drena marie
26 years old
los angeles
Female
About
"The man who clings to certitudes, to the comfort of the familiar, to the seemingly predictable, is not a man of faith. If everything is sure and certain, there is no need of faith. Certitude permits passivity and immobility but faith demands doing and acting , and action involves risk.
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. to live is to risk dying, to hope is to risk despair. To try at all is to risk failure.
But risk we must. Because the greatest hazard to life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, , has nothing , is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow , but simply cannot learn, feel change, grow, love... live. Chained by his certitudes, as a slave: he has forfeited freedom. Only the person who risks can be called a free man. And only a free man can be called... a child of God."
well i guess lately i have been much of a nomad, just kinda traveling and just going where i feel i am lead next. i do have a passion to see the hopeless filled with hope. i love street people(aka bums) they are so very interesting to me, they all have crazy stories, whether they are true or not, and i love listening. i love tea, journaling, knitting, creating, writing, people watching, taking photos of everyday people, reading, anything that involves music, and sitting in parks eating thai food with chopsticks....
....oh and someday i will live in europe, but for now LA will have do... i am not going to lie i am beginning to love it here a lot.
Movies
dead poets society, good will hunting, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, little miss sunshine, pride and prejudice, born in the brothels, remember the titans, green street hooligans, walk the line, serendipty, my best friends wedding, garden state, elizabethtown, the terminal, big fish, patch adams, elf, winter passing, the truman show, a good year, city of god, , ...
Music
too much to write but a few..., kings of convenience, bob dyaln, over the rhine, iron and wine, the perishers, coldplay, jars of clay, waterdeep, anathallo, cool hand luke, mae, david crowder, sherri youngward, postal service, death cab for cutie, mewithoutyou, lauryn hill, blindside, norah jones, damien rice, the shins, hillsongs united, aqualung, jason morant, phil wickham, something like silas, jill paqutte, U2, simon and garfunkel, the beatles, chris tomlin, feist, bob marley, radiohead, tom petty, james taylor, shaun mcdonald, nick drake, denison witmer, sufjan stevens, rosie thomas, aretha franklin, miles davis, etta james, james brown, guggenheim grotto, sigur ros, watson twins, jenny lewis, jesse harris, kate earl, greg laswall, ray lamontagne, neil young ...
Books
blue like jazz, walden and civivl disobediance, pride and prejudice, reedeeming love, everythings illuminated, anything written by c.s. lewis, irresistable revolution, through painted deserts, searching for god knows what, anything written by jane austen, anything written by emily dickenson, lord of the flies, lgreat expectations, a history of philosphy, the bible, soul cravings....
Interests
art, ballet, being barefoot, books, coffee, helping people, journaling, knitting, laughing, learning, listening, making collages, mosaic church, music, nature, other cultures, passionate people, people watching, philosophy, photography, poetry, quotes, rainy days, reading, running, singing, sky, smiles, sunrises, tea, the bible, the world, thrift stores, traveling, views, stars gazing, wisdom, worship, writing, homeless people, esl, ....
Mara's Muse, Dec 19, 2007:
Thanks for the add, how goes? Oh...and nice choice of music...Rosie Thomas is quite the musician.
Erik, Jul 30, 2007:
Thanks for the add, and i will let you k now if i am ever in the LA area! Be Peace!
sarina, Apr 9, 2007:
kindred spirits! awww i like that!! i love all of your photography as well!!
Smart Hopewell, Apr 9, 2007:
Haya Marie
Thanks for adding me,
its nice to have some new friends hehe. x
Footsteps, Apr 5, 2007:
hey, Drena, just wanted to let you know that our EP is now available on iTunes, Napster, and BuyMusic.com... wanted to let you know since you've expressed interest in our songs in the past. take care!Paul from Footsteps
Footsteps, Mar 22, 2007:
Hey, thanks for the compliment! And, about West Coast shows... anytime we're in LA, we'll send out an announcement or relay the info by some other means. Paul from Footsteps
Footsteps, Mar 19, 2007:
Hey, thanks for befriending us, Drena! Btw, where'd the quote come from? And great music list...
Chris Flew, Mar 16, 2007:
hey, thanks for adding me to your list. you've got a great list of music there, turns out i have playlisted a lot of it for tonight. very chilled.
Solo Photo, Mar 15, 2007:
Nah, no CA. It's one of my favorite places in the US, but I live in N. IL. Just waiting for the snow to thaw so that I can finish the house I started last building season...barefoot all the time is the way to be.
Solo Photo, Mar 15, 2007:
being barefoot...I can't wait for spring/summer here!