I'm into a little bit of just about everything. That said, here are a few things that currently get me all hot and bothered: sculpture, guerrilla cooking, blacksmithing, peoplewatching, writing, reading, teaching, obscure and useless trivia, animals of all sorts (especially anything canis-related), Photoshop, energy work, massage, body mods, theology/mythology, psychology, technology, and the SCA.
I'm also a natural-born Devil's advocate. When presented with a willing conversation partner, I will discuss/debate/argue ANYTHING with anyone. I'm especially drawn to topics typically avoided (with good reason) by more sane individuals, and I love few things more than to get into a passionate discussion with people who really have something to say.
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I'd like to meet:
Intelligent, interesting, off-kilter, geeky, wonderful, eclectic, aware, incendiary, fantastic, sensual, easygoing, visceral, ingenious, powerful, amusing, active, lyrical, talented, kind, mystical, and/or magnificent people.
I've become a little jaded with humanity's ability to love, lately. I'm not sure what it is that keeps us all at arm's length from each other and uncomfortable with intimacy, but I for one deny this trend wholeheartedly. If you have serious intimacy issues, don't bother trying to get to know me. Your armor won't help, your isolation won't last, and your comfortable stasis will be shaken. In fact, I tend to shake people's stable datums without even realizing what I've done. You've been warned.
Music:
I'm a true believer in that old cliche "Music is the soundtrack for your life." I'm constantly discovering new musical interests and exploring them with blissful abandon. Here again, I like a little of just about everything. In my opinion, one should never be ashamed of singing along to a favorite song, and if you can get others to sing with you at the top of their lungs, I salute you!
Have you tried the Anima Sound System? It's fresh, today:
If you do know and love any of the following, I want to hear from you: System of a Down, TchKung!, Crash Worship, Dead Can Dance, Tom Waits, Gorillaz, Portishead, Paul Simon, Ali Farka Touré, Dimmu Borgir, Ten Masked Men, Iron Horse, Apocalyptica, Skinny Puppy, Barry Adamson, The Herbaliser, Fey Rey, Alabama 3, Jack Johnson, Ozomatli, Control Machete, Soulfly, Django Reinhardt, The Chieftans, Potatoe Famine, Nina Simone, The Mars Volta, Tool, Toots and the Maytals, Ben Harper, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, DJ Shadow, Yat-Kha, Anima Sound System.
I seem to have fallen in with a den of nefarious musicians, of late. If you're anywhere near Humboldt County and you like a bit'o live music, check out The Bump Foundation and Moo-Got-2 - they frikkin' RAWK. Well - there's some funk involved, and a whole lotta groove, and maybe a good dose of... whatever, but rest assured they will fill your head with goodness and remind you what your ears are good for.
Movies:
I'll hit the directors first, along with their films I like most:
Ridley Scott ("The Duellists", "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Legend", "Gladiator", "Black Hawk Down", "Kingdom of Heaven")
Luc Besson ("La Femme Nikita", "The Professional", "The Fifth Element", "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc")
Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen", "City of Lost Children", "Alien: Resurrection")
Terry Gilliam ("Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "Jabberwocky", "Time Bandits", "The Meaning of Life", "Brazil", "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", "Twelve Monkeys", "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas")
Tim Burton ("Vincent", "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", "Beetle Juice", "Edward Scissorhands", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" [producer/writer], "James and the Giant Peach" [producer], "Mars Attacks!", "Sleepy Hollow", "Planet of the Apes", "Big Fish", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Corpse Bride")
Some random films I love (by no means a comprehensive list):
"Mad Max: The Road Warrior", "Amélie", "Dog Soldiers", "Night Watch", "City of Angels", "Princess Bride", "Erik the Viking", "What Dreams May Come", "The Gods Must Be Crazy", "Animals Are Beautiful People", "Saving Private Ryan", "Cemetary Man", "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra", "Hudson Hawk", "Man Bites Dog", "Unleashed", "Dead Man", "Akira", "Totari no Totoro", "Spirited Away", "The Story of Ricky"
Yes, I watch movies. Many, many movies. Movies goood.Oh, and I really, really, really dislike David Lynch's films. I have a fondness for a few of the lines from some of his flicks, and I recognize his skill, but I just. Don't. Like. His movies. In fact, the only one of his films I _do_ like is the one he went to court to have his name stricken from: "Dune".
Books:
Must Reads:
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Neal Stephenson
A Brief History of Time - Stephen W. Hawking
Skinny Legs and All - Tom Robbins
Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins
The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
tLOtR Trilogy - J. R. R. Tolkien
Time Enough For Love - Robert A Heinlein
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series - Douglas Adams
Works by HP Lovecraft
My Secret Life - Anon.
The 'His Dark Materials' trilogy - Phillip Pullman
Seventh Son - Orson Scott Card
Chickenhawk - Robert Mason
Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors - Jhonen Vasquez
Current Interests:
The Ethical Slut - Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt
The Art of Blacksmithing - Alex Bealer
Choke - Chuck Palaniuk
All That the Rain Promises, And More...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms - David Arora
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman - James Gleick
Heroes:
Right now, my heroes are those who let go of their fears and simply step out blind into the river of life, no matter how fast the current flows. I idolize those who live the life they've imagined.
