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*Shanell*

I'm too close for missles. Switching to guns...

About Me

I AM... Kind, passionate, tenderhearted, silly, smart, sometimes ditzy and always klutzy. I'm outgoing, funny (at least I think so), laid back, sarcastic, flirtatious, energetic, and eager to learn new things. Curiosity hasn't killed me yet! I am spirited and mercurial, capricious and quixotic. I love cool words like "quixotic." :-) I'm an idealistic optimist with realistic expectations. I love movies, sports, traveling, good food, good books, and good company. I'm an actress! I am most definitely a work in progress and I'm constantly striving to grow. I want to do something extraordinary with my life. I plan on leaving this world a better place than how I found it by creating beauty, spreading love, and giving hope (ok so I'm also a hopeless romantic). :-) I want to travel the world, make a difference, make people smile, and make movies! Can I be your inspiration? Or will you be mine?.... ..I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

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My Interests

Passion, art, creativity, acting, movies, music, dancing, singing, learning, football, opportunity, God, truth, beauty, love, competition, personalities, adventure, light, poetry, culture, ice cream, joy, inspiration, exploration, magic, shopping, diction and languages, spirituality, strength, laughter, romance, the stars, philosophy, honesty, faith, Scrabble, fashion, the force and the dark side :-), eternity, energy, Hollywood, hugs, kisses, photography, excitement, enthusiasm, and YOU.

I'd like to meet:

People who will inspire me... artists... actors... musicians... directors... writers... photographers... Anyone who is passionate, creative, adventurous, faithful, imaginative, original... I want to meet people who can change the world...

Music:

"If music be the food of love, play on." ~Shakespeare~I'm a huge music fan. I like just about everything...The Eagles, Steve Miller Band, Blue October, Green Day, Hootie and the Blowfish, Velvet Revolver, Sparta, James Taylor, Sufjan Stevens, Matchbox 20, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Counting Crows, Rolling Stones, Plain White T's, Cary Brothers, Finger Eleven, The Arcade Fire, Three Days Grace, Red Jumpsuit, STP, Jim Croce, Larry Hooper, Creed, No Doubt, Juliana Theory, Wilco, Michael Buble, Semisonic, Jack Johnson, The Shins, Pink Floyd, Collective Soul, Imogen Heap, Zero 7, Saosin, Motley Crue, Pink, Nirvana, Blind Melon, Lenny Kravitz, Radiohead, Jewel, Muse, Rage Against the Machine, 311, Kylie Minogue, Silversun Pickups, The Last Goodnight, Ray Lamontange, The Mars Volta, Alanis Morisette, Ludacris, Madonna, Say Anything, Anberlin, Bitter Sweet, Ladytron, Garth Brooks, Al Green, John Denver, Ben Folds (Five), Bowling for Soup, Van Morrison, Justin Timberlake, Oasis, The Killers, Gwen Stefani, Jet, Norah Jones, Korn, Panic! At the Disco, Sigur Ros, India.Arie, Maroon 5, Ryan Adams, Nazareth, Pearl Jam, KT Tunstall, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Johnny Cash, Placebo, My Chemical Romance, Ozzy, Burden Brothers, Beatles, Sheryl Crow, Pat Benetar, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, CSS, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Nelly Furtado, 30 Seconds to Mars, Cake, Angels and Airwaves, Evanescence, Hellogoodbye, Guns-n-Roses, U2, Godsmack, John Mayer, Mudvayne, Lit, The Used, Otis Redding, Dirty Vegas, Kansas, Chevelle, Flaming Lips, Elivs, Phil Collins, Heart, Audioslave, Live, Jimmy Eat World, The Doors, AC/DC, David Bowie, Journey, Poe, Bad Company, Evans Blue, Carly Simon, Five Star Iris, Nouvelle Vague, Garbage, Joss Stone, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lost Prophets, Arctic Monkeys, Natasha Bedingfield, RHCP, Styx, Steppenwolf, Tool, Boston, The Cure, Death Cab, Wallflowers, Fergie, Bush, Tenacious D, White Stripes, Yellowcard, Duran Duran, Elliot Smith, Dropping Daylight, Hoobastank, Eminem, Billy Joel, Prince, Queen, Our Lady Peace, Marilyn Manson, Everclear, RED, Coldplay, Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Damien Rice, Dave Matthews Band, Bloc Party, Jem, Sting, Eagle Seagull, Incubus, Ben Harper, Alicia Keys, Allman Brothers, Michael Jackson, Corrine Bailey Rae, Ace of Base (dorky, I know), Natalie Merchant, CCR, Tori Amos, Blues Traveler, Regina Spektor, 3 Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, Scenes From A Movie, Bob Seger, Fuel, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, Rocco Deluca, Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLachlan, Citizen Cope, The Alkaline Trio, Sick Puppies, Stateless, Aqualung, Carlos Santana, A Fine Frenzy, etc. etc. etc.

Movies:

I LOVE movies, so this list will never be comprehensive enough! The Princess Bride, Shakespeare in Love, Moulin Rouge, Great Expectations, The Royal Tenenbaums, Pulp Fiction, Legends of the Fall, Donnie Darko, The Darjeeling Limited, Snatch, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Pirates trilogy, Sliding Doors, Fight Club, Edward Scissorhands, Se7en, The Good Girl, Pride & Prejudice, True Romance, Lovely and Amazing, Girl Interrupted, Garden State, Everything by the Coen Bros, The Rocketeer, Notting Hill, Tombstone, Bottle Rocket, Swingers, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Beauty and the Beast, Shallow Hal, Shrek, X-Men, Army of Darkness, Charlie's Angels, Emma, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Good Will Hunting, American Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, Tomb Raider, The Life Aquatic, I Heart Huckabees, Vampire Hunter D, Being John Malkovich, Catch Me If You Can, Original Sin, What Dreams May Come, Toy Story, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, Cool Hand Luke, Ocean's Eleven, Across the Universe, Eternal Sunshine, Closer, Sylvia, Interview with the Vampire, Blade Trilogy, The Hours, The Ninth Gate, A Streetcar Named Desire, Sense and Sensibility, Top Secret, A Perfect Murder, Forrest Gump, Dances With Wolves, Hook, Romeo & Juliet, Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves, Young Frankenstein, Trainspotting, The Matrix, Sphere, All the Star Wars & Star Trek movies, Braveheart, Big Fish, Down With Love, The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Karate Kid, The Island, Jurassic Park, Toys, Secretary, Rocky, The Sandlot, View From the Top, Anchorman, Apollo 13, A Christmas Story, Payback, Far From Heaven, Desperado, Assasins, Willow, Gladiator, Boondock Saints, The Rock, Don Juan DeMarco, Chocolat, Office Space, Spaceballs, The Lost Boys, The Family Man, Groundhog Day, Love Actually, Gia, Grosse Pointe Blank, Passion of the Christ, Far and Away, A Far Off Place, Men In Black, A Night at the Roxbury, Equilibrium, Sin City, Everything by M. Night, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Beetlejuice, The Saint, The Ghost and the Darkness, Shawshank Redemption, Training Day, Tristan And Isolde, Back To The Future, Magnolia, Leon the Professional, Phantom of the Opera, Contact, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Charlie/Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, The Prophecy, Meet Joe Black, The Italian Job, The Others, Memento, American History X, Mary Poppins, Twister, Wedding Crashers, Kevin Smith movies, Bloodsport, Dragonheart, Scarface, Primal Fear, Memoirs of a Geisha, Stand By Me, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Kill Bill, Hero, Gigi, Strictly Ballroom, Serendipity, Lethal Weapons, Bad Boys I & II, Signs, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepy Hollow, Fear and Loathing, Annie, The Green Mile, Citizen Kane, Dead Poet's Society, Face/Off, Crash, Legends of the Fall, Glory, James Bond movies, The Count of Monte Cristo, Le Miserables, Indiana Jones (can't wait for the new one!), Full Metal Jacket, Sixth Sense, Dodgeball, The Protector, Grindhouse, A River Runs Through It, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Howard The Duck, Swordfish, 12 Monkeys, Almost Famous, The English Patient, Mulholland Drive, Four Rooms, A League Of Their Own, Batman Begins, Aladdin, Shanghai Noon, Super Troopers, The Neverending Story, Top Gun, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ninja Turtles, TMNT, Raging Bull, The Emperor's New Groove, Fearless, Nacho Libre, Scoop, V for Vendetta, Labyrinth, Talladega Nights:The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Snakes On A Plane, The Prestige, The Shape of Things, Alfie, Adaptation, A Love Song For Bobby Long, The Departed, Amelie, Stranger Than Fiction, Curse of the Golden Flower, Pan's Labyrinth, Pursuit of Happyness, The Fountain, Jueux d'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare), Peaceful Warrior, 300, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Transformers, Knocked Up, 30 Days Of Night, A Mighty Heart, Stardust, Once, The Bucket List, I Am Legend, Sweeney Todd, Lions For Lambs, Atonement, In Bruges, Funny Games, American Gangster, Silk, Lust/Caution, In the Valley of Elah, Beowulf, Into The Wild, What Just Happened?, The Kite Runner, Enchanted, Juno, etc. etc. etc.

Television:

Nip/Tuck, The Sopranos, Family Guy, MXC, Freaks and Geeks was the best sitcom EVER, The Daily Show & the Colbert Report (those guys are kinda hot), That 70's Show, Spongebob Squarepants, A.N.T.M., The Crocodile Hunter, Extras, Robot Chicken! Best Week Ever is hilarious, Jeopardy, The Soup (Joel Mchale you rock), Fear Factor, Mythbusters, Human Weapon, Last One Standing, SportsCenter, PTI, The Ultimate Fighter and any UFC stuff, and pretty much ANY sporting event, especially if the Cowboys or the Mavericks or the Longhorns are playing. Hook 'em! That Planet Earth special on the Discovery Channel was awesome by the way. I love Jimmy Kimmel (he's F-ing Ben Affleck!) and Conan and Letterman. I watch American Idol strictly for Simon Cowell. My latest addiction is Moonlight, that sappy vampire show on Friday nights with the really bad acting but really hot vampire. I'm also diggin' New Amsterdam.

Books:

POETRY, THE ALCHEMIST, THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES, SHAKESPEARE, POE, THE BIBLE, 1984, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS, AND REMEMBER HANK THE COWDOG?

Heroes:

M.D.B. II, et. al HOO YAH

My Blog

Acquainted.....

by: Robert Frost Acquainted With The Night I have been one acquainted with the night.I have walked out in rain --and back in rain.I have outwalked the furthest city light.I have looked down the saddes...
Posted by *Shanell* on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST

Tagged.....

TAG! HERE'S HOW YOU PLAY~ONCE YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED, YOU HAVE TO WRITE 10 RANDOM THINGS OR FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF.THEN CHOOSE 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO BE TAGGED AND LEAVE THEM A COMMENT OR MES...
Posted by *Shanell* on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:08:00 PST

Angels & Demons.....

An excerpt from Dan Brown's book. This is good stuff. Pay attention. Think about it, and let me know what you think..... "Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices wit...
Posted by *Shanell* on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:02:00 PST

Prone to Folly.....

From Prone to Folly, by Erasmus. As for those who teach and practice the arts -- what shall I say about them? They all have their special form of Self-love, and you're more likely to find one who'll g...
Posted by *Shanell* on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:41:00 PST

Self-Discipline.....

Self-Discipline, according to Dictionary.com -noun "discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement." "training and control of oneself and one's conduct, usually for personal improvement."...
Posted by *Shanell* on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:30:00 PST

Brace Yourself.....

Feels like my head is waking up,released from the bonds that locked me out.I didn't realize that compromise would leave me in a rut.It doesn't matter who's to blamewhen all of the victims lose their n...
Posted by *Shanell* on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:01:00 PST

Questions.....

What is the single most important thing in your life? Is it a person, a dream, a belief? Is it tangible? What drives you? What motivates you? What is your purpose in life? What did you do today that m...
Posted by *Shanell* on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:34:00 PST

Meditations.....

These are writings taken from the book "Meditations," by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. He was a great philosopher. While I don't agree with his beliefs in the mythological gods of his time, I do ...
Posted by *Shanell* on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:50:00 PST

Waiting.....

"Waiting On The World To Change" by John MayerMe and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could Now we see everything that's going wrong Wit...
Posted by *Shanell* on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:12:00 PST

A Monk's Story...

A monastery has fallen on hard times. It was once part of a great order which, as a result of religious persecution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, lost all its branches. It was decimated...
Posted by *Shanell* on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:53:00 PST