I am an inventor. I write in my notebook. Then I start building stuff, usually in software. I have been building an online game that is sure to elevate me two tax brackets higher than broke. I am also figuring out how to help people organize their knowledge and work. If you become my friend, I'll probably invite you over to the mcmanse that I will ruthlessly snatch from some bubble-eyed lunatic who bought it with no cash down in 2005.

I am an artist. I was once a goofball marketing man. I was a thorn in the side of pissant, wacko, future union organizers at UCLA. Now, my art is in how I experience the world every day. I have an affinity for irony and absurdity, media jamming, gonzo art, and the work of Marcel Duchamp. From great men such as Duchamp, I have learned to shed my guilt about failing to make money from art. After all, art is about twisting popular culture and common assumptions around for a higher cause, or, even better, for absolutely no reason at all but to piss the pissants off (and to exploit their misery for profit).

A example of what I am personally and spiritually experiencing right now:

I am a reader and writer. Science Fiction has pursued me ever since my dad introduced me to Heinlein and Asimov. I like detective novels as well, going back to Chandler and even Doyle. The plays of Albee and Beckett and the science fiction of Stephenson and Adams are a perfect fit for my personality. History is also something I love to read, especially the rise and demise of demented monsters. On the other side of the coin are the Freemasons. The great catalysts of science and democracy. I need to earn my third degree already.

I am a futurist. I see a future, and it has a lot going on. A horrible and great thing. I see it, a creeping singularity with a dark and a bright aspect. It is accelerating, yet we may not even notice its envelope. I often ask myself: should I be writing about it or building it? Problem is, if I build this idea out, it will certainly kill me, its creator. Damn. I think I just became a luddite.

I am a businessman. My grandfather told me to learn about investing. So I did. I have been an investor ever since that moment. I try to invest as if I own the whole business. Whether to accumulate part of one of these beasts is all about the numbers. And a few magical qualities. Such as the Steve Jobs Factor. The way I see it, businesses are living beings. Breathing, eating, storing, merging, dominating. I am even growing a couple of them in my secret lab.

I am a complete nutter. Spend a few minutes with me and you'll agree with this assertion.