My name is Sunny (or preferably just Sun). Allow me to tell you a bit about what makes me me. I am 33, though I feel like I'm 7 and 700 all at once. I want to climb trees and feel the wind and sing at the top of my lungs and giggle like a child and at the same time I feel very wise deep down. Someone once said I was an old soul or something like that, partially because of my unique eyes, as in if you believe in reincarnation I've probably been around awhile, but this is doubtful :).

Do you ever feel like we're just missing something? Several times in my life, when I was younger, I would stand outside in a huge field and what I call a "moment of comprehension" would wash over me. I associate these with mildly cool temperatures, overcast skies, and wind. In that instant, I felt like I understood everything. What it meant to be alive, why we were here, and indescribable sensations of understanding. Then it would be gone and I'd be left alone again and I would try to grasp the meaning and remember before it dissipated completely but to no avail. That hasn't happened in a long time and I think it's because I've gotten out of touch, which is one of the reasons I started painting again a few years ago. Bioluminescence is this painting that was the reawakening of my interest. I don't think I get enough air in my day to day life. Locked up in buildings instead of climbing rocks or trees. I constantly feel like there's something huge going on in the universe just beyond our grasp. I wish I had any idea what it was. I'd say maybe I've seen too many Matrix-like movies, but I felt this way long before then. Like if we just believed, we could manipulate matter with our minds and walk on air. There's something big out there, I just know it.

The best single word to describe me would be designer, whether it be art, furniture, architecture, or even databases (an art form for sure!), I will always be creating. I have so many things I want to do in life - my focus kept shifting between designing and building furniture, to designing other products, to art, to music, and after many years no one thing had been fully accomplished. Well, I made the push to do one thing at a time. I started with my first love, art. It's an absolute ton of work to do to scan in lots of artwork, lay out products, maintain a web site, etc. but so worth it in satisfaction, and I'm just gettin' started, baby! In the future I will try to accomplish the other goals but I think I will always paint or draw.

You won't find a long list of accomplishments here - art shows, awards, or even degrees in art. I just like to paint, and hopefully others will like what I've done. Hopefully enough of you will like it enough to actually BUY it and I can someday break free from the bonds of 8 to 5!

Favorites

Favorite music: I love music. Let me rephrase that: I LOVE MUSIC!!!!! I love singing and dancing (I don't claim to be good at either one though!). I love to hear people sing. I love to watch people dance. Music is the highest high. There is simply too much I love to pick a favorite, but 80s songs remixed with a heavy beat is definitely number one and then various forms of electronica. My more current favorites are: Darude/Sandstorm and Daft Punk/One More Time which will both forever be associated with Friday night Spiral club, lots of Eiffel 65, Rupee/Tempted To Touch (KJJ Lenny B Edit), Anastacia/Sick and Tired (KJJ Nievens Electrochill Edit), Commander Tom/Attention (Radio Edit), Take Me to the Clouds Above, Lo-Fidelity All-Stars/Battle Flag (best beats ever), DJ Sammy/Heaven, Paul Van Dyk/We are Alive, Gigi D'Agostino/I'll Fly With You, Cher/One by One, ATC/Around the World, Shinedown/Simple Man, I forget the actual names of them but the soulful I've Been Downhearted and Moby/Don't Nobody Know My Troubles But God, and so so many more. I also love soulful/Chicago style house. To pick a few older ones that haven't faded over the years: Savage Garden, Bonnie Tyler/Total Eclipse of the Heart, Soul Decision/Faded, Travis Tritt/Tell Me I Was Dreaming and Foolish Pride, Mr. Mister/Broken Wings, Go West/King Of Wishful Thinking, Tesla/Love Song, Living Colour/Cult Of Personality, Mark Morrison/Return of the Mack, Scorpions/Winds of Change, Club Nouveau/Why You Treat Me So Bad, Breathe/How Can I Fall, George Strait/Amarillo by Morning, Lee Greenwood/God Bless the USA, a couple of Kenny Loggins songs, and just about everything on my DMA Dance CD. I think Kelly Clarkson is one of the best singers. I love her voice. Cher, too. I like wavy songs.

Favorite books: There are so many! I love to read all kinds of books such as the Forgotten Realms series, Patricia Cornwell, and Douglas Adams. Douglas Adams is so freaking funny. The Hitchhiker Trilogy is just one funny one-liner after another of my favorite type of humor. I also really liked Fingerprints of the Gods. There's some Oversoul Seven (?) book I have a vague memory of that left an impression so many years ago - I need to go find that and read it again. Years back I was addicted to Robert Ludlum books such as The Bourne Identity - that whole series of espionage, secret agent stuff. I used to always have at least one book going, but I just don't find I have the time now.

Favorite shows: Despite my arguments for getting outside more, I don't believe television rots your brain in moderation. It can be very informative and fun. My favorite shows are Heroes, Dollhouse, Dog Whisperer, Discovery Channel, History Channel, and Numbers, miscellaneous animal networks, and 24-hour news. But I don't get all those channels anymore :(. When I was young I loved Punky Brewster and Land of the Lost. I still have strange feelings every time I think of Land of the Lost. Those creepy lizard guys really freaked me out. There was so much exploring to do in that show! There was an anime (I think) program I watched as a young child in Alaska that I used to dream about all the time, and I dreamt about actually leaving my home for as I was in love with one of the characters (would have to have been at age 4-5, can that be right??). I can't recollect the name of it so someone help me out here. It was a group of people with some type of space ship I think, and they went around helping people (pretty general, I know). I recall one episode had something to do with giant earthworms. I think the name of the show was somewhat long and scrolled in a Star Wars/3D fashion but I could be wrong.

Favorite movies: My favorite movies are Fifth Element (big Bruce Willis fan), Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the newest Star Trek. I see a bit of myself in Hermione :). There's a scene in the first movie where it's her turn to go up to the sorting hat and she says under her breath something to the effect of "It's going to be fine, just breathe," and Ron turns to Harry and says "Mental, that one." Cracks me up. I also liked Stargate and The Matrix. With very few exceptions I don't like to see movies more than once unless many, many years have passed and I've forgotten what happens anyway. In the middle school and early high school years I watched Ladyhawke over and over. I'm no longer certain what the fascination was, except maybe the horses and the entirely different world it took you into. As a youngster I adored Grease I and II (not entirely kid-appropriate really), Flight of the Navigator, and Rainbow Brite. The Black Stallion made an impression on me, too... feeding my many childhood fantasies of finding a horse and showing him he can trust me.

Favorite foods: I'm a fresh salsa (usually more like pico) and tabouli addict. I'm mostly a vegetarian except I do eat some seafood. I do not have faith that the animals are treated humanely, and even if they are, I don't want them to die. I love green olives, cucumber with salt, bell peppers, olive oil, cilantro, mint, basil, avocado, red onion, and jerk seasoning. BD's Mongolian BBQ and Qdoba rock, though in general I don't like to go to restaurants. I like my foods with sweet stuff on them, such as some type of mango salsa. At BD's I load up with baby corn, sweet peas, cilantro, coconut, some type of sweet sauce, lots of pineapple, and cajun seasoning. I love rootbeer popsicles, red, white, and blue rocket popsicles, and white chocolate Reese's peanut butter cups.

Favorite colors: Navy blue and olive drab first and foremost. Orange and dark red. And metal. The color of light. And all the rest.

Favorite animals: Horses and cats. My dog. Frogs. And all the rest. Some of the most pure, beautiful moments of my life are spent with my pets. When you share such a deep bond with them there's just nothing else like it.

Favorite sports: Honestly, I'm not into watching sports much. On TV the most I'd ever do is put football on as background noise if I happened to be that desperate. I like to go to baseball games, as long as the weather isn't too hot, because I can sit casually with my friends and just relax and spend time with them without necessarily even talking, basking up at the sun with my eyes closed. It's light therapy. I also went to football games in high school but that wasn't for the sport either! I do love to mountain bike and play catch with baseballs (absolutely not softballs). I haven't played in years but I used to like playing badminton and I was a darn good rollerskater.

Favorite brands of stuff: philosophy body wash and salt scrub (seriously, this stuff is to rave over). bareMinerals makeup. Old Navy for shirts; I think the majority of mine come from there - they don't shrink vertically the first time you wash them. Imagine that! Pottery Barn Teen Locker Collection.

Other things I like: I love all kinds of animals, grass, and trees. I love the wind and warm rain. The smell of clean air. The smell of flowers in the breeze. The honey taste of clover. I love sunlight. I love the dark. I love air. I love color. The way tall grass fields wave like an ocean in the wind. The quiet rush of excitement that accompanies an overcast day when the wind picks up and rushes through the trees and whips my hair around, like a hushed undercurrent of... something deep. The smell of upcoming spring and fall in the air. Riding horses freestyle, just bareback and holding on to their mane while they run like the wind. Daydreams of riding, with the heavy sound of slow motion hoof beats, running through the mist in the trees near a castle. Sleeping on the couch with my dog. The way my dog cocks his head, holds his breath, and perks his ears up when he's trying to figure out what you're saying. Skylights. Solar power. Not being wasteful, although I know I produce too much trash. San Francisco pay restrooms along the streets. Did I mention I love music? I love hype. Energy. Heavy music beats (yes, again). Breakdancing. Bright lights. Big city. The reflection of traffic lights on wet pavement at night. Paper lanterns. Spontaneity. Passion. I love companionship. Affection. Just leaning against friends, talking or not. Being held close. When friends feel comfortable enough with me to ask for help, when it would mean me going out of my way. That's what friends are for, duh. Washing the dog in the rain and getting soaked. Swimming in the rain. Finding baby inch worms and naming them Joey. Belts with grommet holes. Jeans. T-shirts. My navy, orange, and white jacket that is so ME. Striped socks. Corduroy. Canvas. Metal. Titanium. Concrete. Brick. Lofts. Industrial buildings. Shucking corn. Climbing a tree deep in the woods and just being alone with nature. Rock canyons with gorgeous, clean water flowing through. Bamboo. Exploring old buildings. Barns. The pyramids. The Nazca lines. I'm fascinated by discovery. Ancient mysteries and riddles. Consistency. Programming with music playing and figuring out some cool new feature. Logic. Fixing things. Designing things. Improving things. Being trusted. The intoxicating smell of playdough, fingerpaint, and crayons. Helping my niece learn language. Love. Margaritas. The smell of Brut. The way my body feels and smells when I spend two hours pampering it. The old Cherry 7-Up commercials that were black and white with select items in pink. Can you tell I'm a daydreamer? Maybe just a little ;). I admit to a certain vanity about hair. My car (a Sunfire, what else? :). That I'm an emotional, passionate person because the highs are amazing, and for some reason I like that I'm not afraid to feel the lows at times.

Pet peeves and general dislikes: People or companies that don't get back to me (what's my track record, like 75% no response?? not cool.), being lied to (so what if it's news I won't like, we'll fight it out and be done with it), the way the world revolves around meat and it's difficult to find food without it many times, the cruel food chain, fast food restaurants constantly getting orders wrong (especially when you don't notice until you get home), store greeters (I hate to be 'forced' to speak on MY time), when someone won't give you a straight freaking answer, micro-managing, procrastination, extreme laziness, softballs (I can't throw or catch one worth a darn - they're just too big for my hands to effectively manage), when the average person invades my personal space (unless I really like them or we're drunk), when someone gets interrupted while I'm talking to them and then when done doesn't even seem to remember I was talking and give me the opportunity to finish - even if it's truly an unimportant discussion (I'm not generally easily offended, but this really makes me feel worthless), when people don't use common sense, fleece (yes, the fuzzy stuff), excessive apologizing over nothing (not quite sure how to explain what I mean by this one), being misunderstood, how difficult it is to just get by in life - can't we just be free like ants?, how confusing and complicated life and emotions can be, that the people of this planet don't take advantage of solar power a fraction of enough, people that are complete jerks right off the bat when filing a complaint - they could try being nice first (at my day job), mob mentality/the way many turn to unnecessary violence in times of crisis, when I'm on the verge of figuring something out but I feel like I just don't have enough brainpower to get quite there, cigarette and cigar smoke, eating at restaurants, boring houses (Michael Graves in a test proved a cool house could be built on the same budget as a neighboring boring one), that medical technology isn't further along, that humans have too short of a life span and that I don't really have the willpower to try caloric reduction to increase it, loose ends (unfinished business), music with the bass so heavy it feels like it's confusing my heartbeat, really stupid (a.k.a lowest common denominator) humor like Dumb and Dumber, humidity, any type of joke that even hints at animal cruelty because it's not funny, people that don't think animals have feelings, poor hygiene, hard candy, computer cable tangles, complex business taxes, I know you don't take special requests but can I have x? and I was sick on deadline day so I didn't get my registration in on time so can I do it late anyway and be counted on time even though registration has been open the last SIX MONTHS? (related to youth sports administration), racism, muzzle flip, long-haired dogs, long-haired men, facial hair on someone I otherwise might kiss (ick), excessive zippers/pull-ties/bulky pockets on apparel or bags (I like things streamlined), cat litter scatter, centipedes (a.k.a. demon bugs), stuffed animals with very rare exception, coldsores, fidgety clothing, how the hair on my head grows too slowly, imperfect skin, slow computers (I have little patience for waiting minutes for files to save), excessive/wasteful prices (such as $500 jeans, or art with a just a simple shape against a plain background priced at $10,000 because of the deep description stating it represents the eternal struggle of light and dark) although I fully support everyone's right to price and pay as desired, the way Access databases can get irreversibly corrupted so easily because for instance you have a certain version of a certain DLL on your computer and you copied an object instead of opening and saving as (who knows all these things??), being broke, the lack of parking lots in places like San Francisco, being lonely, when people don't pull over and stop for emergency vehicles, potty humor, things that are unjust, freaking tornados, nightmares, and drama, drama, drama (although I have to admit that I have been called a "drama queen" before, but I prefer to call it being passionate, and besides I think it was relating to an overwhelming Cheerios smell, though I cannot deny the drama queen existance elsewhere, though it is usually done in a funny manner ;). That I'm an emotional, passionate person because it makes life confusing and gets my heart ripped out too often.

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