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mackenzie

live each day as if it is your last.... carpe diem

About Me

i just returned from living in new zealand. I'm moving to denver next week to start a DU graduate program in International Studies, with a focus on human rights. About me...I LOVE mint tea, blue moon beer, white lilies, roadtripping, cliff diving,the ocean, whales underwater, fast cars, clues, big ass sea turtles, leather, the color blue and green, cherry blossoms, kyoto, lounges, big sofas, old friends, grasshoppers, hookahs, my cat, hot tubs, eiffen black vodka, braids, gold earrings, sexy black dresses, being tanned, zen gardens, republican bashing, the colbert report,rain sticks, melatonin, fall leaves, hidden meanings, irony, soda water, sarcasm, inside jokes, bill maher, ali g, little john,corn bread, wind, coffee, breathing, yoga, cycling, frou frou, morcheeba, cafe del mar, paella, frutti del mar, gelato, lemoncello, italians, patatas bravas, the tarara winery, waverunnering, funny movies, wi-fi, sushi, castle hill, nigiri, karaoki, dogs, truth, respect, my cat, wanaka, mike, big windows, south park, teaism, spanish, singing outloud, fresh powder, rasberries, smartwool socks, man hunt, ketchup, tabasco, kimonos, ipods, my pet manatee, big pools, moveon.org, national geographic, travel & leisure mag, brie cheese, boursin cheese, bagettes, maps, strawberries, clean toilets, lavender, silk rugs, palm trees, sand dunes, velvet curtains, thick pillows, candles, pinot grigio, house of secrets, cafe citron, pastels, falling asleep, airplanes, tumbleweed, orchids, marble hunting, bamboo, thunder, salt, seaweed, paper clips, mud, onsens, spite and malice, the Japanese Footbridge, kiwis, the obvious, Starry Night, chili, jumbalaya, BB King, multilateralism, dsw, mallorca, craigeburn, my old beater van argentina, good travels and memories.
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My Interests

mushroom hunting, marble collecting, wrestling aligators, toilet paper art, archives explorer, stamp collecting, fencing, puzzle cubes, playing magic, jenga champ, twister anihilator, rock polishing and pheasant hunting..hehe ;Pmspmb allowScriptAccess="never" enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" src="http://lads.myspace.com/slides/slideshow_random.swf?u=6 2653879" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" enableJavaScript="false" allowScriptAccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="426"

I'd like to meet:

I enjoy people who are outgoing, friendly. Those who enjoy traveling and the outdoors are also a plus! I'm not a big fan of flaky or dishonest people. I value courage, direction, compassion, ambition AND HONESTY!!!!


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Music:

AHHHHHHHHH....AMBIENT/LOUNGE MUSIC, THAT'S THE GOOD STUFF. MY FAVORITE NOW IS MINISTRY OF SOUNDS IBIZA CHILLOUT SESSIONS AND HOTEL COSTES KRUDER & DORFMEISTER, MYLO, THIN WHITE DUKE, JAQUES LU CONT, DUBTRIBE SOUND SYSTEM, SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM, ROYSKOPP, EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL, AND NOT TO MENTION CHICCO, FROU FROU, IMOGEN HEAP AND CAFE DEL MAR, AND BUDDAH BAR... ALSO TAKE A LIKING TO INDIE MUSIC POSTAL SERVICE, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, U2, KILLERS, ARTIC MONKEYS ETC...

Movies:

tons, currently my favorite is "Crash", just won best picture too. My favorite all time classic is "Last of the Mohicans" and "A River Runs Through It" and "Good Will Hunting."

Television:

The News, Discovery Channel, and watching movies

Books:

My favorite all time book is "Shibumi." I also recommend Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's Wife," of course "Memoirs of A Geisha" and Marukami's "Norweigan Wood", Gregory Roberts "Shantaram" and lastly "The Kiterunner."

Heroes:

Kofi Anan, he's the man

My Blog

Ode To Travel

I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our p...
Posted by mackenzie on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:03:00 PST

Travel

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight seeing". -Daniel j...
Posted by mackenzie on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:43:00 PST

Making Your Mark

"Do not go where where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posted by mackenzie on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:41:00 PST