About Me
- About Me: Right now I'm a fringe dweller--truth teller--psychic (Isn't everyone?)--earth lover. I am evolving--low maintenance--high confidence. Three million people on this planet have higher IQs than mine, and three billion people on this planet have greater incomes than mine. I have no worries.
Music
- Favorite Artists: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Gato Barbieri, Ottmar Liebert, Marc Antoine, Enya, Kitaro, Billy Joel, Santana, Bob Marley, Josh Groban, Willie Nelson, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Billie Holliday, Wes Montgomery, Antonio Carlos Jobim....
- Favorite Genre: smooth jazz
Video Games
- Games I Play: Okami, Blue Dragon, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Disgaea 2, Final Fantasy XII
- Consoles: PS2
- Favorite Characters: Auron from FFX
- Favorite Classic Arcade Games: pinball, especially in bars where they pay off in cash for free games earned
- Most Addictive: FFVII, FFX, FFXII, FF Tactics, Disgaea
- Proudest Achievements: In FFVII, breeding a super-fast line of chocobos, and defeating Emerald Weapon and Ruby Weapon swiftly and elegantly. In FFX, building weapons and characters so powerful I could mug Nemesis to death with a mage's wand. In Disgaea, building a horde of maximum size (a hundred and some characters) that includes dragons of every color, one of each of all other monsters and several of each humanoid type, all equipped with matched sets of Legendary weapons and armor. I'm still in the process of fully powering up the equipment. In FFXII, being able to get up, walk away, and stop the addictive play
- Favorite Soundtrack: one favorite tune: Cosmo Canyon theme from FFVII
Books
- Favorite Books: The Joy of Cooking by Rombauer and Becker, The Urantia Book
- Favorite Authors: Richard K. Morgan, James Lee Burke, Terry Pratchett, Lee Child, Tony Hillerman, Jan Rowling, Ridley Pearson, Lawrence Block, Dana Stabenow, Ruth Rendell, Dennis Lehane, Kathy Reichs, Robert Crais, and on and on and on...
- Favorite Genres: fiction and non-fiction -- but I frequently binge on detective fiction
- Favorite Characters: Takeshi Kovacs, Jack Reacher, Ron Weasley, Dave Robicheaux, Billy Bob Holland, Liam Campbell, Jim Chee, Joe Leaphorn, Matt Scudder, Rincewind, Elvis Cole
- Favorite Quotes: "Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity is not a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." ~Lazarus Long, from Robert Heinlein's "Time Enough for Love"
- Recent Reads: Takeshi Kovacs novels by Richard Morgan
More About Me
- Nationality: born in the U. S. of A., a mongrel of Scots, Irish, Swedish, English, German, Cherokee, and Hunkpapa Lakota ancestry
- Religion: gnostic (and I don't mean Gnostic or agnostic)
- Interests: exploring alternate realities, improving my mind, dropping bombs in closed reality tunnels
- Expertise: making do, getting my point across, staying on good terms with myself
- Occupation: Independent Artist
- Industry: Arts & Entertainment
- Website: http://www.xanga.com/KaiOaty
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Tex-Mex
- Favorite Dishes: enchiladas
- Favorite Desserts: sweet and gooey, all forbidden
- My Original Recipes: Watch this space for future additions.
- Favorite Restaurants: In Alaska: Pioneer Lodge outside Willow Talkeetna Alaska Lodge La Fiesta in Wasilla Garcia's in Eagle River Gallo's in Anchorage Lynx Creek Pizza at Denali Nat'l Park In the Southwest: Shoney's (for the breakfast buffet) Blake's Lottaburger (green chile cheeseburgers)
Style
- Where I shop: the dumpster at Felony Flats and various thrift shops
- Brands I love: Gloria Vanderbilt, Patagonia, HanesHerWay
- I like to wear: soft, well-worn, comfortable clothes
- Can't live without: Glorious Vanderbutt jeans, Polar Fleece
- Prized Possessions: Canadian Army mukluks, Polar Fleece socks, down-filled snow pants, my reversible Polar Fleece jacket with a layer of Gore-Tex between 2 layers of fleece (I wear it sapphire-side-out.)
- Guilty Pleasure: high-heeled boots that make my legs look a mile long, but hurt my feet
Travel
- Places I love: The place where I live: the edge of the Alaskan wilderness, on the Railbelt where there's access to civilization. My second home: The 4-Corners area of the U.S. Southwest.
- Places I've been: Japan, Canada (BC and YT), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
- Places to see before I die: as many as I feasibly can
- Dream Vacation: a small sporty rental car, unlimited funds, and the open road
Television
- Most Addictive Show: The tube ate my mind.
- Favorite Episode: A heavy snow load took down the antenna.
- Favorite Theme Song: I'm free!
- Show I Secretly Watch: KILL YOUR TELEVISION!
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Chatboard (6)
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@SuSu - I did ask about a reading, but no, I never got you specifics. I really don't know myself what I needed, and the reasons for it then are gone at present. I was in a really muddled frame of mind. -
@wcrow - On my nerves, no, not at all. But you have been on my mind. We had a discussion about a reading, did we not? If you ever made it definite that you wanted one, and told me what issue(s) you wanted me to address, I missed that somehow. What's up with that?I will give you my reactions/inpu -
I know I must get on your nerves, but as the only person I have encountered in the blog world that I respect I want to ask you a favor. I would appreciate your input on a series of posts on my main blog, fiach-dubh.blogspot.com, that is scheduled to begin on the 26th and update weekly. I thank you f
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Hi, I remember seeing one of Your photos on featured photos before I started on Xanga. Also I remember thinking, wow this is a cool person with integrity. /Tess -
ooooo Shiny; I like shiny happy people -
I am easily distracted by shiny things.
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