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Mary

just trying to live a life that matters, shaped by the heart of God

About Me


Keep it down...cuz we're taking over!
The GroundUP family is one of the things that keeps me motivated to better myself as an artist, and to seek out fellow artists too.
www.myspace.com/groundupfamily to check us out
That shameless plug aside...
I love God. Plain and simple. And I hope without much pomp and circumstance. I love Him because I was made to love Him, because my life and my heart are His and I wouldn't have it any other way. And if you've been burned by a christian or a church before...I'm really sorry. I don't think it is easy to believe as much as I think that believing is worth the trouble. I don't think calling myself a christian qualifies me as perfect or better..just the opposite really. I do however, think it means that I'm trying. That I'm living my life in a way that I hope reflects Christ and more than religion, I hope my life reflects love.
Have hope. Be passionate. Take risks. Love the ones that don't love you back. Give without needing to recieve. Speak for the ones that can't. Express yourself. Befriend the friendless. Ask questions. Know that rescue is possible. Help fix the broken. Believe that EVERY prayer matters.
I do.
And so does the one who gave His life for yours.Layout made by .. ..

My Interests



Music.Art.Life.Tattoos.People watching.Friend-ing.Best Friend-ing.Movies.Live shows.Bowling.Pool.Lounging.Going to the Beach.the Zoo.Museums.Great restaurants.Outreach. Community Service.Plays.Art Shows.Fashion Shows.Reading. Reading some more.Shopping at used book stores.Snacks. Napping.DVD watching.Dinner parties.Picnics.Conversating. Drawing.Painting.Cooking.Hide and Seek.Freeze tag.
Oh and my current fave: PHOTOGRAPHY(see albums for pics)

I'd like to meet:


MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo . the compassionate. the caring. the bleeding and the broken. the wallflowers. the movers, the shakers. the musicians and the muses. the inspired and the inspiring. and someday, maybe even "the one".

Music:



(In no particular order)paramore, daphne loves derby, nevertheless, slow coming day, postal service, Plain White T's, Panic!at the Disco, Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy, Circa Survive, Weezer, John Mayer, Dashboard, Shawn McDonald, Tristan Prettyman, Jason mraz, Embrace, Coldplay, the Strokes, Marjorie Fair, Senses Fail, underoath, further seems foever, phantom planet, over the rhine, allister, rooney, motion city soundtrack, mae, story of the year, watashi wa, my chemical romance, Coheed and Cambria, Thursday, Name Taken, sublime, incubus, switchfoot, linkin park, get up kids, saves the day, outkast, common, alicia keys, floetry, lauryn hill, natasha bedinfield, the scene aesthetic, gavin degraw, jamie cullum, jack johnson, india.arie, norah jones, will add more later.oldies by goodies : billy holiday, ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong, sarah vaughn, miles davis,frank sinatra, brubeck quartet, lots of other classical stuff.Fave local bands(Hawaii): LINUStheband, the Whiskey Shits, Shoko Kono, the Equivocals, ex-superheroes, Bryce O., Laine (form.of Pennylane), Amanda Frazier, Steph Kawamura,Olivia, Mama Lux, Harrison, Rocky Green, Malcognitas, Explore, Justin Young

Movies:

Stranger than Fiction,Big Fish, Finding Neverland, Corpse Bride, Ten things I hate about you, Moulin Rouge, Miss Congeniality, Life is Beautiful, Amelie, Knights' Tale, City of God, Gigi, Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Walk to Remember, Memoirs of a Geisha, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potters 1-5, Matrix, Fight Club, Girl Interrupted, Princess Mononoke, Madagascar, The Constant Gardener, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The apple Dumpling Gang, Sound of Music, West Side Story, Aunty Mame, Bend it like Beckham, Little Women, Goonies, the Others, Pirates of the Carribean, Secret of Nimh, the Dark Crystal, Italian Job, Centerstage, Mr.Deeds, 50 First Dates, Wedding Singer, Resurrecting the Champ, Lars and the Real Girl, The Savages, Smart People, Edward Scissorhands, Pride and Prejudice, 27 Dresses, The Other Boleyn Girl, Anna and the King, Aeon Flux, Frida, Monster in Law, What Women Want, Pan's Labrynth, Stomp the Yard, Kingdom of Heaven, Little Man Tate, Just Married, Batman Begins, Hook, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Princess Bride, Kite Runner, The Happiest Millionaire, Lion King, Lady and the Tramp, Finding Nemo, Forrest Gump, Rock a Doodle, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jurrasic Park, Transformers, Return of the Pink Panther, The Golden Compass,Little Miss Sunshine, Gattaca, Superbad, Knocked Up, Short Circuit, Brave Little Toaster, Ocean's Eleven-Thirteen, O Brother Where Art Thou, Never Ending Story, the Sandlot, Dodgeball, Zoolander, Mean Girls, Love Actually,

Television:

Friends, Seinfeld, Grays Anatomy, Mad TV, Craig Ferguson show, Flavor of Love, Americas Next Top Model, Ed Edd and Eddy, King of Queens, everything on the food network except for Mario Batali and this one other show i cant remember the name of.

Books:

Revamping this section. coming back soon :)

Heroes:

.. .. and anyone else who sticks up for the truth and what is right...even when its not convenenient .

My Blog

I’m in love.

....with my new camera :)   hehe. Sorry to dissapoint anyone that thought this was going to be some sort of mushy girly blog about a new man in my life...ya'll should know better than to thi...
Posted by Mary on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:25:00 PST

for old times sake.

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, good or bad.  When yo...
Posted by Mary on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:58:00 PST

borrowed words.

I have great faith in all things not yet spoken.I want my deepest pious feelings freed.What no one yet has dared to risk and warrantwill be for me a challenge I must meet.If this presumptious seems, G...
Posted by Mary on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:35:00 PST

be still and know.

In the last few weeks, I’ve been really trying to make it a point to take out of my day to just be still and know, that God is God. Even when my life is a zoo, even when my friends are having is...
Posted by Mary on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:08:00 PST

10 things....

Ok folks..so apparently Summer "tagged me" although she didn’t leave a comment on my page telling me, I just saw she had a new blog posted and read it, and found out I was tagged. That said...
Posted by Mary on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST

Who are you to me (stolen from Tia)

Leave your name and:1. I'll respond with something random about you.2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle you in.4. I'll say something that only ...
Posted by Mary on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:00:00 PST

goodnight.

Goodnight uncle Paul, I'll see you in the morning. My uncle Paul lost his battle with cancer earlier today. I just heard about an hour ago. He was a sweet guy, rough around the edges, but still very ...
Posted by Mary on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:27:00 PST

greenhouse of the heart

For most of you that know me, you know I'm kind of a geek. Ok not kinda, I am a geek. And being a geek full time entails reading and enjoying it. This is a passage from something I read today, and alt...
Posted by Mary on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:32:00 PST

my old "about me" section.

I'm in the process of rearranging things on my page, because it was getting crazy cluttered. lol. so yeah, for those of you who hadnt read this before, or had just skimmed through it and wanted to rea...
Posted by Mary on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:15:00 PST

survey says...

Top eight:State the top eight on your myspace and answer the questions1. fred2. david3. grrrroundup (noa/tori).4. summmer5. rachel6. samuel7. snickerdoodles (nikki)8. christina1. Is number 6 your best...
Posted by Mary on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:47:00 PST