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|m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic

The years have been short, but the days are long.

About Me


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SOME THINGS ABOUT ME
- I'm Mariano. Full name is Mariano Murguía-Deneken. "Deneken" is originally spelled "von Däneken". Anyway.
- I'm a staff member in the production department at Fellowship Missionary Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- I'm the biggest kid you'll ever meet.
- I'm quite whimsical, I think.
- I'm east coast.
- I'm west coast.
- I'm mid-west.
- I'm Mexican/Spanish/German.
- I love the world I live in, but hate what it's become.
- I never excelled in school.
- I'm number 2 out of 3 kids.
- If I could marry music, I would.
- I won a Powerwheel Jeep when I was 5.
- I was in love with the Weather Channel when I was 8.
- I spoke to astronauts of the Space Shuttle "Endeavor" through radio while they flew over my city (seriously).
- I nearly died when I was 11.
- I believe spending time with a friend is time well spent.
- I'd rather be bored with a friend than to be bored alone.
- I'm very sensitive to nature's beauty...and everything else.
- I cried when they killed Sharptooth in "The Land Before Time".
- I was nearly recruited by the Air Force but decided music was more my thing.
- I was a roady for JET for a month.
- I'm called Mars because the guys from JET thought it was easier and because they're Australian.
- I bought an Xbox just for Halo 2 but still believe that Nintendo rules.
- I've had the same cat since I was 10; that cat started a chain reaction...I've taken care of over 80 cats.
- I'm a cat guru surpassed only by my mother.
- I'm a Macintosh person.
- I bought a new Mazda one day and lost my job the next day.
- I worked my first job at McDonald's.
- I correct my spelling when I'm .....or at least I try.
- I sleep on one side of the bed, even if it's a queen size.
- I believe God wields us.
- I believe God can change anything and anyone.
- I like to drive the speed limit for two reasons: I get to see things that I can't see when I'm going fast AND because I got a speeding ticket. =D
- I'm not easily impressed, so if I say "I'm impressed" , I really am.
- I'm slow to anger, which means it's not pretty when I am.
- I enjoy watching people try to label me.
- I've experienced Hypothermia.
- I don't know what else to say.

My Interests

Music. Your music. Going places. Nature. Sitting and watching things go by. Video Games/PC Games. Friends.

I'd like to meet:

God. My wife. My kids. Myself and my current friends 10 years from now. Kevin Spacey.

Music:



311
A Perfect Circle
Alanis Morissette
The Album Leaf
Alejandro Sanz
Aleks Syntek
Alicia Keys
Alvaro López & Res-Q Band
Anathallo
Au4
Audioslave
Azul Violeta
The Beatles
Beck
Bernard
Björk
Blind Melon
Blindside
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Brand New Heavies
Brendan Benson
Brett Bixby
Bryan Duncan
Buddy Rich
Café Tacvba
Chevelle
Chick Corea
Chinese Express
Club of the Sons
Coldplay
Cool Hand Luke
Copeland
Corinne Bailey Rae
Crystal Lewis
Danny Elfman
Dave Gruisin
Dave Weckl Band
David Crowder
dcTalk
Debussy
The Decemberists
Deftones
Delirious?
Denison Marrs
Des'ree
Doves
Drowning Pool
Duncan Sheik
Earthsuit
Elbow
Eliane Elías
Ely Guerra
Enya
Esthero
Family Force 5
Fighting Instinct
Foo Fighters
Fred Hammond
Frou Frou
Goo Goo Dolls
Gorillaz
Green Day
Hillsong: United
Huey Lewis and The News
Incubus
India Arie
Interpol
Iron & Wine
Israel Houghton & New Breed
Jaci Velásquez
Jaco Pastorius
Jamie Cullum
Jamiroquai
Jars of Clay
Jeff Buckley
Jet
John Mayer
John Mayer Trio
John Patitucci
John Williams
Jose González
Joss Stone
Juanes
Julieta Venegas
Justin Timberlake
Kaki King
Keane
Kelly Clarkson
Ketama
The Kinks
Kirk Franklin
Lauryn Hill
Led Zeppelin
Lifehouse
Linkin Park
Lisa McClendon
Luis Miguel
Macrosick
Madonna
Magnet
Marcos Vidal
Maroon 5
The Mars Volta
Mary Mary
Mecano
Michael Jackson
Michael McDonald
Michel Camilo
Miguel Bosé
Mozart
Muse
MuteMath
Nirvana
Noise Ratchet
Norah Jones
Outkast
P.O.D.
Pat Metheny
Paul McCartney
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Point of Grace
The Police
Presuntos Implicados
Preta Gil
Prince
Queen
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Red Umbrella
REM
Salvador
Seal
Selena
The Shins
Sigur Rós
Skillet
Sleeping at Last
Soda Stereo
Spoken
Stevie Wonder
Sting
The Strokes
Switchfoot
System of a Down
Take 6
Tchaikovsky
Tears for Fears
Télépopmusik
This Holiday Life
Thomas Newman
Three Days Grace
Tom Kennedy
Tool
Toto
Tower of Power
U2
Victor Wooten
The Vines
Weather Report
Yellowjackets
Zero 7

Well, I'm sure I missed several more, but that should give you the idea. I also enjoy film scores very much (including musicals). Click here to listen to the kind of music I listen to.

Movies:

Ace Ventura;
Airplane;
Amadeus;
American Beauty;
An American Tale;
Apollo 13;
Batman I & II;
Beetlejuice;
Brother Sun and Sister Moon;
Catch Me If You Can;
Chronicles of Narnia;
The Color Purple;
Dark Crystal;
Death Becomes Her;
Dumb and Dumber;
E.T.;
Empire of the Sun;
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind;
Finding Nemo;
Gladiator;
Heat;
Hero;
Honey I Shrunk the Kids;
I am Sam;
Jesus Christ Super Star;
The Last Samurai;
Liar Liar;
Life is Beautiful;
Little Miss Sunshine;
Lord of The Rings;
The Matrix;
Milo and Otis;
The Muppet Movie;
Mystic River;
Naked Gun;
The Nightmare Before Christmas;
Oklahoma;
Oliver Twist;
The Others;
Patch Adams;
The Prestige;
The Terminal;
Radio Flyer;
Ransom;
The Ref;
Road to Perdition;
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves;
Simon Birch;
Space Balls;
Spirited Away;
Sound of Music;
Star Wars (Episodes IV, V, VI);
The Usual Suspects;
What's Eating Gilbert Grape;
Willow;
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory;
The Wizard of Oz;
…and so on and forth, basically any movie with Kevin Spacey in it. I can’t think of all the movies I like.

Television:

What TV?

Books:

Bible;
Pedro Páramo;
Lord of the Rings;
The Giving Tree;

Heroes:

Jesus

My family

My friends

My younger bros

All who invented musical instruments, Mylanta, Macintosh, whoever invented the toilet.

My Blog

You know you're from San Diego if...

Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this.Youve Eaten at a taco stand the ends in 'ertos........Albertos, Rambertos, Robertos, Ju...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:36:00 PST

Second Flirt with Death

WARNING!YOU MAY NOT TELL MY MOTHER ABOUT THIS OR I WILL DROP-KICK YOU FOR JESUS!! I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE AN 80 YEAR-OLD LADY!!My friends Armando, Teco (Andres), and I decided to go body boarding today...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:36:00 PST

HELP MARS AND DEREK FIGHT DIABETES

Hello Family and Friends,Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read this. I hope all is well in your world. Well, I wrote this letter for a very important reason: when I moved to Fort Wayne, I...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:24:00 PST

Tofu Turkey Day

Well, it wasn't Tofu...Bre's was, apparently.Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorite holidays...maybe because they're both in Fall; well, Christmas barely makes it into Winter, but whatever.I g...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:02:00 PST

Ah, the snow!

So, unlike most people around here, I was very happy to see the first snow of this winter. I can't say it was the first snow of the year because that would be back in January...only if you get technic...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:26:00 PST

VOTO POR VOTO!! CASILLA POR CASILLA!!


Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:04:00 PST

Birthday Analysis

I typed in my birthdate and a neat little program comes up with all sorts of fun facts.I don't believe in zodiac stuff, but this is not necessarily related to that. In fact, I was VERY surprised to se...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:23:00 PST

Mexico, Life & Death

I have to admit, I haven't updated anyone in a very long time.Things have been busy, but lately things have just been rough.For the longest time I had been looking forward to my vacation to Mexico Cit...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:40:00 PST

MONDAY

Have you ever wanted to cry but couldn't find the tears for it? Yeah, that's how I felt. We were up by 7am and ready for breakfast. As soon as we were ready we were split into two groups: one would go...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:10:00 PST

BILOXI: the arrival

Traveling has always been a fun thing for me. Most people just want to arrive to their destination and disregard the journey it takes to get there. Having said that, 15hrs of traveling in a van with 1...
Posted by |m|a|r|s|: Not the Diabetic on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:27:00 PST