Somehow "I learned that it was in hard times that people usually change the course of their life; in good times they frequently only talked about change. Hard times force them to overcome the doubts that normally gave them pause."

I consider myself to be a Buddist, a feminist, a humanist, and several other "ists." Email me to find out more :-)

I was a whore for the mental health industry of Texas for four years and now I have set out to do something different. Now I am a doctoral student in mental health sociology at University of North Texas. When I'm not saving the world one homeless person at a time I enjoy reading, music, art, and other hippie dippy type shit. If you're curious, ask me about my doctoral thesis ;-)

Disclaimer on hippie dippie type shit: I engage in a regimen of cardiovascular exercise, yoga, and meditation almost daily. I also enjoy green and oolong teas.

Telling the difference between a Redwood and Maple Tree... And I can drink coffee and play backgammon like nobody's business.

Seriously though: I'm really good at not being arrogant or cocky.

Some people notice my Prada glasses. Others notice my charming smile.

I would prefer it that people would notice my authentic self but that's way too esoteric for an "at first glance" type perspective.

Favorite book: Watership Down (Richard Adams), pretty much anything Nietzsche wrote... If the Buddha Dated (Charlotte Kastle).... And the bible-- particularly the books of John and Philipians.
Movies: way too many to name them all here but the ones that come to mind as I am typing this are: Moulin Rouge, Timer, and Wayne's World. Honorable mention: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
Music: Radiohead, Placebo, Coldwar Kids, John Coltrane, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, soul Position, atoms for peace
Food: these days I've been infatuated with the bowlery... But I also enjoy cooking healthy dishes or at least dishes with less fat in them.

I have no idea. This question, quite frankly, makes me feel a bit of anxiety. Um...
1.) music,
2.) my dog basil ("bazzle")
3.) God
4.) sex
5.) love
6.) compassion

Notice how I place god and sex together and tell me why that is for extra cool points. Or you could simply ask me.

I spend a lot of time thinking about random things and events like why there's a series of high powered satellite dishes next to my apartment complex or what causes pity or how to end homelessness. I also like contradictions. For example, on the statue of liberty is written, "give us your tired, your poor, your hungry" but if you happen to suffer from mental illness then you're treated as a second-class citizen... In fact I think about the gross over generalization of pathology in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (IV-TR) is pretty insane and, what's worse, it's only going to get worse next year when the DSM-V is published. Didn't I say that I used to work in mental health and now I want to fix it all?

Out with friends or at a show with randoms or I'm hanging out at the square with my dog, sipping tea, and looking at art. I like to spend a lot of time thinking about the feelings about my feelings, and about the feelings I have about the feelings about my feelings... (bonus points if you referenced "Stuart Saves His Family" with Al Franken.

I wasn't sure where to post this because to me it seems appropriate in many places so here goes: Meyers-Briggs Personality Inventory
INFP
Introvert(22%) iNtuitive(38%) Feeling(50%) Perceiving(33)%
You have slight preference of Introversion over Extraversion (22%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (38%)
You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (50%)
You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (33%)

I'm on open book but I'm not going to post it all here. If you're curious about something just ask!

If you have found anything above even remotely interesting.