Monday, November 15, 2010

a vegan's bio & thoughts, point form


CubbyHole of
Expositions & Obscurities


  • i'm an optimistic pessimist
  • i know practically nothing
  • i have my hands in many cookie jars
  • i love trees
  • the concept of time alludes me
  • i love to read ~ study
  • everything is interesting, except sports
  • i love most classical music, even opera
  • i enjoy walking thru galleries & museums
  • i love to do the dishes in winter
  • cooking is fun, baking is more fun
  • organisation is important to me
  • i don't understand the world
  • i've learned that i think differently than many
  • at the time, this surprised me greatly... it still does
  • i love molasses, whole grains, veggies, water & wine
  • i am a tea & coffee drinker
  • i believe in compassion
  • i like simple things
  • i despise the telephone
  • libraries & the web are overwhelming but enthralling
  • i am constantly striving to be aware of the now
  • trying new things is exciting
  • traditional ways should be valued, not dismissed
  • i'm not a traditionalist
  • i am straightforward, honest
  • i believe in freedom
  • my humour is a bit bizarre
  • life is amusing though i'm usually accused of being too serious
  • i adore & respect nature
  • i like art, i love some art
  • i love craft, i don't love it all
  • i tend to be a bit of a clean-manic
  • i believe reality is what you choose it to be
  • my reality isn't constant
  • the dream world is intriguing
  • i used to i spend much time there
  • i organise waking time terribly
  • it is difficult to do what must be done, it is also difficult to be still [caffeine?!?]
  • hobbies: learning, embroidery, collecting, natural dyeing, photography, musical instruments, blogging, reading...
  • stuff i'd like to try: pottery, sculpture, mosaics, crochet, soap & candle making...
  • interests: herbology, botany, myths, black humour, travel, sustainable living, thought, yoga, cooking, unschooling, teaching, cultural history...
  • want my own house with garden & acreage, greenhouse
  • favourites: autumn, good black licorice, jeweltones| earthtones| black, stone| wood, handmade things, fine point pens...
  • i read just about anything, esp. sf, philosophy, occult, science, lit.
  • a goat & a rat were ruling when i was born
  • there will not be enough time in my life, or so i think now
  • the moonlight & the forest draw me, the ocean beckons
  • i am a serious person but i often laugh at myself
  • i don't readily share personal beliefs, this is unusual for me, i'm tryin' to change
  • i do not practice religion
  • i don't know if peace is possible, at this point - not
  • war is futile, the extravagant element of political & economical fueds
  • anger usually stems from ignorance, incomprehension, &/or selfishness
  • change is difficult, but a change is imperative
  • compassion, tolerance & acceptance are imperative
  • speaking cosmically & worldly, we assert little to no control
  • this sends shivers thru my bones
  • we each have many fates, each decision narrows the choices
  • i don't buy nationalism, patriotism, capitalism or other -isms
  • there aren't many 'chemicals' in my house
  • i dislike confrontations
  • i will speak my mind, tryin' to change the how? when? to whom?
  • sometimes i can be too honest
  • i dislike having to explain myself, but i realise it is necessary
  • i do want to be more articulate
  • i also want to express myself in ways other than words
  • i don't know if i have anything interesting to express
  • candle light is bliss
  • i enjoy theatre
  • boredom| stillness is a necessity for creativity
  • i enjoy concerts
  • the long hours of the afternoon, & direct sun, is oppressive
  • the night is liberating
  • i strongly dislike placating phrases
  • would love to propagate, & photograph, wildflowers
  • want to grow bamboo
  • study cello & perform with a chamber ensemble
  • i love music
  • fav art styles: art deco & art nouveau, trompe l'oeil, ink painting, gothic art...
  • fav artists: ertè, bosch, vermeer, magritte, o'keefe, susan seddon boulet, blossfeldt, rodin
  • i love the quiet of the snow
  • i enjoy working with pastry
  • i enjoy challenges
  • fav music genres: folk, instrumental, chamber, chansons, jazz, roma, tradional music from ireland, scotland, korea...
  • fav musicians/singers: m.coughlan, r.sorrels, k.dalton, p.seeger, j.mitchell, fela kuti, e.piaf, jacques brel, n.simone, t.waits, bonnie prince billy, m.hurley, cat power, fred neil, portishead, django reinhardt, siouxsie, n.drake, taraf de haidouks, m.davis, ella, r.johnson, b.holiday, mississippi john hurt, jj.johanson...
  • fav composers: greig, rachmaninoff, beethovan (late), tchaikovsky, chopin...
  • i don't like much orchestral or symphonic stuff
  • a friend in kindergarten taught me to tie my shoes, & blow bubbles with gum
  • i don't like gum anymore
  • as a child, i wanted to be an amateur naturalist
  • i still do :)
  • where i go, so goes natural incense
  • i enjoy being vegan
  • i love film - quiet, quirky, raw, sf, off beat, indie, foreign...
  • especially from miyazaki, tarkovsky, kurosawa, p.weir, cohen brothers, cassavettes, mike lee, ken loach, s.frears...
  • indoor plants are necessities
  • over-cooked pasta
  • cold fruit
  • peeling butternut squash
  • canned or frozen vegetables, except frozen peas
  • waking from a deep sleep earlier than was necessary.


good enough.

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