I started mayanrocks.com in 2003 to blog about life as I knew it in my early twenties, but so much has changed since then. I was pretty good about updating it until a year or so ago when it took a backseat to my social life. I'd much rather be at home reading a book these days, so I've finally taken the time to revamp the layout and added a shop to sell my stuff.

A little more about me... I was named "Marion" after the mom in "Happy Days," but most people call me "Mayan" (pronounced like the Indians). My sister couldn't pronounce my name when we were little, so she called me "Mayan" instead. Relatives, neighbors and classmates caught on. There may have been a town meeting about it.. Pretty much everyone outside of school and work call me by my nickname. Moving on... I was born and raised in San Diego. I'm convinced that I'm never going to (permanently) leave, but I'd like to think otherwise. I'm certain there's something bigger for me out there. My real passion is art. There's nothing I'd rather be doing than designing things and listening to good music while doing it. I'm currently a graphic design student at San Diego State University. I would like to eventually get into package design. I'm one of those people who buys things just because its packaging looks cool, and I could definitely see myself being the designer behind it all. I design buttons, pocket mirrors, websites and the occasional party flyer for friends, but I'd like to start screen printing so I can design my own shirts. I see so many poorly designed shirts and I believe that anything these people can do, I can do better, backwards and in high heels. I work as the graphic designer for Emitations. Our Paris Hilton Cubic Zirconia Ring is so sparkly, you could probably trick someone into thinking it was real (I'm certainly not above it).

I'm currently obsessed with knitting, DIY sites, Stella Im Hultberg, chandelier earrings, CRAIGSLIST, blush, the color mustard, Kurt Halsey and Italia among other things.

I dislike strawberry ice cream, pumping gas, JERKS, spelling errors, mustaches, pickles, mustard, people who don't have direct deposit and badly designed websites/flyers/t-shirts.

I realize this is probably more than you ever wanted to know... but if this isn't enough, you need to get off me you can read my blog, find me on MySpace, or E-mail me...