In this self summary I've tried over-hyped self promotion, I've tried brooding melodrama, I've tried energetic and ebullient, but it always attracted people with the wrong idea about me so it's time for boring old honesty.

My name is Christo. I grew up just outside D.C. in College Park MD. I went to UMD and studied art studio and digital media. I moved with a couple friends from college to Phoenix after graduating. I couldn't stand Phoenix so I moved to Austin for my career. I've spent most of my time working so I haven't spent much time exploring Austin, but I am slowly taking it in through osmosis. I came to OKC because I am shy when it comes to approaching women. I hope that I can just lay all my cards on the table and be straight about who I am and what I'm looking for.

A little about who I am...

I am the son of two lawyers. I have two younger sisters. I was born with allergies to fur and ADHD with an LD (dysgraphia). I was raised Quaker but I'm not religious anymore. I went to small schools through high school, there were 10 people in my graduating class. I then went to a huge university. I decided that I wanted to make video games as a career. Now I'm in Austin working on a career in game design.

You want to know the more ethereal side of me? There are people who believe that your personality is derived from the sum of your experiences. These people will run around the world to find some truth about themselves. I am not one of these people, I believe the opposite. I believe that introspection is a necessity to realizing any worthwhile truth about yourself. That more can be learned by the study of but one of your own actions, than by the study of all the works of the poets and historians. But I know too, that my navel gazing has left me blind to much of the uniqueness in the world.

And if all of this has given you the idea that I am boring, I can assure with full confidence that I am not. I am funny when the mood allows and can keep a smile on your face all day long. But I am also not a flibbertigibbet, I can hold my own in a conversation on nearly all topics.

A little about what I’m looking for…

I am looking for a girlfriend, emphasis on friend. I want to find someone I want to talk to about everything that’s going on. Someone who I want to spend my free time with. Someone who will make me go out and have fun, even when I wasn’t planning on it. Someone who I can drag with me when I need to get out of my apartment. Someone I can talk to about the newest scientific discoveries, political movements, or internet memes. If we are good friends then all that’s left is the chemistry.

I'm a workaholic, I work all the time. So it's a good thing my job is QA Tester for video games. That's right I play video games for a living. I want to be a game designer, but it's easier to be a Hollywood director than a Lead Game Designer, so it's going to be a while before I get to that point in my career.

As for what I've worked on: The Sims (gag), Call of Duty 4 (this time it's modern so its differ... YAWN), Guitar Hero Aerosmith (I would Walk This Way every day), and Puzzle Quest Galactrix (It's like The Last Starfighter for bejeweled). I just finished nearly a year of rocking out with Guitar Hero World Tour for eight hours a day.

Other than work I'm slowly getting to know Austin. I've only lived here for a little over three years so there's still a lot to experience.

Modesty.

My stone face. I have gotten pretty good at hiding how I'm feeling, good for telling jokes, bad for flirting. On the other hand after I get comfortable with you I become one of the most boisterous and engaging people you are ever likely to meet.

Music: TMBG, Gnarls Barkley, Pet Shop Boys, Timbaland, Iris, Cosmicity. In general I like Rock, Synthpop and Techno, some R&B, smatterings of D.C. GoGo, and Pandora.com for everything else.

Books: Bittorrent + iPod = 'Reading' lots of books. Right now it's The Accent of Money, by Niall Ferguson. What? I'm an socioeconomic nerd.

TV: Chuck, Wonderfalls (old show), jPod (old Canadian show), and MST3K, or does that count as...

Movies: I took film in college and worked at movie theaters and video stores for most of my life, asking for my favorite movie is not a fair question to ask me. It is a fun question to ask me. try it sometime.

Food: Sushi & Sashimi, Pizza, Ethiopian, Tofu (not the milky white block kind), and Kerby Lane's Sweet Potato Fries.

Special Mention: This American Life, I have never heard an episode that wasn't compelling.

My Ipod - It's how I get my reading done.
My computer - It's how I get my work done.
The Internet - It's how I get nothing done.

I know that's only three. Don't let it bother you.

What it would really be like to be god. What kind of god would I be? What could I do to shape the world to the advantage and enjoyment of all people? How much free will could I allow while protecting the world from unfettered avarice.

The movie Contact made me cry.

You should message me if you want to meet.
...or...
You should message me if Ive writen somthing incredably stupid in my profille that you cant leave un-corected.
...or...
You should message me if you can't think of a good reason not to.