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marnie

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About Me

I'm a down to earth person, what you see is what you get. I'm passionate about the people I love and things I care about. I can be outrageously silly and "crazy" I am known to be very loving; when I love I give all. I love to laugh and have a good time wherever I am. I enjoy intelligent conversations, sitting and talking over a good cup of coffee. I love to dance, I feel it's the best way to express yourself and let loose. I can be complicated and deep, and can get caught up in my own head, but it makes me appreciate the little things in life. I'm an animal lover, I have 3 cats that are my babies and I love them to death! I'm a true Pisces (water sign) and I love the beach, sitting there watching the ocean waves is so relaxing and peaceful. I love to surround myself with positive people, people who make me feel good and hopefully I do the same for others. There is nothing like true friendship and I am blessed with the friends in my life and I'm always open to new friendships. I am a constant soul searcher. I don't think we can ever stop learning, I don't believe in just being content, I want more. Traveling, learning about other cultures and meeting all kinds of people make life so interesting. I have no problem expressing myself and my feelings to others. I believe communication is one of the most important things in life and I need to be with someone who is able to let me know what they are thinking and not make me guess. I am real and don't play games. I'm learning to live one day at a time and stop thinking ahead as we never know what tomorrow brings. Each day is a new lesson, whether good or bad. I believe there is a reason for everything that happens, sometimes I don't know why bad things happen but I have to believe that there is a reason and I try to figure it out. I enjoy going to museums and how interesting it is that we all see different things in each piece of art, it tells our own stories and where we have been. I love to watch people as they are works of art as well. I can sit and watch people for hours, there is so much beauty in each of us inside and out. I escape in movies and good books. I love theatre, film and music, what would I do without it? I learn from each person who comes into my life, whether for a day, hour, minute or lifetime. I appreciate people with a good heart and are true to themselves and others. I'm not interested in what you have materially, rather in what you have to offer emotionally. I try each day to make it a good one, even when it's hard. I love quotes and always write the ones that touch me in my journal. When I read this quote by Tennessee Williams I thought of myself "A prayer for the wild at heart who are kept in cages." I love doing crafts, decoupage is my favorite. The sound of rain drops is so relaxing, especially when I'm home and able to listen to them and snuggle with my cats :) What success means to me is to be truly happy and peaceful with myself. "You're only given a little spark of madness. you mustn't lose it"- Robin Williams. "Everything works out in the end, if it hasn't worked out, it's not the end" - Unknown. Life and death. energy and peace. if i stopped today, It was still worth it. even the terrible mistakes that i have made, and would have unmade if i could. The pains that have burned me and scarred my soul. it was worth it for having been allowed to walk where i've walked, which was to hell on earth, heaven on earth, back again, into, under, far inbetween, though it, in it and above... - Angelina Jolie in the movie Gia

My Interests

Live Music, anything outdoors, the beach, animals, especially my 3 cats! (their names are Gris Gris, Winnie and Woody) Jazz, theatre, working out, coffee, dancing, good conversations, road trips, traveling, being with good friends and family, writing especially when I'm feeling "it", indie/foreign films, meeting new and interesting people, decorating, decoupage, good food, candles, taking pictures, black and white photographs, there is nothing like a good book to escape in, musical instruments, all kinds of music, helping others, sunsets, sunrises, taking hot baths, constantly learning.....

I'd like to meet:

interesting people, good "REAL" people; as "they" say ya never know, give it a shot.....
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Music:

" Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to none" - Duke Ellington. I LOVE music, I don't think I could live without it. My music depends on my mood, anything form jazz to hip hop, classical to classic rock, Klezmer (Don Byron is great) To name a few.....CSN&Y, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Van Halen, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, The Doors, David Bowie, Allman Brothers, Prince (esp. his old tunes), Reggae, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse, SHOWTUNES!, Louis Armstrong (Satchmo), Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, U2, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, movie soundtracks, Fleetwood Mack, Seal, Barbara Streisand, Journey, classic disco, James Blunt, Jimi Hendrix, INXS, Moby....and so much more!!! Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

Movies:

Woody Allen Films (Annie Hall my fav!), Bugsy Malone, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Gia, Kissing Jessica Stein, The Godfather, Saturday Night Fever, Reality Bites, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Frida, anything with Audrey Tatou, To Sir with Love, Driving Miss Daisy, Funny Girl, Kodush, G-d is Great and I'm Not, Shawshank Redemtion, ADAM SANDLER! Almost Famous, Garden State.... In Garden State I loved the scene where they just screamed, had to let everything out, it was so real and touching, Shop Girl, Girl Interrupted, HAIR, Fiddler on the Roof, The unbearable lightness of being, Yu Tu Mama Tambien, Europa Europa, Out of Africa, Aimee and Jaguar, Amelie, Summer Lovers, Dirty Dancing, Love Story, The Way we Were, John Hughes 80's films! Lost in Translation..This is one of my favorite films and a great scene... .. width="425" height="350" ..

Television:

The L Word, The OC, Will and Grace, The Sopranos, SEINFELD, Curb your Enthusiasm, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, love her! Howard Stern (RADIO), House, Huff, Law and Order, Desperate Housewives
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Books:

Tipping the Velvet, Summer Sisters, The Cat who came for Christmas, She's come undone, The Diary of Anne Frank, NIGHT, The Missing Piece Meets The Big O, The Giving Tree, photography and art books

Heroes:

My Uncle HJG-he can always find something positive, even in the most negative situations.

My Blog

"HOME" sung by Diana Ross from the movie "The Wiz"

"Home"When I think of homeI think of a place where there's love overflowingI wish I was homeI wish I was back there with the things I been knowingWind that makes the tall trees bend into leaningSudden...
Posted by marnie on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:09:00 PST

The Son

There is a story in the Talmud about a king who had a son who had gone astray from his father. The son was told return to your father. The son said I could not; then his father sent a messenger t...
Posted by marnie on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:00:00 PST

Why Not?

Just do it.... 1. Who are you? 2. Are we friends? 3. When and how did we meet? 4. Do you have a crush on me? 5. Would you kiss me? 6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked ...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I took this test and I'm a newborn soul :-)

What Kind of Soul Are You? You Are a Newborn Soul You are tolerant, accepting, and willing to give anyone a chance. On the flip side, you're easy to read and easily influenced by others. You...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Letting go....

You are always inside of me, my heart, my soul, my entity. I want to let go yet hold on forever. If I do let go I can be free and if I don't I'll be a prisoner in my own body where I feel safe and clo...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Unlucky in love? 34 and single? OY VEY!

I was just thinking about something someone said to me, she said "you have been unlucky in love." The person who said this is a great person from a religious background and was married young. After th...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Ray Charles Robinson

I Just finished watching the movie "Ray". I think I cried for two hours straight! I have always been a fan of the great Ray Charles, however, I never knew his life story. What a remarkable film, a fab...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Loila Tov

I just joined this site this week, interesting so far. I figured why not start a blog? So, here it goes. I went to the gym tonight and took for the first time a belly dancing class. It was so wonderfu...
Posted by marnie on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST