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About Me

This is my Declaration of Independence.
This is my declaration: of human moments, of art, of life, of confusion, of zen, of affirmation, of never saying die, of minding my karma, of being genuine, of seeking truth, of not bending over, of questioning authority, of tangoing with my ambiguity at midnight, of taking a walk for no reason, of being slippery when wet... This is my Declaration of Independence.

I will show how I feel. I will sing in public. I will be kind to humanity. I will give a shit. I will have empathy for the hurt. I will have strength for the suffering. I will seek truth. I will be honest, really. I will have something to do when the power's out. I will stand by myself. I will scare the normal people.

I will not be polite. I will not stop being aware. I will not be impressed by successful lies. I will not hold you, or me, to different standards. I will not only speak when spoken to. I will not fit in here. I will not tell white lies. I will not stop improving, learning, being. I will not settle for sufficient. I will not waste unconditional love. I will not fuck around, in any sense. I will not be ideal, nor will you.
Have a real human moment, this is all superfluous information. Don't let your ant feelers do all the work.
What can you do with a day? What will you wake up and see?
I make bad jokes, strange noises, and small messes.
"Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune."
~Walt Whitman

My Interests

Laugh every day.
Show, don't tell.
Seek truth.
Declare independence.

I'd like to meet:

I'm not looking for much of anything right now, in particular, as far as men go. This is me growing and learning, striving and building a life for myself. If something comes along, great, if not, that's fine too. Whatever I do find, I know will be real.

I'm in no rush cuz I like being solo.

There is no excuse for living less than a full life.

I believe that one and one make two.

I enjoy the company of writers, artists, thinkers, and all sorts of people with good attitudes.

Everyone has a story to tell.

I challenge you to explore potential, and live fully in every moment.

Would you still have something to do during a power outage?

Oh, and I detest bullshit. Gets all over the rug.

When I say I'll take it I mean, I mean as is...

"The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity."
~Ruby Dee

Anthony's Myers-Briggs Type

ENFP The Inspirer

You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.

You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.

Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.

You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!

You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.
What's Your PersonalityType?

Anthony's Thinking Style

ExploringYou thrive on the unknown and unpredictable. Novelty is your middle name. You are a challenger. You tend to challenge common assumptions and beliefs. An expert inventor and problem solver, you approach everything from new angles. You show people how to question their models of the world.
VisioningYou are very insightful and tend to make decisions based on your insights. You focus on how things should be - even if you haven't worked out the details. An idealist, thinking of the future helps you guide your path. You tend to give others long-term direction and momentum.
What's Your Thinking Style?
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Music:

Elton John
Missy Higgins
Cartel
Death Cab
Madonna
The Bravery
Dresden Dolls
Panic!
The Ataris
Tegan and Sara
Sleater-Kinney
Lincoln Augustana
Alanis Morissette
S. MacLaughlin
Sarah Bettens
Charlotte Martin
C. Kreviazuk
Jewel
Feist
Bloc Party
The Pillows
Scissor Sisters
Tracy Chapman
etc.

Movies:

Television:

Law and Order, Will and Grace, Noah's Arc, Golden Girls, Graham Norton, Oprah, Ellen, etc.

Books:

Pattern Recognition by William Gibson

Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham

Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton

How to be Good by Nick Hornby

10 Smart Things Gay Men can do to Improve Their Lives by Joe Kort

Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

Mecha Aces by Anthony Ford (for marketing purposes).

My Blog

On Just a Quiz Today.

Your Expression Number is 7 Very intelligent, you are usually thinking, introspecting, or analyzing.You have a good mind, and you are especially good at finding out the truth.Very little ever es...
Posted by Anthony on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:15:00 PST

On Croissants on my Head.

Hi all-Winding down my day before I get off of work and change my tire back to the now-fixed original. Thursday night's road trip (a la Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie) claimed the casualty of one ...
Posted by Anthony on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:50:00 PST

On I Have Been to the Radio Tower.

Hi all-Last night I got an Alanis album in the mail, only a couple of days after I ordered it... amazing turn around time. Well, what I like to do is listen to a new album straight through, just to s...
Posted by Anthony on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:32:00 PST

On Quickie Mart Cameras.

Hi all- Why do I just use my blog to relay the events of the previous day, or previous n days? Is it because that if I spend all my time simply recollecting, I won't have to deal with the meanin...
Posted by Anthony on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:55:00 PST

On Happy All Saints' Day.

Hi all-It's the day after Halloween, and in CNY, as you probably know, that means that there is not much of Fall left... so I am trying to gear up for winter.Last night was pretty fun. I ended up dres...
Posted by Anthony on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:41:00 PST

On 514's, 1.5 Years Out, Pilot's Shades.

Hi all-Happy Halloween. If I decide to dress up, it will be in my flight jacket and goggles... and maybe I will pick up some aviator shades on the way home to complete the 'pilot' look. If I dress up....
Posted by Anthony on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST

On As Is.

Hi all-Today's thought: Because I'm a babel fish stuck in your ear, I'll yak as long as you'll listen, and wait until you react.-APS - I know I said I wasn't going to do any more songs of the moment,...
Posted by Anthony on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:27:00 PST

On Analogies, Perfection, Scrapbook, Friend.

Hi all-I've been wildly productive at work today. My notebook is afloat with new thoughts and information. Scrawling wildly. Taping things. It's the scrapbook of unstoppable thinkitude.Why do we cruci...
Posted by Anthony on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:22:00 PST

On Steak Uncooked.

Hi all-So, like, there's all these people in the word. Billions, in fact. And all these people strive for powerful connections with each other. I read an article the other day saying that the human br...
Posted by Anthony on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:56:00 PST

On Goodnight Moon.

Hi all-Long time no see. I'm well over my cold, which afflicted me harshly last week. I was cared for by the wonderful Jenn and Becky, who took over my enshambled apartment to cook and clean a bit on ...
Posted by Anthony on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:20:00 PST