Get to know me...

LAYER 1: ON THE OUTSIDE.
Name: Marlene
Date: 5/25/10
Current Location: NYC
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Righty/Lefty: Ambidextrous but mostly righty


LAYER 2: ON THE INSIDE.
Your fear: funeral homes
Your dream of the perfect date: Dinner, wine and a movie @home...its all about the right person not what you're doing with them


LAYER 3: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW.
Your thoughts first waking up: That's not supposed to hurt, 5 more minutes.
Your best physical feature: I get the most compliments on my hair and my smile
Your bed time: I usually crash by midnight, I'm getting old
Your most missed memory: family vacations to Dominican Republic (just the 4 of us)


LAYER 4: YOUR PICK.
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi!! its always been you
McDonald’s or Burger King: Mickey D's...its a love affair with those fries
Single or Group Dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Nike. Just do it.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate (even though I'm dark, I don't like vanilla!)
Cappuccino or Coffee: none of the above. Cafe Bustelo w/leche and cremora


LAYER 5: DO YOU.
Smoke: nope
Cuss: yes
Take showers: hot ones, every night before going to sleep. mmm
Have a crush: hmm...
Like school: sometimes and sometimes I want to shoot myself and ask myself why I'm here. I'm a nerd at heart I guess
Believe in yourself: If you don't, no one else will.
Believe what goes around comes around: Karma is a bitch. You get what you give. True story.
Believe everything happens for a reason: not necessarily. We trick ourselves into believing this to negate the pain. By our nature, we struggle to find meaning and purpose in everything when sometimes there is none.


LAYER 6: IN THE PAST MONTH.
Gone to the mall: hell no
Been on stage: no
Eaten sushi: sushi samba ;-)
Been hurt: yes...damn softball to the shin, damn boys
Dyed your hair: no, reminds me I need a root touch-up


LAYER 7: HAVE YOU EVER.
Played a stripping game: haha. maybe
Kissed the same sex: nope
Gotten beaten up: TMI if I say during sex? and I liked it... lmao
Changed who you were to fit in: never


LAYER 8: GETTING OLD.
Age you’re hoping to be married by: 31?
Number of kids you’re planning on having: 2-3


LAYER 9: IN A GIRL/GUY.
Best eye color: big and brown
hair color: as long as its natural and not dyed
short or long hair: I have a thing for long hair, but clean crew cuts are nice too
Fat or fit: Fit...although I don't mind "fuerte" haha
Looks or personality: personality


LAYER 10: WHAT WERE YOU DOING.
1 MINUTE AGO: drinking malta india
1 HOUR AGO: texting and working
1 WEEK AGO: yoga, studying for a midterm
1 YEAR AGO: had just gotten back from Brazil... best trip ever

LAYER 11: FINISH THE SENTENCE.
I FEEL: overwhelmed
I HATE: people who can't commit to anything
I HIDE: my oreos, my love notes, my credit cards
I NEED: his kiss right now <3
I LOVE: my family

-M. Peña