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About Me

Much of who I am can be described in the questions that I feel we must ask ourselves. Everyday is a call for self evaluation.Who am I right now? How did I get here? How did I respond to those around me today? Was I kind? Was I cruel? Was I honest? How will my actions shape my future? Will I be better off tomorrow by the choices I made today, or will I be worse off, or unchanged?Is "who I am" defined by how I predict I will feel, think, choose and behave in the future? If I do not accurately predict my behavior does that mean that I do not know who I am, or does it mean that who I am changes over time? Or are my new behaviors merely reformulations of the old?I believe in the power of love, honesty, joy, compassion and applied effort. I believe that we create our reality. Tell me about yourself.Do you live in a land of made believe and fantasy, do you dream of living or do you live your dreams? Would you let your dream come to life or would you prefer to just dream and never live?

My Interests

Personalities, emotions, facial expressions, movies, heart felt realism, food (oh man do I love food!) travel, languages (although I only speak a smattering of French and stumbling Italian), poker (as a game of people), spiritual philosophies, dream interpretation, journaling, exercise, drumming, creative writing such as screenplays, lyrics and poetry and last but not least martial arts.

I'd like to meet:

People who have a great sense of humor, purpose and enthusiasm for life. Also people who do what they say they are going to do at least 85% of the time. People can be pretty cool as far as my experience has been!

Music:

Heavy rock like Tool. Creative rap like Eminem. Spiritual music like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (*sp?). Heart felt pop like U2 and the man who brings them all together Peter Gabriel.

Movies:

Borat! (ha ha) The English Muffin, I mean Patient, Casino Royal The Departed and the scripts I am writing! :-)

Television:

24, Battle Star Galactica, Chappelle Show, Family Guy, Da Ali G Show

Books:

Telling Lies by Paul Ekman, Emotions Revealed by Paul Ekman, Story by Robert McKee the modern day Poetics (Aristotle eat your heart out!)

Heroes:

My family and anybody who has worked hard to survive, to excel, and to evolve as a person.

My Blog

It was worth the wait

My heart is now full,And then life was beautiful again.
Posted by Barry on Mon, 26 May 2008 07:18:00 PST

Attracting brilliance

This has been one trippy ass trip. Lately I have found myself in the midst of one brilliant mind after another.Her soul dances naked in her eyes.I struggle to catch my breath.One moment I am soaring, ...
Posted by Barry on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:45:00 PST

Great day!

My heart is still racing from yesterday. Anxiety, excitement and nervousness seem inextricabley intertwined, but that is the thrill that is life. *Shivers. *Smiles.
Posted by Barry on Thu, 08 May 2008 06:23:00 PST

The Fox and the Bone Collector

As I showered this morning I came to realize...God is a system, of which we are all a part.
Posted by Barry on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:34:00 PST

Where did I go?

I can't help but wonder where I went, how far from the path I strayed and how long the journey home is. Into what darkness did I fall?
Posted by Barry on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:29:00 PST

Is all beauty born in pain?

Why are there those who say things that cut so deep into my spirit that it sends me staggering backwards? I can be so strong. So strong, but still I am weak inside with tears that fall into an endless...
Posted by Barry on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:50:00 PST

Day #11, shoulders

I worked at a bat mitzvoh during the day, which is always better than working at night, but it is still an ass kicker. I had a little time to relax before I went to the gym to workout and then go out ...
Posted by Barry on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:11:00 PST

Day #10, chest

Ah, good old day 10! I have been longing for this day for a while. I feel like it is a good marker that shows my commitment, if any of you suckas thought that I was down for the count you know that i'...
Posted by Barry on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:00:00 PST

Clinical Masters Program

Well I got into the Clinical/Counseling M.A. program at WPU today, so I think that I am pretty psyched about that, but a little nervous too. I am not in the least nervous about school but about w...
Posted by Barry on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:21:00 PST

Day #9, back

Another boring ass post from Barry about his workout, but you know what? I'm just trying to be consistent and when we are consistent we grow in power, or we destroy ourselves. I think that I am on the...
Posted by Barry on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:42:00 PST