Scuba diving, photography (underwater, etc), practicing & teaching yoga, outdoors, conservation of wildlife, world music, the ocean, aquatic life, reef systems, riding horseback, philosophy, travel, dachshunds, cheese, red wine, the Carribean Islands, music, scuba diving, Italian & Chinese food (though not at the same time), movies, theater, coffee, passionate people, rollerskating, documentaries, sailing, lakes, beach, Hatha & Ashtanga yoga, Ayurveda, preservation of the Tibetan culture. Did I mention scuba diving? ;-)
Music
Havilah Rand, A Fine Frenzy, Little Dragon, Peter Gabriel, Nina Simone, 30 Seconds to Mars, Jeff Buckley, Joseph Arthur, Poe, Rasa, Dead Can Dance, Youssou N'Dour, Peter Murphy, Frou Frou, Cold Play, Bush, Kid Beyond, Tears for Fears, Thievery Corporation, Mogwai, Baaba Maal, U2, James Blunt, Black Eyed Peas, Jim Croce, The Cult, Tori Amos, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Seal, Chevelle, Russell Watson, Puddle of Mud, downtempo, The Killers, Bjork, african drums, Jason Mraz, Massive Attack, Outkast, Anna Nalik, Ernie Ernst, Echo and The Bunnymen, Vinx, The Juliana Theory, Leaves, Blue October, Stabbing Westward, Live, Explosions in the Sky, The Mavericks, Antony and The Johnsons, R. Carlos Nakai, Citizen Cope, Govinda, Strunz & Farah, Doves, Raul Malo, Will Seabrook, The The ... (approximately 100 Gigabytes of music in my MP3 collection and it's still growing...)
Movies
Whale Rider, The Color Purple, Gladiator, Gandhi, LOTR, Amalie, Raising Arizona, Amadeus, High Fidelity, Apocalypse Now, Fierce Grace, Sin City, Girl Fight, The Station Agent, My Life Without Me, Kissing Jessica Stein, The Holy Grail, Memento, Princes Bride, Powder, The Killing Feilds, Orlando, Go!, Pulp Fiction, Billy Elliot, Usual Suspects, Baraka, Office Space, Walking with Dinosaurs, The Professional, IMAX movies, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & Vol. 2, Brokeback Mountain, Life is Beautiful, 21 Grams, Ghandi, Crash, Kundun, I Am Sam, Malena, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
...pretty much anything Nature or Science related. I spend a lot of time on The Disovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, Animal Planet, The Learning Channel and The Science Channel. I also rent films and documentaries from Netflix.
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Books
Too many to list ...
but ... just read "The Five People you meet in Heaven" - very sweet little book. "Freedom in Exile" by the Dalai Lama.
"The Classic Reef Set" - Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas includes Reef Fish Identification, Reef Creature Identification and Reef Coral Identification by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach
I have a friend who writes some pretty funny stuff, click here for Ster's Adventures! It's good readin' yall!
I have an amazing friend whom I've know for about eight years now who is currently fighting Stage IV colon cancer ( & has spread to her liver). At the age of 32, she's truly one of the strongest & feistiest people I know, and that was before she got sick! Maggie has a presence like no other woman I have ever met. She enters a room and people notice, she smiles and the light just shines from her from within and she has a vivacious personality that you can't help but love and admire. This girl is a FIGHTER - that is for sure ... if anyone has the strength and drive to beat this, this woman does, but please send her good vibes whenever this might cross your mind. I've had a hard time with this since I got the news. She's a great person and a sweet friend. I appreciate the time you have taken to read this. She's letting nothing keep her down and she's determined to graduate from Baylor Law School this May. Click her photo below to read more about her fight. All entries in this account were written by her husband Chris and have not been altered in any way (other than the removal of personal contact information). Chris has approached this very difficult situation with humor, strength, perseverance and unconditional love & devotion. He often refers to the Southwest Regional Cancer Center where Maggie receives her chemo as "The Spa". Despite what Maggie is going through - she is one of the luckiest gals I know to have a man like Chris by her side 100% of the way. See: Thumpers-Hole.net
Rewriting this 'About Me' thing ... until then, just look over to the left.
purple tipped anemone with a diamond blenny, cayman brac 2006
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Click here for a slideshow of my August 2006 Caymam Brac dive trip that I took with my father who recently got recertified in Scuba after a twenty year hiatus.
"I'm tired of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where
they're going and hook up with them later."
Eighty percent of all life on Earth lives in the Ocean; Seventy percent of the planet is covered in water. We air-breathing bipeds are the minority on this solar satellite ...
The photo above is one that I took from the plane as I was leaving, what a serene way to remember Curacao ...
Click *here* for more pictures from Curacao.
... best to load the video completely before viewing. When the sharks start feeding, that's when it get's really awesome & intense! One day, I hope to do a Great White cage dive in Australia.
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Trust me
It's Paradise
This is where the hungry come to feed
For mine is a generation that circles the globe
in search of something we haven't tried before
so never refuse an invitation
never resist the unfamiliar
never fail to be polite
and never out-stay your welcome
just keep your mind open and
suck in the experience
and if it hurts
you know what... it's probably worth it
you hope, and you dream
but you never believe that
something is going to happen for you
not like it does in the movies
you expect it to feel different
more visceral
more real
I was waiting for it to hit me
I still believe in paradise
but now at least I know it's not some place you look for
cause it's not where you go
it's how you feel for a moment in your life
and if you find that moment, ... it lasts forever
Who I'd like to meet: People ... preferably. Truly good and easy-going people. Down to earth and creative. Hearts of gold and true to their word. People who still understand these words & live them: Integrity, Compassion, Friendship, Loyalty, Humor, Love, Gratitude and Passion. I'm NOT looking for the proverbial "hook-up" through this site, so keep clickin' if that's what you are thinkin'...
I'm not into collecting 'virtual' friends ... I'm trying to really limit my friends list to people I actually personally know or those that I honestly want to know. So, unless you know me - please don't send me an 'Hey - add me as a friend' request; just send an email and say hi, introduce yourself or just something interesting :-). I'll try to write back if I can, but don't be offended if I don't ... between this site, personal & work email, I'm usually drowning in emails.
~ Good Times, Good Friends ~
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Steve Irwin: 'How I'd Like to be Remembered'
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... you were an amazing soul, Steve. Thank you for bringing your message of wildlife conservation to the attention of so many. You'll be missed...
I have this relentless passion for collecting all of the one-hit-wonders, as well as the obscure. I've got to keep the music alive some how, ya know... if not me, then who?! I'd love to see that Pink Floyd shirt--I absolutely love them!
Hey Brooke...I know you are angry. This has been a rough year. As easy as it is to say try to keep your head up and your hopes high. That's what gets me through the hard times.
I had so much fun with you this weekend. Thank you for adding to the lovely sparkle of my weekend. I hope that you and Gina become good friends. You are so fabulous and I am so happy that I know you. I love you and your specialness so much.
Thank you! Yes, I am moving right along! LOL! We are very excited. I am 9 weeks Sat! It was a shock, but its a wonderful blessing! Hope you are well! What are you up to these days?
