I'm a fairly laid-back guy in an open polyamorous marriage with my
wonderful wife CharlotteStrand, who currently
works as a research analyst. I'm a writer, and I like writing fiction and poetry, and I keep a blog about webcomics, though I don't
have the talent to do one myself - at least not a good one. And I
wouldn't do one if it weren't good. Or at least, I wouldn't do one
that I myself wouldn't like.
I also love music.
both listening to it and recording my own lopsided brand of
pop/rock, which you can hear at my website if you'd like:
http://www.jon-eric.com .
I own thirteen degus. (Until recently, it was just nine;
Kirby just had a litter of four. Before that, it was, six: Yoshi
gave birth to three pups. Not long before that, it was four.)
What's a degu, you ask? Well, it's not quite a chinchilla, and it's
not quite a guinea pig, but it's... well, they're something,
alright. They chirp and climb and chew and wreak all kinds of
havoc. We love them.
I also read a lot,
watch a whole lot of TV, and sometimes I enjoy playing video games. I played a
lot of tabletop
role-playing games in college, but now I don't know enough
people in Austin to play, and that makes me kind of sad.
Though I currently livr in Austin, I was raised in New Orleans, and recently
graduated from Kenyon college.
I'm not very good at concluding paragraphs.
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Ethnicity White
Height 6' 0" (1.82m).
Looking For New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating, Activity partners, Casual encounters (sex partners)
Smokes No
Drinks Sometimes
Drugs Never
Religion Judaism and somewhat serious about it
Sign Scorpio and it's fun to think about
Education Graduated from college/university
Job Other
Income Rather not say
Kids Likes children
Pets Likes dogs and Dislikes cats
Languages English (Fluently), Spanish (Fluently), French (Poorly)
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My self-summary
What I'm doing with my life
Revelling in this strange new feeling that seems to be replacing
the disdain I once held for my country's government. It's...
somewhat pleasant.
Currently trying to find work in an economy where fewer and fewer people have enough disposable income to pay new people to perform certain tasks. It's aggravating. Might have to settle for retail again.
Currently trying to find work in an economy where fewer and fewer people have enough disposable income to pay new people to perform certain tasks. It's aggravating. Might have to settle for retail again.
I'm really good at
Writing
Making music, playing piano
Certain video games
Crossword puzzles
Surfing the Internet
Seeking out typos and eliminating them (or, to put it another way, poofreading).
I'm not very good, however, at selling myself. (...He said on his dating site profile)
Making music, playing piano
Certain video games
Crossword puzzles
Surfing the Internet
Seeking out typos and eliminating them (or, to put it another way, poofreading).
I'm not very good, however, at selling myself. (...He said on his dating site profile)
The first thing(s) people usually notice about me
My facial hair. Or my high voice. Or the combination of the
two.
Most people notice that I look an awful lot like someone else they know. I don't know why, but it seems everyone out there already has a friend who kind of looks like me.
Most people notice that I look an awful lot like someone else they know. I don't know why, but it seems everyone out there already has a friend who kind of looks like me.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
There's a lot, and I mean a LOT, in each of the four categories,
but you know what I've found? Taste in movies and music and food
don't really matter. You'll get to know them as you get to know me,
and my taste doesn't really affect my personality, so why bother
writing up a long list? I'm open-minded about all of them, except
that I have a low tolerance for trash-lit, I'm not that into techno
or country music, and I can't afford to go see movies that often.
Plus, it all changes from week to week anyway.
...You're STILL reading this? Fine. One TV show I've been watching at every available opportunity is Pushing Daisies. The best movie I've seen in recent memory is Slumdog Millionaire. I've been reading every Kurt Vonnegut book I can get my hands on. I just found out that Elvis Costello is getting his own TV show, and that made me ridiculously happy. And my top three albums of 2008 are: 3.) The Glass Passenger by Jack's Mannequin, 2.) When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold by Atmosphere, and Heretic Pride, by The Mountain Goats. (My wife, by the way, has a strange fascination with The Mountain Goats. Hmm.)
And seriously, I'll eat anything.
...You're STILL reading this? Fine. One TV show I've been watching at every available opportunity is Pushing Daisies. The best movie I've seen in recent memory is Slumdog Millionaire. I've been reading every Kurt Vonnegut book I can get my hands on. I just found out that Elvis Costello is getting his own TV show, and that made me ridiculously happy. And my top three albums of 2008 are: 3.) The Glass Passenger by Jack's Mannequin, 2.) When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold by Atmosphere, and Heretic Pride, by The Mountain Goats. (My wife, by the way, has a strange fascination with The Mountain Goats. Hmm.)
And seriously, I'll eat anything.
The six things I could never do without
My wife
My keyboard (or at least *some* musical instrument)
The Internet
My degus
TV
...There have to be six? I'm not difficult to please!
My keyboard (or at least *some* musical instrument)
The Internet
My degus
TV
...There have to be six? I'm not difficult to please!
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Barack Obama.
He's going to be president. And I don't hate him. This is strange
and wonderful.
Also, ways to legally break the lease on my apartment without it affecting our credit scores.
Also, whether or not I forgot to pay a bill.
The new season of Scrubs. Please don't suck.
And degus. There's an awful lot of them in this apartment. Maybe someone will want to adopt some?
Also, ways to legally break the lease on my apartment without it affecting our credit scores.
Also, whether or not I forgot to pay a bill.
The new season of Scrubs. Please don't suck.
And degus. There's an awful lot of them in this apartment. Maybe someone will want to adopt some?
On a typical Friday night I am
Lighting candles, drinking wine, and eating challah.
I don't really know, though. My Friday nights are free again for the first time since I moved to Austin, so really, the sky's the limit. Might be out to dinner, or out drinkin', or maybe doing something silly like Laser Tag.
I don't really know, though. My Friday nights are free again for the first time since I moved to Austin, so really, the sky's the limit. Might be out to dinner, or out drinkin', or maybe doing something silly like Laser Tag.
The most private thing I'm willing to admit here
There's always a song stuck in my head. Even when I'm having sex.
My wife often asks me afterwards what song it was. She doesn't
always really want to know.
You should message me if
You should message me if you know what a chupaqueso is.
You should message me if it drives you crazy that "biweekly" can mean "twice a week" OR "every two weeks."
You should message me if you sometimes wonder why the alien overlords from The Matrix couldn't have just used cattle.
You should message me if you possess that rare ability to entertain an idea without accepting it.
You should message me if you're curious about how this "open marriage" stuff works.
You should message me if I message you first. Otherwise I'll stay up all night worrying.
You should message me if you've ever wasted hours just clicking through http://www.tvtropes.org.
...Or if seeing that link caused you to.
But most of all, you should message me because it's why we're here! Isn't it?
You should message me if it drives you crazy that "biweekly" can mean "twice a week" OR "every two weeks."
You should message me if you sometimes wonder why the alien overlords from The Matrix couldn't have just used cattle.
You should message me if you possess that rare ability to entertain an idea without accepting it.
You should message me if you're curious about how this "open marriage" stuff works.
You should message me if I message you first. Otherwise I'll stay up all night worrying.
You should message me if you've ever wasted hours just clicking through http://www.tvtropes.org.
...Or if seeing that link caused you to.
But most of all, you should message me because it's why we're here! Isn't it?
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