I don't have much in the way of material possessions...save a half-dozen guitars, a few amps, keyboard, and piano...okay, I have way too many instruments.

And on paper, my resume looks amazing and I've used it to open many doors in my life.

But since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to find love. Although, I really didn't know all that that word entailed, required, and obligates.

I'm honestly gonna give up on uttering that word for a while, because I've realized that there are only 2 things I love in this world but they're not tangible things one can possess or hold on to. They're more like concepts and ideas that I'm always thinking over. You'll have to ask about those 2 things if you want to know more. For now, let the mystery remain mysterious.

avoiding work and cracking glass ceilings

Singing, songwriting, and sonic seduction.
(Seducing the ear is the subtle secret of music.)

I don't know. Instead, I'll tell you the first things I usually notice about attractive people

1. Genderfucking - I love guys with long hair, girls with short hair. Androgyny. Anyone who has courage to bend the gender roles gets major props from me. It's so easy to believe the cultural myths...it's just as easy to criticize them...talk is cheap. But practicing and performing that critique takes a great deal of confidence. Well, you've got my attention and I'm in awe.

Don't think I'm some chaser. I grew up having to deal with racial stereotypes...and as I grew up I realized that stereotypes also exist along class, gender, etc. But genderfucking still excites me.

I've read about some ancient African religions that discuss gender in different terms, terms that we rarely use in Western monotheism. In one such practice, individuals speak of their male and female gods that influence their lives. If there's a Father-God out there, then there's a Mother-God, as well.

2. Transformative artists - There are plenty of artists who have great technical skill; who spend hours practicing and practicing. I love the thinking artists who seek to transform their own minds and that of the audience.

Also, I've found most of the transformative art I enjoy within religious and spiritual discourse. But in our modern age, many individuals automatically assume that religion is always dogmatic and fundamental. Not quite--there's also the space for mysticism--and that's usually the domain of artists, poets, songwriters, musicians...individuals and groups who use our cultural arts as idioms in which to express profound ideas or pose complicated questions.

It's dissertation time, so I'm reading...a lot.

My musical instruments

Melody

Harmony

No more "I love you's"
The language is leaving me in silence.

Nothing turns me on more than honest, cutting-thru-the-bullshit, insightful conversation with a beautiful person. It restores my faith in the unity of outer and inner beauty...and the value of honesty.