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Rigel

Because beauty is boundless, love shall never cease. – St. Gregory of Nyssa

About Me

Her's my life story in a nutshell. I'll let you draw your own conclusions. I was raised in a granola munchin', sprout eatin', tree huggin' hippie family. My middle name is "Windsong Little-Deer". I was born in Northern California and grew up in Seattle area in Washington state. My family is artsy-fartsy, both my mom and sister are artists. I've been playing piano/keyboard (Blues, Jazz, folk, funk) all my life. My dad forced me to learn how to swing dance about 10 years ago...now I'm a junkie. I moved to Austin in 2000 and love it here. A little over two years ago I was "born again" into the family of believers of Jesus Christ. Through the refining process, I came to realize that this life is not about ME and it's not about the MONEY. It's about reaching out and touching other peoples lives. It's about becoming a type of person who is giving at the core. Not just to give to receive, but to use our God given gifts and talents to edify and build up others around us. To be contagiously generous to the point where our love for others overflows, and inspires, and effects everyone around in the same way. We are like salt, to this world. Pay it forward. I desire to see people set free from worry and the bondage of paradigms we inherit and create to preserve our Selves, which is "...a chasing after the wind." Love conquers! "do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." I am currently in the process of becoming Eastern Orthodox Christian. On a less positive note, a recent tragic event has greatly impacted my life. My dear talented wonderful gift from God beautiful adorable rockclimbing artist swing dancing breathtaking sister Meadow got depressed a while ago and took her own life. It crushed and humbled me and my family. I don't really know what else to say, but I miss her. I love you so much Meadow.

My Interests

God, Gardening, Eastern Orthodox Church, practicing flying ninja kicks with my closest friends/ninja possie, rockin out jamming beating a cup with a spoon or jazz riffs, rock out on guitar (g chord d chord c chord, all day long baby!!), keys (ii-V-I all day long), vocals (semi-controlled yelling until I lose my voice), bass (pedal tone in E all day long!), I LOVE MY LITTLE SISTER CHLOE, I LOVE LAMP, I AM NERD, I AM DORK, Thankful, rejoicing in differences, addicted to golf...not too good though, Jesus, Tennis, Leg extensions...just kidding, messianic jews,highway frisbee at midnight, homeless dudes, reading in coffee shops, hippie christians, long moonlit walks on sandy beaches, normalizing wierdness, recording fellow musicians, mountaineering, climbing trees, eyes, writing music, performing music, bible discussion, birdwatching, sketching, rowboats, going off sweet jumps on my bike, bunny hopping my bike...my bike was stolen 6 years ago, FREEDOM, stacking rocks, levitating and bending spoons...with my bare hands!!, playing in the dirt with tractors making awesome and totally realistic sound effects, running with the lawn mower,sailing and windsurfing, basketball, interpretive dance...seriously give me any song and I'll do any kind of dance from organic hippie fetal position dance to MC Hammer running man...easy.,

I'd like to meet:

you.
"I want creation to penetrate you with so much admiration that everywhere, wherever you may be, the least plant may bring to you the clear remembrance of the Creator ... One blade of grass or one speck of dust is enough to occupy your entire mind in beholding the art with which it has been made," – St. Basil the Great (330-379 AD).
Love all of God’s creation, the whole of it and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light! Love the animals. Love the plants; love everything. If you love everything, you will soon perceive the divine mystery in things. – Fyodor Doestoyevski (1821-81)
We may gain some inkling of what God is if we attempt by means of every sensation to reach the reality of each creature, not giving up until we are alive to what transcends it. – St. Clement of Alexandria (200 AD)
This is an excerpt from an article located on the OOZE (great articles): http://www.theooze.com/articles/article.cfm?id=1191
DOCUMENTARY OF MY VACATION IN CA JAN 2007 My Documentary of trip to CA, Jan 2007

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Music:

My favorite music is the kind I get to participate in. Jam sessions rock (latin montuno Am7, dm7, bdim7, E+7), John Coltrane "Favorite things", Chick Corea "Spain", Pure Funk, Santana, Robbie Seay "Jesus Savior Pilot Me", Dear Machine www.dearmachine.com

Movies:

Napolean Dynamite, Enter the Dragon, any movie with Ninja's in it basically.

Television:

I don't own a television...but if I had one I would watch the History Channel, Sci-Fi, PBS, the Atheist channel and some sort of news.

Books:

Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening -Guroian Vigen, The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology -Igumen Chariton, A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken, Cat's Cradle -Kurt Vonnegut The Way of a Pilgrim by French, Brothers Karamozof -Feodor Dostoesvky Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God knows what-Donald Miller, Ender's Game -Orson Scott Card, Mere Christianity -C.S. Lewis, The Cost of Discipleship, Illussions and Johnathan Livingston Seagull -Richard Bach, Confessions of an Economic Hitman -John Perkins,

Heroes:

My wonderful sisters Chloe and Meadow :)

My Blog

Spiritual insight in the sounds of a Garbage truck

Spiritual insight in the sounds of a Garbage truck  Mid-morning sunlight through overcast clouds reflecting off the parquet floor.  Gusts of wind rustle leaves in trees who never reali...
Posted by Rigel on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:30:00 PST

Burned down.

Hello friends. Check out the latest song "Burned down" I just uploaded on my band page. There was a tragic event that inspired the song: Last December, right before Christmas, a close friend of min...
Posted by Rigel on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 06:23:00 PST

Hidden message in the coded crivices of poetic artistry

lodged in the coded crevices of poetic artistry:   Title:  Ring Acquisition Strategy: -Dedicated to Jada Jeff and Trisha-   if I were a highway bandit I would loot some real...
Posted by Rigel on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:56:00 PST

confession, PHO soup, crazies, and compassion for the atheist

Last night Jada and I were starving for some Pho soup, so we found a PHO restaurant on the Drag.  As we pulled in and parked, an older looking man slowly passed us on the sidewalk with the saddes...
Posted by Rigel on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 01:38:00 PST

Four Wheeling in the Lincoln

Four Wheeling in the Lincoln:   Last weekend, me and big Dave and big Josh went campin at Krause Springs.  We left on a cool Friday evening.  The sun had just gone down and there ...
Posted by Rigel on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:12:00 PST

I went to jail this weekend

I had never been to a jail before.  There is a county jail in Austin downtown on 10th and Guadalupe.  I went down there around 7:30am Saturday morning.  I asked the Information S...
Posted by Rigel on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:52:00 PST

Butt-shaft

Title: Butt-shaft   Under the sunny sky I sat and read an interesting book the title romeo and juliet lyrics like a babbling brook I pondered many difficult words and shook gently as I laughed I ...
Posted by Rigel on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:38:00 PST

Ninja Kicks in nature

Ninja kicks in nature   Im going to start off todays blog with a haiku:   Infinite speedy Tip toe rooftops behind you Dragon kick, NINJAAAAAAA!!!   Have you ever heard of cave pirat...
Posted by Rigel on Sun, 02 Oct 2005 07:59:00 PST

My homeless brother

My homeless brother   Three Sundays ago, at church, I read the following verses as part of a devotional.  My intention was to challenge the lifestyle of what many believe to be Christian ...
Posted by Rigel on Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:06:00 PST

first blog

This is my first blog...blooooooooooooooooog.
Posted by Rigel on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 01:21:00 PST