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Oberlin College

Oberlin College, Attended 1994 - 1998, Class of 1998, Other, Theater/Psychology, Dance minor

Website Content Editor/Strategist & Info Architect

Amnesty International, World Wildlife Fund, Planned Parenthood, NRDC, ACT, MoveOn.org

people, family, music, psychology, singing, guitar, eco-sexy living, books, writing, socially responsible investing, acting, theater, film, dance/movement, swing dancing, warm summer breezes on my bare skin, sun, blue skies, wellness, holistic health, nutrition, giving/receiving massage, cuddling, quantum physics, human-computer interaction, tech gadgets, social justice, equality, separation of church and state, religious tolerance/understanding, human and animal rights, free speech, active citizenship, photography, all visual art, architecture, medieval villages, animals, big cats, volleyball, frisbee, hiking, conservation, parks

Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Stephen Mitchell (Enlightened Heart) (Enlightened Mind), Rumi (Sufi Poetry), Sark, Erich Fromm, Abraham Maslow, dictionary, atlas, thesaurus, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Power of Positive Thinking (Peale), visual art books, Josh Kaye's writings (OC '98)

The Incredibles, Princess Bride, Lord of the Rings, Shrek, Shrek 2, Team America, American Beauty, Harrison Ford films, Tim Burton films, Chicken Run, Chicago, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Harold & Maude, South Park Bigger Longer Uncut, Fight Club, Into the Woods, Julie Taymor films & theater, Peter Greenaway films, Kevin Klein in anything (esp. Pirates of Penzance!)

my dad's unparalleled voice (and his gentle guitar), my brothers. Paul Bellantoni speaking or singing anything! smart, smooth, passionate Odub (myspace/odub). more? Dave Matthews Band, Gavin DeGraw, Maroon 5, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Police, Indigo Girls, No Doubt, Spanish guitar, classical guitar, Aretha Franklin, the versatile Bob Lukomski (.net), vocal jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, folk, funk, Puccini, Meave Shelton (OC '98), Benji Adams (OC '98), Rogers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, barbershop, choral works, Dead Can Dance, trance, acid jazz, Simon & Garfunkel, Pixies, old REM, Incubus, Madonna for dancing, Beatles, Into the Woods, Avril Lavigne, Thomas Newman.

Daily Show (!!!!), Whose Line Is It Anyway, Simpsons, South Park, Frasier, Xena (remember, girls kick ass!), Ed, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Frontline (PBS), NOVA, Nature, Cosmos, Star Trek TNG, Star Trek Enterprise, Muppet Show, Scientific American, Buffy

http://www.myspace.com/blisskitten

about me? friendly, smart, passionate, playful. named "best girlfriend before i found my wife" more than once. exuberant. honest, straightforward. assertive. snuggly. empathetic.

successful website structure consultant, writer, and editor. born optimist. singer, actor, and dancer. life coach. traveler/explorer. socially responsible investor. goofball at times! fascinated with the human mind. idealistic yet practical. i stay healthy and fit without obsessing about it. i believe in unconditional love. and integrity.

...i love to help people enjoy life more -- savor it, without fear.
...i love to help people laugh.
...i love to help people see things from new perspectives, find solutions, work together, and understand and love each other more.

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~ the real "golden rule" should be "treat others as THEY would have you treat them." not everyone wants to be treated the way you want to be treated.

~ "infectious enthusiasm" is actually on my resumes. so is phi beta kappa, but i don't take myself too seriously.

~ motto: don't settle for "leave no trace" -- leave every place MORE beautiful than you found it. not just when hiking, but always.

~ motto: "Let the beauty we love be what we do." --Rumi

~ "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." --Gandhi

~ i'm tempted to tattoo this on my forehead: "MEAN PEOPLE SUCK."
should i?

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so tell me about
boundless joy,
boundless beauty
and how the entire universe
conspires to bring me bliss...

--me, copyright 1994

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thought-full feeling-full play-full intelligent goofballs.
break me open and fill me. ravage me. with your spirit and ideas.
laugh with me. let me find you, hear you, overwhelm you.
and tease me when i wax pseudo-poetic.
and expect me to tease you back.

PS: number-1 turn-off is self-centeredness, which includes arrogance, pretention, rudeness, selfishness, dishonesty, close-mindedness, religious fundamentalism, jealousy, infidelity, wastefulness, lack of empathy... (other turn-offs are negativity/pessimism and not taking care of your health.) please, no racists, sexists, homophobes, addicts, or people who like to get drunk just for the sake of getting trashed.

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Rumi:

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I'll meet you there.
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There is a light seed grain inside.
You fill it with yourself, or it dies.
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I'm caught in this curling energy! Your hair!
Whoever's calm and sensible is insane.