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Chris

Life is not merely a series of meaningless accidents or coincidences. But rather, its a tapestry of

About Me

I was born into this world, Christopher John Cruz Mariano. Christopher, because I was born the day after Christmas. John, because Pope John Paul II visited Chicago that year. Cruz, because it's my mothers maiden name. Mariano, because my father married my mother. I've lived my whole life in Chicago and wouldn't have had it any other way. My roots grow deep within this magnificent city and all that I love is here. My life revolves around the people I love: God, my family and my friends. My life, though crazy at times, is relatively simple. If I've learned anything in my short life, it's this: Do what you love and love what you do. Life is much easier when you're happy, but I also know that the most difficult times in your life are the most important. These are the moments that shape who you are and teach you the most valuable life lessons. I currently bartend at a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant and occasionally help out at my family's restaurant. My career goals are to start an event planning consulting group and hopefully own a restaurant/bar. My life goals are to have family, a dog, and a nice place in the city. For now, I enjoy the life I live. Work hard. Play harder. Travel. Wine. Dine. Laugh. Love.--Peace

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My Interests

Traveling. Fashion. Hats. Culinary Arts. Music. Movies. TV. Literature. Rhyming couplets. Culture. Sports. Poker. Darts. Pool. Cigars. Libations. Wine. Languages. Herbs. Art. Symmetry. Web. Email. YouTube. Cubs. Bears. Bulls. Hawks. Wolves. Bartending. Stories. Driving. Living. Laughing. Loving. ..

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Music:

There's a song for every occasion.

Heroes:

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My Blog

Chapter 28

It's funny how one thing, one occurrence, can be the domino effect to a culmination of events. Like the old saying goes,"as another chapter closes, another one opens." And so it seems that part of my ...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:20:00 PST

December 31st ....11:59pm

In the midst of the hustle and the bustle of this world, we take a minute to reflect on what the year has brought us. We let go of all that has pained us and we look back on everything that has made o...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:45:00 PST

If I could

If I could I would...I'd trade my freedom to spare you from spending one minute in agony.I'd happily give up my life as I know it to keep you from ever experiencing that pain.If I could, I'd trade pla...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:26:00 PST

What you thought hops?

I just thought I'd share this piece by one of favorite artists..."Poetry is the language of imagination,Poetry is a form of positive creation.Difficult, isn't it the point? Ya missin itRockin's kinda...
Posted by Chris on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:54:00 PST

Unintentional second chances

Sometimes life takes a turn that you're not ready for. You find yourself in a familiar place, but don't exactly know how you ended up there. Deja vu. You find yourself at a crossroads of familiarity, ...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:55:00 PST

RIP Jonathan Mariano

On October 1st of 2005 my cousin's life here on earth ended and his life eternal began. Though his life was cut short due to cancer, he lived a full life of hope and passion. Jonathan was his name, bu...
Posted by Chris on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:05:00 PST

$30 well spent

I remember growing up and the biggest insult to tell other kids was that they shopped at K-mart. It's funny that years down the line, you resort to places like K-mart, Target, Walmart, and Value ...
Posted by Chris on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:59:00 PST

9/11/2006 - Five years later

Dear Friends,We all know that "life goes on", but there are moments when life stops to remember events that changed our lives as we knew it and changed that way we viewed our world. It's been five yea...
Posted by Chris on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:49:00 PST