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MANUEL

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About Me

*I'm an introverted extrovert
*Cuban-American and Spanish is my first language
*Slow drivers drive me crazy
*I'm wise, but teachable
*I find monogamy sexy
*I psychoanalyze others better than I can myself
*I make my bed at night before I lie in it - not in the morning
*I love the rain and cold winter nights
*I'm easily amused
*I love the taste of Pepto Bismol and the smell of gasoline
*My favorite part of pizza is the crust
*If I know you, I have probably given you a nick-name
*Unlike most people, I don't like Oprah
*I'm usually on time
*My penmanship is sloppy
*I hate spiders, boredom, and the dentist
*I'm Vice President of a non-profit organization
*I'm a hopeless romantic
*I'm a very very picky eater
*I play piano and want to learn to play guitar
*I laugh when I get nervous
*I love sweets. A lot.
*A friend once described me as a puppy who thinks he's a big dog
*I cry in sad movies...sometimes even in cartoons
*Honesty is my greatest strength
*Fear is my greatest weakness
*I will make a great husband someday
*I'm an open book, you can ask me anything

My Interests

People, cultures, the outdoors, traveling, films, music, my iPod, salsa and line dancing, game nights, writing, spirituality, stand-up comedy, karaoke dives, the 80's, volleyball, hiking, heated discussion and debate, CNN, puppies, eating, chocolate, cuddling, working out...

I'd like to meet:

“I want somebody to share the rest of my life. Share my innermost thoughts, know my intimate details. Someone who'll stand by my side and give me support and in return he'll get my support. He will listen to me when I want to speak about the world we live in and life in general. Though my views may be wrong, they may even be distorted. He’ll hear me out, and won't easily be converted to my way of thinking. In fact he'll often disagree. But at the end of it all he will understand me. I want somebody who cares for me passionately, with every thought and with every breath. Someone who'll help me see things in a different light, all the things I detest, I will almost like. I don't want to be tied to anyone's strings. I'm carefully trying to steer clear of those things. But when I'm asleep I want somebody who will put their arms around me and kiss me tenderly. Though things like this make me sick, in a case like this I'll get away with it.” – "Somebody" by Depeche Mode

Music:

Madonna, Alanis Morisette, U2, The Beatles, The Killers, O.A.R., P!nk, Alicia Keys, Julieta Venegas, Snow Patrol, Nelly Furtado, Juanes, ABBA, Sheryl Crow, Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac, Regina Spektor, Jason Mraz, Sarah McLauclan, Billy Joel, Robbie Williams, Scissor Sisters, Tori Amos, Shania, Sophie B. Hawkins, Cyndi Lauper, Seal, James Blunt...

Movies:

Playing By Heart, The Ring, Labyrinth, Crash, In Good Company, Little Miss Sunshine, Beetlejuice, Kung Fu Hustle, Untraceable, Goonies, Copycat, Stir Of Echos, Misery (and almost anything with Kathy Bates), Legend, The Incredibles, Cellular, Panic Room, Wrong Turn, Signs, The Forgotten, Joyride, Vanilla Sky, Under The Tuscan Sun, Butterfly Effect, Gothika, To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar, Clue, The Others, Kill Bill, The Life Of David Gale, Cube...

Television:

I don't watch TV but catch these reruns on DVD: Married With Children, I Love Lucy, Friends, Sex In The City, Will & Grace, Everybody Loves Raymond.

Books:

Anything by Dan Brown and Dean Koontz, amongst others..

Heroes:

Those serving in the military, Rosa Parks, M.L.K.Jr., Paramahansa Yogananda...

My Blog

Why It Matters

My name is Manuel Miranda and I am voting NO on Prop 8.  I am voting NO because since I was a child, I dreamed of getting married one day to the one I would spend the rest of my life with.  ...
Posted by MANUEL on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:12:00 PST

Success Defined

"To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate bea...
Posted by MANUEL on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:47:00 PST

Something To Remember

I beg you.....to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search...
Posted by MANUEL on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:15:00 PST

You Tell Me

Your name:Take a stab at my middle name : Where did we meet? Do I believe in God? How long have you known me? Do I smoke? What was your first impression of me upon meeting? Color of my eyes: Do I have...
Posted by MANUEL on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:10:00 PST

Straight From The Horses Mouth!

1 How did we meet? 2 What you inititally thought of me? 3 What you think of me now: ie. Why you think I'm a good friend, something positive about me, a good memory you have with me, etc.
Posted by MANUEL on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST