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Fiff

"For surely the love of living is stronger in an Alpine climber roping over a peril, or a hunter rid

About Me

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Hmm. I am a very passionate person with a penchant for giving my all in everything I do. I love learning, reading, helping others, writing, inventing, designing, Blacksmithing, composing, fiddling and plucking (still very much a novice), dancing, teaching/tutoring (my little prodigies are gonna take the world by storm) camping, travelling, languages, nearly any bit of scientific info or historical lore I can unearth from this world, astronomy, biology, ecology, physics, archeology, my pets...two dogs, history, Eastern mysticism, spoken words and poets who utter them, engineering (take your pick), climbing, playing music with my friends, Tai Chi and Akido, driving too fast for conditions, exploring, pushing the envelope of existence pretty much. I'm analytical almost to a fault, with a brain that craves newness, eyes that seek beauty, hands that create and a heart that floats on the highest of mountain winds and with the deepest of see currents, chasing Love's smile (I've found it). Some things I'm not so good at but am working on (important things to know about people that most don't think to include): keeping my big mouth shut--a little too opinionated at times, patience--, being selfless--so many problems and puzzles in this world that could be solved or at least remedied that I can't help but WANT to positively impact them, it just takes up free time to do so. Environmental Law...a beautiful cluster-fuck. Slapping the belligerently uniformed with rhetoric. Watching falcons catch their lunch. Confusing politicians. Wait, that's redundant. Roasting humans with the giant magnifying glass I've hidden on the dark side of the moon. Destroying the GOP. (No really, I will!) My hammock is as dear to me as my forge. The mountains are as close to a natural habitat as it can get for me, but I've a love for swimming in the ocean: you don't find dolphins in swimming pools. I've found love in the mountains and peace in my heart!
You have been marked on my profile map!
Your Aura is Violet
Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world.
And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don't always use it!
The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say
Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony
Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach What Color Is Your Aura? Myspace Backgrounds
YourKarmaQuiz.com - Online Karma Test Click Here! ryan, Your Karmic Alignment is: Zen Intuition!
Score: 20 You have a direct perception of truth. You are very keen and don't use it to take advantage. When you commit positive deeds, you don't do them to get ahead, you do positive deeds simply because it makes you feel good. Your intentions are almost always meant well and all this positive karmaic energy is bound to come back to you in a great way!
Myspace.com Blogs - Evolution of Dance - yes is the flower MySpace Blog
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog....

really great...may have seen it, if so, hope it can be enjoyed again!

My Interests

Pretty much covered that one already, but if ya have a suggestion, I'd love to hear it.

I'd like to meet:

New people with competence compassion and drive...I know you've got to be out there somewhere...

Music:

If it doesn't suck, I've probably heard it, if its new and doesn't suck, lemme know about it..... Read my VisualDNA ™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Movies:

Good ones...the lesser need not be watched.

adopt your own virtual pet!

Television:

No thank you, I like my brain
Your Personality Is
Idealist (NF)
You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.
You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.
Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.
Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours. simply put the way it is.

Books:

Ask. I'm too lazy to type EVERY book that I like. I mean, I could be reading...some of these guys and gals...A.A. Milne, Agatha Cristie, Albert Camus, Aldous Huxley, Alexandre Dumas, Amy Hempel, Bill Waterson, Bret Easton Ellis, Bruce Chatwin, C.J. Adcock, Caleb Carr, Christopher Brookmyre, Chuck Barris, Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Palahniuk, Daniel Wallace, Dante Alighieri, Darby Conley, Douglas Adams, E. Annie Proulx, E.B. White, Frank Herbert, Franz Kafka, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George Orwell, Glenn Barr, Goseki Kojima, Grant Naylor, H.G. Wells, Haruki Murakami, Hermann Hesse, Hunter S. Thompson, Ian McEwan, Isaac Asimov, Italo Calvino, J.D. Salinger, J.K. Rowling, J.M. DeMatteis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Joyce, Jerzy Kosinski, Joe Connelly, John Fowles, John Gould, John Howard Griffin, John Knowles, John le Carré, Jonathan Safran Foer, Joseph Conrad, Joseph Heller, Jules Verne, Katherine Dunn, Kazuo Koike, Leonard Cohen, Lewis Carroll, Louis Begley, Mark Haddon, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mervyn Peake, Michael Crichton, Mike Mignola, Nick Hornby, Nikolai Gogol, Patricia Highsmith, Paul Auster, Paulo Coelho, Raymond E. Feist, Richard Brautigan, Richard Dawkins, Rick Moody, Roald Dahl, Robert A. Heinlein, Samuel Beckett, Spider Robinson, Steve Martin, Stuart McLean, Susanna Kaysen, Terry Pratchett, Goethe, Thomas Keneally, Thomas Pynchon, Tom Robbins, Umberto Eco, W.J.T. Mitchell, William Faulkner, William Goldman, William Peter Blatty, William Shakespeare, Yukio Mishima...and more.

Heroes:

You know who you are and so do I, that's enough for me.
Your Five Factor Personality Profile
Extroversion:
You have medium extroversion.
You're not the life of the party, but you do show up for the party.
Sometimes you are full of energy and open to new social experiences.
But you also need to hibernate and enjoy your "down time."
Conscientiousness:
You have high conscientiousness.
Intelligent and reliable, you tend to succeed in life.
Most things in your life are organized and planned well.
But you borderline on being a total perfectionist.
Agreeableness:
You have medium agreeableness.
You're generally a friendly and trusting person.
But you also have a healthy dose of cynicism.
You get along well with others, as long as they play fair.
Neuroticism:
You have low neuroticism.
You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.
Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.
Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.
Openness to experience:
Your openness to new experiences is high.
In life, you tend to be an early adopter of all new things and ideas.
You'll try almost anything interesting, and you're constantly pushing your own limits.
A great connoisseir of art and beauty, you can find the positive side of almost anything. The Five Factor Personality Test

My Blog

Lessons From Nature 2

Lessons From Nature 2 by Ryan Fiffick Glow worms. Yes, they exist. One species of insect in particular, Arachnocampa luminosa, is found exclusively in New Zealand, a member of the gnat family and is ...
Posted by Fiff on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:33:00 PST

Lessons from Nature 1

Lessons from Nature 1 by Ryan Fiffick Nature. It's all around us. From the tiniest of nanobes, barely recognizable amino acid sequences, to the interactionary complexity of the planet as a whole, Na...
Posted by Fiff on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:31:00 PST

Balance and the next move...

Balance.   A state of equilibrium wherein one has the complete capacity to determine ones next action.  i am amazed by the complete sense of balance that i've relaxed into. its a certainty, ...
Posted by Fiff on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:30:00 PST

Religion is one of these...but still kinda silly. I prefer positive thought...

Musings and attempted definitions of religion.  Only because clarification is conducive to communication.Religion has a qualitative nature that comes into existence after the acceptance of a phil...
Posted by Fiff on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:11:00 PST

the questions that haunt...

why do we fear in others what we see in ourselves? how do we (or can we even) remove blinders from anothers eyes or change the color of the lenses that they look through? how does one reveal truth to ...
Posted by Fiff on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:16:00 PST

Zen poetry

Not mine, but I REALLY like it:by Zen Master RyokanI watch people in the world Throw away their lives lusting after things, Never able to satisfy their desires, Falling into deeper despair And torturi...
Posted by Fiff on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:05:00 PST

when the words form, the spirit lightens

Ah, charming maidens, your songs of love have pierced our hearts to the quick. But if it is true, as they say, that everything can be cured by its contrary, then sing again, I pray you. Not of love...
Posted by Fiff on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:50:00 PST

dawn

Agony pays for misery as sadness pays for joy. Pain pays for grain. Forever elusive to those not in infinite embrace, contentment  is a passing taunt.  The sting of existential rebukes, &nbs...
Posted by Fiff on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:48:00 PST

It seems they might be right...

my friends:  JV, when she told me that "Love is blind only beacuse it dared to look into the sun."  followed shortly by Mike, when he said that "Love is unconditional for SOME; and others m...
Posted by Fiff on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:41:00 PST

Preternatural

The instincts offered by my for-fathers and mothers, when combined with a limited experience base and an even more limited capacity to calculate have placed me on a path.  No matter the...
Posted by Fiff on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:02:00 PST