User:S.dedalus/About me

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See also Stephen Dedalus.

Hi, I’m a student living in Washington. I’ve always loved the idea of Wikipedia. (So much to learn!) It reminds me of the writers in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, who try to catalog all human knowledge. I am a clasical music composer, and am interested in just about anything to do with music. Other interests include parkour, poetry, and biology.

Although I can be found working on many different articles and I patrol the reference desks, my primary specialty on Wikipedia is with music related subjects. I’m especially involved with articles relating to 20th century classical music, composers, and music theory. If you have any questions for me or would just like to say hi, please don’t hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page.

My user name―S.dedalus―comes from James Joyce’s novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and its sequel Ulysses. Both are amazing books and defiantly an inspiration for me. I am happy that this user name was not previously taken.

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[edit] Visit my alternate user pages on other Wiki projects!

[edit] Wikiquote

[edit] Wikimedia

[edit] Wikinews

[edit] Articles or stubs I have started or significantly contributed to include:

[edit] Articles that didn’t make it (may they rest in peace)

  • Shneur Zalman Friedman

[edit] My Favorite Quotes

  • Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead


  • A way is made by walking it. A thing is so by calling it. ~ attributed to the Zhuangzi



  • Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. ~Isaac Asimov


  • There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death. ~Isaac Asimov


  • We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. ~ from The Tempest by Shakespeare


  • Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
~ from Cymbeline by Shakespeare

[edit] Things I find really confusing

[edit] Random stuff

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This user suspects that George W. Bush may be a sock puppet.
Please refer to his entire presidency for evidence.


This user is a member of the Association of Inclusionist Wikipedians

The motto of the AIW is Conservata veritate, which translates to, "With the preserved truth" This motto reflects the inclusionist desire to change Wikipedia only when no knowledge would be lost as a result.
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