Reading:
In my library currently -
(Slowly becoming a Bibliophile among other things)
The Secret Life of Plants by
Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird,
Fantastic Fungi by Paul Stamets,
The Archaic Revival by Terrence McKenna,
Synchronicity by Carl Jung,
What is Called Thinking by Martin Heidegger,
Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche,
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov,
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho,
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz,
Be Here Now by Dr. Richard Alpert, Ph.D/Ram Dass,
Ender's Game Series &
Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card
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Beyond escaping into other's worlds or perspectives I adore more than anything creating my own for the senses to cherish such as producing my own music, as you can find here https://soundcloud.com/xetxuna/albums
Though I made the above aforementioned album years ago. Producing music digitally just doesn't have the authentic feel I'd like to become familiar. Hence the newest direction of intrigue; I've been teaching myself how to play my Kosmosky DvuTone 11 tongue Drum tuned in G-Major 432Hz. a sample of that (https://clyp.it/54kxp45w)
Also, I just got a Guqin (7-string Chinese Zither), and lastly I recently acquired a Sheng as well, both of which I haven't the slightest idea how to play but am confident in these challenges I've presented myself with. Feel free to ask for links to recordings to each of those..I'd be happy to share as I'm constantly recording songs, just waiting to get my next instrument... and wondering how long it will be before I have a room full of instruments I can play..)
UPDATE: I recently got a 130yr old Malcolm Love Cabinet Grand Piano, and such a wonderful addition to my list of instruments I'm learning! ^~^
(https://clyp.it/ovoxa0mw)
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Writing/Spoken Word:
One of the most favorite things I've ever written (Read Aloud);
Whimsical Witnesses - https://clyp.it/kd4gx5ra
Many writings from over the years - https://tinyurl.com/ZenWrite88
----------- Between because it's both - https://vimeo.com/128022015
Videography:
Sync'd Wonders
https://vimeo.com/channels/xenwonders
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Photography:
https://www.viewbug.com/member/Zen88
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Art:
(Stores)
https://society6.com/xenigma
rageon.com/a/users/Xenigma
I have been making digital art for over 15yrs though have yet to make any money from it, if you have any marketing skills or advice which could help please let me know as I can't seem to market my work in any form by myself..
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Movies:
Movie-Junkie
Pink Floyd The Wall,
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower,
Akira,
Paprika,
Ponyo,
Battle For Terra,
Akura Kurosawa's: Dreams,
9,
Fantastic Planet,
My Dinner With Andre,
The Lorax,
Horton Hears a Who,
Dark City,
The Truman Show,
Bunraku,
The Secret Life of Plants,
They Live!,
Soylent Green,
The Host,
Nineteen Eighty Four,
The Island,
The Last Mimzy,
City of Ember,
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Moonrise Kingdom, (Any Wes Anderson film actually)
Mirrormask,
The Fall,
The Nightmare Before Christmas,
Inside Out,
Donnie Darko,
John Dies at the End,
Waking Life,
What The BLEEP! Do We Know?,
Pulp Fiction,
Fight Club,
Coherence,
V For Vendetta,
Branded,
Frequencies (OXV: The Manual),
Side Effects,
Limitless,
Lucy,
Transcendence,
Interstellar,
Atlas Shrugged parts 1,2,3
Requiem For a Dream,
Edward Scissorhands,
Mr. Nobody,
The Truman Show,
Moon,
Seven Psychopaths,
The Fountain,
Powder,
Pi,
The Thirteenth Floor,
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind,
Over The Hedge,
Hesher,
Kymatica,
Baraka,
Eat the Sun
There are so many more I'd love to add to this list.. but honestly, I find value in just about anything.. I'm an artist at heart, through and through.. I strive to find the beauty in everything, because all maintains some level of beauty when accepted without comparison. I can only ever aim to share the perspective I hold true as my own.
(I stopped watching tv in 2005, but I'll watch a show commercial/ad-free if I find it intriguing enough..)
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Shows:
Fringe (at the top of the list because of it's genius as a complete package from start to finish..)
Pushing Daisies
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Season 1 American version Specifically)
Rick & Morty (Season 1 & 2, the rest are trash by my honest opinion..)
Black Mirror
Firefly (Serenity)
Westworld (Season 1 Specifically)
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Food:
I love to cook/bake/concoct/extract flavors, food, condiments, drinks, you name it! Just since last year I've over 60 recipes of my own from everything from marinades, hot sauces, banana breads to from scratch chocolate/fudge. Even have came up with a one of a kind pumpkin pie as well as a one of a kind apple pie which cannot be matched as they each are nothing like the standards found everywhere. Let me know if you'd be interested in a recipe I'd be happy to trade a recipe for a recipe. ^~^
As far as what I eat; I'll summarize: I am conscious of what I consume, and haven't drank soda/milk since 2011. I do my best to stay away from high-fructose corn syrup, (which is in everything...) all in all I am aware of the ingredients in "food" and will make a choice based on more the legitimate option if available.. I don't pressure anyone to eat anything different, it's their life not mine. I eat food for nutrition and when prepare it flavor also. The better the ingredients, the better the meal. I love to cook/bake/create recipes of anything! On that note, I do not have nor have I ever had a smart phone.. Gasp!! I know, this must be an impossible feat; believe me when I say it's becoming more tricky by the day to be without one. One of the best decisions I ever made; albeit a well timed decision at that.
I avoid alcohol for a number of reasons; one mainly being; that unlike every other consumable item on the market, alcoholic beverages are not required by law to have their ingredients labeled.. hence I don't care to consume such products. I've had alcohol which was actually imported which had an ingredients label and was quality derived & I can tell you that the drunkenness which ensued was comparatively different, not to mention felt clean as to conventional products found anywhere.. beyond that reasoning.. I find that it being so widely used is a hint at the notion that I don't want to be using it. Anything normalized to an extreme such as it has been is something to be avoided. Such can be seen time and time again.. it's how prohibition on anything works.. If you want people using something, first limit their ability to get said thing, little by little and then completely. Then after some time re-legalize it with different limitations for purchase/possession.