DIAZ, Cleopatra V

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NAME: Cleopatra, Cleo, Cle GENDER: unquestionably female HEIGHT: 5'9" WHERE I LIVE: rural Los Angeles WHERE I'M FROM: Alcobendas, Spain TIME/DATE: August 8 @ 4:31pm AVERAGE AMOUNT OF SLEEP: usually it's about 7, lately it's been more sporadic. I've been struggling. MOST RECENTLY WATCHED AND ENJOYED MOVIE: seen or unseen? Walk the Line, I've seen it but I'd forgotten how much I love Johnny Cash. MY FAVOURITE BAND: Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash. WHAT TICKS ME OFF: dismissive people or uncommunicative people. I hate hearing something about someone I thought was important through the grapevine. FAVOURITE DRINK: a dark rum mojito, without simple syrup. I like bitter tastes. MOST USED PHRASES: "oh my GOD", "Stop it", "Hell". FAVOURITE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK: Guardians of the Galaxy ................................... THE BEST ADVICE YOU COULD GIVE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: Do something you find valuable and practice it. The creative theory of Muse existed long before the magazine did. I'm not educated in design but I did study it. I allowed my magazine to be influenced by the minds of those who I admire; great people who I have been struck by. Before Muse was published I had portfolios stacked full of research - pantone swatches, great quotes, layouts, business cards, etc. When it came to creating Muse I pulled from these. I wanted Muse to be a magazine that I was attracted to. That drove my pulse to pull it from its competition and flick through the pages. The coat Muse wears as well as the goods underneath are one in the same. I see plenty of magazines that have one or the other, all looks but no brains or the opposite. The material within our magazine is constructed of or by people we admire. It is about issues that make the mind quiver and are significant to the moment. It is smart, creative and unique. To my young entrepreneur. Do something that has meaning to it. If it doesn't threaten your being and make you excited, then try something different. Be patient, I got lucky in both the building of Muse and the success of it. ................................... ................................... I'm a morning person, Damian's not. It was one of my least favourite parts about him and I'm sure, one of his about me. I remember in the beginning I would really try to lay quietly, to close my eyes and sleep till noon. Eventually I became restless and would attack him - with kisses, with pinches, with pillows. Desperate for him to pay attention and to wake up, I'd ravage his body with affection. Near the end of us, the last year of it, I would wake up and leave for work or the gym. I fell for the dark haired boy with the sad face many summers ago. Fell for his sulky eyes, for the way his mouth moved when he talked to me, for the way it settled firmly when he didn't. Damian is not a good person by definition. His father used to always say to me, "what's a girl like you doing with a guy like him?" then he'd laugh and I'd laugh back, not knowing what to say because I didn't see what he saw. We're opposites, but we bring out the best in each other. I'm vulnerable, I rarely second guess anyone's intentions, I try to be honest. Damian's different. He's the least bit gullible and very aware of when people's intents, I'm always searching for the best and he's always searching for the worst. It's partially the reason why we worked so well but also the reason we fell apart. ...................................