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Isobel

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About Me

The further I go the less I feel sure of knowing...and I didn't really start off a know-it-all to begin with. So...since I accidentally deleted the "about me" that had been up here for years...I find that I'm a bit at a loss as to what to fill this spot with. I'm serious most of the time...which I suspect is in part truly the way I am and also due to a slight fear of doing or saying something "wrong". And I know that's a shame, and that's it's no big deal to make mistakes...it being how we learn and what not...but I don't like messes or hurt feelings and I may have an exaggerated sense of the ugly bits we all have deep inside and the need to shelter you all from my own version of them. I usually put a lot of thought into what I'm saying...and yet I am also known to be too open with the divulging of secret-type things...both my own and others. I love singing and it can often change my mood entirely. Though I almost never remember this fact when I'm in the misdst of a foul-temper and wishing to be free of it. Fun and joy come to me in very simple and childlike activities. I love textures and touching (especially the crisp seams of fabric). I love baths and good smells...candles, incense. Being immersed in water grounds me and gives me clearer access to my thoughts. As does occupying my hands in semi-mindless methodical tasks. I enjoy language and the skillful use of words...and can hold my own in witty banter...though prolonged mental sparring is draining to me and can stir anxiety. Contact with another human seems to help keep this anxiousness at bay. I love kissing and have found females in general to be better at this. Too bad I have serious doubts as to my ability to ever be in love with one. Stringed instruments, especially played solo, give me a fantastic ache of the heart. I love psychology, though I've really only read about the subject through astrology...I've got hours to burn for anyone wishing to honestly disclose their hopes and fears, I seem to be able to relate. I love to read aloud. I think ignorance without the slightest clue of itself dismays me more than anything...no wait...add to that a penchant for telling others how it is and believing yourself without a shadow of a doubt...that really inspires a sinking feeling. I love taking care of things when it's not at all expected. I love my rats, Tobin and Lir, they are my happy thoughts. I love my dog, Sofie, with an intensity and joy that I didn't expect. I hear that we are all very concerned with connecting to each other...thus myspace perhaps...well I can only vouch for myself and I know it to be something that motivates most of my actions. But all in all I don't seem to be very skilled at having more than a few close friends at a time. I care a lot more than I often feel it necessary to let on. I'm very happy to be here...yet have my suspicions that I am too enthusiatic about death. People often ask where my accent is from...I was born and raised right here...but spent a lot of time at young ages imagining I was someplace else. ..and on and on.... :oP
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My Interests


Thirty spokes
meet in the hub.
Where the wheel isn't
is where it's useful.

Hollowed out,
clay makes a pot.
Where the pot's not
is where it's useful.

Cut out door and windows
to make a room.
Where the room isn't,
there's room for you.

So the profit in what is
is in the use of what isn't.

-Lao Tzu
translated by Ursula LeGuin

The More Loving One

Looking up at the stars, I know quite well
That, for all they care, I can go to hell,
But on earth indifference is the least
We have to dread from man or beast.

How should we like it were stars to burn
With a passion for us we could not return?
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.

Admirer as I think I am
Of stars that do not give a damn,
I cannot, now I see them, say
I missed one terribly all day.

Were all stars to disappear or die,
I should learn to look at an empty sky
And feel its total dark sublime,
Though this might take me a little time.
- W.H. Auden

CURRENT MOON moon phase info
Complete sincerity: You believe in being
straightforward with others, and you expect
the same from them. People would consider you
a good listener, and one who is calm and
mostly serious.

You are The High Priestess

Science, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.

The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you need to know. The High Priestess is also associated with the moon however and can also indicate change or fluxuation, particularily when it comes to your moods.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

I'd like to meet:

tori amos, my dog that died when i was 17, my first love as he was when we were together oh so long ago, my last love, myself years from now (though I suppose I can wait for these last two), the king/queen o' the little people, who/whatever is really running things, ayn rand...

Music:

neutral milk hotel - tori amos - bjork - loreena mckennit - einstersende neubauten - battery - ivoux - madonna - magnetic fields - switchblade symphony - tool - sinead o'connor - wolfsheim - the cure - the cranberries - new world renaissance band - covenant - dead can dance - gary newman - cocteau twins - depeche mode - beth gibbons - kelpie - suzanne vega - siouxsie and the banshees soundtracks: amelie - labrynth - requiem for a dream

Movies:

willow - american beauty - v for vendetta - city of lost children - legend - the departed - lord of the rings - the million dollar hotel - the last unicorn - boondock saints - labyrinth - dogville - lady in the water - braveheart...i get really into almost whatever it is that i'm watching...so they always feel like my favorite 'til i can get back in my own brain when they're over

Television:

six feet under - firefly - deadwood

Books:

Ender's Game; The Beginning Place; The Last Unicorn; The Fifth Sacred Thing; The Fountainhead; The Prophet; Conversations With God; Neverwhere; A Wrinkle In Time; The Neverending Story; Anywhere But Here; Snow White, Blood Red; The Illustrated Man; Earthsea Cycle; The Elenium; Atlas Shrugged; Pride and Predjudice

Heroes:

Adam; Me; and Orpheus

My Blog

Dear Tobin

Thank you... for coming into mine and Lincoln's life as a shy little angel, and giving her much appreciated love (though she was a grump) in her last month of life. for being so understanding of the ...
Posted by Isobel on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:35:00 PST

really?

I'm a vain hedonist...who when not being sexual would rather be alone!?Gosh can I be my friend! ;oPbackground: eeeeee" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" bgcolor="eeeeee"> Advanced Global Pe...
Posted by Isobel on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:53:00 PST

From Kerri's Grandma...

Desiderata or "Things to be Desired"Go placidly amid the noise and haste,and remember what peace there may be in silence.As far as possible without surrenderbe on good terms with all persons.Speak you...
Posted by Isobel on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:29:00 PST

Make like a tree...

Yay vacation!! I shall see you all later...like 4 days from now!! I'm going to see the leaves, and the flowers, and the mosquitoes...I'll send them all greetings from the city. ::waves::...
Posted by Isobel on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:46:00 PST

not about love, though could apply

please turn off the headlampsthere's nothing more to seei'll gladly let you on your wayif you'll only set me freei didn't see you comingas i stumbled from my roominch by inch, that first timenot far f...
Posted by Isobel on Tue, 02 May 2006 12:06:00 PST