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crystan

hang in there...

About Me



I love to travel, be outside, and live life to its fullest. Life is short. Make the most of it. !

My Interests

Triathlon, Running, Swimming, Biking, Mountain Biking, Snowboarding, Skiing, Hiking, Skydiving, Scuba Diving, Traveling, Bungy Jumping, Cliff Jumping, Reading, Art, Writing, Kayaking, Piano, Guitar, Music of all types, Rollerblading, Soccer, Lacrosse, Skipping, Laughing, Being outside

I'd like to meet:

you.
Your Famous Last Words Will Be:
"So, you're a cannibal." What Will Your Famous Last Words Be?

Music:

Great Big Sea, Weezer, All-American Rejects, Killers, Lucky Boys Confusion, Doves, American Royals, Jim Cooley, Chico's Groove, Alison Krauss, Guster, Wilco, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Ben Harper, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Rolling Stones, George Winston, Good Charlotte, Blink-182, Beastie Boys, Ben Folds, Bowling for Soup, Cake, David Gray, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Eat World, John Mellancamp, Johnny Cash, OAR, Gary Jules, Eddie from Ohio, Pat McGee, Joshua Radin, Matt Costa, etc. Yes, I realize I am a music whore.

Movies:

Princess Bride, Goonies, Boondock Saints, Donnie Darko...movies that make people laugh

Books:

The Kite Runner, Jodi Picoult books, Matilida, Atlas Shrugged, The Art of Happiness, Crime and Punishment, The Giving Tree, The Giver, A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Everybody Poops, etc...

Heroes:

you. And my niece...because she's just like me, but smaller. She rocks.

My Blog

things change

well, it's amazing how quickly things can change! over the past few months, my sister lost an eye, gained a baby in her belly, my brother decided to move back to ohio, my mom agreed to work for a...
Posted by crystan on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:47:00 PST

more

Greece was great.Malta was even better.Thailand for New Years?In a few years, I hope to be Crystan, R.N.!  YAY!
Posted by crystan on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:07:00 PST

Latest Life Plan...

After returning from a fantastic visit to Australia (I can't even  begin to describe how fabulous the Great Barrier Reef is, or how much fun we had white water rafting, or hiking in the rainfores...
Posted by crystan on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:49:00 PST

Loreena McKennit

I just got back from an absolutely brilliant Loreena McKennit concert in Barcelona. Seeing her live made me appreciate how fantastic of a musician she really is.  She plays the harp, piano, keybo...
Posted by crystan on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:03:00 PST

Australia

I just bought my plane ticket to Australia...I am finally going to dive the great barrier.  I am happy.Life is good. 
Posted by crystan on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:09:00 PST

Kili: Complete

Hooray!  We made it to the top of Kili despite some horrid weather conditions (non-stop rain, snow and wind...)!  I managed to depart Tanzania with only slight damage to my eye (which was fr...
Posted by crystan on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:22:00 PST

Travels

In the past few months, I've tried to cram in some serious traveling.  Places visited include:1. Lisbon, Portugal2. Scotland3. Interlaken, Switzerland (a few times)4. Oslo, Norway5. Cairo & L...
Posted by crystan on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:22:00 PST

South Africa Rocks

South Africa is only bested by New Zealand as far as coolest places I've been. Everyday was an adventure.  Penguins, bouldering, mountain biking (on a course that NO SANE person would ever open t...
Posted by crystan on Tue, 30 May 2006 10:55:00 PST

South Africa

Only two more weeks until South Africa!! YAY!Hooray for skydiving, rapelling, sandboarding, surfing, shark diving, bugy jumping, mountainbiking, and the other awesome activities that will be explored ...
Posted by crystan on Sat, 06 May 2006 11:42:00 PST

budapest

I think Budapest is secretly Prague in disguise...but not in a good disguise, becuase they look the same.
Posted by crystan on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:37:00 PST