i’m in love with some of the most simple things in life, and it is these things that make life all the more worth it: dancing in the rain, singing in the shower, a child’s smile, writing in my journal, reading, sleeping under the stars, finger-painting, sitting under trees in the fall, taking crazy pictures with friends, breakfast in bed, kite flying, butterfly kisses, letters in the mail, holding hands, going for walks in the spring, picking flowers, cuddling, building sand castles, bonfires in the summer, and last but not least – time with my dadIn case you didn’t know, Chelsea White is going to save the world one day, that’s all there is to it, no one will stop her and if anyone tries, they won’t succeed. This woman is one of the most incredible people I know, and I’m honored to call her my best friend. I love you, Chelsea!!
“The ONE Campaign is an effort by Americans to rally Americans – one by one – to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is students and ministers, punk rockers and NASCAR moms, Americans of all beliefs and every walk of life, united to help make poverty history. The goal of ending poverty may seem lofty, but it is within our reach if we take action together as one.""Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood. This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group." -Coretta Scott King
"Being proud of being gay is to believe in a world of love, compassion and mutual respect; A world free from fear, discrimination, and prejudice. Being proud is simply believing in yourself!"
someone who's down to earth, who doesn't lie, and actually cares about issues of the world, someone who will hold my hand in public and kiss me good-bye in front of friends and not be ashamed for who they are as an individual, someone who has goals and is determined to reach those goals, someone who has beliefs and can stand firm, changing your mind is great, but I want to meet someone who will change their mind for them, not for others, someone who will help change the world one smile at a time.
i love music so much that to even try and list every group or individual artist i like would be impossible, but here's a few to give you an idea of what i like - evanescence, melissa etheridge, avril, green Day, pink, indigo girls, beth hart, kelly clarkson, goo goo dolls, anna nalick, vanessa carliton, michelle branch, coheed and cambria, breaking benjamin, dashboard confessional, savage garden, and music from: phantom of the opera, rent, wicked.
once again it's impossible to list all of my favorite movies, but here are some: rent, girl interrupted, boys on the side, phantom of the opera, blue crush, crazy/beautiful, mona lisa smile, center stage, save the last dance, honey, step up, dirty dancing, uptown girls, butterfly effect, the red violin, brokeback mountain, pretty woman, the jacket, a walk to remember, the pursuit of happyness, becoming jane, music and lyrics, mona lisa smile and freedom writers.
to be honest i dont really watch that much tv at all, but when i do it's usually, THE L WORD (which i'm in love with) south of nowhere, six feet under (which is no long on tv, but one of the best series i've ever seen), degrassi or the best years
books i suggest you read include the following: keeping you a secret, empress of the world, far from xanadu, the best little girl in the world, the lovely bones, the deep end of the ocean, where the heart is, girl interrupted, the chronicles of narnia, the bell jar, crooked little heart, to kill a mocking bird, once more with feeling, anthem, the handmaid's tale, the works of emily Dickinson
i have many heroes, and most of them are my friends, those that have been through more than i have, but have still found the courage to press on inspite of everything, those are the people in this world that i admire the most of anyone, but there's also my dad who i admire most of all