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My self-summary Propose an edit

I've been thinking lately that my profile sounds too poetic. I'm not really a poetry sort of guy. In fact, if I see poetry on someone else's profile, I usually just skip that part unless it immediately looks to be very cute, romantic or endearing.

I'm an honest person. I very much dislike lies and broken promises. I also dislike people who believe they have to say the words "I promise" before they are in any way obligated to do what they say. I can come off as being rude or uncaring because I will always tell the non-adulterated truth in a mater-of-fact manner, if prompted to do so. Generally, I will not volunteer a "truth" that I don't think will have a positive impact, however. I will also refuse to answer questions that I don't believe are within my rights to answer. Details about others' private lives, for example.

I am a private individual. I do not make friends easily, and I do not actively seek to do so for the most part. Getting me out of my home requires the use of some sort of crowbar, and even if you succeed, I will try to home in on more isolated areas of wherever I happen to have been dragged, avoiding social contact whenever possible. I rarely initiate conversation, but may if I suspect that someone is in need of assistance. When speaking, I am brief, but polite. At least I think I'm being polite.

I am not Christian. Most likely if god is the most important thing in your life, I won't like you much, though exceptions do exist, so this isn't a hard rule. You can probably identify yourself as an exception if you read the previous sentence and did not find yourself bothered by it. Incidentally, I do listen to religious solicitors who drop by my home on occasion. They do not seem to mock my beliefs, so I do not see any reason not to listen to theirs.

My belief system is pretty simple. If one does something to benefit others, then they're doing a good thing. If one does something they expect will harm others, then it is a bad thing. Doing things solely for yourself, but which are not expected to harm others is neither good nor bad. Note that the actual action taken is inconsequential and only the intention matters. Good people are good because they want to do good. Doing good deeds as heaven's price of admission is not good in my book.

I am a forgiving person. If you somehow make me angry a timely and sincere apology will immediately resolve the situation in most cases. If I say you're forgiven, or that "It's alright" then everything is resolved in its entirety, and I'll forget all about it. This goes double if the error in question was performed while trying to do me a good turn. If you offered to make me breakfast, and accidentally burned down my house, I could probably forgive that. That would still really suck, though, so I hope nobody tries to test that.

I am an unforgiving person. If not done within a reasonable amount of time, an apology may do no good. If I believe that someone has harmed me on purpose, I will probably never forgive them, even though I would like to be able to do so. As for what constitutes a reasonable period of time for an apology, it's pretty generous. We're talking weeks or months.

What I'm doing with my life Propose an edit

I live my life in a leisurely way. I do not have a "good job", and I have no desire to get rich. I appreciate the boring status quo and plenty of free time. Because it interests me, I study Japanese. This isn't for school, or job purposes, and I have no one to be responsible to but myself for my progress or lack of. I am quite self motivated to learn and for no more purpose than just to know stuff.

I'm really good at Propose an edit

I am a good mediator and problem solver. I try to find solutions that are right for the person I'm advising rather than what I would do myself. I acknowledge that everyone is different in their strengths and weaknesses and try to cope accordingly. I am also good at doing boring stuff due to being highly resistant to boredom. I keep good records, and track expenses to the penny because the software I use won't allow me to track fractions of a cent.

The first thing(s) people usually notice about me Propose an edit

People notice that I write very, very small, and that's when I'm writing normally. When people ask "Why do you write so small?" they give me a blank look when I tell them this is how I normally write. Maybe it's because I hold the pencil so close to the end, but I don't know. It comes in handy, though, for writing Kanji.

My favorite books, movies, music, and food Propose an edit

I don't usually read for fun. I read for the know how. I'm the first to know how to properly operate whatever electronic equipment makes its way into the house. I also read about c++ programming and directx tutorials. The internet provides me with a great deal of information on demand, and thus it is usually the subject of my perusal.

I have watched the Star Trek movies with interest, and I enjoyed some of the older Disney films like The Lion King. I tend not to go to movies, though.

Lately I've gotten a ton of anime soundtracks. So many it is very hard to pick just a few as favorites. I judge my music on individual merit rather than by metrics such as artist. Every disk I own is shuffled into one gigantic playlist that repeats forever. I tend to like stuff that is soothing or upbeat with either "impending doom" or "good guys kicking ass" overtones. I enjoy a good many "feel good" songs from Japan. At least 90% of the vocal tracks I listen to are in Japanese.

I don't eat for pleasure, but I have been known to OD on chocolate milk and orange poppyseed cake. Pizza is pretty good too.

The six things I could never do without Propose an edit

I can do without just about anything. I like computers, but I don't need them. I suppose, since I'm curiosity driven, I can't do without new things to learn about. I also seem to need someone around to look out for me. I tend not to take good care of myself. Especially in the eating department. My cooking skills are quite lethal. I have killed several pans in addition to the once edible food placed within. Possibly worse is that I don't even like to eat. (Perhaps because I make nothing good?)

I spend a lot of time thinking about Propose an edit

I'm not sure I spend a lot of time on any particular topic these days, but my mind is usually spinning on something. I suppose Japanese has dominated as of late due to my upgraded internet connection and the piles of anime I can watch. Also, writing Kanji is pretty tough and mentally retracing them whenever you happen to think of it seems fairly helpful. I tend to worry a bit about people who I've seemingly ticked off because I am the way I am. I don't like to tick folks off.

On a typical Friday night I am Propose an edit

I typically don't do anything special on any day of the week. Talking to people I don't know causes me a lot of stress, so I avidly avoid the usual activities people print here. If I do get out, and this applies to any day of the week, I like to walk, and I like to bike around some. Other than that, I sometimes have a project I'm working on. Usually that's a computer related project like setting up some sort of service, but I've been known to work on card games, too. I play video games in short bursts now and then. They're a nice break when my other projects hit a wall.

The most private thing I'm willing to admit here Propose an edit

I wish the style of anime clothing would catch on in the real world. Girls would be so cute with a few extra ribbons and a pair of mary janes. The thought of wearing a cape also sounds pretty good to me.

You should message me if Propose an edit

If you're studying Japanese, and want someone to study with, or belt out random sentences to, I'm all for that.
If you're a nice, quiet, shy person who is always trying to make others happy, but wishes people would take more notice of you, then please say hello. I like those people the best.

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