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About Me

living, learning and loving!
"It's elevating and humbling at the same time. Running along a beach at sunrise with no other footprints in the sand, you realize the vastness of creation, your own insignificant space in the plan, how tiny you really are, your own creatureliness and how much you owe to the supreme body, the God that brought all this beauty and harmony into being." - Sister Marion Irvine, 2:51 PR and 1984 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier

My Interests

JESUS. JOB 23:10. love. life.nature. madison. family. FAITH. art. children. FOOD. cooking. dancing. laughing. my friends. fashion. FIDELITY. cultures. people. HUMILITY. music. tranquility. big meaningful hugs. connections. running. skiing. travel. educators. spring. SEATTLE. parks. ansel adams. m's art work. art shows (esp.w/darv's pieces). atheletes. beach lounging. beautiful things. books. chillin'. cruisin'. current affairs. desserts. eating. gets. happy hour. holding hands. home games. HOME MADE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES. ice cream. italy. jack j. kisses. foreign affairs. "i love yous". mountains. motivated students. museums. naps. newspapers. wishin'. shopping. palisade. pictures. politics. praise & worship. quality sashimi. random/spontaneous activities. RECIPROCITY. reunions. riesling (eroica 04 & cellarmaster's). san diego. sincerity. star gazing. sunshine/sunrise/sunsets. the boy & i. teaching. travel. water. yelping .
warmth from a fire on a cold camping night! these are a few of my favorite things.

I'd like to meet:

my mom's dad & apolo ohno. david beckham! (oh yes). meb keflezighi.deena kastor! atheletes. anthony bourdain & eat some bone marrow w/him.

Music:

coldplay. andrea bocelli. lauryn hill. MJB!, erykah badu, jack j., matisyahu, matt costa!john legend.chopin. ruben gonzalez. miles davis. beautiful brown rappers (bluescholars & common). vivaldi. harry connick. afro cuban all-stars. dashboard confessional.the postal service. the killers. maxwell. bread. gypsy kings. KEXP 90.3! 104.5! prince still rocks! i love all kinds...music buffs are my friends for life.

Movies:

Little Ms. Sunshine. The Color Purple. Kill Bill. 25th Hour. I am Sam. Serendipity. Legends of the Fall. Eat Drink Man Woman. Ever After. Great Expectations. All the "Star Wars" movies & Lord of the Ring Trilogy. Crash. The Pianist. Schindler's List. Long Way Round. Like Water For Chocolate. Gladiator. Raging Bull. The Notebook. NachooooooooLibre! Superman Returns. Batman Begins. The Departed. Before Sunrise/Sunset. I like all kinds of movies, esp. ones that rattle all your senses. i esp. like independent films & foreign films (volver,city of god,lives of others, pan's labyrinth, after the wedding, infernal affairs...etc!).
recent movies i just watched:

dvd: adaptation (wacky movie for wacky people. ha..kidding) infernal affair I & II (what departed was based off of! go see it!)

Television:

haven't watched much lately. i'm interested in current events but that can be very depressing, most of the time. reno 911. snl. sex in the city. curb your enthusiasm. any of the cooking reality show challenges (top chef, hell's kitchen, food network's new star)= just several i don't mind watching over and over again.

Books:

recent favorite reads: odd thomas, the kite runner, and the devil in the white city.
summer reading: middlesex (done), the girls(done), water for elephants(done), brother odd, underground, a thousand splendid suns, and everything's eventual.

Heroes:

Jesus. My dad. My mother.

My Blog

i am home...

...and i am quite happy. been away for a month and some days. been away from my lil one for the past two weeks so it has been a hard & long two weeks. good to be back in this beautiful sunny washi...
Posted by F L 0 R on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:48:00 PST

happy day.

it's my wonderful's 6th bday today :) i can't believe she's six years old now! wow, time flies! we're havin a low key bday this year...just a lil cupcake party w/her cousins. all she wants to do is ma...
Posted by F L 0 R on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:33:00 PST

like what?

in five months yall! my first ever!
Posted by F L 0 R on Fri, 11 May 2007 01:54:00 PST

is it me...

or do you also get emotional when you watch those "let it out" kleenex commericals? starrfadu is actually a pretty decent group. my kinda group..mellow, indie, acoustic.when's the last time you "let i...
Posted by F L 0 R on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:40:00 PST

happy september

A day late but oh well....the friday five.1) This is the 1st of September, what do you want to accomplish by the 31st?Bein settled in in the emerald city.2) What does September make you think about or...
Posted by F L 0 R on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:18:00 PST

bite of seattle.

forgot my digicam so had to use the mobile camera...not too bad.it isn't so clear but if you look hard, you can spot madi & nathaniel.great evening for playtime in the fountain and some shave ice....
Posted by F L 0 R on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:09:00 PST

friday five.

Have you ever had an addiction? Sweets. 2. Are you afraid of the dark? Only when I come home and the garage is pitch black and I think of that dude from silence of the lamb w/the night goggles...
Posted by F L 0 R on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:03:00 PST

My first time.

Got this checked off my list of things to do in my lifetime....my first half marathon. The Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon - 25June2006 This run had the most beautiful scenic route i've ever done....
Posted by F L 0 R on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:32:00 PST

to kuya (keeeyah!)

happy bday to the best bro any sis can ever have. have a wonderful bday! love you lots! -flor&madigascar a few of my fave pics of my bro and i. esp this one where i'm cheesin and my bro's gig...
Posted by F L 0 R on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:53:00 PST

S E A T T L E !

Seattle tops the list of America's most educated cities, with more than half its population 25 years and older holding at least a bachelor's degree....
Posted by F L 0 R on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:17:00 PST