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kaliva

"It's as simple as a flower & that's a complicated thing..."

About Me


You wanna know about me? pfft! Most of the time, I'm on a quest for knowledge, adventure and intrigue. I'm a complex creature of many layers. I'm the one who works behind the scenes, plotting and scheming. I'll size you up and decide if you are worth my time, or the time of others if they really want to know. If you want to know the truth, ask me. But be sure of what you are asking for because you may not like or want the answer.To really get to know me, you have to be around me.Cynical, jaded, sarcastic...who me?

My Interests

Northern Shaolin Eagle Claw (Kungfu), History, genealogy, variety of occult & spiritual paths, mafia, criminology, exotic locals, renaissance art, mythology, Estruscans, Picts, Vampires, folklore, energy work, herbology, archaeology, paleontology, forensics, puzzles, mysteries, metaphysics, psychology, culture, nature, etc...

I'd like to meet:


People who are real, fun loving, true to themselves, intellegent, intrigueing, who are adventuristic, make things happen, spark my curiousity and those that have something I can learn from and catter to my inner Brat(TM)

Music:

Duran Duran, Arcadia, Concrete Blonde, Gary Numan, Motley Crue, Skinny Puppy, Fiction 8, Flesh for Lulu, Jesus & the Mary Chain, T-Rex, Social Distortion, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Peter Murphy, Blondie, Nina Hagen, Amy Winehouse, Blue October, The Killers, Dandy Warhols, The Church, Oingo Boingo, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, VNV Nation, Assemblage23, Tori Amos, The Prodigals, Project Pitchfork, Revolting Cocks, The Misfits, Virgin Prunes, U2, Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, New Order, The Mission UK, Blue Oyster Cult, The Cult, Janis Joplin, Mama Cass, Otis Redding, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Love & Rockets, The Ramones, Rosetta Stone, Pet Shop Boys, Public Image Ltd, Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash, Lords of the New Church, Smithereens, The Smiths, Howard Jones, KMFDM, Bow Wow Wow, Louis Armstrong, etc etc...

Movies:

Sunset Boulevard, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Godfather I & II, The Matrix, Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetle Juice, Edward Scissorhands, Blade Runner, Sid & Nancy, Marie Antoinette, Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo & Juliet, The Pillow Book, Love Song for Bobby Long, Kill Bill Vol I & II, Kungfu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Better Off Dead, The Blues Brothers, Dead Again, Rope, Rearview Mirror, Psycho, Casablanca, Narnia, Pirates of the Caribean, Legend, Labyrinth, Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club, etc etc etc...

Television:

Pushing Daisies, Kitchen Nightmares, Reaper, Dirt, Dresden Files, Absolutely Fabulous, Coupling, Nip/Tuck, Charmed, Supernatural, Medium, Law & Order, The History Channel, TLC, Discovery...

Books:

It's easier to list the types of books I like and authors since I am an avid reader. So here you go: Psychological Thrillers, Historical Fiction, Murder Mysteries, Neil Gaiman, Poppy Z. Brite, Laurell K. Hamilton, Anne Rice, Sharon Kaye Penman, Shakespeare, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allen Poe, Agatha Chritie, Mary Shelley, Charlotte Bronte, Dorothy Parker, etc, etc

Heroes:

a truly great TV show. ;p

My Blog

I feel good...ba na na na na

There's something about a really good workout that does it for me. Tonight's kung fu class was just that. Getting the blood all pumping and circulating..working the muscles..the endorphins and adrenel...
Posted by kaliva on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:53:00 PST

Testing...

I've had this thing for a while.  Figured it's about time I used it eh? Anyhoo, still working out some kinks here and there.  Like me and like life it's a work in progress..heh. ~G...
Posted by kaliva on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:45:00 PST