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About Me

my life's journey is to cultivate my artistry and sharing my genius to transform our world into a joyful, just and enlightened society...having fun doing serious things...making the strange familiar and the familiar strange.

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)
Midland
("Midland" is not necessarily the same thing as "Midwest") The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it's a neutral accent, just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from the Midland.

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My Interests

pop culture, sports (playing and chicago fandom), improvisation, lifecoaching, having fun doing serious things, karaoke, politics.

I'd like to meet:

the continuously curious and relentlessly compelling...the indomitably joyful and the cleverly cynical.

Music:

lately, i've been embracing my indie-pop twee side -- jens lekman, the new amsterdams, bishop allen, math & physics club, jim noir). Otherwise the ol' standbys are: smiths, call and response, nightmare of you, guster, fountains of wayne, rufus wainwright, smoking popes, de la soul, new order, barenaked ladies, anything box, jason mraz...

Movies:

shawshank redemption, office space, waking life, bottle rocket, rushmore, usual suspects, mamet flicks

Television:

arrested development, the office (uk and us), scrubs, english premier league highlight show, 24, the west wing (esp seasons 1/2), sports night, undeclared, home movies, the mighty boosh, black books, moonlighting, the thick of it, saxondale, 30 rock

Books:

the power of now by eckhart tolle, democracy matters by cornel west, neuromancer by william gibson, heartbreaking work of staggering genius by dave eggers, illusions by richard bach

Heroes:

the obama clan (barack and michelle), john mcknight, public allies americorps staff/alumni, jed bartlet, del close, tim gunn

My Blog

I have a wordpress blog

make no little plans (http://makenolittleplans.wordpress.com)it's been running for almost a month, so this thing may stick. it's where politics and pop culture sometimes intersect. i'd lov...
Posted by macarthur on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST

We're OK after yesterday's bridge collapse.

I don't post often, but I figured I'd post this in response to the folks out there that know us. We're good, thanks. Our usual ritual is to eat dinner round 5:45 ish, and then take Leela u...
Posted by macarthur on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:16:00 PST

We're OK after yesterday's bridge collapse.

Free Improv Class at Macalester's ExCo on Monday Nights

I'll be teaching a Fundamentals of Longform Improv class at Macalester College's Experimental College on Monday nights, starting January 29, 2007.For more info on the class and the instructor, click h...
Posted by macarthur on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:36:00 PST

My Johari Window updated

Arena (known to self and others) clever, energetic, idealistic, intelligent, loving, witty Blind Spot (known only to others) able, accepting, adaptable, bold, brave, calm, caring, cheerful, complex,...
Posted by macarthur on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:37:00 PST

Transition Game...

Hope you all enjoyed my brief 15 minute of basic cable fame. It was great to see how the show turned out, and to hear from folks I hadn't heard from in a long time. (Mainly to chastise me ...
Posted by macarthur on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:29:00 PST

World Series of Pop Culture Preview

Yes, you may have heard me go on and on about it, but here is the Video Preview for the World Series of Pop Culture, to be airing on Vh1 next week. Next week, they'll air all of the opening round matc...
Posted by macarthur on Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:39:00 PST

Check out this event: The Weekender3

Hosted By: Massive CreativityWhen: Saturday Mar 25, 2006 at 9:00 PMWhere: Barnevelder Movement Arts Complex, 2201 Preston2201 PrestonHouston, TX 77001USDescription:Massive Creativity Click Here To Vie...
Posted by macarthur on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:40:00 PST