My friends call me IV. I'm a multitude of things metal, hip hop (not rap), there IS a difference, rock, punk mostly. I don't really have a classification, nor do I need one or like them. I'm a trustworthy and loyal person. I like to make people laugh as much as I can because sometimes people just need a good laugh to brighten their day. Sometimes, I've been told, I can be very animated. Aside from that though I'm a pretty serious person and when I focus on something I can usually come up with a strategy to get it done. I guess I'm just easy to talk to because people come to me when they have problems. I care about my friends and the things I care about are the things I try and watch over.

I'm really influenced by the samurai way of life and try to apply it to my own as much as I can. My main out look on life is a straight edge one.No drugs, alcohol, tobacco or random sex. But just because that applys to me doesn't mean I'll shut you off in general.Granted, I'll respect your life style as long as you respect mine, unless it comes to dating then the only thing I'm cool with is that person drinking, that's about it. I don't like being around people that use drugs or get drunk just for the sheer purpose of getting drunk or the need to put their "game face" on.

I'm a gamer since birth and probably will be until death. I do like to be active and get out when I can. I actually need to find more people to hang out with around the area and outside of the area as well.

Even though I'm currently single, if the right opportunity came by I wouldn't let it pass. But right now I'm trying to focus on bettering myself.

They say chivalrys dead but I still practice it anyway. Just most women aren't looking for it or expecting it. So I tend to shrug off those moments when I do present it and not get thanked for it. I show as much respect to one person as they show to me.
Match Me

I am Straight Edge, Comical, and Charismatic

I'm trying to get everything sorted out and situated so I can make an easy transition into future prospects that I might make. I would like to own my own business but for now I just have to keep working where I am now until I can get to a better place.

Other than that, I'm constantly working on keeping my smile. People always say I'm in a good mood, especially when I come in for work. Which is weird because it's manual labor and it's hell on my body. Ah well a showmans gotta perform in order to keep the morale up, so on with the show. If you see me German Suplex a bag it's nothing personal, it's just reaaaally heavy.

Driving,Writing(Trying to get back into Poetry.No it's not a dead art),Reading,Drawing,making people laugh, giving advice and solving problems, arbitering people so I can know if they are ok or not good to hang around, and identifying some music by hearing a minute or so of the song.
Also I tend to catch onto complicated things quickly.

Don't really know about that. The fact that I'm laid back, friendly and good at breaking the ice I guess.

Physically though, the fact I'm tall, the Afro, glasses. I dunno you tell me (shrug).

Books:
All time favorite read
Hagakure- I'm forever reading this book it is one I try and base my life on.

Currently trying to get around to reading:
Go Rin No Sho (Book of Five Rings), The Lone Samurai, Tao Te Ching

Favorite Genre of books:
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Historical, Philosophical, Game based (ex Warcraft, Diablo)

Movies:
Too many to list but Ghost Dog Way of the Samurai Hitman, The Last Samurai, Forbidden Kingdom, Sean of the Dead,Hot Fuzz...Too many to list.

TV:
My All time favorites are; The Shogun Assassin Series, Afro Samurai,Tekkaman,Bleach,Naruto and GundamThe G and Wing Series.
Other stuff I watch are; Family Guy,The Simpsons,Robot Chicken,Squidbillies,The Boondocks,The Venture Brothers,Shin Chan,Aqua Teen Hunger Force,Metalocalypse,Death Note, Full Metal Alchemist,Code Geass, Star Wars: Clone Wars, WWE I dunno why, I blame my child hood for my wrestling obsession =P.

Musical Taste

Any type of Underground

Horrorcore
Grave Diggaz,Necro,Ill Bill

R&B And Soul

Alica Keys,Erika Badu,James Brown,Stevie Wonder,Patti Labell,Earth, Wind and Fire,Jill Scott,Common Sense,Anthony Anderson,Maxwell,Bilial, Music Soul Child

Hip Hop and Rap (The little bit that I DO listen to)

Afu-Ra,Black Starr,Beastie Boys,Brand Nubian,Cannibal Ox,CNN(Capone-N-Norega),Common(Yeah I listed him twice),DMX,Hi-Tek,HRSMN,Jedi Mind Tricks,Jay-Z,Jeru Tha Damaja,M.O.P(Mash Out Possie),Mos Def,Nas,Outkast,Pharohe MoncheSage Francis,Slum Village,Sunz of Man,Wu-Tang Clan,Gangstarr,Guru,Talib Kweli,The Roots

Rock/Metal/Alternative

311,3 Days Grace,Alice In Chains,Alterbridge,Apocalyptica,Atreyu,Avenged Sevenfold,Audio Slave,Beck,Breaking Benjamin,Breaking Point,Bush,Cake,Chevelle,Collective Soul,Creed,Crossfade,Deftones,Disturbed,Drowning Pool,Dragonforce,Foo Fighters,Franz Ferdinand,Fuel,Garbage,Godsmack,Gorillaz,Green Day,Hammerfall,Hawthorne Heights,Hoobastank,Incubus,Interpol,Institute,Jimmi Hendrix,Kasabian,Kervin, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE,Lacuna Coil,Lenny Kravitz,Linkin Park,Live,Mercy Drive,Metallica,Modest Mouse,Motor Head,Mudvayne,Muse,Nickelback,Nightwish,Nine Inch Nails (NIN),Nirvana,Nonpoint,Our Lady Peace,Pappa Roach,Queen,Queens of the Stone Age,Rae'ven Rae,Rage Against The Machine (RATM),Rammstein,Red Hot Chilli Peppers,Rob Zombie,Rolling Stones,Saliva,Seether,Sevendust,Shinedown,Slipknot,Staind,Static-X,Stone Temple Pilots,Stratovarious,Switch Foot,System of a Down,Taking Back Sunday,Tenacious D,The Bravery,The Exies,The Killers,The Offspring,The Used,The White Stripes,Three Days Grace,Thrice,Tool,Trapt,Trust Company,Unwritten Law,Velvet Revolver,Weezer,White Zombie

Classical and Symphony
Harry Gregson Williams,Hans Zimmer, E.S. Posthumus,Rob Dougan

Techno/Industrial
Aphex Twin,The Crystal Method,Daft PunkGod Lives Under Water,Prodigy,Psivamp,Skinny Puppy,Tweaker

J-Pop
Ayumi Hamasaki

J-Rock
Gackt,D,Sons of All Pussies,The Underneath,MUCC,Hyde,Malice Mizer

And to many more to list. Just ask ;).

Food:
I love sushi! Chinese food is pretty good as well. I like Itallian as well. I'll try anything as long as it taste good.My taste in food is like my taste in music, I have an open mind about it.

Good Friends and Family
Passion
Intelligence
Willpower
Charisma
Determination
and as not to offend...
The one whom I choose to believe in
Meh so it's seven, sue me.

My fate and what lies ahead in my path, what lies buried in my past and what awaits me now. What is going on in the world today, what song best fits the moment in my life. My friends. My family. Who is out there for me.
Bettering myself and becoming stronger. How silly something is.The foolish logic behind some things.
Silence...

At work, go me =S. After work however I'm usually killing off time until I can fall asleep. I do that by playing the X Box 360 or watching a movie or reading.

1.I have a tattoo and probably plan on getting more. My next project will be my back and maybe then my arms.

2.I also have my left ear pierced.

3.There is a scar on the back of my lower right leg from a work accident. Nothing to bad but then again nothing I'm too proud of.

4.The longest relationship I have ever been in was 8 years.

5. I always have This Fire or Unbroken by Killswitch Engage playing in my head. It's like a theme song/anthem of mine that motivates me.

You're looking for a good laugh or someone to talk to.

If you live in the area or even if you don't and and want to hang out AND aren't crazy O_o. (Crazy stab,stab and not the weird/geeky/nerdy/cool crazy. Weird/geeky/nerdy/cool crazy is acceptable)
I'm open to traveling, my job allows me to go pretty much where ever I want to.

You are a person looking to make a new friend.

(Optional Fun)
You can tell me what bands/singers these lines belong to:

Band 1-"Through adversity, there is redemption
With passion, fighting
I am, unbroken!!"

Band 2-"Living just have isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away"

Band 3-"Build a tower tall and strong
It will be beautiful
Using our technology
Babel will stand anew"

Band 4-"Ya out cold, ya styles old
Allah just rolled, attack his skull wit a plan less bone
Hit ya king with a Check that caused directly damage ya disco tech
Shoulda' Protect ya Neck"

You can tell me what game these quotes came from:

Game 1-Sho-Ryu-Ken! (Easy)
Game 2-Officer Defeated!(Little bit harder)
Game 3-They're every where!(Here's a hint, they made 3)
Bonus Game-OFFICER DEFEAT!(Similar to number 2 but older)

You have an X-Box 360
GT: WarChildMKIV

Ok enough geekdom, lets see if you can answer those quotes.
If not, meh, just talk to me. I'm always open for intellectual conversations.
But PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEAAASE!! Do not come at me with a weird greeting.
I promise you, there will be no answer for you after the first "What it do!", "OMG WTF BBQ-SAUSE LMAOROFLCOPTER!!" and all the like.
To paraphrase one my favorite adult swim shows.
DANG WRITIN TORMENT ME!!!

and most important, if you are 21+ years of AGE and ARE in a mature mind set.
I don't like the fawing,ignorant school girl thing and people who are still obsessed with whatever Cindy wore last year and is still wearing are really annoying.

AIM: Ronin Swords
Yahoo: Blackleaf04
myspace.com/digi_tek