graydon its not my fucking name what kind of name is parrish? Its actually the square root of hair multiplied by the bi-lateral pulsation mechanisms of the fourth moon of the planet Squant.
ethan no I'm not religious. I don't like to tether myself to any labels whatsoever because i believe it encroaches on open mindedness. I study buddhism and practice meditation, and I do consider myself extremely spiritual and metaphysically engaged. Although I practice buddhism and appreciate the majority of the traditional teachings, I don't consider myself a "buddhist". I practice and appreciate feminist ideals, but I do not consider myself a feminist because I think it can be damaging to do so. Of course I'm a human, an artist, a scooter rider, a snowboarder, thats whatever, but when you attach a label to yourself that implies you aren't something else, that is when it can make you closed minded. Like, "oh wow thats a really great bill those republicans are working on, I really think it makes sense; but I'm afraid that if I expressed my support for it, that I would become a hypocrite". That scenario can be replayed in millions of ways, and its never helpful for anyone.