About Me

  • About Me: stopping to smell the roses...

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Fighting Instinct, Bebo Norman, Mark Altrogge, Andy Hunter, U2, Switchfoot, Dispatch, Dave Matthews, Barlowgirl, Coldplay, KUTLESS, Seventh Day Slumber, GRITS, KJ-52, P.O.D., Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet, The Ambassador, Reliant K, Building 429, Phil Wickham, John Reuben, Todd Agnew, Shawn McDonald, Edwin McCain, Casting Crowns, Dashboard Confessional, Secondhand Serenade "vulnerable", The Drop "loreili", Amanda Perez "angel", The Fray, Pedro the Lion, Keith Urban, Josh Turner "would you go with me", LoneStar, etc. etc.
  • Favorite Albums: Impossible question
  • Songs I hate: "You're so Vain"
  • Guilty Pleasure: Aretha Franklin, Frank
  • Songs I repeat the most: Otis Redding
  • Band I wish I was in: Pete's band... oh, wait, I AM in that one!! =)

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: not american
  • Favorite Dishes: italian anything, dad's chicken soup, that awesome red indian curry, thai food in general, um... General Tso's chicken, Luchitas tinga de polo
  • Favorite Desserts: bow tie chocolate cake at Olive Garden (but only if it's way too late and I have an organic chemistry book to study after work...hmmm.), strawberry shortcake
  • Favorite Drinks: canfield's cherry fudge diet cola, bubble tea (coconut flavor),
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Swedish Fish, Lindt chocolate, lychees, pocky, triscuits
  • Best meal ever: mike n ikes at 17000 feet. BEST EVER.
  • My Original Recipes: asparagus omlettes, making vegetables for breakfast that are actually GOOD.
  • Foods I hate: lima beans, brussel sprouts

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Shay (all my girls) or Red (only in sports, or occ. my boss gets away with this)
  • Nationality: American
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: my dad, my mom, Cecilia (persevering second year surgery resident), Raechel, Lindsey, Monica, Tim... love y'all
  • Interests: Child Psychiatry and Crisis Counseling, Healthcare Legislation, Child Advocacy, Medical Missions, looking at cooking and gardening magazines; writing songs on my guitar
  • Expertise: reading faces - I'm really good at it. = )
  • Occupation: Grad Student (one semester left...)
  • Industry: a work in process... any job offers? =)

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Batman Begins
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Debra Messing

Travel

  • Places I love: the Beach!! I just want to live there... any warm one will do.
  • Places I've been: Nepal, Thailand, the Bahamas
  • Places to see before I die: Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, Provence, Venice, Iraq

Contact Info

  • AIM: graciemay12

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    • Name: Shelah
    • Country: United States
    • State: Ohio
    • Metro: Cleveland
    • Gender: Female
    • Member Since: 3/18/2005