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About Me

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Enjoying the ever evolving nature of my life. Looking forward to more time in the sun enjoying the reflections as the sunset hits the water...
These are quotes I have found to be especially powerful. I hope they inspire you as well.
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.â€ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"To overcome the temptation to enjoy mere daily comfort, to press resolutely and patiently forward on the scheduled way, are true tests of the high degree of determination that should bind you together. Memories of past injustices should not divert us from the more pressing business at hand." -His Majesty Haile Selassie I
"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself." (Aldous Huxley)
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us, we ask ourselves, who am i to be brilliant, georgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God your playing small does'nt help the world. There's nothing enlightening about shrinking down so someone won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconciously give others permission to do the same as we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (Harper Collins)

My Interests

Activism, anthropology, art noveau, art deco, art history, b&w photography, buddhism, building mosaics, communing with nature, cathedrals, epicureanism, ethnomusicology, existentialism, fashion, fetishism, felines, dream interpretations, good bass lines, luxurious fabrics, reconstructed clothing, vinyl exchange, neuroscience, linguistics, live jazz, textures, wistful melodies, ancient ruins, physics, microbiology, neurophilosophy, wildlife conservation, running amok under a full moon, sarcastic banter, random adventures, trying new wines, sunsets, traveling, making mischief, playing the impromptu bartender at random parties, making grammatical errors left and right, tea parties, suishi at odd hours of the night, world cuisine (I can add Ethiopian food to my list now thanks to Mr. Harris), mitigating boredom, skinny dipping, silver rings, boys with tousled hair, all sorts of vintage items I don't really need but adore nevertheless, I'm a sucker for accents, being swept off my feet, drum circles, spending time at the beach. Random other things that currently fail to come to mind.

I'd like to meet:

"Life is one big road with lots of signs, so when you riding thru the ruts don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality." (Robert Nesta Marley)
I do promotions for a great low-key bar on Main St. in Santa Monica If you are down for ill beats & vibes PLUS a mellow, friendly atmosphere, check out BarCopa in Santa Monica. It's FREE every Wednesday with special guest Dj's. Swing by for a drink after a long day at work or come by to dance with the rest of us until 2am. Details are below...
Bump Bump Wednesdays

We are looking for fellow promoters. If you want more info, hit me up...

Music:

Reggae/Danchall/HipHop/early R&B/disco/Afrohouse/Worldbeat*****Indie-electro-pop***in dustrial-goth- EBM***deep/garage/progressive/tech/tribal/AciD house***techno/brkbeats/IDM/jungle/drum n bass****ska/big band/be-bop/swing***70's prog rock-80's alternative/rap/punk***folk***classical/jazz, etc (you get the idea...)

Movies:

City of Lost Children, High Fidelity, SLC Punk, Amadeus, Delicatessen, Doctor Zhivago, Pretty in Pink, Apocalypse Now, E.T., Requiem for a Dream, The Dark Crystal, Star Wars trilogy, Blade Runner, Alien, Clerks, Ghostbusters, The Royal Tenenbaums, White, El Norte, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Akira, Princess Bride, Spirited Away, River's Edge, Ghost in the Shell, The Big Lebowski, The Usual Suspects, etc.....

Television:

I don't own a TV.

Books:

anything by Herman Hesse, Frank Herbert, Jean Paul-Sartre, Camus, Crevel, Dostoyevsky, Kafka, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Tolstoy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Farenheit 451, Still Life with Woodpecker, Welcome to the Monkeyhouse, The Power of Myth, How to be Good by Nick Hornby, The Stories of Paul Bowles, Apocryphal Tales by Karel Kapek, Calenture by Storm Constantine, Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges, Naked Lunch, Germinal by Emile Zola, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oracle Night by Paul Auster, Madame Bovary, Fathers and Sons by Turgenev, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera, Le Fleurs du Mal, Lost on Earth by Mark Fritz, The Rose Garden by Maeve Brennan, Till We have Faces by C.S. Lewis, The Alchemist, etc...the list goes on and on...

Heroes:

My grandfather. He had an amazing work ethic and exemplified generosity, honesty and compassion.
My grandmother. The most patient person I have ever known, with the most giving spirit and the greatest sense of diplomacy.

My Blog

Stillness

Finally my mind is still. In a meditation of joy. A full circle of emotions and the promise of hope. Of taking the past and fashioning a new future without the pain and fear that colored youthfu...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:02:00 PST

mind nibbles...

"There are more ideas on earth than intellectuals imagine. And these ideas are more active, stronger, more resistant, more passionate than ''politicians'' think. We have to be there at the birth of id...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:20:00 PST

Memorable quotes from Matthew's page (thank you for your light my beloved)

"To make our wills obedient to good influences and to avoid evil, is to show the greatest wisdom. In order to follow this aim one must be guided by religion. Progress without religion is just like a l...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:36:00 PST

Heartsense...

I ran across this today and it was so very apropos, I had to share..... "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Wed, 16 May 2007 01:33:00 PST

The Daily Motivation for May 9th...

So lovely I had to share....Sometimes it helps to remind oneself of the transitory nature of even the happy things we have in life. It allows us to appreciate them all the more when we deal with...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Thu, 10 May 2007 05:44:00 PST

found randomly (gratsi Ms. Habu)...

"If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started. (Marcus Garvey)"
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:45:00 PST

love...

...sometimes does conquer all. It doesn't have to be perfect, but when it feels right...there is simply no denying it. :)
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:36:00 PST

Amongst the tears I find gratitude....

Sometime, when I listen to certain song I miss my grandfather so much it aches like no other hurt has before. The kind of heartbreak that comes from having one of your heroes no longer be able t...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:17:00 PST

Blessings...

Challenges are only blessings in disguise. I am thankful for all the random things that are being thrown my way, regardless of what momentary feelings they arouse. I am learning agai...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:33:00 PST

U.S. Gives Tour of Family Detention Center That Critics Liken to a Prison

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/10/us/10detain.html?_r=1& th&emc=th&oref=slogin By RALPH BLUMENTHAL Published: February 10, 2007 TAYLOR, Tex., Feb. 9 Responding to complaints about ...
Posted by UnCantoEnLaNoche on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:22:00 PST