J. David Zacko-Smith
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Academic and writer |
| Location | Buffalo, Seattle and Paris |
| Introduction | You're reading the fully subjective musings of an opinionated, coffee-swilling, wine & sake drinking, gay, bourgeoisie-bohemian over-educated Arab American academic with Eurocentric yet Asian inspired tendencies who divides his time between Seattle (WA), Buffalo (NY) and Paris (France). Essentially, I believe that the reality we live is socially constructed (see links below), & that there is no single or absolute truth (objectivity is illusory). Ultimately, we each have a duty to question assumptions, since it is only within questioning that we find "truth". I also throw in some politics, pop culture and "homo" fun to entertain - eclectic, that's me! You can read more about me below. Tattoo count = 7 |
| Interests | Writing, reading, travel (Europe and Asia), food, wine, coffee, running, spirituality (Buddhism & Hinduism), literature, poetry, theater, photography, painting, music, "reality" TV. |
| Favorite movies | Indochine, The Hours, The Matrix (series), Steel Magnolias, Amelie, Sideways, 9 to 5, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Capote, Dreamgirls, Casino Royale, Pink Flamingos. |
| Favorite music | Alanis Morrisette, Madonna, Michael Buble, The Killers, Patti Labelle, ABBA, Lizz Wright, Eve, Gwen Stefani, Beyonce, Linkin Park, Sinatra, Patti LuPone, Andrea Bocelli, Maria Callas, Ella Fitzgerald, Pet Shop Boys, My Chemical Romance, Pearl Jam, Everything But The Girl (EBTG), Annie Lennox, Jay-Z. |
| Favorite books | "In Over Our Heads" by Robert Kegan, "Let Your Life Speak" by Parker Palmer, Poetry by Poe, Yeats, Ted Hughes, Adrienne Rich, T.S. Eliot, Plath, Kerouac, Stan Henry. |
What would you name your ballet inspired by the sight of children leaping through a garden sprinkler?
"Crying Out for Ritalin", or perhaps "So Happy I Could Barf"?