Harmonious contradiction incarnate. A kaleidoscope of dark and light. Fittingly ambidextrous with no definable eye color. Cynical/optimistic, rational/romantic, responsible/quirky, solid/chameleon, calculating/random, passionate/tranquil, kind/compulsively honest, mature/goofy...and of course, a complete
The sacred moments of silliness are where I find my heaven...
***INFJ***
neuroscience, psychophysiology, writing, literature, satire, integrative medicine, quantum physics, paradoxes, psychology, sociology, biology, immunology, astrology, astronomy, semiotics, forensics, technology, alchemy, archetypes, psychoacoustics, symbolism, metaphors, oddities, chakras, auras, absurdity, kitsch, sewing, surrealism, postmodernism, riddles, enigmas, the onion, juxtapoz, museums, galleries, bookstores, shamanism, bellydancing, meditation, aromatherapy, healing, qi gong, divination, robots, crafts, harmonious contradiction, mandalas, vintage artifacts, ugly toys, puppets, comics, strange art, stripes, corsets, antiquated sciences, compassion, ambition, responsibility, loyalty, volunteer work, simple pleasures, sensory indulgence, flickr searches, info blogs, stop motion animation, the sweet and sinister, the creepy and beautiful, gadgets and gizmos, light and shadow, psyche and soma, animus and anima, dreams and schemes, genetics and memetics, textbooks and tarot cards, shifting paradigms, defying the laws of physics, navigating the unknowable...
...pictures that tickle my eyes...
My pancreas.
deathrock, post punk, industrial, darkwave, goth, metal, hardcore, grindcore, metalcore, trip hop, ethereal, psychobilly, new wave, no wave, punk, post rock, digital hardcore, electronic, ambient, classical, shoegaze, IDM, drum & bass, dark cabaret, synthpop, world, funk, jazz, blues, old school soul/rap, chant, 80's pop...
Amelie, Willy Wonka, City of Lost Children, MST3K, Spinal Tap, A Christmas Story, Lost in Translation, Big Lebowski, Lorenzo's Oil, Night of the Living Dead, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Metropolis, Heathers, Princess Bride, Vincent Price classics, Dead Alive, cult flicks, cheesy sci-fi, Japanese and Italian horror...b-movies with monsters made of plastic wrap and chocolate syrup...Tim Burton, Coen Brothers, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christopher Guest, Ed Wood...
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Futurama, Seinfeld...documentaries on Discovery, Learning and History channels…
Tao Te Ching (Lao Tzu), The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein), The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran). Authors: Dr. Candace Pert, Aldous Huxley, Kurt Vonnegut, Vladimir Nabokov, Don DeLillo, Thomas Pynchon, Oscar Wilde, George Orwell, William Gisbon, Deepak Chopra, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Philip K. Dick, James Joyce, Raymond Carver, Donald Barthelme, Douglas Adams, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Carl Jung, Albert Einstein, Friedrich Nietzsche, Voltaire, Moliere, Shakespeare...
My father and mother, Dr. Candace Pert, my "teachers" Charlotte and Ciana, those who live their own truth honestly and wholeheartedly with integrity...and anyone who embodies the nearly impossible combination of compassion, responsibility and absurdity.
These amazing souls:
My partner in crime: