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About Me

Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvaha
Om, Thath Savithur Varenyam
Bhargo, Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayath

There are many paths, but there is still one way - the way towards our highest self, honoring God and his proudest creation.
"True love does not always give the reciever what it would like to recieve, but it will always give that which is best for it. So welcome everything you recieve whether you like it or not. Ponder on anything you do not like and see if you can see why it was necessary. Acceptance will then be very much easier."
David Icke, The Truth Vibrations
"We are pain and what cures pain, both. We are the sweet cold water and the jar that pours. I want to hold you close like a lute, so that we can cry out with loving. Would you rather throw stones at a mirror? I am your mirror and here are the stones."
Jelaluddin Rumi meditation not medication
evolution not revolution
are you paying attention?

My Interests

LOVE

I'd like to meet:

don't expect me to reply to messages, read blogs, say hello. you know, interact on here. i'm beginning to value actual time spent with people, and little else.

we can still stay in touch via AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Gmail, snail mail, telepathy, and the ever elusive "IRL".

Music:

musical influences...

4Hero
808 State -> Graham Massey
Anita Baker
Aphex Twin
Armand Van Helden
Army of Lovers
Art of Noise
Autechre
bagpipes
Basement Jaxx
Bent
Benny Benassi
Big Punisher
Biggie Smalls
Blackalicious
Bone Thugs
Bonnie Pink
chants
Cibo Matto
Claude Debussy
Coldcut
Curtis Mayfield
Cut Chemist
Daft Punk
David Banner
De La Soul
Dead Can Dance
Dead Prez
Deftones
Depeche Mode
Disturbed
Dj Hell
DJ Shadow
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band -> Kid Creole
Dusty Springfield
Einsturzende Neubaten
Erasure
Eric Satie
Eurythmics
Faithless
Fantastic Plastic Machine
Finger Eleven
Fleetwood Mac
Fluke
Fugazi
Gackt
Gangstarr
Gidon Kremer
Gil Scott-Heron
Groove Armada
Groove Theory -> Amel Larrieux
Gus Gus
Hithouse
HOUSE MUSIC
Ian Pooley
Incubus
Isaac Hayes
Jamiroquai
Jill Scott
Joss Stone
Kismet
Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon
the Sugarcubes -> Bjork
Larry Heard/Mr. Fingers
Laverne Baker
Lisa Stansfield
LFO
LTJ Bukem
Ludacris
Maaya Sakamoto
Manic Street Preachers
Marvin Gaye
Massive Attack -> Tricky
Masters at Work
Maurice Ravel
Maxwell
Mj Cole
Morcheeba
Mu-Ziq
Nas
Nobuo Uematsu
Noir Desir
Nuspirit Helsinki
Oceanlab
Orbital
Otis Redding
Outkast
Patti LuPone
Pharrell
Plaid/The Black Dog Productions
Portishead
Prince
Public Enemy
Rae & Christian
Raphael Saadiq
RJD2
Robin Thicke
Royksopp
Sade
Sarah Brightman
Sevendust
Sigur Ros
Slipknot
Sneaker Pimps
Soul Coughing -> Mike Doughty
Soul II Soul
Stevie Wonder
System of a Down
Teena Marie
The Fantastiks
The Gap Band
The Moody Blues
The Orb
The Prodigy
The Streets
The Sundays
Talib Kweli
Talking Heads
T.I.
Tom Waits
Tribe Called Quest
Type O Negative
Underworld -> Darren Emerson
Vinyl Fatigue/Amen Assasin :D
Wagon Christ
Yaida Hitomi
Yellow Magic Orchestra

anything else you can send me that I haven't heard yet :)

Movies:

Films either touch me too deeply or amuse me and are forgettable. Either way I enjoy them but they aren't worth mentioning.

Television:

CSI, historical documentaries, nature programs, Expose, home improvement shows. Waiting for the box to go dark.

Books:

things i write, Enid Blyton, William Gibson, various "gurus", Jose Saramango, Georges Bataille, Italo Calvino, poetry collections, some how-to's

Heroes:

Heron (Hero) of Alexandria
Delia Derbyshire

My Blog

dings and dents

last Thursday some guy in a California rental car opened his driver's side door into my parked car. while i was sitting in it. he refused to give me information, so i filed a police report and a claim...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:10:00 PST

queen of all things creepy

hahahahahahahaha!the purple petticoat of awesomeness that could drown a small hippo has arrived. my costume is coming together nicely.oh, how far I've come. off to the vat to mix more henna and tidy s...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:35:00 PST

artistry

once i pay the library the $180 i owe them, i'll be registering for ceramics as a fifth class. two of my other classes aren't going to be in person classes so i think it will work out just fine. the...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:51:00 PST

notes in a partner

idle visions drift to tensile blankets of tanned structureswith which you may supportmy seeping fleshhave i mustered up the strength to merely hold the titlei would rather seein someone elseno, no wee...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PST

you know you love it

unless you're carl. then you hate me right now....
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:00 PST

beautiful

dog sitting againtoday i bought lunch for two brothers. their credit card wasn't going through and they had some hard worn faces for such young kids. i felt really good about it.it's so nice to have t...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:14:00 PST

no rest for the weary

new bikes for the man and i (fantastic)super weird emotional day in art class for people (felt bad, gave support)honing my skill as an internet yoga instructor (way cool)getting into the groove as a f...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:23:00 PST

to tether flight

i walk the bridge enough to knowthe roads are slowand slats can get me closer to the skymy feet are barei feel the imperfections theresplinters, rope is ridgid, each plygrinding atmy sole callusesi am...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:12:00 PST

california

i just got back last nightthe road teaches you lots of thingslike how not to wait for things to happen to youor for circumstances to be right to do the things you want in lifeor even to wait for a tra...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:29:00 PST

Out of commission

hello kids!so yesterday morning I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed.quite a success, I'm not bruised or anything, just very swollen and achey around the face. it makes for quite a sight.Carl too...
Posted by Gillian embodies fire on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:59:00 PST