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Mark

About Me

"In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non-living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect on, our lives. What would happen if we took this further and applied it to bigger things, more powerful things; like an entire solar system or galaxy say, what would that sound like?" ~Mike Oldfield.
"Never doubt that your existence is meaningful. Never doubt that your words and deeds are of the utmost importance. You were born to make a difference, and you will, simply by being yourself."
"Sometimes you just have to go with the flow, and it takes you where you need to be. It's a gift, something I've never analyzed too closely...for fear of losing it.""
"It's actually an illusion we are separate entities. Separate entities are simply the way we choose to perceive each other. You, me, everyone, we are all part of the same quantum field. Each of us are like ocean waves or currents of air, two tornadoes say. We appear to be two things, two separate things, but we're not. The tornadoes is just the wind stirred-up in different directions. Nothing is separate, everything is connected. The universe is just a big soup of molecules bumping up against one-another. The shapes we see only exist in our own consciousness."

My Interests



The Who? The What? The Where? The When? The Why? And The How? of absolutely everything and everyone. I love to write. Poetry. I love great literature that dares me to imagine a world different from that of my own. Art. I have a fascination with great photographers new and old- I love a great photo that captures a moment in time that is unlike that of any other, and one that makes me think- what came next? what came before? I try and look for the good in everything and everyone, however with varying degrees of success. I love to run- I run every day of the week. I like being outdoors and keeping myself active.

I'd like to meet:


Lindsay Bloom singing her great song 'Worth It' on IMC:

"I find myself drawn to infinite possibility, that sense of potential. And I realize that mystery is the catalyst for imagination. Now it's not the most ground-breaking idea, but when I started to think that maybe there are times where mystery is more important than knowledge..."~J.J. Abrams speaking at TED:

Music:


Click above to listen to and buy Lindsay Bloom's extraordinary album from CD-Baby

Movies:


Pan's Labyrinth, Donnie Darko, I Am Legend, 300, Transformers, Groundhog Day, Kundun, The Alien Quadrilogy, Jaws, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Hunt for Red October, Minority Report, Crimson Tide, Apollo 13, The Matrix, Close Encounter's of the Third Kind, Back to the Future Trilogy, Contact, King Kong, City of Angels, The Departed, Goodfellas, The Truman Show, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Sneakers, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bicentennial Man, The Dish, Shaun Of The Dead

Television:


Star Trek, Alias, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ashes To Ashes, Life on Mars, The West Wing, Heroes, Porridge, Doctor Who, Monk, The Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, Everybody Hates Chris, The Prisoner, I love watching Tennis

My Blog

Poems I have written about someone very special...

Here is a small collection of the poems that I have written about the future Oscar winner, future Golden Golbe winner, future Emmy award winner, basically the winner of all future awards for Best Actr...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:12:00 PST

The Sun poem

Hi!This is a poem that I wrote on the fly after I got back this morning from my run.I don't know if I'll keep it online, but I just thought that I would post it before I went out again and see what ev...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:30:00 PST

My Lindsay Bloom Book Of My Mind review

I absolutely love Lindsay Bloom's music! The first time I heard 'What About Me' I was truly entranced by her incredible voice! Lindsay has an amazing voice- one that should be heard the world over! I ...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:28:00 PST

Heartbroken poem

HeartbrokenThe pain won't go awayHow long will I have to feel this way?I ask myself as I put my hand to my chest,as the pain of my heart breaking brings me to arrest.The pain is unbelievable, their is...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:38:00 PST

Poem- The End of What We Had

Hello to one and all! Here is a poem that I wrote about a week ago. I guess the genesis of it stems from the break-up of the relationship of two of my friends, which I more-or-less witnessed in real-t...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:13:00 PST

A poem I wrote in remembrance of those lost, and to those left behind

Here is a poem that I wrote in rememberance of those loved and lost on that day.September 11, 2001 By Mark HastingsTo those who left the mortal coil on that day,to you I do here-by pray,and to those l...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:14:00 PST

Existentialism

Hi! I was recently over at Whedonesque- a website devoted to the great works of the incredible Joss Whedon and I came across a link to a blog discussing the latest issue of the new 'Buffy the Vampire ...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:19:00 PST

The Sopranos Made in America- best series finale ever!

The Sopranos'Made in America'Series finaleWritten & Directed by David ChaseCreated by David Chase AJ"Right, focus on the good times"Tony"Don't be sarcastic"AJ"Isn't that what you said one tim...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:37:00 PST

"Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies."

"I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well. Your friend, Andy.""Get busy livin', or get busy dyin'. That's god-damn right. For the second time in my life, I am guilty of committi...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:15:00 PST