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Shirlee

May the wind always be on your back and the sun upon your face and may the winds of destiny carry yo

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My Interests

Muay Thai, working out, running long distances, Peanutbutter, love, cooking, making protein bars, laughing, cereal, personal training, sunflowers, books, peace, riding my bike everywhere, sunshine, smiling, Birkenstocks, anything outdoors (i.e. hiking, camping, mt. biking, kayaking, etc.).She's going the distance... ...

I'd like to meet:

Gina Carano, me in my previous life, Bob Dylan, maybe my birth mother, life enthusiasts.

Music:

My favorite bands of all time are Led Zeppelin and Blind Melon. I enjoy jazz, reggae, jam bands, hip hop, singer/songwriters, blues, psychadelic, mellow tunes, classic rock, funk; pretty much anything thats good. As long as it moves me, I'm down....

Movies:

WAKING LIFE, Garden State, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Goonies, Little Mermaid, ALMOST FAMOUS, Finding Nemo, Girl Interupted, American Beauty, What About Bob, The Omen, Anchorman, The Notebook, A League of Their Own, SPACE BALLS!, Dodgeball, A Clockwork Orange, Basketball Diaries, Scarface, Philadelphia... PUT ME IN COACH! I'M READY!!! .. type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www....." height="350" width="425" ..

Television:

I don't watch TV, except for @ the gym and I watch ESPN

Books:

My favorite author is Chuck Palahniuk. I can't begin to list all the books I've read or enjoyed. But you can always find me with a book in my hand. Some favorites include though, Life of Pi, On Writing, The Kyte Runner, The Bone People, Be Here Now, The Art of Happiness, Earth for Sale, Velocity, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, Earth and You, Plan B, Fear and Loathing in America, The Vagina Monolagues, Odd Thomas and Forever Odd, Way of the Peaceful Warrior...the list goes on forever!

Heroes:

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My Blog

New Personal Record!!!!

I just ran a mile in 5 minutes and 47 seconds..... A PERSONAL BEST!!!!   Portland Marathon here I come! hehe. ...
Posted by Shirlee on Fri, 25 May 2007 10:06:00 PST

Learning to live for today

Ok, so I've been a little down, ok REALLY down the past week or so...but as always, I find that when I'm down the only way to go is up! I'm going to hit rock bottom and it might happen more often then...
Posted by Shirlee on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:01:00 PST

first feelings of being homesick...

Ok, so I was just looking through all the girls' pages and seeing all your fabulous new pics from "pub crawl" and it made me realllly REALLLLLLLY miss all my friends from back home...I love living in ...
Posted by Shirlee on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:34:00 PST

"cause im leavin' on a jet plane. i dont know when ill be back again"

Well, I have less than 1 week until I make the biggest move of my life. Today was the first day I doubted my choice to move so far away. Can I really make it? Will I find a job right away? Will I be a...
Posted by Shirlee on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:33:00 PST

Oregon Update

It's official.....February 6th at 7:15am my plane will leave Philadelphia and then it's PEACE TO THE EAST!! I am going to be living in SW Portland in an area known as Multnomah County, about 5 miles ...
Posted by Shirlee on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:02:00 PST

My first Car Accident!

Ok, so 2 days ago I got into my 1st accident.....SCARIEST THING EVER!!!i was driving down 295 north/76 local. the roads were wet....my tires skided underneat me and I smashed into the right wall, spun...
Posted by Shirlee on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:18:00 PST

april 2006

i wrote this like uhh....about a year ago....i found it this morning and i dont know why but i thought i would post it. I kind of like it..... RETURNING SUN looking at you im looking at me. through th...
Posted by Shirlee on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:16:00 PST

new year's resolutions

Alterations will be made when needed   1. become strict vegan 2. get into graduate school 3. run 2 full marathons 4. move to Oregon 5. take up a new activity 6. meet my ideal weight and get more ...
Posted by Shirlee on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:14:00 PST

Snow Patrol- "Hands Open"

I just heard this song lastnight on 88.5 XPN and low and behold it's by Snow patrol, but it's awesome. It's on their myspace, so you should check it out....it rocks! The lyrics are pretty groovy too!!...
Posted by Shirlee on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:44:00 PST

PHILADELPHIA 1/2 MARATHON RESULTS!!!!

Talk about a runners high...as I crossed the finish line I cried, more like balled, tears of joy, relief, and pain. I was so happy I completed the 13.1 mile race, so glad it was over, and realizing ho...
Posted by Shirlee on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST