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~* Tristin *~

monkeypuppy

About Me


I'm a free spirit. I'm a dreamer. I'm a romantic. I'm an explorer. I talk to my cats, love to play with them, and yes they have leashes. I eat Dove chocolates because I like the Promise messages on the wrappers (they're way better than fortune cookies, and tastier too!). I flip through radio stations because it's a great way to discover new music.
I love to learn. I love to laugh. I love adventure. I love a good challenge. My favorite question is "Why?" My favorite grocery isle is the coffee isle (it smells sooooo good!). I like to wear knee-high socks. I like to drink out of straws. I like to drive with no particular destination in mind. I believe everything happens for a reason.
"For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin--real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." -- Alfred D. Souza
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. " --Maya Angelou
"People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust." --E.B. White
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." --Michael Jordan
"On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow." --Friedrich Nietzsche
"Always strive to make the next hour better than this one." --Og Mandino

My Interests

Cooking, yoga, dance (salsa, ballet, country, jazz, etc.), filmmaking, travel, photography, psychology, sports (more so playing than watching... except football. Football is all around awesome), animal behavior, feng shui, antiques, astrology, arts & crafts, nature & wildlife, reading... and the list goes on.

Animal Breed Zip Code

I'd like to meet:


The World.

"If you choose to lock your heart away, you'll lose it for certain." --Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

Music:

Variety is the spice of life.

Books:

= knowledge

My Blog

Basic Instinct

I thought this was cool:"Cats As Hunters"Written by Anne Moss The Predator's Legacy Felines are predators. In the wild, all felines hunt. The silent paws, sharp teeth, excellent night vision...
Posted by ~* Tristin *~ on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:14:00 PST

Pierced? Get out of America!

I understand everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but ignorant bitches who have their heads so far up their ass really get my blood boiling (excuse the language). I found the following article ...
Posted by ~* Tristin *~ on Sun, 06 May 2007 11:03:00 PST

Chinese Fu Dogs

Guardian lions, also called Fu Dogs or Foo Dogs, are powerful mythic protectors that have traditionally stood in front of Chinese imperial palaces, temples, emperors' tombs, government offices, and t...
Posted by ~* Tristin *~ on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:10:00 PST

Maneki Neko - The Lucky Beckoning Cat

Maneki Neko is Japanese for "beckoning cat."  In Japan, the gesture of beckoning is pretty much the reverse of the gesture used in the West.  The exact origins of Maneki Neko are uncertain b...
Posted by ~* Tristin *~ on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:45:00 PST

History of the Barber

The term 'Barber' comes from the Latin word barba meaning beard. It may surprise you to know that the earliest records of barbers show that they were the foremost men of their tribe. They were the me...
Posted by ~* Tristin *~ on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:14:00 PST