Here are some facts:
Full Name: Loren Zachary Graves
Born: 02/03/83 in Napa, California
Place of Residence: Los Angeles
Sex: Male
Father: Jazz Musician/Composer
Mother: Classical Musician/Teacher
Musical Taste: Eclectic.
Web Nom de Plume: Euphorion
(deriv. from Goethe's Faust).
Philosophical Designation: Eclectic. Transhumanist. Pacifist.
Strong Influences: Michael Ventura, Buddhism, Taoism, Nietszche, and Gibran.
Further influences: Bertrand Russell, Escoffier, Miyamoto Musashi, Sun Tzu,
Lao Tse, Masamune Shirow's "Ghost in the Shell", Emerson, Alan Watts,
the Dalai Lama, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, Carl Sagan, Straczynski's
"Babylon 5", P.K. Dick's "Bladerunner", Epicurus, "Don Quixote", Frank
Herbert's "Dune", Marcus Aurelius, "The Outer Limits", Voltaire, and Satan.
Interests: Cooking, Writing, Computers, Drawing, Reading, Business,
Archery, Art, Anime, Stock Market, Wine, Martial Arts, Debating, Eating,
Poetry, Death, Life.
Ideal Profession: Sommelier at the French Laundry.
Probable Profession: Who knows?
Current Profession: Student at UC Davis.
Current Majors: Computer Science & Philosophy (Considering a BioSci minor).
Opinion of UC Davis: Menagerie of people who didnt get into Berleley.
(I don't care, I got into Berkeley =P)
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Favorite Color: Varies.
Political Affiliation: Libertarian.
Role Models: Mostly fictional.
Favorite Cuisine: Mine.
Runner-up #1: Neo-French. (Syncretic Perfection)
Runner-up #3: Italian. (Rough Simplicity)
Runner-up #2: Japanese. (Delicate Refinement)
Runner-up #4: Indian (Aromatic Vivacity)
Favorite Flowers: Cherry Blossom, Lotus, Orchid.
Religion: Atheist. Quasi-Buddhist. Amortalist ;)
Appearance: ~175lbs, 6', Medium Build, Black Hair, Brown Eyes.
Sexual Orientation: Straight.
Marital Status: Single, Not Looking.
Favorite White Grape: Riesling.
Favorite Red Grape: Syrah.
Scents (what i may smell like, or what i may like to smell): Cardamom,
Patchouli, Cinnamon, Lemon, Lavender, Nutmeg, Clove, The Ocean,
Marjoram, Sage, Drakkar Noir.
Likes: Hong Kong Movies, French Food, Japanese Gardens,
Japanese Anime, Italian Food, Sci-Fi, Sculpture, Glass Artwork,
the Romans, Armagnac, Dim Sum, New Mexico, 'Aqua', Ceviche,
Sunrises, Incense, Swords, Martial Arts, Live Jazz, Astronomy,
Books, Friends, Dreams, Philosophy, Technology, Green Tea.
Dislikes: MTV, Malls, Gap, Public Schools, "normal people",
Religious Fundamentalists, Mormons, Country Music, Pop Music,
Tae Bo, the Nouveau Riche, "Avant-Garde" Art, Bad Food,
Oprah, Most Other Television, Stupid People, Rap Music,
George Bush (both of them), Pop Culture, Closed Minds,
Smooth "Jazz", Pat Robertson, Death, Taxes, Luddites.
Goals in life: a) To escape the death of the "shell". b) To develop and
sharpen my awareness, knowledge (understanding of reality), and
experience (wisdom) -- to learn/achieve whatever is necessary to realize
my own individual goals, and to develop my own consciousness as far
as it can possibly be developed. c) To become fabulously wealthy.
d) To find the perfect mate. e) To experience the world, and all the
sensations in it - to each of their own finest & highest degrees.
Morality: I do not believe that evil is any more than applied ignorance and
misunderstanding. Its polar opposite ("good") being enlightenment, or
knowledge/wisdom/craft.
My moral code is simple: Do whatever you will, so long as you cause no harm
to any other sapient/sentient being, and allow all others the same freedom.
And I think it is the moral obligation of every self-proclaimed "free" man
and woman to defend this freedom (for others) to the death.
I suppose you could call me a simplistic idealist (aka dreamer) ;)
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"Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors.
But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."
-Kahlil Gibran, "Children of Gods, Scions of Apes"