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Michael, who is breathed and imagined

Fear is when Love stops short of Infinity. Adi Da Samraj

About Me

This is a funny section to have words in, because the "me" shifts and changes in all kinds of ways at all kinds of times. But some things that have remained constant in my life are my passion for music and my life as a performing classical pianist; my love of quiet and of friends, and of words and language; and things that remind me of other things, like the smell of freshly-cut grass or the way the moon looks behind a thin cloud at the end of October. I love all paths to the Divine, no matter how apparently twisty or turny or opposite, because all things must return to their Source, because there is nothing other than the Source. I have discovered that, in this lifetime, in the form of my Guru, Adi Da Samraj. Who knew. Certainly not me. But otherwise, I am friendly and open and flexible to a certain degree, though not necessarily supportive of egoic bullshit (read: drama). I will most likely not call you on any of that, unless you ask me to, but what you may notice is that we suddenly don't spend as much time together as we may previously have. And it's all ok. Our paths are our paths. And yours and mine have just crossed if you're reading this. So: hello. I like you. Don't be an asshole. I'll try to be good. Love and love; why bother with anything else?
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Jesse McCartney
he's young, innocent, blonde and sexy... dang, wat else is there to be said? nothing except, he can sing, he can act... hes just AWESOME
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What Intercollegiate Forensics Individual Event Are You?
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You scored as Experimental

You are an experimental event. Whether it be sales, radio, or hybrid cold-read duo, you are unique. You don’t like to follow the crowd.


Experimental


92%

Persuasion


83%

Faith Lit.


83%

STE


75%

Readers' Theatre


75%

Poetry


67%

POI


67%

Informative


58%

Impromptu


50%

RC


50%

Extemp


42%

Duo


42%

Prose


33%

DI


25%
What Mythological Creature are you? (Cool Pics!)
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You scored as Angel

Angel: Angels are the guardians of all things, from the smallest ant to the tallest tree. They give inspiration, love, hope, and positive emotion. They live among humans without being seen. They are the good in all things, and if you feel alone, don't fear. They are always watching. Often times they merely stand by, whispering into the ears of those who feel lost. They would love nothing more then to reveal themselves, but in today's society, this would bring havoc and many unneeded questions. Give thanks to all things beautiful, for you are an Angel.


Angel


75%

Faerie


67%

Mermaid


59%

Dragon


17%

WereWolf


8%

Demon


0%
Which Horror Killer are You?
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You scored as Jason Voorhees

You are Jason Voorhees. You werent liked much as a child. All you wanted was to let your Mom raise you right. However after you died a watery death in Camp Crystal Lake, your Mom tried to take revenge, in which she too died a horrible decapitation. Now you will go on forever, seeking revenge! You may have the highest kill count in horror, but you arent all bad. You just love your mother!


Jason Voorhees


35%

Hannibal Lecter


20%

Michael Myers


15%

Pinhead


15%

Captain Spaulding


15%

Leatherface


15%

Candyman


10%

Freddy Krueger


10%

Buffalo Bill


5%

Jigsaw


0%

If I were a Dead Russian Composer, I would be Igor Stravinsky.

Known as a true son of the new 20th Century, my music started out melodic and folky but slowly got more dissonant and bizzare as I aged. I am a traveler and a neat freak, and very much hated those rotten eggs thrown at me after the premiere of "The Rite of Spring."

Who would you be? Dead Russian Composer Personality Test


My Interests

spiritual practice, music, theater, movies, poetry, metaphysics, dirt, spunk, gravy, boobs, and salt. And words in a row. And even just words and sounds, themselves. Given enough time and access, I could become interested in everything. Anything. All of "it". Jung Explorer Test
Actualized type: INFP
(who you are)

INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population. Preferred type: ESFP
(who you prefer to be)

ESFP - "Entertainer". Radiates attractive warmth and optimism. Smooth, witty, charming, clever. Fun to be with. Very generous. 8.5% of the total population. Attraction type: ENFP
(who you are attracted to)

ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population.
Take Jung Explorer Test
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You Are a Prophet Soul
You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone.
Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people.
Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run.
No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.

You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.
Concerned about the world, you are good at predicting people's feelings.
A seeker of wisdom, you are a life long learner looking for purpose and meaning.
You are a great thinker and communicator, but not necessarily a doer.

Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul What Kind of Soul Are You?
Advanced Global Personality Test Results

Extraversion |||||||||||| 50%
Stability |||||||||||||||||||| 86%
Orderliness |||||||||||| 46%
Accommodation |||||||||||| 50%
Interdependence |||||||||||| 43%
Intellectual |||||||||||||||| 70%
Mystical |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Artistic |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Religious |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Hedonism |||| 16%
Materialism |||||||||||||||| 63%
Narcissism |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Adventurousness |||||||||||||||| 63%
Work ethic |||||| 30%
Self absorbed |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Conflict seeking |||| 16%
Need to dominate |||||||||||| 43%
Romantic |||||||||||| 50%
Avoidant |||||| 23%
Anti-authority |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Wealth |||||| 30%
Dependency |||| 16%
Change averse |||||||||| 36%
Cautiousness |||||||||||| 50%
Individuality |||||||||||| 50%
Sexuality |||||||||||||||| 63%
Peter pan complex |||| 16%
Physical security |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Physical Fitness |||||||||||| 44%
Histrionic |||||||||||| 50%
Paranoia || 10%
Vanity |||||| 23%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||| 56%
Female cliche |||||||||||| 43% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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What Famous Leader Are You?
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You are a
Social Liberal
(75% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(21% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Socialist
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Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test
Your Birthdate: July 9
You are a born idealist, with more pet causes than you can count.
You prefer be around others, both when working and while relaxing.
Generous and giving, you believe you can change the world one person at a time.
You're open minded and tolerant. People feel like they can tell you anything.

Your strength: Your go-with-the-flow flexibility

Your weakness: Your flair for the over dramatic

Your power color: Pine green

Your power symbol: Circle

Your power month: September What Does Your Birth Date Mean?
Your Aura is Blue
Spiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life.
You are very giving of yourself. And it's hard for you to let go of relationships.

The purpose of your life: showing love to other people

Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah

Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor What Color Is Your Aura?

I'd like to meet:

All of you. With a slight emphasis on Meryl Streep, Albert Brooks, and Barbara Cook.

Music:

I like a nice tune. I also like a complex one. What I don't like is Boulez and his ilk; no matter how fabulous their ears may be, that music doesn't penetrate me below my neck. I am unmoved. All should kneel before Bach and Brahms; I also have a rather outsized liking for the music of Ernest Bloch. As far as pop, I enjoy one or two songs by almost everyone, from Ben Folds to Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright to Aretha Franklin. Aqua. Clay Aiken. Laurie Anderson is a favorite, though she's hard to classify, aside from being simply fabulous. Ella Fitzgerald, John Corigliano, Stephen Sondheim, John Williams, Rachmaninoff, George Crumb, Arvo Pärt, Ray Lynch, Beethoven, Chopin, Vaughan-Williams, Cass Elliott, Schubert, God Speed You Black Emperor! Lots of different stuff. I also love fusion, especially if it incorporates Eastern Indian music into the mix...

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine, LOTR, Miyazaki, I Heart Huckabees, Baraka, Disney/Pixar, Albert Brooks, Waking Ned Devine, Christopher Guest, X-Men, Peter Weir, John Waters, Contact. Things that are made with love. And listening.

Television:

I watch very little TV, but some shows I enjoy are Cheers (best ensemble-comedy EVER), South Park, The Simpsons, Queer as Folk, and Scrubs. And I love The Daily Show.

Books:

World According to Garp, The Mummery Book, The Dawn Horse Testament, Life of Pi, Dave Eggers, LOTR, Stephen King, The Glass Castle, Shakespeare, any writer who uses ecstatic language, who blurs the apparent lines between mind, flesh, and God, between poetry and living, between here and there and everywhere. And a well-placed fart-joke can save a relationship.

Heroes:

Adi Da, Jesus, Krishnamurti, Ken Wilber, Leon Fleisher, Meryl Streep, Einstein, Richard Feynman, George Carlin, Albert Brooks, Georges Cziffra, anyone who is (or even just seems to be) about self-transcendence and awakening of true FEELING in this Kali Yuga hell-realm...and my mother. And the fact that half of you think that's cheesy or stupid is just a sign of the darkness of the times. Freeze and feel below that, deep, and you'll know it's true. We love whom we love. And a single-parent is a kind of hero.

My Blog

Fun things to do with bacon...

Slather it on your BLOG! Blargh. Glarhb. Blgh. Gb. And ham hocks. And crispy chicken. And enticing furnitures south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Where I are. But just barely. And O, it is late, ...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:26:00 PST

A Break in the Change

Well, hello, everyone. Fancy seeing you after these many moons. Am I seeing you? Are you seeing me? Eh. Anyway, aside from the fact that I’ve been facebooking much more frequently these day...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PST

The Flying Remembers Her

I wrote this just after seeing my grandmother, Ethel Plaisted, alive for the last time. That was just over two years ago, and I haven't shared this with anyone since then, except for reading it aloud...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:57:00 PST

Fraught with mistakes and sherbet.

1. A random guy yells to you "aybaybay." You....?Take the plate out of his mouth.2. What was the last thing you put in your mouth?Well-water.3. What does your last incoming text message say?"People wh...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:18:00 PST

Where do you find beauty?

"Barbara Cook defies time. She has it all  musicianship, of course, clarity, phrasing, a sure touch and feel for the mood of every lyric. She knows how to act a song, but she isn't theatrical. It isn...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:30:00 PST

That

1. Do you follow your mind or your heart?How the fuck should I know? I go where I am lead by my intuition, whatever that's made of.2. Where were you when you heard the news of the crocodile hunter pa...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:03:00 PST

Ego, the sun, misunderstanding, and small choices.

1. If I looked in your trunk, what would I find?Imagination. Seriously: I don't have a car. So the only other way I could possible take that statement is "If I looked into your asshole, what would I...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:34:00 PST

What’s this??? A *SURVEY*? I’m agog.

And back to the land of the relatively inane! 1. How old will you be in 12 months?Is this supposed to engage me in some process of higher math? Why not just ask how old I am now, then add a year for...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:07:00 PST

How do you talk about how it is always, always, always this week?

Something happened this week. How do you talk about a suicide? I didn't know him. He was 31, my age, not that that means anything. I'd thought he was older. We'd talked once, at least that I can ...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:37:00 PST

Divinely Filthy

What is the problem with sex in this country? There seems, after all, to be one. Public scandal after public scandal. Why are these scandals? What do they even have to do with our own lives, such ...
Posted by Michael, who is breathed and imagined on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:01:00 PST