I keep coming back to this, realizing that anything I write will represent me. This is difficult because I can't possibly write enough to represent something that encompasses me. So hopefully people realize that all that can really be seen here are mere facets of the large cubic zirconia that is my life.

I grew up in San Diego and Denver. Now I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with brigideire. I like good stories in any medium: books, comics, TV, movies. I've been working with computer hardware and software for almost 25 years, and playing various computer RPGs for about the same length of time.

I am polyamorous, and not actively looking for more partners. I am always looking for new friends with common interests, however, and am open to what develops.

Working and playing with computers, reading and listening to interesting books. Watching Simspons, South Park, The Daily Show, Mythbusters, and other assorted shows that my sweetie watches. Gradually working my way through the films of Akira Kurosawa. (So far, I've seen more than half of the 30 films he's directed.)

I'm now playing World of Warcraft quite a bit after exploring other MMORPGs.

Understanding things. I audited a friend's physics class and, while I didn't know all the math, I did understand the concepts. Things that take patterns, such as diagnosing and programming computer come pretty easily to me.

I've also been told I'm good at explaining complex things to people.

That I'm tall and hairy. Or my beard or long hair. Or my sense of humor, depending on the situation.

While I've read more SF/Fantasy/Horror than other genres, I like a good story in almost any setting or medium. So while I would list Ender's Game, Snow Crash, and the Master Li series by Barry Hughart, I would also list Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, and The Last Samurai (no connection the movie with Tom Cruise) by Helen DeWitt. I also thought that Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Suzanne Clarke was awesome.

I've seen a few movies that were great on different levels. From Finding Nemo to The Seven Samurai. I like most good stories whatever the genre, though I tend toward fantasy, sci-fi, and comedy. The Abyss was one of my top personal favorites for a long time.

My musical tastes range mostly through the rock spectrum. With a collection of over 500 CDs, from a-ha through Warren Zevon, there's something in there for just about everyone. While I don't have the snobbery or encyclopedic knowledge of Rob Gordon (a character from another favorite movie), my musical knowledge does surprise most of my friends and I'm usually the one they come to when they want to find obscure music trivia or novelty songs.

For food, I tend toward the basics. Various forms of beef and chicken, though I've been staying away from fast food lately. My all-time favorite restaurant was BD's Mongolian Barbeque in the LoDo area of Denver. Around 200 visits in 2 years, and I make it a point to go a time or two when I'm back there visiting friends.

Beyond the basics needed to survive... Communication, computers, friends, good stories, sex, thinking.

Connections between things that are not necessarily related. I wrote a poem called Archetypes which tied in male roles from tarot symbolism into an on-and-off relationship I'd had.

Also how to write things that I'm experiencing or "what if" situations. And various songs floating through my head.

Mmm... It varies. Staying home with my sweetie. Going out on dates (I'm polyamorous). Sometimes gaming, playing World of Warcraft, or doing other computer related things.

While going out with one girlfriend, I read a few romance novels. They did not improve my opinion of the genre as a whole.

You like what you've read here, you have common interests, or you'd like to have an intelligent conversation about something you read here. ...or you can identify a Wilhelm scream.