Ted Walker

Maharishi University of Management, Attended 2004 - Present, Other, Working - Not a Student

Office Manager

The Movement

Art, Writing, Books, Music, Spirituality, The Human Condition

Lord of the Rings (of course), At the Mountains of Madness, Joy Luck Club, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series (except the final book), Shogun, House of Leaves(!!!), Infinite Jest, Sword of Truth series (until last few), the Death Gate series, How to Good-Bye Depression (HILARIOUS), a Story Like the Wind, the Count of Monte Cristo, Naked Lunch, Beowulf, Shakespeare, Across the Nightingale Floor, Dune, Chronicles of Narnia, Hunter S Thompson's stuff (Fear and Loathing etc...), Harry Potter (guilty as charged), Bhagavad Gita, Love and God, Science of Being and Art of Living, Autobiography of a Yogi, ...too many to post

The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Ghostbusters, The Jerk, Spaceballs (any Mel Brooks), the Life Aquatic, Wayne's World, Austin Powers 1 and 2 (3's all right, I guess...), Monty Python (and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Meaning of Life), Shawshank Redemption, Amelie, Harold And Maude, Swingers, Kevin Smith, American Splendor, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Adaptation, Naked Lunch, Garden State, This is Spinal Tap, Apocalypse Now, Spirited Away, Revenge of the Nerds, Hook, a Clockwork Orange, High Strung, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, Office Space, Hero, Ghost, Aliens, the Usual Suspects, Best in Show, I (v) Huckabees, Lost in Translation

Underworld, The Shins, Violent Femmes, Beck, Rancid, Sublime, Poe, David Bowie, Counting Crows, Eric Clapton, Pixies, B52's, Portishead, Ani DiFranco, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Automator, Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Jamiroquai, Radiohead, Cake, RENT Soundtrack, Coldplay, the Verve, King Crimson/ELP, George Harrison, John Lennon, Prince, Air, Barenaked Ladies, Coheed and Cambria, Cat Stevens, Led Zeppelin, Paul Simon (Garfunkle as well), Moby, Beastie Boys, Van Morrison, Tori Amos, the Who, NIN, Prodigy, Zero 7, Gabriel Renfrow, Wes Brown, Jimi Hendrix

Simpsons, All Those Old Cartoons I Reference, Arrested Development, Ren and Stimpy, Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Daily Show, South Park, Strangers With Candy, Kids in the Hall, the Critic, Chapelle's Show

Taurus

Once, I read a description of people who were born under my birth star, and it said: "They are often the luckiest people, but they cannot enjoy their own luck due to restlesness." Well, the dude who wrote that is a liar, or maybe he just hadn't met me.

I'm quite thankful for the little "coincidences" that have changed my life for the better, the profound lessons I've learned (including those taking the form of suffering), the job I have, my amazing friends, my awesome family, and the absurdly wonderful town I live in. Oh, and of course, the whole meditation thing, which ties it all together.

I like talking (and often walking while doing so). I like to entertain and educate at the same time. I have a good memory. I like to cook. I like to introduce people to new things that I know they will like. I write things (often badly, but it's fun!). I paint and draw, but not as much as I used to. I'm good with computers but better with people (in my opinion). I love reading but would like more time to do so. Swimming is good, weightlifting is good, jogging is good (but having time to do all these is better). I'm a lover, not a fighter. (I like parentheses.) I like animals and can often charm them. I have a strong ego but eventally want it gone. I like the sun and the moon and the stars and the planets. I have a strong sense of smell. I'm learning not to be afraid.

All that sounds serious. Let's not forget that I burst into song at random moments. I'm a very silly person.

Anyone who wants more and more happiness in their life, which should be everyone.

We're told all our life to believe in ourselves, and to be ourselves. Pretty much every children's TV show and movie had that message while I was growing up. What's funny, though, is how true it is, how true it was, and how true it always will be.

Everyone should know that they don't have to settle for less than what they will be content with, and that they also have the power to attain anything at all in the world. The only thing stopping us is fear and doubt.

You are a God or Goddess. Nobody can stop you, and you can never be defeated. Be happy, especially when "bad things" happen, because you perform every action in the universe, and the end result will always be pure joy.

...or so I've been told.