My name is Pif, an acronym for Phoenix in Flight.
I am a professional guitarist, vocalist, samplist, and performer before all other things.
I'm a tone monkey and gear junkie. YAY FOR RHYMES!
I had a successful metal band in Louisiana for four years.
Things got shitty, so I left.
I have had the privelege of sharing the stage with such acts as: Flaw, Drowning Pool, Nonpoint, Rikets, The Genitorturers, My Children My Bride, Mower, Burn Season, Five.Bolt.Main., Mastery, The Black Mariah, Marc Rizzo of Soulfly
I have now formed a new band called Thira with Brad Slama , who is now one of my best friends.
I have a great many other interests as well: I hate not being busy.
I don't smoke or do drugs of any sort.
Never have.
I am a Taoist.
I am a steampunk/ goth/ industrial fashion enthusiast.
I enjoy wine.
I'm obsessed with Alice in Wonderland.
I love flash games. They cheer me up when I'm down.
So do Garfield comic strips.
And chocolate.
I'm addicted to chocolate. Not an exagerration.
I appreciate weather... alot.
If I'm outdoors and silent, I'm usually drinking in the air.
Yeah, it's weird. But try it.
I tend to take a lot of photos that mean nothing to anyone except me.
I love sushi.
I love (non-spicy) Thai food.
I have a super-hyper puppy named Loki (the name fits him perfectly).
Wikipedia is awesome.
So is fark.com.
I am VERY pro-gay, though I myself am not homosexual.
If every declarative statement to leave your mouth includes "faggot," we will have issues.
I rock climb frequently, mostly bouldering. Try it!
I visit museums and zoos on a near-weekly basis.
If you can't tell yet, I tend to make myself feel guilty when not staying active.
I love to take long drives to nowhere.
I love to clothes shop. There, I said it.
I can't stand phatic expressions. Talk to me. Mean what you say.
I still live with my ex because she will always be my best friend and she means the world to me.
I REFUSE to sleep life away.
I REFUSE to be stopped.
I WILL be huge.
You WILL remember my name.
I am determined to die completely breathless.
If you care about me, I will take a bullet for you.
Period. No questions asked.
I'm completely serious about this.
Friendship means everything to me.
I am emotional, thoughtful, and concerned.
I don't ever "not care."
Apathy makes me nauseous.
Spirituality is beautiful.
Religion is not.
I tend to be THAT guy.
I don't waste a single moment. Ever.
When not working on something, I'm planning for something else.
I've gone far too long having my every emotion hinge on the fickle opinions of other flawed human beings.
I love to talk and WANT to have a conversation with you.
Nearly everything on this page is linked. So click around to share in my interests.
Take care.
~Taoist Quotes~
"Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profundity.
Kindness in giving creates love."
(Lao-Tzu)
"He who knows does not speak.
He who speaks does not know."
(Lao-Tzu)
"Since life and death are each other's companions, why worry about them? All beings are one."
(Chuang-Tzu)
"The sage has emotions but no ensnarement."
(Wang Pi)
"The more he does for others
The more he possesses.
The more he gives to others
The more he has."
(Lao-tzu)
"Something mysteriously formed,
Born before heaven and earth.
In the silence and the void,
Standing alone and unchanging,
Ever present and in motion.
Perhaps it is the mother
of ten thousand things.
I do not know its name.
Call it Tao."
(Lao-tzu)
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
(Lao-tzu)
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
(Lao-tzu)
"He who knows others is wise.
He who knows himself is enlightened. "
(Lao-tzu)
"A true test of the sage is still loving those who do not love you."
(my own)
