This profile is for finding friends and activity partners primarily. If I message you don't automatically assume that I want anything else. I've realized that I don't have many people that I can call up to go grab lunch or a movie with, or do gaming, cooking, hiking, rafting, crafts, art, garage sales, and whatnot with. If you're interested in something more then maybe I will be too - I prefer to make friends first and lovers second. If we have differences in opinion (like you're very religious) but are otherwise awesome, well, who cares if we have fun doing things we love doing together?

I have a few basic philosophies from which spring the majority of my thoughts and motivations. I find the idea of truth very romantic. I think I am a very passionate person but I know that the truth, logic, and rationality that I love may make me seem very dispassionate. I have a philosophy I call "pragmanthrotroika" ; its hard to put into words but the gist of it is that I strive to maximize the possibilities I have as an existence, to cast off irrational and preconceived notions, and to seek out new experiences and make dreams real. Its someone who follows my core philosophies that I am looking for, even if we manifest them to the world in different ways.

I'd like to say that I'm polyamorous but I've never been in a situation where I had two ongoing relationships with people in the same locale. Sex is not love is not friendship. I won't be offended at all if you want to have sex or flirt with someone else.

Going to graduate school, working on a PhD. I often wonder what paths I can take, and what paths I should take. I tell people that I'd like to get my PhD in Biology, the MS in Bioinformatics and take that and go make megabucks at some research firm or start my own - I could do ground breaking research.

I'm fucking MacGuyver. Except I use mighty putty and don't chew gum.

I am also, apparently, very good at making bad first impressions.

People probably think I'm gay. I like bright colours and flashy clothes. I've taken to carrying a rainbow umbrella and using it as a parasol. By all rights I should scare people with my looks (long hair, goatee, tall) but I don't seem to. Usually.

I love reading laymen's science books and magazines, as well as hard speculative fiction.

I tend to limit myself to collecting serious and intelligent scifi movies. I don't care for scifi movies that use scifi as a backdrop and an excuse to use big guns (most scifi nowadays). I don't mind at all if they're scifi and guns are part of or necessary to the story (District 9, Terminator 2, Aliens, etc).

Yes, I just went there and grouped District 9 with T2 and Aliens.

I like my music to be: complex, highly melodic with or without a good beat, acoustic or rich and multilayered, and dreamy and ambient like "moonbathing on sleeping leaves." I am particular to female vocalists and music that tells a story. So bands like Abney Park, Rasputina, The Decemberists, October Project, Sky Cries Mary, Neko Case, etc. I also listen to a lot of romantic and baroque.

One of my favourite albums at the moment is The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists - its a tragic love story fantasy rock opera (just the premise is awesome). The technical mastery, instrumentation and feel, the vocalists, the writing, everything about it it hits all the right spots.

Alton Brown is my culinary lord and savior. I used to work at a Thai restaurant and picked up a few things from the cook.

My mind.

My memories.

Good friends.

Good conversations.

New experiences.

Message me to get the last one or explanations for the rest!

Being introspective is an important thing to do to be a person. I spend a lot of time sorting out myself, or trying to find the connections between myself and the world. I think about metaphysics, and physical and social sciences a lot.

I also think about how to modify myself. Sometimes this can be psychological or mental only. Most of the time its more physical - how to be a cyborg. I went to the optometrist to see if they could give me glasses that would improve my vision past 20/20. Either the optometrist sucked or my eyes can't be improved past what they already are with simple lenses.

I empathize with Cavil (but I'm not a genocidal brat).
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Cavil: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star supernova?
Ellen: No.
Cavil: No. Well, I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the universe. Other stars, other planets, and eventually, other life. A supernova. Creation, itself. I was there. I wanted to see it, and be part of the moment. And do you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.
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I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays, and I-- I want to...I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things properly, because I have to...I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid, limiting spoken language. But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws and feel the solar wind of a supernova flowing over me. I’m a machine, and I could know much more, I could experience so much more, but I’m trapped in this absurd body...
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I don't have a typical Friday night activity so I'm talking about sexuality here since I think its important. I've had friends who didn't fit into "normal" gender and sexual roles and while I may not be able to fully understand their experience I emphasize with them. If you're just looking for platonic friends then I, and my friends, will accept you. If you want something more - I'm attracted to feminine and pretty people but I don't care what's between your legs (I'm straight from the waist up).

I'm a genderless mind in a male body. When people try to assign me social roles based on my body in irrelevant situations I get very annoyed. The exception is that I'm larger than most women and I enjoy the added muscle mass, it is practical and rational to ask me to do the heavy lifting and bodyguard duties.

I collect My Little Ponies to use in a MLP wargame. I have more My Little Ponies than you've ever owned. Yes, I own your childhood and will pit them in brutal bloody battle against each other! Minty vs Cheerilee FIGHT! My money's on Minty.

In all honesty, I'm unsatisfied with the answer I give people as to what I'm doing with my life. I don't really know what I can do to make myself not feel insignificant.

You should definitely message me if you want an activity partner - this is not an exhaustive list, if you want to do something and its not here ask me if I'd like to do it anyway.

You got an extra ticket to the opera or a rock opera.
You want someone to go to yard, estate sales, or thrift shops with.
You want to go camping, hiking, boating, fishing... I love outdoor activities.
You want to make art and crafts. Other people and collaborative works inspire me.
You want an awesome sex buddy and are willing to invest at least a night and a good conversation in making me like you.
You want intelligent conversations about philosophy, metaphysics, spirituality, religion, science, or ourselves.