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Lor

See? I told you my imaginary friend was real!

About Me

"About me"? That's a head scratcher. Sometimes I'll ask my friends to describe me, just so I can watch them scratch their heads, and I feel better, not so much because they're scratching their heads, but because I'm not the only one scratching. They'll say things like, Well, you're..." and then they'll stop. Then they'll start again, and then they'll stop. Then they look at me and the light bulb goes on, and they say, "You're.. you're Lor!" So apparently, I am a noun unto myself.I'm gay and while I date only women, my friends are a pretty diverse bunch. The common element is they're cool... and they love Lor.
What Your Soul Really Looks Like
You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget.
You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds.
You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you.
Your near future is likely to be filled with great successes and accomplishments. You just need to figure out how to get there.
For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust. Inside the Room of Your Soul

My Interests

The arts... nature... exploring neighborhoods, playing tourist, hanging in a good cafe, hanging with friends, the usual.Our Massive Planet (the wonderful world of whales)

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Your Brain's Pattern
Your brain is always looking for the connections in life.
You always amaze your friends by figuring out things first.
You're also good at connecting people - and often play match maker.
You see the world in fluid, flexible terms. Nothing is black or white. What Pattern Is Your Brain?..

I'd like to meet:

Grounded folks. Artsy, edgy even, but without the need to slice-and-dice those around them (that's not cool, it's cruel). Cool people. Yeah, I know; everyone's cool, just like everyone's a good driver. Folks with both substance and style. Nice folks who don't shop at Walmart. Bonus points for those who know the "Group W Bench" reference. Oh, and the Talking Dogs. I'm always up for meeting talking dogs...
Get this video and more at MySpace.com...And if one of them could teach my dogs this, my fragile human ego would be eternally grateful...
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Music:

It's Every Cuss Word We Know
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Add to My Profile | More VideosVenues: Hotel Cafe (LA), Slim's (SF), Largo (LA), Stern Grove (SF), Freight & Salvage (Berkeley)....... Artists: Dylan, Marley, Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Kingston Trio, Madeleine Peyroux, Greg Brown, Kate Bush, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, old Genesis, Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits, Nanci Griffith, Ammie Mann, Natalie Merchant, Mana, Grateful Dead, Grisman & Garcia, Dire Straights, Frau Frau...... Radio Stations: KFOG, WFUV

Movies:

Baraka, M*A*S*H, Harold and Maude, Wings of Desire, Garden State, Raising Arizona, The Fisher King, Slam, Bambi Meets Godzilla, Mame, Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Television:

"Heroes" That's it. I'm hooked... and I'm not ashamed.

Books:

Currently: The Upanishads and Life After Death by Deepak Chopra. Influencial/favorites include: Hesse's Siddhartha and Demian (really ANYTHING by Hesse); Kerouac's Dharma Bums; Ferlinghetti's Coney Island of the Mind; Callenbach's Ecotopia; Brown & Hillman's Ecopsychology; Stewart Udall's The Quiet Crisis; Tolle's The Power of Now; Steinbeck's Travels with Charlie; The Big Book; The Bhagavad Gita; McTaggart's The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe.

Heroes:

All the folks in folding chairs. You know who you are... Billy Carter. No, wait -- not Billy, but his brother, Jimmy, who was President once upon a time. Now he builds houses with Habitat for Humanity. I'd like to think he stays for the whole day, pounding nails, that it's not just some photo op.... Pete Seeger. In the Fifties he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and refused to answer their questions. Other people did this by invoking the 5th Amendment. Pete invoked the 1st Amendment...... width="425" height="350" ....John Muir. You can thank him for keeping Yosemite Valley from being dammed and turned into a reservior.... Lisa Kalvelage. Her story was immortalized in a Pete Seeger song, and he tells it better than I could... Joan Baez. She's just hot... And lastly, all my friends who helped me move on the fucking hottest weekend of the summer -- and who stepped up to help me move again... 7 WEEKS LATER!!!

My Blog

on muscles not developed

You can't help a baby chick out of its shell because in the process of pecking its way out, the hatchling develops the muscles it needs to survive in the world.  A hatchling that's been assisted ...
Posted by Lor on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:18:00 PST

on tree farms and original sin

"The original sin is to limit The Is. Don't." ~ Richard Bach   A co-worker recently shared his take on religion. It's one of the most profound hypotheses of the nature of God and our relationship...
Posted by Lor on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:03:00 PST

Culture Peace

There's an article today about Mitt Romney's impending plans to enter into the '08 race.  Forgive me if I've misspelled his name, but it's not like he's gonna win, so really, who cares. ...
Posted by Lor on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:48:00 PST

Beyond Grocery Lists

I know that the whole gratitude thing is kind of this tool-du-jour among the self-help crowd these days, but it's been a program tool for years. Up until a couple of weeks ago it didn't mean anything ...
Posted by Lor on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:22:00 PST

Watching My Q's & A's

The thing is, it's not so much about finding the right answers; it's about finding the right questions.  When you find the right questions, the answers take care of themselves.
Posted by Lor on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:17:00 PST

I just noticed...

so my friend, linda and i were watching the old stop-action version of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer last night after trimming her tree, and at the end, santa takes off with rudolph at the helm, and ...
Posted by Lor on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:48:00 PST

It's Official

I'm middle aged.  Nothing to do with a chronological numbers thing, though I qualify there, too.  I just bought a washer-dryer and I'm so fucking happy!  I called my ex-door neighbor, J...
Posted by Lor on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:23:00 PST

"What I Did on My Summer Vacation"

I moved. And moved again.  That's right; a lesbian with U-Haul on her speed-dial.  I didn't even have to be in a relationship to manage that one -- I did it all by myself.  Today I sta...
Posted by Lor on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:35:00 PST

Earth Abides

So... I just got done reading about a 250-year-old tortoise that just died at a zoo in India.  The hamsters in my head immediately got on their little wheel and started running, full tilt:  ...
Posted by Lor on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:11:00 PST

one authentic gesture

Just read a personals ad where the person said she was looking for "one authentic gesture." I think I received one today.  My dogs' vet shook my hand, wished me happy holidays.  He...
Posted by Lor on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:17:00 PST