New music. Old music. Live music.
One day wanna build an ecohouse. Where I'll have a vege garden and surround myself with art, have an old Rhodes keyboard that I'll have mastered (yes, now the proud owner of a beautiful mark i Rhodes 73).
Yoga. Studied yoga with Godfrey Devereux (as an apprentice), that's him below.
Snowboarding (first strapped on a board in 1993).
Surfing (I'm shit but I love it).
I also love festival fun (been very spoilt in that respect as 90% have been AAA and been to so so so many in the UK). But happy enough to close that chapter of my book. No longer drink. or any of that shenanigans.
Enjoy life drawing. Art galleries, and art. Cafes and travelling.
Awesome vehicles (pics of Holden Efijy below). Had quite a few classic cars. Lovely (not very environmentally sound though). Would love to do up a Mustang... and I think it'd have to be yellow.
lots more to say under the pics...
They call me the haki-sack queen (aka SPINderella).
Socialising and meeting people. Friends. Intelligent, informed conversation.
AND outrageous ridiculousness. Dressing up.
Playing cards, particularly 500 and euka.
Learning. I love learning. Everything and anything; from anatomy to string theory.
Mokos (full facial tattoos), they are gorgeous, and intimidating.
Singing... been in a few bands.... just joining another one now.
Writing (gig reviews, poems, lyrics, stories, books). I used to be a performance poet, but seem not to be these days, still who knows?
Guitar (not v good), learning keyboard, used to play didgeridoo, but haven't picked it up in a long time (have about four, all gathering dust!!)
Soto Zen bhuddism, is, I believe, my religion, but perhaps it's the yoga sutras of Patanjali (see below).
Paraphyschology, metaphysics. Quantum physics. and stuff like that...
Anything that evolves us as humans... that uses our neo cortex, not the reptitilian responsive brain... I don't understand the word BORED and I don't understand the booboisies (look it up) who live like they are dead. I don't try to mind you. Not of any interest what-so-ever.
Try to live by the motto: No Blame. No Guilt. A la, the yoga sutras of Patanjali as interpretted by Godfri Devereux (godfridev.com), as interpretted by me. Godfri taught me about the illusory nature of volition, something clarified by Genpo Merzel Roshi (www.bigmind.org). Both amazing people. I have experienced the non-dual mind, (I say 'I' to make what I'm saying read, but it's not I, it's when the I is dropped).
All writing on or associated with this page © Copyright Rachel Anning 2006/7, just because I can....
I'd like to meet:
I WANTED ONE LIFE. YOU WANTED ANOTHER. WE COULDN'T HAVE OUR CAKE, SO WE ATE EACH OTHER. Leonard Cohen.
Anyone that induces me to smile or laugh. Laughter is so important.
*******people that know their heart and have the balls to go where it sends them*******
Lovely people who are honest and open and willing to LOVE.
People that are a stand for the transformation of the globe... come on, don't just sit there, it won't just happen. WE NEED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Music:
Ecclectic tastes. Those in my top 8. TIKI - especially the track called Whakapuaki. Whirimako Black. Kora. Hollie Smith. Nathan Haines (squire for hire is such a sweeeet tune). 80's matchbox b-line disaster. Unforscene. Cellia. Patrick Wolf. Regina Spektor. Prototypes. WOLFMOTHER. Uriah Heap. Budgie. THE STOOGES. Black Sabbath. Mountain. Ten Years After. Arctic Monkeys. Metronomy. Klaxons. Otatahi Allstars. The Young Knives. 65 Days of Static. The Rohan Theatre Band. Bic Runga. Martha Wainwright. Zillionaire. Zoot woman. Patti Smith. Sepalot & Amos. SAINT-GERMAIN des pres cafe ELECTRO JAZZ. Avalanche (my old band in NZ), Nouvelle Vague (too drunk to fuck), Smog. Ziggy Stardust. Fat Freddys Drop. CSN&Y. Joni. Blondie. Country and alt.country. Queen Adreena. The Rakes. Funk. Jazz (nothing to technical). Latin grooves. Juliet Lewis. Tricky. Antonio Carlos Jobim. Rage Against the Machine. Cryprus Hill. Pennywise. Faith no More. Magic Numbers. Serge Gainsborg. Salmonella Dub. Che Fu. The Black Seeds. Otauhai Allstars. Bob Marley. Lynard Skynard. Bob Seger. Neil Young. Bob Dylan. PJ Harvey. ACDC. Led Zep. Motorhead. Nick Drake. Lucky Jim. Hip Hop but not so much that I could name names... Nightmares on wax. NitanSawney. Lenny MacDowell. Autolux. The Bees. Booker T & the MGs. Reggae. Dub. Some drum n bass. Folk. Jazz. Rock. Giles Petersons collecctions. Norman J Djing at the big chill. The Mutts. Cat Power. Beth Gibbons. Nina Simone. The Doors. The Band. Bonnie Prince Billy. The Who... Late of the pier. and many many more...
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Movies:
What the Bleep Do We Know! Dogville. Dogtown and the Z Boys. I heart hukabees. Y Tu Mama Tambien. Buffalo 66. Team America (fuck yeah!!!) Grand theft parsons. Meet the Feebles. A fish called wanda. The princess bride. Naked Gun. Life of Brian. Spinal Tap. Pulp Fiction. Brain Dead. Whale Rider. Various Chinese films can't remember name of. The Big Blue. The Anchorman. The Deer Hunter. Waynes World. Austin Powers. Amelie. The Big Lebowski. The Rocky Horror picture show. And: Torremolinos 73 fav film of the moment...
Television:
Have no time for TV. Honestly. But have seen Grand Designs. Oh and pimp my ride US cracks me up. Plus there was a series on once called 'something, zen and kick arse moves' I only caught it once, and it was great, I'd watch that. I avoid media. No newspapers, No magazines, No TV. But not 100%. How can you? It's everywhere. You see it and hear it anyway. Maybe occassionally I'll buy a surf/snow/skate/design/art magazine.
Books:
Books on quantum physics and Zen. Life. I love non-fiction and have a shelves FULL of wonderful books about life... The Nature of Personal Reality, Out of body experiences, The Astral Plane, yhadda yhadda yhadda.... FAVs at mo: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson and The HOLOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE by Micheal Tablot (off top of head). I also love rock n roll stories...The Motley Crue book was a great read and made me laugh of loud a lot. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me Simon Napier-Bell. Marianne Faithfulls autobiography was great too.
Heroes:
*******people that know their heart and have the balls to go where it sends them*******
