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Markkus

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me


THINK.
I'M A PRODUCT OF THE 80's & TEENAGE PARENTS. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO INSPIRE YOU. WE ALL HOPE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT GIVES MEANING & PURPOSE TO OUR LIVES. DON'T THINK IT'S WRONG TO HAVE IDEALISTIC GOALS, BUT REALIZE IT'S WRONG TO BELIEVE EACH AND EVERY ONE IS REALISTICALLY ATTAINABLE. I'M TERRIBLE AT ACCEPTING COMPLIMENTS. I WOULDN'T JUDGE YOU FOR READING A SELF HELP BOOK, AT LEAST YOU'RE TRYING! I'VE HAD A HANDFUL OF NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES IN LIFE THAT HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ONCE AGAIN APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE. I FEEL AS THOUGH ALL PEOPLE ARE IGNORANT IN SOME WAY. TO BE SO LAZY YOU CANNOT WALK YOUR SHOPPING CART TO THE CART CORRAL OR QUESTION THINGS YOU HEAR ON THE NEWS IS SAD, AND WOULD PROBABLY MAKE YOU A PERSON I WOULDN'T WANT TO KNOW. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ANY OF THIS COHESIVE IS THE FACT THAT I WROTE IT ALL.
I WANT TO BE AN IMMIGRANT, I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PAINT, AND TO FORGIVE.
EVERYONE LIVES IN THEIR OWN LITTLE WORLD...
I WANT TO FINISH NURSING SCHOOL AND VOLUNTEER ABROAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. PEOPLE SPEAK LOUDER AND ARE MORE HONEST WITH THEIR BODY LANGUAGE THAN WITH THEIR SPOKEN WORDS. YOU KNOW...THEY SAY YOUR EYES ARE YOUR ENEMY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NEVER GIVE UP. I TRY TO LIVE LIFE WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDE. I WISH THERE WERE ALWAYS A BREEZE AND SUNSHINE. ALL I EXPECT FROM ANYONE IS DECENCY & AUTHENTICITY
...SOME DEPTH WOULD BE REFRESHING.
I TRUST MY INTUITION TOO MUCH, THOUGH I SHOULD. I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE OF AN EFFEMINATE NATURE, YOU COULD CALL ME SEMI-STRAIGHT-ACTING...IF YOU LIKE.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE NO ONE GETS A SECOND CHANCE
TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION.
I QUIT SMOKING CIGARETTES NINE MONTHS AGO AFTER THREE YEARS OF ONE PACK A DAY, COLD TURKEY.
IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE LEARNED, IT'S THAT GOOD THINGS DON'T COME EASY AND ARE WORTH WAITING FOR. I'M ALWAYS EAGER TO LEARN AND TRY NEW THINGS. I'M STUBBORN, I'M GOOFY, AND AWKWARD.
I'M A DIFFICULT PERSON TO GET TO KNOW, UNINTENTIONALLY. IF YOU MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ME, ALSO ASSUME THAT YOU'RE A
SLACK-JAWED HILLBILLY...
EVERYONE HAS AN OBLIGATION TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE GREATER GOOD.

I ABUSE DICTIONARY.COM. I LIVE FOR SMILES. I CRY AT OPERAS, I ENJOY FISHING AND CAMPING, ARBY'S COMMERCIALS MAKE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH AND FROSTING IS WAY TOO SWEET FOR MY TASTES.
I THINK THE UNKNOWN IS EXCITING.
I WANT TO DO DANGEROUS THINGS. I'M CONTENT WITH ME, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR GROWTH. I BELIEVE CONSTANT PERSONAL GROWTH IS VITAL TO HAVE A FULFILLING LIFE.
MY BIGGEST CONVICTION IS:
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
TELL ME, WHAT THEN IS THE PURPOSE OF BEING HONEST WITH OTHERS WHEN YOU'RE NOT HONEST WITH YOURSELF?
LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES, AND LIFE WILL INTERVENE..ALWAYS WITH ADVERSITY. HOW WE HANDLE ADVERSITY DETERMINES WHO WE ARE SO JUST BE YOURSELF;
THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.
I SAY WHAT I MEAN, I'M SINCERE. WHAT CAN I SAY, I'M MIDWESTERN? I BELIEVE LIFE IS EITHER A GREAT ADVENTURE OR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I BELIEVE IN CLASS (AND HOPE TO HAVE SOME ONE DAY), RESPECT, AND DIGNITY.
WE NEED TO BE THE CHANGE WE WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.
(GHANDI)
TRUST IS ESSENTIAL TO ME AND SO IS WIT .

"Wit is educated insolence."
Aristotle
"TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, & NARROW-MINDEDNESS, & MANY OF OUR PEOPLE NEED IT SORELY ON THESE ACCOUNTS. BROAD, WHOLESOME, CHARITABLE VIEWS OF MEN & THINGS CANNOT BE ACQUIRED BY VEGETATING IN ONE LITTLE CORNER OF THE EARTH ALL ONE'S LIFETIME."
MARK TWAIN

I'VE BEEN TO:
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
BILLINGS, MT
BISMARCK, ND
CASPER, WY
COACHELLA, CA
CHEYENNE, WY
CHICAGO, IL
CICERO, IL
COEUR D'ALENE, ID
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
DENVER, CO
DES MOINES, IA
DURANGO, CO
EDINA, MN
EVANSVILLE, IL
FARGO, ND
FLAGSTAFF, AZ
FORT COLLINS, CO
GALLUP, NM
HELENA, MT
HOLLYWOOD, CA
IDAHO FALLS, ID
IRVINE, CA
JACKSON, WY
KANSAS CITY, MO
LARAMIE, WY
LAS VEGAS, NM
LINCOLN, NE
LONG BEACH, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA
MADISON, WI
MESA, AZ
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
MISSOULA, MT
NEBRASKA CITY, NE
OLYMPIA, WA
OMAHA, NE
PHOENIX, AZ
PUEBLO, CO
QUINALT, WA
RAPID CITY, SD
REDONDO BEACH, CA
ST PAUL, MN
SANTA FE, NM
SANTA MONICA, CA
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
SEATTLE, WA
SPOKANE, WA
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
STURGIS, SD
TACOMA, WA
TAOS, NM
TOPEKA, KS
WALLA WALLA, WA
YAKIMA, WA
YANKTON, SD

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

ACTIVISTS, ADVENTURERS, ASTRONAUTS, ATHEISTS, BUDDHISTS, CHARMERS, CLASSY PEOPLE, COFFEE DRINKERS, COMEDIANS, CURLY-HAIRED PEOPLE, CYCLISTS, CYNICS, DREAMERS, ENGLISH MAJORS, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, EXISTENTIALISTS, EUROPEANS, *ALMOST* EVERYONE, FREE-THINKERS, GENUINE INDIVIDUALS, GRANDPARENTS, HAPPY PEOPLE, HIKERS, HIPPIES, HISTORIANS, HOME BODIES, INNOVATORS, JAMAICANS, JEWS, LOVE CHILDREN, LOVERS, MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN, MUSICIANS, MUSLIMS, NON-PARTISAN VOTERS, OLD PEOPLE, OLD SOULS, OPTIMISTS, PIANISTS, PRINCES, POETS, POLITICIANS, READERS, REALISTS, SMOKERS, SPELLERS, STORYTELLERS, SOULMATE, SURVIVORS, THINKERS, THRILL-SEEKERS, TRANSIENTS, TRAVELERS, TRUTHFUL PEOPLE, VALEDICTORIANS, VEGETARIANS, WELL-MANNERED PEOPLE, WINO'S, & WRITERS.

SOMETHING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY

My Blog

Postpartisanship

Post-partisanship is a solution-focused variant of the term bipartisan, indicating a movement towards collaboration for the common good after partisan rancor. Post-partisanship does not imply neutrali...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:15:00 GMT

the worst pain ever

i had the same affliction in the same spot on my behind in December. the boil had swollen to the size of a key lime. i couldn't sleep, sit, walk, or stand still without excruciating pain. in the ER i ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:02:00 GMT

the roots


Posted by on Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:34:00 GMT

my life counter

Custom Countdowns & MySpace Layouts
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:11:00 GMT

The Native American Commandments

Treat the Earth and all that dwell thereon with respect.Remain close to the Great Spirit.Show great respect for your fellow beings.Work together for the benefit of all Mankind.Give assistance and kind...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:55:00 GMT

Sweet and Low


Posted by on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:19:00 GMT

i'm in this video

This was back on the 20th of January. It's me on piano and backup vocals. We didn't win because we cussed a lot...but it was one of the most memorable performances next to the treadmill dance routine....
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:45:00 GMT