all forms of creative expression. cross cultural studies/anthrolpology, linguistics. current theories in physics and comparative religion, geneology, paranormal studies (ESP). psychology, reincarnation, extraterrestrials (that would include angels-- think about it).
What's Your True Talent? My Result: Verbal Ability You know how to pick the right words for almost every occasion. You understand the power and aesthetic appeal behind language. Your verbal knowledge can make you versatile in expressing yourself. And you are much more skilled than most people at picking up subtle meanings behind what people say.
How do we know that's your true talent? While you were taking the test, we calculated your responses to each test question and rated your skills in 5 areas. You scored highest on verbal ability.
Your specialized communication skills are a valuable asset in a variety of business and social environments.
And that's just a small part of what we know about you from your test results. You also have other hidden talents that can have a dramatic effect on your career, your life and how other people see you. What are you?
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The open minded. Artistic or enjoy the arts would help. Those who are either down to earth or build castles in the air and choose to "move into them". People with ugly duckling syndrome. People from all walks of life and places. I see myspace as one means of removing cultural barriers that would ordinarily divide us. I believe we each have something to teach each other. Look .. close, you'll find her. Did I mention:
Many of you are on myspace.
In short, Reggae, R&B, Metal, Salsa/Tejano, a lot of Latino (genre anybody? HELP) Classic Rock, Classical Piano, Delta Slide Blues. Thrash. Some specific people I'll put a dash in if you are reading this, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Ry Cooder,Lightning Hopkins, Carlos Santana, Bob Marley, the Itals, "Devil Music", or Music that Scared Parents at least in my generation. And this will date me but when did I care about that? Ok, anything that Al Gore's wife Tipper and Geraldo villified during the 80's that would lead any teen to form a satanic cult and commit murder-- including Megadeth, King Diamond formerly of Merciful Fate, as well as Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Anthrax.And music that made you wonder when it would escalate to just taking a recording device to a construction site with jackhammers.
Progressive/Symphonic Rock. Dixie Dregs, the Enid, Background Projection, then some classics like Black Sabbath with Ozzy, Bob Dylan, The Doors,Faces,the yardbirds, the Who, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Blind Faith (and other projects of Eric Clapton) Generation X, Genesis (The Lamb),Grateful Dead, Arlo Guthrie,Screamin Jay Hawkins, Jimi Hendrix, Allan Holdsworth, Husker Du, Elton John, Lorena Mc Kinnett, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Ramones, Rolling Stones (especially _Let It Bleed_, _Beggars Banquet_ and _Sticky Fingers_), Rush, Van Halen with David Lee Roth, Stain'd,George Thoroughgood, Violent Femmes,White Zombie, The Who, Frank Zappa, Yes, Neil Young, Sisters of Mercy, Misfits, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Tom Lehrer, Dr. Hook, Earth Wind and Fire, the Gap Band, Rick James,the clash, missing persons b/c of terry bozzio, the cramps, circle jerks, violent femmes, the the, Anything that probably was on Dr. Demento b/c it shaped me as a child to be the woman I am today (no one in any particular order).
Immortal Beloved, Sid and Nancy, _I Walk the Line_, Blue Velvet (anything by David Lynch pretty much, _The Captain(?) and Mrs Muir_ (anybody know if the actor who plays "Dr House" based his character actor Rex Harrison's?), Blazing Saddles, Gothic, Bell, Book and Candle, Original MASH directed by Robert Altman. Harold and Maude, Arsenic and Old Lace, Blacula, Scream Blacula Scream, Wing's of Desire, Paris Texas, anime and sci-fi, Miss Congeniality I and II, Jacob's Ladder, Fisher King, Brainstorm, Contact, Nell, Taxi Driver All of Jody Foster's work, Silence of the Lambs,the film with Anthony Hopkins playing writer C.S. Lewis, The Sixth Sense, The Graduate, Annie Hall (most Woody Allen at that), The Ref. (put Dennis Leary in it, I'll watch it). Stranger than Paradise, Big Night, Private Idaho (River Phoenix R.I.P), Scary Movie, Born in East L.A. and earlier Cheech and Chong days, Dazed and Confused,Heathers, Eric the Viking, Office Space, Harvey, Arsenic and Old Lace, Gigi, Breakfast at Tiffany's (anything w/ Audrey Hepburn)Anything done by the troupe of Monty Python, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (if you've seen the movie, Chablis is my favorite character of all time and reminds me of one of my best friends, Horace--may he rest in peace)Heather's, Pump Up the Volume, Monster's Ball, Gothika, Analyse This, Analyze That, MIB I and II, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Color Purple,Three Kings, Gimme any tarrantino and I'm set, Pulp Fiction, Rivers Edge (has a Slayer soundtrack, gotta like that) Angel Heart, Serpent and the Rainbow,Skeleton Key, Goodfellas, Splash, High Spirits (and Daryl Hannah's other work). Shrek I, Shrek II, the Interpreter, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Beloved, Miller's Crossing, Highlander, Dead Again. Scent of a Woman (all of Al Pacino's work) Benny and June, Edward Scissorhands, King of New York (I like Christopher Walken's work; very talented actor and dancer). _Arsenic and Old Lace_ _Angel Eyes_, Selina, Skeleton Key, _Brother From Another Planet_ any rockumentary from the late 60's early 70's, (Stones, Rock and Roll Circus, Blind Faith)fake rockumentary parodies such as _This Is Spinal Tap_ .
Flatliners, Mr and Mrs Smith,
British comedies. Body Bag Shows (Original CSI, NCIS, Criminal Mindsn and yes Dexter). Sci Fi Channel,History Channel, anything regarding the supernatural and prophecies, Absolutely Fabulous (Yeah, I know it's a British Comedy-- had to list it) Comedy Central, House, Scrubs, My name is Earl, Figure Skating, Tennis, Ellen, BBC News (alternative to what remains of our local channels)Conan, Craig Ferguson. And videos you people share with me that you youtube
negative utopias, Ken Kesey's _One Flew Over the Koo Koo's nest_ follows the "Merry Pranksters and Ken Kesey's gang", Native American Studies and comparative religion and spirituality.
Discourse in Lakota_ by William K. Powers, Frank Waters, _Black Elk Speaks_, _Custer Died for Your Sins_ Vinnie Deloria Jr. Spiritual Texts (Hebrew Scriptures, Christian Gospels, Nag Hamadi Writings)_Of Water and the Spirit_, Seven Arrows, Lightening Bolt by Heyehyemosts Storm, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, (Autobiography of the Founder of the Hell's angels-- Sonny Bargar
Krista Woolf's _Patterns of Childhood_, Poe, Hawthorn and Melville, E Lynn Harris, William Blake, the Bible Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament, I go back to re-read these sacred texts, and each time verses light up and jump out at me just when I need them and they will never mean so much nor be as significant again. _The Bhagavad Gita_ _Be Here Now_ Ram Dass. Virginia Woolf, Trashy Rock and Roll Bios of the late 60's early 70's bands: Some of which include Jim Morrison's Bio which led me to Allen Ginsburg, William Blake,_ _Beloved_ by Toni Morrison, _Mistress of the Spices_. _The DaVinci Code_, Studies from anthropologists becoming part of other cultures from African mysticism, Santaria, to _The Don Juan Yaqui way of Knowledge_ series by Carlos Castaneda of the Yaqui Indians. Castaneda's female contemporary Florinda Donner, _the Witch's Dream_ Captivating by John And Stasi Aldredge. Changelling.To cope with a hostile work environment, as a reult of temporarily going temporarily insane by working for the library (2 LEARN it was more about politics than promoting literacy), I read true crime that had some cult base to it or really sick people. And that genre I call Body Bag Fiction-- Thomas Harris's books featuring Hannible Lecter-- _The Red Dragon_, _Silence of the Lambs_ and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta books, James Patterson _Kiss the Girls_, _Pop Goes the Weasel_ and other books featuring Alex Cross. For some fun Janet Ivanovich's Stephanie Plum mystery series about a girl from Jersey who takes a job as a skip tracer with no experience in law enforcement but needed a job (You know the ones with the number in the title like _Two for the Money_.
People I have watched make a difference in the community, Gladys Coleman Brown, Esther Brooks, Shelia Barnett, Cyndy Twedell, Ellen Lewis, the Umoja Family. Caville Outreach Opportunity Library in the projects for Cleaning up the neighborhood And of course,