This Is Who We Are

Basics

Name
jackrabbit
Gender
Male
Age
40
Location

Online

More About Me

about me
There are several of me rattling around in here, dancing point and counterpoint, and sometimes I feel as if I am falling apart from my own inner diversity.

I am a performing artist and teacher, playing with fire and objects and music to help myself and the audience remember "Why" in a world of "What". I found poi in 2006, and it has led to other forms of object manipulation, and completely changed me in many ways. I see possibilities where once I saw despair. I move where once I was immobilized. I have realized that all the truth I need is in the dance.

I am the doting father of five spectacular people. The immensity of my responsibility overwhelms me sometimes, but I try to remember I'm just one guy, doing the best I can. The bittersweet ballad of our lives together sings in my soul every day, though I am not with them every day. My dream of a healthier, happier human experience revolves around my wishes for them.

I am a community founder, currently working on finding land for a startup intentional community in West Virginia. My dissatisfaction with the choices available in our wasteful, unhealthy, selfish culture moves me to create community. I want to leverage the abundant natural capital of Appalachia to build a place where my family of families can strive, thrive, and survive these changing times.

I am a Mad One, suffering many of the symptoms associated with bipolar disorder. I do not desire a diagnosis, as I find those words unhelpful in managing my condition. Fortunately, I never wanted to be "normal", whatever that is. I see my experience as both positive and negative, and I do not use pharmaceuticals to manage my moods. I live in them, recognize them, and do my best to ride the HIGH waves for all they are worth, utilize the _low_ waves for introspection and quiet time.
I am jackrabbit on: theicarusproject.net

I am a software developer, but this is on the bottom of my list of MEs because I have not been excited about my work in a long time. I hope to put these skills to good use one day soon.

Dating/Personal

Status
Single
Interested In
Friends, Activity Partners, Dating, Long-term Relationship
Gender Preference
Female
Drinking
Often
Smoking
Often
Religion
Heathen

Work/Professional

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