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Magicat_KC

Inside the Tiger Cage...

About Me

In the beginning...no, too dramatic. I was born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan (suburb of Detroit), a somewhat dull and mundane town which taught me the value of having a rich fantasy life. Fell in love with an incredible woman whom I later married, had a beautiful daughter with and then divorced. I could fill in the painful details, but I'd really rather not. It was messy. Why? I had joined the Navy right out of High School. Served as an Electronics Technician for six years, four of that on the Aegis Cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) aka the 'Tommy Tugboat'. Met some good friends there and we still keep in touch even through the passing of years. I split my time between my daughter, my job as a Production Manager, practicing swordplay, designing crazy things and spending time with friends. No, I don't sleep much at the end of the day. I am a restless spirit and possess a very feline nature. I am a 'cat person' in almost every sense of the term, and use the Tiger as my icon. My love and affinity for all things wild and natural calls me into the woods at times for long walks, camping and hiking. For a hobby, I have taken up leathersmithing and make most of my own costume leathers for playing a number of characters at Renaissance Faires around the midwest. Thirtysomething now, I am still looking for the answers to questions about spirituality and existence that I have asked since I was a child. I have accepted a blend of notions on magic, faith, mysticism and the spirit that most people have a hard time tolerating, accepting or even being comfortable with. I do my best to use it to serve the greater good. For me, the meaning of life is happiness. What makes us happy is what we live for, and that is different for everyone. If there's anything else you'd like to know, ask me...I will answer any question honestly and directly, if not bluntly and in a way that may startle you.

My Interests

affinities, aptitudes, arcane, archery, art, artistic expression, astrology, astromomy, behavioral studies, behaviors, belief systems, beliefs, biking, books, camping, cats, celtic art, celtic music, celts, channeling, charles darwin, comparative religion, computers, conversations, costumes, creating things, creation, cultural history, cultures, darwinism, depression, designing, divination, dreams, drumming, electronics, emblems, emoticons, emotions, empathy, emphasis, energetic states, energy, engineering, environmentalism, evolution, evolving, excitement, exercise, existence, experimentation, fantasy, felines, fiction, fighting, flirting, foreign culture, friends, garb, ghosts, hedonism, hiking, history, intellectualism, intelligent life, invigoration, kink, kinky sex, kissing, knives, leather, leathersmithing, lesbians, light, literature, magic, magick, masks, massage, meaning, mechanical aptitude, mechanics, medieval, mediumship, mentality, mentoring, metal bands, metal working, metaphysical reality, metaphysics, motivation, mountains, movies, music, mythology, mythos, natural science, natural selection, nature, not being bored, paganism, pagans, paradigm shifts, paradigms, petting, photography, physical activities, physical arts, physics, power tools, psychology, reading, religion, ren faire, renaissance, renaissance festivals, rock, role-playing, rpg's, rum, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientific exploration, SETI, sex, sexuality, skills, smiting, sociology, sound, sound waves, speaking with the dead, speculations, spirituality, studying things, superstitions, sword fighting, swords, symbols, thinking, triggers, understanding, unitarian universalists, universe, wenches, whiskey, women

I'd like to meet:

Authors of great literature for long conversations, creators of amazing art to discuss style, color and texture, designers of fantastic objects to debate form and structure, teachers of philosophy to explore the nature of existence, seekers of spirituality to share magical experiences with. The list goes on and on. I like to connect with people of all walks of life and share my world with them.

Music:

Rock! From Audioslave to Zepplin! Give me music that is upbeat, hits hard and makes me want to drive really fast and I am a happy kitty!

Movies:

Action! Dramatic film is fine for casual viewing, but what I really want is a movie where there is not only a great story, fully developed characters, good plot progression, but things going really fast, incredible danger and stuff blowing up! Indiana Jones? James Bond? Neo? Somebody DO something!!!

Television:

Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Lost, Stargate: SG-1. Most of the stuff on TV these days is crap. Reality shows suck because they are not at all real. If you want to be entertained, try fiction and fantasy...they are more fun!

Books:

Asimov to Zelazny. I prefer a good far future science fiction tale or ancient and magical story of ages past. Very seldom do I spend my time reading about the modern day. Only Crichton and a few others have made today that interesting!

Heroes:

Batman, Wolverine, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Cops, Firefighters, Soldiers and anyone who puts themselves in danger to help or protect someone else. Hats off to you.

My Blog

Stand by me...

There have been a few times in my life that people have done things that I just could not get over as a friend. Some of you out there reading this are on that list. Really doesn't matter what you did ...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Wed, 14 May 2008 06:57:00 PST

Forgiveness Rampage!

I am on a forgiveness rampage! I have called my mother, father, ex-wife and my grandparents. I've told them all that I love them no matter what has happened over the years and I want them to forgive t...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Sat, 10 May 2008 08:50:00 PST

Unconditional Love and Forgiveness...

I let my anger, pain and frustration get in the way of loving someone...again. I honestly feel that I was hurting Heather by perpetuating our relationship. I love her very much but became so frustrate...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Thu, 08 May 2008 11:10:00 PST

Update...

Continuing allergic reactions confirm that I cannot keep my cats. They need to find a new home soon. If nobody wants them, then I will have to take them to a shelter. If anyone knows of shelters that ...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:43:00 PST

A Question of Love

At what point do we start looking for the things that are wrong with the person that we love?How many days days go by until those invisible lines in the sand start getting drawn?When does the wonder o...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:20:00 PST

Matters of Faith

To hold a Belief in the absence of Knowledge is to have Faith.For me, Love has become the ultimate expression of Trust in another person.I have not only failed to Trust in the Love of others, but fail...
Posted by Magicat_KC on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:55:00 PST