Okay, so this part is supposed to be where I tell you about myself...

I'm into music more than anything else. I listen to about anything but my passion is metal! Melodic death, black metal, powermetal, Viking metal, thrash, speed, operatic/symphonic/epic metal...All things metal!

Some favorite bands:

In Flames, Samael, Opeth, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Angra, Arch Enemy, Dissection, Lacuna Coil, Emperor, Nile, Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, Bal Sagoth, Savatage, Children of Bodom, The Haunted, Sonata Arctica, The Crown, Abandoned, Demons & Wizards, Iced Earth, Edge of Sanity, Soilwork, Jag Panzer, Hammerfall, Sinergy, Haggard, Cynic, Nocturnal Rites...

There are a lot more, and that's not even counting any non-metal favorites!

I am very open minded and respectful of almost any/all beliefs, but do not tolerate hate or bigotry in any form at all in my presence. Pretty much the only parts of any belief systems I have a problem with are the idea that everyone else is wrong and anything that harms others.

As for my own beliefs, they are many and varied.
I believe in living in accordance with nature, not trying to subvert or quash either the Earth/environment or my or others' natural tendencies to fit in with whatever the current societal standard is.
I believe that there are very few truly "bad" people in the world and that the majority of people (and other beings) that commit harmful acts are doing so because they don't know how to do otherwise. I am committed to doing all that I can to raise awareness and help as many as possible to learn to be beneficial members of the population. That said, I am not so naive as to believe that those who present a danger to others should be allowed free reign to cause harm just because they don't know any better.
I believe in taking personal responsibility for all my actions and feel that the world would be a better place if everyone else took responsibility for their own actions too.
My spiritual path is very eclectic, encompassing many elements from my Celtic/Norse and Cherokee heritage, as well as traditions, beliefs and practices from other North American tribes and various Eastern philosophies.

I am active in educating people about all manner of things that are often misunderstood. I believe that the biggest key to combating the majority of the world's ills is education! I feel that most prejudice is a pretty direct result of ignorance and the spread of misinformation, whether it is about gender identity, sexual orientation, "alternative lifestyles", music, animals, breed specific legislation, addiction, mental illness, other cultures or anything else.

I am active in local Sex Positive community and volunteer for several organizations. I also present workshops on various subjects from effective communication, to consensual slavery, decorative scarification and more that shouldn't be mentioned on an all-ages website!

I love all animals and have been involved in animal rescue in one form or another for much of my teens and all of my adult life. I've worked with everything from mice and birds to wolves and snakes and all manner of creatures in between!
Our house has pretty much always been like a combination animal shelter and zoo, what with rescued and foster cats, dogs and assorted small wildlife critters. If you are interested in seeing our "zoo", click here.

I also very much enjoy camping, hottubbing, swimming & wandering around in the woods. I feel some of the finest pleasures in life are luxuriating in smoking good cigars, relaxing in a long, hot, scented bath, sensual touch, getting or giving a massage, erotic power exchange, partaking of and offering warm, red wine, drinking excellent, organic coffee and just sitting back and reveling in all that the universe has to offer.

I am a Gorean, vocalist, writer of poetry, lyrics, erotica and commentary, a professional geek, minister, soap maker, herbalist, friend, lover and worshipper of life in all it's greatness.