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ryan

About Me

yes...dynamic, evolving, spontaneous...often flying out of the country on a whim. i usually laugh at completely different times than everyone else. i'm left-handed, definitely something about it. . . .

My Interests

travel. arts. live music. great conversation. revolutionary ideas. sidewalk antics. wit. consciousness. improvisation. surprises. creative visualization. composition. learning. acting. things that go bump in the night. making music. surfing. slowing down. laughter. bonfires. happenstance. change. adventure. joshua tree. hiking. chocolate. free samples. myth. handwritten letters. fresh air. rambling. philanthropy. festivals. relativity. anonymous generosity. vintage goods. head massages. holidays. dancing. rollercoasters. dessert. steam rooms. the ocean. everything...

I'd like to meet:

I admire insight, intelligence, individuality, intuition, inspiration, innovation, depth, dimension, articulation, awareness, alligators, alliteration, absurdity, happiness, patience. . . . crazy and wild! birds, my ancestors, my great great grandchildren, painters, musicians, teachers, myself, enlightened individuals, enlightened masses, a witchdoctor, aliens, muses, dames, past lives, fallen saints, writers, idealists, a lady, Lincoln, Lennon, nomads, smart animals, Einstein, daVinci, prophets, renaissance women, gypsies, bohemians, men who dare to be great, Jesus, geniuses, pirates, gangstas, outlaws, rebels, ninjas, mavericks, savages, groundbreaking visionaries, whiskey women, girls in bands, those who have a mind to sail the winds to cross the desert to trek the jungle to bring presence to a sacred ritual communion, inspired architects, filmmakers, artists, artists, artists, an old man with a long beard at the top of a mountain, God(s), You...

Music:

ringers. doors. six organs. black keys. black angels. beatles. bob marley. jack johnson. wu-tang. outkast. neil young. dj shadow. led zeppelin. paul simon. hello stranger. helios jive. nas. steel pulse. miles davis. 13th floor elevators. white stripes. k-os. crosbystillsnash. yard dogs. eagles of death metal. hendrix. kings of leon. dirty breaks. two gallants. vietnam. buckcherry. john frusciante. ozomatli. thievery corp. rage against the machine. michael franti. matisyahu. blues. talib kweli. blackalicious. ry cooder. wolfmother. piano. sublime. bob dylan. johnny cash and the highwaymen. incubus. system of a down. jam sessions. todd hannigan. nirvana. pac. big. eazy. hip hop. pennywise. tajmahal. anything sexy with soul...

Movies:

dead man. the good the bad and the ugly. cool hand luke. the fountain. the last wave. it's a wonderful life. fight club. pi. thicker than water. contact. snatch. waking life. spirited away. cinema paradiso. matrix. baraka. casablanca. donnie darko. blow. old boy. easy rider. apocalypse now. weird science. braveheart. jeremiah johnson. man from snowy river. thomas crown affair. gladiator. happy gilmore. the sting. shelter. noir. kurosawa. v for vendetta. big lebowski. pulp fiction. 8 1/2. shawshank redemption. sharp comedy. groundhog day. old school...

Television:

lost. arrested development. carnivale. planet earth.

Books:

the count of monte cristo. critical path. the fountainhead. the drifters. joseph campbell. the beach. hesse. villa incognito. ishmael. krishnamurti. motorcycle diaries. the lucid dreamer. 2012: the return of quetzalcoatl. calvin and hobbes. henry miller. the beats. the plant sitter. picasso at the lapin agile. bill the bard. and on...

Heroes:

be your own

My Blog

for her, being bold is what art is about

don't click hereto read about the genius that is my grandmadre  ...
Posted by ryan on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:04:00 PST

quote...

'The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt...
Posted by ryan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

sippin' on stars...

'walked her panther on the terrace of La Rotonde... ....................oët....................
Posted by ryan on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST