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Who Am I?

It seems like I keep writing and rewriting this freakin bio every few months. By what means do we define ourselves? It's such a slippery thing.

• Currently, I reside in Lincoln, Nebraska, but consider myself a Colorado native.
• I work at two jobs. One is at a local food co-op, the other is at a gas station.

Current strivings/goals:

• Decreasing the volume of my excess material possessions. My theoretical target is to have it down to one car-load by 2007.
• Saving money for that big mythical road trip. Again, vague target is 2007, although nothing is definite at this point. (This one might be rather silly, and is under reconsideration in light of the fact that the U.S. Dollar is likely to continue decreasing in value, and might enter freefall once the foreign banks decide to dump it. The only uncertainty is when.)
• Learn skills and adjust to a lifestyle that will help me and those I care about survive the impending power-down, or "Slow Crash" if you prefer that term.
• Work through my repressions and blockages that prevent me from relating intimately with other people.
• Spiritual fulfillment / gnosis / enlightenment / presence.

And for fun, a few of my favorite movies...

• Contact
• The Matrix
• Fight Club
• Mulholland Drive
• Lord of the Rings trilogy
• The New Jersey Trilogy (Chasing Amy best of all)
• Waking Life

Music.

I love music. Lately I've been into...

• Sarah Fimm
• Hungry Lucy
• The Morrighan
• Collide
• Nightwish
• Within Temptation
• Edenbridge
• Ian Van Dahl
• Conjure One

Old standbys include:

• Nine Inch Nails
• Tori Amos
• Marilyn Manson
• Madonna
• Janet Jackson
• Tool
• Queensryche
• Garbage
• Enigma
• Alanis Morissette
• Dream Theater
• Pink Floyd

Yes, my musical tastes are quite a mish-mash. Musically, I can get along with pretty much anyone except the country-lovers (bleah).

Books.

I don't read a huge number of books, but I enjoy them from time to time. At the time of this writing (5/8/06), I'm in the midst of reading Starhawk's The Fifth Sacred Thing. Memorable titles I've read over the last few years also include:

• Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel trilogy. Luscious.
• Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.
• A bunch of Philip K. Dick stuff. So far, I think my favorite is The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, but I've only started to delve into the later portion of his career. Valis is certainly proving to be quite a trip as well.
• Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn.
• Days of War, Nights of Love from the CrimethInc collective. Brilliantly transformative.

Other interests / hobbies / things I do:

• Linux.
• Poking out tunes on my MIDI keyboard. I'm no great musician, but I amuse myself.
• Biking.
• Digital Photography.
• Cooking experiments. Bean dip. Mystery soups and stews. Pasta sauces. Nutbar crunch (i.e. "cockroaches"). Anything delicious that fits in a dish.

Etc, etc.

• I consistently score as an INFP on personality tests.

The rest is secrets, mysteries, or merely too mundane to mention.

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