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LN

if in sudden wakefulness, you wonder where you are, look in the mirror to see if that's really you

About Me

I daydream that I will one day call myself artist. I write but only for myself ... for I am the only one it makes sense to.... music and words are sustenance... art is passion ... love is nectar ... everything else in between constitutes real life ....
do me a favour... if you send a friend request, send a message as well ...otherwise, I will hit deny
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Ode to Insomnia
The night is dark
and should be peaceful
not predatory and frightening
the old click click click of that film strip projector
goes into overtime
flashing images from every spectre imaginable
it doesn't break down unexplicably
like they normally do, those old projectors
this one is endless
the main controller is broken
when an image finally rests for a second
and the zoom sharpens,
the audience becomes aware and the race is on again
there is no such thing as rest for me
it flickers constantly
the word games in my head don't help
neither do those millions of sheep
they jump endlessly over that fence
and sleep does not come
the miniscule thoughts of the day
magnify into fears and self loathing
until they expand so big they morph into more massive, better scarier things
i wish it to stop
a blanket of comfort and peace
is what I need
to trust it will get better
and that restoration will come
if wrapping it up and handing it over would only work
I could entrust it and feels arms of longing and love surrounding me
if only the night wasn't so dark
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Bustle moves in hurried stance,
afraid what lurks the thoroughfare
devil seared with easy glance
bravado rendered quite threadbare
incensed by rules of common men
tread cautiously where fools do dare
my vengeful heart does pity then
the callous uncouth debonaire
for filth, for lies, shall be condemned
no more to breathe the poisoned air
and take to roads of boundless light
forgotten path of childhood glee
remove the binds which cut so tight
and live without uncertainty
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ultimately, whether you think you CAN,
or think you CAN'T
you will be right

My Interests

music; writing; painting; drawing; photography; websitedesign; love scrabble and word games; friends; family

I'd like to meet:


here to meet other artists... photographers... writers... interesting, kind people who like to laugh... I'd love to hang out with William Shatner, Stephen King, Gary Larson, Robin Williams, Kathy Bates ..

so I asked Henry my bartending friend
if I should bother dating unfamous men
and Henry said you're lucky to even know me
you're lucky to be alive
you're lucky to be drinkin' here for free
cuz I'm a sucker for your lucky pretty eyes

Music:

I have to play music constantly... it is like air and water; a necessity. I listen to a lot of things, except for country which will cause me to chew both arms off. Some faves are ..... Tori Amos, Sting, Nine Inch Nails, Prince, Afrocelts, Aerosmith, Air, Alan Parsons, Alanis Morrisette, Zappacosta, David Baerwald, Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Annie Lennox, Athlete, Badly Drawn Boy, The Beatles, Beck, Bedouin Soundclash, Ben Folds, Bill Withers, Boy Girl Radio, Brandon Paris Band, Kate Bush, Camel, Santana, Catherine Wheel, Charlotte Martin, Chemical Brothers, Chris Botti, Chilliwack, Coldplay, Colin James, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Jesse Cook, Daniel Powter, Dave Matthews, David Bowie, David Gray, Days of the New, Death Cab for Cutie, Depeche Mode, Dishwalla, Disturbed, Doctor, Dominic Miller, Doug and the Slugs (RIP Bennett), Doves, Dream Theater, Edgar Winter, Eels, Elbow, Embrace, Enchant, Eric Johnson, Eurythmics, Feeder, Feist, Fifty Foot Monster, Fischerspooner, Five for Fighting, Frank Zappa, Franz Ferdinand, Genesis, Goldfrapp, Larry Gowan, Go West, Gorillaz, Howie Day, I Mother Earth, IAMX, Imogen Heap, Iron & Wine, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Kansas, Kruder and Dorfmeister, MMW, KT Tunstall, Lamb, Led Zeppelin, Liz Phair, Lenny Breau, Lenny Kravitz, Machines of Loving Grace, Marillion, Del Amitri, Mars Volta, Massive Attack, Blake Havard, Midge Ure, Paul McCartney, Mike & The Mechanics, Mayfield Four, Moloko, Morcheeba, Mr. Bungle, My Morning Jacket, Muse, Nellie McKay, Neverending White Lights, OSI, Our Lady Peace, Ours, Peace Orchestra, Penguin Cafe, Perishers, Sia, Tool, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Philosopher Kings, Pink Floyd, PJ Harvey, The Police, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Porcupine Tree, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Ashcroft, Rob Dickinson, James Blunt, Ringside, Riverside, Gavin DeGraw, Robbie Williams, Train, Stones, Sade, Anita Baker, Cassandra Wilson, Sigur Ros, Seal, Sheryl Crow, Simon and Garfunkel, Sneaker Pimps, Kidney Thieves, Keane, South, Snow Patrol, Sparklehorse, Spock's Beard, St. Germaine, Steely Dan, Stereolab, Ricky Lee Jones, Sufjan Stevens, Stevie Wonder, Tape Worm, Tea Party, Thievery Corporation, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Three Dog Night, Tom Waits, Toni Childs, Zero 7, U2, Vines, City & Colour, Maroon 5

Movies:

Boondock Saints; The Big Lebowski; Shawshank Redemption; Pulp Fiction; Snatch; The Crying Game; Silence of the Lambs; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Reservoir Dogs; Forrest Gump; Toy Story; Fifth Element; Sixth Sense

Television:

Sopranos; Deadwood; Six Feet Under; Dead Like Me; Grey's Anatomy; Survivor; CSI; Star Trek

Books:

the Dark Tower series; LOTR; etc..
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Heroes:



"I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing.... " ~ Thomas Edison ~

"Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best...." ~ Thomas Edison ~

"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ~ Albert Einstein ~

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." ~ Mark Twain ~

"It is not length of life, but depth of life." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ~ Albert Einstein ~

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." ~ Sir Winston Churchill ~

"Ring a bell and I'll salivate" ~ Steven Page in
Brian Wilson (BNL)

My Blog

winter work out!

I just shovelled my driveway!  took an HOUR to clear my part ... thank goodness I don't have to do the entire thing... my little shovel just wasn't good enough.. had to go buy a scoop... the lady...
Posted by LN on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:53:00 PST

LN's lessons on driving in snow

do: - take off at a screeching 90 kph from a dead stop.  This sometimes causes a phenomenon known as a doughnut.  You can also buy doughnuts at Tim Horton's. - see a car coming in ...
Posted by LN on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:08:00 PST

baby, it's cold outside

and I'm in the mood.....   to cook... Made some bread dough...... it's rising in a nice sunny spot in the kitchen (Yes people! the sun is shining in all its glory today!!!!)  ... the plan is...
Posted by LN on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:39:00 PST

same

if my eyes are green and yours are gray, do we see colours in the exact same way?  the flecks that mirror my reflection interpret the image into the me.. the now.. the then... feels like years sq...
Posted by LN on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:02:00 PST

so this past week.....

I drove to California by myself lol.. just for fun.... made it as far as Sacramento, then the weather started looking WAY too fucking scary (for the return trip I mean)... but I went through seattle (...
Posted by LN on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 07:16:00 PST

stole some more lyrics

be my friend... wrap me up... unfold me.. I am small.... and needy... warm me up .... and breathe me....   I wish I had written that sentence originally.   breathe me?  what a...
Posted by LN on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:22:00 PST