CURRENT MISSION

I love music and art and dance and literature and philosophy and,... I have recently returned to a philosophy that I held earlier in my youth. A more idealistic time, full of steam, energy, vision, and less ivory tower stodginess.

ABOUT ME

Polite, Respectful, clean. I can come off as a bit intense. I love being in groups of people and socializing, I love being a wallflower and people watching. I love what I do in life. I look you in the eyes when we talk. I am a dedicated romantic.

I'm a good story teller. I tend to embellish slightly, but never to misrepresent, just for better drama. I love making jokes and making people laugh.

PHILOSOPHY

How to save the world.

I would love to have super powers, I think I would use them well.

Things must change.

Nihilism has come to dominate the average mind. This is a dangerous thing.

There are eternal truths.

All things in existence have intrinsic value.

Life is worth living, if only for the ride.

Life is but a stage.

Know more about the world than you did yesterday.

Do no harm to your fellow human.

Interests

Music! It's been a deep passion for me lo' these many years, and has saved my sanity a time or twenty. I'm fairly well versed in exo-planetary science, and general things spacey. I have a robust knowledge of film and movie history. Not in every genre mind you. I enjoy buildings things and fixing them also, I come from a long line of engineering types.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• performing arts
• dancing
• restoration
• socializing
• music
• violin
• engineering
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh my, this list could get long, We'll start with some music... Mozart, Haydn, Rossini, Corelli and Vivialdi. Beethoven, BRAHMS, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Paganini, Glazunov, very early Schoenberg, Chopin, Dvorak, Suk, Ysaye, Rachmaninov, The love below, rhythm and gangsta, Premiata Forneria Marconi, STEVIE WONDER, Tenacious D, Jamiroquai, Ben Folds, Brian Wilson, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Rite of Strings, Philip Glass, Weezer, Fritz Kreisler, Sean Lennon, DeVotchKa, Robin Thicke, Ben Harper, CHICAGO, Nina Simone, Mos Def, David Bowie, Collective Soul, Goo Goo Dolls (early), Eve 6, Foo Fighters, Ol'Blue Eyes, ETC,...
Movies: Dr. Horrible's sing along blog, Most any performance video,The Red Violin,Indiana Jones 1 - 3, Sherlock Holmes, Goonies, Back to the Future series, Pick of Destiny, Star Trek, Star Wars, Hot Fuzz, Life is Beautuful, Goya en Bordeaux, Amelie, Serenity (and all things Firefly), Detroit Rock City, and on and on and on,...
Shows: How I Met your Mother. (maybe my favorite show of all time now.) Firefly, Seinfeld, Mythbusters, Frasier, Friends, anything with David Attenborough narrating, Stargate Universe, Connections by James Burke, Star Trek,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have studied with some great musicians. I have performed in symphonies, operas, musicals, ballets, movie music, and recitals. I have loved every minute of that time spent. I have seen some of the world, Central America, Canada,.. I hope to expand that list in the near future.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love the community emphasis of this concept. I offer any and all skill and knowledge to further cooperation and interpersonal commerce. I would consider myself expert in the following:
1. Music history
2. Music performance
3. Carpentry
4. Writing
5. Instrument restoration
6. Teaching
7. Story telling
8. I'm a fine chef (I wouldn't have added this because I have no official training, but I have held chef positions, and they said it was pretty darn good.)

I consider myself adept at the following:
1. Computer hardware
2. Network systems
3. Automotive repair
4. Spelling
5. Bull shitting
6. Embellishment
7. Obscure world history, science, violin, and philosophical tidbits.