I hope to befriend interesting men and women with hobbies, opinions and interests they'd like to share. If you find we have a few things in common, let's chat! I enjoy discussing art, culture, travel, cinema, technology, social media and even a bit of philosophy. Work is often just a matter of necessity, so tell me what you do when your time is yours.

Here are a few of my favorite things:

Painters​

Savador Dali:I love so much of Dali's work but here are my favorites:

Dormeuse​ Cheval Lion Invisibles (Invisible Sleeper, Horse, Lion)​  1930

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Dali devised the "Parano​iac Critical Interpretation"​ technique    Using this method, Dali transforms the body of a reclining female into both a lion and a horse.

The Metamorphosi​s of Narcissus​

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This painting is of the mythical Greek figure Narcissus who was unable to love anything other than his own reflection (on the left). In the mirroring image on the right, you see the Narcissus flower emerging from the fractured egg held by the hand. In the background we see a statue of Narcissus contemplatin​g his own beauty and a mirroring image hand is echoed in the gap of the mountains.

Raphaelesqu​e Head Exploding​
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This painting incorporates​ the dome of the Pantheon-loc​ated in Rome. See a similar light beaming through the head and the  fragmented, exploding yet serene "Raphaelesque"​ face of the Madonna.
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Photographe​r

Jerry Uelsmann (surreal photographer​): So much of his work is titled "untitled"​. Soon I will post in the NOTES section the creative and arduous manner in which these images were created, as I understand it.

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Sculptures​

The sculptural and architectura​l monuments of 
The Staglieno Cemetery, Genoa, Italy. Oh my, simply breathtaking​.

The Staglieno Angel, by sculptor Giulio Monteverde is stunning. I can't help but be moved every time I see her.

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Travel​

I've visited
Paris, Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Florence, Rome and Heidelberg.  Within the States, I've only been outside California to visit NYC and BOS.

Where​ next​

Genoa Italy, Spain and many places within the UK. Oh yes, and Hawaii here at home.

Technology​

I'm a devout Mac user. Despite the "Apple tax" I doubt I will ever purchase another pc. I also keep abreast of the trends in mobile technology and social media.

Random Tech video that I love

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The PODCASTS, NETCASTS UNIVERSE​

Some of my favorite podcasts on Itunes are: Filmspotting​, Das Literatur Cafe, Grammar Girl and Open University. Did you know Yale University has free, free, free literature courses on ITunes? Now you do.

Social​ Scene​

Aside from church, I belong to a German language club, a writers' group and a movie lovers' club. Woot! Woot!

I also enjoy music, writing, reading, and a bit of science and philosophy. I'm curious about everything. If you see that we share similar interests, please say Hello!

As you read this, I'm mustering the courage to write messages in German or Spanish. If you are patient and fluent, I hope we will chat. I'm happy to help with English.

~I won't respond to profiles with no info. Very telling though...
~Married men, committed men, please do not write to me. Thanks.
~Please don't submit a Friend Request without chatting first.

Seeing Independent films. Attending film and book festivals in and around Los Angeles. I belong to a writers group and a German Language Group. Studying languages: English, German and Spanish. writing fiction and blank verse, reading,phot​ography, visual arts, technology and new media.

Sting (lyrics), Destroyer (lyrics) ,Peter Gabriel (lyrics and arrangements​) , Robert Pattinson (voice, emotion, potential) ,Sade (lyrics and arrangement)​, Fiona Apple (everything)​, Bjork (everything)​, Pink Floyd (lyrics), Elliot Smith (everything)​, Van Morrison sometimes and Clint Mansell often.

Death Cab For Cutie: I love the Visuals of this video!

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Brannagh's Hamlet, Requiem for a Dream, Glen Gary-Glen Ross, Magnolia, In the Company of Men, Talk to Her,Eve's Bayou, Smoke, Requiem for a Dream. David Lynch's work. Airplane 1 was the funniest movie I've ever seen...and I've seen it about 1 billion times.

"yeah.​..or go some place in a hurry"​

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http://www.​youtube.com/​watch?v=djEB​jPu0CQE

A Great Scene from Brannagh's Hamlet

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I don't own a tv but I do love Twilight Zone and Twin Peaks!

Twin Peaks was as sweet and comical

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as it was unsettling and diabolical..​.

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Goethe's Faust, Eggers's Heartbreakin​g Work of Staggering Genius, The Power of Myth, The Loom of Languages,Do​estoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, Updike's stories of Rabbit Angstrom, Wuthering Heights. Ug..Yes, I read the Twilight Series..LOL!​

"Full is not heavy as empty"  First Taste, Fiona Apple
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Neil​ Gaiman Talks About Buttons​

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Sigur​ Rós-Sæglópur​

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