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phoenixRISING

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About Me



i defy classifications, always have. music speaks to my soul. art is a part of my being. sobriety is my number one priority. i smile almost constantly. grateful only scratches the surface of how i feel about life. laughter is my second language.

life is good.

KUCINICH IN '08, MOTHER FUCKERS.

escher is my fav.

My Interests



-people watching
-my pets
-graphic design
-sculpture
-photography
-tattoos
-piercings
-burt's beeswax lipbalm
-spirituality
-music
-learning to play the guitar
-competetive swimming
-playing the violin
-making wierd noises
-simultaneously loving & hating being tickled
-buttons (the kind you push)
-helping people
-being a kid at heart
-reading
-recovery
-eyebrows

toothpastefordinner.com

I'd like to meet:



i surround myself with people who are true to themselves.
friends of bill w. are family.

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Music:



just a small compilation off the top of my head..
-ani difranco
-old crow medicine show
-five iron frenzy
-bob marley
-sublime
-violent femmes
-the postal service/death cab for cutie
-chris pureka
-fall out boy
-rusted root
-hamell on trial
-red hot valentines
-common
-jars of clay
-nirvana

Movies:

-the secret
-shawshank redemption
-white oleander
-dogma
-wierd science
-better than chocolate
-thirteen ghosts
-harry potter series
-gone with the wind
-fight club
-rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and the island of misfits
-american history x
-super troopers
-but i'm a cheerleader
-thirteen
-coming to america
-the legend of 1900
-secretary
-go fish
-clerks I & II
-shortbus
-the ultimate gift
-i think i love my wife

Television:

i'm a channel flipper through & through.

Books:

-velvet elvis: repainting the christian faith
-angela's ashes
-darkness visible: a memior of madness
-house of stairs
-magical thinking
-possible side effects
-the bell jar
-singularity
-interstellar pig
-harry potter series
-the beasties
-dry
-running with scissors
-dr. bob & the good old timers
-big book
-12 & 12
-daily reflections

Heroes:

anyone who has overcome adversity, faced thier inner demons, and anyone who has the power to live life on life's terms.

My Blog

quintessentially me.

anyone who knows me, understands.
Posted by phoenixRISING on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:08:00 PST

packing the boxes

i am moving once again.  i'm starting to feel like a nomad.  if anyone has any tips on good apartments in the decatur/mt. zion area that isn't in the ghetto & allows cats, call my ...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:54:00 PST

ladies & gents: OCMS

it's been quite some time since i've seen live music.  i was blessed to see the old crow medicine show last night in st. louis with some great friends.  only recently had i been introduced t...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:40:00 PST

growl

my internet is no longer down, though i really didn't miss it.      it was a nice little ciesta. i got hurt at work & am home on worker's compensation.   &n...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:37:00 PST

the bat chronicles.

it's one of those nights where everyone is having trouble falling asleep.  i padded my way down to the kitchen to grab a nutrigrain bar, where i met andrea re-filling her ice water.  we both...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Fri, 25 May 2007 12:12:00 PST

blurp.

the day is calling me.  briefly i sit before the screen.  one fingertip still numb from the lesson.minute chores yet to be completed. an exciting thought- i shall go to my secret place.the w...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:42:00 PST

coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together tovisit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned intocomplaints about stress in work and life.Offering his gues...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:52:00 PST

religion?

http://quizfarm.com/images/1110082346Buddha.jpg">> You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, i...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 09:28:00 PST

o.o.t.

hey all you ladies & gents, homos & genderqueers- i will be outta town until late sunday evening at this: http://www.iscypaa.orghope alla you loverlies have a stellar weekend!  if you sho...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:56:00 PST

the other twelve.

Twelve Steps to Insanity1. We admitted we were powerless over nothing - that we could manage our lives perfectly. We could also perfectly manage the lives of those around us.2. Came to believe that th...
Posted by phoenixRISING on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:02:00 PST