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The Raving Lyre

It's cool like a tumor growing in the cold Alaskan breeze...lighter than the world's heart. I still

About Me

I'm bored. What about you? haha. Well...I am a bit dramatic at times. I like to laugh, so I surround myselves with comics of sorts and ostentatious ones, I am impulsive, in love with love, don't like normalcy. It is hard for me to keep a steady perspective on life, because everything is so subjective besides the will and heart. I write poetry, work on the craft of screenwriting, producing a movie right now-Miss Abstraction and work in the meantime before I can make money off of my art. I rely on others to nurture me, my friends are so spectacular and sweet. I am a brunette-blue/green eyes, medium height, actually I tower above everyone ;D...no I like to keep the peace and think everyone is remarkable in their own respects. Related to John Hancock. Leo-with Aries moon, venus in Libra, mercury in Virgo, mars in Cancer-double metal rooster...blah blah- I like reading other people, and sometimes I'm dead on, other times my feelings ursurp my logic...sad but it has happened. The youngest child by 11 minutes...my twin and I are fraternal...we are good buds. She is WICKED, COOL, EXTREME, AWESOME...haha...very spiritual, wonderful, and doesn't even KNOW it. YES we do have a bond, and have had the same dream before at the same time...figured it out somehow. Spooky, eh? Yeah, maybe but there's so much to this world, universe no-one knows and will never know-it's not THAT weird...I sometimes like "down-and-out people" more than "normal" ones, because they have a clearer perspective on what life is about. I crave art and living is bleeding poetry or words onto paper, and into song. I like to write poetry and screenplays, prose poetry, whatever seems right at the time...It's the dualistic nature in me, that I desire what I can't have-world of my choosing, with words that are fleeting. Pain can be beautiful sometimes...that's what makes people sick over causing it--dualistic-desiring something ethereal from the unnatural... We all must learn to forgive, though. Only one judge in my book.
If you want to hear my words from my own mouth-check out this site my multi-talented friend Robert, http://www.myspace.com/robertr3, put together: http://ahistoryofsilence.com/poetry/heather/index.htm, http://www.ahistoryofsilence.com/heather/heart.mp3, www.myspace.com/thelyreeffect with Stoo from Very Little Effort: http://www.myspace.com/verylittleeffort I write, act, spend my days thinking of ways not to work, haha. Also, I collaborate with this bad ass musician from Britain that heads the group, Very Little Effort. He is awesomely talented. We're releasing an album soon. It's not typical top 40 music, and features poetry. I just started working with a couple more musicians near me, who have great music ability. Who knows, you might even hear my voice or my music streaming through the radio or television someday. I started writing poetry and songs when I was 9, and never got rid of the creation bug.
www.lyreeffect.com. This is one of my passions.
CHECK THIS PAGE OUT: http://www.robertromani.com Robert has recorded my poetry-look for Heather Arneson. He's also recorded some great musicians-he's an artist and musician-a good website to look at.
Your Aura is Violet
.. Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world.
And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don't always use it!
The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say
Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony
Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach What Color Is Your Aura?
Your Life Path Number is 11
Your purpose in life is to inspire others
Your amazing energy draws people to you, and you give them great insight in return.
You hold a great amount of power over others, without even trying.
You have the makings of an inventor, artist, religious leader, or prophet.
In love, you are sensitive and passionate. You connect with your partner on a very deep level.
You have great abilities, but you are often way too critical of yourself.
You don't fit in - and instead of celebrating your differences, you dwell on them.
You have high expectations of yourself. But sometimes you set them too high and don't achieve anything. What Is Your Life Path Number?I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Writing, music, love, mysticism, religion, film, screenwriting, dancing, poetry-living and dying in it, reading others' song lyrics/poetry, concentric circles, my twin, drinking, sleeping, finding myself, nature, driving, cemetaries, creating art-drawing-though I suck at it haha, tennis, tuning in to others... Spirituality-even though I'm not Taoist--I fucking love all religions that honor a higher power, and encourage people to be humble...

I'd like to meet:

Poets, poet laureates, film producers and other media-crazed folks out there-need to get some words to image if you know what I mean, non crazymakers, lovers, dreamers, healthy ones, mad ones, people who like long philosophical discussions sans the knowledge, musicians, writers, actors, entertaining people, museum curators, famous people, saints, missionaries, people who don't use the word "dumb" when referring to other people much, talent, smarts, open hearts. I don't want to meet those who like to power trip, berate, or make others feel bad for their benefit-if you are like this, get a life and a soul. I feel bad for you. People who who crave TRUTH. By that I mean, taming religion under the heavens. Too many cults, too many fucked up groups...I'm a catholic, but I consider all religions to be right, but humans are the ones with the rights. There is a difference. Let's talk about the truth. Simply that. The Very Little Effort front man-he is a riot and a great musician. Ohhh...and Topper Harley, because he has the best name in the world. Todd Solondz! Nancy and Sid in the afterlife. John Lydon. DANIEL JOHNSTON-love that guy to death. Sascha Baron Cohen. People who are too funny for words. Nicholas Hope (GREAT ACTOR) and people he plays music with!:

Music:

I like electronic, rock, a bit o hip hop, goth/industrial, Chopin, Mozart, dabbling in my own, organs/harpsichords, violins, pianos, bagpipes, recorders, songs that speak to my soul.
Angels of music: of course Andrew Lloyd Webber, VERY LITTLE EFFORT, Ian Curtis, Oasis, The Clash, DANIEL JOHNSTON and his new band Danny and the Nightmares, Bob Marley, Soul Asylum, The White Stripes, Grant Hart (very funny guy, too) Death Cab for Cutie & The Postal Service, Atmosphere (because Sean Daley writes like he is a ghost looking back at events in his life sometimes)
Beauty in pain: NIN, myself and others, Joy Division, Modest Mouse, Apoptygma Berzerk, Android Lust, Envy is Blind, Bjork, Ben Folds (old +new), Madonna, J.J., the Vines, VNV Nation, New Order, shit that I write... Beauty in gravity: The Holden Caulfield Experience, BT, The Beastie Boys, Public Image Limited, The Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold, Air, the Strokes, The Avalanches, Arthur and Martha, DIESELBOY (a lot of drum and bass gravity), Tortured Soul, Hangar 18...
Beauty in the future: all my myspace band buds...Did I mention Grant Hart?-my new obsession ;p

Movies:

Amadeus, The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Storytelling, BORAT (etc), Welcome to the Dollhouse, Pi, Romeo + Juliet, Shakespeare in Love, Run Lola Run, The Last Temptation of Christ, Henry Fool, Highlander, Hollywood Ending, Annie Hall, Cecil B. Demented, Dreams, Go, The Naked Gun, Rob Schneider...always good for a laugh...umm if you can't handle that shove it ;p j/k...American History X, The Firm, Freaks, The Wall, Donnie Darko, Fight Club, House of Sand and Fog, Sorority Boys, Scary Movie (s) love the funniez, The Shining, American Beauty, Star Wars movies, Quentin T. is a phenomenal director, The Matrix films, Waking Life, UHF, American Psycho, Batman Begins, Shawshank Redemption, Jane Eyre, Lolita-Adrian Lynne, The Cell, The Machinist, Stage Beauty, Mrs. Doubtfire, Walk the Line, What Dreams May Come, Dead Man on Campus (hells yeah) my movies that I will make (haha), Dead Again, Vanilla Sky, Philadelphia, Sideways, Alice, The Green Mile, Monster, so many I am forgetting, films are more real than you think, ones that I will make, Mysterious Skin, The Allegory-a working title-working on that...gimme more...

Television:

Twin Peaks on video, X-Files, Law & Order, Judge shows, Ben Stiller Show on video, Are You Afraid of the Dark? when that was on, SNL is sometimes funny, late night talk shows...check out my sister Margaron's profile, too...we grew up and still watch the same shows, regarding tv...South Park, oh and Sex and the City is awesome, as well as Seinfeld. Of course, can't forget that one. But my favorite tv episode I think now is: "Christian Rock Hard"-South Park: Haha-thanks for that episode!!! "Don't ever leave me, Jesus. I couldn't stand to see you go. My heart would simply snap, my Lord, if you walked on out that door. I promise I'll be good to you, and keep you warm at night. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, why don't we just... shut off the lights." And the other song... "I wanna get down on my knees and start pleasing Jesus! I wanna feel his salvation all over my face!"

Books:

The Winged Energy of Delight, Getting Even by Woody Allen (man that guy can WRITE), How To Spot A Bastard By His Star Sign-very entertaining, Prince of Foxes, A lot of damn books--spiritual, poetry, religious text, film and screenwriting books, coloring...open books...I would like The Raving Lyre to be a good read...perhaps eventually my poetry book/books.

Heroes:

Hmmm. Frida Kahlo, Seamus Heaney, Daniel Johnston, Sean Daley, Mother Teresa, J.C. haha, Martin Luther, Buddha-Siddhartha, Joan of Arc, my closest friends-family (maybe because they've saved me before), Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Lumiere brothers, good new wave french directors, time itself, Cecil B. Demented!! the movie's soundtrack and art design are equally as entertaining-wow, :), rock stars who try to be real and dis Howard Stern when he needs it (read Rolling Stone...) the good priests out there, myself, doctors, a lot of people...

My Blog

work in progress--

Helicopter heartWhile you choose to stop or startThe world is taking all controland you're spinning me apart13 days I lost my loverThen my heart just went away31 days he had anotherAnd now the days ju...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Mon, 14 May 2007 06:35:00 PST

Now I know where the Beatles got their sound and look-Thanks Erik for the tip

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Posted by The Raving Lyre on Sat, 05 May 2007 08:13:00 PST

Some prose I wrote last night-

InvitationPart ITheir crooning shadows were stamped out by the melancholy jade of the July twilight. The summer introduced its cool propositions, intermingled with heart-heavy hedonism. Two people c...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:34:00 PST

WEDDING DAY 2007

The Love CriminalsThey rose akimboThose lips tied in knotsBowing to eternal blissThey molded his eyesInto yours scattering static dotsAll lining up Layers of bruises red and pinkAnd all for youVoices ...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:18:00 PST

Wrote this little verse when I was kind of tipsy and thinking of new order songs

This time it's safeUnlock the doorAnd you'll want moreFeeling inside that you've lost It And loved Crying in deathTo awaken the abandonmentTo no longer be stillBut shivering From tearsAnd all those ye...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:14:00 PST

A little history lesson in music I learned recently

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Posted by The Raving Lyre on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:25:00 PST

Twin Peaks character quiz-hell yeah

Which Twin Peaks character are you? You're Special Agent Dale Cooper. You're often too brilliant for people to really follow, but your infectious enthusiasm makes up for the fact that you'r...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:51:00 PST

Learning bass guitar.

No it isn't just because I want to be Sid Vicious-it is not because I want to be Peter Hook--I want to contribute to my musician friends-and be able to learn something I think I could be good at. I a...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:24:00 PST

Necessary Lubrication? A Dark Comedy by Heather Arneson

I recently just revised the screenplay for my 15-20 minute short film, Necessary Lubrication? It is based on a short story I wrote (also included in my blog)Logline: A suicidal young woman meets the l...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:53:00 PST

Wishmaker

Too broke to go to Dieselboy :(. Sad. Also, sad I'm blogging about this :(. Had to get it off my chest I guess...going to record some musak now--here are the lyrics my friend Erik and I wrote:Wishm...
Posted by The Raving Lyre on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:42:00 PST