Gender	Female
Industry	Internet
Occupation	web designer
Location	New Haven, CT, United States
Introduction	I live by the Muay Thai mantra, "Soft as silk, hard as diamond." I've found it can be applied to many things in life. In 2007 I began a journey towards healthy living and became vegetarian and started kickboxing. In 2009 I completed my first triathlons but tore the labrum of my left hip. In 2010 I had arthoscopic hip surgery. I've had a long journey of 3 years of chronic pain & I'm hoping my writing will help those who are also dealing with chronic hip pain.
Interests	MMA, martial arts, kickboxing, muay thai, running, biking, swimming, triathlons, cooking, vegetarianism, vegetarian cooking, vegetarian recipes, yoga, forrest yoga, kettlebells, adventure travel
Favorite movies	Old Boy, Titus, Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, Quills, Sin City, Gia, Battle Royale, The Tenant, Chinatown, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Se7en, Amelie, Royal Tenenbaums, Run Lola Run, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead, 21 Grams, Super Size Me, Ghostbusters 1&2, SLC Punk, Frida, Party Monster, Office Space, Carlito's Way, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Gladiator, Secretary, Pink Films and Japanese Horror...
Favorite music	Bury Your Dead, Nick Drake, Mastodon, Unearth, August Burns Red, Killswitch Engage, Mos Def, The Roots, Himsa, The Bled, DJ Shadow, Fugazi, Cursive, Converge, Lacuna Coil, Walls of Jericho, The Streets, The Faint, A Life Once Lost, Earth Crisis, Meshuggah, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Acacia Strain, Aftershock, Marlene Dietrich, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Daddy Mory, Lauren Hill, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Smiths, Billy Idol, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Tears For Fears, Ace of Base, Iron Maiden, Murder By Death, Postal Service, Lamb of God, Aesop Rock, Public Enemy...

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Chopsticks, duh.