My self-summary
I am newly a (single/coparent) father of one Milo Xolt, born
September 23rd, 2008. He is my running mate for president this
year, but currently he holds the political position of Squeaker of
the House.
Obviously, he is more than qualified:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXo0euP0H8M
I'm a FREAK! I
warned you. Like, seriously. Wow! The freakiness that radiates from my
skin? It's infectious. Try not to catch it! It'll make you a sick,
sick little monkey.
It's OK, though, this sickness grows on you.
My need is simple, all I want out of life is someone to share it
with. Not all of it, not even most of it, just a lot of it. I
suffer from the special kind of arrested development that no one
can fault me for because there is no reason for me NOT to be as
alive and excited and enjoying the things I do. I seek someone who
has the same "joie de vivre."
I am a creative geek. I won't claim that I am an artist but I do
enjoy the making of things simply for their making. I love the
impromptu fabrication of stuff. I like sharing ideas and making
them happen. I like it when a good plan falls through, a bad plan
succeeds, and any plan where my toes and fingers survive.
I am:
* A cyclist (26 mile commute, round trip)
* an atheist
* A Burnering Man Nerd (not too hardcore any more)
* A nerd working (contractor) at NASA-Ames/Muppett-Field
* A volunteer for many good, worthy, and exciting causes (Black
Rock Arts Foundation, Burning Man, TechSh*p, Maker Fair, Yuri's
Night, Scrap Eden, Lovefest, and dozens of Burningman related
projects and camps and events.)
* A conservationist (1st) and an environmentalist (2nd)
* Following the Cacophony society
* Involved in many maker/artist communities
* I don't watch TV, EVER! TV bad! (Infrequent movies are OK) I
sometimes need to leave the room when one is on because it WILL
suck me in.
* Overly tender, obsessively generous, and divinely wicked all at
the same time.
* In love with GOOD music. Musicianship is more important than
type. However, sometimes I don't understand why something is good.
I love to explore that.
* I eat free ranged meat (People are going to eat meat. Until there
is an alternative to factory farming, people won't opt to more
sustainable and humane food. I support that alternative)
I'm 5'8", 160lbs, cyclist's build, bearded, and, according to
dozens of people I beer crawled with for "The Brides of March" I
have the perfect amount of back hair. (No, I have no idea what that
means ;-)
I am not seeking perfection, nor do I claim that I am
perfect.
What I'm doing with my life
I'm working at (but not for) NASA. As to be expected, I am doing
nerdy stuff. It's not exciting enough to post here. It is, though,
one step closer to my dream job.
Meanwhile, I'm volunteering for all sorts of shit. Techshop, Black Rock Arts
Foundation, Yuri's Night, Burning Man, and many other
pieces of craziness.
I just got done preparing for Maker Faire, where I helped
Shipyard,
Neverwas
Haul, Techshop, Breakers to Bay, Orb Swarm, and was on TV
interviews for Techshop and Swap-o-rama-rama.
I'm a bit of a geek, don't-cha-know?
Some of the crazy stuff I've done for the love of sheeeeeer
geekery:
Here's some of the fun stuff I've worked on (in order of amount of
effort):
http://burningcam.com/2008/photo/large-49.html
http://www.coreyfro.com/gallery/?gallery=ScrapEden&columns=5
http://www.steamtreehouse.com/
http://neverwashaul.com/
I'm really good at
Anything I put my mind to. It is choosing what to "put my mind to"
that I don't do so well.
I like to think I am good with food, with company, with friends,
and with tenderness. I am good with the feelings, the nurturing,
and the inspiration of others, but for myself, presently I am
lacking in these abilities. Maybe we aren't designed to be good for
ourselves. I'm beginning to think I am especially bad at it ;-)
The last paragraph has been with my profile for years. In the
past year, since a fateful accident, I have changed significantly.
I am doing the improbable, making legendary mistakes, messes, and
catastrophes, and enjoying every second. I am far more proud and
far better for myself than I was back then. It has come with the
help of friends, yes, but it has come from my own desire and
design. I leave it in my profile because I still believe it to
be true, because it is so much harder to be good to oneself. But no
one else deserves as much hard work.
The first thing(s) people usually notice about me
Like looking in to a forest, if you look into a fro, you'll most
likely see hair.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
(A) http://www.larrygonick.com/html/pub/pub.html the best books,
ever!
(B) Life is Beautiful; Il Monstro; Natural Born Killers; 2001;
Fight Club; Meet the Feebles; Kingpin; Joe's Appartment; Baraka;
Freaked (Why yes, I did just put Baraka between two MTV movies,
thank you very much!); Jacob's Ladder; Amelee; Anything Terry Gilliam
(Harry Tuttle is my idol!); Movies about Italian culture that don't glorify "The
Mob." "The Godfather 2" and "A Bronx Tale" walk this line perfectly
while "Johnny Stecchino" makes the perfect "Anti-Mob" movie. Also,
anything that makes fun of humanity, especially if it's
serious.
(C) Lets just say, my music bridges generation gaps; it is hated
universally. Insist on some examples? Ok, Mr. Bungle, Look People, Frank Zappa, some John Zorn (Masada,) need I continue?
Cuz it goes on and on. My more accessible stuff includes Primus, Luscious Jackson,
Faith No
More, Tom
Waits, Beck,
Bjork, Janes Addiction,
Flaming Lips,
P-Funk, Bootsy, RHCP, funk in general... I have the
theory that anyone 1 degree of Bootsy is awesome.
(D) I'm a food nut.
I am a non-traditional dego who continues traditional dego cooking. I make my own Salami (grind, mix, stuff, cure,
etc.) out of non-factory-farmed piggies (mix 1 part ethics, 2 parts
supporting the non-industry industry, and 4 parts taste), Ricotta
cheese, Tomato Sauce, Manicotti, and I live off of Roasted Almonds
and Pesto.
I enjoy just about any ethnic food and love Indian stuff.
Honkey-chow I don't enjoy, but eat. I have a love/hate relationship
with veggies but I am working on it. I also have a special place in
my heart Frozen (yes, still frozen) Eggo's smothered in Peanut
Butter and chocolate syrup. I take instant potatoes on every
camping trip.
No chilies of any variety can satisfy my lust for heat.
The six things I could never do without
My
Kiddisimo Bambino,
My heart and mind (combined), my music, my
bike, my fro, and my towel.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
What the fuck I should be thinking about. My Calculus instructor
said I would achieve greatness, if only I could focus. I told her
that my in ability to focus is the source of my greatness.
On a typical Friday night I am
Nothing
Typical:
Critical Mass,
Cacophony,
Cacophony society, preparing
for
Burning
Man, playing at
TechShop,
BoxShop,
NIMBY, or any other epicenter for
fantastic nerdiness, artistry, and partying. Maybe doing
family stuff. Probably
increasingly the family stuff.
The most private thing I'm willing to admit here
When I was a kid, before I understood sex (beyond what I learned
on Nova) I used to fantasize about the girls I had crushes on and
giving them bathes. I guess that was my idea of how people who
cared for each other showed it.
http://www.coreyfro.com/MUCASEXUAL.pdf
I'm hate losing friends by falling in and out of love with them,
and I have never been interested in loving people who I can't
consider friends. Life and love are cruel this way, but what a joy
they can be?
You should message me if
If you aren't afraid of a freak... who's idea of a good time is
being a freak among a crowd of freaks...if you want to be a freak
with me...with us...not to stand out in the crowd...not to blend in
to the crowd...but to stand out as a crowd.
icq : 81129247
You want to cross country ski, NOW, or river kayak as soon as it
gets warm enough to, I'm FIENDING for kayaking!
yahoo : libredegrasa
LJ : http://demi0urgos.livejournal.com
http://twitter.com/coreyfro
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