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blackbirdwurd

aint no monkey but i know what i like

About Me

i'm a nerd-badass hybrid and always have my hands in a million different things... which leads to the clusterfuck syndrome. hey, wouldn't that be a great name for a band??I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

anything that gives me fuel for the fire... travel, food, music, scrabble, pool, golf and a good read top my priorities.

I'd like to meet:

anyone who makes the world look prettier, sound funkier, taste more delish or go round a little slower...

Music:

bob dylan, bob marley, taj mahal, rufus wainwright, martin sexton, ben harper, nick drake, nick cave, irma thomas, etta james, tom waits, nina simone, led zep, the stones, jeff buckley, bill withers, paul simon, ricki lee jones, jimi hendrix, radiohead, george clinton, ani difranco and anything n'awlins...as for the five albums on a desert island... blood on the tracks- astral weeks- the bends- exile on main street- graceland

Movies:

american history x, parenthood, the shawshank redemption, little miss sunshine, pans labyrinth, high fidelity, jesus' son, the station agent, city of god, requiem for a dream, howls moving castle, lovely and amazing, y tu mama tambien, the believers, seven, i heart huckabees, dazed and confused, all kevin smith movies...

Television:

six feet under, sex and the city, weeds, the simpsons, ren and stimpy, the wonder years, quantum leap, my name is earl, greys anatomy, entourage...

Books:

the world according to garp, skinny legs and all, jitterbug perfume, the sirens of titan, rosshalde, dry, the kite runner, the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay, the secret lives of bees, to kill a mockingbird, catcher in the rye, women, the alchemist, jonathan livingston seagull, a watership down, something wicked this way comes...anything vonnegut, bukowski, sedaris or hesse. and the prophet by kahlil gibran is my bible.

Heroes:

kurt vonnegut, ghandi, david sedaris, daisanne maclaine, lao tsu, richard linklater, jaimee and my mom.

My Blog

shit outta luck

it seems that every single one of my recent blogs has revolved around some medical issue of mine... and this one will fit quite nicely into that theme. a week after my very literal run in with the mo...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:27:00 PST

crash

So, I've been totally slacking on my blog lately& and I'd love to justify it by saying that I've been so busy working on other writing projects, making music, painting& but the truth of the matter is ...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:25:00 PST

C Free

so, my surgery was really successful... am cancer free now. the hospital stay (4 days) was interesting to say the least... from spending a day and a half with an eyepatch (try eating with chopsticks...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:48:00 PST

the c word

so, way back in my days of living in america, which seems like forever ago, i discovered a lesion on the bridge of my nose, right in the bend, beside my eye.  my dermitologist biopsied it and inf...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:37:00 PST

no experience necessary

*** note, those of you on my email list already have this in your inbox*** So, as some of you know, last weekend I had THE single most intense outdoor adventure experience of my life.  It all sta...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:13:00 PST

burning

heh.  been a while.  just rushed my ass home from the bar where a good chunk of my closest and dearest weren't even close to finished shmoozing and boozing... "where you going, lovah?"...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:31:00 PST

new lyrics

if love could be chosen i'd choose yours i'd wrap it up tight so i could slowly undress it and i'd give you my heart and all that comes with it then i'd hide it away so that i could confess it  ...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:02:00 PST

poems

finally have mustered the cohones to post some of my poetry... enjoy.     You, Me, Truth   awareness of presence like breath like purpose and reason but with a sense of a step beyo...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:38:00 PST

affirmations

Been a rough week.  Been battling a nasty stomach virus and despite my vow to always pay as much attn. to detail in my writing as possible, I'll spare you the imagery here. Just had my first prop...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:26:00 PST

foodies only, please

yo.  it's 5:20 am and i am in desperate need of sleep right now, so this is gonna be bare bones, y'all.  but.  seriously.  i just had the best fkn dinner that i've had in korea so ...
Posted by blackbirdwurd on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:46:00 PST