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Danny

"It's like running away, with the wind in our face, its like flying" The Polyphonic Spree

About Me

I'm a big fan of laughing, and so I try to do it as much as possible. Also, I consider myself to be pretty easy going and personable, but yet I also have the ability to have one of those really enjoyable deep conversations about life and the world or politics or religion. My life has really been defined lately by the idea that life is an extremely valuable thing that should be treated as such. So the implications of that idea are that I should take care of myself to the best of my ability, both physically and emotionally, and do my best to help and be kind to other people and treat them the way I want to be treated, so to speak. My life has improved a lot in the past year or so, partially because I am a bit more conscious of how I'm living my life and also because I've been more mindful of my actions, thoughts and behaviors.

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Morning sun

My Interests

I have many interests :) For starters, I really enjoy exercising with my brother and his girlfriend. I've been jogging with them for a while and am really enjoying the process of getting healthy and fit. I also enjoy gardening, cooking, and eating food. I've got a pretty sweet garden at home thats doing pretty well this season, and I'm also caring for a garden here in Arkansas this summer which is an educational garden area. I'm a big fan of being outside, feeling the sun on my skin and breathing some fresh air. I enjoy hiking and swimming, and snowboarding. My guilty pleasure in life is Halo, I'm addicted to it. If you know of a 12 step program for video game addiction, feel free to take me to it. :)[]

I'd like to meet:

Trevor Keith and Scott Schiflett from Face to Face, The Bungie staff, my fellow members of MC

Music:

"I once upon a time Carried a burden inside Some will ask goodbye A broken line but underlined There's an ocean of sorrow in youSorrow in meSaw movement in their eyes Said I no longer knew the way Given up the ghost A passing minds and its a fear In the wait for redemption aheadWaiting to fadeFading againIf death should take me now Count my mistakes and let me through Whisper in my ear Taken more than we've received And the ocean of sorrow is you" -Opeth30stm, AFI, Alkaline Trio, Angels & Airwaves, The Anniversary, The Appleseed Cast, *The Arcade Fire, As I Lay Dying, *The Ataris, *Blackpool Lights, Bob Marley, Brand New, *Bright Eyes, *Built to Spill, Chiodos, Circa Survive, City and Colour, Coheed and Cambria, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab For Cutie, Dredg, Elliott Smith, Emery, *Explosions in the Sky, *Face to Face, The Faint, *The Fire Theft, The Flaming Lips, From Autumn To Ashes, Funeral For A Friend, The Get Up Kids, *God is an Astronaut, H.I.M., Haste The Day, Heavens, Imogen Heap, *Jeremy Enigk, *The Juliana Theory, Killswitch Engage, The Mars Volta, mewithoutYou, MxPx, Neil Young, No Motiv, *Opeth, *The Polyphonic Spree, The Postal Service, The Promise Ring, Radiohead, Rainer Maria, Reggie and the Full Effect, Rilo Kiley, Saosin, *Saves The Day, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Shins, The Stills, Story of the Year, The Strokes, *Sunny Day Real Estate, The Strokes, *Taking Back Sunday, *Trever Keith, *Thrice, Thursday, UnderOath,

Movies:

Star Wars, Comedies (anything with Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler or Ben Stiller). As far as current stuff I liked 'No Country For Old Men' and 'Juno' a lot.

Television:

Family Guy, Lakers basketballI generally think that T.V. corrupts peoples beauty, it teaches them that the most important thing in life is to have the best, coolest and newest thing. So people becomed valued by how much they have rather than who they are and what they stand for. All this leads to only one conclusion in my mind, turn the fucking t.v. off and throw the thing out the window. Its that simple. Consider this:"There is only one way to achieve happiness on this terrestrial ball, And that is to have either a clear conscience or none at all." ~Ogden Nash[]I think we need silence and serenity to have a clear mind.

Books:

i read a lot of them

My Blog

I agree

The following is an excerpt from a speech made by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Anna Quindlen at the graduation ceremony of an American university where she was awarded an Honorary PhD. "Don't ever c...
Posted by Danny on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:24:00 PST

When are you coming home?

Very, very soon.  Less then a month.  Soon enough for some important things.  But now I'm torn, part of me is dying to go home, part of me definitely wants to stay for longer.  I m...
Posted by Danny on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:52:00 PST

hello friends, I’m coming home soon

I'm looking forward to coming home, which will be pretty soon, I will just say that much.  I'm excited about seeing my family, my dog, my garden, my bike, and sleeping in my bed. :)  I've go...
Posted by Danny on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:16:00 PST

1 month to go here at Heifer

Hello friends :)Just another update from Arkansas. Please read on if you want to hear me talk about myself for a little while. I happy to say that I've got about 1 month of work/life here on the ran...
Posted by Danny on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:39:00 PST

An update from Heifer Ranch

Hello friends and family,I'm missing you all, its been over month since I left home. I have met some awesome people here though, and slowly but surely I'm developing some really positive relationship...
Posted by Danny on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:27:00 PST

3 weeks completed at Heifer

Hello friends. I've got a day off today so I'm gonna spend a bit of time writing about things that have been going on here in Arkansas. I guess that I can start with the people that I've met and the...
Posted by Danny on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:56:00 PST

some more about my time at Heifer

So I think I will give you all a more in depth description of how things are going here in Arkansas.  Where to start?  Well yesterday was my birthday, I turned 22, and so myself and the majo...
Posted by Danny on Tue, 27 May 2008 06:21:00 PST

A week at Heifer

Hi everybody, I've got a free moment to post a blog about my week so far here in Arkansas.  If you don't already know, I will be spending the summer here at Heifer Ranch as a residential voluntee...
Posted by Danny on Mon, 26 May 2008 07:32:00 PST

elephant painting picture of himself

Hey friends.  Please take a moment to watch the video that I put up on my page of an elephant painting a picture of himself.  It is the single more amazing/remarkable/astonishing/awesome thi...
Posted by Danny on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:01:00 PST

Summer internship

So I'm super excited, I got a residential volunteer position at Heifer International in Perryville, Arkansas.  This is a very cool thing, and was really hard for me to get.  I will be learni...
Posted by Danny on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:44:00 PST