OK Cupid name Flock_of_Mice
urk. A couple of paragraphs? That's not much when I have something
that I want to say, but here? All of a sudden that sounds like a
lot.
I'm a major procrastinator. I'll get back to you with the rest
later.
Okay, it's later. Much later, in fact, and I still don't like the
idea of writing a "self-summary" any better than when I first
registered. How 'bout just a list?
I generally do my grocery shopping around midnight. I've been
wearing contact lenses for so long that when I try to play
ping-pong with my glasses on, I always miss the ball. I eat more
dairy products than anyone I know, but not much meat. (mmmm,
cheese!) I love
playing games, including Role Playing Games,
Board Games,
CCGs, miniatures games. I have a
motorcycle and it gets just over 45mpg - what a great excuse to
ride a cycle around! I don't notice most smells until someone
points them out to me, except for food smells - I notice those
right away. I'm listening to Morning Edition on the NPR website
right now. I'd rather go to a concert than own to a CD. I had to
get a new library card because my last one wore out. I enjoy
exercising, but I get bored running or biking so I alternate
between listening to lectures and music. I've been stuffing
unnecessary belongings into storage for years, but right now I'm
going through them all and happily ridding myself of at least half.
I think bamboo is the coolest building material ever.
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Flock_of_Mice
35 / m / straight / Seeing Someone
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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The Skinny
How Well We Know Him
Ethnicity White
Height 6' 0" (1.82m).
Looking For New friends, Activity partners
Smokes No
Drinks Rarely
Drugs Never
Religion Christianity and somewhat serious about it
Sign Cancer but it doesn't matter
Education Graduated from college/university
Job Computer / Hardware / Software
Income $30,000-$40,000
Kids Likes children
Pets Likes dogs and Likes cats
Languages English (Fluently), German (Poorly)
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My Notes edit
My self-summary
What I'm doing with my life
Hanging out with old friends and making a new one on
occasion.
Walking to work & biking to the grocery store.
Considering going back to school.
Going to see Dropkick Murphys and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on Monday!
Walking to work & biking to the grocery store.
Considering going back to school.
Going to see Dropkick Murphys and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on Monday!
I'm really good at
Talking to and listening to people.
Learning.
I'm a pretty good cook, and I really enjoy it when I take the time.
Parallel parking, which I've always thought was pretty easy. I wonder if lots of people think it is easy and the few people who don't like it give it a bad reputation.
Learning.
I'm a pretty good cook, and I really enjoy it when I take the time.
Parallel parking, which I've always thought was pretty easy. I wonder if lots of people think it is easy and the few people who don't like it give it a bad reputation.
The first thing(s) people usually notice about me
Probably the fact that I talk to strangers. I mean, if we were
standing in line at the grocery store and had exactly the same
stuff in our carts, I'd say something about it. You'd probably
notice that I was talking to you!
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Books:
The first books I remember enjoying are The Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Red Fern Grows, and The Call of the Wild, all of which I later reread and still liked.
Sherri S Tepper, Orson Scott Card, and Issac Asimov are my three favorite Science Fiction authors. I just noticed that all three of my favorites have rather strong religious views: one's a new-ager, one's Mormon, and one's an outspoken atheist. (Neil Stephenson and William Gibson deserve honorable mentions for Sci-Fi.)
George RR Martin, JRR Tolkien, Jim Butcher, and CS Lewis are among my favorites for fantasy. I also like Dean Koontz (Odd Thomas), Neil Gaimon (Neverwhere), and a handful of mystery/adventure writers who's names don't come to mind.
Modern non-fiction books just don't stand out to me the same way that novels do, and the classics make me feel like I should be more of a scholar before I put them in a list of favorites. Or, it could be that it's hard to pick favorites when there are multiple points of both agreement and disagreement with a non-fiction author. I agree with William James about religion and how to make decisions, and with Aristotle on the ethics of ignorance and on friendship.
Movies:
Star Wars (the old ones), Seven Samurai, The Shawshank Redemption, Amalie, Batman Begins, The Usual Suspects, Life is Beautiful, Aladdin, The Breakfast Club.
It saddens me that I have to add "the old ones" when I say I like the Indiana Jones series:(
Music:
They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes, KC and the Sunshine Band, Lords of Acid, Frank Zappa, The Atomic Fireballs, Weird Al Yankovic, Rob Zombie, The Ramones, The Invaders, Bjork, Tracy Chapman, Abney Park, lots more - especially if it is good dance music or has intriguing lyrics. I also love going to concerts, but prefer small venues to large ones.
Food:
Curry, seafood, salads with blue cheese dressing, French onion soup. I particularly enjoy anything I can make myself, because the act of cooking makes the food taste better when you finally get to eat it. I also love eating at restaurants though. I grew up with my parents in the business and spent a lot of time in restaurants as a child, so I'm comfortable in restaurants. My version of "comfort food" is sitting at a restaurant with a friend or a book for four hours.
Software & Websites:
That's right, I'm geeky enough to add this section! Wait a year or two and it will seem perfectly natural to have this question included in personal profiles.
Firefox, Media Monkey, Soulseek, Switch off, Wikipedia, OkCupid, Alternet, Digg, Questionable Content, xkcd, netflix, BBC, and NPR.
(I own a PC because they're cheap, but I'm not opposed to Macs. Although I will make fun of you if you claim that Macs never crash and then yours crashes.)
The first books I remember enjoying are The Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Red Fern Grows, and The Call of the Wild, all of which I later reread and still liked.
Sherri S Tepper, Orson Scott Card, and Issac Asimov are my three favorite Science Fiction authors. I just noticed that all three of my favorites have rather strong religious views: one's a new-ager, one's Mormon, and one's an outspoken atheist. (Neil Stephenson and William Gibson deserve honorable mentions for Sci-Fi.)
George RR Martin, JRR Tolkien, Jim Butcher, and CS Lewis are among my favorites for fantasy. I also like Dean Koontz (Odd Thomas), Neil Gaimon (Neverwhere), and a handful of mystery/adventure writers who's names don't come to mind.
Modern non-fiction books just don't stand out to me the same way that novels do, and the classics make me feel like I should be more of a scholar before I put them in a list of favorites. Or, it could be that it's hard to pick favorites when there are multiple points of both agreement and disagreement with a non-fiction author. I agree with William James about religion and how to make decisions, and with Aristotle on the ethics of ignorance and on friendship.
Movies:
Star Wars (the old ones), Seven Samurai, The Shawshank Redemption, Amalie, Batman Begins, The Usual Suspects, Life is Beautiful, Aladdin, The Breakfast Club.
It saddens me that I have to add "the old ones" when I say I like the Indiana Jones series:(
Music:
They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes, KC and the Sunshine Band, Lords of Acid, Frank Zappa, The Atomic Fireballs, Weird Al Yankovic, Rob Zombie, The Ramones, The Invaders, Bjork, Tracy Chapman, Abney Park, lots more - especially if it is good dance music or has intriguing lyrics. I also love going to concerts, but prefer small venues to large ones.
Food:
Curry, seafood, salads with blue cheese dressing, French onion soup. I particularly enjoy anything I can make myself, because the act of cooking makes the food taste better when you finally get to eat it. I also love eating at restaurants though. I grew up with my parents in the business and spent a lot of time in restaurants as a child, so I'm comfortable in restaurants. My version of "comfort food" is sitting at a restaurant with a friend or a book for four hours.
Software & Websites:
That's right, I'm geeky enough to add this section! Wait a year or two and it will seem perfectly natural to have this question included in personal profiles.
Firefox, Media Monkey, Soulseek, Switch off, Wikipedia, OkCupid, Alternet, Digg, Questionable Content, xkcd, netflix, BBC, and NPR.
(I own a PC because they're cheap, but I'm not opposed to Macs. Although I will make fun of you if you claim that Macs never crash and then yours crashes.)
The six things I could never do without
Never? How about six things I would very much not like to
lose.
Stimulating conversation
Good friends
Internet access
Books and libraries
NPR and BBC radio
The freedom to change my mind - important when I'm wrong about something, which, I hope, will happen less often as I change my mind more.
Stimulating conversation
Good friends
Internet access
Books and libraries
NPR and BBC radio
The freedom to change my mind - important when I'm wrong about something, which, I hope, will happen less often as I change my mind more.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
How to do a better job at the things I do.
How to make the people around me happier.
Recently, I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about relationships, both romantic relationships and friendships, because of trends and behaviors I've observed around me. "Trends and behaviors?" Maybe that should be "Trends in behaviors," or "Trends in behavior." What I was trying to say in fewer words is that I keep seeing the same people make the same mistakes over and over. It leads to to wonder if what I view as a series mistakes are actually a measurable and stable aspect of personality, and if so, whether they can be changed. (Or, if not changed, at least channeled so as to cause less pain to one's self and others.) Also, I wonder what mistakes I habitually make, and if I should be doing something to change my behavior.
How to make the people around me happier.
Recently, I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about relationships, both romantic relationships and friendships, because of trends and behaviors I've observed around me. "Trends and behaviors?" Maybe that should be "Trends in behaviors," or "Trends in behavior." What I was trying to say in fewer words is that I keep seeing the same people make the same mistakes over and over. It leads to to wonder if what I view as a series mistakes are actually a measurable and stable aspect of personality, and if so, whether they can be changed. (Or, if not changed, at least channeled so as to cause less pain to one's self and others.) Also, I wonder what mistakes I habitually make, and if I should be doing something to change my behavior.
On a typical Friday night I am
Either out with some friends at a concert, movie, dinner, etc. or
if I've had a busy week of social events on weeknights, staying
home to cook myself dinner while watching a movie, then turning in
early with a book.
The most private thing I'm willing to admit here
I have a much easier time flirting with people I'm not interested
in dating than people I am interested in. People I can flirt with
easily: strangers, men, female friends who are unavailable, someone
I'm already dating (The most important kind of flirting.) People I
get inhibited with: women I'm interested in dating who are
available and potentially interested in me.
How useless is that!
How useless is that!
You should message me if
you have a comment about anything you read in my profile.
you know me in real life.
you have anything profound to say that I might want to write down for later use.
you want me to read your profile. I'm sure to be curious who is writing me, so if you send me a "hi" I'm certain to read your profile.
you are the walrus, a walrus, own a walrus, have had tea with a walrus . . . in fact, if you are any kind of creature other than a human and you can read this, please send me a message!
Other Interests include:
getting lost, good food,human behavior, shameless flirting
you know me in real life.
you have anything profound to say that I might want to write down for later use.
you want me to read your profile. I'm sure to be curious who is writing me, so if you send me a "hi" I'm certain to read your profile.
you are the walrus, a walrus, own a walrus, have had tea with a walrus . . . in fact, if you are any kind of creature other than a human and you can read this, please send me a message!
Other Interests include:
getting lost, good food,human behavior, shameless flirting
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