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~dre~

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About Me

I'm simple and complex, laid back but uptight, guilty and yet innocent, a lover and a fighter, a paradox and a puzzle...just like you.

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My Interests

Here are some of my faves (in no particular order of course): Good books. THE Good Book. Video Games. Worship. Jesus. Friends. Driving around Tulsa late at night. Travel. Latin America. Being a big sister. Playing the guitar. Praying. Being creative. Making stuff. Cartoons. Making kids laugh. Jesus. Colombia. Great hair products. Music. Music. Music. Playing outside. Fall. Winter. Christmas. Every holiday that you don't have to go to work. Spring. Summer. Family. Clue the movie. Spanish. Songwriting. Singing. Great shoes. All of my friends, past or present, here or there, I love you all.

I'd like to meet:

I'd really like to meet some more folks around town that love Jesus and know how to seriously rock and roll...if that's you then holla! We'll hit some concerts!

Music:

Anberlin, Arcade Fire, Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, Billy Joel, Bob Marley, Bright Eyes, Burlap to Cashmere, Cake, The Carpenters, Cary Brothers, Cat Stevens, Colbie Caillat, Coldplay, Colin Hay, Collective Soul, Cool Hand Luke, Cranberries, Daniel Eric Groves, Dave Matthews, Dead Poetic, Death Cab, Dirty Vegas, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Emery, Eurythmics, Fair, Family Force 5, Federico Aubele, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Frou Frou, Fugees, Gnarls Barkley, Gomez, Grits, Hawk Nelson, Hillsong United, Hot Hot Heat, House of Heroes, Imogean Heap, Iron & Wine, Jack Johnson, James Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Jason Morant, Jason Mraz, Jason Upton, Jeff Deyo, Jennifer Knapp, Jewel, John Mayer, Jonezetta, José González, Josh Groban, Joshua Radin, Journey, Kanye West, Keane, Kelly Clarkson, The Killers, Kings of Leon, KT Tunstall, Kutless, Kylie Minogue, Lakewood Church, Lauryn Hill, The Long Winters, Lovedrug, Lupe Fiasco, Madonna, Mae, The Mamas & The Papas, Mat Kearney, Matisyahu, Matt Nathanson, mewithoutYou, Mindy Smith, Modest Mouse, Mourning September, Muse, Mute Math, Nada Surf, Natalie Cole, Natalie Imbruglia, Natasha Bedingfield, No Doubt, Number One Gun, Phoenix, Queen, Rachael Yamagata, The Raconteurs, Ray Lamontagne, Regina Spektor, Rocky Votolato, Rufus Wainwright, The Shins, Showbread, Silence Dugood, Smashing Pumpkins, Snow Patrol, Stars, Stephen Speaks, Sufjan, Thievery Corp, Trey Anastasio, Weezer, White Stripes, Wolf Parade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...so many more but I'm tired of typing.

Movies:

Some of my faves...Finding Neverland, Narnia, Home Alone 1 & 2, Napoleon Dynamite, Mean Girls, Shaun of the Dead, Guess Who, Clue, Batman Begins, Princess Bride, V for Vendetta, Dumb & Dumber, Toy Story 1 & 2, Charlies Angels 1 &2, Ocean's 11 & 12, The Passion of the Christ, The Notebook, Moulin Rouge, Fun With Dick & Jane, Bewitched, Where the Heart Is, Talledega Nights, Goonies, Say Anything, The Breakfast Club, Office Space, Airplane 1 & 2, Memoirs of a Geisha, Waiting for Guffman, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Elizabethtown

Television:

The Office, Lost, The Apprentice, Friends, The Simpsons, Futurama, SNL (old school gang), Survivor, CSI

Books:

Last Read: How to Relate to Your Pastor // Currently Reading: Handbook on Faith, Hope, & Love by Saint Augustine; The Purpose Driven Live by Rick Warren; The Holy Bible by Various Authors; RELEVANT Magazine (www.relevantmagazine.com)

Heroes:

Maria Paula // Joyce Meyer // and Pastor Douglas (of course!)

My Blog

Job...and job

I've got not job and no money. I've got bills piling up to my eyeballs. I got in a car accident. I've got a traffic ticket to pay...and another traffic ticket to pay. But I've got God. ***************...
Posted by ~dre~ on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:15:00 PST

General Holiday Musings

So I never thought that I'd say this, but Tulsa is just as boring as Rome. Yes, 'tis true. This week has just further illustrated and proved my belief that where you go in life (or just for a Friday n...
Posted by ~dre~ on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:39:00 PST

admission of guilt

Okay, I'm a hard-core proponent of holiday music after Thanksgiving only...but I have to admit that this year I've given in...I'm listening to Christmas music. I couldn't hold out any longer.I'm glad ...
Posted by ~dre~ on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:08:00 PST

Read and Rejoice

Psalm 100A psalm of thanksgiving. 1 Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. 3 Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He ...
Posted by ~dre~ on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:24:00 PST

musical musings

I began voice lessons on Tuesday. It was fun, and I felt like an idiot. I think most people would when instructed to do their best Julia Child impression as loudly as possible while your teacher is wa...
Posted by ~dre~ on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:24:00 PST

I thought I'd figured it out...

I.It seems to me that each time I think I've got my life pretty much figured out...I'm wrong. Well, maybe not wrong, more like I get a new piece of the puzzle that doesn't seem to fit anywhere.There a...
Posted by ~dre~ on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:42:00 PST

AWAKE!

It seems to me to be peculiar how many problems and issues I create in my own life. Now, I don't believe that I always ignore God's timing or His plans for me, but many times I inadvertently cause mys...
Posted by ~dre~ on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:32:00 PST

weekend

What an emotional weekend. It all started with a bad Friday night. I think I pretty much freaked out on Shelly for about an hour and a half. It helped though.Saturday...fun and crazy. Sunday fun and c...
Posted by ~dre~ on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 05:34:00 PST

ugh

I can't seem to kick this funk I've been in for about, um, 2 months now. I'm working on all this, and I know it's getting better...but it's taking soooo l...o...n...g.In other news, I've just jumped o...
Posted by ~dre~ on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:07:00 PST

my brain hurts

i've got too much going on. it's all my fault.my brain hurts. i'm overworking it tremendously.i like that word "tremendously".i need a nap. and some mexican food.~
Posted by ~dre~ on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:44:00 PST