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Right now, I keep myself busy and I'm always looking towards my future. When it comes to work and relationships, I don't sacrifice the long term for the short term. Currently, I'm self employed, which is excellent because it allows me total freedom and flexibility with my schedule. I also realize that what I am doing is not what I want to be doing forever, my real ambition is to run my own business.

Of course, living only for work is not the right way to live. When it's time for work, that is my focus. When it's time to play, I let myself play. Work hard, play hard, right?

I love doing just about anything physical. Biking is great, sports are great (though I will admit, I'm not in practice with any), and I love martial arts.

My other major passion is music. I especially love rock (80's-modern rocks my world, pun not intended) music. If I know a song that's playing, I'm probably singing along. If I have a song in my head and the song isn't playing, I'm probably singing. I'm also teaching myself how to play drums. Admittedly, I'm not very good at the moment, but some day I do hope to be good enough to be on stage.

Building towards my future. Right now that means working where I am while I get my business profitable. Improving myself thinking, both towards business and my attitude in general, and improving myself.

Games and puzzles, problem solving, anything math or logic related. Give me a sudoku or kakuro (math "crossword") and I'm a happy camper. I love singing. I'm good with computers. I have a knack for sports, though anyone in practice will wipe the floor with me. Just watch out, I have a competitive streak a mile long.

Probably my height. Sadly, it's beyond my control, so I don't worry about it. I think far too many people put too much emphasis on it. Truth be told, I'd rather have someone my height than either person being significantly taller, but I digress.

I tend to speak my mind very directly, so I'll often say the first thing on my mind, which sometimes gets me into trouble, sometimes gets a good laugh, but more often than not, it just surprises people that I'm so open.

Also, I'm in a button up shirt and tie 90% of the time.

books: I have 2 categories: entertainment and business
Business: Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Think and Grow Rich, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Magic of Thinking Big.
Entertainment: I probably don't read as much as I "should". Some of my favorites are Orson Scott Card's Memory of Earth Series and Ender's Game (though I've never read the sequels). Harry Potter was decent. Right now I'm working on "Atlas Shrugged," at the insistence of a dear friend of mine. For less "traditional" media, I love Fables: Legends in Exile (comic book series) and Fate/Stay Night (visual novel).

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Butterfly Effect are two of my absolute favorites. Some others I like are Boondock Saints, Moulin Rouge, Pirates of the Caribbean (loved the original, didn't care too much for the sequels though), V for Vendetta (I will smack the next person who says "The comic book was better"), most Jet Li/Jackie Chan films are pretty good. Just give me just about any action, comedy, or romance film and I'm good. Horror films are fun on occasion, if for no other reason than watching those around you freak out. I also like just about anything by Miyazaki, such as Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Princess Mononoke.

Music: Goo Goo Dolls are by far my favorite band, but in general I like rock, pop, and techno, specially 90's and modern rock. Some of my other favorites right now are 4strings, Deja Vu (the techno cover band), Duran duran, Evanescence, Imogen Heap/Frou Frou, Lifehouse, Linkin Park, Poe. I recently rediscovered Savage Garden, I wonder why I wasn't into them back when they were big in the 90s. Right now Nickelback is coming out with a lot of stuff I like. Uverworld is awesome (Japanese rock group). And recently I've been listening to a little bit of metal by Masterplan and Dragon Force.

Food: Variety is the spice of life. I'll try almost anything once. I love cooking for two or more. Cooking for one is more work than I care for, though if I can cook it, I'd rather try to do that than go eat out to get it. I love japanese, chinese, indian, thai, american, korean, italian, mexican. You name it, I love it.

Food, water, air, cloths, shelter, and a place to sleep. Those aside, friends, internet, car, cell phone, computer, and... uh... chap stick? I don't "need" a lot, as long as I feel I am doing something worthwhile and I can spend my time with good people.

How to get ahead. What changes I need to make. Who should I vote for? What should I be focusing on in the short term? What should I be doing right now?

Typical? No such thing. I might be out with a friend, I might be in on the computer, I might be crashed from the work week.

I'm a bit of a geek. If you really want to know feel free to ask. Feel free to ask just about anything... within reason, of course.

I guess this is as good a place as any to say what it is that I'm looking for.

I love intelligent women. There is nothing sexier than intelligent conversation, and there are few turnoffs as big as someone who can't do more than make small talk.

I'm looking for someone responsible, who can communicate well (i.e. I don't want to find out something I do pisses you off after 6 months of not telling me), and is either independent, on the way to getting there, or willing to take that step. That means if I have to answer to your parents' rules, or you don't have a car or some other way of getting around, nothing's probably going to happen beyond friendship.

I want someone who will like me and accept me as I am, who will love me (in due time, of course) and is will willing express and communicate it (and no, that is not implying sex), respect me as an equal, and trust me as a partner.

I know it may sound like I'm asking a lot, and that I might sound a little bit arrogant, but everything I have mentioned in this section, I fully intend on reciprocating.

And last disclaimer, I don't expect that everyone I talk to is necessarily interested in a relationship, and I don't expect things to go straight to relationship with without starting with friendship. But just to "keep things real," looking for a relationship, for the most part, is why most of us are here.

If you've read up to here, you should message me.

If you would like me to message you, you should message me, or at least send a "woo." You could try to give me a 4-5 star rating in personality and hope that somehow I'll get back to you. Just something to let me know I wouldn't be wasting my time in composing a well thought out message. I assume people that look at my page and don't message me aren't interested, so I typically won't message in that case.

Oh, and grammar and spelling are great too. I dunt w4nt 2 talk 2 u if u sp3ak liek th1s.