ME

Real name: Ray Andrew Swaney (not Raymond. I can get my birth certificate for ya.)

Names I go by: Ray, Sway, Swaney

Height: 6'1"

Weight: It has been more than 1/2 a year since I last used a scale, so I have no clue. I am healthy, if that's what the question means. I implore everyone to throw those scales out the window, just watch out for passing pedestrians first.

Hair: I was born a blonde, but my hair turned tail and fled to a light brown sometime during my Kindergarten year.

Family: Mother Becky, Father Ronald, older Bro Russell and younger Sis Rhonda. Yes that is ALL of us with "R" names (Becky=Rebecca).

Live in: Santa Rosa, Caly-for-nigh-aye!

Will soon live in: Maybe Santa Rosa, maybe Michigan, maybe Iowa, Maybe San Fran, maybe Arcata, maybe Venice, maybe East Coast. We'll see.

University major(s): I have an AA in Graphic Design, but wouldn't mind pursuing a degree in education or environmental studies or literature or art or philosophy.

Ambition: To be an activist, an artist, a teacher, a student, a father/child, an observer, a wanderer, a wonderer, love, passion, compassion, creativity, integrity, sincerity, me.

Lofty ambition: To find my half-orange and make beautiful orange babies in this ugly money-green world.

Silly ambition: To be a rock star.

Favorite movies: Royal Tennenbaums, Amelie, Serendipity, About A Boy, Until the End of the World, the Million Dollar Hotel, the Professional, Almost Famous, Rushmore, Woodstock, Pi, Scrapple, Steal This Movie, Fight Club, Snatch, Grosse Point Blank, Shanghai Noon, Memento, Romeo and Juliet, Big Lebowski and Bowling For Columbine amongst a current of others. I am a big fan of romantic comedies.

Favorite Director: Wim Wenders (Until the End of the World, Million Dollar Hotel, Buena Vista Social Club, End of Violence, the American Friend, Wings of Desire [which City of Angels was based on] and Paris Texas amongst others.)

The last few CD's I've acquired: 1.) Badly Drawn Boy 2.)The Raveonettes 3.)The Soundtrack Of Our Lives 4.) Cosmic Rough Riders 5.)David Gray 6.)Ryan Adams 7.)Coldplay (The only ones I have gotten since September)

Favorite TV show: Daily Show!!

Number of times arrested: 0

Number of times given detention: Twice. Once was for tackling a bully who was pushing a friend of mine with a cast to the ground in 8th grade and once in 11th grade for missing a class because I went to the wrong lunch period. I am a REBEL!!!

Birthday: 11/02/1978

Zodiac sign: Ich bin Skorpion.

Personality type: Genuine. Energetic. Friendly. Creative. Humorous. Child-like.

Romantic Quotient: My romantic number obtained by dividing one number by another? Um, zero then.

Pets and their names: Tony the cat. In Michigan it was Uilos the wonderpup and Sheiba the coykitty.

Things you like to do: Listen to music, read good books (the Outsiders now. I read it in like 8th grade but that was ages ago), make art, be entertained, entertain, sing, play on drums, be with good people, talk about the world, day dream, stargaze, shoe gaze, hike, basketball, soccer, write poetry, etc.

Things you like to collect: CD's, Vinyl, beauty.

Best advice you have ever given: Why worry about something you cannot change. The way out of pain, out of fear, out of hell is to dive right into it.

Words or phrases you overuse: Hoochy, hoochy, hoochy!! (per Abe Simpson)

Coolest experiences in life: Personal growth, nature, relations, life.

Stupidest thing you have ever done: Selfishly, stupidly hurt someone very close to my heart.

Fav thing to do during the summer: Picnic, beach volleyball, hiking, swimming in mountain lakes, falling in love.

Fav thing to do during the autumn: Watch changing leafs, enjoy the rejuvenating fall chill of the morning, take hayrides and do bonfires, snuggle up.

Fav thing to do during winter: Sledding, making snow forts, skiing, hot cocoa, shoveling driveways, trying to walk on top without breaking the surface, X-mas spirit, listening to a CD on headphones in front of the X-mas tree looking out the big picture window at home at the beautiful night snowfall.

Fav thing to do during spring: Enjoy the coming warmth and colour, playing basketball and driving around.

Special skills or talent: Lots! I don't want to list them all, because I am modest or lazy or both.

Character traits you look for in a gal: Sincerity, humor, good taste in music, integrity, passion, kindness and wonder.

Fav music: So many kinds, I love so wide a music and so deep a music that I cannot say. It all depends on the moment and mood. Right now, I most want to get music from the Corals! They are brilliant (well, the 2 songs I have heard of theirs).

Fav color: Looking at my wardrobe, I would say blue. I am a fan of dark colours, like deep red, purple, blue.

Fav food: Popcorn, lo-mien, my veggie pasta delight

Fav sport: Foosball, Soccer, Hockey

Fav toy: My mind.

Fav cartoon character: Space Ghost!

Fav Actor / Actress: Jon Cusack / Jeanine Garaofalo (sp?)

Fav animal: Man, such an intriguing species!

Fav month: In California, March. In Michigan, December.

Fav holiday: X-mas

Least Fav holiday: I like them all to some extent.

Fav part of the newspaper: I really haven’t read the newspapers in the last few years. I would say the funnies or the global news.

Fav Store: The Last Record Store.

The thing you despise the most: Right now, the government and the media.

Turn offs: Cruel hearts & oppressive minds.

Turn ons: Curiosity, integrity, insecurity, accepting, improving, growing, glowing, shy, pretty eyes, laughs, smiles, crys, natural people.

You keep a diary: Hell-OOO?

You like to cook: I like it. It is a lot of fun for me and something I want to pursue as a personal interest.

You exercise regularly: I am active regularly, yes.

You sketch while you are on the phone: No, but my Mom does it A LOT!

You have read a book in the last month: Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mr. Twain, 12 by some wicked awesome teenager, Stupid White Men by Michael Moore, Plato’s Symposium, Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts, 9-11 by Chomsky , It’s the Media Stupid by Nichols and McChesney, some essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson and some poetry by Rimbaud, Cummings and Whitman. Right now I am on the Outsiders as I mentioned earlier.

You replace the toilet paper roll immediately: I do. It is the polite thing to do.

You like crossword puzzles: I am not a big fan. The brain is not a muscle and shouldn’t be treated like one.

You have a secret you have never shared with anyone: Of course I do, but I don’t remember them now, so I guess they don’t exist and weren’t that important.

You wait until the last minute: I do on many, many things, but I am getting much better. It is not easy.

You snore: I have been told that I do, so I’ll have to trust.

You have been to your ancestors' homeland: I have been to Germany for a month, visiting a friend in Wiesbaden and an old exchange student in Koln AKA Cologne.

You read in the bathroom: Sports Illustrated for the most part cuz that’s what in there. I really like that Yao Ming guy.

You often have people over to visit: Not often, but on occasion.

You like America: I have to admit I like the big lug even though I don’t like the current state of the union and state of the masses minds.

You can remember jokes: No way, Jose. That reminds me of a joke. A priest, a rabbi and a bowl of soup walk into a bar, they say, “ouch, that bar really hurt, I should watch where I walk!” Hahahahahaaaaaa, OK I know it’s not funny, but it’s the best I could improv.

You play cards: Normally just to accompany drinking. I like chess and Cranium a lot more!

You fold your underwear: Sometimes. Normally, no I do not fold my underwear.

You talk in your sleep: I have been told sometimes I mumble out something, but nothing noteworthy.

You eat fast: I’m a hungry, hungry hippo. Yes I do.

You recycle: No, I don’t.

You like hiking: I LOVE IT!!

You like being on the phone: It all depends on who I am on with and as long as it remains in the arena of interesting.

You shave regularly: What’s regular? Yes, I do.

You set your watch a few minutes ahead: I don’t normally wear a watch. So no I do not.

You are always late: I am rarely late. I am a very punctual dude.

You often get headaches: I rarely get headaches. Maybe a couple a year.

A naked photo of you exists: I know it does somewhere in my baby book!

You can whistle: I am a fantastic whistler. I was thinking of taking it on the road.

You write letters regularly: I do not do such a thing! Again, what is regularly, if that means every month or 2, then yes I do.

You believe in destiny: Yes, we are all destined to die, but I do not believe we have some script written out for us.

You brush your teeth three times a day: At least once, sometimes twice.

You have something you wish to confess: I love too easily.

You change your bed sheets weekly: I actually sleep on the floor or the couch most of the time.

You bite your fingernails: Only if there is a splinter protruding.

You are a vegetarian: I am a vegan.

You have gone to a movie alone: I have on multiple occasions. I like going alone. When you go with people, it feels like someone is reading your book over your shoulder.

You read the newspaper every day: Nope. I wish NPR had a newspaper, NPN.

You have had sex in an airplane: I am offended that you accused me of that! I have not done it on a plane, I have not done it on a train, I have not done it here or there, I have not done it anywhere. I am afraid of sex with Spam, I do not like it Sam I Am!

You have hit a parent in anger: I haven’t even fantasized about that.

You are quick to apologize: If I am at fault.

You lose control in heated arguments: No, I am pretty cool when it comes to heated arguments.

You get out of bed as soon as your alarm goes off: I don’t have an alarm.

You drank mother's milk: I don’t remember, it was a while ago and I don’t even remember last year.

You generally save letters and postcards: When I get them yes and it also depends on who I get them from and the content.

You hate parties: I enjoy parties that I enjoy, I do not enjoy parties I do not enjoy. I like chill, hangout with cool people, listen to music, play cards, play foosball, smoke herb, drink brews, complete with late night jam session parties.

You have stolen money from your parents: I am sad to say I have. I wouldn’t dream about it now, but I was young and stupid when I did.

You have fired a gun: I don’t think so. I don’t remember. I have shot a bow and arrow and a b.b. gun, but not a firearm!

You often have the last word: Often.

Less is more: Often.

You give money to homeless people: If I can spare it, I do. I mean, why not? Maybe they will buy booze! Well, if that gets them through the night.

You enjoy being photographed: Enjoy isn’t the right word. I am impartial, but when I do get photographed I try to have a good time with it. No use in having a stick up the ass like an armless batter.

Life treats you well: Life is. I treat me well.

You know who you are: Absolutely. Every moment, everything you take in at any time, is the whole of you, the whole of life, so stop chewing on your tails!

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