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Sabbe satta sukhi hontu

About Me

I love camping. And canoeing, hiking, morel hunting, stargazing. I like nature. Bonfires, pine trees, unexpected rainstorms, brilliant sunny breaks in patches of thick white clouds. Hot, hot, hot weather...the kind everyone else thinks is too hot.I read. I actually enjoy reading. Immensely.I love to work out. I want to rock climb, skydive, white water raft, go spelunking, surf, hang glide.I'm getting married.I am neurotic, constantly evolving, and often contradicting myself.I am shy.I love beer. But not Coors light, or Bud or any of that swill, I like the good stuff. Mmmmm, Lion Stout.I plan on manipulating the human brain as a profession. I mean, I plan to get my Ph.D. with a major in cellular and clinical neurobiology.I commit random acts of kindness.I am happy.

My Interests

Harmony. Chaos. Pattern. Randomness. Complexity. Jagged Edges. Free Will. Sudden Leaps. Evolution. Fingerpaints. Pancakes. Humanistic Buddhism. Unresolved Dissonance. Neurodiversity. Savantism. Elephants. Early Retirement. Travel. Naptime. Surrealism. Abstract Expressionism. Meditation. Yoga. Ancient Civilizations. Camping. Running. Sabotage. Live Music. Hippos. Neurochemistry. Zen. Kinesiology. Change.

I'd like to meet:

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. My evil twin. Your evil twin. Probably not the Olsen twins. Risk Takers. Entrepreneurs. Jon Stewart .V.S. Ramachandran. People that will call me out on my bullshit. Anyone with a social conscience. Oliver Sacks. Philanthropists. Volunteers. Humanitarians. People who inspire and create thought. Philosophers. Poets. Genuine people. Honest people.

Music:

"Without music, life would be a mistake"- Nietzche..***I love music. Can't get enough of it. ***

Movies:

Anything Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Jackie Chan...all of the Once Upon a Time in China series, Fight Club, the Kill Bill movies, No Country for Old Men, Blade, Napolean Dynamite, Team America, Those f*ing Harry Potter movies, Boondock Saints, Goonies, Batman (almost all of them)...

Television:

ER, Scrubs, South Park, Ken Burns documentaries, Medical Incredible, anything else on Discovery Health, or National Geographic.

Books:

I love books. All things Shakespeare, "The Prophet", CHUCK PALAHNIUK, "The Dancing Wu Li Masters", "Phantoms in the Brain", "The Art of War", "Breakfast of Champions" actually all of Vonneguts' stuff, John Barth, Oliver Sacks, "Scientific American's Book of the Brain", Ken Kesey, Alan Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", "A Users' Guide to the Brain" (Seriously, this one changed my whole life), "Powers of Mind", "Synapse", "Memoirs of a Geisha","Amerika", most of Kafkas' works, Dan Brown, Aishida Kim, Anne Rice, Ayn Rand is a little heady, but worth the effort, "A Prayer for Owen Meany", the whole "for Dummies" series, I'll read any of them, same goes for the "Made Ridiculously Simple", "Tao of Jeet Kune Do", "The Wasteland", Eat, Pray, Love, Awakening the Buddha Within, Obviously anyhting written by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso. Oh, "Hippos Go Berserk" Sandra Boynton is the best childrens' book, and those f*ing Harry Potter books...

Heroes:

His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Ben Carson, Oliver Sacks, Sir Run Run Shaw, Temple Grandin, Leonardo DaVinci, Kim Peek, Bruce Lee. V.S. Ramachandran. But most of all my dad.

My Blog

Fortunate.

Incredible things that happened to me today that I am wildly and unapologetically grateful for; I made banana bread from scratch last night, and it was a stunningly delicious breakfast with coffee (it...
Posted by A. on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:05:00 PST

Hurry Up and Wait.

It's all hurry up and wait lately. A million enigmas swirling wild, everyone scattering. But I'm waiting. Just waiting for it to sweep me up and whip me around. Waiting for something else to take con...
Posted by A. on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:23:00 PST

Viva la Revolucion.

"The only frontier you have left is the world of intangibles. Everything else is sewn up too tight. Caged inside too many laws... the internet, movies, music, stories, art, rumors, computer programs, ...
Posted by A. on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:06:00 PST

Wheel...of....FORTUNE!!!!!

http://www.flarn.com/~warlock/tarot/chinese/10.jpg">>You are The Wheel of FortuneGood fortune and happiness but sometimes a species of intoxication with successThe Wheel of Fortune is all about big th...
Posted by A. on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:14:00 PST

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.

I do not spend nearly enough time in the woods. I am considering quitting my job(s) and spending all of my time in the woods of Northern Michigan...and Kentucky, and Tenessee, and Colorado. Oh, and Ca...
Posted by A. on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:08:00 PST

40

40 'Off the Wall' Questions1.) What side of the heart do you draw first?The left side.2.) Can you dive without plugging your nose?Of course. Ooooh, I so want to go swimming now!3.) What color is your ...
Posted by A. on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:53:00 PST

~Peace, Peace, Peace~

Tickle's Original Inkblot TestReveal Your Subconscious Mind Amanda Beth, your subconscious mind is driven most by Peace You have a deeply-rooted desire to make peace in the world. Whether through subt...
Posted by A. on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:49:00 PST

Secular Humans.

"The first step to overcoming hardship has to be a change in attitude. Far too many people today have a victim's mentality. People with this focus get so overwhelmed by their hardship that they feel p...
Posted by A. on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:21:00 PST

I'm Supposed to Be Doing Homework...

But how weird is it that neurologist is included on this list...? Your Career Personality: Independent, Insightful, and Ingenious..http://images.blogthings.com/quickanddirtycareert est/intp.jpg" height...
Posted by A. on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:50:00 PST

Instructions for Life

I know that I've posted this before. But it's very important. Words of advice from my hero. 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.2. When you lose, don't lose...
Posted by A. on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:35:00 PST