I'm a Marxist Leninist Trotskyist. My political thinking is based on socialist theory and I try to stay aware of and involved in political activism. While here I try to be as revolutionary as I can be. But here's the first bit of irony and crisis: in and attempt to avoid hunger and homelessness I joined the Texas Army National Guard as a combat medic. And the timing was great( 3 weeks before the 9-11 terrorist incident ). Now my unit has been called up. So I have to of a way to avoid participating in the murderous slaughter in Iraq. Crisis #2 is my love life of lack of one. In addition to being on the extreme far left I'm also polyamorous which means I believe in having multiple relationships. Since most people claim to put monogamy on the high ground of morality I'm not too popular. But I have to be true to myself. Crisis #3 is my total alienation from corporate health-care. So much so that I'd like to find another occupation. But I've decided to hang in there a little longer and I'm currently taking an emergency medical training course. I'm also thinking of becoming a teacher. Crisis #4 is that I'm only one of a few atheist in Austin. I'm originally from New Orleans, LA but left in 1982 when I joined the military.