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Shannon

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships, Friends and Networking

About Me

I've traveled the world to cover stories as a journalist. I really enjoy meeting interesting people, seeing new places, experiencing different cultures. I notice the little things in life. I'm also studying to become a massage therapist. I'm one of those people who will actually stop and smell the roses, enjoy a beautiful sunset or a beautiful storm, etc. My downfall is procrastination...eventually, I'll actually add a map with all of the places I've been and want to go to, along with pictures and blogs, when I get around to it.

My Interests

Photography, movies, traveling, music, books, theatre, the arts, dancing, hiking, playing pool, PSP

I'd like to meet:

interesting people...NOT psychotics, prisoners or any other creepy character, but multiple personalities...I could have some intriguing conversations with all of you. Seriously, I love to meet people with a good sense of humor, some level of intelligence (though I'm not sure if I would be able to keep up with a MENSA candidate) and someone who shares some of my interests.

Music:

Alternative...aka Three Days Grace, Chris Daughtry, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, Green Day, Linkin Park, Unwritten Law, a little Top 40, 80s music and house...I love to dance to house. I loved seeing Muse, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Linkin Park, Green Day and Simple Plan in Germany for Rock Am Ring. There were a lot of great bands there each year I went. I highly recommend the festival.

Movies:

I LOVE movies, anything from romantic comedy to slasher horror originals and remakes to epics.

Television:

I love shows like Supernatural, Heroes, Chuck, Lost, Moonlight, 24, Dead Zone, CSI, Smallville, Nip Tuck, Ugly Betty, Buffy and Grey's Anatomy, just to name a few. I have a tendency of not being able to tear myself away from the Learning Channel sometimes, especially when they do the operations.

Books:

I get picked on quite a bit but I LOVE the Harry Potter books. I also love Edgar Allan Poe (I used to read his books, along with a dictionary, when I was in junior high and high school), Terry Brooks and Stephen King (especially The Stand). I also liked Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. I've recently become a fan of Stephenie Meyers' Twilight series. My favorite classics are the Count of Monte Cristo, Jane Eyre, Anne of Green Gables (read the whole series), the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Odyssey (really anything dealing with Greek Mythology). I'm currently reading War and Peace by Tolstoy and Son of the Witch by Gregory MacGuire.

Heroes:

I want to honor a dear friend who died in December 2006, Jamin Wilson. He was the type of person who never had anything negative to say about anyone and who always had a positive outlook on life. He will always be my hero.The people I look up to the most and respect are the servicemembers who fight for our country, firefighters, police officers, social workers and teachers. I also admire the people who take on the jobs nobody else wants and the people who get saddled with incurable diseases but make the most of their lives.

My Blog

Traveling again!

This will be a short blog. I just wanted to share my excitement. I’m heading to New York for a couple of days...going to see "Wicked" on Broadway...I’m so excited. Then, I’m heading ...
Posted by Shannon on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:48:00 PST

Religion and hypocrites

Okay, so this is a blog I've wanted to post but haven't sat down and composed until now. I really get annoyed when I meet those people who say "God is the reason" and quote how much they love God and ...
Posted by Shannon on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:47:00 PST

Update to meeting the family

Okay. So I still have a limited time to write this (currently waiting for my time to talk at this conference), but a few of my friends have asked me for an update on meeting my dad's side of the famil...
Posted by Shannon on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:46:00 PST

One of the biggest events of my life

Okay. So I'm not going to write for too long but I wanted to share my thoughts on a really big event that's about to take place in my life. For those who don't know this about me, my dad shot himself ...
Posted by Shannon on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:27:00 PST