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Aaron

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About Me

I've led two lives so far. The first ended about 5 years ago. I left my job, my girlfriend, my apartment and journeyed North in search of 'something different'. At the time it was a mysterious blob of something 'better' and 'more fulfilling'. That's all I had to go on... which is to say, I was floundering.

Now, years after the start of my journey I live a life of luxury. I live with my wife, 6 other adults, and 2 kids in a large 3 story plus basement house (11 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms) in Eugene, Oregon. It's an Intentional Community where we practice living sustainably from an environmental, emotional, personal, and social standpoint.

I was originally inspired by the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn and I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

I don't think the life I've chosen is right for everyone - but it's perfect for me.

I have a few blogs on MySpace here, but for others, please visit my blogs at IshThink.org

I spend my days playing with Elementary School kids after they get out of school, playing piano, writing songs, playing disc golf, hiking, relaxing with friends, leading discussions around our culture, playing racquetball, or just enjoying life with my wife and our household.

In 2004 I created my first music CD from music I'd improvised. You can hear and read more at my Zen Piano MySpace page: http://myspace.com/zenpiano

My Interests

Sustainability, Music Composition, Piano, Singing, Hiking, Camping, Rockclimbing, Poetry, Massages, Volleyball, Disc Golf, Dancing (80's, Salsa, Swing), Board Games, Cooking, Family and Friends

I'd like to meet:

Old friends, new friends, and family.

Music:

Ben Folds, Tori Amos, Jane Lui, Kings Singers, Erasure, Loreena McKennitt, They Might be Giants, Sarah McLachlan, Danny Elfman, James Horner, Avril Lavigne, Depeche Mode, Enya, Dido, Cranberries

Movies:

Mr. Holland's Opus, City of Angels, Shawshank Redemption, Moulin Rouge, Space Balls, Office Space, Run Lola Run, Monty Python, Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Keeping The Faith, Once

Television:

N/A

Books:

Anything by Daniel Quinn (Ishmael, My Ishmael, Story of B, Beyond Civilization) or Dean R. Koontz

Heroes:

My father, Daniel Quinn, my friends, and myself

My Blog

ZenPiano on MySpace

Hey all! I finally got around to adding myself as a musician here on MySpace. You can check out my new Zen Piano site at: http://myspace.com/zenpiano.I'll be adding more in the next couple weeks from ...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:45:00 PST

Dedicated to friends of Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

culture speakstells me i should work hardermake more moneybuy more thingsif i have the right education the right job the right house the right car the right wife the right kidsi'll live the drea...
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:10:00 PST

Birthday!

Hey thanks everyone for the Birthday wishes!! And in case anyone's confused by looking at the spanning of wishes from July 22nd through the 23rd, the actual day is the 23rd - but I happened to celebra...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:58:00 PST

A different kind of 'me'

As some of you know I lead a different life than most people: I live in a house of 10 people (8 adults, 2 kids), I practice ways of communication that are not taught in school, and I vow to work fewer...
Posted by Aaron on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:22:00 PST

I'm around now

Hey all. For those wondering where I disappear to every now and then, I'd like to state that I'm back for a bit. Things are calm, in progress, in process - but I have time. I'm excited to talk to all ...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:21:00 PST

April 16

On April 16 I wrote a blog that seems to be identical to what I was hoping to write about when I logged on to MySpace just now. Re-reading it I find myself at a loss where I almost wish to say exactly...
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:18:00 PST

my vision and my life

so i realize that quite a few of you know very little about who i really am. inside. the depths of my being. it's not surprising because very few people actually know it themselves. i've been intentio...
Posted by Aaron on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 03:03:00 PST

DONE!

Done and done! I have a box-full of CD's by my door waiting to be sold. I'm selling them for $8/ea. If you want one, send me an e-mail and we'll coordinate. I'm so excited!! [email protected]...
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:20:00 PST

Almost Done!

I'm about a week away from having 200 Zen Piano CDs!! I'll be posting a bulletin when they're done as to how you can get your hands (and ears) on them.
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:26:00 PST

Just be you

It doesn't matter what they say, trust yourself. I know they have expectations for you to be a certain way - but none of that matters any more. It might have when you were 12, but you're not. You're a...
Posted by Aaron on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:36:00 PST