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My self-summary Propose an edit

I'm a party in a box! I run and jump and dance and sing and play and generally leave a wake of awesome wherever I go.

I've fallen in love with acroyoga. I really enjoy flipping people upside down. I will do it sober; I will do it tipsy; I will do it at your house; I will do it at my house; I will do it on the beach; I will do it to your mom; and what's more, I've done it to my mom. (I have not, however, done it with a goat or on a boat.) That said, given the choice I prefer to be the inverted one. I'm a more natural flier than base. For a while, I held to the idea that if I introduced enough people to it, an acroyoga teacher would magically appear and start teaching classes where I live. I've somewhat given up on this, and in part due to encouragement from all the people I taught, I've decided to take matters into my own hands and get certified to teach it myself. Step one: get certified as a regular yoga teacher- COMPLETED 8/08! I just finished taking a teacher training course with the amazing Sri Dharma Mittra. It was a life changing experience.

I have always been principled, and I've tried my utmost to live with compassion and integrity. After my yoga training, I am inspired to live even more intentionally. It's daunting, but I want to make every thought and action something I can be proud of. As humans, we are limited by our finite powers, and constantly challenged by an Earthly environment that emphasizes those limitations. I practice to be ever more like my godly, unlimited self. I want to live every moment in gratitude, with an open heart, and compassion for all. Idealistic? Perhaps. "All you need is love" stops sounding cheesy though when you've experienced community with people who embody it.

I am a deeply silly person. I am also incredibly serious. Odds are when you first meet me that you'll see my serious side; once I'm more comfortable, I open up, and the Monty Python quotes doth flow (that is, if you're the sort to get them--it's no fun saying "I could be [verb]ing in my spare time" if nobody gets it). I have a knack for making contorted and ridiculous faces. Prior to jazzing up by thatwoman, this profile was remarkably dull and serious.

I'm big on things that make me feel healthy and empowered, which pretty much amounts to moving my body in some way or another: club dancing, yoga, ballet and modern, contact improv, acrobalance, etc. Nature has a similar empowering effect on me, and is rejuvenating to boot. You may encounter me rock climbing, mountaineering, SCUBA diving, or just walking on the beach. Communing with nature is very spiritual for me. I had planned to hike ~120 miles of the Sierra High Route this last summer, but had to abort the trek part way through. Next year...

I'm artsy. I've performed in various capacities as a singer, pianist, thespian, dancer, acrobat, voice actor, juggler, fire spinner, and circus freak. It's been a few years, but my wheel throwing skills are not too shabby. I daydream about the feel of slippery clay gliding under my fingers, supple and moldable. It's extremely sensual.

I'm vegetarian, at least for the next three months. I'm doing a trial to see how this jibes with me. Right now I'm 95% vegan, contemplating going the other 5%. Considering how much I love food and cooking, I'm kind of struggling with this. It's important to me though as a practice of ahimsa (non-violence), as well as for health reasons.

Superficial relationships quickly bore me to death; intimacy is what makes interacting with other people truly fulfilling. Give me genuineness and honesty or give me nothing at all.

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What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

Indulging my creativity.

Pursuing graduate education in Piano Performance.

Seeking my personal version of a Unified Field Theory- some way to combine all of my disparate interests and activities into one unified and glorious fusion.

Seeking balance, joy, love, and truth. Passionately living. Finding beauty wherever I can.

Figuring out how best to act out my principles and bring abstract ideals into realization. I want my actions to be in alignment to what I believe, and I'm a perfectionist when it comes to things I care about.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

Music. I'm quite talented.

Loving. Life without love is about the saddest thing I can imagine. People tell me I'm an "old soul." Love and intimacy is something I have just understood at a deep level for as long as I can remember. I love my family, I love my friends, and I love my lovers. I've been told I have a healing, revitalizing touch, and you'd know if you ever get one of my awesome massages. I'm empathetic and an excellent listener.

School. I was always one of the smart kids, ya know?

Having a balanced perspective, adapting, finding the middle ground. I try to adapt to the situation to make other people comfortable.

Being a goofball.

Cooking! Cuisines successfully tackled include Indian, Thai, and Italian. Next up: Ethiopian. Woe be unto he that cannot withstand spicy food!

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The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

Sometimes I do handstands. Sometimes I do not. Sometimes I twirl. Sometimes I spin flaming objects in complex and beautiful patterns while dancing. I often break out into song for no apparent reason, and sometimes in my full operatic tenor. Usually, though, I can be found perambulating in a nondescript manner. Friends have noted that I pass as normal. I've also been described as The Gayest Gay Who Never Gayed, which I suppose isn't too far off. Never had quite enough cred for the queer kids, and also never qualified as a paragon of masculinity. So I don't know. What do people tend to notice about short, slim white boys? I guess initially I tend to come off as a respectable, straight arrow, preppy boy. And that's part of me. But people eventually see the gloriously nerdy, raver-at-heart, dork who frolics underneath.

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My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

Books: Altered Carbon, Ender's Game, Snow Crash, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Enchantment, Cryptonomicon, Harry Potter, the Foundation trilogy, 2001. I mostly read Science Fiction.

Movies: American Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, Contact, everything by Monty Python, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Office Space, Momento, Fight Club, Amelie, The Fifth Element, Gladiator, Enter the Dragon, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, Requiem for a Dream, Million Dollar Baby, The Matrix, Stranger than Fiction.

TV (only on DVD or my computer): Battlestar Gallactica, Heroes, Lost, South Park, Family Guy, The Daily Show, Star Trek: TNG, Arrested Development.

Classical Music Composers: J.S. Bach, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Chopin, Arvo Pärt, Rodrigo, Rachmaninoff. Desert island recording: Glenn Gould's 1982 recording of the Goldberg Variations by Bach.

Popular music: Mostly rock and electronica, a little jazz. Radiohead, Muse, Bjork, Massive Attack, Portishead, Sigur Ros, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Orbital, Cake, the Beatles, Deathcab for Cutie, Postal Service, Coldplay, Kings of Convenience, Imogen Heap, Frou Frou, Emiliana Torrini, Boards of Canada, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, Keane, Pink Martini, Iron and Wine, Telepopmusik, U2, Tori Amos, Dido, Weezer, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Miles Davis. Desert island recording: Radiohead's Kid A

Foods: I love ethnic foods. Indian, Thai, Ethiopian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Italian, Lebanese...I love it all and want to try more. And I like to cook. I also love fruit.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

Music. Love. Nature. Loving touch. Humor. Creative expression. Silliness.

Counting is overrated.

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

My friends.

Sex. Seriously, who doesn't? It's absolutely fascinating, both intellectually and experientially.

Where my life is going, where I want my life to go, and how I can guide myself there. How I can better myself and make myself happier. How I can help make the world a better place.

Stupid details that I should just let go of. Applying my perfectionism to all the little things just isn't worth the stress.

Burning Man. So much happiness here. Burning Man has made me a better person.

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On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

Every other Friday, I'll be at an acroyoga jam. Afterwards, probably going home to watch a movie and relax after the school week. Other times, I go to concerts, or out with friends, or to a party. It really depends on if there is anything interesting going on. Also on how sleep deprived I am.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I didn't really figure out masturbation until I was 18. People seem to think this is impossible, but I assure you it's true. Prior to then, I would touch myself and I knew it felt good, but I didn't get that whole orgasm business figured out until after I'd had a girlfriend in college. I seriously wonder how I would have been different in high school if this weren't true. Probably less uptight and restrained.

I usually only shower a couple times a week (depends on activity). Maybe this will change now that I live in the desert. BUT!!! Everyone I've dated swears that I do NOT smell bad. It's not that I have poor hygiene; it's that I can reasonably assess when I need bathing and when I don't. Greasy and sweaty? Bathe. Clean, sweet smelling skin? Not worth wasting the water.

I can be completely disabled if my head is scritched in just the right way. I'm not kidding. It's not sexual, but you'd never know based on how into it I am.

I don't really believe in keeping secrets. I prefer to live my life in such a way that I have nothing to hide. If someone wants to know something, I'll generally tell them. I'm open and honest and think the world would be a lot simpler if everyone else was too.

You should message me if Propose an edit

Having just moved to Tempe, I want to meet people! Friends are as welcome as dates.

I want to surround myself with positive people. People who smile from the inside and see the beauty around them. Everyone gets depressed now and then, but that is different than those who choose to live in a dark place.

You should message me if:

You are awesome. You are human. You are not human. You like cheese. You like Burning Man. You're a nerd. You're passionate about something. You like acryoga and want to play. You care about life, and other people. You wonder what the greatest thing was before sliced bread. You know what the difference is between a chaccone and a passacaglia. You're smarter than the average bear. You actually bothered to read this whole thing and something piqued your interest. : )

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