music, philosophy, psychology, computers, networking, spirituality, information technology, subversive counterculture, better living thru chemistry, human sexuality/erotica, xbox, football (college and pro), exercising, hedonism, playing piano and percussion, feasting on raw fish.
(Author's note: It has been suggested that this 'laundry list' connotes that I only want to be messaged by those who perfectly match these traits, and that it comes off as somewhat intimidating and exceedingly selective. Suffice to say that I appreciate and respect all personality types and every opinion; I do not judge, I only observe. Don't hesitate to write if you feel so inclined.)
- You are equally fascinated and repulsed by pop culture (the only time you can be caught watching Reality TV is when you are channel surfing and a show mesmerizes you in a "rubbernecking-to-catch-a-glimpse-of-a-car-accident" kind of way).
- You consider yourself rather politically-aware but find anyone that leans too far to either side of the political spectrum a bit disconcerting. When you listen to talk radio or the various 'news' sources, you are appalled at how everyone is more concerned about being right than being honest.
- You are disgusted with most commercial radio and MTV, especially their penchant for overplaying songs, even the passable ones, to the point that are rendered an unlistenable bloody pulp. Indeed, your musical leanings tend to be off the mainstream; most people have never heard the artists and bands you consider favorites.
- You don't affiliate yourself too closely to either major political party/ideology, nor have you found an organized religion that fits your very specific and very clear spiritual beliefs. This comes as no surprise, as even while you were growing up you never did associate with any particular clique (despite having several close friends). What others mistook for a loner was a person who had the unique trait of being comfortable in your own skin without needing the approval of others.
- You aren't interested in finding your 'other half' or someone to 'complete you'. You are quite whole all by yourself (thankyouverymuch), and your quiet confidence exudes this constantly. You suffer from the occassional bout of loneliness, but you don't let it consume you. You are energized by meeting new, interesting, and like-minded people, but you would never date someone just for the sake of dating.
- Quite simply, you are You... nothing more, nothing less: secure, confident, fun-loving, intellectually curious, articulate, and constantly seeking enlightenment. You don't make excuses for who you are. You seek momentous meetings and are open to the possibility of anything and everything. You are equal parts 'not sure of my place in this world' and 'loving the journey and where it is taking me'. You love Life, and you travel through this world with the Knowing that Life loves you right back just as much.
GENRES: techno, acid/goa/psy trance, house, drum and bass, IDM/experimental/drill n bass, downtempo/chillout, ambient, intelligent and nu-skool breakbeat, alt/indie rock, classic rock, classical, jazz, samba/brazilian, funk, classical, GOOD hip hop, soul, funk, slam! poetry, female singer/songwriters. <[i>edit: for all genres, please follow with 'that doesn't suck'.]
ARTISTS: 2manyDJs, a tribe called quest, adam f, air, andy c, ani difranco, andy smith, aphex twin, avro part, autechre, basement jaxx, beastie boys, beck, beth orton, billy joel, bjork, boards of canada, bookashade, brazilian girls, cinematic orchestra, claude debussy, claude vonstroke & dirtybird records, the clifford gilberto orchestra, coldcut, coldplay, craig armstrong, daft punk, dave seaman, deadmau5, deltron 3030, del the funky homosapien, depeche mode, dieselboy, dillinja, mike doughty, dj hype, ed rush and optical, mark farina & om records, fiona apple, fatboy slim, franz liszt, franz ferdinand, frederic chopin, adam freeland, frou frou, future sound of london, garbage, grooverider, gustav holst, h foundation, hallucinogen, imogen heap, infected mushroom, johann sebastian bach, jonatha brooke, john b, jurassic 5, justin, justice, kid606, kool keith, kraftwerk, kruder & dorfmeister, lamb, lovage, luke vibert, maurice ravel, massive attack, ming + fs, mstrkrft, muse, nine inch nails, peter gabriel, peter tchaikovsky, panacea, pink floyd, plaid, plug, poe, portishead, the postal service, prefuse 73, princess superstar, rabbit in the moon, radiohead, regina spektor, ritchie hawtin, roots manuva, roni size, rjd2, sander kleinenberg, sarah mclachlan, saul williams, self, sergio mendes, shpongle, shy fx, dj shadow, sia, simian mobile disco, smashing pumpkins, soul coughing, squarepusher, sting, dj stryke, joss stone, teebee, thievery corporation, the orb, trentemoller, tool, tori amos, uberzone, union jack, venetian snares, wagon christ, west indian girl, wolfgang amadeus mozart, zero7, yasume, µ-ziq.
Amadeus, Saving Private Ryan, Memento, Contact, Spun, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Field of Dreams, Amelie, Donnie Darko, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Contact, Happy Accidents, Whale Rider, Secretary, Seven, A Clockwork Orange, Heathers, Natural Born Killers, Seven, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Friday, Say Anything, Office Space, Garden State, American Beauty, Stranger than Fiction, The Fountainhead
Six Feet Under (best. show. EVER!), South Park, Real Time w/ Bill Maher, Da Ali G Show, South Park, Nip/Tuck, The Chappelle Show, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Maxx, The State, The Sopranos, Family Guy, In Treatment, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Robot Chicken, The Boondocks, Reno 911!
The Conversations with God series, The Prince of Tides, The Secret History, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Generation Ecstasy, The Alchemist, Quirkyalone, The Power of Intention, Brave New World, The DaVinci Code, Mind Hacks, Siddhartha, The Sandman series
Neale Donald Walsch, Tori Amos, Phil Hendrie, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Norman Cook, Aldous Huxley, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Dane Cook, Sacha Baron Cohen, Robert Kiyosaki, George Karagianis, Howard Roark, Adis Tamayo (my mother), Miguel Tamayo (my father, R.I.P.)