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kaita tomaita

I'm a geek from Battle Creek...

About Me

"The study of history, while it does not endow with prophecy, may indicate lines of probability."-John Steinbeck



It's always hard to start to concentrate. The mind darts like a chicken, trying to escape thinking even though thinking is the most rewarding function of man."-John Steinbeck

My Interests

jigs and reels. second-hand books. historic restoration. cartoons. uncomfortable travel. sweatshirts. puddle jumping. guinness. minimalism. npr. thrift shops. reading in rainstorms. absurdity. walking barefoot. stories. sashimi rolls. fresh rosemary and basil. classic films. clever music. idealism. pointless facts. modest living. witty conversation. art that imitates life. authenticity. dark chocolate and orange peel. unadulterated laughter. organized chaos. culture. acceptance. love.

I'd like to meet:

Someone to scrub my back properly in the shower....and a bunch of dead presidents. And some Highland Fiddlers. What the heck, and you.And the Peatbog Faeries! Go on then, have a listen!

Music:

Steve Blackwell & Friends, Maeve Mackinnon, Karen Matheson, Alasdair White, Mary Custy Band, Van Morrison, Peatbog Faeries, Capercaillie, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Kula Shaker, The Jeevas, The Doors, Flook, Gaelic Storm, Jamiroquai, Janet, Peter Paul & Mary, Common, John Legend, Woody Guthrie, The Pixies, Anuna, Jonathan Larson, Indigo Girls, Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill, Arlo Guthrie, Sinatra, Jimi H, Ben Folds Five, Coltrane, CSN...&Y, Richie Havens, RHCP, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Duke Ellington, Battlefield Band, The Crystal Method, DMB, Doobie Brothers, Nat King Cole, Ben Harper, Eryka Badu, James Taylor, George Gershwin, Loreena McKennett, Miles Davis, Wolfstone, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, NIN, Steven Lynch, Dave Brubeck, the Fifth Dimension, Smokey Robinson, Judy Collins, Lennon & McCartney, Sufjan Stevens, Chic Corea, and so many to discover!WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS?!

Movies:

Turner Classic Movies: The Philadelphia Story, The Shop Around the Corner, The Batchelor and the Bobbysoxer, Willie Wonka, Holiday Inn, Dark Passage, Monty Python & the Holy Grail, Better off Dead, High Fidelity, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Big Lebowski, An American In Paris for starters.....

Television:

TCM, The Simpsons, The Critic, The Office (BBC, US), Family Guy, Northern Exposure, Good Eats, Feasting on Asphalt, Hercule Poirot, and classic cartoons.

Books:

STEINBECK. Dickens, Gibran, Hughes, Vonnegut, cummings, Longfellow, Sandburg, Sark, Herman, McPherson. "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Adrian Mole", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", "Sex With Kings", "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" and History Books in general, "Uncle John's Bathroom" Books cuz they are filled with positively wonderful and pointless facts!....... ..

My Blog

The Subject

Does anyone actually READ blogs?           That is all.
Posted by kaita tomaita on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:40:00 PST

The Battlefield Band!!

Hello everyone. Please check out the new music video featuring the Battlefield Band on my page. Last night I had the great fortune of meeting these guys and experiencing their musical talents first ha...
Posted by kaita tomaita on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:24:00 PST

my first (and last?) blog ever!

ummm, yeah.  So I'm trying to figure out this whole blog thing...Frankly I've had a hard time figuring out why someone would want to post their thoughts in journal like form for all to see, ...
Posted by kaita tomaita on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 09:18:00 PST