Who I am

I’ll start by admitting that I got this description after signing up to EHarmony. I wanted to put the personality profiling to the test. They passed.

“You think like an artist. Or better, you SEE like an artist. While most people look at lifes straight lines, its height and depth and width, you’re bending the lines with your imagination and turning black and white into shades of blue and yellow. In conversations at work or with your friends you want to ask, “Do you see what I see?”. A few might, most don’t, but you’ve piqued everyone’s curiosity.

You can, if you must, think in conventional ways. But left on your own, you’ll usually opt for the eccentric or avant-garde; in fact you’re usually bored with what everyone else is comfortable with. You learn from reading, talking, watching people and other fauna and flora, and simply sitting in the soft chair of your mind and wondering how people would learn how to count if they could only use uneven numbers. You are out in front of conventional ideas, bravely defining true and false, right and wrong, the good, the bad and the ugly.

You drive through life faster than the speed limit, and when you hit speed bumps (and you hit a lot of them with your mind distracted from the straight line ahead), your wheels leave the ground.

You think well. Even your wildest fancies have their roots in the deep soil of sound ideas and tested beliefs. So even if some people don’t want to drive at high speed with you, they will respect you for your courage as an innovative and unconventional thinker. You lend color and imagination to what would otherwise be the straight black and white lines of their work world and social environments.

A few more daring people of your circle might even learn from you to take a risk they would otherwise never consider. As comfortable as they are on solid ground, they may be curious about what it would be like to go faster than the speed limit, or paint the living room two shades of blue, or question ideas or beliefs they’ve fingered like sacred beads since they were children.

After all, they watch you do it, and you seem no worse for the risks you take. In fact, your eyes are wider and your breath quicker, and maybe they can find at least a bit of this for themselves. To be certain, they don’t want their wheels to leave the ground. But maybe the next time they approach a speed bump, they might just brace themselves and speed up… just a little bit.”

What I do

I enjoy the nests I make, down time with a warm cup of herbal tea and, frequently, a trusted friend to curl up with while sipping it. I paint, read self-help, contemplate the intricacies of life and being a human wrapped inside it, enjoy naps, and sleeping in.

Occasionally, I like to play the part of my inner sex queen and perform or go clubbing in something ruthlessly seductive, ever to return home to what’s important to me. I do some daring, exhilarating things, constantly expressing deep, often conflicting parts of myself. Ideally, I balance that with friends, rest, healing, introspection, and love.

After many long and sometimes grueling months of working full time, going to night school, and experiencing deep personal changes therein, I am now a massage practitioner in addition to the other things I do. I am a practitioner at the glorious Little Red Day Spa, teach aerial arts at Versatile Arts, creatively direct Vita Arts, and have a private massage practice – in addition to a seemingly unlimited number of artistic outlets. Life has never been more fascinating, fulfilling, and wonderful.

Words to describe

open, tough, complex, dramatic, intelligent, observant, powerful, self-conscious, trustworthy, irritable, craves attention, low self control, emotionally sensitive, thoughtful, original, inventive, a thinker, eccentric, out-of-touch, unique, able, aggressive, organized, unpredictable, gifted, chameleon, suspicious, bold, outgoing, proud, neurotic, charming, vain, elemental, makes friends easily, enjoys leadership, intolerant, understanding, insecure, perceptive, emotional, outgoing, independent, witty, brave, irrational, idealistic, vigorous, animated, cynical, soulful, distant, warm, caring, complex, truthful, impatient, extroverted, indulgent, collaborative, spontaneous, energetic, searching, controlling, moody, dark, contemplative, intuitive, musical, artistic, creative, funny, strong, amazing, unforgettable.

You are more powerful than what was done to you.

“Escaping Emotional Entrapment” – Daniel Rutley
“The Courage to Trust” – Cynthia L. Wall, LCSW
“The Relationship Cure” – John M Gottman, Ph.D.
“Conrtol Theory” – William Glasser
“The Power of Now” – Eckhart Tolle

Other sites to see

People
http://samlongoria.com/ – So many talents, so little time
http://www.mickmartinblues.com/ – My brother, the awesome blossom guitarist

Models
http://www.musecube.com/electralux/ – My pixie muse
http://josienutter.com — Need I say more?
http://www.musecube.com/Peltigera/index.htm – Holy SHIT

Performers
http://beverlyrose.net – My aerial partner
http://lucyinthesky.org – Lucy in the Sky

Photogs and Stylists
http://studio889.com/ – Sheer and glowing photography
http://www.stellardesignz.ca/ – Stellar make up design
http://www.zaiden.com/ – Bitchin’ Toronto photographer
http://hypnox.com – Doug in Seattle

Artists
http://www.raycaesar.com/ – Amazing
http://www.petercallesen.com/ – Behold, the possibilities
http://www.slenderthunder.com/breakingsod/ Zan!

Others have said I resemble…
http://www.ashley-judd.com/ – Ashley Judd
http://natalieportman.com/ – Natalie Portman
http://angelinafans.com/ – Angelina Jolie
http://www.lisaloeb.com/ – Lisa Loeb
http://www.sandra-bullock.co.uk/ – Sandra Bullock
http://www.aishwarya-forever.com/home.html – Aishwarya Rai
http://www.cinema-stars.com/FamkeJanssen/ – Famke Janssen
http://www.geocities.com/clannad47/ – Jean Simmons