About Me

foundational texts and myths: astrid lindgren's 'the brothers lionheart', tony de mello's 'call to love', john j mcneill's 'taking a chance on god', neil gaiman's sandman :: causes and interests (extant + emerging): the intersection of spirituality and sexuality, education + the market, critiquing neo-liberalism, creative writing, sociolinguistics, minority rights :: some touchstones: henri j.m. nouwen, thich nhat hanh, denise levertov, michael leunig, james alison, antony de mello, eckhart tolle, e.e.cummings, tsai ming liang, hayao miyazaki, naomi klein, david levithan, richard dawkins :: guilty pleasures: east asian swordfighting movies and serials, charlaine harris' sookie stackhouse vampire mystery series, stock-aitken-waterman songs from the late 80s, katamari damacy, final fantasy :: music that moves me: kate bush (always! forever!), tracy chapman, sinead o'connor, scissor sisters, mika, early belle & sebastian, ah niu, the postal service, jane siberry