My interests include traveling (never can get enough of that!), photography, reading, going to movies, spending time with my son, Cody. My biggest trip was to England back in 2001 - I just wish that I had a chance to go back.Unfortunately, I can only fit so many photos on my Myspace page. But I have several photo albums at my Yahoo.com page. You should be able to see them at: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/valeriaprincessbaker/my_photos
which should take you to all my Yahoo photo albums.
Let me know if there's any problems viewing them. :D
Code by MySpaceDirect.comI'd also like to visit out west, especially the Grand Canyon and the Rocky Mountains.
I'd like to meet:
Friends.... both old and new.....
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Get this video and more at MySpace.comPhotograph - NickelbackThis is a great story about friendship... It doesn't matter if you're a "dog lover" or not... or if you even believe in God... This story should have meaning with everyone who ever has had a friend...The Gates of HeavenThe old man was so tired; he closed his eyes and dozed off. He began to dream, a vivid dream... "NO" he thought, this is no dream, and yet, what else could it be? He looked down at his arms, they were the arms of a young man, he was no longer old? He was standing beside a dirt road out in the country it was a beautiful day, the hills were covered with emerald green grass and knurled oak trees, it was so beautiful here? Then, seemingly, from out of nowhere, his dog was by his side, Shep, but Shep had been the dog of his youth? Then it dawned on him, he must have "crossed over" he must have died in his sleep. If so all his fears of death had been silly, he felt better than he has ever felt in his life; this was the most beautiful place, the most beautiful day... Shep dropped a stick at his feet and backed up excitedly, looking down at the stick then up at him, obviously anxious for him to throw it, anxious to play. He knelt down and took Shep's head between his hands and kissed him on the top of his head, his heart filled with joy, thrilled at what seemed to have occurred, thrilled with this new "reality." He felt better than he had ever felt in life...He threw the stick for SHEP watching him bound excitedly after it, bringing it back over and over. He realized SHEP was getting thirsty. Looking around he could not see any creek or stream or other place for Shep to get a drink so he decided they should start walking down the road. They hadn't gone very far when they came to a great marble arch with a gold gate and a gold road leading over a small hill. He could see and feel a warm glow coming from over the hill, next to the gate was a large pulpit upon which stood a saintly looking man wearing a white robe and having a long grey beard; very distinguished looking."What is this place?" he asked
"Why don't you know? You've reached the gates of heaven." replied the man.
"May I enter?" he asked.
"Hmmm let me look in my book"
Why Yes! Your name is written here, you are welcome to enter."
"And my dog, he can come in too? He's very thirsty."
"Sorry, but NO! Absolutely not! I'm sorry, dogs aren't allowed in heaven."
He thought about this for a few seconds.
"If my dog isn't welcome then I guess I really don't belong here either."
"Suit yourself, but know this: If you turn your back on this gate you will never get a second chance to enter."He turned his back on heaven and continued down the road with Shep by his side. It was odd, all his life he had hoped to enter heaven, now he had turned his back on his only chance to enter, and yet, he felt strangely good about it. In fact, somehow, he could not manage to muster even a slight twinge of regret? In his heart he felt he had done the right "thing." As he walked down the road the countryside seemed to continue to get more and more beautiful and his sense of well being grew stronger and stronger. He crested another hill and walked down into the most beautiful valley, the most beautiful place, he had ever been. Wildflowers bloomed everywhere, insects buzzed and gorgeous butterflies he had never seen before flitted from flower to flower.
As he walked down the road he came to another gate, just an old rail fence with a man, who, for the most part, looked like a farmer, sitting on it wearing an old straw hat, a stem of grass between his lips. Just off the road on the other side of the gate was a well.
"Hello" he said to the farmer,
"May I enter here and get a bucket of water from your well? My dog is awfully thirsty."
"Of course you may. You and your dog are both welcome here."
He walked through the gate and proceeded to lower the bucket into the well.
"Where am I?" he asked the farmer.
"Son, you've reached the gates of heaven."
"Really? Are you sure? That man back there said that was the gate of heaven?"
"OH Yes, I know who you mean. He tells everyone that, but then you know 'The devil is a liar.' "
And do you think God would ever let anyone reach the real gates of heaven who was willing to leave his best friend in life alone and thirsty by the side of the road?"* * * * * * *
Music:
I listen mostly to what is now considered "classic" rock - i.e. the music I grew up listening to. Some of my favorites include David Bowie, Aerosmith, Guns N Roses, and Def Leppard. My teenaged son tries to keep me updated on some of the newer music though, and I do like some Green Day songs (I know... who doesn't??) One of my favorite songs right now is Boulevard of Broken Dreams, "I walk a lonely road;
The only one I that have ever known;
Don't know were it goes,
But its home and I walk alone..."
Guns N Roses - Knocking on Heaven's Door (set to scenes from Young Guns)
"I guess you don't know the true meaning of the word PALS! See, you get yourself 3 or 4 good pals; then you've got yourself a tribe. And there ain't nothing stronger than that."That quote always struck me as being a simple, but true, definition of what friends are.....
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Staind - Fade
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Aerosmith - What it Takes
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Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
Movies:
Get this video and more at MySpace.comI'm definitely a movie fanatic. My DVD collection includes hundreds of different movies: sci fi, horror, comedy, action, drama, and the classics. I like just about everything. I also have a Netflix subscription, so I try to keep up with all the new releases. It's nearly impossible for me to choose just one favorite film.Some of my favorite movies include:Sci Fi/Fantasy: the original Star Wars trilogy, Serenity, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson's King Kong, The Princess Bride, Bladerunner, Brazil, Terminator
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Serenity - set to Linkin Parks' Crawling
.. width="425" height="350" ..Comedy: Anchor Man, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, The Breakfast Club, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clerks, Mallrats, The Wedding Singer
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The Breakfast Club: Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget about Me)
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Horror: All of George Romero's zombie flicks, Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, An American Werewolf in London, The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Jaws
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The Lost Boys movie trailerClassics: Casablanca, Bringing up Baby, Rebel Without a Cause, Giant, Gone With the Wind, Key Largo, The African Queen
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Clip from Casablanca.... "We'll always have Paris." They just don't make movies like this anymore. :*(
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Drama: The Aviator, Walk the Line, Hustle and Flow, Silence of the Lambs, Titanic
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Titanic - My Heart Will Go OnAction: The Indiana Jones series, V for Vendetta, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, True Romance, Snatch, Red Eye
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Anime: Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Hellsing, Samurai Champloo
Wolf's Rain - Ending credits to the theme song Gravity (one of the saddest songs ever)
Television:
Right now I'm pretty much addicted to Lost, and also watch House, Monk and Supernatural. I also am a fan of some older - but great - shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files, Firefly and Angel. I just started catching the new version of Dr. Who on the Sci Fi channel. It looks pretty interesting... width="425" height="350" ..
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Angel/Devil Video
Books:
Being that I was an English lit major, it's hard for me to pick my favorite books. Two books that really meant a lot to me are Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. I also enjoyed Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, plus many of the short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Other of my favorite books include Richard Matheson's I Am Legend, Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Shirley Jackson's Haunting of Hill House, and Dean Koontz's Watchers. I also have a large comic book collection, with my prize procession being my X-Men collection going back to issue 117 of Uncanny. I also read Hellblazer, Y: The Last Man, and the Walking Dead. There are several magazines that I read on a regular basis: Time, Entertainment Weekly, and Premiere. I'm especially fond of British entertainment magazines such as Empire and SFX.
Heroes:
I need a hero.....
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Get this video and more at MySpace.comThe Serenity/Firefly version...... "Time for some thrilling heroics."
