About

about me . . hmm.  Well, i’m a bit of an enigma I suppose . . just chock full of duality and hypocrisy. Let me see if i can explain what i mean:

I’ve experienced legitimate and powerful ego-death a number of times and i’m very much attracted to philosophies of interconnectedness and humility (Siddhartha and Lao Tsu, i’m talking to you), yet i’m still quite an egotistical person (albeit an egoist with severe self-confidence and anxiety issues).

I love athletics with all my heart and soul, however, despite my extremely active childhood (and perhaps partially because of it), i’m, sadly, probably the most sedentary person I know.

I consider myself a pretty intelligent guy (<< this is me being modest ), and i’ve been told many times in my life, in various ways and by various respected persons, that I posses above-average smarts, but i’m the first person to admit that i’m also a complete dumbass in pretty much every way that matters.

I’m completely obsessed with music (listening, playing, researching, analyzing, sharing, discussing, writing), and i’m an admitted music snob (in the best possible way, of course), but, despite my 19-plus years of musical experience, the stuff I write is pretty weak, so much so that I have a hard time playing it for people.  If i’m feeling particularly open one day in the near future, i’ll post one or two of my tunes on here and you guys can see what I mean.

As far as i know, i’m the most pessimistic optimist in the world.  Go ahead and try to wrap your brains around that one.

But, yeah.  Blah, blah blah, yackety shmakety.  Oh, and I’m a staunch Pacifist and a proud Northern California Liberal (although, also proudly, NOT a Democrat), so suck on them eggs conservative america. You’re not welcome here. This here space be mine!

In short, i’m Tony.  Nice to meet you.

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