I thought I'd go to Fresno just to see my friend... but my damn Studebaker keeps on breakin' down again.

I'm a nerd, and I wear that hat proudly. (I also wear a Domo-kun winter cap proudly, but that's another story. lol) I love making people laugh and seem to do it quite often. I'm not a shy person, and am quite fine striking up conversations with random people. I try and bring shy people out of their shells that way. (Or make them run in fear, one of the two. lol)

I like foreign films, anime, vidjagames, karaoke, computers, yoga, walks, donut/coffeeshops, mid-afternoon siestas, podcasts, and all kinds of music: electronica/dance/dubstep, alt/college rock, top 40, some country, some rap, 90s alternative...

Hmmm... I have a huge movie collection. Almost 1500 I believe. "Michael Bolton is a major cinephile..."

I've visited most of the US and lived in Canada for a bit of time.

I would like to learn ballroom/swing dance.

I read [b]every[/b] profile I look at. Pics are nice, but I'd like to find out something about a person. That's what makes my decision on whether or not to message them.

Udacity. Check it out: http://www.udacity.com/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2012/06/05/udacity-sebastian-thrun-disrupting-higher-education/

I work a "real job" because, you know, I've got to and all. I also have a website where I sell video games which brings in money as well. I enjoy doing that. Before the economy tanked that was all I did. Now it's not a feasible option. Working for yourself is much more satisfying though.

A guy once told me something funny yet insighful... He said, "Someone told me a long time ago that the only type of degree worth getting is one that is the name of a job, like "Teacher" or "Computer Programmer," or Architect." "Liberal Arts" is not the name of a job."

I've decided I'd like to get my masters in TESOL, so I'm starting to check out different schools that offer the program.

Great with the random trivia.
Singing
Not a half bad cook
Electronic things
Video games (and cursing at them when I die!)
Poetry

Well, if they're the kind of person I'd hope to meet, I'll bet they'll notice that I'm standing right in front of them!

In all seriousness though, I really couldn't say.

I'm going to try and clean this up a bit...

Books:
The Catcher in the Rye
On The Road
The Art of War
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Faust
Ayn Rand
Jarhead
social theory
He Died With A Felafel in His Hand
Don't Tell Mom I Work the Rigs, She Thinks I'm A Piano Player In A Whorehouse
Battle Royale
Clive Barker

Film:
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
L'auberge espagnole
Les poupées russes
L'ultimo bacio
La Finestra di Fronte
8 1/2
La Dolce Vita
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
David Lynch
Woody Allen
Oliver Stone
Kurosawa
Beat Takeshi
The Room ("I did not hit her, it's not true! It's bullshit! I did not hit her! I did *not*. Oh hi Mark.")
The Rocky films
(most) Marvel comic films
Ocean's 11-13
Many 80s-90s movies

Anime:
Urusei Yatsura
Macross
Bubblegum Crisis/Crash
AD Police
Oh! My Goddess
Studio Ghibli
Akira
Ghost in the Shell
Wings of Honneamise
Cowboy Bebop
Armitage
Gunsmith Cats
Lupin III
School Rumble
Ikki Tousen

Television:
Twin Peaks
Futurama (before the reboot)
Titus
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Sealab
Phineas and Ferb
Workaholics
Degrassi: TNG
Wonderfalls
Doctor Who, though the older Doctors

Music:
Ben Folds
Bob Dylan
Sting
R.E.M.
Rage Against the Machine
the Beatles
Bruce Springsteen
Chris Isaak
Taylor Swift (don't hate!)
Binärpilot http://binaerpilot.no
Leonard Cohen
Warren Zevon
Offspring
Daft Punk
Michael Jackson
Sufjan Stevens
Dashboard Confessional
Juliana Theory
Scissor Sisters

Foodwise, I'm up for anything.

The essentials, of course:

Food, water, shelter and clothing.

I don't know if there's honestly anything else I couldn't really live or do without, but if I had to just pick some things:

Family & friends
Films
Podcasts/audiobooks/audiodramas (I've always loved audiodramas or radioplays. Moreso than video, as it allows you to use your imagination to fill the scenes.)
Books
Conversation

The future... as it's the only thing we've got to look forward to. ;-)

Traveling. My time living in Canada, and the 40 or so states I've visited. Finding the time to get back to them all. Why I always find it necessary to pick up cheap Willie Nelson CDs at truck stops during cross country road trips.

Why my kitty "chirps" instead of "meows."

I work long hours on Friday and Saturday, leaving about 8:30am and not home until about 10pm. Once I take care of the animals and dinner I'm usually watching a movie for a bit before bed.

I'm an open book and don't mind talking about most anything, since open communication is the only way to have something truly rewarding... But I suppose if someone wants to know something then they'll ask me.

If you're someone who may be interested in going to learn big band/swing dance. I'd very much like to learn and am thinking of starting somewhere if I can fit it into my schedule. Having a partner wouldn't be half bad.

If you feel we have some things in common and would have some good conversations that would lead to a friendship, perhaps one day to something more. I'd much prefer to just be friends first and just see what develops. There's no reason to jump headfirst into something. That's how necks get broken.

In the end I'm concerned with a long term scenario. Presently however, I'd prefer to have someone who's interested in just becoming friends to go for lunch, an occasional movie or day out and see what may happen from there.

Also, a big plus if you love Urusei Yatsura as much as I do.