favorite Nintendo game? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
Genesis? Mortal Combat
Play Station? Ridge Racer 4
Saturn? Bust a Move
Nintendo 64? None
Dreamcast? Godzilla Generations
Atari? Frogger
What's your biggest fear? Hurting someone else when I only mean to hurt myself
Are you an optimist or pessimist? Depends
Better to cry or laugh? Laugh
Do you drink? rarely
Do you think men and women can ever just be friends without wanting each other? without wanting each other at all? Yes. The wanting is usually one-sided so relationships rarely happen when people are meant to be just friends.
Which movies have you cried at? The Lion King when Simba's dad died 'cause my dad was in the hospital at the time.
Do you believe in God? Yes
Did you ever cry over someone of the opposite sex? yes
Have you ever stolen anything? Does a ketchup cap count? Wait, there was the jalapeno sauce...
Have you ever worn sandals with socks? The socks were solid red, blue, or purple knee-high stockings
Do you organize your CD's? yes, alphabetically
Idea of perfect date: a long walk to the beach in the night where we could stare at shimmering black waves coming towards us and look up at the clear sky with its millions of stars and just
enjoy the serenity that surrounds us
Idea of perfect guy/girl: One that can be himself around me, that I'm comfortable being with and talking with, cuddly, comforting, Keith
What you look for in a guy/girl: someone who can make me happy
Most important thing to you: maintaining sanity while reaching for my lofty goals
Type of computer you have: IBM
What type of movie is your fav. (horror/comedy..ect..)? Horror
What is your fav. music? Rock N' Roll
Can you sing? yes
Can you play any instruments? I used to play the piano, flute, and a bit of percussion. Now I play the soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Big emphasis on the alto. I also play the castanets and random wooden flutes
Have any pets? an axolotl (mexican salamander) named Axo Rose whose limb I hacked it off in lab, it grew back. I also have a cat named Punker
How often are you on the net? Anywhere from once a day to once every two weeks
What's your fav. subject? Chemistry
What's your fav. sight on the internet? don't have one, but I frequently visit webwise.smcm.edu
Do you get in trouble alot? only with myself
Have you ever snuck out? there would be no point in me doing that since I normally don't have anyone monitoring my whereabouts
Would you rather be shopping or playing sports? window shopping
Are you obssessed with anything? Keith
If you could have any guy/girl be in love with you, who would you choose? Keith Michael Robertson
Do you believe you can fall in love on the internet? Not unless you met the person somewhere else. I know with the movie You've Got Mail, people would argue otherwise, but they had met
outside the internet before finally hooking up.
Do you have a good sense of humor? yes, when I'm not stressing
MTV or VH1? If I had cable, it would be VH1 since MTV rarely ever shows videos anymore
Polka or Rock? Rock unless the Polka is at a German restaurant like Blobs Park or it's by Weird Al.
Have you ever driven your car on the wrong side of the road? not intentionally
Do you kiss on a first date? I never fully understood the true definition of a date.
If the opposite person dosent like cheese, do you go along with that? Yes. Simply because I keep getting more intolerant of lactose.
What one thing would you change about this world if you could change anything? I wish for people to be more aware of what goes on outside their own existences.
Ever done anything good for this world? I'd like to someday through research
Do you enjoy running? no
Do you know how to play parcheese? never heard of it
A sport you would like to se in the olympics: billiards
Fav thing to do in a bar: dance
Fav cheese: Munster
Do you like Victor's little mini drama story he wrote/ is writing? if it's what I think it is, yes.
Ever give names to inanimate objects that you own? my car is Kes, my saxophone is Marie Claudette, my TI-82 is Wakkorotti
Age you want to get married: 22, after Keith gets out of college.
What age do you want to have kids? after dental school, however old I am
Words or phrases you over use: "Come with." "It don't matter." "D'oh!" "Eeek!" "Yeesh." "Ack." "Urg." "Oi." "Yeah." "Ug." "Reee!" "Kewl." "Catch ya later, dude(tte)." "See ya." "Chaio." "Namnam." "Wreeeeeer." "Meep!" Various sound effects.
Songs which have a profound meaning to you: One- Creed, Bleeding Me- Metallica, Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen, Medication- Garbage, Show Me the Way- STYX
Favorite Cereal: Cranberry Crunch
Favorite Kool-Aid Flava: Strawberry
Favorite Season: winter
TV show you would like to live on: Growing Pains
If you could be any Disney character, who would you be and why? Mulan, I could relate to her the most.
Last movie you saw: The End of Evangelion
I most want to pierce my: nothing, I'm allergic to earrings (yes, even the pure gold ones)
Do you like your name? Sure
Favorite Commercials: The Beck Beer commercial where they have the balcony scene to Romeo and Juliet. Juliet says something like, "Romeo! Ach! Romeo! Wohin bist du Romeo?" It's all in German and she makes it sound so harsh. Then the announcer goes, "Germans don't do romance, they do beer. Drink Beck Beer."
What you remember most about 1998? Receiving the worst grades of my life
Memories you miss the most: Hanging out with "the group" before it dissolved
Favorite concert you've been to: Savage Garden
Do you consider yourself hot or cute? Cute
Favorite online buddies: Keith, Heather, Mike T., Dar
Favorite beer: none
Scariest person: That freak at the Otakon
Coolest thing about your house: I agree with Vik. The three screens in the basement hooked up to the lazer disc player, the VCR, and the stereo system. (This was a while ago, but it was still cool. Vik might set it up again soon.)
What has made you cry the most? The stress of trying to keep up with my fall semester junior year.
Worst job you ever had: working in a place were everyone told me I was fat, and that I should fix my hair better, and wear make-up just so I can get married someday. I found someone who'd marry me without having to deal with all that.
Best job: working as an elf for the chem department
Most embarrassing CD in your collection: The one with The Macarena on it.
Are you proud of yourself? rarely
Number of times you saw Titanic: once
Number of times you saw Good Will Hunting: twice
Last movie you saw in theaters: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
What color sheets do you have on your bed? cream with pink flower print and a Strawberry Shortcake comforter
How many CD's are in your collection? Over 100.
What is your most prized possession? Keith
Shower at night or morning? morning
Best Pickup Line: Hey Baby, goin' my way?
Your parents- close to your heart or far and away? It depends.
Predictions for 2000: I'm going to dental school, spend most of my time with Keith,
and raise my GPA
Are you excited that it is finally winter vacation? It's the middle of the spring semester.....
Which direction does the water go when you flush the toilet? circle to the left, I think
What time is it now? 4:16pm
Whats the date? 3/16/00
What other states have you lived in? Ohio and Japan (Camp Zama, Sagamihara, and Yakota)
Have you ever met anyone famous? Peter David, Nana Visitor, the guy who plays Paris on Voyager, the guy who plays Odo on DS9 (I know his name, but can't spell it), and do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Disney Characters, and the Muppets count?
Are you listening to music now? no, but I have a song in my head
What is it? a new Live song, can't remember the name
How many people are online that is if you have a message program? Nobody likes me!!!! (sarcasm) there's no one there
Did you think this was pointless? I had the intention of putting this on my web page so no.
What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say.......
snow- yeah, I wish
school- I wanna graduate!!!
yellow- solutions
sugar- sweet crystals
waxpaper- waxy taste in my mouth
come- where?
Screen Name(s): Akin816, Claudiakin, Wakkogea, Wakkogia, Klinibinger, maarafiles
GPA:
1gr 4.0
2gr 4.0
3gr 4.0
4gr 4.0
5gr 4.0
6gr 4.0
7gr 4.0
8gr 4.0
freshman year?
sophmore year?
jr year?
sr year?
I assume that the above was for high school. My overall GPA was 3.8 if you must know.
My current GPA's now are:
3.4- overall
3.3- science
3.3- biology
What sports do you play? None now
What college are you going to go to? I go to St. Mary's College of Maryland. I'll be at the University of Maryland at Baltimore next year.
What are your college plans? Right now, I want to finish up at St. Mary's, then go to Dental School, then either get a Ph.D. in
OCBS (Oral and Craniofacial Biological Science) or specialize in Oral Surgery or Periodontics.
Last thing you thought of before you went to bed last night? Love Keith.
Religion: Catholic
How Faithful: Not much.
Craziest thing you've ever done: wear a vinyl dress for the last Jazz concert
Would you ever do it again? yes
Funniest moment: my brother catching me and my best friends from high school "Sweating to the Oldies" with Richard Simmons
Reason to not like someone: if that someone doesn't accept me the way I am.
Favorite type of music: Rock
Favorite Artists: Beatles, Queen, Garbage, Metallica, Veruca Salt
Favorite songs: In My Life- Beatles, Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen, Bleeding Me- Metallica, Lonliness is Worse- Veruca Salt
Favorite Kind of Entertainment: Concerts
Rain or Shine: "I'm Only Happy When It Rains"- Garbage
Say one thing to the person who sent this to you and be sure to send it back to them: Thanks bro
Best attribute: The ability to last through almost anything thrown at me.
Best Athletic Quality: high tolerance of pain
What color would you paint the sky with if you had a massive paintbrush? Dark royal blue with some purple here and there Van Gough style
Suppose you dreamt that a frog ate the sun, what would that mean to you? It's getting back at me for killing two of its relatives in Principles of Biology
If you could change five things in your past, what would they be?
1) Turning down a job at NSA that would've earned me $4500 in 3 months because of the damn jerk I was dating at the time.
2) Taking so long to have a sense of humor
3) Never being able to stand up for myself
4) Being so hard on myself
5) Hurting others in an attempt to punish myself
Of those five things, which one do you want to change the most? number 5
Do you like short or long hair better? Long hair
Would you rather be single or with someone right now? I'm very happy being engaged to Keith.
How would you consider your relationships with your friends? Good
Do you like to sing? Yes
Are you too shy to kiss someone? no
Truth or Dare? truth
Would you rather be drunk or high? Neither
What's your dream place? "A Castle on a Cloud"- Les Miserables
Do you think boys/girls get more horny? both
If you could read minds, what would you like to know? What do people see in me?
Do you like boxers, briefs, or g-strings? on guys?? briefs
If you went to a theater and someone went to kiss ya, would you kiss back? Only if the one kissing me were Keith. If not, I'd kick him out of the theater.
What's the hardest thing you have ever done? Admit that I was attempting to accomplish more than I can handle.
Have you ever bunjee jumped or skydived? I did a bungee type thing at Six Flags Great America in New Jersey.
Would you eat cat food for $40,000? Yes
Have you ever wanted to kiss someone of the same sex? no
Whats your secret talent? I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Do you sleep on back, stomach or side? Side
Have you ever felt like u were in luv? Yes, with Keith.
R u gay? No
Are you sure?? Yes
Opinion on ouija boards? Could be interesting. Never tried them.
Girls w/ or w/o nail polish? Doesn't really matter.
If you could have any object real or fake, what would it be? A Holodeck.
Belly button- innie or outtie? Innie
Fave snack? Cookies
Would you die for someone you care about? Yes
What are the key factors that influence you into making an important decision: I ask, "Am I really doing it for myself, or for other people?"