About Me

  • About Me: "I read an article about college in the New York Times Magazine and apparently I am an "Organization Kid" ... my answer to that ... well, duh."

College

  • School Name: College Of St. Catherine
  • Status: Undergrad
  • Class of: 2008
  • Attended: 2004 - 2008
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): BSW Social Work, English-writing
  • Organizations: Admissions Ambassadors, The Wheel, Orientation Leaders, The Pulse, Phi Alpha Beta Epsilon, Sigma Tau Delta, Social Work Club, Student Center Activities

Music

  • Favorite Artists: The Fray, The Goo Goo Dolls, Syd, Kelly Clarkson, Lifehouse, Aqualung, Keane, Oasis, This World Fair, Switchfoot, Justin Timberlake, The Alarmists
  • Favorite Albums: Syd: Fault Lines, Daughtry, Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown
  • Favorite Genre: Alternative rock

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Wedding Singer, 10 Things I Hate About You, Little Miss Sunshine, Wicker Park, Tristan and Isolde, Down to You, A Walk to Remember, Love Actually, Cruel Intentions, Walk the Line
  • Favorite Actors: James Franco, Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst
  • Favorite Genre: Romance and Comedy, Drama
  • Favorite Soundtracks: A Walk To Remember Soundtrack, Wicker Park Soundtrack
  • Movies I can watch over and over: The Wedding Singer
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Reese Witherspoon

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Asain
  • Favorite Dishes: General Tso's Chicken from Village Wok
  • Favorite Desserts: Anything with fruit
  • Favorite Drinks: Blackberry Mojito Martini, Margarita
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Tortilla Chips and Salsa, Pringles
  • Best meal ever: Something with lots of vegetables
  • My Original Recipes: My-Fun Stir fry, Seafood Capanelli Sundried-tomato alfredo
  • Favorite Restaurants: Joey's Seafood and Grill, Village Wok, Hong Kong Noodles Restaurant, Ray's, Cafe Latte, The Chatterbox
  • Foods I hate: Garlic and onions, red meat

Books

  • Favorite Books: My Sister's Keeper, The Pact, Catcher in the Rye, Wuthering Heights
  • Favorite Authors: Jodi Picoult
  • Favorite Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction, fiction
  • Favorite Characters: Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights and Holden Caulfield from Cather in the Rye
  • Recent Reads: Overachievers: The Secret Lives of the Driven Kids, Nineteen Minutes, Playing With Boys, Stumbling Toward God, Dance of the Dissident Daughter

Style

  • Where I shop: JC Penny, Kohl's, American Eagle
  • Brands I love: American Eagle
  • I like to wear: everything!
  • Can't live without: the color pink
  • Prized Possessions: My diamond ring from Nick and my ruby ring I got for my 16th birthday from my mom
  • Guilty Pleasure: Shopping too much and too frequently

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Veronica Mars, The O.C., Nip/Tuck, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives
  • Favorite Channels: The CW
  • Favorite Reruns: Friends, Scrubs, Full House, the Wonder Years
  • Most Addictive Show: Veronica Mars, So You Think You Can Dance
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O'Brien
  • Favorite Episode: "The One with All The Resolutions" Friends
  • Characters you relate to: Elliot in Scrubs
  • Favorite Theme Song: "California" by Phanotom Planet
  • Show I Secretly Watch: America's Next Top Model and Nip Tuck
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Veronica Mars, Dark Angel

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Hily
  • Nationality: Czechoslovakian
  • Religion: Christian- other
  • Heroes: My mom
  • Interests: Art, reading, writing, shopping, literature, game nights, television, movies, journalism, anything pink, decorating, learning to cook
  • Expertise: Social Work, Journalism, Writing
  • Occupation: Journalist, Entertainment coordinating, Special Events and lots of fish . . .
  • Industry: Hospitality and workaholicism

Travel

  • Places I love: St. Andrews, Scotland; Duluth, Minnesota
  • Places I've been: St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland; Mississippi, Arkansas; St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Wisconsin; Iowa; Memphis, Tennessee; Cleveland, Ohio; Indiana; Michigan; Canada
  • Places to see before I die: London
  • Dream Vacation: A trip of all the castles in the United Kingdom

High School

  • School Name: Eastview High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2004
  • Attended: 2000 - 2004
  • Organizations: Speech Team, Newspaper, Literary Arts Magazine, SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving), National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, LINC (Leaders Invested In Community)