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Myra

I think way too much. It's my Achilles' heel.

About Me


AIM/ICHAT: myrahissami

EMAIL: [email protected]
SKYPE: mhissami

My Interests

Art, Writing Songs, Guitar, Keyboard, Synth, Film, Working Out, Nutrition, Wine, Nature, Tea Houses, Binaural Beats, Cirque du Soleil, Yoga, Internet, Blogs, Technology, Poetry, Vampires, Photography, Psychology, Incense, Musicals, Candles, Books, Tattoos, Writing, Animal Rights, etc...

I'd like to meet:

unique-minded and spirited individuals.

Music:

Indie Rock/ Electronica/ Industrial/ Musicals/ Broadway/ Soundtracks/ Oldies/ Psychedelic/ Blues/ Classical/ Acoustic/ Jazz/ Swing/ Experimental/ Drum & Bass/ Trance/ Progressive/ Ambient/ Squirrel Nut Zippers/ Joska/ Cirque du Soleil/ Edith Piaf/ Armin Van Buuren/ Beethoven/ Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Mozart/ Michael Jackson/ Sacred Objects/ Sisters of Mercy/ Emilie Autumn/ Tom Waits/ Skinny Puppy/ Animassacre/ Black Sabbath/ Plastic Noise Experience/ Digital Bat/ Jem/ Evilmoon Project/ Paul Van Dyke/ DJ Tiesto/ Air/ Bjork/ God Module/ Severed/ Dezynergod/ Ayria/ Regenerator/ Combi Christ/ The Egg/ Goldfrapp/ The Pierces/ Led Zeppelin/ Ray Charles/ Johnny Cash/ Beatles/ Aural Vampire/ Shangri-Las/ Sonic Boom/ Tweaker/ Asian Faction/ Zombie Girl/ Peaches/ Madonna/ Heart/ White Town/ Roy Gnan/ Elvis Presley/ Abba/ Buddy Holly/ Dion & The Belmonts/ Velvet Underground/ Luna/ Christian Death/ Bile/ Galaxie 500/ Weeds of Eden/ Exit Ophelia/ Billie Holiday/ Ultrababyfat/ Marilyn Manson/ Jimi Hendrix/ Jerry Lee Lewis/ Lisa Marie Presley/ John Lennon/ Doors/ Ladytron/ XEO3/ T. Rex/ Robert Johnson/ Fantomas/ Kaki King/ Metallica/ Jefferson Airplane/ Alanis/ Cranberries/ Frank Sinatra/ Dean Martin/ Louis Armstrong/ Nancy Sinatra/ Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham/ Motley Crue/ Bill Withers/ Prince/ James Brown/ NIN/ Jem & the Holograms/ Simon & Garfunkel/ Belltower/ Queen/ Rolling Stones/ Nirvana/ George Harrison/ etc...

Movies:

Film Noir/ Arthouse/ Black & White/ Indie/ Foreign/ Horror/ Musicals/ Chaplin Films/ Pan's Labyrinth/ THERE WILL BE BLOOD/ The Godfather/ Into the Wild/ Goodfellas/ The Doors/ Casablanca/ Dr. Zhivago/ The Phantom of the Opera/ The Mist/ Hard Candy/ El Orfanato/ Se7en/ La Vie En Rose/ Atonement/ The Assassination of Jesse James/ V for Vendetta/ Modern Times/ Juno/ Elizabeth/ Taxi Driver/ Kung Fu Hustle/ Raging Bull/ Little Miss Sunshine/ Apocalypto/ The Illusionist/ Ratatouille/ Sunset Blvd./ Amadeus/ Underworld/ Underworld Evolution/ Ed Wood/ Amelie/ Citizen Kane/ Being John Malkovich/ Roman Holiday/ Grease/ Virgin Suicides/ Kalifornia/ Edward Scissorhands/ Run Lola Run/ Requiem For A Dream/ Purple Rain/ Chinatown/ The Shining/ Rebel Without a Cause/ 30 Days of Night/ Kill Bill/ Fight Club/ Pulp Fiction/ American Gangster/ City Lights/ Gia/ Moulin Rouge/ Chicago, Monster (modern)/ A Nightmare On Elm Street/ Romeo + Juliet (modern)/ Girl Interrupted/ Saw series/ Hostel series/ Basketball Diaries/ Mulholland Drive/ Fargo/ On the Waterfront/ Etc.

Television:

The L Word, Sopranos, Family Guy

Books:

Psychology/ Neuropsychology/ Neurology/ Philosophy/ Biographies/ Fiction/ Anything by Alan W. Watts/ A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini/ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini/ Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides/ Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich/ Go Ask Alice/ Persepolis I by Marjane Satrapi/ Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi/ "Romeo & Juliet" (play) by William Shakespeare/ The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides/ The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks/ Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold/ Etc.
Urban Monk
TechCrunch
Mental Floss

Heroes:

All Artists/ My Mother/ Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Baz Luhrmann/ Buddha/ The Dalai Lama/ Mahatma Gandhi/ Vic Hickman/ Michael Jackson/ William Shakespeare/ Queen Elizabeth I/ Persia White/ Jeffrey Eugenides/ Jem/Jerrica/ Pablo Picasso/ Sofia Coppola/ Vincent Van Gogh/ Britta Phillips/ Charlie Chaplin/ Etc.

My Blog

Truth and Perception

Truth and Perceptionby Myra HissamiPerception. It's our outlook on life. Our environments during childhood and adolescence and biological foundations shape who we are. Depending on various chemical pr...
Posted by Myra on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:21:00 PST

Drowning in My Thoughts

Paranoia         sweat & trepidationFear engulfs me...         & nbsp;    Claustrophobia synapses...
Posted by Myra on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:02:00 PST

Negative Thoughts

How to remove negative thoughts and tame your monkey mind, Part 1 www.urbanmonk.net What is the one of the biggest obstacles that you can face in achieving person...
Posted by Myra on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:32:00 PST

My Nightmare: The Oppression of the Nudamese

I had the strangest dream last night. Well, "nightmare" was more like it. I'm not even sure how to interpret this dream, but the tone was dark with a hint of claustrophobia and fear.I was a part of an...
Posted by Myra on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:06:00 PST

The Unorthodox Farm (story by me)

This is a scary bedtime story I wrote for a friend via text messaging. Yeah I know, it's pretty random, lol.----------------------------------------PART IOnce upon a time lived a young country gal nam...
Posted by Myra on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:54:00 PST

The Mod Squad

The lovely Vegan Countess and her minion, Elgar, have added me as well as some other vegans to the "The Mod Squad" section of their site. You can can check out "The Mod Squad" here. Make sure you chec...
Posted by Myra on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:45:00 PST

raw song demos (check back for updates!)

So I've managed to find just a little time in between working for The Whoa Show to come up with some ideas for my first album. I've compiled these ideas into one clip, so check them out! Again, they a...
Posted by Myra on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:21:00 PST

"I saw a hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill"

And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, "We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said, "I w...
Posted by Myra on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:54:00 PST

Some info for those contemplating a vegan diet...

I just came across this site called "VIVA USA", and it contains some comprehensive information on veganism. I would say it's quite handy for those who a) don't know a thing or two about a vegan diet;&...
Posted by Myra on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:23:00 PST

Mental Liberation

Mental Liberation   by Myra Hissami   They say life is too short to fret the small stuff. I'm usually guilty of this. Sometimes I forget the fragility of life, And dream of self-...
Posted by Myra on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:29:00 PST