AGE 24 MARITAL STATUS Single OCCUPATION Massage Therapist HOMETOWN Hermosa Beach, CA
Biography
Born in Bellevue, Washington, Nicole
Delma moved to California after receiving
a full academic scholarship to Santa Clara
University. She eventually received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.
She then attended the Santa Monica School
of Massage and became a certified massage
therapist.
Delma is currently single and lives in
Hermosa Beach, California, where she is
employed as a sports massage therapist/trainer
(working with the pro-volleyball tours).
She has previously worked as a medical
assistant, bartender and media buyer.
Her favorite hobbies are racing/running
in marathons, training and gourmet cooking.
Delma describes herself as strong, resourceful
and a risk-taker. Her mother is her hero
because she showed her that she could
do anything she set her mind on.
She feels she'll be useful as a survivor
because she grew up in the outdoors and
camped, hiked, biked and kayaked her way
through the wilderness on islands every
summer. She believes she's perfect for
this adventure because she is in peak
physical condition, young, energetic,
certified in sports massage and medically
trained. Her birth date is September 19,
1978.
Colors: Flesh/peach, sky blue, copper, heather grey, red, black
Scents: Lavender, clean laundry, geranium, baby powder, fresh grapefruit, peppermint oil
Flowers: Lavender, orchid, hydrangea
Board Games: Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Uno, Charades
Video Games: No favorite
Sports to Play: Running, tag, red rover, flag football, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, wakeboarding
Sports Teams: Raiders, Dodgers, San Jose Sharks, Angels, San Jose Earthquakes, NY Giants
Outdoor Activities: Anything on the beach, running, biking, boat sports, swimming, hiking, camping, stargazing
TV Shows: Seinfeld, CSI, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Jackass, AFV, E! True Hollywood Story, The Anna Nicole Show, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
Movies: The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, Good Will Hunting, Goodfellas, The Godfather, Swingers, Donnie Brasco, L.A. Story, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, A Fish Called Wanda
Actors: Steve Martin, Kevin Spacey, Robert De Niro, Vince Vaughn, Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, James Dean, Kevin Kline
Actresses: Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathy Bates, Julianne Moore, Uma Thurman, Winona Ryder, Drew Barrymore, Andie MacDowell
Music: A.F.I., Jack Johnson, Social Distortion, Madonna, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Ben Harper, George Winston, No Doubt
Magazines: Fitness, Psychology Today, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Runner's World
Books/Authors: Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions, One, etc by Richard Bach
Cereals: Fiber One, Life, Honey Bunches of Oats, Whole Foods Ginger Granola
Fruits: Grapefruit, pear, apple, orange, kiwi, banana, dried fruit, nectarine, peach
Snack Foods: Trail mix, mini pretzels, yogurt covered raisins, bagel chips
Cookies: Macaroons, oatmeal, Girl Scout Thin Mints, Nutter Butters
Candy Bars: Trader Joe's Protein Bars, Pure Protein Bars, MET-Rx Bars, Clif Bars, Ultimate Lo-Carb Score Bars, Butterfinger, PayDay
Alcoholic Drinks: Guinness, Sierra Nevada, vodka and soda, Bombay Sapphire Martinis (one is my limit though)
Non-Alcoholic: Green tea, iced tea, coffee, Starbucks nonfat lattes, chai tea, Fresca, chocolate protein shakes
Ok,
Nicole wins the award for most Favorites.
Apparently, she's the type that can't
limit herself to just one thing. 9 favorite
actors, 7 actresses, 9 music favorites,
10 movies, 6 colors, 7 candy bars, and
so on. Apparently, she can't bear the
thought of people not knowing that she
has diverse interests. She wanted to list
only Cosmopolitan and Fitness magazines,
but then she decided that she should add
Psychology Today and Newsweek just to
convince us that she can carry a conversation.
I'm
on to her, though, because after listing
several oh-so-hip music groups (you know
the kind, the kind that really suck but
some group of college kids with bad taste
in music for whatever reason decided to
like and so now there's a bunch of music
that is liked only because supposedly
hip people say they're good), just so
that we think she's into all kinds of
music, she throws in George Winston. Now,
George Winston is excellent, don't get
me wrong. It's just that there are two
"New Age" people who are listened
to by those who know very little to nothing
about meditative/new age music and these
two are Yanni and George Winston. Anytime
someone lists one of these two as a favorite,
I instantly know that they really haven't
explored the genre beyond having had someone
who knows very little about the music
reach into their CD collection and pull
out the ONE relaxing CD they have and
play it while they want to make out or
pretend they're all romantic with their
requisite within-the-first-month-or-two-of-dating
candlelight dinner.
Similarly,
although I happen to love Way of the
Peaceful Warrior and Richard Bach's
Illusions and One, I must admit
that these were three of the first books
I've ever read when I began my little
spiritual journey. So, once again, we
have an example of someone who has just
begun to touch on things leading to being
an interesting, well-rounded person. (The
books are excellent, by the way. A lot
of wisdom is shared. A beautiful way of
life for growth and spirituality can be
gleemed from just these few books.)
She
thinks she already is, especially being
a massage therapist. Massage therapists
are usually very well-trained and they,
along with acupuncturists and many chiropractors,
are starting to bridge the gap between
traditional medical practice (treat the
sickness) and alternative medicine and
wellness (true health and the actual prevention
of sickness). Massage therapists who really
care, who sincerely want to help and to
heal every single body they touch, are
incredible people. So, as I mildly make
fun of Nicole, there's a good chance I
respect her as much if not more than anyone
else in this group.
Back
to making fun of her. I also think that
when she was asked what her favorite candy
bars were, she THOUGHT deep down, "Butterfinger
and Payday. Butterfinger and Payday. I
am SO wanting a Butterfinger and a Payday!"
But then she realized that people were
going to look at her profile again and
again, that it will remain posted for
the world to see for as long as Survivor
is still a TV show (he first Survivor's
profiles are still up), and thought, "No,
I'd better make sure all my sports massage
clients know that I am SO dedicated to
the wellness thing. And I won't list just
one healthy protein bar. I'll list them
ALL, dammit, because I want everyone to
know that I am open-minded and that I
explore and that I do anything that's
spiritual and healthy for both the mind
and body."
"Butterfinger
and Payday. Butterfinger and Payday..."
