I am inspired, optimistic, and inquisitive.
My Self-Summary
I'm pretty liberal, I hold spiritual/religious views of some sort
(you might call it undecided mysticism). I like people, but I think
I'm also rather choosy/fickle. I'm a fan of outdated musics like
funk,
soul and
classic rock, but I'll listen
to a good variety of stuff. My girlfriend's been pushing a lot of
different musicks on me, and some of them have stuck. Hurray for
variety!
I used to have a thing for
astrology, but I haven't thought about
it for a while. Haven't missed it, really. I'm a Cancer, with Leo
my rising sign, my moon in Taurus, and my Venus in Gemini.
I no longer have a TV. I do not watch your shows. I will not be
watching your shows until I have reached a level of boredom so
abysmal that I must pay a cable company to come in and take some of
my excess time away from me. Some of my biggest heros are stand-up
comedians. Some
of my biggest heroes are also Heroes.
I like to draw and write, and make music, but I've never been
dedicated enough in the past to make anything out of these hobbies.
I'm looking to change that in regard to writing (and periodically
amaze myself with bouts of willpower!).
I just realized that my pics make me look like a dick. Eh. Maybe
I'll change them someday.
What I’m doing with my life
Starting a new life back in KC. Making teeth, idly hunting a new
job, doing
capoeira with the KC folks, staying in
shape, trying my hand at fiction, and so on. I just moved into my
first studio apartment wheeeee it's actually very nice.
I thought about going back to school, but I'm not so sure about
what I want to do anymoar. And I'm fine with that. When I know,
I'll go back. Sound simple? Good.
I’m really good at
putting ideas together. Turning the unfortunate into the hopeful.
Finding inspiration. I'm a pretty good public speaker and problem
solver (for other people; my own problems can lie around forever
like a rake in tall grass, until they hop up and whack me in the
face).
aclockworksoul says I'm getting much
better at not freaking out *goldstar*
The first things people usually notice about me
My eyes maybe, or my build. I'm not ripped or anything, but
increased capoeira training is giving me a "top-heavy" look.
Actually, they probably notice that I'm chronically late... I have
a broken concept of "hurrying". Or they might see that I'm lost in
space on one topic or another. I'm often pretty happy and peaceful,
even though I don't always wear it well. Those who stick around
long enough pick up my good moods easier.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
(a) Moliere's "Le Misanthrope", Camus' "The Stranger", Philip K.
Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", Hesse's "Demian",
Goethe's "Faust", Shakespearean tragedies. I'm a big fan of old
warrior epics like Gilgamesh and the Munster Cycle (Irish legends).
Anything Warren Ellis does (Transmetropolitan, Crooked Little Vein,
etc). I read a lot of non-fiction too, as I am a colossal nerd.
Also, lots of personality/self-help books.
(b) The Doors,
Once Upon a Time in the
West, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly, Grosse Pointe Blank,
Bend it Like Beckham, City of God, Shaun of the Dead,
The Warriors, The Road
Warrior, Pulp Fiction, Little Miss Sunshine, Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind, Fiddler on the Roof, Willow, Uncle Buck, Rocky
Horror, Syriana, Babel, Ran, Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven,
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Se7en, The Seventh Sense. I
recently saw the Exorcism of Emily Rose and loved it.
(c) Parliament, Funkadelic, Pretenders, James Brown, Rolling
Stones, Alanis Morrisette, Counting Crows, ZZ Top, Johnathan
Richman & the Modern Lovers, CAN, Sigur Ros, A Tribe Called
Quest, the B-52s, Billie Holliday. I'll stop there for now.
(d) I'm not picky, I really like to cook and make just about
anything (that boils down to anything I can make in a frying pan,
as my gf can attest). I usually have a mostly-full jar of peanut
butter around. I have adventurous taste-buds, but I like pretty
basic stuff too. I try to eat healthy.
The six things I could never do without
love and camaraderie. the outdoors, though I'm not often there.
Music. My dreams and goals. Getting out of myself every once in a
while. the material necessities/comforts (food, drink, R&R). A
good conversation.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
past interactions, future possibilities. projects that I'd like to
take up.
speaking of projects, I decided recently that my idea for a
comic/graphic novel/whatever is good enough actually become
something good. So I spend a lot of meaningless hours at work
thinking about the characters I am rapidly falling in love with. I
even get around to committing these thoughts to paper, sometimes.
(LAZY)
On a typical Friday night I am
doing capoeira with the capoeira people, then maybe going out with
them somewhere or visiting my close friends. Or maybe coming back
to my lonely apartment and writing or surfing the net for
webcomics.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
I've taken the quiz here several times, and I keep on getting
different answers. Years back I was the Backrubber. Then I was the
Poolboy, then the False Messiah. Then I was the LAST MAN ON
EARTH... damn. And I took it today and ended up as the Gentleman...
whaa? *scratches head*
You should message me if
you know anything about mindworms. Bring your flame-gun!